Abydos' Diggs: January 2006

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

MS Official:- Microsoft IE& Beta 2 Live Download

Offical Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 public release download.

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10 Useful Firefox Extensions That Don't Get Glamorized

10 Extensions that don't get promoted a lot that make Firefox an even better browser.

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Bad Video Game Covers

We all remember getting a new game system and the huge amounts of lisecensing that is handed out to all the little companies to put out game for that system. The games were usually really shitty on gameplay and had bad artwork to cut down on cost.

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Bio: Jack Bauer

Wiki has the low-down on TV's coolest CTU agent.

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How-To: Run Flash games on your Xbox 360

"The Xbox-Scene community has been investigating booting your own Flash files using the disc which is what we'll be showing you today. The final result will be a disc that is playable on any Xbox 360." Engadget writes a great how-to on bootable Flash discs for your 360.

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Holy Grail of CSS layouts

Well described technique for achieving 3 column CSS layout with an absolute minimum of non-semantic blocks (just one).

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Stargate enters MMO universe

With Stargate SG-1 on the verge of becoming the longest-running American sci-fi TV show ever, it seems about time that someone took a crack at turning it into a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for PCs.

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How to Fix a Dead Pixel on an LCD Monitor

Sometimes, if there is a dead pixel, it's usually stuck, as the liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) has not covered the whole screen. This can be easily fixed.

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10 Pages of very Cool Firefox Wallpapers!!!!!!!!

Very Cool Big Wallpapers

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Monday, January 30, 2006

Hubble's best shots.

Ever wondered how mindbogglingly the Universe is? You can get a good feel of it looking at these photos.

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100 things [geeks] need to know about women

There are probably a few diggers who could benefit from this.

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Nintendo DS Lite Video

Take a look at this side-by-side video comparison of Nintendo's upcoming DS Lite with the original DS. We can't confirm its validity but the video sure looks convincing.

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iTunes Now Selling TV Shows Before Network Premiere

The iTunes Music Store is now starting to add television shows before they have made their network television premieres. The first two shows to do this are from Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. It looks like downloadable television shows have a great future ahead as they result in more profits for networks than traditional advertising.

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Google Satellite Photo of Spectacular "Alien Civilization" in U.S.

Okay, so it's not an Alien City, but the Smithville Reservoir near Kansas City, shows a Spectacular Sight of what looks to be Light or Prismatic Refraction on Ice(?). Can anyone explain/comment on this phenomena?

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Retro Game Pads as USB

This site takes all those old NES controlers, Sega and more and makes them USB.

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Evolution of Controllers

An amazing in depth article talking about all of the controller innovations in controllers ranging from the days of Atari to the upcoming Nintendo Revolution controller. Definitely worth reading.

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2400 x 3000 Image of Orion Nebula

Hubble's sharpest view of the Orion Nebula viewed at 2400 x 3000... beautiful

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25 Words That Hurt Your Resume

Instead of... "Experience working in fast-paced environment"

Try... "Registered 120+ third-shift emergency patients per night"

Instead of... "Excellent written communication skills"

Try... "Wrote jargon-free User Guide for 11,000 users"

more.....

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Watch The Best Game Endings Ever

Game Revolution is undertaking the noble task of trying to put some of the greatest "old school" game endings of all time together and have a library of game ending history for download at its website. (via kotaku)

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New! Google Bookmarks

Access your bookmarks from any computer. Supports labels, stars, and notes.

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Burning visible images onto CD-Rs with data (beta)

Nice little tutorial on howto covert pictures to data files, burn that image onto CD-Rs. via make

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paper mario

make mario characters out of paper

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9,291 kilograms of cocaine

Some of you may have already seen this, but I'm sure others haven't. Never seen so much coke in my life...

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advanced google cheatsheet

Not bad; better layout than googles help pages. Claims to have used their permission; which is interesting, if true.

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Sunday, January 29, 2006

Possible Nintendo Rev Boot up screen

This could be what happens when you turn on your Revolution in the coming year.

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The Far Side of the Moon

On October 7, 1959, humanity for the first time saw what the other side of the moon looks like. These photographs are the first of what any human being ever saw of the far side of the moon.

