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Warning: The Most Gratuitous Headshots Video Ever (Digg / videos )
The world of gaming would be a sad, sad place indeed without the noble headshot. We decided that the time was long overdue to pay tribute to the headshot, and have thus put together the most gratuitous overload of exploding crania we could fit into a single two minute video
US War On The Third World: 40 Years of CIA Activity (Digg / videos )
John Stockwell, former CIA Station Chief in Angola in 1976, working for then Director of the CIA, George Bush. He spent 13 years in the agency. He gives a short history of CIA covert operations. He is a very compelling speaker and the highest level CIA officer to testify to the Congress about his actions. He estimates over 6 m people were killed.
Tom Friedman Calls For Green Revolution (Digg / Science)
The book's main argument is that the convergence of global warming, global flattening (the rise of middle classes all over the world), and global crowding (the population boom) is driving five key trends that will define the 21st century.
Super Chuck Norris Bros. (Digg / videos )
Chuck Norris doesn't need to save the princess, the princess comes to her.
Independence Day: Let Us Remember Who We Are (Digg / videos )
Kucinich's fourth of July impeachment message.
Global TV Speaks the Truth About Rogers iPhone 3G Price Plan (Digg / Technology)
Global TV in BC's segment about Rogers pricing vs AT&T. One of the best segments revealing how Rogers is profiting off Canadians.
F*CK VIACOM! (Digg / videos )
Philip DeFranco talks about Viacom and Fireworks.....
iPhone 3G?s screws may indicate 'User-Replaceable Battery' (Digg / Technology)
Two small screws on the bottom of the device on either side of the standard docking connector is a stark design change from a company that is known for hiding screws from sight on their handheld devices. Some have speculated that the screws may be removed for replacement of the battery and other components.
iPhone 3G line camping begins... now! (Digg / Technology)
It's going to be a long week. Anyone seen Greg Packer?
Zero Punctuation: Webcomics (Digg / Gaming)
This week, Yahtzee takes apart the making of a successful gaming webcomic, or: how to make millions of gamers happy with the minimum amount of effort.
Your Laptop's Dirty Little Secret (Digg / Science)
But the tech industry has a dirty little secret: it has toxic waste of its own. Phones and computers contain dangerous metals like lead, cadmium and mercury, which can contaminate the air and water when those products are dumped.
WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Beta Sign Ups Begin (Digg / Gaming)
Blizzard has begun allowing European World of Warcraft subscribers to register for the beta of the upcoming WoW expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King. What about North American subscribers???
Why Nonprofits Should Make Use of Social Networking Sites (Digg / Technology)
Simply Put - To get more exposure from a wider audience, that you never would've reached if it wasn't for Social Networking sites...
Why I Still Use Windows 95 (Digg / Technology)
The operating system I currently use on my primary computer is Windows 95 OSR2. Furthermore, not only do I use Windows 95 extensively, but I prefer it to Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, and Vista.
Where Am I ? (Digg / videos )
Where Am I ? Where is he ? Is it me ? Funny moment of a puppy discovering life?
What to Do With $5,000? (Digg / World & Business)
OK, so you have $5,000 burning a hole in your pocket, and you're itching to do something with it. Here are some ideas.
We'll Halo there: 'Cold Storage' map free on July 7 (Digg / Gaming)
ungie's Luke Smith has announced via Bungie.net that "Cold Storage," a chilly new multiplayer map for everybody's favorite cyborg shoot-em-up, will be downloadable -- for free -- from the Xbox Live Marketplace beginning Monday Bungie Day, July 7.
WTF?Internet addressing agency (ICANN) loses its addressess (Digg / Technology)
The nonprofit agency (ICANN) in charge of the Internet's addresses recently lost track of its own.
Voicemail is Dead. Please Tell Everyone to stop Using it (Digg / Technology)
Voicemail is dead. Please tell everyone so they?ll stop using it. When I first started out in the real world in the mid-nineties voicemail was an important productivity tool. But now an increasing number of people are just plain avoiding voicemail. It takes much longer to listen to a message than read it.
Viacom's Statement on YouTube User Data Controversy (Digg / Technology)
"It is unfortunate that we have been compelled to go to court ...YouTube and Google have put us in this position by continuing to defend their illegal and irresponsible conduct and profiting from copyright infringement, when they could be implementing the safe and legal user generated content experience they promise."
Vancouver Sun: Don't buy the iPhone (Digg / Technology)
If you don't like the price of an iPhone, don't buy it. One side-effect of the year-long wait for iPhones in Canada is that other gadgets, such as the much-talked about Samsung Instinct, are providing new competition.If Rogers finds it has priced itself out of the market, it won't take a petition to ring in lower prices.
Utah adopts 4-day workweek to save energy (Digg / World & Business)
Starting next month, thousands of government employees will only work 4 days per week, in an effort aimed at reducing energy costs and commuters' gasoline expenses.
Up Close View of the Space Shuttle's Main Engine (Digg / Science)
Visitors to the National Mall get an up close and personal view of the space shuttle's main engine thanks to the display provided by the Stennis Space Center.
Ubuntu 8.04.1 has been released! (Digg / Technology)
The first Long Term Support updated image for Ubuntu 8.04 has been released. This release contains all the security and bug fixes in the two months since it was released, including Firefox 3 final. If you tried 8.04 and had an issue with a bug, you may want to give it another try.
UK Identifies Russia as Biggest Threat After Iran & Al-Qaeda (Digg / World & Business)
Britain?s security services have identified Russia as the third most serious threat facing the country, it has emerged before Gordon Brown?s first meeting with President Medvedev. Security officials say that only al-Qaeda terrorism and Iranian nuclear proliferation are greater menaces to the country?s safety than Russia.
U.S. not prepared for possible asteroid strike (Digg / Science)
On the 100th anniversary of the devastating Tunguska event in Siberia, scientists and an Orange County congressman urge the government to take further defensive measures against near-Earth objects. A group of scientists draw attention to their belief that the United States is not doing enough to defend the planet against the dangers.
