January 20, 2007

The 11 Worst Movies Based on TV Shows

'Dukes of Hazzard' - 'nuff said

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How to Make a Real Zombie

Making real zombies the Hatian voodoo way is easy and this article teaches you how to use 3 naturally occuring chemicals to do it.

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REVEALED: US Plans For Iran Attack Not "Surgical", Would "Unleash War"

U.S. contingency planning for military action against Iran's nuclear program goes beyond limited strikes and would effectively unleash a war against the country, a former U.S. intelligence analyst said on Friday.

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Hands-On with Microsoft's Sexy Ultimate Keyboard

Despite losing its graphite grey look and thus, much of its panache, the keyboard manages to still look great while performing great.

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An Absolute Goldmine of Web Design Education

"There is an incredible resource that some of you may not be aware of, that I wish to share."

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Woot Awards for CES 2007

Woot.com hands out a nice set of awards, complete with humorous pictures. "No mere mortal could see more than a fraction of the vast 2007 Consumer Electronics Show, so we don't pretend that this is a definitive list. But here are our choices for the 2007 CES Wootable Awards."

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It's official! Now run AdSense on the same page as other contextual ads

"I followed up with Google on the situation, to find out of the removal of the clause would mean that competitor's ads would be allowed on the same page as AdSense, provided they didn't resemble or mimic AdSense ads, and that the AdSense terms would eventually be updated to reflect this policy change. And the answer is yes!"

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Digg.com created for only $200.00

In 2003, Kevin Rose had a big idea. He went to Elance.com to post a project and look for a PHP programmer, he selected Owen Byrne (Elance username: permafrost) and worked with him to build Digg.com for $10 hr. Listen to Kevin's presentation

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Google wants to Be Your Internet!!!!!

Google controls more network fiber than any other organization. This is not to say that Google OWNS all that fiber, just that they control it through agreements with network operators. I find two very interesting aspects to this story: 1) that Google has acquired -- or even needs to acquire -- so much bandwidth, and; 2) that they don't own it!

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U.S. Speed Trap Exchange - Learn the location of speed traps in your area

Ever been pulled over by a cop in a speed trap? On this site you can exchange information as to the location of speed traps wherever your travels may take you. They also provide scanner feed links to listen to live audio feeds of police in the area of your choice.

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January 19, 2007

Austinist Releases List of 240 Bands Playing SXSW

The organizers of South by Southwest (SxSW) Music Festival are holding back the official list of bands this year, fearing that others will "poach" them for day parties and afterparties. Austinist.com has dug into press releases, MySpace, PureVolume, and a dozen other resources to scoop this initial lineup.

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More Schrute for '08 - NBC Renews 'The Office' for Another Full Season

Did you know that “The Office,” aside from being the best live-action sitcom in production, is delivering primetime's #1 concentration of adults 18-49 living in homes with $100,000-plus incomes?

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O'Reilly Factor: O'Reilly Interviews Stephen Colbert

O'Reilly interviews Stephen Colbert in the "No Spin Zone"

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The Colbert Report: Colbert Interviews O'Reilly

Colbert has achieved his ultimate goal of Interviewing Papa Bear, Bill O'Reilly.

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Should Illegal Drugs Be Taxed? Tennessee Thinks So.

The so-called "crack tax" applies to controlled substances like marijuana and cocaine, and also illicit alcoholic beverages like moonshine. It allows someone to anonymously purchase stamps in person from the Department of Revenue based on the type and amount of the substance ($3.50 for a gram of marijuana, $50 for a gram of cocaine, etc.).

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Top 100 Advertising Campaigns of the Last Century

Ad Age compiles the greatest ad campaigns. Top 5: Volkswagen ’s “Think Small”, Coca-Cola’s “The pause that refreshes”, The Marlboro Man, Nike’s “Just do it”, and McDonald’s “You deserve a break today.”

