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Top news on 22 October 2007 |
Green Bay Packers legend dies in fall from roof
Max McGee, the free-spirited Green Bay Packers receiver died when he fell while clearing leaves from the roof of his home.McGee caught the first touchdown pass in Super Bowl history in 1967...
No guy in a coma, no missed iPhone launch
Didn't think we'd have to bother debunking something this obviously satirical, but about a zillion people have tipped us today with a link to a post on iPhone Savior about "Geoff Evila," who reportedly went into a coma in early June, causing him to miss the iPhone launch he had been so eagerly awaiting.
Smile, you're on Comment Spotter!
A collection of funny Digg comments.
Indian-American Wins Vote to Be Louisiana?s Governor
Bobby Jindal, a Republican congressman from the New Orleans suburbs, will be the state?s first nonwhite governor since a Reconstruction figure 130 years ago.
Abandoned Russian Brain Research Lab [gross pics]
These pictures are pretty amazing.......and a little bit creepy.
Who Really Owns the Roads? Private Companies Buying Our Highways
Companies are buying leases of public highways, bridges and tunnels from states desperately trying to improve infrastructure.
NBC is silencing Mike Gravel, not being allowed at upcoming Debate
Mike Gravel will not be part of the next Democratic presidential debate, October 30 in Philadelphia. The former Alaska senator did not meet fundraising and polling requirements for the forum, said NBC News political director Chuck Todd. Call NBC now and express your discontent, let Gravel speak!
Biggest Water User in Atlanta is ... Gatorade?!?
It gets better though: after the Gatorade plant turns all the water into syrupy disgustingness and ships it around the world, Atlantans can hire these group of strange and enterprising guys to paint their yards green again!
Get Ready, MS: Extensive Guide To The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon
This document describes how to set up an Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" desktop. The result is a fast, secure and extendable system that provides all you need for daily work and entertainment. About 23.000 packages are available in the repositories.
Amazing Cake Designs! (PICS)
It?s no surprise that Michelle Wibowo?s cake and sugarcraft are so structurally amazing - she has a degree in architecture! Just take one look at her portfolio and you?ll understand why this award-winning lady is definitely one of the best cake designers around today.
Monkeys KILL Delhi deputy mayor
Yes - you read it right.... The deputy mayor of the Indian capital Delhi died on Sunday after being attacked by a horde of wild monkeys!
Poll: Half of America would NEVER vote for Clinton
While she is winning wide support in nationwide samples among Democrats in the race for their party?s presidential nomination, half of likely voters nationwide said they would never vote for New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, a new Zogby Interactive poll shows.
Interview: Ryan Payton, MGS4 Asst. Producer "Not Worried About Competition"
"I?m not worried about the competition ... we?re going to own the majority of 2008..."Ripten sits down with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots? Assistant Producer, Ryan Payton and picks his brain about his contributions to the long standing series, accessibility to newcomers, enhancements to game play, the movie, and more.
Officer called to son's death crash
A police officer called to a fatal road accident discovered his son was one of two teenagers killed in the crash. Very sad.
NBC pulls YouTube channel
NBC Universal has quietly pulled theofficial channel on YouTube the two companies established last June. Of course, that was a long time ago, in Internet years, and the relationship had run its course. NBC got buzz for a revived Saturday Night Live and The Office, and YouTube, through the sheen of legitimacy NBC gave it, got a $1.65 billion buyout.
How To Bypass Comcast's BitTorrent Throttling
Back in August we reported that Comcast was limiting BitTorrent traffic. Comcast denied our allegations, even though we had some pretty solid evidence.
Sony Pleading With Developers To Stick With PS3
A new report published by the Mercury News suggests that Sony may already be scrambling to keep third-party developers aboard the PlayStation 3, which has struggled to keep pace with the Wii and Xbox 360.
Why The Digg Shout Is Not Good Advertising
Ever since Digg announced the recent changes to their website, people have been leveraging one of its features, the shout, to spam other users. However such method does more bad than good.
Can You Crack The Zodiac Killer's Code?
Here's a webtoy that will help. Don't hold your breath...
Toxic gas 'may help transplants'
Scientists say they have developed a safe method to administer the toxic gas carbon monoxide (CO) in a way that could help organ transplant patients.
