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The DC Madam was Murdered

DC Madam: "No, I do not plan on committing suicide, I plan on going to court." But we already knew this didn't we? Dick Cheney was a client.

Sat, 3 May 2008 09:00:01 GMT 297 StingingNettlehttp://digg.com/users/StingingNettle/m.png Political News 93

Perhaps The Stupidest Anti-GTA Vid You'll See Today

Look, I'm not normally one to get all hot and bothered by the stuff people that don't play games say about game. But this rant, by CNN's Glenn Beck? As a gamer I'm stumped.

Sat, 3 May 2008 08:20:01 GMT 401 badwithcomputerhttp://digg.com/users/badwithcomputer/m.png Gaming Industry News 191

20,000 vets brain injuries not listed in Pentagon tally

At least 20,000 U.S. troops who were not classified as wounded during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan have been found with signs of brain injuries, according to military and veterans records compiled by USA TODAY.

Sat, 3 May 2008 07:05:21 GMT 209 jbur816http://digg.com/users/jbur816/m.png Political News 34

globeandmail.com: The Androgynous Pharaoh?

Akhenaten wasn't the most manly pharaoh, even though he fathered at least a half-dozen children.In fact, his form was quite feminine. And he was a bit of an egghead.So concludes a Yale University physician who analyzed images of Akhenaten

Sat, 3 May 2008 06:50:22 GMT 102 cybrspinhttp://digg.com/users/cybrspin/m.png General Sciences 23

Tales of the Absurd from Iraq: Contractors Gone Wild

Theft? Hookers? Melting down Iraqi gold to make cowboy spurs? All in a day's work for private military contractors in Iraq.

Sat, 3 May 2008 06:38:23 GMT 270 jtsteelerhttp://digg.com/img/udm.png World News 52

Too scared for school: the plight of Zimbabwe's teachers

It was May Day and the schools were out for the holiday but Tatenda Makura had come to St Peter’s Secondary School anyway, looking for the headmaster. He joined the queue of other boys in the corridor, hoping to win a place at the sought-after church school. “This is the only one that has enough teachers,” Tatenda explained...

Sat, 3 May 2008 05:58:56 GMT 167 vick3iihttp://digg.com/users/vick3ii/m.png World News 16

Top 5 Inspired Superhero Casting

Up, up and away! Inspired superhero casting.

Sat, 3 May 2008 05:41:07 GMT 305 chris1234http://digg.com/users/chris1234/m.png Movies 70

John McCain admits US invaded Iraq for oil

“I will have an energy policy which will eliminate our dependence on oil from Middle East that will then prevent us from having ever to send our young men and women into conflict again in the ME”McCain is essentially saying that our quest to “spread democracy” throughout the Middle East is a sham. Not about WMD or al-Qaeda. Only oil.

Sat, 3 May 2008 05:40:02 GMT 1031 truthcommissionhttp://digg.com/img/udm.png Political News 234

Wine 0.9.61 Released

Automatic updating of the WINEPREFIX directory, many RichEdit fixes, IME support improvements, more quartz fixes, implementation for many more Gdiplus functions, and as usual, lots of bug fixes.

Sat, 3 May 2008 05:20:01 GMT 327 4DFXhttp://digg.com/users/4DFX/m.png Linux/Unix 71

EarthBound for Wii given an ESRB rating!

Reports from around the Internet as well as here on the forums indicate that EarthBound has been given an E-rating for the Wii at this time. Details are still coming in, but on the surface, this means one of two things: either EB is due for an imminent release on the VC, or the big N is tantalizing us yet again (like they did with Shining Force II)

Sat, 3 May 2008 05:00:03 GMT 373 Nintendo451http://digg.com/users/Nintendo451/m.png Nintendo 67

Impossible Smells Exhibition Opens

The world's first exhibition of 'extinct and impossible' smells is under way, from the metallic fallout of the first atomic bomb to the aroma of cloves and oranges from first aid kit of a medieval plague doctor.

Sat, 3 May 2008 04:42:15 GMT 315 Angelixhttp://digg.com/users/Angelix/m.png General Sciences 42

A bad germ gets worse

Rising rates of the bacterial infection Clostridium difficile, known as C. diff, are sparking worries about a virulent form of the bug that can cause severe diarrhea — and death.

Sat, 3 May 2008 04:23:18 GMT 251 hdar3415http://digg.com/users/hdar3415/m.png Health 63

Police: Slain woman dialed 911; help not sent

MADISON, Wis. - A college student apparently called 911 from her cell phone shortly before she was killed but a dispatcher hung up, failed to call back and never sent police to investigate, authorities said Thursday.

Sat, 3 May 2008 03:50:02 GMT 1088 jontalismanhttp://digg.com/users/jontalisman/m.png World News 263

How can Microsoft overcome Vista’s lingering image problem?

Ask the average consumer on the street about Windows and many will insist XP is less annoying, more stable and works just fine, thanks.

