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Watergate Confrontation - Frost/Nixon International Trailer Ron Howard brings to the battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the untold story of the historic encounter that changed both: "Frost/Nixon."
// 21 August 2008, 7:21 pm Creepy Classic Rock Lyrics Some of the more unsettling lines in some of rock's most popular songs
// 21 August 2008, 7:12 pm IE To Get Privacy Mode Microsoft is planning a "privacy mode" for the next release of its Internet Explorer (IE) web browser. By clicking a button, users of IE8 will be able to limit how much information is recorded about where they go online and what they do.
// 21 August 2008, 7:02 pm How Much Can You Learn From a Home DNA Test? How much does your DNA determine your future? Our reporter has her DNA analyzed by three different labs, and shares every detail of the results... as well as how she copes with them.
// 21 August 2008, 7:00 pm Will Wright on the origins of 'Spore' On September 7, Electronic Arts will release its long-awaited and much-anticipated Spore. For many, this will be the biggest video game event of the year, and possibly even the last several years.
// 21 August 2008, 6:40 pm FCC Order scolds Comcast for changing story on P2P blocking "Surrender, Comcast!" declares the FCC in its Order on P2P blocking. The agency also calls on the public to stay vigilant on the issue and aligns itself more closely with the net neutrality movement.
// 21 August 2008, 6:40 pm Shapeways: 3D Printing for Everyone (Except Little Kids) Ever had a really cool idea for something you wanted to build, but you had no way to actually build it? Ever designed a toy or a piece of art that you thought would be a neat thing to have, but your skills at molding plastic or at sculpture just weren't up to the task?
// 21 August 2008, 6:20 pm America's Top 10 Olympic Schools (By # of Olympians) © David Gonzales These are the 10 American colleges with the largest number of current or former students participating in this summer's Olympic Games. The count is based on data from the U.S. Olympic Committee and the colleges. It excludes coaches and includes alternates provided by the colleges.
// 21 August 2008, 6:20 pm Why Playing Doctor Can be a Dangerous Game "How to go off medicines isn't routinely studied and remains more of an art than a science," says Jack E. Fincham, PhD, a pharmacy professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy. Here are some common reasons for stopping a medicine and what you should know before you do.
// 21 August 2008, 6:01 pm Why We Deserve Better Villains -- And How To Get Them Why are people still so crazed over Heath Ledger's Joker after a month in theaters? Maybe because he's the first villain we've seen in ages who didn't kind of suck. The problem of villain suckage is endemic in heroic narratives, where villains get redeemed, become sympathetic, or lose their menace too easily.
// 21 August 2008, 5:50 pm How To Block Porn Pictures And Images With SafeSquid Proxy Administrators can use various methods to block access to websites that are pornographic in nature, like URL Filter, URL Blacklist, Keyword Filter, etc.Follow the procedure below to install Pornographic Image Filter and use it with SafeSquid:
// 21 August 2008, 5:50 pm NFLPA Director Gene Upshaw Dead At Age 63 Hall of Fame player and longtime NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw has died, NFL.com reported Thursday morning, citing no sources.
// 21 August 2008, 5:30 pm What The World Would Look Like If The Other Side Won The War There's no limit to all of the weird-ass ways the world would be different if one of the major wars had gone the other way.
// 21 August 2008, 5:20 pm Heath Ledger's Final Movie a Tough Sell (Not 'Dark Knight') Heath Ledger has helped propel "The Dark Knight" to the top of the box office. His presence might have a less beneficial effect on his next and final film, "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus." The quirky Terry Gilliam film - centering on parallel worlds - presents a conundrum. A marketing coup or a chance to release Heath Ledger's last film.
// 21 August 2008, 5:10 pm Rip and Tear!! The Official DOOM Comic Book From '96 [PICS] What you'll find here is the only DOOM comic book we've ever seen. I'm not going to spoil anything by going into too much detail about it. What I will tell you is that the plot, or seeminly anyway, is our hero is in search for a gun. Yes, the gun.
// 21 August 2008, 5:10 pm Soccer Babes that have mad skills I have always been a big fan of soccer but this takes it to a whole new level!
// 21 August 2008, 5:10 pm 11 of the World's Most Extreme Sports With that in mind, Iíve put together this list of 11 extreme sports for your viewing pleasure. Some may leave you confused, some may scare you, but you can't say any of them are boring.
// 21 August 2008, 5:00 pm
// 21 August 2008, 7:21 pm Creepy Classic Rock Lyrics Some of the more unsettling lines in some of rock's most popular songs
// 21 August 2008, 7:12 pm IE To Get Privacy Mode Microsoft is planning a "privacy mode" for the next release of its Internet Explorer (IE) web browser. By clicking a button, users of IE8 will be able to limit how much information is recorded about where they go online and what they do.
// 21 August 2008, 7:02 pm How Much Can You Learn From a Home DNA Test? How much does your DNA determine your future? Our reporter has her DNA analyzed by three different labs, and shares every detail of the results... as well as how she copes with them.
// 21 August 2008, 7:00 pm Will Wright on the origins of 'Spore' On September 7, Electronic Arts will release its long-awaited and much-anticipated Spore. For many, this will be the biggest video game event of the year, and possibly even the last several years.
// 21 August 2008, 6:40 pm FCC Order scolds Comcast for changing story on P2P blocking "Surrender, Comcast!" declares the FCC in its Order on P2P blocking. The agency also calls on the public to stay vigilant on the issue and aligns itself more closely with the net neutrality movement.
// 21 August 2008, 6:40 pm Shapeways: 3D Printing for Everyone (Except Little Kids) Ever had a really cool idea for something you wanted to build, but you had no way to actually build it? Ever designed a toy or a piece of art that you thought would be a neat thing to have, but your skills at molding plastic or at sculpture just weren't up to the task?
// 21 August 2008, 6:20 pm America's Top 10 Olympic Schools (By # of Olympians) © David Gonzales These are the 10 American colleges with the largest number of current or former students participating in this summer's Olympic Games. The count is based on data from the U.S. Olympic Committee and the colleges. It excludes coaches and includes alternates provided by the colleges.
// 21 August 2008, 6:20 pm Why Playing Doctor Can be a Dangerous Game "How to go off medicines isn't routinely studied and remains more of an art than a science," says Jack E. Fincham, PhD, a pharmacy professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy. Here are some common reasons for stopping a medicine and what you should know before you do.
// 21 August 2008, 6:01 pm Why We Deserve Better Villains -- And How To Get Them Why are people still so crazed over Heath Ledger's Joker after a month in theaters? Maybe because he's the first villain we've seen in ages who didn't kind of suck. The problem of villain suckage is endemic in heroic narratives, where villains get redeemed, become sympathetic, or lose their menace too easily.
// 21 August 2008, 5:50 pm How To Block Porn Pictures And Images With SafeSquid Proxy Administrators can use various methods to block access to websites that are pornographic in nature, like URL Filter, URL Blacklist, Keyword Filter, etc.Follow the procedure below to install Pornographic Image Filter and use it with SafeSquid:
// 21 August 2008, 5:50 pm NFLPA Director Gene Upshaw Dead At Age 63 Hall of Fame player and longtime NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw has died, NFL.com reported Thursday morning, citing no sources.
// 21 August 2008, 5:30 pm What The World Would Look Like If The Other Side Won The War There's no limit to all of the weird-ass ways the world would be different if one of the major wars had gone the other way.
// 21 August 2008, 5:20 pm Heath Ledger's Final Movie a Tough Sell (Not 'Dark Knight') Heath Ledger has helped propel "The Dark Knight" to the top of the box office. His presence might have a less beneficial effect on his next and final film, "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus." The quirky Terry Gilliam film - centering on parallel worlds - presents a conundrum. A marketing coup or a chance to release Heath Ledger's last film.
// 21 August 2008, 5:10 pm Rip and Tear!! The Official DOOM Comic Book From '96 [PICS] What you'll find here is the only DOOM comic book we've ever seen. I'm not going to spoil anything by going into too much detail about it. What I will tell you is that the plot, or seeminly anyway, is our hero is in search for a gun. Yes, the gun.
// 21 August 2008, 5:10 pm Soccer Babes that have mad skills I have always been a big fan of soccer but this takes it to a whole new level!
// 21 August 2008, 5:10 pm 11 of the World's Most Extreme Sports With that in mind, Iíve put together this list of 11 extreme sports for your viewing pleasure. Some may leave you confused, some may scare you, but you can't say any of them are boring.
// 21 August 2008, 5:00 pm
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South Ossetia rally blasts Georgia - Reuters Times OnlineSouth Ossetia rally blasts GeorgiaReuters - 32 minutes agoBy Dmitry Solovyov TSKHINVALI, Georgia (Reuters) - South Ossetia will ask the Kremlin to recognize its independence from...
// 21 August 2008, 7:03 pm UPDATE 3-Spain mourns, jet had problems before deadly crash - Reuters Washington PostUPDATE 3-Spain mourns, jet had problems before deadly crashReuters - 41 minutes agoBy Martin Roberts MADRID, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Grieving relatives on Thursday tried to identify...
// 21 August 2008, 6:53 pm No deal reached over future of US troops in Iraq - guardian.co.uk Voice of AmericaNo deal reached over future of US troops in Iraqguardian.co.uk - 36 minutes agoUS troops conduct a foot patrol along the Tigris river south of Baghdad, Iraq. Photograph: David...
// 21 August 2008, 6:58 pm Suicide blasts kill 64 at Pakistan arms factory - AFP Times OnlineSuicide blasts kill 64 at Pakistan arms factoryAFP - 1 hour agoWAH, Pakistan (AFP) - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Pakistan's main army munitions factory...
// 21 August 2008, 6:30 pm Violence hits Pakistan as ruling parties squabble - Reuters UK Violence hits Pakistan as ruling parties squabbleReuters UK - 1 hour agoBy Jerry Norton ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Suicide blasts and sinking financial markets added pressure on Pakistan's...
// 21 August 2008, 5:51 pm Report that French troops were killed by NATO airstrike 'unfounded ... - CNN International BBC NewsReport that French troops were killed by NATO airstrike 'unfounded ...CNN International - 51 minutes ago(CNN) -- NATO disputes a report published in one of France's major daily...
