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May 3 2008 1 2 3 444 diggsMuch like pre-Santa jitters as a 7-year old, I’m so excited to potentially meet Warren Buffett tomorrow for the 1st time that my little reptile brain won’t turn off. Ridiculous? Perhaps, but he (Warren, not Santa) is perhaps the greatest investor the US has ever produced. 206 diggs"Hello World" is the traditional first program you write when learning a new language, first appearing in K&R's "The C Programming Language" book in 1978. Since then it has been implemented in almost every programming language on the planet. This collection has it in 366 coding languages (even LOLCode!) and 58 human ones! Is your favourite here? 177 diggsScientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new climate pattern called the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation. This new pattern explains, for the first time, changes in the water that are important in helping commercial fishermen understand fluctuations in the fish stock. 125 diggsThe world at the moment does not suffer from a shortage of superheroes. And yet in some ways the glut of anti-evil crusaders with cool costumes and troubled souls takes the pressure off of “Iron Man,” which clanks into theaters today ahead of Hellboy, Batman and the Incredible Hulk. 188 diggsYou might think that a chocolate company with one of the world's most famous brands would have a flashy headquarters with a visitors' centre and a neon sign. Not Mars. A notoriously secretive Virginia-based firm, it is run out of an anonymous brown building near the CIA's headquarters. 242 diggsAt least you'd hope it ended her career. 59 diggslmost a month ago, we received a press release for Barbie™ BCause, an attempt by Mattel to fool consumers into believing made in China, plastic, out-of-proportion dolls were green. 124 diggsOregon's State Legislature passed a law that provides a full-tuition waiver for a bachelor's or master's degree at an Oregon University System institution for children or spouses of servicemembers who died on active duty, became 100 percent disabled in connection with military service, or died as a result of a disability sustained on active duty 93 diggsA German syndicate announced this week that it has patented a chip for sending scents via text and multimedia messages. 88 diggsThe Corps of Engineers had argued that it was immune from liability because the channel is part of New Orleans' flood control system. The law says the federal government cannot be sued if something goes wrong with a flood control project such as a levee, reservoir or dam. 103 diggsFrom 1 transistor on a chip in the 1950's to over 592,000,000 in the 2000's. Pics show the rapid evolution of scale and complexity in the engines that power computing, communications, and electronic devices in general. 195 diggsWhen you click swap, your sketch is uploaded. The next person to click swap will get that sketch, and you will get whatever they drew. Have fun! 179 diggsResearch shows birds may have the ability to actually SEE magnetic fields. (Hmm... Could a bird solve the mystery of Lost?) :) 194 diggsIn 2005, DVDr-core was the first BitTorrent site that was targeted by the MPAA outside the US. A classic story: Man runs site, man gets sued over site, nothing more is ever heard. Whilst in most cases, this means that the defendant bowed to pressure, paid an out of court settlement, and promised not to do it again, that is not the case here. 295 diggs 117 diggsSo you're still trying to quit smoking, overeating or tanning? Take some cues from the latest research on what's holding you back--and the best methods for breaking unhealthy habits. 44 diggsCheck out my hero Mark Cuban...lol 324 diggsAccording to the 1933 obituaries in both Time Magazine and the New York Times, Li Ching-Yun was reported to have buried 23 wives and fostered 180 descendants by the time he died at the age of 256. 169 diggsAs we're sure you're aware, this week sees the release of Grand Theft Auto IV. This time, the action is set in Liberty City, a living, breathing replica of New York. Dan Houser, Vice President of Rockstar Games and co-writer of GTA IV, spoke to Vulture about building a nuttier, dirtier Gotham. 126 diggsNursing a migraine today? New research shows you're not alone. More than a quarter of Americans suffer daily pain, a condition that costs the U.S. about $60 billion a year in lost productivity. And how often you're in pain depends largely on the size of your paycheck. 136 diggsAmong the highlights:* The new Sun livery* Solaris and Mac versions no longer in beta* Guest Additions for Solaris* Seamless windowing for Solaris and Linux guests* SATA support for up to 32 hard disks per VM (first product in the industry to do SATA!)* PAE support for guests (memory model required by some server OSes)... 230 diggsThese photographs were found in 1945 among rolls of undeveloped film in a cave outside Hiroshima by a U.S. serviceman, who was attached to the occupation forces. Unlike most photos of the Hiroshima bombing, these dramatically convey the human as well as material destruction unleashed by the atomic bomb. -And HRC wants to "obliterate Iran." Nice. 37 diggsThe 8.2-m primary mirror of Yepun, Unit Telescope 4 of ESO's Very Large Telescope, after its recoating in early March. Credit: Gerhard Huedepohl. 121 diggsAnother report on Who Really Cares. They compare South Dakota and San Fransisco and who contributes more ? 219 diggsTuesday is one of the last big landmarks of the primary season, with 187 delegates at stake in one single day. Right now Barack Obama volunteers and staff in Indiana and North Carolina are preparing for the final Get Out The Vote weekend, and across the country grassroots phonebankers are getting ready for the last big weekend of calling. 