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eBay Ends ThePirateBay's Action Yet Again

It eBay has once again shut down ThePirateBay's auction. The auction had ended and raised $8,100.00 before eBay canceled it due to "trademark" infringement.

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Banner Killers

Wanna remove the ads on your free hosted website? These codes can do the trick! Simply add them your page and ads will be removed!

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HUGE Gallery Of 80X15 Buttons

This site has a huge collection of 80X15 buttons. You can also upload your own 80X15 buttons to the collection and link it to your website. Check it out Pretty cool !

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Where's George

Enter the serial numbers of your bills to see where your bill has been! Then, when you send your bill off, you can see where it's going! It's as simple as that, and a lot of fun!

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Pixar may 'unHollywood' Disney

Pixar succeeded by breaking the Hollywood business model. It employed producers, directors, writers, etc., long-term instead of just for one movie at a time. This created a tightknit company of collaborators who stick together and strive to improve with every production. Pixar brings that model to Disney and may spread it to the rest of Hollywood.

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More Changes In Google

This showed up when I went to Google a few days ago, I took a screenshot, and posted it on my blog. I'm not trying to spam, but I needed to put it somewhere.

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Saturday, January 28, 2006

Google Map of World of Warcraft

The map utilizes the Google Maps API and therefore behaves just a like a Google Map.

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Worlds fastest hard disk!

Available at $150, this is the fastest hard disk you can own RIGHT NOW!

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Friday, January 27, 2006

Samsung SH-B022 Blu-ray burner reviewed

t's not every day you get to play with a pre-production Blu-ray burner, but the team at Germany's CT Magazine were able to get their hands on a Samsung SH-B022, and liked what they saw.

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Google pulls "We don't censor search results" statement off the site

There used to be a "Google does not censor any search results" statement on the Google Web site in the FAQ section. It was pullced recently, The Register has learned.

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Convert any Instant Messaging Thread Into an Online Cartoon

A new web-based service that allows you to take any saved conversation and turn it into a pretty cartoon strip. This is ripe for abuse.

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High-Res Satellite Images now availble on Google Maps!

Looks like Google Maps has increased the maximum zoom level for certain cities. The overall quality of the maps at any zoom level seem to have increased also.

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Dry Ice explosion video! SWEET

This is awesome, a guy has a bottle of dry ice in his hand and it explodes right out of his grasp!

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Kissing BETTER than SEX?

So they say!!! Where does Spooning fit in??

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FRAPS + ImageShack, and it's totally free.

Awesome screenshot utility that combines the power of FRAPS screenshot function with imageshacks image hosting ability.

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How to Take Great Photos of an Electronics Product with a Digital Camera

Whether writing a review for web site or selling a used camera or product at an online auction site such as eBay, your photos should look their very best. It's easier than you think to take pictures that stand out from the crowd, even without a fancy digital camera and professional lighting equipment.

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World without Pain is Hell

This kid is unable to feel any pain, so when he's hurting himself he has no idea he's doing so.

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7 myths about the Challenger shuttle disaster

"It didn't explode, the crew didn't die instantly and it wasn't inevitable." Depressing but fascinating story.

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NASA embraces bittorrent - download a 2.9GB (single) picture today!

NASA has been experimenting with BT for a while, but it's only recently that it's started using it for its massive picture library, "Visible Earth". Previously you needed to be an accredited journalist to get these files - now, thanks to BitTorrent, you can download them for yourself. Finally, a desktop background for your 86400 x 43200 monitor!

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Insane Aurora Video

The IMAGE satellite captured this view of the Aurora Australis (southern lights) on September 11, 2005, four days after a record-setting solar flare sent plasma flying towards the Earth. The ring of light that the solar storm generated over Antarctica glows green in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum.

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Home theater system modelled after the StarTrek enterprise bridge

"..I became aware of the new developments in the area of home theaters and digital video that would finally allow me to indulge my love of the big screen and science fiction, in particular."

Direct Link to the photo gallery is: http://www.reighn.com/theaterphoto.html

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CSS X-Ray Effect | Firefox Only!!

Interesting "X-Ray" effect using CSS and XHTML.