// 21 August 2008, 6:44 pm Russians halt Nato co-operation - BBC News Canoe.caRussians halt Nato co-operationBBC News - 1 hour agoRussia has told Nato that it is halting military co-operation over the continuing crisis in Georgia, an alliance spokeswoman has...
// 21 August 2008, 5:57 pm Russia threatens to suspend NATO cooperation - Christian Science Monitor Wall Street JournalRussia threatens to suspend NATO cooperationChristian Science Monitor - 2 hours agoMoscow believes the US-Poland deal for a missile defense system makes it more vulnerable to...
// 21 August 2008, 4:53 pm Indian Atomic Accord Discussed by Nuclear Suppliers (Update1) - Bloomberg SifyIndian Atomic Accord Discussed by Nuclear Suppliers (Update1)Bloomberg - 2 hours agoBy Jonathan Tirone Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- India's attempt to open trade in nuclear material and...
// 21 August 2008, 5:09 pm Zimbabwe Opposition Party Weighs Options - Voice of America BBC NewsZimbabwe Opposition Party Weighs OptionsVoice of America - 58 minutes agoBy Joe De Capua - In Zimbabwe, the government says it will convene Parliament next week, even though negotiations...
// 21 August 2008, 6:37 pm Leaders threaten to isolate Fiji - BBC News Radio AustraliaLeaders threaten to isolate FijiBBC News - 7 hours agoSouth Pacific leaders have warned Fiji it faces suspension from their regional grouping unless it fails to show progress...
// 21 August 2008, 11:39 am
// 21 August 2008, 7:03 pm UPDATE 3-Spain mourns, jet had problems before deadly crash - Reuters Washington PostUPDATE 3-Spain mourns, jet had problems before deadly crashReuters - 41 minutes agoBy Martin Roberts MADRID, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Grieving relatives on Thursday tried to identify...
// 21 August 2008, 6:53 pm No deal reached over future of US troops in Iraq - guardian.co.uk Voice of AmericaNo deal reached over future of US troops in Iraqguardian.co.uk - 36 minutes agoUS troops conduct a foot patrol along the Tigris river south of Baghdad, Iraq. Photograph: David...
// 21 August 2008, 6:58 pm Suicide blasts kill 64 at Pakistan arms factory - AFP Times OnlineSuicide blasts kill 64 at Pakistan arms factoryAFP - 1 hour agoWAH, Pakistan (AFP) - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Pakistan's main army munitions factory...
// 21 August 2008, 6:30 pm Violence hits Pakistan as ruling parties squabble - Reuters UK Violence hits Pakistan as ruling parties squabbleReuters UK - 1 hour agoBy Jerry Norton ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Suicide blasts and sinking financial markets added pressure on Pakistan's...
// 21 August 2008, 5:51 pm Report that French troops were killed by NATO airstrike 'unfounded ... - CNN International BBC NewsReport that French troops were killed by NATO airstrike 'unfounded ...CNN International - 51 minutes ago(CNN) -- NATO disputes a report published in one of France's major daily...
// 21 August 2008, 6:44 pm Russians halt Nato co-operation - BBC News Canoe.caRussians halt Nato co-operationBBC News - 1 hour agoRussia has told Nato that it is halting military co-operation over the continuing crisis in Georgia, an alliance spokeswoman has...
// 21 August 2008, 5:57 pm Russia threatens to suspend NATO cooperation - Christian Science Monitor Wall Street JournalRussia threatens to suspend NATO cooperationChristian Science Monitor - 2 hours agoMoscow believes the US-Poland deal for a missile defense system makes it more vulnerable to...
// 21 August 2008, 4:53 pm Indian Atomic Accord Discussed by Nuclear Suppliers (Update1) - Bloomberg SifyIndian Atomic Accord Discussed by Nuclear Suppliers (Update1)Bloomberg - 2 hours agoBy Jonathan Tirone Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- India's attempt to open trade in nuclear material and...
// 21 August 2008, 5:09 pm Zimbabwe Opposition Party Weighs Options - Voice of America BBC NewsZimbabwe Opposition Party Weighs OptionsVoice of America - 58 minutes agoBy Joe De Capua - In Zimbabwe, the government says it will convene Parliament next week, even though negotiations...
// 21 August 2008, 6:37 pm Leaders threaten to isolate Fiji - BBC News Radio AustraliaLeaders threaten to isolate FijiBBC News - 7 hours agoSouth Pacific leaders have warned Fiji it faces suspension from their regional grouping unless it fails to show progress...
// 21 August 2008, 11:39 am
A housing issue: McCain not sure how many they own Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged that he wasn't sure how many houses he and his wealthy wife actually own.
// 21 August 2008, 3:39 pm Leading economic indicators fell sharply in July A private business group's measure of the economy's health showed the largest drop in one year as stocks fell, new building permits declined and unemployment rose.
// 21 August 2008, 4:02 pm NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies of cancer at age 63 Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63.
// 21 August 2008, 3:06 pm Student killed in shooting at Tenn. school A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, as other teenagers watched in horror as the victim clutched his chest and fell to the floor.
// 21 August 2008, 3:15 pm State media: 5.9-magnitude quake kills 1 in China A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted southern China near the border with Myanmar Thursday, killing a woman — one day after another quake damaged homes in the same area, state media reported.
// 21 August 2008, 7:21 pm Brazil unemployment rises to 8.1 percent in July Brazil says unemployment rose to 8.1 percent in July, reversing a five-month decline.
// 21 August 2008, 7:20 pm Bus systems lure riders with plush seats and Wi-Fi Think of the typical city bus, and you're likely to picture old vehicles with hard seats and noisy brakes that belch diesel fumes as they jerk from stop to stop.
// 21 August 2008, 7:20 pm NATO: Russia halts military cooperation Russia has halted all military cooperation with NATO, the Western alliance said Thursday, in the latest sign of East-West tension over the invasion of Georgia.
// 21 August 2008, 6:11 pm Woman leaps from Ohio hospital 5th-floor window A hospital in Toledo says one of its patients leaped through a 5th-floor window, landing on an emergency room roof four stories below.
// 21 August 2008, 6:31 pm Soldier to plead guilty to lower desertion charge A lawyer for a Fort Carson soldier who fled to Canada after his learning his unit was heading to Iraq plans to plead guilty to a reduced charge of desertion.
// 21 August 2008, 6:41 pm Now on the Hallmark aisle: Gay marriage cards Most states don't recognize gay marriage — but now Hallmark does.
// 21 August 2008, 1:11 pm Lawyer Alan Dershowitz interviews Radovan Karadzic U.S. criminal defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz said Thursday he plans to call former Bosnian Serb political leader and war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic as a witness in a related case at the U.N. Yugoslav Tribunal.
// 21 August 2008, 6:39 pm Williams sisters could meet in US Open quarters The Williams sisters could meet in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.
// 21 August 2008, 6:28 pm Jump in measles outbreaks worries health officials The number of measles cases in the U.S. is at its highest level since 1997, and nearly half of those involve children whose parents rejected vaccination, government health officials reported Thursday.
// 21 August 2008, 6:19 pm Canadian Eric Lamaze wins Olympic jumping gold Eric Lamaze of Canada has ridden Hickstead to the gold medal in Olympic equestrian individual jumping.
// 21 August 2008, 6:15 pm Paraguay's new president replaces military command Paraguay's new president is replacing most of the country's top military leaders.
// 21 August 2008, 6:11 pm Aussies in gold-medal game for 3rd Olympics in row Even with one of its best players watching from the bench, Australia had more than enough to get back to another women's basketball Olympic final.
// 21 August 2008, 5:59 pm
// 21 August 2008, 3:39 pm Leading economic indicators fell sharply in July A private business group's measure of the economy's health showed the largest drop in one year as stocks fell, new building permits declined and unemployment rose.
// 21 August 2008, 4:02 pm NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies of cancer at age 63 Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63.
// 21 August 2008, 3:06 pm Student killed in shooting at Tenn. school A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, as other teenagers watched in horror as the victim clutched his chest and fell to the floor.
// 21 August 2008, 3:15 pm State media: 5.9-magnitude quake kills 1 in China A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted southern China near the border with Myanmar Thursday, killing a woman — one day after another quake damaged homes in the same area, state media reported.
// 21 August 2008, 7:21 pm Brazil unemployment rises to 8.1 percent in July Brazil says unemployment rose to 8.1 percent in July, reversing a five-month decline.
// 21 August 2008, 7:20 pm Bus systems lure riders with plush seats and Wi-Fi Think of the typical city bus, and you're likely to picture old vehicles with hard seats and noisy brakes that belch diesel fumes as they jerk from stop to stop.
// 21 August 2008, 7:20 pm NATO: Russia halts military cooperation Russia has halted all military cooperation with NATO, the Western alliance said Thursday, in the latest sign of East-West tension over the invasion of Georgia.
// 21 August 2008, 6:11 pm Woman leaps from Ohio hospital 5th-floor window A hospital in Toledo says one of its patients leaped through a 5th-floor window, landing on an emergency room roof four stories below.
// 21 August 2008, 6:31 pm Soldier to plead guilty to lower desertion charge A lawyer for a Fort Carson soldier who fled to Canada after his learning his unit was heading to Iraq plans to plead guilty to a reduced charge of desertion.
// 21 August 2008, 6:41 pm Now on the Hallmark aisle: Gay marriage cards Most states don't recognize gay marriage — but now Hallmark does.
// 21 August 2008, 1:11 pm Lawyer Alan Dershowitz interviews Radovan Karadzic U.S. criminal defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz said Thursday he plans to call former Bosnian Serb political leader and war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic as a witness in a related case at the U.N. Yugoslav Tribunal.
// 21 August 2008, 6:39 pm Williams sisters could meet in US Open quarters The Williams sisters could meet in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.
// 21 August 2008, 6:28 pm Jump in measles outbreaks worries health officials The number of measles cases in the U.S. is at its highest level since 1997, and nearly half of those involve children whose parents rejected vaccination, government health officials reported Thursday.
// 21 August 2008, 6:19 pm Canadian Eric Lamaze wins Olympic jumping gold Eric Lamaze of Canada has ridden Hickstead to the gold medal in Olympic equestrian individual jumping.
// 21 August 2008, 6:15 pm Paraguay's new president replaces military command Paraguay's new president is replacing most of the country's top military leaders.