Sat, 3 May 2008 03:32:50 GMT 402 putergirlhttp://digg.com/users/putergirl/m.png Software 329

Shrink Wrapped: A History of PC Game Packaging Trends

In the early days of PC gaming, trendsetters like Infocom and Sierra On-Line took game packaging from minimalist to majestic; in recent years, however, we've witnessed a decline in quality when it comes to common packaging practices. In This article, we examine a few of the most memorable (and notorious) PC game-packaging trends.

Sat, 3 May 2008 03:13:09 GMT 443 diggleaguehttp://digg.com/users/diggleague/m.png PC Games 89

Gynecologists say the darndest things

We asked women around the country to share their tales of being the ultimate captive audience for aspiring comedians or just otherwise awkward practitioners of the vaginal arts. These are their stories.

Sat, 3 May 2008 02:55:39 GMT 547 miranda622http://digg.com/users/miranda622/m.png Health 151

The Next Bubble: Priming the Markets for Tomorrows Big Crash

Harper's February cover story was one of clear-eyed financial journalism. Eric Janszen explains Americas devolution from goods-production to paper shuffling. The FIRE economy (for Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate) concluding it can only survive by blowing ever-bigger bubbles. Veteran political analyst show government has systematically distorted

Sat, 3 May 2008 02:37:12 GMT 390 rpi22http://digg.com/users/rpi22/m.png Business & Finance 73

The Science Of Swine

Water bottles made from rendered pig urine anyone?

Sat, 3 May 2008 02:20:44 GMT 155 skateboard1http://digg.com/users/skateboard1/m.png General Sciences 17

The World's First Digital Camera

Invented in 1975 by Steven J. Sasson. It weighed eight pounds, was the size of a toaster, and produced a 0.01 megapixel image that took 23 seconds to record onto a digital cassette tape.

Sat, 3 May 2008 02:03:59 GMT 953 Aidenaghttp://digg.com/users/Aidenag/m.png Gadgets 138

How to synchronize five metronomes

It's a little hypnotic.

Sat, 3 May 2008 01:50:02 GMT 1418 MrBabyManhttp://digg.com/users/MrBabyMan/m.png Music 153

Wizards Forward Suspended for Smacking LeBron James in Face

Washington Wizards reserve forward Darius Songaila was suspended by the NBA for Game 6 of a playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night for hitting LeBron James in the face with his hand.

Sat, 3 May 2008 01:37:51 GMT 227 Bukowskyhttp://digg.com/users/Bukowsky/m.png Basketball 61

Bill would penalize companies for aiding Internet censorship

The Global Online Freedom Act aims to hold US-based companies liable for aiding Internet censorship in countries such as China, and for turning over personally-identifiable information except for "legitimate foreign law enforcement purposes." The catch: the president has the discretion to waive the law's requirements in the name of national securit

Sat, 3 May 2008 01:18:18 GMT 655 KevinFederlinehttp://digg.com/users/KevinFederline/m.png Tech Industry News 82

Iron Man is the Best-Reviewed Movie of 2008!

The Marvel icon's inaugural foray onto the big screen is not only Certified Fresh and Rotten Tomatoes' best-reviewed film of the year so far -- it's also potentially one of the highest-rated superhero movies of all time.

Sat, 3 May 2008 01:00:18 GMT 1402 BFNewshttp://digg.com/users/BFNews/m.png Movies 308

Female Soldier Gains Silver Star - And Is Pulled From Combat

Vice President Cheney pinned Brown, of Lake Jackson, Tex., with a Silver Star in March for repeatedly risking her life on April 25, 2007, to shield and treat her wounded comrades, displaying bravery and grit. She is the second woman since World War II to receive the nation's third-highest combat medal.

Sat, 3 May 2008 00:42:50 GMT 660 GemStar38http://digg.com/users/GemStar38/m.png World News 187

Your computer keyboard is 5 TIMES dirtier than a toilet seat

Computer keyboards can harbour more harmful bacteria than a lavatory seat, it has been claimed. Many users are at risk of becoming ill with stomach bugs, according to the consumer group Which?

Sat, 3 May 2008 00:26:26 GMT 892 adrian67http://digg.com/users/adrian67/m.png Odd Stuff 205

The 10 Most Sexually Unappealing Craigslist Postings

The casual encounters section of Craigslist is packed with requests for no-strings-attached nookie. Here are the ten least likely to get responses, and most likely to leave you wondering, 'What the hell is wrong with people?'

Sat, 3 May 2008 00:09:05 GMT 715 davesigmachihttp://digg.com/img/udm.png Odd Stuff 77

Researchers Studying Texting as a Separate Language

“Instant messaging, or IM, is not just bad grammar or a bunch of mistakes,” says Dr. Pamela Takayoshi, Kent State University associate professor of English. “IM is a separate language form from formal English and has a common set of language features and standards.”