U.S. Arms Dealer Tests Legal Bounds in Middle East Arms Baza (Digg / World & Business)
Former congressman Curt Weldon is helping broker deals between Russian and Ukranian weapons suppliers and the Iraqi and Libyan governments as part of his new job with a private American defense consulting firm, Wired.com has learned.
Truck transporting 12 million bees overturns in Canada (Digg / videos )
A truck transporting 12 million bees has overturned on a road in Canada, causing problems for motorists.
Top 5 GTA 4 Stunt Videos (Digg / Gaming)
With the advent of Grand Theft Auto IV's new Euphoria behavioral physics engine, stunting has been taken to a whole new level. Players in the game realistically respond to crashes, bullets, and even fly out of their vehicles. In the open world of Liberty City, stunting has practically no boundaries.
Top 10 Newly Discovered Species (Digg / Science)
Thousands of species were discovered or "newly described" in the past year, according to the annual "State of Observed Species" report produced by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists. From among those thousands, here 10 you can't miss!
Tony Hawk is still killing it (Digg / videos )
This video clip shows that Tony Hawk still has what it takes to be highest paid skateboarder on the planet.
The internet is expanding! [VIDEO] (Digg / videos )
Get behind the scenes of a typical ISP. Hilarious video from Monkey Dust.
The iPhone's cross-border price clash (Digg / Technology)
"The summer launch of the iPhone in Canada was supposed to be a time for Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. to celebrate. Instead, the company with exclusive rights to the hottest new tech gadget finds itself on the defensive, stung by public criticism over pricing."
The evolution of a conspiracy theory (Digg / World & Business)
It wasn't only the Twin Towers that collapsed on September 11. A third World Trade Center tower that wasn't hit by the planes also fell. As a report into Tower 7 prepares to publish its findings, Mike Rudin considers how this conspiracy theory got to be so big.9/11 is the conspiracy theory of the internet age.
The World?s Electronic-Waste Dump (Digg / Science)
Guiyu was once a peaceful rice-growing village located in the eastern province of Guangdong, southern China ? that is - until a surge of broken computers and laptops arrived from the Western World. Since then, Guiyu has been proclaimed the World?s electronic-waste capital.
The Most Fantastic 3D Landscapes (Digg / Technology)
Hello folks! It looks like 3D CG community became more active lately. So we?re fasten our eyes on best of the best awesome 3D digital landscapes created by amateur and professional 3D artists. Let?s go!
The Miraculous Machine that Can Reproduce Itself (Digg / Technology)
The RepRap is a printer of three-dimensional objects. It's like the desktop printer you might have at home, but instead of printing on paper, the RepRap makes hard copy in three dimensions out of plastic from models designed on a computer. It's an extremely powerful technology that could give people the ability to create virtually anything.
The Line for iPhone 3G Has Started in Manhattan (Digg / Technology)
The line for the Apple iPhone 3G began to form Friday -- an entire week before the device goes on sale.
The Carlton Banks Dance (Digg / videos )
In honor of his co-star Will Smith's new movie, let's celebrate one of our most beloved TV show sidekicks- Carlton Banks- and his ridiculous "Carlton Dance".
The Biggest Wave Ever Surfed (& caught on video) (Digg / videos )
Youtube comments seem to dispute whether this is at Peahi off of Maui (aka "Jaws") or Cortez Bank, west of San Diego CA. Anybody know for sure? Either way...Holy Freaking Shit!
The 50 Plus Acquisitions of Google (Digg / Technology)
Sure everyone knows about DoubleClick, but Google has bought a lot more than just that company. Ever who they all are. Check out this Wikipedia list.
The 25 Best Videogames of the Last 25 Years (Digg / Gaming)
These are the "new classics" - GTA 4 makes the list!
The 11 Best "God Games" Of All Time (Digg / Gaming)
#6. Sim City 2000 - Players are able to build new facilities, namely, stadiums, prisons, and zoos etc. This game allowed the player to build is the arcology, a giant and futuristic structure meant to house many people and at one point in the game, if the player has built enough arcologies, all of they take off to civilizations on far away planets.
The 10 Worst Movie-Related Video Games in History (Digg / Gaming)
Ever since they first fooled around in the Atari era, movies and videogames have had a troubled relationship. Movies based on games -- like Super Mario Bros. and Postal-- deliver pure cinematic dreck, yet somehow games based on movies up the crap ante. Here's our list of the 10 worst movie-to-game translations in history.
Thank you, Adobe Reader 9! (Digg / Technology)
Recently I wrote a blog entry about bloated software, and how much better Foxit PDF reader was than Adobe Reader. But I was using Adobe Reader 8. Little did I know how much superior version 9 would be.
Tesla Building 225-mile Electric Sedan (Digg / Science)
In that magical year for electric car 2010 ? Tesla plans to have a 5-passenger electric Sedan out and on the road. The Model S is to have a 225 mile range on a single charge, not too shabby! But as is the case with Tesla vehicles, buyers had better have padded wallets as the price is expected to be around $60,000, and likely to higher near release.
Teaser Trailer for "The Day The Earth Stood Still" (Digg / videos )
Here is the teaser trailer for Fox's new sci-fi classic remake "The Day The Earth Stood Still" starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, and John Cleese.
TF2 goes all female - best chicks in gaming. Ever. (Digg / Gaming)
This is an even better version of Team Fortress 2 girls that you may have seen on Digg before.
Survey: 10,000 Laptops Lost or Stolen at Airports Per Week (Digg / Technology)
More than 10,000 laptops are lost or stolen each week at U.S. airports, says security industry executive Richard Stiennon in a blog for NetworkWorld.com. He cites a survey conducted by The Ponemon Institute, a monitor of privacy and security issues.
