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Stan Speech to Hippies

Fedquip — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:21:06 EDT

From the epic South Park episdoe "Die Hippie Die"

Channel: Popular Videos Tags: Stan Marsh Hippies South Park

eBook: Lewis Shiner's Snowbirds

Wil — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:16:00 EDT

Originally published in Analog in 1982, this chilling short story brings visitors from the future into the present . . . but who are they and why are they here?

Channel: Books Tags: Authors eBooks Lewis Shiner Science Fiction Climate Change Analog SciFi

Pastor Gets Into Motorcycle Crash - During Service

Neophile — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:15:36 EDT

A pastor brought out a dirt bike during a church service to demonstrate the concept of unity. Now he's demonstrating the concept of healing.

Channel: Religion Tags: pastor motorcycle dirt bike crash church christian christianity

Waterproof Gadget Coating is Invisible

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:06:22 EDT

Golden Shellback is a coating that lets you spill, pour, or submerge your gadget in a liquid and have it survive. Golden Shellback says it will protect against oils, water-based liquids, synthetic fluids, dust and dirt. Tekzilla's Patrick Norton shot a segment on Golden Shellback and has footage of cellphones and CB radios functioning normally unde

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: gizmodo video golden shellback waterproof cell phone protection splashproof coating

Mom Uses Intenet to Diagnose Daughter's Disease

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:38:48 EDT

It's like an episode of mystery diagnosis. Thirteen-year-old Danielle Fisher got sick last fall and got progressively worse until she was unable to even get out of bed without suffering from vertigo and shortness of breath. Doctors weren't any help, offering up guesses ranging from Epstein-Bar virus to a tumor; one even suggested that all she neede

Channel: Family Tags: parentdish parenting illness doctors diagnosis lyme disease

By Any of Their Many Names, Roses Are a Sweet Addiction

jeremytoday — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:24:45 EDT

NOBODY buys a house with a sitting tenant, but I did.

Channel: Do-It-Yourself Tags: rose gardening plants roses climbing roses garden

Apple: iPhone coming to 20 more countries Aug. 22

jeremytoday — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:20:15 EDT

Even as it struggles to meet demand in existing markets, Apple plans to introduce the iPhone 3G to new countries next month. The company said that the latest iPhone would go on sale in 20 additional countries by August 22.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Apple iPhone iPhone 3G

Creationists Fail Again: Taken For Granite

Neophile — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:30:10 EDT

Geologists scoping out a glacier in Antarctica found a piece of granite there. This granite's structure matched that of granite found in only one other place: North America. Radioactive dating tests using several methods all match the age of the same granites in North America. So how did that rock get to Antarctica?

Channel: Science Tags: granite antarctica creationism cdesign proponentsism north america discovery geology

Software to video meteors (and other stuff in the sky)

capn_caveman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:44:50 EDT

UFOCapture is a Windows application that helps you videotape meteors and other fast-moving stuff in space. You hook up a sensitive video camera to your computer, point it out your window, and while you slumber, the software saves all the good bits.

Channel: Science Tags: science technology software astronomy

More than half Philippine fauna nearly extinct: official

capn_caveman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:34:45 EDT

More than half the birds, amphibians and mammals found only in the Philippines are either threatened or nearly extinct, the environment and natural resources department said Monday.

Channel: Science Tags: science Philippines biodiversity species extinction nature environment

Linux set to make mobile splash

jeremytoday — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:34:44 EDT

Linux is set to make a major impact in the mobile computing realm, the executive director of the Linux Foundation stressed at a conference Monday morning.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Linux mobile OSCON

The Pole star comes to life again

capn_caveman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:29:20 EDT

An international team of astronomers has observed that vibrations in the Pole star, which had been fading away to almost nothing over the last hundred years, have recovered and are now increasing. And the astronomers don't know why.