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Get an extra $30-$60 back on your tax return by filling in one line

Just like the title says, an easy way to get some free cash this tax season

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Does High Fructose Corn Syrup Have to Be in Everything?

Yes. Its mandatory, in the same way that fluoridated water & toothpaste is mandatory.

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124 Republicans Vote for Student Loan Bill

The House has passed a bill that would cut interest rates on college loans for students who need them, and the Senate plans to take up the bill next week. The House vote on Wednesday was 356-71, with all Democrats and 124 Republicans voting for the bill, which would reduce the student loan interest rate from 6.8 percent to 3.4 over five years.

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Chavez Becomes Dictator in Venezuala: Now "Rules by Decree"

Mr Chavez said he wants to approve "revolutionary laws" to enact sweeping political, economic and social changes. Parliament approved the bill to give him "rule by decree" powers.

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DoD: Terror Suspects Can Be "Imprisoned, Executed" Using "Hearsay Evidence"

The Defense Department has drafted a manual for trying detainees at the Guantanamo, Cuba, jail that would allow terror suspects to be imprisoned, convicted and executed on the basis of hearsay evidence or coerced testimony.

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Gonzales: There Is No Constitutional Right To Habeas Corpus (VIDEO)

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales had a sharp debate over whether habeas corpus right is granted in the Constitution. It is -- link has the text from the Constitution.

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The grave of Mona Lisa has been found!

The woman behind Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting may be buried near a now derelict building in the heart of Florence, according to archival documents. The exact location of Mona Lisa's burial site, the convent of Sant'Orsola, was just a about 900 feet away from the house of the artist's father, according to the historian, Giuseppe Pallant

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10 Foods You Should NEVER Eat (w/ brand names included)

From Center for Science in the Public Interest. This list isn't typical because it includes brand names etc. Often, lists like this say very broad generalized items that everyone knows. Who knew McDonald's Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips & Campbells soup were terrible for you.

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'Mach c'? Scientists observe sound traveling faster than the speed of light

For the first time, scientists have experimentally demonstrated that sound pulses can travel at velocities faster than the speed of light, c. William Robertson ’s team from Middle Tennessee State University also showed that the group velocity of sound waves can become infinite, and even negative.

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How does the brain handle numbers?

Numbers seem like pretty basic items, and it might be imagined that the brain has a correspondingly simple way of handling them. In reality, however, our use of numbers is extremely complex...Read on

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No One Likes You: How to Change a Personality - Time Magazine

Interesting new science on changing behavior and thought.

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12 Basic CSS Templates

These templates are intended to be a starting point for your own designs, they aren't in any way meant to be an actual website design.

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Photoshop : Create a fake software box

Create a fake software box with photoshop that could be used if you are selling software programs or web scripts from a site but dont have an actual physical box that you can photograph.

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The Largest Photoshop Brush Resource Site on The Internet

If you need Photoshop Brushes, this site has tons of them, in addition they've add a great Stock Photos section so you can find lots of free stock photos.

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53 CSS-Techniques You Couldn’t Live Without

CSS-based techniques you should always have ready to hand if you develop web-sites. Thanks to all developers who contributed to accessible and usable css-based design over the last few years. We really appreciate it. Show some Love.

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The evolution of a web developer/designer

The popular "The Evolution of a Programmer" joke rewritten for web developers/web designers.

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5 Freefonts You Shouldn’t Have Missed

We expand our collection of high-quality freefonts we ’ve put together few months ago (and started one year ago). Some of newbies are quite old, however they haven’t been known for a while...

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MASSIVE SECURITY BREACH reveals credit card data: TJ Maxx, Marshalls, etc.

The TJX Companies, a large retailer that operates more than 2,000 retail stores under brands such as Bob ’s Stores, HomeGoods, Marshalls, T.J. Maxx and A.J. Wright, said on Wednesday that it suffered a massive computer breach on a portion of its network that handles credit card, debit card, check and merchandise transactions in the US, Canada, and..