Surface of Mercury Dominated By Volcanism & Iron-Deficiency (Digg / Science)
Volcanism has played a more extensive role in shaping the surface of Mercury than scientists had thought. This result comes from multispectral imaging data gathered in January 2008 by MESSENGER, the latest spacecraft to visit the sun's innermost planet.
Street Dancers (Digg / videos )
Street Dancers in Moscow
Steve Caballero Skateboarding Legend (Digg / videos )
Here is Cabbie's contest run in Hermosa Beach. Steve is one of skateboarding's most popular professionals He invented the Caballerial around 1980 at Winchester Skatepark in Campbell, California. Steve pulls a Caballerial at the end of this video. Also an original member of the Bones Brigade and has had many signature shoes from Vans.
Spacecraft Woken for Asteroid Encounter (Digg / Science)
A comet-chasing spacecraft has been awoken during its years-long journey so it can study an asteroid it will fly past this September. Launched in March 2004, Rosetta will reach its final destination only in 2014, after traveling a total of about 4 billion miles (6.5 billion kilometers). The spacecraft will also fly by asteroid Lutetia in June 2010.
Sony Pulls PS3 3 2.40 Firmware Update After Hardware Issues (Digg / Gaming)
The release of PlayStation 3 firmware 2.40 seems to have caused a wide number of issues for those who updated to the new release, as reported earlier. It now appears that Sony has since pulled the new update, reverting back to firmware 2.36 as the most recent updated. This may be a temporary move to prevent further reliability issues.
So You Want To Be a Video Game Artist (Digg / Gaming)
To strive, succeed, and rise above in the incredibly competitive field of design essentially means becoming a professional. Art in its many varied forms has, and always will be, a staple of every human culture that has ever walked the Earth. Learn how to shape, sell, and flaunt your existing talent.
Serious POWER and driving... (Digg / videos )
Thanks Peety for this one. One of the most killer uphill off road vids that I've ever seen.
Send Messages That Self-Destruct With Privnote (Digg / Technology)
Sending private messages through back channels is nothing new. We do it all the time with emails and direct messages on multiple services. However, sometimes information is just too sensitive to keep around once it's been sent.
Secret-Spilling Wikileaks Plans to Save Journalism (Digg / World & Business)
After 18 months of publishing government, industry and military secrets that have sparked international scandals, led to takedown threats and briefly gotten the site banned in the United States, Assange says Wikileaks is just getting started changing the world.
Scarcity of Land & Water will Lead to more Violent Conflicts (Digg / Science)
The problem of population.The world will experience a growing risk of conflicts over food, energy and water in coming years. The population rises each year by about 80 million people, with most of the increase in impoverished regions already facing environmental stress.
Save the Planet, Save Cash: 25 Best Ways to Green Your Green (Digg / Science)
"Going eco-friendly.....doesn't that cost extra?" Tired of hearing that line? So are we. So let's bury this assumption once and for all! Here's how to save a ton of cash.
Samsung Instinct Just Only Looks Like an iPhone (Digg / Technology)
Sprint Nextel's Samsung Instinct bears a resemblance to Apple's iPhone. But the Instinct doesn't come with features to rival those of the iPhone. Nor does its price, $229.99 before a $100 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract, offer a big discount over of Apple's creation.
Russian Hackers To Lithuania: All Your Base Are Belong To Us (Digg / Technology)
Hundreds of Lithuanian government and corporate Web sites were hacked and plastered with Soviet-era symbols and other digital graffiti this week in what appears to be a coordinated cyber attack launched by Russian hacker groups.
Ron Paul on Fox Business News 7/02/08 (Digg / videos )
Ron Paul on Your World with Neil Cavuto * On The Current Economy *
Rock Band 2 Preview Shows Journey, Foo Fighters, Motörhead + (Digg / Gaming)
Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Who, Journey, Motorhead, Foo Fighters, System of a Down, Cheap Trick
Retro Gaming in Real Life (Digg / Gaming)
I can recognize some of these games. It's cool how they blend into the background it makes them look like they're interacting with the environment.
Putin & Bush on the Ritz (Digg / videos )
Two lame leaders and one classic song can only add up to one thing: DANCING!
Protesters disrupt Bush's July 4th address at Monticello (Digg / World & Business)
President Bush delivered a July 4th address before a naturalization ceremony for new citizens at Thomas Jefferson's home of Monticello that was repeatedly interrupted by protesters who called out "war criminal" and "impeach Bush."
Pricey perks for tech execs [Slideshow] (Digg / World & Business)
Network executives rake in more than just stock options and big bonuses. Check out these extras -- like $1.7 million for home security, a $2 million relocation expense and $400,000 for personal travel on company aircraft. It's good to be CEO!
Polymorph Robot Mimics 'Human Joints And Muscles' (Digg / Technology)
Using polymorph plastic, some curtain rods, electric screwdrivers, motors, and a whole lot of mad-scientist creativity, an Xrobots hobbyist created this organic-looking robot base. By using wooden sockets and curtain rings as hip joints, the designer is clearly going for a human-like creature of doom here. Knee joints are kept moving with four moto
Police In Horse..errr...Hot Pursuit (Digg / videos )
They were just in a hurry to get to their barn raising party.
Pole Vault Fail (Digg / videos )
Ow! From http://failblog.org/2008/07/02/pole-vault-fail/ ...
Pole Dancing Instructional Video (Digg / videos )
Now You Can Be A Pole Dancer Too!
PlayStation 3 Firmware Upgrade is Bricking Some PS3s! (Digg / Gaming)
The PlayStation forums are scattered with various reports of bricked PS3s ? users report that upon booting their system, the SIXAXIS controller will not sync and the video signal is blank with no sound.
Pixar's "Presto" short (as seen before "WALL-E") (Digg / videos )
Catch this Pixar short before it gets ripped from the tubes! A short in the classic Warner Bros. style, Presto is about an elegant magician and his bunny, whose task, naturally, is to come out of a top hat at the appropriate time. "Presto" clearly references Bugs Bunny's man-outwitting wabbit, but with a Pixar twist. Brilliant!