// 21 August 2008, 6:11 pm Aussies in gold-medal game for 3rd Olympics in row Even with one of its best players watching from the bench, Australia had more than enough to get back to another women's basketball Olympic final.
// 21 August 2008, 5:59 pm
UpVote if you have NEVER participated in a telephone poll (Could this explain 3-5% lead?)
For every upvote, I will donate $0.25 to the Julie Amero Defense Fund. Come on Redditors, let's do this!
(NSFW)? then post it to NSFW, NOT PICS! Not to be a cock-block, but I'm tired of seeing AWESOME HUGE WET TITS ORGASM PICS (NSFW) at work!
As a response to a fan video from Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 08, Tiger Woods and EA SPORTS demonstrate that the "glitch" Levinator25 thought he found in the game, is not a glitch at all
'Scientific American' Blasts E-Voting (non-linkjacked)
High school principal outs a lesbian student to her parents, suspends students who support her
PC World is so consistent.
SCREW THAT LOQU.com SPAM: Here's a real story about the Bugatti Veyron with pics and vid
Chinese may have killed 140 Tibetans this week: Dalai Lama
9 Great Visualizations for Text Data
What's wrong with make?
"A hacker broke into a Homeland Security Department telephone system over the weekend and racked up about $12,000 in calls to the Middle East and Asia. "
Procrastination
U.S. Navy Ships Head to Georgia
White House missing as many as 225 days of e-mail
Storming Sweden in the World's Wildest Prius Three Swedish gearheads spend eight weeks and $184,275 building the most radical hybrid on the planet to prove anything can be customized.
// 21 August 2008, 5:00 pm US Company Sues Nintendo in Wii Wand Patent Suit A U.S company has filed a number of patent suits against Nintendo, accusing the Japanese gamer's hit Wii of infringing on its technology for a handheld three-dimensional pointing device and a display...
// 21 August 2008, 3:51 pm Boston Court's Meddling With 'Full Disclosure' Is Unwelcome In eerily similar cases in the Netherlands and the United States, courts have recently grappled with the computer-security norm of "full disclosure," asking whether researchers should be permitted...
// 21 August 2008, 1:00 pm Aug. 21, 1986: Volcanic Lake Explodes, Killing Thousands 1986: A deadly cloud of carbon dioxide sweeps down the slopes of an African volcano, smothering more than 1,700 people. Volcanoes can kill in many ways, but this one is pretty weird. A volcanic...
// 21 August 2008, 1:00 pm Death by Volcano : Photo: Austin Post/USGS Volcanoes inspire awe and terror because they can kill in so many ways -- flowing lava, suffocating ash, flood from a released lake, landslides, mudslides, burning gas,...
// 21 August 2008, 10:00 am Review: Fashioning Technology Explains Knitting, LEDs The latest book from O'Reilly and Make Magazine explores the fertile intersection of crafting and hardware hacking: Think knitting, plus circuit boards and LEDs.
// 21 August 2008, 9:00 am Design Ahead of the Curve With CSS 3 The CSS 3 specification is not yet complete, but today's browsers aren't waiting by the sidelines to embed its rich features. Safari, Opera and Firefox are on board, so why aren't you? Start using...
// 21 August 2008, 8:00 am Judge: Copyright Owners Must Consider 'Fair Use' Before Sending Takedown Notice A federal judge rules that copyright owners must first consider "fair use" before sending takedown notices to online video-sharing sites like YouTube requiring removal of clips. Universal Music...
// 21 August 2008, 7:21 am Flash Creators Jump Into Energy-Savings Game Greenbox, a startup founded by the creators of Flash, announce the roll-out of its power-consumption-monitoring application. Installed along with networked electrical meters to a limited number of...
// 21 August 2008, 7:12 am How to Administer an Epinephrine Shot The worst time to find out you're highly allergic to something is when your throat suddenly starts to swell shut. Slow the onset of anaphylactic shock by delivering a quick injection of epinephrine...
// 21 August 2008, 5:52 am Facebook Ads to Turn Friends Into Marketers Facebook's new social ads could put friends in the uncomfortable position of marketing products that they may not even be aware they're selling.
// 21 August 2008, 5:38 am Techies Open Up Fantasy Sports Field Open source is coming to a fantasy football field near you. A slew of tech veterans think fantasy sports could be the next killer app for sports online, driven by open APIs.
// 21 August 2008, 5:38 am Could Satellite TV Get Creamed by Cable? Satellite-TV providers are in a sticky position. At a time when pay-TV services are supposed to be growing, Dish Network is losing subscribers. The company faces several industry-wide challenges,...
// 21 August 2008, 5:30 am Two Wheels, Zero Emissions and Loads of Fun Zero Motorcycles has built an all-electric motocrosser that looks and rides like a real bike, even if it costs a whole lot more. Next up? A street version.
// 21 August 2008, 5:07 am Palm Needs a Savior, and Treo Pro Won't Cut It Palm's just-announced Treo Pro is an attractive device -- but it's just a stopgap measure; Palm is placing its big bet on a revolutionary product still to come. It better work: The company is running...
// 21 August 2008, 4:55 am Analysis: FCC Comcast Order is Open Invitation to Internet Filtering The Federal Communications Commission officially sanctions Comcast for throttling BitTorrent traffick, which the internet service provider denies. The 67-page order, however, is a clear endorsement...
// 21 August 2008, 4:53 am Copy and Paste on iPhone Here at Last According to the gripes of iPhone users, if there's anything missing from the basic functionality of Apple's mobile OS, it's the lack of copy and paste. Luckily, developer Zac White has programmed...
// 21 August 2008, 4:30 am
// 21 August 2008, 5:00 pm US Company Sues Nintendo in Wii Wand Patent Suit A U.S company has filed a number of patent suits against Nintendo, accusing the Japanese gamer's hit Wii of infringing on its technology for a handheld three-dimensional pointing device and a display...
// 21 August 2008, 3:51 pm Boston Court's Meddling With 'Full Disclosure' Is Unwelcome In eerily similar cases in the Netherlands and the United States, courts have recently grappled with the computer-security norm of "full disclosure," asking whether researchers should be permitted...
// 21 August 2008, 1:00 pm Aug. 21, 1986: Volcanic Lake Explodes, Killing Thousands 1986: A deadly cloud of carbon dioxide sweeps down the slopes of an African volcano, smothering more than 1,700 people. Volcanoes can kill in many ways, but this one is pretty weird. A volcanic...
// 21 August 2008, 1:00 pm Death by Volcano : Photo: Austin Post/USGS Volcanoes inspire awe and terror because they can kill in so many ways -- flowing lava, suffocating ash, flood from a released lake, landslides, mudslides, burning gas,...
// 21 August 2008, 10:00 am Review: Fashioning Technology Explains Knitting, LEDs The latest book from O'Reilly and Make Magazine explores the fertile intersection of crafting and hardware hacking: Think knitting, plus circuit boards and LEDs.
// 21 August 2008, 9:00 am Design Ahead of the Curve With CSS 3 The CSS 3 specification is not yet complete, but today's browsers aren't waiting by the sidelines to embed its rich features. Safari, Opera and Firefox are on board, so why aren't you? Start using...
// 21 August 2008, 8:00 am Judge: Copyright Owners Must Consider 'Fair Use' Before Sending Takedown Notice A federal judge rules that copyright owners must first consider "fair use" before sending takedown notices to online video-sharing sites like YouTube requiring removal of clips. Universal Music...
// 21 August 2008, 7:21 am Flash Creators Jump Into Energy-Savings Game Greenbox, a startup founded by the creators of Flash, announce the roll-out of its power-consumption-monitoring application. Installed along with networked electrical meters to a limited number of...
// 21 August 2008, 7:12 am How to Administer an Epinephrine Shot The worst time to find out you're highly allergic to something is when your throat suddenly starts to swell shut. Slow the onset of anaphylactic shock by delivering a quick injection of epinephrine...
// 21 August 2008, 5:52 am Facebook Ads to Turn Friends Into Marketers Facebook's new social ads could put friends in the uncomfortable position of marketing products that they may not even be aware they're selling.
// 21 August 2008, 5:38 am Techies Open Up Fantasy Sports Field Open source is coming to a fantasy football field near you. A slew of tech veterans think fantasy sports could be the next killer app for sports online, driven by open APIs.
// 21 August 2008, 5:38 am Could Satellite TV Get Creamed by Cable? Satellite-TV providers are in a sticky position. At a time when pay-TV services are supposed to be growing, Dish Network is losing subscribers. The company faces several industry-wide challenges,...
// 21 August 2008, 5:30 am Two Wheels, Zero Emissions and Loads of Fun Zero Motorcycles has built an all-electric motocrosser that looks and rides like a real bike, even if it costs a whole lot more. Next up? A street version.
// 21 August 2008, 5:07 am Palm Needs a Savior, and Treo Pro Won't Cut It Palm's just-announced Treo Pro is an attractive device -- but it's just a stopgap measure; Palm is placing its big bet on a revolutionary product still to come. It better work: The company is running...
// 21 August 2008, 4:55 am Analysis: FCC Comcast Order is Open Invitation to Internet Filtering The Federal Communications Commission officially sanctions Comcast for throttling BitTorrent traffick, which the internet service provider denies. The 67-page order, however, is a clear endorsement...
// 21 August 2008, 4:53 am Copy and Paste on iPhone Here at Last According to the gripes of iPhone users, if there's anything missing from the basic functionality of Apple's mobile OS, it's the lack of copy and paste. Luckily, developer Zac White has programmed...