How the Apple Store trains their Workers by an Undercover Reporter
...training of Apple Store employees has been carefully designed. A series of podcasts I listened to and watched showed that selling was all about the approach. I shadowed other workers as they executed the company's three-step sales process...
VIACOM CEO Dismisses GOOGLE Antipiracy Plan
Viacom's Philippe Dauman calls for industry-wide technology to block copyright-infringing content, rather than proprietary systems like Google's.
MLB: Alex Rodriguez May Leave Yankees
Scott Boras, the agent for star New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, told CNNMoney.com Saturday that the current uncertainty surrounding the team, including its managerial opening, will make it difficult for his client to sign with the Yankees by the deadline given by team management.
Electronics + YouTube = Engineer Resource [Google Ajax API]
Your Electronics Open Source blog, used the new Google Ajax API to make an electronics project video-page.The Electronics Engineer can bookmark this page, and everyone can grab this idea (code) to insert video-related content in own Blog.
Major Storm Brewing On The Net
The Storm has been spreading steadily since last January, gradually constructing a huge botnet. It affects only computers running Microsoft Windows, but that means that more than 90 per cent of the world's PCs are vulnerable.
38 sites to replace TV-Links
Nice list of tv/movie streaming sites so that the pain of losing tv-links becomes bearable. SurfTheChannel and Alluc get special mentions.
Hillary Clinton's Chinese Laundered Cash
Hillary Clinton's campaign has been raising huge piles of money in Chinatown, but some of it has come from donors who can't be located or who were improperly repaid for their contributions, according to The Post and other reports......>>
Old Enough Now to Ask How Dad Died at War
In a marker of the Iraq war's longevity, children too young to remember losing a parent in action are growing up.
Out Of A Coma, Into The Apple Store
Geoff Evila miraculously recovered from a four month coma after a near fatal car accident and realized he'd missed the launch of the iPhone......
Comcast Is Pretending to be You
What?s the solution? Structural separation. You?re either a plain-vanilla transport company serving all comers, or you?re something else competing for our attention. But this mixture, this hybrid of apparent-communication plus editorial control, is unacceptable.
Compiz Fusion 0.6.0 released!
"This is the first stable release of Compiz Fusion, the result of more than six months of work and polish. This stable release is based on Compiz Fusion 0.5.2, released on the 13th of August. (...) Compiz Fusion is developed entirely as a volunteer project, and we'd liketo thank everyone who contributed to this release."
Apple fires 800 thieves working for them!!
Christmas came early for employees who had serviced the fruit company for a year or more before the launch of the iPhone as Apple gave them all a free iPhone. Then came that whole fiasco where early adopters were enraged due to a iPhone price drop. How did Apple resolve this? - they handed out generous $100 rebates, which you may have fou[...]
The Smash Dojo site URLs show something interesting.
Destructoid?s Zeke has created an interesting analysis of the Smash Bros Dojo web site. Using deductive reasoning, he may have found a way to predict who Brawl?s as of yet unannounced playable characters will be.
What Were His Parents Thinking..? [pic]
Poor guy! :)
County to Cops: Stop Arrests for Pot
Voters asking county law enforcement to ignore adult marijuana offenses, Missoula's top prosecutor has adopted an official policy to uphold the referendum. ?We are asking law enforcement where the offense committed is solely possession of marijuana in misdemeanor amounts to stop arresting individuals or writing and submitting tickets"
MINISTRY/KILLING JOKE Bassist PAUL RAVEN Dead At 46
MINISTRY bassist Paul Raven was found dead yesterday (Saturday, October 20) in a private home in a small French village on the Swiss border after suffering an apparent heart attack. Raven (who is also known for his work with KILLING JOKE and PRONG) was in Geneva working with French recording artists TREPONEM PAL on their new release...
5 Disasters Coming Soon If We Don?t Rebuild U.S. Infrastructure
In the wake of the Minneapolis bridge collapse, the author?a national security expert and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations?called on Congress to stop turning an ?irrational and reckless? blind eye to our crumbling public foundations. Here he reports on more cracks in American hardware that urgently need attention.
Big share falls feared on Monday
A self fullfilling prophesy?
Hundreds of hacked iPhones!
See what others are doing with their iPhones. Check out this huge Flickr screenshot pool for great hacks of all different kinds with themes, apps, icons and games all included. An interesting browse indeed.
15 Unreasonably Useful Websites
A list of 15 websites that are either useful or entertaining.
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