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IMDb.com adds TV show seasons on main details page

While the info has always been there, IMDb has added Season Numbers on their main details page for easy access to guest star info, trivia, cast, and general episode info. Very cool for TV junkies.

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Thursday, January 26, 2006

Sites Google Agreed to Censor

This site shows screenshots with differences in search results between Google.com and Google.cn. Results about human rights are omitted, as well as information about Tibet and many news sources.

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FINALLY, More TV Content now available on iTunes!

Some of the new shows are: South Park, Beavis and Butt-Head, Jackass, Punk'd, SpongeBob SquarePants...

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Sex Keeps You Calm

GOT some public speaking to do? Here's a tip to keep stress at bay: have sex beforehand. But make sure it's penetrative sex - the magic vanishes if you pursue other forms of sexual gratification.

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Nintendo DS Lite Size Comparison

Less than two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS and more than 20 percent lighter, the new DS Lite is a perfect match in style to the Nintendo Revolution.

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Networks make $1.44 per TV show from iTunes downloads.

Shows available on a day-after-broadcast basis from iTunes for $1.99, generate 55 cents for Apple $1.44 forthe network.

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A Picture History of Hard Drives

We've come a long way since the first storage devices in 1956. Hard drive storage is supposed to double every year, and here are a lot of photos showing how hard drives have changed over the past 50 years.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Make a PSP Stand for a Quarter

JavaMoose has a Flickr up about making a PSP stand with a 25 cent piece of plastic, a heat gun and 20 minutes.

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6031x4456 Image of a Galaxy!

It is so huge, that there is even a warning on the page before!

File Download Warning

You are attempting to access an image with an extremely high resolution. Please read this before you continue.

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'Family Guy's' Stewie hosting Web talk show

"Victory is Mine!"

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Twin Mars rovers STILL exploring after TWO YEARS instead of 90 days!

With a longevity unthinkable even to the humans that built them, NASA's remarkable Mars rovers remain hard at work after two years on the Red Planet's surface. Spirit and Opportunity have driven a collective eight miles and beaming home pictures by the tens of thousands of never-before-seen territory and breath-taking vistas.

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Man trapped in a mental time warp.

Trapped in a mental time warp where TV is always a new invention and Truman is forever president.

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Web Based Proxies Allows Users To Surf Anonymously

Most proxy programs are becoming bundled with viruses and spywares, GilNetwork has released www.proxyip.org - a website where users are able to anonymously, and safely surf the web. The website uses powerful PHP technology to block the users IP address. It also bypasses school and workplace firewalls.

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MPAA hits the Heartland

No one is safe. Tuesday the MPAA filed lawsuits against 3 Iowans.

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77% of Google users don't know it records personal data

More than three quarters of web surfers don't realize that Google records and stores information that may identify them, according to a new opinion poll.

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CD's to last for a lifetime

After recent claims that burnt CD's won't last more than a few years, TDK claims their CD's will last over 70 years if reasonably looked after.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Are You a Geek? Take the Masturbation Test...

As a Geek do you spend too much time with yourself? Do you have your hand down your pants too much? Or not enough? The test may show you need to go out some more and meet some people, or maybe you should get some horny help.

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Over 350 useful XP Tips, registry fixes and guides

"This site contains registry fixes, scripts, Troubleshooting Guides and freeware utilities to resolve problems in Windows XP".

Not just the same ol' n00b stuff. I found this list to actually be useful enough to bookmark. In case it gets diggslammed, it's mirrored at http://www.winhelponline.com/xp.html

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The Internet censored in America ?

Is this a joke ? Banned in America ?

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Atari 2600 Game Combat... in Java! (Warning this game is addicting!)

This is great fun. spent countless hours playing this very addicting game.

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Monday, January 23, 2006

Hacks Hacks and More Hacks

Connect Google Talk to AIM, MSN, & Yahoo

Google has announced plans to get Google Talk and AIM talking, but with a little elbow grease you can do that and more today.

Now that Google has opened up their Google Talk servers for federation with other Jabber servers, you can use Google Talk to connect to your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo or ICQ. Here's how, step-by-step with screenshots.

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Firefly Fans, Look no Further: Paper Serenity Model

This cool paper Serenity model includes the two removable shuttles and moving engines!!!!