// 21 August 2008, 4:30 am
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Why Soldiers Rape (opinion) This piece is not for the faint hearted. "An alarming number of women soldiers are being sexually abused by their comrades-in-arms, both at war and at home. This fact has received a fair amount of attention lately from researchers and the press -- and deservedly so."The...read more
// 21 August 2008, 6:57 am Pakistan: Suicide Attack Death Toll Rises To 70 Two suicide attackers Thursday blown themselves in front of armed factory situated near Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan killing at least 70 people. There are reports of widespread destruction in the areas....read more
// 21 August 2008, 5:49 am Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi does not have confidence in the UN envoy Although military regime allowed UN special envoy to meet with Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but the 63-year-old Nobel laureate, Ms. Suu Kyi did not attend a scheduled meeting with a UN special envoy...read more
// 21 August 2008, 7:50 am 5.9 and 5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Myanmar - China Border 08/21/08 Developing story:About 4 minutes before the magnitude 5.9 earthquake there was one of 5.0 magnitude.On Wednesday a 5.3 earthquake in the same region collapsed buildings and caused 1200 people to flee, I will update...read more
// 21 August 2008, 9:44 am Canada: Deadly bacteria linked to some Maple Leaf meats Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Now that BBQ season winds down, kids are home from summer camp, sandwiches the mainstay for any child as busy parents scramble to work, may have ill effects for kids,...read more
// 21 August 2008, 8:49 am GCSE results: One in five achieve top grades Thousands of UK students received their GCSE results this morning. For those who worked very hard revising they have been rewarded with a pass. Well done..."A sharp increase in top grades at GCSE was reported today...read more
// 21 August 2008, 8:22 am Gates and Seinfeld "I'm a PC" This story Highlighted from a Mac.P.C. (Politically correct) Has never been Seinfeld's strong suit......."Microsoft is going to start a new $300 (mil? ed) advertising blitz to try to regain some of the street...read more
// 21 August 2008, 9:25 am ISLAM: Aspects of Islamic Laws for a Conservative Western Society Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Saudi Arabia strict interpretation of Islam, can be brutal by some, people convicted of murder, drug trafficking, rape and armed robbery can be put to the sword,...read more
// 21 August 2008, 9:39 am Did Scotland help China win Olympic Gold? A lurid story of the International trade in sex organs.While doping scandals run rampant in the sports world, Ancient Chinese health secrets might still be key to getting up on the podium."FROM deep within the glens,...read more
// 21 August 2008, 8:33 am Breast-Formation Clouds Appear in Hertfordshire,UK Clouds in the scientific formation Mammatus - Latin for "boob-like"- have appeared in St. Albans, Herts. St. Albans is a popular site for pilgrims...although not for the clouds (until now...) ...read more
// 21 August 2008, 11:44 am Laugh Life is Short Since i was off on sunday..picked up my brewery..(my guard from my practice who carries my Ale and food..oh dont worry he shares the ale and food with me..lol..) and left for FRIM ( FRIM is a place we bird watchers...read more
// 21 August 2008, 6:23 am Tribute to Degas's Surreal La Petite Danseus (137 Years After) "Everyone has talent at 25, the difficulty is to have it at fifty." (Edgar Degas) Edgar Degas (1834-1917) one of the French most endearing impressionist painter who started sculpting in his early forties(very late...read more
// 21 August 2008, 11:18 am MoveOn.org targets Elizabeth Dole's Senate Race, Big Oil Every Second, oil companies make over $2300 in Profit. Every Second Oil Companies pay over $5200 in Taxes. The Democrats want voters to beleive that every second John McCain and Elizabeth Dole are in the...read more
// 21 August 2008, 12:13 pm Distorting McCain's Remarks Taking words out of context and spinning them into yarn to make your ugly election day sweater. Just one of the skills in this years campaigns."Obama's campaign is running a TV ad in Indiana that asks the question:...read more
// 21 August 2008, 10:09 am Press Club of Mussoorie remembers John Lang "MUSSOORIE, 20 Aug: Journalists of the press club observed the death anniversary of John Lang, the famous 19th century humanist, author, publisher and revolutionary, who died at the age of 48 under mysterious...read more
// 21 August 2008, 6:07 am
// 21 August 2008, 6:57 am Pakistan: Suicide Attack Death Toll Rises To 70 Two suicide attackers Thursday blown themselves in front of armed factory situated near Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan killing at least 70 people. There are reports of widespread destruction in the areas....read more
// 21 August 2008, 5:49 am Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi does not have confidence in the UN envoy Although military regime allowed UN special envoy to meet with Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but the 63-year-old Nobel laureate, Ms. Suu Kyi did not attend a scheduled meeting with a UN special envoy...read more
// 21 August 2008, 7:50 am 5.9 and 5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Myanmar - China Border 08/21/08 Developing story:About 4 minutes before the magnitude 5.9 earthquake there was one of 5.0 magnitude.On Wednesday a 5.3 earthquake in the same region collapsed buildings and caused 1200 people to flee, I will update...read more
// 21 August 2008, 9:44 am Canada: Deadly bacteria linked to some Maple Leaf meats Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Now that BBQ season winds down, kids are home from summer camp, sandwiches the mainstay for any child as busy parents scramble to work, may have ill effects for kids,...read more
// 21 August 2008, 8:49 am GCSE results: One in five achieve top grades Thousands of UK students received their GCSE results this morning. For those who worked very hard revising they have been rewarded with a pass. Well done..."A sharp increase in top grades at GCSE was reported today...read more
// 21 August 2008, 8:22 am Gates and Seinfeld "I'm a PC" This story Highlighted from a Mac.P.C. (Politically correct) Has never been Seinfeld's strong suit......."Microsoft is going to start a new $300 (mil? ed) advertising blitz to try to regain some of the street...read more
// 21 August 2008, 9:25 am ISLAM: Aspects of Islamic Laws for a Conservative Western Society Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Saudi Arabia strict interpretation of Islam, can be brutal by some, people convicted of murder, drug trafficking, rape and armed robbery can be put to the sword,...read more
// 21 August 2008, 9:39 am Did Scotland help China win Olympic Gold? A lurid story of the International trade in sex organs.While doping scandals run rampant in the sports world, Ancient Chinese health secrets might still be key to getting up on the podium."FROM deep within the glens,...read more
// 21 August 2008, 8:33 am Breast-Formation Clouds Appear in Hertfordshire,UK Clouds in the scientific formation Mammatus - Latin for "boob-like"- have appeared in St. Albans, Herts. St. Albans is a popular site for pilgrims...although not for the clouds (until now...) ...read more
// 21 August 2008, 11:44 am Laugh Life is Short Since i was off on sunday..picked up my brewery..(my guard from my practice who carries my Ale and food..oh dont worry he shares the ale and food with me..lol..) and left for FRIM ( FRIM is a place we bird watchers...read more
// 21 August 2008, 6:23 am Tribute to Degas's Surreal La Petite Danseus (137 Years After) "Everyone has talent at 25, the difficulty is to have it at fifty." (Edgar Degas) Edgar Degas (1834-1917) one of the French most endearing impressionist painter who started sculpting in his early forties(very late...read more
// 21 August 2008, 11:18 am MoveOn.org targets Elizabeth Dole's Senate Race, Big Oil Every Second, oil companies make over $2300 in Profit. Every Second Oil Companies pay over $5200 in Taxes. The Democrats want voters to beleive that every second John McCain and Elizabeth Dole are in the...read more
// 21 August 2008, 12:13 pm Distorting McCain's Remarks Taking words out of context and spinning them into yarn to make your ugly election day sweater. Just one of the skills in this years campaigns."Obama's campaign is running a TV ad in Indiana that asks the question:...read more
// 21 August 2008, 10:09 am Press Club of Mussoorie remembers John Lang "MUSSOORIE, 20 Aug: Journalists of the press club observed the death anniversary of John Lang, the famous 19th century humanist, author, publisher and revolutionary, who died at the age of 48 under mysterious...read more
// 21 August 2008, 6:07 am
Is Karate Training Violent? Is Karate Training Violent?
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am Norway: Russia to freeze NATO military ties OSLO, Norway - Norway's Defense Ministry said Russia has informed it that it plans to cut all military ties with NATO.
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am Olympic Panda Twins Debut Twin giant pandas born in China during the Beijing Olympics join five cartoon pandas designated as the games' mascots.
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am Karate And Religion: Can They Work Together? Karate And Religion: Can They Work Together?
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am MI5 Report Blows The Terrorist Myth. Sophisticated analysis says there is no single pathway to violent extremism
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am YouTube - Larry King: Bill Maher On His Movie Religulous I have to say from the things I've read about this movie, it's kind of a disappointment by Bill Maher's standards but just for people who don't know this was hyped, here's a preview. Also I was checking my reddit account and this was hot.
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am Spotted: FriendFeed Beta -- coming soon A new version of FriendFeed, which may or may not be called "FriendFeed Beta" is in the works, FriendFeed co-founder Bret Taylor just confirmed to me.
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am 50 Successful Social Media Sites You've Never Heard Of There are some wonderful social media communities online, but often, they are well-kept secrets. Here, this article has taken a look at 50 of these sites that you don't know about, but should to increase traffic to your site.
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am Scammers prey on rental crisis desperation AS the country struggles with a rental crisis, web scammers have turned to ripping off prospective tenants desperate for a property.
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am YouTube - Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency Barack Obama met with Rick Warren at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA on Saturday August 16, 2008.
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am Norway: Russia to freeze NATO military ties OSLO, Norway - Norway's Defense Ministry said Russia has informed it that it plans to cut all military ties with NATO.
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am Olympic Panda Twins Debut Twin giant pandas born in China during the Beijing Olympics join five cartoon pandas designated as the games' mascots.
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am Karate And Religion: Can They Work Together? Karate And Religion: Can They Work Together?
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am MI5 Report Blows The Terrorist Myth. Sophisticated analysis says there is no single pathway to violent extremism
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am YouTube - Larry King: Bill Maher On His Movie Religulous I have to say from the things I've read about this movie, it's kind of a disappointment by Bill Maher's standards but just for people who don't know this was hyped, here's a preview. Also I was checking my reddit account and this was hot.
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am Spotted: FriendFeed Beta -- coming soon A new version of FriendFeed, which may or may not be called "FriendFeed Beta" is in the works, FriendFeed co-founder Bret Taylor just confirmed to me.
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am 50 Successful Social Media Sites You've Never Heard Of There are some wonderful social media communities online, but often, they are well-kept secrets. Here, this article has taken a look at 50 of these sites that you don't know about, but should to increase traffic to your site.
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am Scammers prey on rental crisis desperation AS the country struggles with a rental crisis, web scammers have turned to ripping off prospective tenants desperate for a property.
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am YouTube - Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency Barack Obama met with Rick Warren at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA on Saturday August 16, 2008.