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FLAC & Ogg/Vorbis plugins for iTunes

XiphQT components is all you need to playback FLAC & Ogg/Vorbis files in QuickTime or iTunes. A must for people like me who have both iTunes and a Linux media player (Rhythmbox/Listen/Amarok) accessing their music library.

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Web 2.0: Free Fading Corner Images for your CSS

PSD, PNG, JPEG, GIF's. I tried to mix up the sizes a bit by making 2 different corner radii, as well as vertical, horizontal, and 2 border styles.

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Quick Guide To Creating RSS Feeds

Create your own RSS feeds by using RSS creation applications. Read on to learn how to create RSS feeds online and on your computer, upload your RSS feed, add an XML button, and validate your RSS feed.

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How to -- 9 ways to find local citizen journalism blogs

So how do you find out what citizen journalists are blogging in your neighborhood? Many hyperlocal blog directories are sprouting up and existing blog aggregators are growing local searches in order to fill this emerging demand: Your favorite blogger in New York probably isn't covering local ordinances - so local blog searches are an important tool

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iPhone interface analysis from an actual usability expert (gasp!)

Bruce Tognazzini has a lot of great things to say about the iPhone, as well as a lot of critiques. Tog goes in and picks some nits with various usability elements of the iPhone as a phone, an iPod, and an internet communicator. Here's my summary of Tog's opinions on the iPhone for you...

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January 18, 2007

Railguns Now a Reality

Missles at bullet price.

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Firfox Plugin:FireFTP

FireFTP is probably one of the coolest plugins for Firefox I’ve ever seen.

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The 7 hidden pages within your Firefox browser

Have fun browsing through your browser’s internal features.

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Download the iPhone Ringtone

Diggers might remember that Steve Jobs took a call on the iPhone during the Keynote. Well there was a unique ringtone there. A reader extracted the audio from the presentation, cleaned up the static, and removed the sound of 1,000 fanboys wetting themselves. Here it is, for use in your own cellphone.

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Top 5 Photoshop Tutorials

Top 5 Photoshop Tutorials

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January 17, 2007

Seven State-of-the-art Wired Homes

From snap-together panels to off-the-grid AC, green buildings are now sleek, sharp and more energy efficient than ever. Visit seven eco-dwellings from across the country that use the latest technology to blend into their surroundings.

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John Hodgman (Mac's "I'm a PC" Guy) explains Net Neutrality to Jon Stewart

John Hodgman (The "I'm a PC" guy) explains on The Daily Show about what Net Neutrality means, and elaborates on Sen. Ted Stevens' insightful lecture on the internet being a series of tubes. Old (in net years), but funny.

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Geni.com - Genealogy for Web 2.0

Interesting "social" genealogy site, lets you build a tree and add relatives who can edit and complete their sides of your family tree using a Flash UI.

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Stephen Colbert Helps Explain the Whole AT&T Thing

AT&T just bought Cingular? Cingular was already owned by AT&T? Bell South owns who?! Let Stephen Colbert help you figure this out!

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January 16, 2007

Grass - The History of Marijuana

A documentary narrated by Woody Harrelson. Chronicles the history of marijuana's legality in America. "That being so, the orderly thing to do - under our form of government - is to abolish a law which cannot be enforced. A law which the people of the country do not want enforced." - Fiorello H. LaGuardia

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Mitch Hedburg: Comedian

People have been posting videos of Demetri and his style of comedian reminds me of this guy. Pretty funny. Enjoy!

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Doctors Warn Against "Cocaine" Energy Drink

A controversial new caffeinated beverage called "Cocaine" is causing quite the commotion.

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The National ID Card - Hello Big Brother!

Say goodbye to your privacy and hello to big brother. Guess you'll have to think twice about buying that special something very soon...

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My 15 eventful days of employment at Burger King

This is a recount of my 15 days of employment at the local burger king. After working there, I must warn all of you never eat at a fastfood joint where the manager is an obese tub of lard named Al. Funny read!

