October 2007
How Digg fought spammers and increased page views... →
Back on September 19, 2007 Digg launched a new profile system. The idea was to put a little more social into the Digg system. Some people liked the changes while others did not.
Google Roll Out GMail 2.0 [pics] →
Google are starting to roll out thier new and improved new look GMail 2.0 to a few selected users. Find out how to check if you are a “selected user”
Earthquake: 5.6 Mag Quake Shakes The Valley →
A moderate earthquake shook the valley at 8:04:54PM Pacific. The magnitude 5.6 event occurred 9 miles northeast of downtown San Jose, CA according to the USGS.
Earthquake in San Francisco!!! →
There was just an Earthquake in San Francisco
Songbird 0.3 Is Launched! →
Big news! Today Songbird shows some wing, shows some leg and leaps media players into the next era of innovation.
Stephen Colbert's joke is on the press →
Think of the political press corps as that fat kid from Willy Wonka &The Chocolate Factory, Augustus Gloop, and the Colbert candidacy as Wonka’s river of chocolate. The press seems to do everything it can to avoid campaign substance. Instead, it covers haircuts, laughs, cleavage, cats, and accents. Colbert’s running gag is simply too tempting.
Jon Stewart: "Al Qaeda infiltrated FOX News and... →
In response to FOX News repeatedly attempting to link Al Qaeda to the California wildfires, Jon Stewart suggests that “perhaps Al Qaeda is trying to infiltrate a cable news channel and staff it with morons.”
Skatter Tech IP →
fast way to find out your own ip address
Advanced CSS Menu - Web Designer Wall →
How to slice up a menu design (step by step) and put them together with CSS. Most of you probably know how to code a horizontal or vertical CSS list menu. Now let’s take it to the next level — code an advanced (un-typical) list menu utilizing the CSSposition property.
Oldest known tornado picture →
It’s creepy looking.
Official Apple iPod Touch Ad (Created by a... →
In an unusual move, Apple will be airing a new television ad that started as a student project, according to The New York Times. The new iPod touch ad will began airing on Sunday.
Wikipedia in 2001 →
When it was still a baby….
To Protect and Serve.... Bush (PIC) →
Graphic of the entourage of staff and fleet of equipment for which US taxpayers pay when their president travels.
Thousands Protest Iraq War Across U.S. →
SAN FRANCISCO — Thousands of people called for a swift end to the war in Iraq as they marched through downtown on Saturday, chanting and carrying signs that read: “Wall Street Gets Rich, Iraqis and GIs Die” or “Drop Tuition Not Bombs.”
Stephen Colbert for President!? Poll shows 13% of... →
In a Rasmussen Report telephone survey, results showed that in a race versus Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat Hilary Clinton, comedian Stephen Colbert would receive 13% of all votes, this just a week after Colbert’s maybe/sort of/probably fake announcement of his candidacy for President.
Leopard on an 8 year old G4 Power Mac -- can it be... →
It’s no surprise to hear that Leopard smokes on the latest Intel box, right? That’s all fine and dandy for new Mac owners but what about the rest of us (the majority) who are still pumping that legacy PowerPC architecture beneath Cupertino’s OS? How does Apple’s OS of tomorrow run onm say, an 8 year old Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)?
Amazing California Fire Disaster Photos →
An amateur photographer — Chris Mesaros — captures amazing Before and After shots of the wildfires tearing through Northern Los Angeles County.
My GPS proves your Radar Gun is Wrong... Officer →
GPS-based tracking devices don’t just help you figure out where you are and where you’re going, they might also help you avoid a speeding ticket.
What would have happened in 1969 if man couldn't... →
There was already a speech for the president drafted, just in case.
Digg Adds Back The Ability To Search Your Own... →
Title says it pretty much all. No official word on this yet. Check it out for yourself. Hope it works better than the global search.
California Fires - Satellite Images →
Skatter Tech →
scattered technology news
"1,000,000 Strong For Stephen Colbert" Fastest... →
“One Million Strong for Barack” created 9 months ago currently sits at 381,000 members. “One Million Strong AGAINST Hillary” started 8 months ago currently sits at 488,000+ users. “1,000,000 Strong For Stephen T Colbert” created Oct 17th at 5PM currently at 796,819 users. Passed Barack in 5 days and Hilary yesterday. Join the group today!
Fox News, California Wildfires, and al Qaeda: You... →
Yes, the wildfires can both be divine punishment for, and be started by People Who Hate America. Al Qaeda dialed up its weather machine to cause Santa Anna winds and dry conditions right on cue. The only question is: which 2008 Presidential Candidate will Fox also try to pin this on? “And WHERE was Hillary?”
CIA's "Terrorist Buster" Logo →
CIA’s website has an interesting anti-terrorism logo.
Holy Shit - San Diego is on Fire! →
This is a Google map of the San Diego fires. It doesn’t look very impressive at first, but look at the fire on the south end of the city. If you look closer …you’ll notice the fire got so big that even an evacuation center got evacuated.
The Mom W/$135,000 In Credit Card Debt Who Spends... →
This lady has six kids, 3 cars, a big house in the burbs, up-to-the minute fashions, $135 grand in credit card debt, and not a dime in the bank. “I love new clothes. However, I like getting rid of the clothes just as quickly to go buy new ones,” she says. This is what we call, “faking at life.”
Convert Protected iTunes to MP3 →
How to convert iTunes M4P to MP3, M4B to MP3, M4A to MP3?
Prevent digg from killing your server →
We all know what digg effect means, if not you should know it. Here I’ve listed some major steps you can take to help your server survive when your article reaches Digg’s front page.
Yet Another iPod Nano Review →
Why I've moved from Vista to Ubuntu 7.10 →
“Have we reached the beginning of the tipping point? I think we may just have.”
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 is silencing Mike Gravel, not being allowed at... →
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!
Indian-American Wins Vote to Be Louisiana’s... →
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.
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……»
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.
MiniTISSUE Expanding Washcloth Tablet →
WebbAlert →
Morgan Web’s daily WebbAlert Podcast
The Daily Show Archives Go Online →