// 1 January 1970, 12:59 am
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Two Wheels, Zero Emissions and Loads of Fun | Autopia from Wired.com // 21 August 2008, 3:57 am
Two miracle babies survived holiday jet fireball that burned 153 passengers alive | Mail Online // 21 August 2008, 3:19 am
:: G66 Dot Co Dot UK - The Art of Baz Pringle :: // 21 August 2008, 2:51 am
fun fun fun & Archive & Mum Gorilla Grief Over Her Dead Baby // 21 August 2008, 1:25 am
Game Theory in The Dark Knight: A Critical Review of the Opening Scene (Spoilers) - Mind Your Decisions // 21 August 2008, 1:03 am
John McCain: Throwing the Working Class Under a Bus | The BobboSphere: // 21 August 2008, 12:53 am
Classroom of the Future by Gollifer Langston Architects by CubeMe // 21 August 2008, 12:29 am
At the Zoo - Yahoo! News Photos // 20 August 2008, 11:43 pm
Female Flight Crew @ snaps.lumra.com // 20 August 2008, 11:29 pm
DrCason.org & The Ugly Side of Being a Doctor // 20 August 2008, 10:04 pm
American Civil Liberties Union : Federal Court Rules U.S. Government May Not Deliberately Subvert California&8217;s Medical Marijuana Laws // 20 August 2008, 9:52 pm
Seinfeld and celebrity computer endorsements
At Global Nerdy, Joey deVilla comments on Microsoft's decision to use Jerry Seinfeld as its new spokesman. The best part of Joey's post is the collection of YouTube videos of celebrity...
// 21 August 2008, 12:12 pm Beijing and Tibet: GRL's James Powderly, Brian of "Alive in Baghdad, 4 other US citizens receive 10-day jail sentence A representative of Students for a Free Tibet tells Boing Boing that 6 American bloggers and pro-Tibet activists who went missing in Beijing for days after being detained by authorities have...
// 21 August 2008, 10:48 am Boing Boing tv -- Klaus Pierre: I Want to Stay (comedy) Klaus Pierre, a French/German actor-waiter-whatever, aspires against all odds to become America's next great action hero. Today, in the final chapter of our observational documentary of this...
// 21 August 2008, 10:20 am Weight Watchers is an RPG Clive Thompson looks at the latest iteration of the Weight Watchers online tool and concludes that the program has turned into an RPG: Think about it. As with an RPG, you roll a virtual character,...
// 21 August 2008, 7:08 am Tees say Made in USA in Chinese Thomas sez, "Misterchen has created some clever shirts that say 'Made in USA' in Chinese." Made In The USA Tee (Thanks, Thomas!)
// 21 August 2008, 7:05 am Data-centers built out of sealed shipping containers filled with servers Microsoft's new data-centres are comprised of entire sealed shipping containers that are slotted into racks and left to run until a critical mass of their processor units have failed, then are...
// 21 August 2008, 7:02 am McCain's D&D character stats With the McCain campaign smearing Dungeons and Dragons players, Wired's Threat Level blog is asking its readers to come up with character descriptions or Monster Manual blurbs for McCain: 1st Level...
// 21 August 2008, 6:59 am Maya Angelou on understanding character This is a fantastic Maya Angelou quote: I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree...
// 21 August 2008, 7:11 am Random House asks young adult writers to contractually promise not to behave immorally Random House is asking some of its authors of young adult books to sign contracts with "morality clauses" that allow the publisher to take back your advance and cancel your book if you're caught...
// 21 August 2008, 6:55 am Clown-cigarette umbrella Here's a striking image from the Aug, 1931 issue of Modern Mechanix; an elaborate cigarette umbrella that keeps a clown's smoke safe from seltzer attacks. MANY are the inventions devised to insure...
// 21 August 2008, 6:50 am Austalian Broadcasting Corporation launches Creative Commons community media site Gary sez, "Pool is a Creative Commons licensed social media project being developed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It's a place to share your creative work with the Pool community and...
// 21 August 2008, 6:48 am Underwater photos of sailfish attacking a school of sardines Marilyn sez, "Pual Nicklen's amazing underwater photos of sailfish are a stunning series of seriously bizarre-looking sailfish attacking a school of sardines as big as an elephant." In the...
// 21 August 2008, 6:46 am CBC's Danny Michel releases tracks from new album for remix Chris sez, "Canadian indie artist, and co-host of the CBC radio show Under The Covers, Danny Michel has made the individual tracks from his most recent album available on the web. The raw tracks...
// 21 August 2008, 6:43 am Ice cream is an igneous rock Geologist Maria Brumm makes a compelling case for considering ice-cream to be a sort of igneous rock: Ice cream is an igneous rock. You begin with a liquid slurry containing a hodgepodge of...
// 21 August 2008, 6:41 am Newlyweds tasered and arrested twice in 48 hours These newlyweds know how to party. They were tasered and arrested at their raucous wedding reception, and two days later they were tasered and arrested again. (Photo by Kacper Skowron/For the...
// 20 August 2008, 4:14 pm Beijing update: New detentions, 6 US protesters missing, Tibetan protesters in Tibet reportedly shot dead. A quick update on previous BB posts (one, two, three) about American tech-artists and activists detained for pro-Tibet protests in Beijing. A Students for a Free Tibet spokesperson tells Boing...
// 20 August 2008, 3:00 pm How to watch videos while driving This gentleman likes to watch videos while he drives at night. He places his iPhone on his car's dashboard and watches the reflection on the windshield. He wears a headset while he...
// 20 August 2008, 1:32 pm
// 21 August 2008, 12:12 pm Beijing and Tibet: GRL's James Powderly, Brian of "Alive in Baghdad, 4 other US citizens receive 10-day jail sentence A representative of Students for a Free Tibet tells Boing Boing that 6 American bloggers and pro-Tibet activists who went missing in Beijing for days after being detained by authorities have...
// 21 August 2008, 10:48 am Boing Boing tv -- Klaus Pierre: I Want to Stay (comedy) Klaus Pierre, a French/German actor-waiter-whatever, aspires against all odds to become America's next great action hero. Today, in the final chapter of our observational documentary of this...
// 21 August 2008, 10:20 am Weight Watchers is an RPG Clive Thompson looks at the latest iteration of the Weight Watchers online tool and concludes that the program has turned into an RPG: Think about it. As with an RPG, you roll a virtual character,...
// 21 August 2008, 7:08 am Tees say Made in USA in Chinese Thomas sez, "Misterchen has created some clever shirts that say 'Made in USA' in Chinese." Made In The USA Tee (Thanks, Thomas!)
// 21 August 2008, 7:05 am Data-centers built out of sealed shipping containers filled with servers Microsoft's new data-centres are comprised of entire sealed shipping containers that are slotted into racks and left to run until a critical mass of their processor units have failed, then are...
// 21 August 2008, 7:02 am McCain's D&D character stats With the McCain campaign smearing Dungeons and Dragons players, Wired's Threat Level blog is asking its readers to come up with character descriptions or Monster Manual blurbs for McCain: 1st Level...
// 21 August 2008, 6:59 am Maya Angelou on understanding character This is a fantastic Maya Angelou quote: I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree...
// 21 August 2008, 7:11 am Random House asks young adult writers to contractually promise not to behave immorally Random House is asking some of its authors of young adult books to sign contracts with "morality clauses" that allow the publisher to take back your advance and cancel your book if you're caught...
// 21 August 2008, 6:55 am Clown-cigarette umbrella Here's a striking image from the Aug, 1931 issue of Modern Mechanix; an elaborate cigarette umbrella that keeps a clown's smoke safe from seltzer attacks. MANY are the inventions devised to insure...
// 21 August 2008, 6:50 am Austalian Broadcasting Corporation launches Creative Commons community media site Gary sez, "Pool is a Creative Commons licensed social media project being developed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It's a place to share your creative work with the Pool community and...
// 21 August 2008, 6:48 am Underwater photos of sailfish attacking a school of sardines Marilyn sez, "Pual Nicklen's amazing underwater photos of sailfish are a stunning series of seriously bizarre-looking sailfish attacking a school of sardines as big as an elephant." In the...
// 21 August 2008, 6:46 am CBC's Danny Michel releases tracks from new album for remix Chris sez, "Canadian indie artist, and co-host of the CBC radio show Under The Covers, Danny Michel has made the individual tracks from his most recent album available on the web. The raw tracks...
// 21 August 2008, 6:43 am Ice cream is an igneous rock Geologist Maria Brumm makes a compelling case for considering ice-cream to be a sort of igneous rock: Ice cream is an igneous rock. You begin with a liquid slurry containing a hodgepodge of...
// 21 August 2008, 6:41 am Newlyweds tasered and arrested twice in 48 hours These newlyweds know how to party. They were tasered and arrested at their raucous wedding reception, and two days later they were tasered and arrested again. (Photo by Kacper Skowron/For the...
// 20 August 2008, 4:14 pm Beijing update: New detentions, 6 US protesters missing, Tibetan protesters in Tibet reportedly shot dead. A quick update on previous BB posts (one, two, three) about American tech-artists and activists detained for pro-Tibet protests in Beijing. A Students for a Free Tibet spokesperson tells Boing...
// 20 August 2008, 3:00 pm How to watch videos while driving This gentleman likes to watch videos while he drives at night. He places his iPhone on his car's dashboard and watches the reflection on the windshield. He wears a headset while he...
// 20 August 2008, 1:32 pm
Compact Disc Turns 26, Has a Bright Future
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Kids love Coltrane A cool tale about second graders at P.S. 178 in Queens falling in love with John Coltrane, and raising funds to help restore the house in nearby Dix Hills [previously on mefi] where the...
// 21 August 2008, 10:27 am Who Watches the Watchmen? In February President Bush issued an Executive Order changing the role & reporting structure of the PFIAB, the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. At the time the order was...
// 21 August 2008, 9:51 am Sentry Removal Techniques "Grandmaster" Ashida Kim has always been a controversial figure in the martial arts world, with his claims to Ninjitsu fame. Most who are familiar with him have read his book, Secrets of...
// 21 August 2008, 8:52 am Where's my image? TinEye is the first image search engine on the web to use image identification technology.
Every day TinEye's spiders crawl the web for additional images. Using sophisticated pattern...
// 21 August 2008, 8:30 am Interestingly, I'm reading Lifehacker while posting this "Multitasking messes with the brain in several ways. At the most basic level, the mental balancing acts that it requires--the constant switching and pivoting--energize regions of the brain that...