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Former Narcs Say Drug War is Futile

When former police officers, prosecutors, and judges speak out against the war on drugs people are more likely to listen. It isn't just liberals and libertarians either, even died in the wool law and order conservatives are coming around to see that bad laws don't solve problems they just make a bigger mess.

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The Autism Numbers, is there an epidemic?

A brief look at anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker's book on Autism and its history. It was first described in medical journals by Leo Kanner in 1943. English Historian William of Newburgh described children who would today no doubt be diagnosed as autistic in the 12th century. Is autism an epidemic or was it just largely unnoticed?

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COOL: Grow a world on your computer with your internet traffic

just what the title says

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How to monetize a low traffic blog

Not all monetizing methods are suitable for low traffic blogs. Contextual advertising seems to be the best until your blog takes off.

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$269 Dell OptiPlex P4 2.8GHz XP Professional

These computers are off-lease, and refurbished to meet today's business needs. With a 2.8 GHz P4, 512MB of RAM, 40GB HD, and Windows XP Pro Installed; it can get the job done. Also, not a bad home computer for the student off to school this spring. Its amazing how fast these things are when they don't have the preloaded junk Dell puts on them.

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History of religion in two minutes

Cool animation shows the history of world religions in two minutes.

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Demetri Martin Comedy Central Presents

i love Demetri, but the other videos posted i don't think show how good he actually is. This is part one of his comedy central presents special, which i believe to be far better. i will post part two in comments

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WordPress: The Complete Post-Install Checklist

Installing WordPress is dead simple, but installation is just the beginning. Download Squad presents 23 quick tweaks you'll want to make to get the most out of your brand new blog.

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January 15, 2007

The 500 greatest guitar riffs of all time.

A member of the Something Awful forums comprises a list of the 500 Greatest Guitar Rifts while providing a link to each song's video on You Tube and a link to the guitar tablature

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The Greatest Martial Arts Movie Moments Ever

Maxim gives a rundown of the greatest scenes from the best chop-socky movies ever, including video clips, of course, for every scene.

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Sting & The Police to Reunite for 30th Anniversary Tour

It looks like Sting and his former bandmates from the Police are set to reunite for a monster tour this summer.

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7 Cool Things You Can Make with Paper

Not just for writing anymore. we ’ve compiled a list of cool things you can make with paper — perfect for a lazy weekend. Check out the videos!

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Cheney: Credit Checks Aren't Illegal

Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday the Pentagon and CIA are not violating people's rights by examining the banking and credit records of hundreds of Americans and others suspected of terrorism or espionage in the United States.

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New Alzheimer's Disease Gene Discovered!

Scientists said on Sunday they have pinpointed a new gene linked to Alzheimer's disease, the incurable brain disorder that is the top cause of dementia in the elderly.

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Top 10 Detox Foods

As 2007 swings into gear, there's no better time to give your body a healthy, fresh start than now! Plus if you're thinking about lowering your weight - and your RealAge "eating clean" is a great first step. Add these 10 foods to your grocery cart and you'll get three terrific benefits:

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Beer and Calories - 99 brands

Anheuser Busch Natural Light, Anheuser Busch Natural Ice, Blue Moon, Bud Ice, Bud Ice Light, Bud Light, Budweiser, Busch Beer, Busch Ice, Busch Light, Colt 45 Malt Liquor, Coors Banquet Beer, Coors Light, Genesee Beer, Genesee Cream Ale, Genesee Ice, Genesee Red, George Killian's Irish Red, Keystone, Premium, Keystone Light, Keystone Ice, Magnum..

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New AirPort Extreme has built in NAS

The new Airport Extreme (802.11n) base station has built in NAS (Network attached storage) capabilities! All you need to do is hook up an external HD to the USB ports in the back and you have pain-free Mac & PC file sharing.

