December 2007
Unboxing Chumby - Another Linux powered Device... →
So what prompted me to show such a deep interest in a product after reading for only 5 minutes about it? It was the open nature of the product’s design philosophy on both hardware and the software front. It is hacker-friendly, easily customizable, *built on the Linux platform and hence guaranteed to attract a large user and developer community.*
November 2007
How Geek Squad Investigated Its Own Porn Thieves →
Innocents were fired. Liars kept their jobs. Store hard drives were scoured and sent to headquarters. Pants were shat. A fired Geek Squad supervisor tells how it all went down.
Facebook Caught In a Lie →
A Facebook Exec says that after opt-ing out of Beacon, Facebook does not receive any information about your outside actions. See how this is shown to be completely false.
25 Years of Water Effects in Computer Games (PICS) →
A collection of pictures of water in computer games over the last 25 years. “I would have liked to see the waterfall from Unreal. That game was the first PC game to wow me with its graphics, well since Wolfenstein anyway.”
Official: Google's quest for 700MHz is so on →
Hear that America? That’s the sound of the hammer dropping on our beloved cartel of carriers. Google’s bid for the 700MHz “C Block” is on. Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman and CEO, says the following: “We believe it’s important to put our money where our principles are. Consumers deserve more competition and innovation than they have in today’s…”
Uncovered: Evidence that Mac OS X could run... →
Don’t trash your Boot Camp drive just yet, but Leopard could contain the early signs of running Windows apps in Mac OS X after all. While the evidence is telling, we encourage you not to hold your breath just yet.
Waiting Too Long to Have Sex Linked to Sexual... →
Having sex at an early age can be risky business. But now Columbia University and New York state researchers say waiting too long to have sex may carry its own risks.
Google Testing OpenID With Blogger, May Offer... →
It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to know who is driving this, and Google even drops a hint in the example link: “http://brad.livejournal.com/”; LiveJournal founder and former SixApart employee Brad Fitzpatrick joined Google in August and is credited as the founder of OpenID.
Dark matter stars may have lit the early universe →
New research shows that stars made of dark matter, “dark stars” as the researchers call them, may have existed in the early universe. They were fueled not by fusion, but by a dark matter-antimatter annihilation reaction.
Faster IPhone on its way →
AT&T plans to offer a version of an iPhone next year that runs on a faster wireless network so users can get speedier results when surfing the Web.
MarsEdit
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NetAuthAgent
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Certificate Assistant
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teleportd
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Good Charlotte – Something Else →
Supertramp – Oh Darling →
Michael Bublé – All of Me →
Marilyn Manson – A Place In The Dirt →
Santana – Victory Is Won →
Keyboard Maestro
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SyncTwoFolders
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Calculator
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Solid State Drives replacing HDD laptops in 2009 →
Very interesting article discussing the benefits of the new 64GB solid state drives, and just how soon HDD’s will be a thing of the past in laptops (just like MP3 players).
The Killers – Sam's Town →
Selfless Driver Prevented Accident on Golden Gate... →
It’s rare you see a story like this. I hope that I can think as quick as this guy if I’m ever in a similar situation!
How Digg's algorithm works -- the 100-word version →
Muhammad Saleem says there’s actually a little science to Digg as well. In a post on Search Engine Land, Saleem explains how Digg’s algorithm does and doesn’t work.
Supertramp – Breakfast in America →
Worst Book Title Ever [PIC] →
So … you’re cooking with what exactly? Kthxbai
Ozzy Osbourne – Civilize The Universe →
Céline Dion – It's All Coming Back to Me Now →
3 (More!) Creative Examples of Unusually Legal... →
Does graffiti amuse or annoy you? Illegal urban art is appealing to some and an eyesore to others, but it is hard to find legal art on the street like this to be anything but impressive. Here are three more examples from artistic Japanese manhole covers and creatively painted American circuit boxes to downright bizarre Russian street lamps!
Tiny Linux PC uses just 18 watts of power, can be... →
Check out this Tiny Linux PC which can be solar powered.
Google Thinks Spammers Might Be Giving Up →
Brad Taylor, Google’s chief spam “watchdog,” suspects that spammers may actually be giving up as filters becomes more sophisticated and fewer of their messages get through.
Linux 3D graphics access on PS3 found →
A method has been found to reach Linux 3D Graphics on the PS3. A number of hackers have clubbed together to release a draft kernel module for this along with a relevant Xorg driver.
NASA Tracks Possible Space Station Leak →
NASA is investigating a possible leak on board the space station.
Icons For Your Desktop and Icons For Your Web... →
In the overview below we present some of the fresh high-quality free icons which you can use for your desktop; we also showcase professional icon sets, buttons and vector graphics you can use for your web designs. You might know some of them, but hopefully not all of them.
The Future of the Internet -- and How to Stop It →
Call his theme the AOL-ization of technology. Instead of personal computers being able to run any program from any source without approval from a third party, which many of us became used to in the 1980s and 1990s, Zittrain fears we’re entering a world where centralized approval becomes necessary.
CoreServicesUIAgent
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Naked Light
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iStar
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Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero Compatibility : What... →
Rock Band and Guitar Hero III are both some completely awesome music games and they offer some great choices for gamers but there is some serious confusion about the guitar controllers out there. What should you choose? Read up and decide …
Dick DeBartolo with Leo Laporte – Daily Giz Wiz... →
Changes made to Digg Shout System! Rejoice, then... →
We noticed two changes. Now, just 2 questions… 1) Are there others coming? 2) When are the comments getting fixed?
How to survive with a euro worth 1,50 USD and an... →
When the two pillars of the global economic system that prevailed in the last 60 years collapse, i.e., the Dollar as reference-currency and oil as cheap energy, it is high time for investors, and private and collective strategy makers to reconsider many things.
Man tries to deposit fake $1M bill →
Alexander D. Smith, 31, was charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of forgery after he walked into the bank and tried to open an account by depositing a fake $1 million bill.
Tea Stick Stirs Heaven Into Your Cup →
“All right you potheads, knock it off. This is not a special one-hit toaker. No, it’s the Tea Stick, a spring-loaded doodad that lets you place loose tea on its little retractable shelf, and then you stir it into some nice hot water, resulting in a tea connoisseur’s Nirvana.”
It's The Algorithm, Stupid! →
Have you ever wondered what it really takes for a story submitted to Digg to get to the home page? Or why a certain story—even a really good, social media friendly story—never got to the home page?
Should Spanking Your Child Be Illegal? →
Massachusetts lawmakers say a proposed measure that would ban parents from spanking their children, even in their own homes, is a way to protect kids from abuse. But many parents believe it’s an example of government run amok. In all 50 states, parents are legally allowed to spank their children.
Major Breakthrough For Super Efficient LED... →
A North Carolina company has achieved a major breakthrough on LED lighting that will dramatically lower costs. The company will also release the world’s most energy efficient LED lights.