Channel: Science Tags: science astronomy astrophysics Polaris

'Microhoo' saga isn't over yet

jeremytoday — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:26:40 EDT

Even though Yahoo has settled with activist shareholder Carl Icahn, Microsoft is still circling. And Jerry Yang's job may not be safe.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Yahoo Microsoft Microhoo

Health officials tout computer prescribing

capn_caveman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:19:33 EDT

Those hard-to-read scribbled prescriptions from doctors could soon become a rarity. Beginning Jan. 1, the federal government will boost Medicare's payments to doctors that send prescriptions electronically to a pharmacy rather than writing them out on paper and handing them to the patient.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: health prescriptions technology computers

Bubble fusion scientist charged with scientific misconduct

capn_caveman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:10:29 EDT

A Purdue University nuclear engineer who claimed to have carried out tabletop nuclear fusion is responsible for two instances of scientific misconduct, a report made public today concludes.

Channel: Science Tags: science bubble fusion cold fusion physics

Livers from older donors work well in transplants

capn_caveman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:03:33 EDT

Liver transplant patients who receive an organ from a donor age 60 or older do just as well as patients getting a liver from a younger donor, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: health organs organ transplants liver

Musicians' unions stay out of digital debate

jeremytoday — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:59:04 EDT

Will the music industry ever get organized?

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: music digital music industry cd digital downloads ringtones

Laser resurfacing fixes wrinkles, study finds

capn_caveman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:58:07 EDT

Laser treatment can remove wrinkles better than some newer procedures, dermatologists reported on Monday.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: health laser wrinkles ageing dermatology

Magnetic sense linked to molecule

capn_caveman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:51:46 EDT

Fruit flies use cell sensitive to blue and UV light for magnetosensitivity

Channel: Science Tags: science biology fruit fly magnetism

'Sex and the City' Vote Heavily Favors Obama

TimALoftis — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:46:34 EDT

Unmarried women -- often dubbed the "Sex and the City" vote -- overwhelmingly support Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., over Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in key battleground states, according to a recent poll.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 election unmarried women barack obama john mccain

Musical relativity

capn_caveman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:40:36 EDT

Here's a neat idea for a concert that's going to blow a few minds if it ever takes to the stage.

Channel: Science Tags: science music relativity doppler effect sound

Intel asks FCC to mandate Ethernet ports for set-top boxes

jeremytoday — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:36:57 EDT

Two representatives of the Intel Corporation visited the Federal Communications Commission last week to boost the idea requiring IP capability on cable-set top boxes.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Intel FCC set top boxes cable Ethernet

Human-frog hybrids aid autism investigations

capn_caveman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:36:22 EDT

Fusing together brains cells and eggs from a carnivorous frog could help scientists understand the root cause of the condition and possibly lead to a treatment

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: health autism hybrid genetics

Exotic Materials Using Neptunium, Plutonium Provide Insight into Superconductivity

capn_caveman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:31:37 EDT

Physicists at Rutgers and Columbia universities have gained new insight into the origins of superconductivity - a property of metals where electrical resistance vanishes - by studying exotic chemical compounds that contain neptunium and plutonium.

Channel: Science Tags: science physics superconductivity Neptunium Plutonium

WiMax at Sea, the Journey Begins

jeremytoday — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:29:03 EDT

Ships that call on Singapore can now use WiMax instead of satellite to connect to the Internet.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: WiMax Singapore Internet

The teddy bear with diamond eyes and a 24-carat gold nose

Deidre — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:22:44 EDT

With the country in the grip of the credit crisis, it hardly seems an ideal time to launch a Ã;â;;Ã;Â£43,000 teddy bear with eyes made of emerald and diamonds and a nose of solid 24-carat gold.

Channel: Shopping Tags: teddy bear selfridges london

Cory Doctorow goes to Bletchley Park

Wil — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:14:06 EDT

Cory says, "The site is just as I'd imagined it -- a rotting, lovely old mansion surrounded by modest, slope-shouldered sheds with a variety of exhibits staffed by knowledgeable, friendly geeks who clearly find it all every bit as exciting as I do." Tons of awesome pics, too.