Pineapple Express Video Game (Digg / Gaming)
Pineapple Express has a new Donkey Kong ripoff, featuring a playable Seth Rogen or James Franco, that might sooth your holiday hangover-slash-impressive sparkler burns. The goal: Avoid bouncy evil pineapples as you climb ladders to devour floating tacos, Big Gulps, potato chips and French fries.
PS3 firmware 2.40 is live (Digg / Gaming)
Yeah, that's right -- you can get it right now. In game XMB, trophies... the whole nine. Why are you still reading this?
PS3 expected to remain the driving force behind Blu-ray (Digg / Gaming)
Lots of data on movie sales. It is somewhat obvious that the PS3 rescued the Blu-ray format from failure and if it wasn't for the PS3, movie sales could not protect themselves from HD DVD (if it was still alive) either. Funny to see that Microsoft sold only 316,000 Xbox 360 HD DVD add-ons.
PHOTOSHOPPED: Albert Einstein (MUST-SEE!) (Digg / videos )
Learn how to paint by seeing... Albert Einstein, painted with Adobe Photoshop in 4 hours, using 17 layers.
Outdoor BBQ: A 700,000-year-old Ritual (Digg / Science)
As we all stand around waiting for the fire to die down so that we can make s'mores, it's also a time to ponder the notion that the barbecue is a ritual 700,000 years old or more, and it might have something to do with our big brains.
Optimize Ubuntu 8.04 for Speed (Digg / Technology)
So what if Ubuntu is a fast operating system?... There is always room for some more tweaking...
Only Seven Years Left for Global Warming Target (Digg / Science)
The head of the UN's Nobel-winning panel of climate scientists on Friday said only seven years remained for stabilising emissions of global-warming gases at a level widely considered safe.
One-Cell Organisms that Make Oil, Cure Cancer, Build Cities (Digg / Science)
We believe multi-cellular organization is where it's at, with our mesoderms and our mercedes, but there are some super-powered single cells which are far more than meets the unaided eye.
On the Web: Free Headsets and Rebates (Digg / Technology)
It's all out there: free cell-phone headsets, help getting refunds from big-name retailers, and, of course, cell phones making popcorn.
Obama asks Americans to step up, volunteer (Digg / World & Business)
Continuing to press the themes of values, faith and patriotism, Sen. Barack Obama exhorted Americans on Wednesday to volunteer for public service, pledging to dramatically expand opportunities for those accepting his challenge.
New West Nile virus strain may worsen epidemic (Digg / Science)
A new strain of West Nile virus is spreading better and earlier across the United States, and may thrive in hot American summers, researchers said on Thursday.The virus infected an estimated 175,000 people last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in its weekly report on death and disease on Thursday.
NSA Spy Judge Defends the Law, Congress to Strip His Power (Digg / World & Business)
Just days before the Senate will convene to give a final blessing to President Bush's secret, warrantless wiretapping program, a federal court judge ruled that his legal justification for the surveillance has no legal merit. He's the same judge Congress is trying to save the nation's telecoms, such as AT&T and Sprint, from having to face in court.
Mysteries of time, and the multiverse (Digg / Science)
In his studies of entropy and the irreversibility of time, Caltech physicist Sean Carroll is exploring the idea that our universe is part of a larger structure.
Move to Canada to survive Climate Change (Digg / Science)
At the other end of the scale, Canada is the best place to move to if you want to be a climate change survivor in the decades ahead (although Britain is also a good place to be as a warming atmosphere takes hold).
Moon mistaken for a UFO (Digg / Science)
Police in Wales were called to investigate a mysterious flying saucer, only to discover it was the moon.
Meet Father of the 'God Particle' (Digg / Science)
Peter Higgs, a 79-year-old might be a shoo-in for a Nobel prize for the fundamental particle he proposed in 1964 - known as the Higgs boson or, more colourfully, the God Particle - but he is a reluctant rock-star scientist, too self-deprecating to even refer to the particle by name. He prefers to call it the "boson named after me".
McCain Wants to Continue Bush's Failed 'War on Drugs' Policy (Digg / World & Business)
One of the reasons John McCain says he is touring Colombia and Mexico this week is to underscore the importance of the "War on Drugs." Just as McCain wants to continue Bush's failed policies in the "War on Terror," he wants to continue Bush's failed policies in the "War on Drugs" as well.
Mario?s Worst Nightmares Are Now in Spore [PICS] (Digg / Gaming)
Spore?s population of creatures continues to steadily rise since the game?s Creature Creator was released just a few weeks ago. We?ve already taken a look at how freaky Pokemon invaded Spore. But today it?s all about Mario. From badass Bowsers to busted Bob-ombs, check out the most awesome and awful clones of Mario?s most memorable foes
Man rips head from Hitler wax figure in Berlin (Digg / World & Business)
BERLIN (Reuters) - A man tore the head from a controversial waxwork figure of Adolf Hitler on the opening day of Berlin's Madame Tussauds museum on Saturday, police said. Just minutes after the museum opened, the 41-year-old German man pushed aside...
Lieberman Back-stabs Obama (Digg / World & Business)
On "Face the Nation" this week Joe Lieberman used his air time to launch unfair and pretty rough attacks against Barack Obama while praising both Hillary Clinton and John McCain. This comes just two short years after Obama answered Lieberman's desperate call for help during the political fight of his life.
Led Zeppelin Uncomfortable w. Licensing Songs To Video Games (Digg / Gaming)
There's little doubt that the artist line-up for Rock Band 2 is shaping up nicely. Guitar Hero is getting some nice exclusives as well. With Journey, Boston, Metallica, The Who and other top tier acts lending their tunes to the dominant rhythm games, there aren't many superstars left to cross off the list. But no Led Zepelin.
