407 diggsDavid Foster Wallace, the author best known for his 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," was found dead in his home, according to police. He was 46.

320 diggsNice graph showing what PCD is all about. This is why Microsoft needs mondo competition. Anti-Frustration Software (that's where its at)! Soluto

280 diggsThe state elections agency is investigating complaints about a massive campaign mailing Republican Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign has directed toward Wisconsin Democrats and other voters.

245 diggsApple's recent patent details a way of "pairing a sensor and an authorized garment", such as "running shoes, shirts or slacks". Companies could authorize their garments by burying an RFID chip inside it. No longer will you be able to use the sensor you paid for with any shoe of your choosing.

307 diggsChuck Klosterman on the secret to what makes baseball, a boring sport, not boring at all. (Hint: It's the scoring.)

156 diggsShe is hardcore.

386 diggsThe bottom line is we developed a search engine for BitTorrent protocols when it was still in its infancy, and even now it has not yet gained full mainstream use.

342 diggsI love the way that our culture and technology shape social media, encouraging self-expression and transparency. But it's easy to forget that there are pretty good reasons why we don't, for example, yell about our sex lives at the top of our lungs at the bus stop. Or tweet about that giant city-levelling robot we're building in the basement.

346 diggsAs with every other component, motherboards have come a long way from the original IBM PC of 1981. If you're old enough to remember the first De Lorean DMC-12, perhaps the original PC XT mobo still casts some dark shadow over your memory?

241 diggsMost site admins go about their business in secret, which makes it difficult for enthusiastic outsiders to make the leap from user to site owner, since they can’t get the benefit of the accrued knowledge of others. Now that has changed with TorrentFries - a unique website demystifying the running of a tracker.

221 diggsA TV spin-off is almost bad by definition: it's whatever is left when an executive draws a big circle around the characters people actually care about and says, "let's write a pilot without these people."

122 diggsSome quick tips for improving your Ubuntu (or any other Gnome Linux distribution with small tweaks) experience. It doesn't employ using any terminal/console commands.And yes i know that I'm not going to get dugg because i don't have an established domain / or a big fanbase behind me. Meh. this is digg this days.

310 diggsThe Church of England will make an official apology to naturalist Charles Darwin for criticising his famous theory of evolution. Coming 126 years after his death, the church's apology will focus on how wrong it was for senior bishops in the past to misunderstand and attack Darwin's theory about man being descended from apes.

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195 diggsAs far as I understand Ivan represents Russia and Juan - Western Europe.

242 diggsDespite looking forward to the iPod Touch/iPhone integration of the Nike+ running dongle for over a year now, we can't help but feel slightly disappointed at the way this app is executed on the latest iPod Touch.

528 diggsMitt Romney blasts McCain....

379 diggsFallout 3, releasing October 28th, is the game to watch out for. Here are some reasons why Fallout 3 will blow you away come its release.

301 diggsSen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign announced Sunday that it raised $66 million in August, marking another record fundraising month for the Democrat. The August total was second to the $55 million Obama raised last February. He reached the $66 million mark with help from more than a half million new donors.

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262 diggsAt least 13 common drugs, including caffeine, several antibiotics, antidepressants and substances that lower human cholesterol levels, were found in test samples of the Tennessee River, according to a study.

289 diggsDespite overcast skies and a forecast for rain, there was a rally here today. Oh man, was there! In fact, it was by most accounts the largest protest rally in the history of Alaska.

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710 diggsFormer Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan offered a woeful outlook of America's economic situation on Sunday, saying the crisis with the country's financial institutions was as dire as he had ever seen in his long career, and predicting that one or more of those institutions would likely collapse in the near future.

267 diggsAbout two hours after Palin's speech Saturday, hundreds of people protesting the policies of Palin lined a busy Anchorage street, waving signs and chanting "Obama!" In addition to Obama supporters, the protesters included those who don't agree with Palin's positions against abortion, her support for the Iraq war and other issues. One woman held a

323 diggsJudging from the phone company's voluminous new online customer manual, if you have a problem with your bill, too bad

160 diggsMount Etna is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. It is the largest active volcano in Europe. This picture was taken from aboard the International Space Station (ISS) during the 2002 eruption.

249 diggsA guide to installing seamless virtual machine with virtualbox.

101 diggsApple's major 2.1 software updates for the iPhone and iPod touch have been jailbroken, though the iPhone process requires you to get your hands a little dirty.

