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October 4 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6575 diggsWay to raise your kids, you betcha! 214 diggsA Short Movie I fell in Love with. 162 diggsNew research suggests self-control can be improved using abstract reasoning. 230 diggsMost of the Wordpress blogs look more or less similar these days, to stand uniquely out from the rest, you have got to tweak it. And by tweaking, we mean really getting your hands dirty down on the blog theme and PHP codes. 313 diggsYouTube submitter had the title right. 314 diggsThe song is from Rusted Root. 132 diggs“Sweden now joins Brazil, Croatia, Italy, South Korea, and South Africa as countries whose national Swedish Flagstandards bodies have formal approved this standard”, the ODF advocacy organisation writes in this week’s newsletter. 197 diggsThe real frosting on the cake is that this whole thing appears to have been pre-meditated before the bailout was even official. I'm sure those executives think they're getting a sweet deal, but they clearly don't know about Malibu's upper crust. 180 diggsShops are cutting the price of everything – except videogames. Are we being ripped off? Wandering into a videogame shop can be a pretty depressing experience – and not just because it takes four hours to get to the checkout. £34.99 for Mass Effect? £49.99 for a console game? 105 diggsIn a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to do things the "GNU/Linux way". 94 diggsMIT has announced the launch of the Environmental Research Council to elevate and expand the Institute's leadership in this critical area of study. 167 diggsCollege students are arguably the group most sensitive to swings in gasoline prices and the quickest to adjust. So how has the dorm set reacted as the price at the pump surged then declined somewhat to a $3.64 national average? 104 diggsDid you know that it is possible to alter the look of your iPod's boring default graphical user interface? Thanks to Rockbox, an open source firmware for mp3 players, you don't have to be a hacker to customize the appearance of your iPod's GUI. 127 diggsMicrosoft must be celebrating - after a range of price cuts around the world, Xbox360 is now comfortably outselling PS3 - with 180,000 units of Microsoft's hardware sold last week versus 120,000 units of Sony's hardware. With the lead up to christmas and many major exclusives on the way for Xbox360 it looks like Microsoft's lead is set to increase 399 diggsCrazy old marketing 348 diggsRepublican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's been known to do it. But what other presidential figures have been caught in the act of winking? Take a look at this photo gallery to find out! 126 diggsWith every new version of media players, we get new beautiful album art views, recommendations and all kinds of sorting by genre, year, composer. These are all based on correct information stored in the songs 'tags'. Let's fix those pesky details and get Genius and Last.fm working properly. 180 diggsAfter rumors surfaced on the Web a few months back that a new Kindle might be on the way, Amazon.com did its best to shoot them down, saying a new Kindle was not coming this year. Well, Boy Genius Report has gotten ahold of some photos that appear to be the Kindle 2, so we're curious what Amazon has to say now. 163 diggsReports in Top Tech News and elsewhere suggest that Motorola is looking to hire hundreds of Google Android developers. Indeed, a quick search of Motorola's job openings suggests that, indeed, Android is set to become a permanent fixture at Motorola, which has long built Linux-based phones but hitherto used MontaVista's Mobilinux. 205 diggsIn a perfect world, it wouldn't matter what a genius JavaScript programmer or top-flight professional looked like. In this world, though, coming across as an unkempt schlub won't do anything good for your career, your social life, or your luck with that cute guy or gal from marketing. 168 diggsThe Swedish news site Nyheter24 has been criticized for including a list of most downloaded TV-shows on their site, and linking directly to the torrent detail pages on The Pirate Bay. According to Henrik Pontén of the Swedish Anti Pirate Bureau, who led the Pirate Bay investigation, the news site is assisting copyright infringement. 162 diggsLiverpool-bred post-punk legends Echo and the Bunnymen commanded New York City's iconic Radio City Music Hall Wednesday night with a set of lush anthems that illustrated just how many bands they've influenced. How many? Seemingly every stark, rock music-playing act to strum a note since the Bunnymen's birth in 1978. 138 diggsMuslim journalist Zaiba Malik had never worn the niqab. But with everyone weighing in with their views on the veil, she decided to put one on for the day. She was shocked by how it made her feel - and how strongly strangers reacted to it 352 diggsMartha Miller, a tax attorney looks at McCain's last 2 returns.Does McCain think that gambling with Cindy's money means it doesn't have to be accounted for? 236 diggsThe University of Wisconsin marching band has been suspended indefinitely while allegations of hazing, alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct are investigated. 117 diggsFrom Tunbridge Wells to Harrogate, hundreds of lap-dancing clubs are bringing sleaze to the High Street, And as this disturbing investigation shows, there is NOTHING anyone can do to stop them 119 diggsAn All-American Beginning Orenthal James Simpson rose to national prominence as a football player at the University of Southern California, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1968. He went on to play for the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers and retired after the 1979 season. O.J. was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. He also 229 diggsSome excellent websites to check out, found by BBCs Kate Russell, that make surfing the web more enjoyable. 