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Google Japan Revamps Homepage - Looks cools

Do you also want a new Google Homepage? Let Google know, please comment. Japan found out yesterday that their defaulted Google homepage looked like nothing they had ever seen before. The clean white background was tainted by some tabs that weren’t there the previous night.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:20:04 GMT 228 diggbosshttp://digg.com/users/diggboss/m.png Tech Industry News 41

CNN, MSNBC LIED! see Rev. Wright's '9/11' comment in context

Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, NBC, and other news media all lied and distorted the image of pastor Jeremiah Wright. Though Barack Obama has already given a stunning historical speech on race and Wright, it's important for voters to get full context of clips.. For example, Wright's "chicken roost" remark quotes a white US Ambassador, Peck.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:10:04 GMT 217 l2scoohttp://digg.com/img/udm.png US Elections 2008 61

White House Taps Tech Entrepreneur For Cyber Defense Post

The Bush administration is planning to tap a Silicon Valley entrepreneur to head a new inter-agency group charged with coordinating the federal government's efforts to protect its computer networks from organized cyber attacks.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:08:34 GMT 63 perkonishttp://digg.com/users/perkonis/m.png Security 6

Is Your Doctor Blogging About You?

Medical blogs have drawn back the curtain on the inner workings of the health care profession. Online readers can learn about the latest medical gadgets, read physicians' views on health care issues, even get a peek at the inner thoughts of surgeons. But despite their attraction, these blogs have raised concerns about privacy issues on the Web.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:57:03 GMT 83 numbernealhttp://digg.com/users/numberneal/m.png Health 17

The lightbulb of the future?

Luxim's tiny plasma lightbulb outshines LEDs. The plasma bulb uses 250 watts, and achieves around 140 lumens/watt, making it very bright and highly efficient. By comparison, conventional lightbulbs and high-end LEDs get around 15 and 70 lumens/watt, respectively.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:46:53 GMT 144 cosmikdebrishttp://digg.com/users/cosmikdebris/m.png Environment 27

How science explains religion | The Economist

“Explaining Religion”, as the project is known, is the largest-ever scientific study of the subject. Science and religion have often been at loggerheads. Now the former has decided to resolve the problem by trying to explain the existence of the latter. Non-believing scientists look at the advantages of belief..

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:31:22 GMT 159 amipresshttp://digg.com/users/amipress/m.png General Sciences 50

The Earth Has More Than One North Pole

You may think of the North Pole only as the top of the world—its northernmost point and, if you're younger, Santa's home. But it turns out there are a host of "north (and south) poles" on our planet.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:16:25 GMT 138 pizzlerhttp://digg.com/users/pizzler/m.png World News 23

Death of massive star creates brightest burst ever seen

Gamma-Ray Bursts are the most powerful explosive events in the Universe. On the morning of March 19th 2008 the Swift satellite found a burst which was so bright it could have been seen without binoculars or a telescope even though it was seven thousand times further away than the Andromeda galaxy.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:08:37 GMT 156 geekchichttp://digg.com/users/geekchic/m.png Space 25

Save Music — Disconnect the Internet!

Lunatic proposals involving governments regulating Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and then forcing them to disconnect users suspected of performing illegal downloads are gaining traction in the United Kingdom, France and Australia.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:05:06 GMT 165 adrian67http://digg.com/users/adrian67/m.png Tech Industry News 27

Letterman: Top 10 reasons to watch Battlestar Galactica

The cast of BSG reads the "Top Ten Reasons to Watch the New Season of 'Battlestar Galactica'" in "The Late Show with David Letterman."... the #1 reason is PRICELESS! :)

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:00:11 GMT 226 mklopezhttp://digg.com/users/mklopez/m.png Television 47

Redesigning the Eiffel Tower (PICS)

Serero Architects have won the open competition to redesign any of the Eiffel Tower’s public reception and access areas as a celebration of the 120th birthday of Gustave Eiffel’s original creation. more at: http://www.serero.com/projects/eiffel/index.html

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:58:02 GMT 157 spinchangehttp://digg.com/users/spinchange/m.png Design 34

FCC commish: Net neutrality shouldn't extend to illegal acts

FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein threw the MPAA a bone, saying that the FCC will be "very careful about the use of the Internet for illegal activities." The FCC also announced the end of telco building monopolies and another P2P hearing, this time at Stanford University.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:56:34 GMT 260 MrBabyManhttp://digg.com/users/MrBabyMan/m.png Tech Industry News 93

Create Spectacular Concept Art in Photoshop

Creating conceptual work can be fun and relies heavily on your imagination. In this tutorial I'll show you how to combine stock photographs to create a stunning effect that can be easily reproduced to work with almost any combination of images.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:57:51 GMT 497 msaleemhttp://digg.com/users/msaleem/m.png Design 56