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The Booth Babes of CES 2007

Those crazy guys over at TheTechZone.com have posted one of their annual Booth Babes articles. This article showcases the girls of CES 2007, with many shots from the car audio section of the show, and a few of some girls in a hot tub. Check it out!

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Footnote Millions of Historical Documents Online

Footnote is an impressive resource which launched last week that allows users to access millions of historical documents online for the first time. Interested in the Civil War or perhaps the Bureau of Investigation? Just look it up on Footnote & w/in secs view digitized copies of the orig. docs including photos, signed docs, letters, case studies..

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January 14, 2007

Ex-Playmate Reveals exactly what goes on in the Hugh Hefner bedroom

"He doesn't really do anything. He just lies there with his Viagra erection. It's just a fake erection, and each girl gets on top of him for two minutes while the girls in the background try to keep him excited. They'll yell things like, "F-k her daddy, f-k her daddaddy!" There's a lot of cheerleader going on!"

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Ginormous panorama of Manhattan just after sunset (pic)

Why I love New York.

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Impressions of Windows Vista after One Month of Usage

Chronicle of my use of Windows Vista for a month. Lists software apps that work and any issues I have ran into so far. Notables are Firefox and iPod issues.

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Massive list of sites all self learners should know about!

Large list of the best sites for people that like learning online.This is a resubmission because it got 3 votes but... 261 Votes on reddit and 728 saves on del.icio.us... I say give it another chance.

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Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard

Microsoft Reclusa gaming keyboard, powered by Razer, you get the best of both worlds - the latest in Razer gaming technology with the comfort and reliability you expect from Microsoft.

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Apple TV - A load of hype for nothing

The Apple TV could have been great but Apple didn't deliver depsite a lot of hype that the Apple TV (Apple iTV) would revolutionize the TV industry bringing internet TV into the living room. But all the Apple TV is an inferior media extender that lets you watch iTunes videos on your TV. Hardly revolutionary and other similar devices offer much more

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Create SinCity Images in Photoshop

Great video tutorial showing you how to take your images and make them seem like screenshots from the movie SinCity.

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Discovery: Boot Xbox360 from 1888 Kernel - Downgrade Kernel

Robinsod found a way to boot his Xbox360 with the original 1888 kernel (first public kernel release). Apparently the systems scans for version numbers in the headers of kernel patches and then selects what to load, by deleting the headers of the patches the Xbox360 boots the original 1888 kernel.

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Paul Thurrott Confirms New Xbox 360 Coming Late 2007

In a new edition of "Windows Weekly", Paul Thurrott says that a new version of the Xbox 360 will be coming in late 2007 and that only the new 360 will have the ability to use IPTV. In addition to a new Xbox, Paul states a larger hardrive is in the works (28:00)

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The 20 most hyped Movies of 2007

Most highly anticipated movies of 2007

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Google To Offer Real-Time Quotes for Free!

Today, the NYSE has moved the issue a great step forward with a proposal to the SEC which if approved, would allow you to see real-time, last-sale prices across all Google properties including Google Finance, Personalized Google, Mobile, and of course, Google.com.

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Scientists prepare to move Doomsday Clock forward

The keepers of the "Doomsday Clock" plan to move its hands forward next Wednesday to reflect what they call worsening nuclear and climate threats to the world

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Why is Marijuana Illegal?

America's first marijuana law was enacted at Jamestown Colony, Virginia in 1619. It was a law ORDERING farmers to grow Indian hempseed. You could be jailed for NOT growing hemp during times of shortage in Virginia between 1763 and 1767, and during most of that time, hemp was legal tender (you could even pay your taxes with hemp -- try that today!)

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Foods to Avoid to Make You Feel Like New!

Truth is, you don ’t have to eliminate any foods from your diet. The important step is realizing what foods make you feel awful and put you in a bad mood. If you pay attention, you can identify how certain foods, in certain portions, blitz your mood like a linebacker clobbering a quarterback.

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