Saturday, July 29, 2006
Is This Advert For The New Microsoft Zune Player? Sure Looks Like it!!
Hmm..I wonder if this advert is for the new Microsoft Zune DAP, due out this summer? Certainly could be and if I'd be prepared to wager a few bucks that it is...talk about teasing!
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Republican Says We Need A Dem Congress
In a letter from former Republican Congressman and Presidential candidate Pete McCloskey, he proclaims the need for a Democrat-controlled congress.
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Pentagon Watching Youtube Closely
The Pentagon is keeping a close eye on what its troops post online, with special attention being paid to videos that show the aftermath of comba
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RUMOR: Nintendo Surprising Small Game Studios with Free Wii Dev Kits?
It seems that Nintendo is giving Wii development kits to smaller studios. A developer in a big coastal American city apparently received a mysterious package from Nintendo. Office staff, programmers, and even the president weren't aware what was inside...
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Veteran declares war against USAF Christian Fundamentalists
Mike Weinstein, the lawyer who defended Reagan in Iran-Contra, is suing the US Air Force to demand a permanent injunction against religious favoritism and proselytizing. E.g. The Officers' Christian Fellowship mission statement: "A spiritually transformed military, with ambassadors for Christ in uniform, empowered by the Holy Spirit."
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Breaking the Sound Barrier
Kill My MacBook - Smash a macbook in the apple store!
Somebody is going to smash an apple MacBook in the apple store in front of hundreds of potential buyers. The end result could be interesting :D
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After 40 Years John's Hopkins Resumes Hallucinogen Research on Humans
People who were given psilocybin mushrooms reported profound mystical experiences that led to behavior changes lasting for weeks. Many of the 36 volunteers rated their reaction to a single dose of the drug as one of the most meaningful or spiritually significant experiences of their lives. "We've lost 40 years of research experience"
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Biggest and weirdest computer hack- crash a PC with a cell phone (video)
Tens of thousand of DELL business computers could crash IN THE VINCINITY OF A CELL PHONE!! Are your companies hit? Do you use any of these lines? This is the most bizarre and unexplainable computer bug ever.
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Long Lost Star Wars Footage
This Star Wars Special aired in 1978. It includes the stars of the original film, however George Lucas is so embarrassed by the showâ??s quality that he often denies its existence.
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2.5Gbps Broadband
Imagine for a minute that you had the chance to have a 2.5Gbps broadband connection at your house. I would do almost anything for a connection like that and I'm sure that many of you would do the same. For some people in Paris, France they don't have to try to imagine it - they can get it. A 2.5Gbps download speed, 1.2Gbps upload speed.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Character Posters
These are the posters for the Turtle Characters for the upcoming movie. Leonardo,Rafael,Donnatelo and Michaelagelo all feature.
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Farming The Sun: $600,000 A Year
Here on Mr. G
ärtnerâ??s 200-acre pig farm, the fields are now covered with 10,050 solar panels, which soak up the sunshine and convert it into electricity. The ambient hum in the air is not the sound of insects but of transformers carrying a high-voltage current to the villages nearby. Mr. Gärtner makes more than $600,000 a year.
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ärtnerâ??s 200-acre pig farm, the fields are now covered with 10,050 solar panels, which soak up the sunshine and convert it into electricity. The ambient hum in the air is not the sound of insects but of transformers carrying a high-voltage current to the villages nearby. Mr. Gärtner makes more than $600,000 a year.
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Gibson's Anti-Semitic Tirade -- Alleged Cover Up
TMZ has learned that Mel Gibson went on a rampage when he was arrested Friday on suspicion of drunk driving, hurling religious epithets.
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One Red Paper Clip Signs With Dreamworks
Looks like a either a reality TV show, a sitcom or a movie will be made of this incredible adventure of bartering.
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India plans free software for all
India is expanding a government-led program to provide free, local language software to all of its citizens, as it tries to broaden computer use in the country.
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Why isn't Beirut burning in Google Earth?
Bombs have been falling on Lebanon for two weeks now. The news is all over the Web. But, as a generous tipster pointed out: In Google Earth, the skies over Beirut are clear, the grass is green and the buildings are standing. What' up, Google?
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RIAA Will Drop Cases If You Point Out That An IP Address Isn't A Person
For years, the RIAA has claimed that having the IP address of a computer that has shared unauthorized files is the equivalent of having the evidence of who was actually sharing files.
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Crash Landing on the Moon
In 1959, a spaceship fell out of the lunar sky and hit the ground near the Sea of Serenity. The ship itself was shattered, but its mission was a success. Luna 2 from the Soviet Union had became the first manmade object to "land" on the Moon. Luna 2 started a trend: Crash landing on the Moon, on purpose. Dozens of spaceships have done it.
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Sporadic MySpace outages make emo kids even more angry
"Twenty years down the line, when emo music, the genre most intimately connected to MySpace, is experiencing its third or fourth revival, some band will likely record a song about the Great MySpace Outages of 2006."
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Friday, July 28, 2006
Colbert to Congresswoman of D.C. - "You're Not an American" (Video)
In an hilarious interview with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton of District of Columbia, Colbert says that she is not an American because she is the representative of D.C., which is not a state. Hilarious reaction from her.