373 diggsIn this article we're going to look at 10 useful tutorials showing you how to do stuff you always wanted to do - but just didn't figure out how. Easy step-by-step instructions with screenshots.

1265 diggsThe state of John McCain's health is an issue of grave concern for all Americans, regardless of political persuasion. Given the fact that he has been treated for an invasive melanoma and other maladies, it is important that he release his full health records.

266 diggsJohn McCain has shown, with his outrageous lies about Barack Obama, that he will sacrifice his reputation for honor on the altar of ambition.

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137 diggsThe court has recognized a concerted effort by the federal government to sabotage state medical marijuana laws, which violates the U.S. Constitution. The significance of this ruling, the first of its kind, cannot be overstated. California voters may finally get what they asked for a dozen years ago.

285 diggsRemember... this is KARL ROVE saying this.

218 diggsU.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into America's drinking water, according to an ongoing Associated Press investigation. These discarded medications are expired, spoiled, over-prescribed or unneeded...

214 diggsGoing green inherently saves money by using less, we save more, but some big-ticket items can cost a lot. I’d love to install solar panels on my roof or a wind turbine in my backyard so I’d never have to see another PG&E bill again, but the reality is that I simply can’t afford either of those.

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426 diggsProf Stephen Hawking is to unveil a remarkable £500,000 clock with no hands that pays tribute to the world's greatest clockmaker.

346 diggsMen and women are quite different, which basically means that (surprise!) they are driven by different things in a mate. Having been a single woman living in Los Angeles for a while now, and being the ever-observant creature that I am, I feel that the following is pretty accurate in regard to what we want from each other.

138 diggsRescuing Those Who Ignored Ike Warnings: Can They Be Saved?

327 diggsIt looks like the idea of a P2P-powered YouTube is finally becoming reality, albeit without any contribution from Google.

160 diggsCheck out some great moments in the Joker's history, as played or voiced by different people.

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147 diggsThe U.S. credit squeeze has brought on a "once-in-a-century" financial crisis that is likely to claim more big firms before it eases, former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said. Greenspan told ABC's "This Week" that the situation "is in the process of outstripping anything I've seen, and it still is not resolved and it still has a way to go."

127 diggsThis summer marked the 60th anniversary of the Allies' airlift of food and medicine into West Berlin in East Germany, an attempt to avert a potential crisis from a blockade by the Soviet Union. The first major standoff of the Cold War began on June 24, 1948, when the Soviet Union cut off all road, rail and water connections to West Berlin. Moscow

703 diggsApparently, Marvel Comics took the success of The Dark Knight pretty badly, if this recently-released teaser image is anything to go by. Maybe a little too badly - I mean, killing Iron Man because his movie wasn't the biggest hit of the summer? Isn't that going a little too far?

237 diggsLast month, Apple triggered a minor rebellion among iPhone developers when it was revealed that the company was rejecting submissions to its App Store retail outlet without explaining why.

364 diggsThe short answer is yes. There is no lethal dose of Marijuana as there is Alcohol, and no significant changes to brain structure. However, alcohol can severely damage brain function. Many Universities across the country including both Colorado State Universities....

221 diggsHP denies that they are making an OS to rival Vista, but, they do acknowledge that they are developing software that would bypass some of its functions altogether. HP formed the “customer experience” group nine months ago in an effort to give customers a quick and easy alternative to certain applications. The team is focusing [...]

214 diggsMetallica’s label Universal stepped in and canceled an interview with a Swedish newspaper last week after one of its writer reviewers said he got his copy via BitTorrent. The writer, Jonn Jeppsson, who actually reviewed an edited version of the album, admitted he downloaded it from The Pirate Bay.

264 diggsThe latest gotta-have item for the home bathroom — especially for men — is a urinal. Formerly reserved for public restrooms, the utilitarian fixture has been spiffed up for residential settings, with sleek designs and modern color choices such as black and taupe.

362 diggsFormer Bush adviser Karl Rove said Sunday that Sen. John McCain had gone "one step too far" in some of his recent ads attacking Sen. Barack Obama.

370 diggsThe scientists, based in Pisa, claim that during an uninterrupted 12-hour experiment, they achieved throughput speeds above 1.2 Terabits per second

114 diggsLance Armstrong charged up Fanny Hill on his mountain bike as if this were the Pyrenees. This, however, was the inaugural 12 Hours of Snowmass race. But if Armstrong has his way it won't be too long before he's in the Pyrenees again, bidding for an eighth Tour de France crown.