// 21 August 2008, 8:29 am Ten French soldiers killed in afghanistan Ten French soldiers killed in afghanistan. A ceremony for the 10 soldiers took place today in Paris.. Caught in an ambush, the soldiers have been fired upon during several hours. Nato strikes are...
// 21 August 2008, 8:00 am Olympic logos from 1896 to present Olympic logos from 1896 to present. Tons of trivia too.
// 21 August 2008, 4:24 am Listen Explore Discover Create SoundJunction is all about music. You can take music apart and find out how it works, create music yourself, find out how other people make music and how they perform it, you can learn about musical...
// 21 August 2008, 4:09 am Morgues for an era that well knows what to do with them Atlantic Yards is the largest project Frank Gehry, now seventy-eight, has ever undertaken. And if it proves to be his last large project, it will be a fitting capstone to a career utterly blind to...
// 21 August 2008, 3:34 am Suicide by intracerebellar ballpoint pen and other fascinating tales from PubMed A Good Poop is an entertaining blog by an occupational and environmental health student who enjoys finding oddities in medical and scientific research from PubMed. (via Look at This...)
// 20 August 2008, 9:15 pm A Better Place Shai Agassi's Audacious Plan to Put Electric Cars on the Road. Now it's Agassi's turn. He starts off uncharacteristically nervous, stammering a bit. He's got something different, he says. A new...
// 20 August 2008, 8:33 pm The Chinese Are Coming (Again) The book 1421 was a publishing sensation, selling over a million copies in several languages. Its author, Gavin Menzies, despite being roundly criticized and thoroughly debunked, is back with a new...
// 20 August 2008, 8:23 pm Pastor Rick's Test At the risk of heresy, let it be said that setting up the two presidential candidates for religious interrogation by an evangelical minister -- no matter how beloved -- is supremely wrong.
...
// 20 August 2008, 7:02 pm Her changeable smile A collection of riffs on the Mona Lisa.
// 20 August 2008, 6:08 pm No, it won't have the pirate comic... Who watches The Watchmen? Kevin Smith has, Dave Gibbons has, Alan Moore won't (Gibbons hopes he'll watch the DVD), and if Fox has its way maybe YOU won't either.
// 20 August 2008, 5:00 pm muslim nerd awesome slyt: Two perpetrators of a poetic internet theology flamewar recite aloud, with hilarious, barbed, awesomely dorky results. Brother of Few Words vs Yasir Qadhi.
// 20 August 2008, 4:58 pm A little light calligraphy Julien Briton draws calligraphy with light. [Via]
// 20 August 2008, 4:52 pm
// 21 August 2008, 10:27 am Who Watches the Watchmen? In February President Bush issued an Executive Order changing the role & reporting structure of the PFIAB, the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. At the time the order was...
// 21 August 2008, 9:51 am Sentry Removal Techniques "Grandmaster" Ashida Kim has always been a controversial figure in the martial arts world, with his claims to Ninjitsu fame. Most who are familiar with him have read his book, Secrets of...
// 21 August 2008, 8:52 am Where's my image? TinEye is the first image search engine on the web to use image identification technology.
Every day TinEye's spiders crawl the web for additional images. Using sophisticated pattern...
// 21 August 2008, 8:30 am Interestingly, I'm reading Lifehacker while posting this "Multitasking messes with the brain in several ways. At the most basic level, the mental balancing acts that it requires--the constant switching and pivoting--energize regions of the brain that...
// 21 August 2008, 8:29 am Ten French soldiers killed in afghanistan Ten French soldiers killed in afghanistan. A ceremony for the 10 soldiers took place today in Paris.. Caught in an ambush, the soldiers have been fired upon during several hours. Nato strikes are...
// 21 August 2008, 8:00 am Olympic logos from 1896 to present Olympic logos from 1896 to present. Tons of trivia too.
// 21 August 2008, 4:24 am Listen Explore Discover Create SoundJunction is all about music. You can take music apart and find out how it works, create music yourself, find out how other people make music and how they perform it, you can learn about musical...
// 21 August 2008, 4:09 am Morgues for an era that well knows what to do with them Atlantic Yards is the largest project Frank Gehry, now seventy-eight, has ever undertaken. And if it proves to be his last large project, it will be a fitting capstone to a career utterly blind to...
// 21 August 2008, 3:34 am Suicide by intracerebellar ballpoint pen and other fascinating tales from PubMed A Good Poop is an entertaining blog by an occupational and environmental health student who enjoys finding oddities in medical and scientific research from PubMed. (via Look at This...)
// 20 August 2008, 9:15 pm A Better Place Shai Agassi's Audacious Plan to Put Electric Cars on the Road. Now it's Agassi's turn. He starts off uncharacteristically nervous, stammering a bit. He's got something different, he says. A new...
// 20 August 2008, 8:33 pm The Chinese Are Coming (Again) The book 1421 was a publishing sensation, selling over a million copies in several languages. Its author, Gavin Menzies, despite being roundly criticized and thoroughly debunked, is back with a new...
// 20 August 2008, 8:23 pm Pastor Rick's Test At the risk of heresy, let it be said that setting up the two presidential candidates for religious interrogation by an evangelical minister -- no matter how beloved -- is supremely wrong.
...
// 20 August 2008, 7:02 pm Her changeable smile A collection of riffs on the Mona Lisa.
// 20 August 2008, 6:08 pm No, it won't have the pirate comic... Who watches The Watchmen? Kevin Smith has, Dave Gibbons has, Alan Moore won't (Gibbons hopes he'll watch the DVD), and if Fox has its way maybe YOU won't either.
// 20 August 2008, 5:00 pm muslim nerd awesome slyt: Two perpetrators of a poetic internet theology flamewar recite aloud, with hilarious, barbed, awesomely dorky results. Brother of Few Words vs Yasir Qadhi.
// 20 August 2008, 4:58 pm A little light calligraphy Julien Briton draws calligraphy with light. [Via]
// 20 August 2008, 4:52 pm
iPhone GUI PSD
If you’re looking to mock up an iPhone app during the design or coding process, a good place to start is the fully editable PSD file on teehan+lax that includes samples of most elements.
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// 20 August 2008, 7:09 pm What Makes for a Good Blog? | 43 Folders My friends at Six Apart recently asked me to make a list of blogs that I enjoy. I think they’re planning to use it for their new Blogs.com project. Unfortunately, I’m late getting it to them (typical), but if it’s still Saved By: jsruok | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: blog
// 19 August 2008, 9:17 pm 7 Principles Of Clean And Optimized CSS Code | CSS | Smashing Magazine Saved By: assbach | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: css, articles, lists, tipps, howtos, via:mento.info
// 19 August 2008, 8:12 am 21 Mindblowing Premium-Like Free Wordpress Themes - Opensource, Free and Useful Online Resources for Designers and Developers Saved By: Cristi | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: wordpress, free, themes
// 21 August 2008, 1:03 am Single-Page Portfolio Sites Are you looking to design a portfolio site? Maybe all you need is a single-page site? Single-page design works if you don' t have much content, but just want to showcase your work. It can save time and cost because you don't need to build the CMS and templates. In other words, it's perfect for the non-coders. Here are 30 single-page portfolio sites with exceptional design and implementation. Hopefully, they can give you some inspiration. Saved By: Oli | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: portfolio, web design, job
// 19 August 2008, 9:29 am 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business | chrisbrogan.com "If you’re representing clients and billing hours, and tweeting all the time, you might hear about it." I've already heard that one!! I don't bill by hours so I don't have the problem. Do you? Saved By: dahowlett | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: twitter
// 21 August 2008, 6:39 am Eric Meyer: The Lessons of CSS Frameworks Again from Jeremy's great live blogging of An Event Apart San Francisco, here's Eric on CSS frameworks. I'm glad to see someone else broaching this topic, and in general it looks like Eric did a great job of rounding 'em up. A few bits and responses: > If you’re going to use a framework, it should be yours; one that you’ve created. You can look at existing frameworks for ideas and hack at it. But the professionals in this room are not well served by picking up a framework and using it as-is. Generally speaking, I agree. I have made great use of Blueprint -- but it's worth nothing that almost all of the basic concepts were created by me (along with Nathan and Christian). As Blueprint has progressed, it's gotten farther and farther away from what we created, and I've been less enthralled by it. The point is: something you created yourself is always going to be more useful to you than something you didn't. > Four of them use psuedo-namespaced class names beginning with grid- or container- or span- (which you would apply to a div!?). I'm not sure if the parenthetical is Jeremy or Eric speaking, but this is also worth noting: in the original CSS framework Nathan, Christian, and I created, you were *not* necessarily supposed to apply those classes to a `div`. The classes were for *any* element, and there was *no* encouragement to liter your markup with extraneous `div` elements. The original Blueprint retained this philosophy, but later changed it, asking people to always use `div` elements as columns. I find this to be incredibly wrong, and I always override this Blueprint functionality when I use the framework. If you are going to use a `div` for every layout column/row/unit/whatever, you may as well just use tables. I hope everyone knows and understands that when I was touting Blueprint, it was before the made the boneheaded decision to require the use of a `div` element for every column. Saved By: Jeff Croft | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: ericmeyer, jeremykeith, aneventapart, css, frameworks, blueprintcss, webstandards
// 18 August 2008, 8:24 pm 10 Adobe AIR Apps for Web Designers Saved By: jeffisageek | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: design
// 19 August 2008, 2:43 pm Photosynth microsoft live labs, photo reality application Saved By: david coxon | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: crosoft, microsoft live labs, live labs, photosynth, photo, montage, photo reality, synth, photo stitch
// 21 August 2008, 11:41 am The Eternal Value of Privacy Saved By: Heliostatic | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: privacy, security, toread, politik
// 10 July 2007, 11:28 pm YouTube: Top 10 YouTube Hacks Saved By: kwbridge | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: youtube, hacks, lifehacker, convert, audio, video, extract
// 20 August 2008, 8:00 pm Screencasting: How To Start, Tools and Guidelines | Developer's Toolbox | Smashing Magazine Saved By: mfruchter | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: screencasting
// 20 August 2008, 4:06 am 18 Tools to Turn Firefox 3 into a Communications Portal Firefox can be so much more than just a browser via its huge extension base. Here are 18 tools to turn your Firefox 3 browser into a communications portal. Saved By: Jeunium | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: firefox
// 20 August 2008, 12:39 am Form Elements: 40+ CSS/JS Styling and Functionality Techniques techniques such as styling different form fields, live validation, Context highlighting, trading options from field to another, slider controls and more - using CSS and different Javascript libraries Saved By: boblet | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: web design, forms, css, js, ref
