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May 20 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13208 diggsLeading logic puzzle supplier Conceptis announces a new website today dedicated to logic puzzle enthusiasts. Promised to be the most advanced puzzle website ever created, conceptispuzzles.com aims to change everything about how we play logic puzzles on the Internet.
441 diggsThis is just one awesome table.
206 diggsIsraeli officials say Bush, Cheney wish to launch military op. in the coming months but are being held back by "hesitancy of Gates and Rice."
81 diggsThe other seven actors that were in the running for Indiana Jones. Let's all be thankful Harrison Ford was selected.
178 diggsA teenager is facing prosecution for using the word "cult" to describe the Church of Scientology.The unnamed youth was served the summons by City of London police when he took part in a peaceful demonstration opposite the headquarters of the controversial religion in London.
215 diggsWARNING: The contents of this article have been reported by Diggers to be potentially mind blowing to the maximum.
190 diggsObama now competitive among women, whites, and the less educated
235 diggsThis is an incredible interview with a seriously talented kid.
201 diggsDubai makes history! As of today, you can find the tallest man-made building in Dubai. The skyscraper is called Burj Dubai and the tower overtook the Warsawa radio mast in Poland which measures 646 meters.
208 diggsSheyla Hershey wants more breast ImplantsWoman with 34FFF Bust Size And She Want More More Implants
186 diggsRadiohead is all about the contests and fan participation this year. Voting continues in the "Nude Re/Mix" competition and meanwhile aniBoom's In Rainbows Animated Music Video Contest, which invites people to create animated pieces set to In Rainbows tracks, has decided on 10 semi-finalists
177 diggsOne is a series of latest ANON releases:To the Leaders of Scientology and the General Public:We are Anonymous.We support the right of all people to worship freely, to read and write freely, to think, speak and assemble...
341 diggsHow does a culture wind up with 'suck the butter from my ass' as an insult?
147 diggsNASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander is aiming for a touchdown on Sunday in the unexplored northern regions of Mars.
633 diggsWe all suspected it, but now it is confirmed: sources close to the 3G iPhone launch have told Gizmodo that Apple will announce their new model at the WWDC Keynote on June 9th. The second-generation iPhone will be available worldwide right after the launch, and not at year's end, as previously thought.
235 diggsI am probably the only economist left in the world who still believes that an American recession is likely to be avoided
435 diggsWhile there has always been generational wars has Generation Y been the first generation to give us absolutely no cultural movement? No music trend, no defining films, and they brought up the Hills... that is no good.
91 diggsThe contract is set to expire in 2011.
232 diggsThirty years ago the new Chinese city of Shenzhen did not exist. Today, with the help of U.S. defense contractors, the booming city is a model for a high-tech police state 2.0. And, according to some authorities, it's ready for export.
153 diggsWatch it!
219 diggsA demo on how to attack and capture audio on a Bluetooth headset using a handheld Nokia.
328 diggsAstronaut Edgar Mitchell experienced a little understood phenomenon called the “Overview Effect" - a profound sense of universal connectedness. He is not the first or the last to report the change, and one scientist can now pinpoint areas in the brain that correlate to this. Is there more to space travel than we have any idea?
233 diggsAfter the votes are counted in Oregon and Kentucky tonight Barack Obama will have clinched a pledged delegate victory, but the Clintons are ambitious and stubborn and aren't going to let their dreams of returning to the White House die. So with 2008 all but gone, Clinton is setting herself up for another run in 2012.
72 diggsHere are four players available and linked with top football clubs. They will make a difference to any side that can afford them!
213 diggsWhen host Whoopi Goldberg raised the issue of George W. Bush's comparing anyone who wants to talk to Iran or Syria with the appeasers of Nazi Germany on Monday's edition of ABC's The View, the panel erupted into furious debate. "The Bush administration is out there talking to North Korea, talking to Syria," noted liberal Joy Behar.
174 diggsJust as the literature-inspired shooters of the 70s and 80s were probably crazy long before they picked up a copy of Catcher on the Rye, the psychos who claim a movie drove them to kill were probably psycho long before screening Psycho. (But hey, you never know.) These are six films which supposedly pushed people over the edge.
110 diggsIt has now been more than three months since Karl Rove first appeared on television as a Fox News political analyst on Feb 5. In no fewer than 57 appearances. They have yet to acknowledge the fact that he is an adviser to John McCain.