Fri, 2 May 2008 23:52:26 GMT 325 socialpyramidhttp://digg.com/users/socialpyramid/m.png Arts & Culture 113

TV News Displays Windows Photoshop on iPhone in Story

Someone at channel 9 has absolutely no friggin' clue or is a genius prankster. Check out what's on the home page of that iPhone seen on the Friday 6PM channel 9 news in Melbourne. There's even a button for Parallels on the iPhone's dock which isn't even out for the iPhone until 2009. The image they lifted originally sourced from kottke.org

Fri, 2 May 2008 23:37:56 GMT 817 aagiushttp://digg.com/users/aagius/m.png Apple 66

Jon Stewart Slams Media for Obsessive Wright Coverage

Jon Stewart took off the gloves and pummeled the media last night for it’s non-stop, wall-to-wall coverage of The Most Important Issue Facing America, things a Presidential candidate’s former pastor said.

Fri, 2 May 2008 23:20:01 GMT 1626 jaybolhttp://digg.com/users/jaybol/m.png Comedy 227

Computers go on sale in Cuba for first time EVER

Cubans are getting wired. Computers went on sale to the general public on the communist island on Friday and potential consumers were lining up outside store windows to gawk and consider buying.President Raul Castro's government had authorized the sale of personal computers to average Cubans more than a month ago, but they were not available...

Fri, 2 May 2008 23:13:39 GMT 993 ColonelTribunehttp://digg.com/users/ColonelTribune/m.png World News 233

Say Goodbye To The Blockbuster

Yesterday in this spot, we bemoaned the state of the summer blockbuster, and explored why the blockbuster-season films coming up in May and June might finally help kill off the blockbuster concept. (Or save it, but how likely is that?) Today, in true summer-movie style: the inevitable sequel.

Fri, 2 May 2008 22:59:59 GMT 408 jaybolhttp://digg.com/users/jaybol/m.png Movies 72

Linux 101: Enable DVD Playback in Ubuntu in Two Commands

Most guides and tutorials for Ubuntu newcomers can help you get commercial DVDs playing on your system, but only through a series of terminal commands that install new repositories or through the use of Automatix or other automated tools that can sometimes mess up your system's dependencies.

Fri, 2 May 2008 22:50:10 GMT 565 bonlebonhttp://digg.com/users/bonlebon/m.png Linux/Unix 188

Lawmakers being forced to give up gas-guzzling cars

Rep. Elton Gallegly of Simi Valley likes his taxpayer-funded Ford Expedition. He isn't worried that it's not the most fuel-efficient car. It's reliable, suits his mountainous district and is cheaper to lease than many other vehicles.

Fri, 2 May 2008 22:40:12 GMT 412 SeanEtCeterahttp://digg.com/users/SeanEtCetera/m.png Environment 94

Crackdown leads to drop in illegal immigration

Migrants carry water along their journey to the United States in the border town of Sasabe, Mexico. A U.S. crackdown, tighter security and a more perilous and expensive journey are persuading many who try to sneak into the U.S. to give up sooner.

Fri, 2 May 2008 22:30:10 GMT 356 KoolBreezehttp://digg.com/users/KoolBreeze/m.png World News 191

Google and IBM are bonding in a serious way

While Microsoft chases Yahoo, Eric Schmidt, Google's CEO and chairman is seeking a stronger relationship with IBM, something in which Big Blue's chairman and CEO, Sam Palmisano, appears very interested.

Fri, 2 May 2008 22:20:11 GMT 387 cybrspinhttp://digg.com/users/cybrspin/m.png Tech Industry News 47

Seal sexually assaults a penguin

An Antarctic fur seal has been observed trying to have sex with a king penguin. The South African-based scientists who witnessed the incident say it is the most unusual case of mammal mating behaviour yet known. Interspecies homosexual violent sex? Alriiight!

Fri, 2 May 2008 22:00:06 GMT 875 amaaandahttp://digg.com/img/udm.png General Sciences 193

How to properly hug a baby!

collection of photos shows the best way to hug a baby.......

Fri, 2 May 2008 21:50:02 GMT 2704 stvalentinohttp://digg.com/users/stvalentino/m.png Pets & Animals 294

GTA IV Comparison Video

See what Liberty City has to offer on each console.

Fri, 2 May 2008 21:40:08 GMT 735 Four20http://digg.com/users/Four20/m.png Gaming Industry News 360

U.S. closes most of West Coast to salmon fishing

By Teresa Carson PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday closed almost all of the ocean off the West Coast to salmon fishing, clearing the way for governors of states hard hit by years of declining catches to seek federal relief...

Fri, 2 May 2008 21:30:14 GMT 351 0crabby0http://digg.com/users/0crabby0/m.png Environment 102

Apple Enables Movie Purchasing on Apple TV

Apple has quietly updated the Apple TV’s movie browsing and renting system to allow for the purchase of movies directly from the device. In addition to the ability to purchase films, a “Top Sellers” category, showing the current most popular movie purchases, has been added to the top of the “Top Movies” menu.

Fri, 2 May 2008 21:20:23 GMT 442 jordankastelerhttp://digg.com/users/jordankasteler/m.png Apple 62

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