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Google Maps Highest Point in Every State

What's the highest point in your state? Find out new for every state using Google Maps.

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Another Nintendo Revolution Interface Leak, this looks official!

Like so many other supposed leaks of the Nintendo Revolution interface, this one is the latest, and looks the most legit. Similar to the DS style interface. Only 105 days left till E3!

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Google News out of Beta !

Google news is out of beta !
We're taking Google News out of beta! When we launched the English-language edition in September 2002,....A bit more than three years later, we offer 22 regional editions in 10 languages, and have a better sense of how people use Google News

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Adobe's Acrobat 3D

Adobe's Acrobat 3D software lets people view three-dimensional objects with the Acrobat reader, append notes to the images and send them to colleagues.

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Jennifer Love Hewitt-about to get naked

This isn't tech related, but I think it is great news

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Flying car captured on Google Earth

Could it be real? Do flying cars actualy exsist? Is this one of them?

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Follow Jack Bauer With The Jacktracker

Using wayfaring and flickr, this map shows Jack's activities as he makes his way through Day 5 of 24.

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NASA's Top 10 Images

Solar System's Highest rated images.

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Sunday, January 22, 2006

Google Video - Huge 1958 Nuclear Underwater Explosion Footage!

This amazing video shows a 1958 explosion from underwater nuclear test. The cloud engulfs a US Navy drone target ship / Eneweta. You have to see this to believe.

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Collide galaxies in your browser!

Now you can explore the physics of galaxy collisions in this interactive astronomy lab. It's amazing to see a simple applet reproduce what we see in space.

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Impressive Rube Goldberg machine (chain reaction)

Really nice chain reaction in this Japanese commercial.

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Apple to buy Sony? It could happen

"Sony seems to be playing Mothra to Apple's Godzilla"....due to the success of its iPods(and 90% increase in Apple's stock price), Apple could actually buy Sony...Of course, the REAL question is why Apple would WANT to buy Sony...

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PSP outsells DS

While it may have been going gang-busters in Japan since it's release in late 2004, the DS was not the top-selling portable in America for 2005.

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Inside the internet archive

Tucked away in one of the seediest neighborhoods of San Francisco is a roomful of over two hundred computers with a terabyte of data stored on every three. Stairs from the street lead up an intimidating hallway that opens into a room with 15-foot ceilings and just-this-side of hip ductwork in the ceiling.

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Top 100 Lists of US cities.

'Top 100' lists on highest income, least crime, newest houses, most females, shortest commute, best educated residents, and many more.

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Disney Buys Pixar for US$7 Billion

Pixar Animation Studios, whose films have garnered critical acclaim with both domestic and overseas audiences, is being bought tomorrow by Disney for $7 billion. Steve Jobs, as the CEO of Pixar, will become the largest shareholder in Disney.

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Saturday, January 21, 2006

Longest Page on the Internet

BlueSfear has announced that it graphics worm is the longest page on the internet. So far its 56.25 ft and growing.

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Full Movie Animated Gif

Its amazing

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How to Get Great Sleep

Here's an excellent, in-depth article on why we sleep, common sleep disorders, and it also has some suggestions for more restful nights. Ever heard of this insomnia?: "Your brain thinks you are awake when you are asleep."

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Digg on PSP

I created this cool site that allows you to view digg stories on the psp check it out!

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Burning a hole in a car with thermite

Cool Google Video

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Friday, January 20, 2006

8 mistakes when creating PowerPoint presentations

How to avoid common mistakes when creating your powerpoint presentation

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High Altitude Balloon Photography

Amateurs are building balloons capable of reaching near space altitude, and then take photographs that look like they were shot from orbit.

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10th Super Bowl submission rejected for Go Daddy

Bad news: ABC has rejected the 10th submission for a commercial during this year's Super Bowl. The Good news: Go Daddy believes that ABC does want to find middle ground for a commercial that is acceptable to ABC, the NFL and Go Daddy. Best news: there is a link to the commercial so you can see for yourself what all the hoopla is about.

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iTunes Traffic Surges 241% Since Last Year

Traffic to Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes music store surged by 241 percent last year, driven in part by its popularity among teenagers, a research firm said Thursday.