// 18 August 2008, 4:03 am Pricing tactics A list of pricing tactics with descriptions of their strategic value Saved By: Gahlord Dewald | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: strategy, business, marketing
// 19 August 2008, 11:13 pm
// 20 August 2008, 7:09 pm What Makes for a Good Blog? | 43 Folders My friends at Six Apart recently asked me to make a list of blogs that I enjoy. I think they’re planning to use it for their new Blogs.com project. Unfortunately, I’m late getting it to them (typical), but if it’s still Saved By: jsruok | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: blog
// 19 August 2008, 9:17 pm 7 Principles Of Clean And Optimized CSS Code | CSS | Smashing Magazine Saved By: assbach | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: css, articles, lists, tipps, howtos, via:mento.info
// 19 August 2008, 8:12 am 21 Mindblowing Premium-Like Free Wordpress Themes - Opensource, Free and Useful Online Resources for Designers and Developers Saved By: Cristi | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: wordpress, free, themes
// 21 August 2008, 1:03 am Single-Page Portfolio Sites Are you looking to design a portfolio site? Maybe all you need is a single-page site? Single-page design works if you don' t have much content, but just want to showcase your work. It can save time and cost because you don't need to build the CMS and templates. In other words, it's perfect for the non-coders. Here are 30 single-page portfolio sites with exceptional design and implementation. Hopefully, they can give you some inspiration. Saved By: Oli | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: portfolio, web design, job
// 19 August 2008, 9:29 am 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business | chrisbrogan.com "If you’re representing clients and billing hours, and tweeting all the time, you might hear about it." I've already heard that one!! I don't bill by hours so I don't have the problem. Do you? Saved By: dahowlett | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: twitter
// 21 August 2008, 6:39 am Eric Meyer: The Lessons of CSS Frameworks Again from Jeremy's great live blogging of An Event Apart San Francisco, here's Eric on CSS frameworks. I'm glad to see someone else broaching this topic, and in general it looks like Eric did a great job of rounding 'em up. A few bits and responses: > If you’re going to use a framework, it should be yours; one that you’ve created. You can look at existing frameworks for ideas and hack at it. But the professionals in this room are not well served by picking up a framework and using it as-is. Generally speaking, I agree. I have made great use of Blueprint -- but it's worth nothing that almost all of the basic concepts were created by me (along with Nathan and Christian). As Blueprint has progressed, it's gotten farther and farther away from what we created, and I've been less enthralled by it. The point is: something you created yourself is always going to be more useful to you than something you didn't. > Four of them use psuedo-namespaced class names beginning with grid- or container- or span- (which you would apply to a div!?). I'm not sure if the parenthetical is Jeremy or Eric speaking, but this is also worth noting: in the original CSS framework Nathan, Christian, and I created, you were *not* necessarily supposed to apply those classes to a `div`. The classes were for *any* element, and there was *no* encouragement to liter your markup with extraneous `div` elements. The original Blueprint retained this philosophy, but later changed it, asking people to always use `div` elements as columns. I find this to be incredibly wrong, and I always override this Blueprint functionality when I use the framework. If you are going to use a `div` for every layout column/row/unit/whatever, you may as well just use tables. I hope everyone knows and understands that when I was touting Blueprint, it was before the made the boneheaded decision to require the use of a `div` element for every column. Saved By: Jeff Croft | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: ericmeyer, jeremykeith, aneventapart, css, frameworks, blueprintcss, webstandards
// 18 August 2008, 8:24 pm 10 Adobe AIR Apps for Web Designers Saved By: jeffisageek | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: design
// 19 August 2008, 2:43 pm Photosynth microsoft live labs, photo reality application Saved By: david coxon | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: crosoft, microsoft live labs, live labs, photosynth, photo, montage, photo reality, synth, photo stitch
// 21 August 2008, 11:41 am The Eternal Value of Privacy Saved By: Heliostatic | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: privacy, security, toread, politik
// 10 July 2007, 11:28 pm YouTube: Top 10 YouTube Hacks Saved By: kwbridge | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: youtube, hacks, lifehacker, convert, audio, video, extract
// 20 August 2008, 8:00 pm Screencasting: How To Start, Tools and Guidelines | Developer's Toolbox | Smashing Magazine Saved By: mfruchter | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: screencasting
// 20 August 2008, 4:06 am 18 Tools to Turn Firefox 3 into a Communications Portal Firefox can be so much more than just a browser via its huge extension base. Here are 18 tools to turn your Firefox 3 browser into a communications portal. Saved By: Jeunium | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: firefox
// 20 August 2008, 12:39 am Form Elements: 40+ CSS/JS Styling and Functionality Techniques techniques such as styling different form fields, live validation, Context highlighting, trading options from field to another, slider controls and more - using CSS and different Javascript libraries Saved By: boblet | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: web design, forms, css, js, ref
// 18 August 2008, 4:03 am Pricing tactics A list of pricing tactics with descriptions of their strategic value Saved By: Gahlord Dewald | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: strategy, business, marketing
// 19 August 2008, 11:13 pm
30 Best Firefox add-ons As I am one of the many Firefox users I use many of its add-ons which make my work so much easier. And I would like to share with you list of 30 best handpicked Firefox add-ons, very useful for web...
// 22 August 2008, 2:02 am Learn Adobe AIR, Part 1: Build A Note Storage App The Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) platform changes the game for web developers, taking standard web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and bringing them into a desktop application...
// 22 August 2008, 1:52 am IntelliJ Idea 8: Smart Type Completion Becomes Even Smarter Most of you are aware of IntelliJ IDEA smart type completion feature that is invoked with Ctrl+Shift+Space shortcut. In the latest IntelliJ IDEA 8 Milestone 1 release, this gem became even shinier.
// 22 August 2008, 1:33 am Check In Early, Check In Often Developers who work for long periods -- and by long I mean more than a day -- without checking anything into source control are setting themselves up for some serious integration headaches down the...
// 22 August 2008, 1:22 am Five Reasons BitNami Makes Your Life Easier If you're not already familiar with BitNami, the aim of the project is to help spread the adoption of open source software by making it easier than ever to install and configure. Whether you're an...
// 22 August 2008, 1:04 am Ruby Programming Language By David Flanagan, Yukihiro Matsumoto tries to highlight imp points from this book.
// 22 August 2008, 12:50 am New Website for the Scala Language The new website finally goes live! The existing content has been reorganized and updated, and finding the desired information should now be much easier.
// 21 August 2008, 11:56 pm A basic PureMVC MultiCore AS3 example using Pipes Utility and Modules These days I've been playing around with the latest cool utility for PureMVC MultiCore AS3 called "Pipes Utility" developed by Cliff Hall. It's a very helpful and powerful utility to communicate...
// 21 August 2008, 11:53 pm Things to watch for when Porting from PureMVC to PureMVC multicore So you've built the majority of your application in PureMVC and now you wanna lob a module or two in there. Go ahead. Add that excitement to your day. I had the pleasure of doing just that when I...
// 21 August 2008, 11:49 pm John Resig - querySelectorAll in Firefox 3.1 A brand-new implementation of the Selectors API has landed in the latest Firefox nightlies (and in Firefox 3.1a1) - on track to head your way in the upcoming Firefox 3.1 release. I've talked about...
// 21 August 2008, 11:49 pm Identifying Senior Software Engineers: Six Critical Differences For HR and legal purposes, most development companies classify Software Engineers into ranks from I to IV (or V). The higher the rank, the higher the responsibilities, expectations, independence and...
// 21 August 2008, 10:47 pm Beust Coding Challenge Wrap-up My first take away from this little exercise is that conciseness only goes so far. I have seen people post a one-liner solution on their blog in language X and conclude "X rocks". Except that their...
// 21 August 2008, 10:44 pm 12 Print Magazines for Web and Graphic Designers There's obviously no shortage of content online for web designers, but the offline content is frequently overlooked. There are a number of print publications that cover various topics that are...
// 21 August 2008, 10:42 pm Spring Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach Spring Recipes covers Spring 2.5 from basic to advanced, and introduces several common Spring projects that will bring significant value to your application development. The books is divided into 19...
// 21 August 2008, 10:39 pm Python: An Introduction to Thread Programming This writing explains the basics of thread programming, for a beginner, the concept of thread programming is often intimidating with the complexities involved in it, therefore its very important to...
// 21 August 2008, 10:38 pm 8 Golden Rules of Interface Design From the book Designing the User Interface by Ben Shneiderman, he pointed out 8 rules to guide us to good interaction design.
// 21 August 2008, 10:32 pm Don't bring me solutions, bring me problems Why managers/leaders/product owners sometimes treat developers as machines to write the code? Why they don't trust developers and don't believe they really have knowledge and skills to solve many...
// 21 August 2008, 10:15 pm
// 22 August 2008, 2:02 am Learn Adobe AIR, Part 1: Build A Note Storage App The Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) platform changes the game for web developers, taking standard web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and bringing them into a desktop application...
// 22 August 2008, 1:52 am IntelliJ Idea 8: Smart Type Completion Becomes Even Smarter Most of you are aware of IntelliJ IDEA smart type completion feature that is invoked with Ctrl+Shift+Space shortcut. In the latest IntelliJ IDEA 8 Milestone 1 release, this gem became even shinier.
// 22 August 2008, 1:33 am Check In Early, Check In Often Developers who work for long periods -- and by long I mean more than a day -- without checking anything into source control are setting themselves up for some serious integration headaches down the...
// 22 August 2008, 1:22 am Five Reasons BitNami Makes Your Life Easier If you're not already familiar with BitNami, the aim of the project is to help spread the adoption of open source software by making it easier than ever to install and configure. Whether you're an...
// 22 August 2008, 1:04 am Ruby Programming Language By David Flanagan, Yukihiro Matsumoto tries to highlight imp points from this book.