LCD TVs Are 17,000 Times More Harmful to Our Planet Than CO2 (Digg / Science)
LCD TVs, praised as being greener than old-style tellies because they consume much less power, may actually be speeding climate change, a chemical expert has warned. Researcher Michael Prather believes that exploding demand for HD TVs around the world has created a huge need for Nitrogen Trifluoride, and that's sending emission levels sky high.
Karl Rove refuses to appear before House Judiciary panel (Digg / World & Business)
Karl Rove, former White House deputy chief of staff and President Bush's top political adviser, is refusing to appear before the House Judiciary Committee to testify on "politicization" within the Justice Department. Rove had been scheduled to appear next Thursday, July 10.
July 3, 1999: After 20 Years, A Perfect Score on Pac-Man (Digg / Gaming)
After nearly 20 years and millions of quarters, someone attains the unthinkable: a perfect score on Pac-Man.
July 1st, Record-Setting Drop in Student Loan Interest Rates (Digg / World & Business)
Both new and current student loan borrowers of certain federal Stafford student loans saw two interest-rate drops go into effect yesterday that could save them significant amounts of money on these fixed- and variable-rate student loans.
Judge: FISA trumps state secrets, binds executive branch (Digg / World & Business)
A federal judge has struck a blow to the Bush Administration's use of the "state secrets" privilege in a lawsuit over its domestic surveillance practices. The ruling alsoundercuts the Democrats' rationale for signing off on retroactive immunity for the telecoms.
Jon Soltz: McCain Flips At Legit Question (Digg / World & Business)
That's why the McCain campaign went into all-out outrage mode over General Clark's comments. It wasn't about being offended. It was about lashing out so strongly that the media would cower in fear, and not even think about putting a question like this to McCain -- a question to which he has no answer, and is afraid of being exposed on that point.
John Edwards to Debate Karl Rove at University of Buffalo (Digg / World & Business)
Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain might not burn up the campaign trail around Western New York this election year, but the University at Buffalo may have scheduled the next best thing. GOP strategist Karl Rove and former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards will debate the issues of the presidential campaign Sept. 26
Jobs 2.0 (Digg / Technology)
Apple is quietly grooming talent. Pity whoever has to follow Steve Jobs at Apple. Not every great company stumbles into oblivion after the departure of a visionary founder. The problem: Jobs has left once before, and until he came back, it looked like Apple would be one of those companies.
IGN: Most Anticipated PC Games of E3 2008 (Digg / Gaming)
E3 may not be the bonanza it was in years past, but this year's show should at least reveal some new info on a few anticipated titles. With mammoth companies such as Activision-Blizzard pulling out of the show's lineup, though, you can't help but be concerned for the show's future. Here are the ten games that we just can't miss.
I Don't Need Subtitles. (Digg / videos )
She Sale Seashells By The Seashore.
How the Hubble Telecope Assembles Raw Image Data (Digg / Science)
From the telescope's raw data to the final, fully processed photograph, this feature shows the various steps and how much effort went into assembling the famous image of the Eagle Nebula.
How Not To Fake A Heart Attack (Digg / videos )
If your going to pick some kinda of sudden sickness to fake your way out of a court appearance, don't choose a heart attack because once they check your vitals its a tough one to stick with.
Hands Free Safe Drivers (Digg / videos )
California is the latest state to require hands free use of cell phones while driving and as this video clearly demonstrates we are all much safer that way.
Hail Mary Video Song by Pomplamoose (Digg / videos )
Pomplamoose is Nataly Dawn and Jack Conte
Greenest Island Runs Completely on Renewable Energy . . . (Digg / Science)
The Danish isle of Samsø, over the past 10 years, has gone from exclusively using fossil fuel energy sources, to living exclusively off renewable energy. Using a combination of onshore &offshore turbines, private mini-turbines, solar panels, straw-burning furnaces & biofuels, the 4,300-resident island has become a sort of a sandbox for green . . .
Grandpa's Wake (Digg / videos )
He would've wanted it this way.
Google Changes Home Page, Adding Link to Privacy Policy (Digg / Technology)
The word ?privacy? now appears on Google?s home page, with a link to the company?s privacy policy.
Giant Jupiter Shines Bright (Digg / Science)
Over in the west-northwest sky at dusk, Mars and Saturn remain a lovely sight in close proximity to the bright bluish star, Regulus in Leo. Meanwhile, emerging into view low in the southeast you'll note a very bright silvery "star." That star however, is the planet identified with the supreme sky-god: Jupiter.
General: Attack on Iran would trigger war (Digg / World & Business)
Any strike against Iran's nuclear facilities would be regarded as the beginning of war, a senior Iranian military official says.
Geek Squad Backs Up Your Desktop Shortcut Instead Of Data (Digg / World & Business)
"...5 days later he got his computer and his external hard drive back ? mostly empty, except for the shortcut to the folder where the data was stored."
Gaming:The WTF World of Wikipedia - 15 unbelievable "truths" (Digg / Gaming)
Problem is, the nerds and dorks tend to have a lot more free time - and passion - than the teachers and professors. The end result? A hilariously skewed, terrifyingly twisted view of the world in which all the wrong things are deemed "important" and worthy of serious academic discussion. Here are 15 mind-boggling examples.
Games Sales Overtake DVD Sales In The US (Digg / Gaming)
h goodie, another bound-to-be-misconstrued "games are bigger/better than X" story! This time, it's the results of the Entertainment Merchants Association's annual report, which reveals that not only did games rake in more cash than movie theatres last year, but for the first time DVD sales as well.
Game Ratings War Brewing in the UK (Digg / Gaming)
Is the video game rating system in the UK too confusing? According to gaming giant EA you will be confused. So which side has the more valid argument? Read on to find out.
GOP Anger: Bush Is Being "Reduced To Child's Play" (Digg / World & Business)
US News and World Report printed a short piece about GOP fears that the President's relevance is shrinking beyond already dismal levels.
Fresh puzzle over dark energy supernovae (Digg / Science)
IT'S an embarrassing gap in astronomers' knowledge. Despite relying on type Ia supernovae as tools to measure the dark energy speeding up the universe's expansion, they still don't know exactly what causes the blasts. Now the picture has got even fuzzier.