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Flash game lets you fight Software Piracy... literally

Play as Meg A. Bye and eat the crap out of software pirates while answering fun trivia questions! Wow, I'm never going to use warez ever again!
...anyone else up for crashing their servers by digging this?

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Why Switch to Firefox

I've been using Firefox for about a year and the experience has been breathtaking. It changed my surfing style on the net. I want to share the experiences i've had with IE and Firefox with you.

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Amazing long exposure photos of Tokyo at night

Very impressive. [Link is through the Coral Cache. Non-coralized link: http://shinsato.cool.ne.jp/twilight%20s%20english.htm]

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9mm Beretta Made of Legos

Awesome looking Legos 9mm Beretta with moving parts!

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Video Game Maps

Who knows how long this guy spent mapping oldschool classics. He's done entire game maps of such classics as Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past, Super Mario World, Doom II, etc.

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The ultimate Google command list

Did you know you can search for any phone number with just [phonebook: name here], or can find the weather in any city with just [weather: city name]? Try out the filetype: command with mp3 or avi and see what you get.

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Blind woman regains sight after heart attack

I had been blind 25 years. I had a heart attack, woke up, and could see. I said to my husband: 'You've got older'

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What Technology Will Be Like in 2001

...according to a 1989 Compute! Magazine article: scan the custom newspaper that spills from your fax; capture segments of a show you like and put them in a video report for school for $1,000; ISDN will simultaneously transmit voice, video, and computer data. You'll talk to your TV set, and it'll customize itself...

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Futurama to return in DVD form!

According to Billy West (via his forum), there are going to be 4 new Futurama movies released on DVD! Try not to destroy his server =)

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The Simpsomaker

make your own simpsons character. change the head, eyes, nose, hair and clothes. pretty cool

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Thursday, January 19, 2006

PackageMapper -- A Google Maps mashup

Keen google maps mashup that takes tracking numbers from FedEx, UPS, or the USPS and plots the progress of your package on a Google map.

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Fold a Shirt Perfectly in Under 4 Seconds

Japanese woman teaches you how to fold your shirts perfectly in a very simple and effective way. It's also faster than it would normally take!

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Great pictures of bullets cutting through cards

From MIT lab.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

PC's of the FUTURE!

As small as a pen! As cool as the jetsons!

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Photo gallery: Installing Windows Vista

This is a series of screen shots, all the way from the loading Vista Installation screen, to Installing the drivers in Vista screen.

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Funny "24" Comic

If you like the show "24", then you will get this funny FoxTrox comic...

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Top Paying AdSense Keywords

Top 160 highest paying adsense keywords

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Origami CD Case - Perfect for mailing CDs

Make a case for a CD or DVD using a regular 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper. Pretty easy to do. Instructions Included.

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Pirate Porn movie to feature army of thousands of CGI skeletons

With a budget of more than $1 million, the two-hour film has been hailed as a pornographic mold-breaker. It was filmed in high definition, and its special effects, including an army of CGI skeletons, took months to create.

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Convert Pictures to cool ASCII/HTML images

Easily generate cool text-images from almost any picture you have on your computer.

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Google wasting 200 gigs of bandwidth a day?

Interesting post. Due to white spaces, comments and image compression, google and other sites waste alot of bandwidth. 4 sites reviewed, with the source downloadable to see for yourself.

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Nintendo Power's 1st Issue

Nintendo Power's debut issue came out in the spring of 1988. Check out this website and take a walk down memory lane.

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Gamer Commits Suicide on Forums

Here is the link to the yahoo article on it and the actual post he made saying he is ending his life.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Guide To Picking Up Girls

Please stop for a moment and reflect. What is it that you strive for in life? Is it fame? Fortune? To be skillful in your field of choice? What is it that you're occupied with in your life right now? Maybe you're studying, maybe working, whatever it is, notice one common denominator - improving yourself. This is a comprehensive pick up guide.

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Firefox 2.0 alpha due next month (Confirmed)

An alpha version of Firefox 2.0 should be released as a public beta next month. Although part of the long standing roadmap for the open source browser, the timetable was confirmed by the publication of the minutes of the Mozilla.org staff meeting held earlier this month.

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