Knoppix 4.0 DVD Public Release

The first public release of the KNOPPIX 4.0 Live DVD, with many updates over the LinuxTag edition, is now available for download.

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Hollywood insider gives industry the finger...

Nat Segaloff, wrote and directed this short (approx 2 mins.) in which he gives the Hollywood movie making industry the finger. What starts as an antipiracy PSA ends as anything but!

Oh yeah, and the guy is an established Hollywood director...check out his bio on the site.

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Create your own ILM

Great write up about doing your own Industrial Light and Magic effects using free (or cheap) software tools. From video editing to storyboarding, this tells you how to do it. Very cool.

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Feedster Top 500 Released

The first of Feedsters top 500 blogs is out.

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The Coolest Guinness World Record Ever - set by Microsoft!

5,500 play Counterstrike and set world record

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Patrick Norton on Windows Vista - Live Seminar

Join PC Magazine Editors, including Patrick Norton, live on August 25 as they dissect, poke and prod the beta version of the OS. Hear their highly respected opinion regarding ease of use, functionality, security and if indeed it is a necessary step for you or your organization to take.

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Speech For The Moon Mission If It Failed

These documents (4 pages) were written by Nixon's aides and were meant to be given if the astronauts became stranded on the moon.

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Serial Sex Killer Kept Blog

Accused serial killer Joseph Edward Duncan has been keeping a blog, called "Blogging the Fifth Nail" on Blogger!

(Above link is a story about, here is the blog link: http://fifthnail.blogspot.com/)

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Sex Tips for Geeks

Your pale, you wear black socks with mustard yellow shorts and an A-Team shirt...so how you going to get laid!? Read this!

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Metroid Online

Halo modded to resemble Metroid Prime. Yeah I know; totally gangsta.

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The Best Hubble Images Ever

A collection Of the clearest, most interesting images captured by the Hubble telescope.

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Lets get iTunes ported to Linux

Let's get iTunes ported to the Linux! We know that OS X is Unix based, and we know that such a port is possible. Not having a Linux version gives programs like JHymn legitimacy because Linux users do not have any other choice. Here's a couple of ways to let Apple know it's time for a port!

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New Claim On Location Of Atlantis!!!!

"American researchers claim to have found convincing evidence that locates the site of the lost kingdom of Atlantis off the coast of Cyprus." Cool Sonar Pic!!

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Installing Linux on your PS2

step by step instructions on installing linux on a playstation 2

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About:Mozilla Easter egg in Firefox

Mozilla's revenge for IE's joke. In IE about:mozilla gives you a blue screen, symbolizing Firefox/Mozilla products crash, where in Firefox about:mozilla gives you a little message. (Digg does not support just about:mozilla as a URL)

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Gates Sells 12M Microsoft Shares

Everyone else is cashing in on Microsoft, so why not the company's chairman?

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has sold about 12 million shares of the company's common stock in a series of transactions over a five-day period, according to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

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Hack an Elevator

"The designers of some elevators include a hidden feature that is very handy if you're in a hurry
or it's a busy time in the building (like check-out time in a hotel)."


Not tested it myself, but something try.

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Apple releases multi-button mouse!

Apple today released a multi-button mouse which includes left and right clicks, a scroll ball, and side buttons.

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Discovery of a 10th Planet in Our Solar System Leaked by Hacker

Astronomers are really, really cautious people. Apparently they have been keeping the discovery of a 10th planet a secret for years until a hacker infiltrated their research and leaked the news.

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Why Apple (Still) Makes A One-Buttoned Mouse

Yes, the Mighty Mouse has been announced - but did you know that there is an actual good reason that Apple has stuck with the one-buttoned mouse for so long? Apple system software has supported a multiple-button mouse for many years, but here's some reasoning behind them selling one-button mice.

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Amazing video of a 36 barrel machine gun

This machine gun is capable of firing 1,000,000 rounds per minute.

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New NASA Space Shuttles

New NASA Space Shuttles - pictures and designs

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How to build the best paper airplane in the world

"It glided like no paper airplane I have ever seen before, it was acting like a REAL airplane. It gently curved into the slight breeze and began to rise vertically without moving forward. The craft then began to lower as if it were a helicopter and gently came to rest on the asphalt below. "

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LimeWire closing down?

Open source p2p application LimeWire is undergoing changes which suggest owner Mark Gorton is on the verge of taking it offline, at the same time stopping sales and distribution.

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Purchase a Skycar!

As a result of the recent successful hovering flights of the M400 Skycar, Moller International is accepting deposits to secure delivery positions for our M400 Skycar until after the Skycar has flown from hover to full aerodynamic flight and returned (transitioning flight). A limited number of delivery positions are available.

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ebay find- Man Selling All He Owns

" I am literally selling EVERYTHING I own in this one auction. I know most people will still not realize that i truly mean every single thing i own, but i assure you that's exactly what i mean. Also theres no catch."

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What Will We All Do When the Earth's Oil Runs Out?

Some of you may have heard about the theory of Peak Oil, which is the point at which the planet's production of oil reaches it highest point and begins its steep decline. Technology may not be enough, but when the CEO of Chevron goes on the record to get people to start using less oil, well then, we know it's serious and real.

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How many sodas does it take to kill you?

How many 12 ounce cans of sodas would it take to kill you? Pick your poison, enter your weight, and find out! This site has 60+ different sodas to kill yourself with. Too cool.

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ABC to do a news story on Diggnation/Digg?

One of the latest entries on Keith Harrison's (guy who does the camera work for System/Diggnation videos) moblog depicts a camera crew somewhere, with the title "ABC is covering Diggnation". Pretty self explanatory really. Anyone that knows about this (Kevin/Alex/Keith) care to elaborate?

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Build an $800 Gaming PC

Check out this $800 hot-rod gaming rig that has impressive performance. Includes details on each component.

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What Is FireWire (and How Best to Use It)

Common uses for FireWire include data transfers with external hard drives, DV camcorders, webcams, and Apple's own iPod digital music player. Up to 63 FireWire devices can be connected and recognized at once. Sony has branded this technology as iLink, which also adheres to the IEEE-1394 standard.

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Mozilla Releases Preview Of Mobile-Phone Browser

The Mozilla Foundation has released a technology preview of a mobile-phone browser that uses the same code base as the popular desktop Firefox browser, which recently topped 75 million downloads, an official with the open-source group said Wednesday.

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Disney kills off last "old style" animation studio

"The Walt Disney Company has killed off its Australian animation operation, including the company's last studio creating hand-drawn animated features." Pity i think, i always preferred the old style myself

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Gates vs. Google

Bill Gates is really pissed off about a Microsoft executive jumping ship for Google, Inc. Let the lawsuit wars... continue.

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Sony president says PS3 will be expensive

AT THIS WEEK'S Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation Meeting in Tokyo, company president Ken Kutaragi meandered along to continue with his solemn warnings that the PlayStation 3 will not be a cheap console...

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Can you see the ISS and the Space Shuttle from your house?

This is a great site which predicts sightings of satellites (ISS/Shuttle/Iridium flares, etc) based upon your location. Enter your town or lat/long and find when/where the ISS will be in the sky, how bright it will be, how long it will be in the sky. Awesome tool, and very accurate. Can you digg it?

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rehab for gamers

what? I don't have a gaming problem I can quit anytime I want

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