580 diggsThe Large Hadron Collider has been hacked. "We're pulling your pants down because we don't want to see you running around naked looking to hide yourselves when the panic comes," wrote the intruders in a note left on the Collider's website.

109 diggsSouthern California is now a no-doubt-about-it No. 1 in the AP Top 25, and there's a new No. 2 as Georgia slipped again.

337 diggsElectronic Arts has abandoned its bid to acquire rival game maker Take-Two Interactive Software, ending a seven-month takeover effort that turned hostile before the two companies entered private talks last month.

259 diggsAngelique Flowers had the debilitating Crohn's disease since she was 15. When her 31st birthday came, she was told that she only had months to live. She wanted her life to end peacefully on her own terms using euthanasia but was not allowed because it was banned in Australia. She died vomiting the content of her bowels.

276 diggsIf you've worked on IBM AIX,another flavor of UNIX/Linux,you've more than likely used the vi editor.Since its conception in 1976,vi has become a staple for anyone wanting to edit files. How could someone make a more powerful editing tool than vi, you may ask?The answer is Vim,and this article provides details on the many enhancements & usage of vim

347 diggsBUsh and Bernanke said we can crash here is that cool? Check out the rest of the cartoons of the week for some other entertainment while we wait to hear which bank we are going to pay for next.

154 diggsAlmost 8 years after Colorado voters approved Amendment 20, engraving in the Colorado Constitution the lawful use of doctor-recommended medical marijuana for those "suffering from debilitating medical conditions," police and prosecutors zealously pursue medical-marijuana growers, sometimes admitting they "just don't like the law."

472 diggsLook how sad Lars is and now on top of it all, they don't get to do interviews with Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan.

313 diggsMost college logos are simple and straightforward -- something college their students and Alumni can wear with pride, but there are a few schools that should start over. Below are the 15 worst college logos we could find

230 diggsThere may only be over 12 million iPhones in the wild, but that hasn’t stopped iTunes users from downloading more than twice as many apps as songs during the store’s first two months of availability, according to a report.

326 diggssit back, chill with a nice frosty potion, and prepare yourself to experience the world of SNES RPGs.

378 diggsChangewave's latest customer surveys report that general consumer electronic spending is low and trending lower, but that Apple's Mac sales are up and rising by a significant margin.

335 diggsOn Wednesday a 5 acre marijuana farm located in Redwood National Park was raided by over 60 park rangers and other cooperating law enforcement officials. The farm was located less than six miles away from the world’s tallest tree. It is the first major marijuana growing operation to have been found in the park.

215 diggsA daredevil teenage boy died in an horrific accident when he was electrocuted as he scaled a 100 ft electricity pylon carrying 66,000 volts.

218 diggsNFL Football Box Score: Final statistics from the New England vs. New York game played on September 14, 2008

410 diggsFor Tim Sweeney, co-founder of Epic Games and the brains behind every iteration of the widely licensed Unreal series of 3D game engines, this inflection point has been a long time coming.

345 diggsApple has admitted it did not invent the iPod, which was in fact the brainchild of a British man who patented his prototype 30 years ago.

330 diggsOn September 30th, the United States will implement a "country of origin" labeling program for supermarket foods, but due to industry pressure, some of the more potentially dangerous products are exempt from being labeled. This post details *five* reasons why this law comes nowhere close to ensuring food safety for Americans.

435 diggsThe greatest thing about owning a next-gen console is that you know you won’t be needing to upgrade that puppy to play the latest and greatest games on it. Gone are the days of the Nintendo 64 era when one had to go out and buy the Expansion Pak to increase the console’s memory from a whopping 4mb to 8mb, just so you can access all the bells and...

353 diggsIn this episode of Monday Inspiration series we are presenting a tribute to street art and graffiti — over 50 examples of beautiful and impressive graffiti artworks.

162 diggsIf you live anywhere to the north of a line that runs across North America from roughly Queen Charlotte Island in British Columbia southeast to near Jacksonville, Florida and clear skies are forecast for Friday evening, Sept. 19, then be sure to be outside during the mid-evening hours and watch for the rising of the waning gibbous moon.

437 diggsAfter more than two years of development and 100,000,000 VLC media player 0.8.6 downloads, the VideoLAN team is proud to announce the release of VLC media player 0.9.2, codename "Grishenko".. It's awesome!