Five to face Concorde crash trial (Digg / World & Business)
US airline Continental and five people will stand trial over the 2000 Concorde crash near Paris which killed 113 people, French judicial officials say.
First DC Universe Online Media Emerges (Digg / Gaming)
A batch of five tiny screenshots, concept art and a teaser trailer from Sony Online Entertainment Austin's DC Universe Online have been revealed, offering a first look at the PlayStation 3-exclusive comic MMO.
Firefox Users Most Secure on Internet, Study Reveals (Digg / Technology)
Mozilla Firefox fans might rest a little easier these days after a study released Tuesday revealed that its users are most secure on the Internet.
Firefox 3 Boosts Browser's Market Share Over 19% (Digg / Technology)
Firefox 3 has experienced rapid market share gains since its release in mid-June, helping to push the Mozilla browser's overall share to more than 19%, a Web metrics firm said Wednesday.
FedEx goofs on 200lb marijuana delivery (Digg / World & Business)
Oops! Federal Express accidentally delivered 200lbs of pot to the wrong person in Baltimore, and the recipient tipped off police. Cops then posed as FedEx agents when making the drop-off to the original recipient, who was promptly busted. The sender, however, has not been identified.
Exposed! Minesweeper Caught Cheating (Digg / Gaming)
Hacker debugs good ol' Minesweeper and finds that it actually cheats. Apparently it only spawns about half the bombs, and moves bombs mid-game.
Experts Think China?s Wind Energy Could Grow 1667% by 2020 (Digg / Science)
At present, China produces just over 6 Gigawatts (GW) of wind energy, making it 5th in the world for total wind energy. However, with China?s massive push for 21st Century renewable technologies, we shouldn?t be surprised if China achieves 100 GW by 2020 say energy experts.
Earth's Core, Magnetic Field Changing Fast (Digg / Science)
Rapid changes in the churning movement of Earth's liquid outer core are weakening the magnetic field in some regions of the planet's surface, a new study says.
Earth Observer: Fires in California (Digg / Science)
The first major wildfires of the season in California got underway in the first week of summer 2008 when thunderstorms brought lightning but little rain to drought-stricken forests and chaparral in the state. The fires continued to rage in early July. This natural-color image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Drunk redneck gets his ass kicked then crys (NSFW Language) (Digg / videos )
A drunk redneck starts a fight at HyperFest 2008 and gets his ass kicked and then starts to cry!
Does the Sun look smaller to you? Earth was at aphelion. (Digg / Science)
Criminy, I almost forgot: today, July 4th, at roughly 08:00 UT, the Earth was at aphelion. Uh, what? I hear you ask. OK, brief astrolesson for ya, then back to the grill!
Do you see a black dot on your GMail too? (Digg / Technology)
What's up with the black dot that shows up on the top-left corner of GMail, do you know anything about it?
Digg users cannot form lasting relationships? (Digg / Science)
A generation growing up with social networking websites such as Facebook and Digg are unable to form lasting relationships and are at increased risk of behaving impulsively, an expert has warned.
Digg Recommended Flaw: 31% of Homepage submitted by 10 Users (Digg / Technology)
A look at the last 500 front page stories on Digg reveals that 10 submitters control a mind-boggling 31.4% (157 out of 500). Some of the names on the list are familiar to the front page, while a few have found new success using Digg's new Recommendation Engine.
Diablo III Producer: "Color Is Your Friend" (Digg / Gaming)
Yes, Diablo III is going to be much more vivid and vibrant than its predecessors, a fact that has some fans signing a petition against the shinier, happier art direction - now with over fifteen thousand signatures.
Day of Defeat: Source Update. (Digg / Gaming)
Brings Achievements, Steam Player statistics, and more...
Could One Email Have Stopped a $1.4B Stealth Bomber Crash? (Digg / Science)
Small errors, it now turns out, caused a large accident.
Contest of the Titans: China and the US in Africa [chart] (Digg / World & Business)
Graph showing the skyrocketing and increasingly fierce competition between the PRC and USA for African trade. Something that has largely gone unnoticed by the world at large, but will exert a profound effect on the economics and geopolitics of the 21st century.
Condolezza Rice: ?I Am Proud Of The Decision to Invade Iraq' (Digg / World & Business)
In an interview with Bloomberg TV yesterday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was unable to acknowledge the failure of Iraq. She said: "But I know that great historical events go through difficult phases and often emerge with the world left for the better. And I am proud of the decision of this administration to overthrow Saddam Hussein."
Complete Radio Created from a Single Carbon Nanotube (Digg / Science)
A single nanotube serves as all major components of a radio: antenna, tuner, amplifier, and demodulator. The radio?s extremely small size could enable radical new apps such as radio controlled devices in the bloodstream, or simply smaller, cheaper, and more efficient cellphones. Check out what Eric Clapton's "Layla" sounds like through the nanotube
Colombia rescues Betancourt, 3 US hostages (Digg / World & Business)
* Betancourt, 3 Americans, 11 other hostages rescued * Military infiltrated, tricked guerrillas * U.S. ex-hostages land in United States By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, July 2 (Reuters) - Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. hostages held...
Classic Game Characters Re-Made Using Spore Creature Creator (Digg / Gaming)
Spore has a sneak preview of sorts with the recently-released Spore Creature Creator. Although only one piece of the total Spore experience, players have quickly taken to creating their own cuddly creatures, creepy crawlies, and abominations. The first thought to a lot of gamers was to pay homage to their favorite games and franchises...
Canadians First to IIlustrate Lyme Disease Bacterium (Digg / World & Business)
Canadian researchers are the first in the world to use high-resolution, 3-D imaging to create dramatic new footage of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease as it moves through the bloodstream of a living host.
Caloric Restriction Comes in a Pill (Digg / Science)
Scientists have provided the strongest evidence yet that the anti-aging benefits of calorically restricted diets can be duplicated -- minus the near-starvation -- by a pill.