145 diggsIt's gotten us at The Deadbolt thinking about what we really want to see from a film version of The Hobbit. The Hobbit transcends the fantasy genre and is, unquestionably, the most universal work Tolkien ever wrote. With that in mind, we have a whole different set of expectations for Guillermo Del Toro's The Hobbit than we had for LOTR.
103 diggsDon’t even try to deny it. You may try and act like you abhor violence in movies, but deep down the sight of two people kicking the crap out of each other really gets you going.
207 diggsI'll probably have more fun reading this hands-on impression written by Brian Ekberg than playing the actual game. Excerpt: "Hulk catch robot foot and not let him stomp Hulk. Then he throw giant robot down and punch him. Hulk do this many times. He also throw taxi cabs at robot eye. That one nice thing about New York City; it easy to get taxi."
214 diggsThe TRIAC is essentially a large, covered trike. The 20kw electric motor can achieve a very reasonable 80mph, and will take you on travels up to 100 miles on any given charge. It takes about 6 hours for its lithium-ion battery to recharge fully and, as with most electric vehicles, it comes with a regenerative braking system...
106 diggsPlanning on going to Ubuntu Live 2008 in July? Think again. It's been canceled.
376 diggsImagine that the very ground you stand on is disintegrating beneath your feet, being devoured by a giant hole. No - this isn’t some lewd joke about Paris Hilton or something from Return of the Jedi. No, today we’re going to explore the phenomenon of sinkholes and some of the most incredible and destructive examples.
630 diggsCondition found after he was treated for seizure over weekend, doctors say
135 diggsAsimo is the most famous robot in the world. The superstar Honda robot can conduct orchestras and run around Disneyland. But at $1 million and without specific research goals in sight, can Asimo actually lead the consumer robotics revolution—or just the hype machine? Popular Mechanics resident geek offers his report card.
239 diggsLater this week, researchers from the non-profit group SRI International will unveil the design of a wall-climbing robot at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Pasadena, Calif. It can clamber up all common building materials, the scientists told Popular Mechanics—and proved it to us with this exclusive video
182 diggs"There is some atmosphere of fear here...they won’t even let you vote when you are an elected delegate, I don’t think they are very interested in growing or expanding their party or having people with life experience being part of it. They are looking for sheep to hand in the ballots they want.â€
108 diggsShaun Parker and Tyler Bryan connect at the same time at LFC 25 on May 16th. Watch guest ref Shonie Carter freak the eff out.
382 diggsEveryone has been there. Holding a cold beer in one hand while searching through drawers hoping to find anything that will work as a bottle opener. Well here are some great tips on how to avoid the panic and keep on drinking.
106 diggsFollowing up on yesterday's news that Obama had jumped to a 16 point lead over Clinton in its national tracking poll, Gallup writes today that "support for Clinton among some of her traditionally stalwart support groups -- women, Easterners, whites, adults with no college education, and Hispanics -- has fallen below 50%."
245 diggsHave you ever come out of the bathroom and proclaimed to anyone listening that you feel ten pounds lighter? You may have had one of these popular diets to thank. Forget about eating right and exercising. The truth is that we’re all just full of crap.
223 diggsWe’ve all done the fist bump. Maybe your team just scored, maybe you just bowled a strike, maybe you just won a rap battle. These are all acceptable times to bump fists with a friend. The picture on the right, however, illustrates a time where it is definitely NOT okay to bump fists.
82 diggs(2) Indiana Jones was actually Indiana Smith until the first day of shooting.
101 diggsFor just about as long as the moon has been within reach, people have been arguing about lunar property rights: Can astronauts claim the moon for king and country, as in the Age of Discovery? Are corporations allowed to expropriate its natural resources, and individuals to own its real estate?
153 diggsThe 6 Pack, which costs £4.49 on its own or £5.69 as part of a meal, comprises one big Aberdeen Angus patty inside six rolls, stuck together to allow consumers to tear off portions. In one pair of rolls the burger is topped with ketchup, the second has a cheese topping, and the third bacon and cheese.
308 diggsI found this statue erected in a highly religious city. What kind of message do you think they're trying to put across?
437 diggsThe simple dictionary definition of "Twitter" is "microblogging/social networking platform that places a 140- character limit on each individual post/tweet." However, describing Twitter thusly would fail to encapsulate the power of this new omnipresent medium. So, instead here are 101 examples of how Twitter members regularly use the service.
354 diggsOn Monday, Sen. Joe Lieberman demanded that Google remove videos created by Islamist organizations from YouTube. Google responded that it had removed videos depicting or advocating violence, but argued that removing all videos originating from Islamist groups would run counter to Google's commitment to free speech.