Channel: Travel Tags: Bletchley Park Cryptography History Cory Doctorow Britain Turing Enigma Code Breaking

Pocket Enigma Machine in a CD jewel case

Wil — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:14:02 EDT

Bletchley Park, the "home of the codebreakers" -- where Alan Turing and co cracked the Nazi Enigma machine -- sells "Pocket Enigma Machines" made from a clever cardboard disc inserted into a CD jewel case. This is so totally awesome!

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Enigma Cryptography Bletchley Park Awesome Geeks Cyphers

A dash of lime -- a new twist that may cut CO2 levels back to pre-industrial levels

capn_caveman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:10:22 EDT

Scientists say they have found a workable way of reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater.

Channel: Science Tags: science lime greenhouse gases CO2 carbon dioxide global warming

Belize it or not: Caye Caulker; where backpackers outnumber locals

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:04:26 EDT

Isn't this heaven? (Sorry if these photos find you in the middle of cubicle hell.) I took these pictures last week in Caye Caulker, one of the northern islands off the coast of Belize. Most people opt to go to the bigger Ambergris Caye, which is a bit more family friendly, but also more expensive.

Channel: Travel Tags: gadling budget travel belize caye caulker backpacking vacation beach

It's a brand new day for Dr. Horrible ... in LEGO!

Wil — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:49:58 EDT

Seems like a passion for the works of the Whedon, and for LEGO, go together. Andrew at The Brothers Brick has already recreated one fun scene from the web-series in LEGO. [via geekdad]

Channel: Do-It-Yourself Tags: Dr Horrible LEGO Brothers Brick Geeks Awesome

Security is no secret

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:27:42 EDT

The Linux community was one of the first groups to embrace Flask. With the help of open-source developers, NSA created a Linux security module based on Flask, called Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux). It is now one of the core features in the widely used Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: security.linux selinux flask nsa

Automotive Linux drives innovation

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:25:55 EDT

There are vendors developing embedded operating systems for the automotive infotainment market but they do not have the scale to bring all the new and exciting capabilities to the equipment quickly.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: automobile car linux wind river

Towards using the FreeRunner as my primary phone

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:25:39 EDT

I installed a PDF reader and downloaded a couple of e-books to the phone. Astonishingly I can (pretty comfortably) read pages formatted for printed books on the FreeRunner's screen.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: openmoko linux freerunner

Q5 interview - John Bruggeman, Wind River

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:24:59 EDT

Growth of Linux went faster than anyone thought it would. For us the Linux business has grown from zero to $50m in 24 months. Most of our Linux customers originally experimented with free software and then they discovered the hidden costs.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: wind river linux embedded interview

Linux-powered CherryPal uses just 2W

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:21:17 EDT

The CherryPal mini-desktop runs an embedded version of Debian on a Freescale processor running at 400MHz, with 256MB of RAM and 4GB of internal flash storage.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: linux cherrypal embedded low power economy

Face off: Windows vs Linux real world RAM and disk tests

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:20:37 EDT

Windows' memory usage went up by 0.07GB, or 71.68MB. The CPU still fluctuated madly but hung around 20%. Under Fedora, memory usage increased by only 50MB and with a maximum processor utilisation of 4%, shortly resuming to 1% while sitting idle (with Windows still jumping all about.)

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: windows linux benchmark measurement

Brazilian Federal Court Unifies IT Infrastructure With Linux

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:19:03 EDT

...Red Hat solutions across the IT systems of its 16 courts and is leveraging the performance, security and cost-effective benefits of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Cluster Suite.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: brazil court red hat linux server

Review: Sabayon Linux 3.5

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:16:27 EDT

Sabayon Linux 3.5 really has a something for everyone, and it does an excellent job of fulfilling their motto of "Dreams we can believe in." And Sabayon 3.5 is more than a dream I can believe in, it's a reality I can use and trust.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: sabayon gentoo gnu linux review

RS: Ministry backs localised GNU/Linux distribution and CMS

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:16:23 EDT

The Serbian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society last month presented Cp6Linux, a GNU/Linux distribution translated into Serbian, based on the GNU/Linux distributions Debian and Ubuntu.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: serbia linux gnu debian government