CO2 Pollution Could Erase Coral Reefs for Millions of Years (Digg / Science)
Coral reefs, nature's most lively architecture, could come tumbling down and it could take millions of years for them to return, if carbon dioxide emissions aren't cut quickly, scientists warned today. "What we're doing in the next decade could mean that for the next two million years, there are no coral reefs in the ocean."
Bush's Economic Package Helps Americans Watch More Porn (Digg / World & Business)
When President Bush announced his economic stimulus in January, he bragged that his package was the ?right size? and would ?boost? the economy. It sure has led to ?higher consumer spending,? but not where Bush had probably hoped. The adult pornography industry reports that has seen a huge uptick in business thanks to Bush?s package.
Bush heckled during July 4 speech (Digg / World & Business)
It's The Fourth of July, but not everyone was in a festive mood when President Bush delivered a speech Thursday at Thomas Jefferson's famous home, Monticello.
Body's Own 'Cannabis (Marijuana)' Is Good For The Skin (Digg / Science)
Scientists from Hungary, Germany and the U.K. have discovered that our own body not only makes chemical compounds similar to the active ingredient in marijuana (THC), but these play an important part in maintaining healthy skin.
Blizzard has a new MMO still in the works, 4th new game, int (Digg / Gaming)
It was speculated before the Diablo III announcement at WWI Paris that the crew at Blizzard was developing an new MMO. There was speculation late last year thanks to job postings on Blizzard's end. In the video above Rob Pardo VP at Blizzard confirms they are working on another title that happens to be a next generation MMO. He
BitTorrent Tracker Hosting Illegal Says Dutch Court (Digg / Technology)
Leaseweb, the former ISP of BitTorrent trackers such as Demonoid, What.cd and Waffles.fm lost the appeal against the Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN. The Amsterdam court concluded that Leaseweb has to permanently shut down the BitTorrent tracker everlasting.nu, and hand over the admin?s personal information.
Battle at Kruger (35million veiws on YouTube) (Digg / videos )
An unfolding confrontation between a herd of Cape Buffalo, a small pride of lions, and a pair of crocodiles. The video was shot in September, 2004 at a watering hole in Kruger National Park, South Africa, by videographer David Budzinski and photographer Jason Schlosberg.
Barack Obama: My Position On FISA (Digg / World & Business)
I want to take this opportunity to speak directly to those of you who oppose my decision to support the FISA compromise.
Bandwidth caps could lead to ISPs benefiting from piracy (Digg / Technology)
As Time Warner begins experimenting with bandwidth caps, which are commonplace in other countries, the possibility now exists that ISPs will benefit financially from their customers burning through their monthly limits to keep grabbing P2P content.
At Yahoo, a Threat from Within (Digg / Technology)
The central complaint revolves around slow decision-making, a long-standing issue. New services still must run a gauntlet of meetings and approvals that can delay them for months. "It was difficult to get things done," says Greg Yardley, a product manager who left earlier this year.
Assisted Suicide of Healthy 79-Year-Old Renews German Debate (Digg / World & Business)
When Roger Kusch helped Bettina Schardt kill herself at home on Saturday, the grim, carefully choreographed ritual was like that in many cases of assisted suicide, with one exception. Ms. Schardt, 79, a retired X-ray technician from the Bavarian city of Würzburg, was neither sick nor dying. She simply did not want to move into a nursing home, and r
As Gas Prices Soar, Elderly & Disabled Face Starvation (Digg / World & Business)
Rising fuel costs have stopped agencies from delivering meals to, or provide transportation for senior citizens.and the disabled. Regarded as superfluous "mouths" by The Rothschild Family led One World Company engineering the dollar collapse; oil pice increases; food "shortage", etc., this is all according to plan
Apple Manila Case - Dell to Ship All Computers (Digg / Technology)
Surprising everyone but industry guru Gene Munster, Dell has announced a partnership with Apple Inc. that will see the former licensing the latter's exclusive Manila Case technology to ship all their computer products and accessories, like their Dell Rubber Chickens and Dell Texas-Style BBQ Ribs. "It was bound to happen,"
Answer to Canadian iPhone Probs: Don't buy the iphone (Digg / Technology)
I agree, speak with your wallet, don't buy it, at the very least for a month. Encourage your family or friends who might to hold off."Don't buy the iPhone. Do what you, as sensible Canadians, will do when confronted by prices you can't stand: Leave the iPhone on the shelf."
Analyst: Wii Might Not Be A Fad (Digg / Gaming)
DFC Intelligence has a theory. David Cole, analyst at the firm, says that the Wii "does not appear to be a fad and it has the chance to be one of the best selling systems of all-time" according to new report.
An Elegant DS Stylus For A More Civilized Age (Digg / Gaming)
Say what you will about the quality of recent Star Wars games, you'll be hard pressed finding a bad word to say about these. They're official Nintendo DS styli, only with a bonus Star Wars license thrown in, meaning, yes, these are proper DS lightsabers.
America's Top 20 Growing And Disappearing Jobs (Digg / World & Business)
Most of the growing job opportunities are at the non-specialist, or unskilled, end of the field, though they run the full gamut of wage levels. The disappearing jobs are concentrated in the lower third of the pay range, though the field work was done before the onset of the credit crisis, so it precedes recent job losses in the housing and ...
America Rules England Sucks (Digg / videos )
Fourth of July is here, a day where we all take a moment to remember that America rules and England sucks.
Alex Albrecht's First Known TV Appearance Released! (Digg / videos )
Alex Albrecht, of The Screen Savers, Diggnation, and The Totally Rad Show, appears on Russian Roulette long before anything else. It is truly an amazingly close game.
Al Qaeda Expanding Recruitment Of Children (Digg / World & Business)
Al Qaeda has successfully established a network for recruiting boys as young as 12 from across central Asia as it seeks new volunteers to enlarge its team of prospective suicide bombers and militants fighters, senior security officials from the Middle East have revealed to CBS News.
