April 10, 2007
Very Cool 3D Medical Animation
Quoted: Nucleus Medical Art's 2007 animation demo reel shows surgery, anatomy, mechanism of action (MOA), and physiology produced for medical devices, pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology, marketing agencies, lawyers, and more. Online at http://www.nucleusinc.com/youtube
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BREAKING NEWS: Water Found in Extrasolar Planet's Atmosphere
For the first time, water has been identified in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet. Water is a crucial ingredient for life as we know it.
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TIME TRAVEL: Experiment May Prove Its Possible
This test could tell us whether particle interactions do indeed move both backward and forward in time, a phenomenon known as retrocausality. If they do, we’ve taken a step forward in working out what could one day become the unification of quantum mechanics and relativity...
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Microsoft redefines Vista capable
Microsoft redefines "Vista Capable" after a lawsuit filed last week alleged bait-and-switch behavior.
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Tutorial: How to Play DIVX & XVID on your APPLE TV
The two biggest Apple TV limitations are the lack of codec support (like XviD, DivX, etc.) and not even having the ability to do basic surround sound like Dolby Digital 5.1. These issues were resolved almost immediately after the Apple TV was released, although the hacks were somewhat less than practical.
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Donny Osmonds Dreams Come True on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Donny and Jimmy walk around LA playing evil pranks people.
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Boy tells Catholic Mom hes athiest (video)
This lady is not happy about the news, to say the least.
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Cool Zippo trick; steal away the flame and throw it back to the lighter...
This is a great trick that i have seen at bars before. It really impresses the ladies...
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GTA IV Game Informer Details Emerges
The 10 page world exclusive preview on GTA IV in Game Informer reached subscribers today and, as you'd expect, the details are already on the web...
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My Name is Earl: complete list of bad deeds and their status
For example, "Accidentally started a forest fire" is still outstanding but "Broke Bus Stop while looking for Poncho the blue fish" was completed in episode 16.
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Did the US forefathers want a Christian nation? Ask the Treaty of Tripoli.
Ratified unanimously in 1797 by the Senate, Article 11 states: "As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion"
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Mother Goes Ballistic at Her Son for Becoming an Atheist (Video)
"Then you're going to get absolutely nothing, nothing for Christmas!"
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Spiderman 3 star Kristen Dunst likes Cannabis
Carl Sagan, the astronomer, was the biggest pot smoker in the world and he was a genius. I've never been a major smoker, but I think America's view on weed is ridiculous. I mean - are you kidding me? If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place.
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Smoking and caffeine appear to protect against Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that involves the loss of a specific group of neurons in the substantia nigra that produce dopamine. Sufferers experience a range of symptoms, including a tremor, other motor problems, depression, and cognitive disturbance. The disease itself is not fatal, but involves severe reduction in ...
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PICTURES: Dry Valleys of Antarctica
"The Dry Valleys of Antarctica get almost no snowfall, and except for a few steep rocks they are the only continental part of Antarctica devoid of ice. The terrain looks like something not of this Earth; the valley floor occasionally contains a perennially frozen lake with ice several meters thick..."
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Got a project that needs some lab chemicals, this site is perfect for you
Chemicalstore.com, they got acids and oxides, and even glassware. A one stop shop for blowing up your living room.
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Apple TV hacked for RSS and video game emulation.
"The Apple TV has received two new abilities in its second week of availability thanks to a couple of new hacks: one, a fully functional and integrated RSS reader, and two, video game emulation for NES, SNES, N64, and Sega Genesis game consoles." A thousand dollar bounty is wanted for full USB support.
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Alpha Geek: Useful Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets
Windows Vista's Sidebar gets no respect - and that's a shame. With the right gadgets, the Sidebar can help you get things done, especially if you have enough screen estate to keep it running in the foreground (like on a widescreen monitor). Let's take a look at the cream of the crop.
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The Perfect Setup - Debian Etch (Debian 4.0)
This tutorial shows how to set up a Debian Etch (Debian 4.0) based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Courier POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.
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Top technologies that cracked the holy grail of invisibility
Invisibility is now a reality with these incredible technologies....with pictures and videos.
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April 9, 2007
TV Shows That Should Never Have Been Cancelled
Why do they keep pumping out "Apprentice" episodes no one watches (check the ratings, they don't) when they go and cancel shows like "The Tick" or "Firefly." At least give the show a chance to grow an audience (as many shows eventually do on DVD). For shame. Anyways, here's a great list, the shows that never should have been given the axe.
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Download Youtube videos as AVI DIVX
Download Youtube, Dailymotion, Break, Pornotube videos (AVI DIVX) audio (mp3) online and free. Just copy the link of the ...
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Tom’s Hardware Sold for $15-$20 Million
Tom’s Hardware Guide and its parent company TG Publishing have been sold to an undisclosed buyer for an undisclosed price. The deal will close later this month, said Omid Rahmat, CEO of Tom’s Publishing, in a letter to the Inquirer. The rumored price, however, is $15-$20 million.
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The fastest way to defragment your computer
Works extremely fast on XP or Vista
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The top 500 fonts on the Web
Wendy Boswell @ Lifehacker writes:"I have kind of a secret fetish for good free fonts, so Fonts 500, a site that has collected the top 500 popular fonts used on the Web, is definitely on my good list."
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Great Gift Ideas: 50 Affordable Designs by Famous Designers
"A famous designer’s touch to an everyday object often results in unique but expensive products. Here we have put together 50 affordable products ($5-$100) designed by famous names and/or reached a cult status."
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April 8, 2007
Not just "Digg"ing anymore...
nope, these days i'm using my brain again. not much going on here or on the net today. it's easter. it's lazy around my house. happy easter.
One Grip Bag Holders
Why didn't I think of this. I always try to carry everything in
one trip and end up with that terrible finger crimping pain.
Genius in simplicity.
Is this QWERTY 360 Controller real?
It appears this could be timed with the new Spring Dashboard release which is said to include cross-platform instant message capability[see below]. The info was "leaked" by Gamespot.
Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Dashboard Update Video
Here is the video Gamespot posted of the new Xbox 360 Spring update before it was pulled. Enjoy!
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Laptop Battery Hack! You'll Save $$$
Dead laptop battery? Don't buy a new one...hack the old one! I'll show you how!
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Amazing graphs comparing "Third World" and the West
This youtube video is highly entertaining, topical and says in minutes what some people spend years and years and years trying to get their head around. It’s a lecture about economic progress, about child mortality, about inequality in the world yesterday and today.
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Top 10 Best Places to Get Free Books
In our fast paced world of email, and RSS feeds, sometimes it’s best to just slow down and read a good book…but if you’re unwilling to shell out big bucks for the latest bestseller - try out these great resources, and read to your hearts content!
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10 Useful Yahoo Pipes Mashups
Yahoo’s Pipes platform has been generating lots of buzz in the blogosphere since it launched a few weeks ago. But after the initial excitement waned, people inevitably started asking: What can you actually do with it?
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