147 diggsUsing this patch, you can enable your Apple TV to play practically any DRM-free multimedia file. 344 diggsDespite rumors to the contrary, it looks like Christopher Nolan may now indeed be signed to direct a sequel to The Dark Knight. The newest edition of Production Weekly went out this morning, and they list Nolan as the official director of Batman 3 669 diggsI don't blame him, he's just one of a very few that have said enough is enough. 121 diggs...previously unpublished photographs of the 1925 Tennessee vs. John Scopes "Monkey Trial" 110 diggsCNK Promotions is hawking these "liquid-filled USB drives." How cool is that? 215 diggsPayPal, the payment service used by 20 million online shoppers in Britain, has given in to consumer demands to offer full refunds to buyers defrauded on eBay. 207 diggsVoters are rightly furious at the proposal to spend $700,000,000,000 that the government doesn't have to bail out Wall Street bankers who created the current economic crisis in the first place. But why then aren't we concerned about the trillions of dollars the Federal Reserve is pumping into the system? Or the trillions missing from the Pentagon.. 148 diggsSeven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has embarrassed cycling's premier race, the Tour organizer's new president said in an interview Saturday. 144 diggsEagle-eyed reader Phelipe Hamoui snapped these shots of the giant iPhone display in Hong Kong running Mac OS X. This marks a nice change from that embarrassing little slip-up that revealed a U.S. display was running (gasp upon gasp!) Windows XP. So take a deep breath, Mac Army. Everything's gonna be okay. 290 diggsJohn McCain and his Republican allies are "readying a newly aggressive assault on Sen. Barack Obama's character, believing that to win in November they must shift the conversation back to questions about the Democrat's judgment, honesty and personal associations," several top Republicans told 411 diggs 129 diggsSouth Korea plans to help obese children pay for health club membership and other activities that can help them lose weight, an official said on Wednesday. 182 diggsEarlier this week, Profy.com’s Svetlana Gladkova sent an email reminding me that Google’s Chrome Browser was one month old. How time flies, and how quickly we forget: or at least I did. After my initial few posts and thoughts, Google Chrome has fallen off my attention radar since... 108 diggsBlue is one of the most used colors in web design, therefore it’s hard to stand out from the sea of competition out there. This collection showcases some of the best, unique, creative designs that utilize shades of blue as a primary color and theme. 328 diggsThe Atlanta Braves have fallen to desperate measures. 155 diggsThey say you get what you pay for. Unfortunately, even with the second release of the Audi A4 Driving Challenge for your iPhone or iPod Touch, the price tag is still fairly representative of the quality of the game. 271 diggsCurse you, Sarah Palin! Now I can't even load GTA IV without thinking about you. 155 diggsThey are as much part of growing up in America as blueberry pie and drive-in. But new research shows that cheerleaders, who once dazzled with their smiles and sequins, are at greater risk of serious injury than American football players. Instead of just cheering on their team, cheerleaders are now encouraged to compete in high-stress competitions. 58 diggsA look at some of the Olympic drug scandals in the 20 years after Ben Johnson raced to gold. Slideshow 160 diggsTo put it simply, the new Games Store will provide every game with its own comprehensive page, complete with tabs displaying screenshots, trailers, information about the title, and all available downloads pertaining to the game. 279 diggsBecause it *might* impact financial markets, even blatant instances of insider trading, bank fraud and securities fraud will NOT be followed up on by Federal Prosecutors. Looks like they got away with it after all, folks. 185 diggsDo we want leaders who are everyday folks, or do we want leaders who understand everyday folks? Therein lies an enormous difference, one that could decide the presidential election and, if McCain and Palin were to win, shape the governance of the nation. 301 diggsThis is so unexpectedly dumb, it made me laugh. SMBC is an awesome comic. 300 diggsThis looks freaking sweeet 240 diggsLOGGING on to Gmail or other e-mail service has become a routine of daily life, completed without a thought. What would you do, however, if you woke up tomorrow, plugged in your user name and password as you always do, but then received an unfamiliar message: “User name and password do not match”? 173 diggsIf you’re thinking of getting SONAR 8 Studio for your audio needs, be prepared to shell out $369 for it. OR you can do it totally free! With Linux we can make music, and from a software standpoint, it’s going to cost us nothing. 176 diggsSometimes a writer is inspired enough to create an interesting, timeless, and lovable character to win the hearts of readers everywhere. 326 diggsThe 2008 election is now an Obama-Palin race about “the future,” and the only person who doesn’t seem to know it is Mr. Past, poor old John McCain. 99 diggsFor a few years now, hybrids have been all the rage in the consumer car market. The Prius has been elevated to the status of an icon and Honda is now trying to catch up with its revived Honda Insight. But what about motorcycles, where Honda has been the unquestioned world leader for years? 480 diggsThe possibility that Democrats will build a muscular, 60-seat Senate majority is looking increasing plausible, with new polls showing a powerful surge for the party’s candidates in Minnesota, Kentucky and other states. 