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Thursday, July 27, 2006
Warner Bros website distributing Zango Spyware+Kiddy Porn browser
This is really screwed up. The official WarnerBros.com website promotes Zango/180 Solutions spyware to children using colorful cartoons and games, pre-checking the "I am over 18" box for them. 180 Solutions' adware/spyware has been observed to automatically browse to child porn websites when installed. Digg this up and lets get the word out!
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More Newspapers drop Ann Coulter
An Iowa weekly explains: "Ann Coulter is gone from these pages
â?¦ gone like the leaves in December, like the fringes of the polar ice caps, like the last vestiges of Tom Cruise's rational mind."
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â?¦ gone like the leaves in December, like the fringes of the polar ice caps, like the last vestiges of Tom Cruise's rational mind."
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Microsoft To Show Arrested Development For Free Online...
"Microsoft Corp. will run free episodes of the quirky TV comedy "Arrested Development" through its MSN Video service later this year, making the show available online for the first time"
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US government sues Missouri officials to squash state's subpoena of AT&T.
The federal government wants to be able to know everything you do, but they don't want anyone to know about their actions. They are willing to argue both sides of a case to prevent citizens and states from finding out what AT&T has been doing in those secret rooms.
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Stripper had 6 SKULLS in a JAR in her BEDROOM -Wont talk to Police
A stripper from New Jersey faced criminal charges Wednesday after police found a severed hand and six human skulls in her home. ...discovered a hand inside a jar filled with formaldehyde on a dresser in a bedroom. Six human skulls were found in an upstairs bedroom,
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Ten Days of Hell, and what caused it
There were thousands who were without air conditioning, lights, refrigeration, internet connections, and, well, modern life generally.What do the consumers do about it? Keep paying the bills, to the same company that let them down. They can't switch. They can't influence the production process. They are powerless in more ways than one.
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Monday, July 24, 2006
Programmer Blows Whistle on Voter Machine Fraud
A programmer who has worked for NASA admits he was asked by the Speaker of the Florida House to write a hidden program to "control the vote in south Florida." Video.
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Help Bring Back TechTV
Sony's 'Star Wars Galaxies' Reverse Engineered by Angry Community
As most people know, Sony really screwed the pooch with all the changes they've made to their Star Wars MMO over the past few years... But fear not, Young Jedi! A group of indie developers have reverse engineered a version of the game BEFORE the changes and are planning on releasing it soon to the world, for FREE!
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Text-Based Pong
Text-Based Pong
Corporate Websites from 1996
Corporate Websites from 1996
Test your popup blocker software.
PopupTest.com provides a simple and independent source for popup window testing. Whether you are developing a popup killer software or you are thinking about purchasing one, you can use our sample popups to test the effectiveness of the application.
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Six Keys to Peace
The U.S. finally decides to give peace-making a chance and is sending Secretary of State Rice to the region. It isn't rocket science, but the playbook for bringing stability to the Middle East requires American commitment, Israeli restraint, Arab flexibility-and a little luck in Iraq.
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Podcasting Grows Up and Gets its Own Academy Awards
Podcasting has a new award based on the Academy Awards model. The Podcast Peer Awards are the first podcast awards given by podcasters, and the emphasis is on excellence rather than popularity. A unique voting system lets shows with small audiences compete with popular shows, and makes cheating virtually impossible.
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First Kazaa, Then Skype, and now "The Venice Project"
Serial entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis are at it again, this time with a venture for distributing TV and other video over the Net.
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Remote-Controlled Nano Air Vehicle
Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories has 10 months to design a remote-controlled nano air vehicle for the US. Oh yeah, it has to be the size and shape of a maple tree seed - about 1.5 inches long with a maximum takeoff weight of about 0.35 ounces.
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Private Spaceport Plan
The craft would hit an altitude of about 325,000 feet -- or almost 62 miles -- before descending and restarting its engine for a "precision vertical powered landing on the landing pad" in sparsely populated Culberson County, about 125 miles east of El Paso. Those were among the plans detailed in a 229-page draft filed with the FAA by Bezos.
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China's Maglev Train Breakthrough for Green Transportation
The magnetically levitated train (or maglev train)is a "green transportation" breakthrough for urban traffic problems. China's research organization for maglev trains recently unveiled its magnetic engine, along with plans for China's first permanent maglev train line in the development zone of Dalian.
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Allies Expressing Concerns About American UN Envoy
Over the past month, more than 30 ambassadors consulted in the preparation of this article, all of whom share the United States
â?? goal of changing United Nations management practices, expressed misgivings over Mr. Boltonâ??s leadership.
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â?? goal of changing United Nations management practices, expressed misgivings over Mr. Boltonâ??s leadership.
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China's Maglev Train Breakthrough for Green Transportation
The magnetically levitated train (or maglev train)is a "green transportation" breakthrough for urban traffic problems. China's research organization for maglev trains recently unveiled its magnetic engine, along with plans for China's first permanent maglev train line in the development zone of Dalian.
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