206 diggsUnfortunately, my Wacom tablet broke before I could finish these cards. That leaves us with the admittedly shoddy mockups that I made early on. As if that’s not janky enough, I decided to go ahead and just take pictures of them with a camera instead of scanning them.

89 diggs15-year-old Riley Hawk making his own mark on the skating world, coming up in the 08 with a full street attack and pioneering his own moves.

524 diggsMerrill Lynch agreed to be acquired by Bank of America for $29 a share, or $43.5 billion, after being pressured into a deal by federal regulators.

393 diggsAt least 10 production platforms have been destroyed by the storm, and possibly many more. John McCain has falsely claimed Hurricanes Katrina and Rita did not “cause significant spillage” and that the platforms “very successfully” survived the impact of the storms. In fact, those hurricanes caused hundreds of oil spills

283 diggsThis ad has been a youtube sensation with over 270,000 views, now this is it's final version going on the air in battleground states beginning tomorrow 9/15/08 & through the election!

240 diggsSeriously... that's frickin' amazing.

190 diggsInsane! Hail as a horror movie: "Shut your eyes!"

212 diggsAt least that's how I imagine it went.

337 diggsThe U.S. financial system was badly shaken Sunday by the expected failure of Lehman Brothers , the surprise takeover of Merrill Lynch and big asset sales by major insurer American International Group. The developments indicate that chief executives on Wall Street and regulators in Washington are accepting that massive triage is necessary in the fac

285 diggsIt was taking a few minutes to fill the tube with the required amount of saliva, so Ms. Netschert had a dry-mouthed moment to consider what the couple might do if her husband turned out to be carrying a gene that could doom his offspring. “Then maybe we’ll adopt instead,” she said. “Really.”

175 diggs MILWAUKEE - Carlos Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 36 years, returning from a recent bout of rotator cuff soreness to shut down the Houston Astros 5-0 Sunday night in a game relocated because of Hurricane Ike.

450 diggsCarlos Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 36 years, returning from a recent bout of rotator cuff soreness to shut down the Houston Astros 5-0 Sunday night in a game relocated because of Hurricane Ike.

94 diggsThis Saturday the University of Buffalo had 5 seconds left and were down 28 - 24 playing against Temple. This is what transpired.

88 diggsMILWAUKEE (AP) – Carlos Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 36 years, returning from a recent bout of rotator cuff soreness to shut down the Houston Astros 5-0 Sunday night in a game relocated because of Hurricane Ike.

461 diggsArs tests Dropbox, a shiny new cross-platform file synchronization tool that delivers seamless platform integration and a very nice feature set.

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271 diggsMashup of Valve games and Mario Kart. Priceless.

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916 diggsAn electronic encyclopedia that provides the opportunity for anyone to review the raw facts and research of John McCain's record. McCain's lie tally! with references!

172 diggsAfter the Viacom-owned network finished filming their new treasure-hunt themed “Real World/Road Rules Challenge” on a remote, uninhabited island in the Republic of Panama, locals returned to find their beach tattered and abused.

503 diggsWhat created this unusual space ribbon? Most assuredly, one of the most violent explosions ever witnessed by ancient humans. Back in the year 1006 AD, light reached Earth from a stellar explosion in the constellation of the Wolf (Lupus), creating a "guest star" in the sky that appeared brighter than Venus and lasted for over two years.

436 diggsWowhead has revealed that Wrath of the Lich King, the next expansion for WoW, will be in stores on November 13, 2008. Clear your calendars.

169 diggsMcCain and Obama want to change the bottom-line effects of the tax code. Here's a dollars-and-cents breakdown of what their plans could mean for you.

245 diggsPeter Gibson (aka Roadsworth) began painting the streets of Montreal in the fall of 2001. He was motivated by a desire for more bike paths in the city and a questioning of “car culture” in general.

213 diggsWatch the video! GoodGuide.com provides free and easy access to the world's largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental and social impacts of products and companies.

419 diggsOver the weekend, a debate raged across the tech blogosphere concerning the risks involved in developing for the iPhone platform. The discussion began with Fraser Spears, who claims he will never write another iPhone app for the App Store as it exists today. Dave Winer soon followed up, agreeing that the iPhone was an unreliable platform.

961 diggsBaptist minister Howard Bess, who wrote a book Palin wanted banned and who fought her on abortion and gay rights, says the country should fear her election.

514 diggsWell the Apple Fans finally can see the inner working :)