Russia's Radioactive Mines

These guys have gone deep into old Soviet uranium mines. In these mines Russian prisoners have dug for radioactive materials for the Soviet Army.As you can see on the top picture the Geiger counter shows that there is still some radioactive pollution.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:17:09 GMT 578 MrBabyManhttp://digg.com/users/MrBabyMan/m.png Travel & Places 102

Apple pushing Safari downloads on Windows users

In an apparent bid to rapidly gain share of the online browser market dominated by rival Microsoft, Apple is leveraging its vast iTunes install base to recommend that Windows users also download and install the latest version of its Safari web browser.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:00:20 GMT 672 MJ420http://digg.com/users/MJ420/m.png Apple 437

Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 beta is out!

The beta version of the latest Ubuntu was released today. The official release is on April 24, 2008.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:48:12 GMT 572 akkibabahttp://digg.com/img/udm.png Linux/Unix 133

Dr. Brzezinski on the Iraq War and his support for Obama

Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Advisor, on the Morning Joe show on MSNBC discussing the Iraq War 5 years later, and his reasons for supporting Sen. Barack Obama for President. Dr. Brzezinski is also the father of Morning Joe's co-host, Mika Brzezinski.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:35:07 GMT 270 dsmyrehttp://digg.com/img/udm.png US Elections 2008 88

5 Reasons We’ll Miss Arthur C. Clarke

The late Sir Arthur C. Clarke was loved by nerds and normals alike for his contributions to literature, film, and technology. Here’s a rundown of the five biggest reasons we’ll miss him.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:22:57 GMT 508 msaleemhttp://digg.com/users/msaleem/m.png Celebrity 43

Expelled from Expelled!

PZ Myers, biologist & associate professor at the University of Minnesota, was expelled from a showing of Expelled , the creationist propaganda movie, but they didn't notice who was with him, Richard Dawkins, Dawkins got in! Posted on Myers blog, Pharyngula.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:49:17 GMT 1032 tulipdoghttp://digg.com/img/udm.png General Sciences 285

Rev. Wright: White House Guest of Clinton

The recent coverage of Rev. Jeremiah Wright has often cast him as a marginal, almost fringe figure, but a photograph of Wright and President Clinton, taken in 1998 - the date of a White House gathering for religious leaders. Hillary was there.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:41:56 GMT 667 voxlisa999http://digg.com/users/voxlisa999/m.png US Elections 2008 148

FileDropper: Best Free Uploader Ever. 5 gb File? No Problem!

This is simple, allows huge files and is totally free. Bookmarked under "something I'll probably use at least once a week"

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:28:56 GMT 1119 badwithcomputerhttp://digg.com/users/badwithcomputer/m.png Programming 117

FINALLY - A MIDI File Organizer

From "Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!"

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:12:47 GMT 609 kevinrosehttp://digg.com/users/kevinrose/m.png Comedy 100

5 Certifiably Insane Politicians People Still Voted For

With the presidential election looming, we've reached a point where all of the craziest candidates have been filtered out of the process. Let's take a moment to celebrate the craziest bastards who have run for -- and even freaking won -- public office.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:56:32 GMT 564 64Vortex64http://digg.com/users/64Vortex64/m.png Comedy 117

10 Great Scenes from TV and Film Told Using Only Typography

What happens when you combine typography with motion? That''s the process of kinematic typography and the results, when combined with some excellent scenes from your favorite films and TV shows, can be moving and marvelous. Here are some of the best examples of film kinematic typography on the web

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:41:24 GMT 808 suxmonkeyhttp://digg.com/users/suxmonkey/m.png Movies 58

Breach of Obama's passport file leads to firings at St. Dept

"Two contract employees of the State Department were fired and a third person was disciplined for accessing passport records of Sen. Barack Obama "without a need to do so," State Department officials confirmed to NBC News." This is continuing to develop so more is coming in each minute.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:40:04 GMT 1021 sofaKing812http://digg.com/users/sofaKing812/m.png US Elections 2008 246

How to Pick up Girls Using Facebook [xkcd comic]

So simple and yet such an effective way to chat up girls you've never met before.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:12:14 GMT 1691 MakiMakihttp://digg.com/users/MakiMaki/m.png Comics & Animation 159

Gamma-Ray Burst Visible to the Naked Eye!