227 diggsRepublican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday accused Democrat Barack Obama of "palling around with terrorists" because of an association with a former '60s radical, stepping up an effort to portray Obama as unacceptable to American voters. 110 diggs11 Free And Helpful Web Based Tools That Every Designer May Want To Know! We tried to make this list most useful and interesting for every designer. Most of them are not very well known, but they are really amazing in respect to their features. 101 diggs10 - 4 - 08 224 diggsThe Apple "Brick" is... 176 diggsApple has recently introduced 720p HD files on iTunes to download to its Apple TV device, but lesser-known Vudu may have gone one better with its new high-def format for its own streaming devices. The company has introduced the new HDX format, which manages to send 1080p HD content to its BX100 living-room box. 188 diggsIf a false entry in a database leads to a unconstitutional police search that reveals illegal drugs, does the government get to hold it against you? 56 diggsThere are any number of people within sports who heap shame upon their families every time they leave the house. This season, however, baseball more or less found itself in the clear. Ah, but there's still despair and intellectual/moral/emotional rot for those who dare to track it down. The race for sixth place starts behind these five entities. 557 diggsIn a lawsuit filed in Alaska Superior Court, a Republican [yes, Republican] activist seeks to force Gov. Sarah Palin to produce copies of official correspondence she sent and received on private e-mail accounts. 137 diggsGordon Brown has won heavyweight European backing for a £12 billion immediate rescue package for small businesses in peril because of the credit crunch. 141 diggs 643 diggsSarah Palin attacked Obama's patriotism today over his association with former Weatherman Bill Ayers -- a move that makes it perfectly legitimate to raise questions about the Palins' associations with a group founded by an Alaska secessionist who once professed... 654 diggsFor the 18th time this year NYT has run an article on Barack Obama's 'association' with Bill Ayers, former radical (Obama was 8 when Ayers was active). How about McCain's closeness to G. Gordon Liddy, convicted in Watergate? 111 diggs 93 diggsIt took 3 times on the scale for undefeated Gina Carano to make 141lbs, towels covered her on all sides as she stripped down. 71 diggsThe Palace of Westminster and the Bank of England have been exposed as among the country's least energy efficient public buildings by a new law to measure carbon dioxide emissions from the national estate. 557 diggsSwarm of Team SK Gaming US shows some emotions in a match at Intel Extreme Masters Los Angeles. 236 diggsA document obtained by InformationWeek reveals that the state is the latest organization to shun the most current version of Microsoft's flagship operating system. 272 diggsBranding his opponent as “erratic in a crisis,” Sen. Barack Obama is preempting plans by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to portray him as having sinister connections to controversial Chicagoans. Obama officials call it political jujitsu – turning the attacks back on the attacker. 234 diggs"...this product is not protected in any way, allowing you, the user, the greatest ease of use..." We've come a long way from then to Spore. 125 diggsWith the brick rumor information out of the way, now we can all speculate what this new Apple manufacturing means. Has Apple simply outsourced a rapid prototyping facility in Asia or is Steve Jobs fulfilling an 18 year old dream to move up the value chain in the production of computers? 275 diggsIt may have taken Michelangelo four long years to paint his fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but his earliest predecessors spent considerably longer perfecting their own masterpieces. Scientists have discovered that prehistoric cave paintings took up to 20,000 years to complete. 107 diggsIn fact, the League of Conservation Voters concludes that the Bush administration “has arguably been the most anti-environmental in our nation’s history.” Some highlights of officials putting special interests over wildlife include... 263 diggsAFL-CIO president Richard Trumka offers this moving defense of Obama against racial attacks. (h/t Sullivan) 86 diggsSporting a brand new interface, dozens of fixes, enhanced hardware support, and brand new support for the latest Eee models, Ubuntu Eee is better than ever. Check out the big improvements in Ubuntu Eee 8.04.1 and how they will make your mobile computing more productive than ever! 86 diggs 262 diggsToday’s inspiration comes from Romain Laurent, a highly talented French photographer, famous for his brilliant work with some of the biggest advertising agencies in the world 757 diggsIt's BETTER than gold. 736 diggsSaturday Night Live's sketch about the vice presidential debate starred Queen Latifah as debate moderator Gwen Ifill, as well as Tina Fey, reprising her role as Governor Sarah Palin. 72 diggsWell Cubs fans there is always next year. This has to hurt. LA Sweeps the Cubs to advance to the NLCS 417 diggs[WITH VIDEO] At a rally today in California, Palin offered up a rather jarring argument for supporting the Republican ticket. "There's a place in Hell reserved for women who don't support other women." The statement came after Palin had recounted a "providential" moment she experienced on Saturday: "I'm reading on my Starbucks mocha cup, ok? 540 diggs 136 diggsForget lions, tigers, and sharks. The billions of tiny parasites that make a living castrating and brainwashing their hosts may be the new kings of the food web. 313 diggsInterview with Naomi Wolf author of "Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries" given October 4, 2008 on Mind Over Matters, KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle.
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