APOD: SN 1006 Supernova Remnant (Digg / Science)
A new star, likely the brightest supernova in recorded human history, lit up planet Earth's sky in the year 1006 AD. The expanding debris cloud from the stellar explosion, found in the southerly constellation of Lupus, still puts on a cosmic light show across the electromagnetic spectrum.
APOD: Comet Between Fireworks and Lightning (Digg / Science)
Sometimes the sky itself is the best show in town. Last January, people from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. On the far right, lightning from a thunderstorm flashed in the distance. Near the image center, though, seen thr
A Typical Bo Jackson Run On Tecmo Bowl [Video] (Digg / Gaming)
I can recall playing this game for hours on end. Christian Okoye of the Chiefs was just as raw.
A Historical Look at the Presidential Candidates [PICS] (Digg / World & Business)
This 4th of July, America celebrates its 232nd year of Independence. Here are some historical and family photographs of each of the two major candidates (in alphabetical order), John McCain and Barack Obama
?Dirty Bastards? Tarantino's Next Movie [Video Interview] (Digg / videos )
?It started of as a Dirty Dozen kind of thing and then morphed into? ? Inglorious Bastards (Quentin Tarantino talking about his long-awaited next film).This is the 1st period film for Tarantino but promises that it would be ?a modern in-your-face movie?. He hopes to finish Inglorious Bastards before next years Cannes Film Festival in May.
9 Video Game Super Powers We'd Love to Abuse (Digg / Gaming)
Ask any gamer why it is they play games for hours on end and they'll likely mention the fact that games empower us with the ability to do things and to play roles that we can't in real life. Here are nine such abilities that would make life a lot sweeter:
8 Starcraft Units in SPORE (Digg / Gaming)
I sat down and made a bunch of Zerg units in SPORE--and one Protoss one. Let me know how well I did!
64% of Japanese Gamers Have Quit Using Wii Fit Already (Digg / Gaming)
Rather than a game, Wii Fit is more comparable to an exercise program. More specifically, it?s something that most people would consider playing in short bursts each day. A recent poll, however, shows that close to two-thirds of Japanese gamers are already giving up on the product. ITMedia in Japan took poll data from 1000 gamers and a. . .
500 Million y.o Fossil Of Stromatolite Discovered In US (Digg / Science)
Scientists have confirmed that an approximately 500 million-year-old stromatolite was recently discovered at the Boxley Blue Ridge Quarry near Roanoke, Virginia. This is the first-ever intact stromatolite head found in Virginia, and is one of the largest complete "heads" in the world, at over 5 feet in diameter and weighing over 2 tons.
3 Robots That Move Just Like Animals (Digg / Technology)
A number of developers are capturing the movement and grace of entire animals, giving us robots that crawl, walk, and swim just like their biological counterparts. If this research one day spawns an uncomplaining robotic mule to carry our physical burdens or dogs that can save children from fiery buildings without fear of harm.
22-foot tall robot crafted entirely from excess styrofoam (Digg / Technology)
The creature you see standing before you is a 22-foot tall Styrobot constructed entirely from spare polystyrene packing materials, and no, each piece didn't just show up that way. Michael Salter managed to whittle away on this beast until its completion
2010: the 5TB 3.5in HDD cometh (Digg / Technology)
Hitachi has pledged to release a 5TB 3.5in hard drive within two years, and it claims two of the drives will boast enough capacity to store everything in your brain.
20 Most Rabidly Patriotic Video Games (Digg / Gaming)
These are the titles that take their (possibly genuine) love of country to almost embarrassing extremes. These are the titles that plaster red, white and blue all over their box art simply to make a few extra bucks. These are the titles about saving presidents, killing terrorists and going from rags to filthy, filthy riches.
150mph Police Chase w/ Stretch Cadillac Limo (Digg / videos )
Hell I can say "meow". I can say "moo", for twenty bucks I'll call the guy a chickenfucker.
150 Exclusive Mega Man Wallpapers! [PICS] (Digg / Gaming)
Yesterday we dropped a massive Mega Man retrospective, packed with tons of information and custom art. If you're really into the retro scene, you're gonna totally freak out over these hand-made wallpapers designed by submitter Joshua Hines.
12 Tips To Help You Become an Armchair Environmentalist (Digg / Science)
Become an environmentalist + increase my home energy savings without having to change my lazy lifestyle? Now we're talking!
10 things you might not know about robots (Digg / Technology)
The movie "Wall-E," a futuristic tale of a trash-compacting robot, has become a money-making machine at the box office. Here are some key components of robotics:
10 Ways Methane Could Brake Global Warming or the Planet (Digg / Science)
Methane is a paradox. It increases global warming at the same time that it promises abundant alternative energy. The gas is all around the planet, from the atmosphere to deep below seabeds. Here are 10 trends and discoveries that may determine methane's ultimate roll in the health of the environment:
10 Gadgety Reasons To Love America (Digg / Technology)
And if you are still not convinced, just remember?you could be living in Canada.
"Pentagon Warns Against Israeli Attack on Iran" (Digg / World & Business)
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, who was in Israel over the weekend, issued a strong warning today about the dangers of a military attack on Iran.
"Making Do" - Not Buying Anything New For A Year (Digg / videos )
This is the first entry of a year long vlog produced by British TV presenter Robert Llewellyn where he buys nothing new (except for essential items such as bog roll etc) for the duration of 2007. To see the rest of the vlog entries check out his Youtube channel by clicking on the "bobbyllew" link located on the right hand side on the page.
Mutant Chronicles Teaser Trailer (Digg / videos )
The teaser trailer for Mutant Chronicles has made its debut over at Thomas Jane's official site. The film is directed by Simon Hunter also stars Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki, Benno Furmann, Sean Pertwee, John Malkovich, Anna Walton, and Luis Miguel.No release date is set for the film but it should be sometime in 2008.