214 diggs“There’s not an expert out there that believes that this is going to work. There’s not an editorial out there that has said this is actually the answer to high gas prices,” Obama said of the gas tax holiday plan. “ All Clinton could find was, get this, a lobbyist for Shell Oil Co. to explain how this is going to be good for consumers. 144 diggsA burglary at a Washington office complex called the Watergate in June 1972 grew into wide-ranging political scandal that culminated in the resignation of President Richard Nixon two years later.This is the history: 242 diggsToday at Maker Faire 2008, MacGyver creator (and real life inspiration) Lee David Zlotoff announced he has a big budget MacGyver movie in the planning stages. 161 diggsBig Brown, the favorite to win the Kentucky Derby, outpaced the field by five lengths. Eight Belles placed, but fractured both front ankles and was euthanized after collapsing following the race. 273 diggsSony prototyped a fuel-cell system small enough to fit in one hand (50x30mm). It works by combining a fuel cell, a Li-polymer secondary battery, a control circuit and so forth together to output up to 3W of power. Its use efficiency of energy is high enough that 14 hours of 1seg movie can be continuously played by general mobile phones. 44 diggsFor everyone who wanted to see some Ron Artest action. 588 diggs 100 diggsThe storyline from Minority Report may not be quite as far fetched as it sounds. British defence giant BAE Systems is creating a series of tiny electronic spiders, insects and snakes that could become the eyes and ears of soldiers on the battlefield, helping to save thousands of lives. Prototypes could be on the front line by the end of the year... 256 diggsSince the launch of the Nintendo Wii videogame console in November of 2006, the Japanese videogame company had not missed a beat. That is, until the release of Grand Theft Auto IV this week. 494 diggsMicrosoft said Saturday that it was abandoning its blockbuster bid to acquire Yahoo after the two companies could not agree on a price.The breakdown followed a meeting in Seattle on Saturday morning between Microsoft C.E.O. Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, and Yahoo C.E.O. Jerry Yang, Yahoo's co-founder and chief executive. 63 diggsA robot’s ability to deftly handle small tools may lead to a less invasive procedure and faster recovery for a patient. Robots also can protect surgeons from physical stress and exposure to X-rays that may force them into premature retirement. 157 diggsQuite the resemblance! 102 diggsThe adoption by law enforcement of photo-enforcement technology — surveillance cameras that take a picture of an offending vehicle and its license plate — has unanticipated consequences. 256 diggsThis page is solely dedicated to the individuals, whether owners of a playstation 3 or xbox360, who have been affected by the GTA4 freezing epidemic and also for those who have lost their entire gaming systems to the problem as well. 266 diggsFour high school students are being investigated on suspicion of breaking into the Fort Bend Independent School District's computer network and changing the grades of at least 60 students. Investigators estimated the financial loss to the school district at more than $190,000, making the case a possible felony... 45 diggsToys"R"Us' website may claim to have Wiis in stock, but as reader Nick discovered yesterday, they don't. As of this morning, Toys"R"Us' website still inexplicably lists the Wiis as "In Stock." 391 diggsAs the summer of 2008 approaches, Iron Man and Batman compare notes on their respective franchises in this Mac/PC parody. 150 diggsMicrosoft Corp.'s attempt to take over Yahoo Inc. has become so tortured it may help Internet search and advertising leader Google Inc. grow stronger, undermining Microsoft's main reason for pursing the deal in the first place. 41 diggsThe Sun, the Moon, Antarctica, and two photographers all lined up in 2003 Antarctica during an unusual total eclipse of the Sun. 522 diggsActor/activist who had given money to both the Illinois Senator and Clinton posts compelling video on his MySpace page explaining his choice. 271 diggsTwo kids rescue a puppy trapped in an aqueduct in Thailand. 201 diggsWhat most people don't know is that unusually tiny dogs don't live but a couple of years because of inbreeding to achieve the small size.Kiyomi Miyauchi was heartbroken when the Boston terriers she bought suddenly collapsed last year into spasms on the living room floor and died. 89 diggsSources told ESPN.com that Carlisle met with Mavericks president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson on Thursday in Indianapolis and then traveled to Texas on Friday to meet directly with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. As part of Friday's agenda, Carlisle also had an introductory meeting with Mavs franchise forward Dirk Nowitzki. 37 diggsWorking with colleagues from NASA, a Florida State University researcher has published a paper that calls into question three decades of conventional wisdom regarding some of the physical processes that helped shape the Earth as we know it today. 169 diggsLong dismissed as a product of overactive imaginations or a sign of mental illness, synesthesia has grudgingly come to be accepted by scientists in recent years as an actual phenomenon with a real neurological basis. Some researchers now believe it may yield valuable clues to how the brain is organized and how perception works. 83 diggsPeople can smell thousands—perhaps even millions—of different scents. Yet scientists know that in the nose, there are only about 400 different types of odor receptors—proteins that capture scented molecules so that smells can be identified.
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