203 diggsPlayers refuse to touch the Prince of Wales Trophy and the Clarence Campbell Bowl.
222 diggsJeffrey Paul Bradford, 24, and Adrianna Grace Connor, 24, both employees of Pinnacle Airlines Inc., were at a diner on the outskirts of Harrisburg on Sunday night before they apparently decided to walk into the woods, police said."They told the officer they wanted to go do it in the woods, essentially," said Lower Swatara Township police...
252 diggsIn today’s world of short attention spans it is more important than ever to make a compelling first impression. A brilliant business card that speaks to your profession, serves some unusual function or that transforms into something else can be a great way to grab attention and inspire those you meet. Organized into 5 helpful groups:
336 diggsWord on the street is that Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice is about to try to shove the Canadian version of the US's failed Digital Millennium Copyright Act through Parliament very soon, and very fast. He made plans to do this before, and the overwhelming public outcry caused him to shelve them.
143 diggsFinally living up to its name, Netflix today introduced the Netflix Player by Roku, a small piece of hardware that can play any Netflix titles available for Internet streaming. With a cheap price and Netflix's signature subscription model, the Netflix Player brings a new set of rules to the video distribution table.
185 diggsThe once relevant Electronics Entertainment Expo (aka E3) makes it’s triumphantly bastardized return this year.
329 diggsExclusive image suggests that the next iPhone will be huge.
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165 diggsTons of produce is wasted each year. Most people lose 1/3 of the produce they buy to spoilage. Here are some tips on how to maximize your produce - find the fresh stuff, keep it fresh!
240 diggsIf you don't know what it means to be Rickroll'd, then I welcome you to the world wide web, internet virgin. And if you do, then here are 7 examples of some of the best Rick Astley pranks that have been pulled and then documented.
165 diggsJack Thompson Guilty on 27 of 31 Misconduct Charges, Says Bar Trial Judge... FL Supreme Court Must Now Rule.
324 diggsYou either talk; go to war; or maintain the unacceptable status quo. If John has ruled out talking, that means we’re going to get more of what we’ve had from the Bush administration – or worse. “What is it Obama wants to talk [with Iran] about?†John asked. If John can’t answer the question, we're in trouble. OUCH! There's more .....
247 diggsMike Piazza is retiring from baseball following a 16-season career in which he became one of the top-hitting catchers in history.
393 diggsFeeling a little cramped in your thousand square foot Manhattan apartment? Got a few extra million to blow? If so, you too can join the elite of the elite and buy your very own private island.
161 diggsSnapshots from a life. One of his colleagues today called Ted Kennedy one of the last "Lions of the Senate".
154 diggs The "Global Peace Index," compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, ranked the United States 97th out of 140 countries according to how peaceful they were domestically and how they interacted with the outside world. The United States slipped from 96th last year, but was still ahead of foe Iran which ranked 105th.
364 diggsUnlike Obama's online support which has risen up quite organically, it appears that McCain is attempting to manufacture greater web presence through his "Blog Outreach" program.
156 diggsGeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek :D
472 diggsObama is continuing to push back hard against John McCain's foreign policy attacks. In a interview with Wolf Blitzer this evening, Barack called the Arizona's senator approach to Cuba "extraordinarily naive."
293 diggsRestaurant owner doesn’t realize that his attempt to censor this Yelp user has prompted a conversation online that will only prove to be detrimental to his business.
223 diggsTG Daily stumbled across more details about Nvidia’s upcoming graphics card, which surely looks more and more like a processing monster. However, not many GT200 chips will actually fit on a 300 mm wafer at TSMC. Nvidia has come up with a huge die measuring 24 x 24 mm, resulting in a die area size of 576 mm2.
117 diggsThe Florida legal career of Jack Thompson may be nearing an end as the judge presiding over his trial at the Florida Bar has recommended guilty verdicts be returned on 27 of 31 charges. The State Supreme Court will now decide whether Thompson should be disbarred.
493 diggsLike when we used to climb the rope in gym class.
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146 diggsIRVING, Texas - On a day that was supposed to only signal the start of OTA practices here at Valley Ranch, the Cowboys locked up a centerpiece on each side of the ball. The Cowboys signed running back Marion Barber and cornerback Terence Newman to long-term deals on Tuesday that total more than $96 million.
133 diggsThese guys leave a dead rattle snake on the floor wait to scare their friend. Oh and their friend happens to be a 300 pound professional bodyguard.