// 22 August 2008, 12:50 am New Website for the Scala Language The new website finally goes live! The existing content has been reorganized and updated, and finding the desired information should now be much easier.
// 21 August 2008, 11:56 pm A basic PureMVC MultiCore AS3 example using Pipes Utility and Modules These days I've been playing around with the latest cool utility for PureMVC MultiCore AS3 called "Pipes Utility" developed by Cliff Hall. It's a very helpful and powerful utility to communicate...
// 21 August 2008, 11:53 pm Things to watch for when Porting from PureMVC to PureMVC multicore So you've built the majority of your application in PureMVC and now you wanna lob a module or two in there. Go ahead. Add that excitement to your day. I had the pleasure of doing just that when I...
// 21 August 2008, 11:49 pm John Resig - querySelectorAll in Firefox 3.1 A brand-new implementation of the Selectors API has landed in the latest Firefox nightlies (and in Firefox 3.1a1) - on track to head your way in the upcoming Firefox 3.1 release. I've talked about...
// 21 August 2008, 11:49 pm Identifying Senior Software Engineers: Six Critical Differences For HR and legal purposes, most development companies classify Software Engineers into ranks from I to IV (or V). The higher the rank, the higher the responsibilities, expectations, independence and...
// 21 August 2008, 10:47 pm Beust Coding Challenge Wrap-up My first take away from this little exercise is that conciseness only goes so far. I have seen people post a one-liner solution on their blog in language X and conclude "X rocks". Except that their...
// 21 August 2008, 10:44 pm 12 Print Magazines for Web and Graphic Designers There's obviously no shortage of content online for web designers, but the offline content is frequently overlooked. There are a number of print publications that cover various topics that are...
// 21 August 2008, 10:42 pm Spring Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach Spring Recipes covers Spring 2.5 from basic to advanced, and introduces several common Spring projects that will bring significant value to your application development. The books is divided into 19...
// 21 August 2008, 10:39 pm Python: An Introduction to Thread Programming This writing explains the basics of thread programming, for a beginner, the concept of thread programming is often intimidating with the complexities involved in it, therefore its very important to...
// 21 August 2008, 10:38 pm 8 Golden Rules of Interface Design From the book Designing the User Interface by Ben Shneiderman, he pointed out 8 rules to guide us to good interaction design.
// 21 August 2008, 10:32 pm Don't bring me solutions, bring me problems Why managers/leaders/product owners sometimes treat developers as machines to write the code? Why they don't trust developers and don't believe they really have knowledge and skills to solve many...
// 21 August 2008, 10:15 pm
Bush makes last-minute grab for civil liberties 'I'm still in the White House you know'
US citizens could be investigated without just cause under a new plan from the Justice Department, while those who choose to leave the country will have their...
// 21 August 2008, 6:15 pm Dabs.com founder accused of attempted rape, drugs offences Remanded in custody The founder of Dabs.com, David Atherton, has been charged with attempted rape and possession of Class A drugs.…
// 21 August 2008, 5:57 pm Logic-gate 'supermolecules' play noughts & crosses Chemical nanobrains 'clever as kids' The Royal Society of Chemistry has awarded a Belfast-based boffin a prize for developing "intelligent supermolecules" which are on an intellectual level with...
// 21 August 2008, 5:09 pm JavaFX preview highlights critical weaknesses Potential riches uncertain Review Sun Microsystems recently released the JavaFX Preview SDK. I decided to revisit what is Sun's last, best hope to recapture both the desktop and the browser in the...
// 21 August 2008, 5:02 pm Reg server and chip hack molested by Gray Lady 'They'll never take away my typos!' Lady and gentlemen,…
// 21 August 2008, 4:49 pm NASA's Ares V may crush Kennedy crawlerway Heavy lifter too heavy for road to the stars? The budget for NASA's Constellation programme - comprising the Orion and Ares vehicles - looks like it may have run to a few billion cubic metres of road...
// 21 August 2008, 4:15 pm Microsoft's Photosynth falls out of cloud 'A little overwhelmed' Microsoft today released a free photo-stitching tool that runs in the cloud -- sadly for Redmond, at time of writing Photosynth is having a little lie-down.…
// 21 August 2008, 4:08 pm Ericsson ST move helps consolidate wireless chip makers Mobile platforms merge with wireless The announcement this week that Ericsson would merge its Mobile Platforms division into the ST-NXP Wireless business sent shock waves around the industry.…
// 21 August 2008, 4:03 pm Opera update draws the curtain on seven security vulns Keeping schtum on XSS bug details, though Opera users should upgrade their browser software following the discovery of multiple security bugs.…
// 21 August 2008, 3:57 pm Scientists unravel galactic spaghetti monster Magnetism maintains his noodly appendages Scientists believe they have deduced what sustains the noodly appendages of a galactic "spaghetti monster" - actually Galaxy NGC 1275 in Perseus - which...
// 21 August 2008, 3:10 pm Royal Navy plans world's first running-jump jet Carrier flyboys to descend on a wing and a prayer nozzle British boffins and test pilots are continuing to work on a new deck-landing technique, to be employed by Blighty's upcoming generation of...
// 21 August 2008, 2:54 pm Hacker unearths young Chinese gymnast scam Underage and under the radar A search engine hacker has uncovered fresh evidence that the Chinese women's gymnastic team cheated by fielding underage competitors.…
// 21 August 2008, 2:51 pm Nokia's Tube touchphone to be out in time for Xmas? Exec talks up touchscreen handset Nokia's eagerly anticipated Tube phone could appear before Christmas. One of the Finnish firm's executives has certainly confirmed that the company plans to launch a...
// 21 August 2008, 2:38 pm eBay changes anger smaller sellers Goodbye Mom and Pop Online tat bazaar eBay is changing how it charges to encourage more fixed price sales instead of auctions.…
// 21 August 2008, 2:15 pm FCC pelts Comcast with rotten veg Order, order Having put the company in the stocks two weeks ago, the FCC heaped a load of rotten vegetables over US cable giant Comcast yesterday.…
// 21 August 2008, 2:05 pm Gordo returns to website in crisis This blog storm could be what finishes him The Prime Minister has returned from his holiday to find his £100,000 blog, which launched last week is taking a bit of a shoeing in the press. Downing...
// 21 August 2008, 2:04 pm That 'Elderly Persons' sign: Can you do better? Yes? Click here to prove it Competition The revelation yesterday that some old timers didn't much like being portrayed as hunchback cripples on the UK's "Please don't run over elderly persons" road...
// 21 August 2008, 1:49 pm
// 21 August 2008, 6:15 pm Dabs.com founder accused of attempted rape, drugs offences Remanded in custody The founder of Dabs.com, David Atherton, has been charged with attempted rape and possession of Class A drugs.…
// 21 August 2008, 5:57 pm Logic-gate 'supermolecules' play noughts & crosses Chemical nanobrains 'clever as kids' The Royal Society of Chemistry has awarded a Belfast-based boffin a prize for developing "intelligent supermolecules" which are on an intellectual level with...
// 21 August 2008, 5:09 pm JavaFX preview highlights critical weaknesses Potential riches uncertain Review Sun Microsystems recently released the JavaFX Preview SDK. I decided to revisit what is Sun's last, best hope to recapture both the desktop and the browser in the...
// 21 August 2008, 5:02 pm Reg server and chip hack molested by Gray Lady 'They'll never take away my typos!' Lady and gentlemen,…
// 21 August 2008, 4:49 pm NASA's Ares V may crush Kennedy crawlerway Heavy lifter too heavy for road to the stars? The budget for NASA's Constellation programme - comprising the Orion and Ares vehicles - looks like it may have run to a few billion cubic metres of road...
// 21 August 2008, 4:15 pm Microsoft's Photosynth falls out of cloud 'A little overwhelmed' Microsoft today released a free photo-stitching tool that runs in the cloud -- sadly for Redmond, at time of writing Photosynth is having a little lie-down.…
// 21 August 2008, 4:08 pm Ericsson ST move helps consolidate wireless chip makers Mobile platforms merge with wireless The announcement this week that Ericsson would merge its Mobile Platforms division into the ST-NXP Wireless business sent shock waves around the industry.…
// 21 August 2008, 4:03 pm Opera update draws the curtain on seven security vulns Keeping schtum on XSS bug details, though Opera users should upgrade their browser software following the discovery of multiple security bugs.…
// 21 August 2008, 3:57 pm Scientists unravel galactic spaghetti monster Magnetism maintains his noodly appendages Scientists believe they have deduced what sustains the noodly appendages of a galactic "spaghetti monster" - actually Galaxy NGC 1275 in Perseus - which...
// 21 August 2008, 3:10 pm Royal Navy plans world's first running-jump jet Carrier flyboys to descend on a wing and a prayer nozzle British boffins and test pilots are continuing to work on a new deck-landing technique, to be employed by Blighty's upcoming generation of...
// 21 August 2008, 2:54 pm Hacker unearths young Chinese gymnast scam Underage and under the radar A search engine hacker has uncovered fresh evidence that the Chinese women's gymnastic team cheated by fielding underage competitors.…
// 21 August 2008, 2:51 pm Nokia's Tube touchphone to be out in time for Xmas? Exec talks up touchscreen handset Nokia's eagerly anticipated Tube phone could appear before Christmas. One of the Finnish firm's executives has certainly confirmed that the company plans to launch a...
// 21 August 2008, 2:38 pm eBay changes anger smaller sellers Goodbye Mom and Pop Online tat bazaar eBay is changing how it charges to encourage more fixed price sales instead of auctions.…
// 21 August 2008, 2:15 pm FCC pelts Comcast with rotten veg Order, order Having put the company in the stocks two weeks ago, the FCC heaped a load of rotten vegetables over US cable giant Comcast yesterday.…
// 21 August 2008, 2:05 pm Gordo returns to website in crisis This blog storm could be what finishes him The Prime Minister has returned from his holiday to find his £100,000 blog, which launched last week is taking a bit of a shoeing in the press. Downing...
// 21 August 2008, 2:04 pm That 'Elderly Persons' sign: Can you do better? Yes? Click here to prove it Competition The revelation yesterday that some old timers didn't much like being portrayed as hunchback cripples on the UK's "Please don't run over elderly persons" road...
// 21 August 2008, 1:49 pm