Yesterday, a gamma-ray burst went off that was so bright that had you been looking at the right spot in the sky you could have seen it with just your own eyes! GRBs are monumental explosions, the exploding of a massive star where most of the energy of the catastrophe is channeled into twin beams of energy.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:53:01 GMT 1158 mklopezhttp://digg.com/users/mklopez/m.png Space 182

Chinese media: 4 rioters shot outside Tibet

Chinese state media reported on Thursday that police shot four rioters "in self defense" during unrest Sunday in a Tibetan area of Sichuan province, according to Reuters.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:37:55 GMT 536 vick3iihttp://digg.com/users/vick3ii/m.png World News 100

Unlimited Tunes from Apple? Not So Fast

Rumors of a new music service appear to be just that, but with iPod sales slowing and competition growing, now may be the time to pursue such a plan.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:20:46 GMT 556 zohaibusmanhttp://digg.com/users/zohaibusman/m.png Apple 63

Depressed women have more sex

Depressed women have more sex than those who are happier, regardless of whether they are in a relationship or not. They also had more sexually liberated attitudes, a bigger variety of sexual experiences and, if single, were more likely to partake in casual sex.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:57:55 GMT 1255 MrBabyManhttp://digg.com/users/MrBabyMan/m.png General Sciences 258

Publisher Posts Mac Books on The Pirate Bay

No Starch Press and Wired’s news editor Leander Kahney have released free copies of “The Cult of Mac” and “The Cult of iPod” on the Pirate Bay. Publishing music, movies and books on BitTorrent seems to be becoming a trend, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:44:46 GMT 693 FameMoneyhttp://digg.com/users/FameMoney/m.png Apple 49

The Many Views of Abbey Road

It’s such an iconic image that whenever you see a group walking single file on a zebra crossing, you automatically think of Abbey Road. It’s been imitated, honored, lampooned, and recreated by countless artists. We’ll take a look at just a few of their creations, but first, the original.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:18:11 GMT 671 MrBabyManhttp://digg.com/users/MrBabyMan/m.png Music 77

German Court Decision Hands Big Win to File-Sharers

The Federal Constitutional Court in Germany has ruled that the identities of file-sharers must remain private and can longer be revealed to media companies who accuse them of copyright infringement. In future, only those accused of ‘heavy’ crimes such as murder, child pornography or kidnapping will be revealed.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:04:25 GMT 785 DavidStagnohttp://digg.com/users/DavidStagno/m.png World News 74

In-game Rock Band Music Store revealed

Harmonix has revealed an in-game iTunes-inspired Music Store for Rock Band which will be available in a software update for both PS3 and Xbox 360 this week.

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:50:08 GMT 865 grrlactionhttp://digg.com/img/udm.png Gaming Industry News 85

Time Machine: CERN's Large Hadron Collider [w/PICS]

Never heard of "traversable wormholes?" Well, soon you might start hearing about them, as the world's most powerful particle accelerator becomes functional this spring - unleashing forces, capable of distorting not only space (just like gravity distorts space around Earth), but also TIME

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:50:06 GMT 1037 suxmonkeyhttp://digg.com/users/suxmonkey/m.png General Sciences 229

Clarification regarding the Starving Dog for Art story!

There has been a huge deal of outrage over a story that shows an artist who starved a dog to death as his art exhibit. But according to the museum director, they were actually feeding the dog and eventually released it. They simply wanted to prove that people are sheep.

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:50:05 GMT 693 goldfenixhttp://digg.com/users/goldfenix/m.png Pets & Animals 135

Heal [COMIC]

Obama might not make such a bad Moses.

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:50:03 GMT 1001 cmccoolhttp://digg.com/users/cmccool/m.png US Elections 2008 134

20 Actors Who Turned Down Important or Popular Roles

For every celebrity winning critical acclaim or an Academy Award there’s another celeb or two who turned down that same meaty role. While we’re sure they had good reasons for their decisions, we’re also wondering how hard they kick themselves after realizing they passed up "The Big One."

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:40:04 GMT 725 MrBabyManhttp://digg.com/users/MrBabyMan/m.png Celebrity 141

In-game Rock Band Music Store coming this week!

At some point this week Harmonix will finally launch the Rock Band music store, a fully integrated shop allowing players to preview and purchase tracks without ever leaving the comfy confines of the game.

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:35:40 GMT 442 Rosco24http://digg.com/users/Rosco24/m.png Gaming Industry News 26

The Legend of Tiger Woods Keeps Growing

The outcome has never been more inevitable. Tiger Woods has never looked so invincible. The world's No. 1 golfer faced a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole at Bay Hill, and the moment he settled over the ball and the crowd grew quiet, it no longer mattered that Woods had not made a putt this long all week.

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:00:11 GMT 525 bamafunhttp://digg.com/users/bamafun/m.png Golf 92

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