247 diggsThe guys at Digg have rolled out their fix for Opera users to enjoy the new comment system without crashes. Turns out to be a JS Exploit in Opera (many were quick to blame Digg), Opera have fixed this also in their nightly build, but Digg's fix covers current users as well. Thanks Digg team!
195 diggsMovie Websites & Bloggers Beware! If you break exclusive movie news or content, VARIETY and The Hollywood Reporter will steal it from you for their publications!
271 diggsWhat buds your office decides to grow is up for grabs, but research at Texas State University has produced some data that employees w/ window views & plants report higher quality of life & higher job satisfaction. Indoor plants produced stronger results in employees feeling better about their job, work & life. More men reported positive results.
332 diggsSen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., hauled in $31.9 million in April. Obama has an mighty $37.3 million on hand with $9.2 million tucked away for the general election.Two hundred thousand new donors joined Obama's effort last month. The average donation: $91
148 diggsThe Republican Senator from Nebraska was a political thorn in McCain's side on Tuesday night, repeatedly lavishing praise on the presumptive Democratic candidate and levying major foreign policy criticisms at the GOP nominee and the Republican Party as a whole...Hagel even urged the Arizona Republican to elevate his campaign discourse to a higher,
199 diggs"A senior adviser to Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Tuesday that he was stepping down to keep a commitment he made not to campaign against Democrat Barack Obama."..."He expressed admiration for Obama and pledged not to campaign against the Democratic front-runner if he became the party's presidential nominee."
175 diggsRelease managers just made the call that Firefox 3.0 will release with a known bug which brings Linux systems to their knees. The second-class Linux support policies of the Mozilla foundation continue...
337 diggsDemocratic front-runner Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) inched closer to his party’s nomination Tuesday night, winning the Oregon primary and securing a majority of pledged delegates.
93 diggsThe three necessary components for decomposition—sunlight, moisture, oxygen—are hard to come by in a landfill; items are more likely to mummify than to break down. But how long do things last?
150 diggsIn American culture, prom is a rite of passage, a time to slut it up and break out our most stylish get-ups. Let’s take a little promenade to the proms of yester years …
148 diggsI just got back from visiting Universal Studios' backlot where I was treated to some footage of Universal's upcoming Incredible Hulk movie. Director Louis Leterrier and Producers Kevin Feige and Gale Anne Hurd introduced a few scenes then later talked about the feature and about their vision of The Hulk
130 diggsSAG goes back to the table as Michael Moore aims for Bush, George Lucas ponders Indy 5, Stride chewing gum looks to oust Uwe Boll, The New Kids on the Block still suck, Gay marriage is a go in California and Anthony Pellicano's past plays catch-up.
170 diggsOn planet Gliese 876d, sunrises might be dangerous. Although nobody really knows what conditions are like on this close-in planet orbiting variable red dwarf star Gliese 876, the above artistic illustration gives one impression.
290 diggsFollowing news that Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, national radio host Michael Savage opened his show by cutting audio of Kennedy with clips of reporters discussing his diagnosis and audio from Kindergarten Cop in which Schwarzenegger says, “It’s not a tumor.†He later played a Dead Kennedys song saying it was "in some respect for" Kennedy.
175 diggsSoon America's most bright-eyed graduates will enter the workforce and make their workaday homes in cubes at Google, MySpace, or Amazon.com. And they will suffer not just the indignity of having to work for a living, but also the dispiriting realization that a job at a cool company isn't always that hot.
340 diggsWe're not sure if these plans will ever make it to reality, but the Telegraph is reporting that Britain's Home Office is working on database designed to store the details of every phone call, email, and web page accessed by British citizens in the previous year. The idea is to have various telecom providers hand over their records...
413 diggsThe 1880’s to the 1940’s were the golden age for barbershops. During this time, men socialized in all male hangouts, and barbershops rivaled saloons in popularity. Visiting the barbershop was a weekly, and sometimes daily habit. Men would stop in not only for a haircut and a shave, but also to fraternize with friends and chew the fat.
356 diggsXbox LIVE has banned gamer Richard Gaywood for using the gamertag "RichardGaywood." According to LIVE, "...the gamertag RichardGaywood is no longer allowed. Please change your gamertag before playing on Xbox LIVE." Here's the kicker: Richard Gaywood is apparently his legal name!
162 diggsGergen makes an excellent point: She's raised the issue of sexism in this race and she's complained some about it the in the last 24 hours? Race is playing ... it's an increasing issue. That raises the question in my judgment, whether she shouldn't say, "You know, if you don't want to vote against him because he's black, then I don't want your vote
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