May 2007
Poll Finds Almost 90% of US Troops Think Iraq War...
A LeMoyne College/Zogby International poll shows that high numbers of troops serving in Iraq believe that the war is a response to the now discredited belief that Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11 or had substantial links to al Qaeda. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
April 2007
The embargo is over: Ubuntu will be officially...
From your humble servant at Canonical:”It’s now official. That’s it, the embargo is over. We can talk. Many people have been involved in this and I can only say I am excited to be a tiny small part of it: Ubuntu will be officially supported on Dell computers. Any other details will come on www.ubuntu.com, check it for the official press release!” (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
GetFriday - Life gets better with GetFriday
Quoted: GetFriday is a remote executive assistant service (virtual assistant) based in India providing services to clients across the globe. We undertake both personal and business tasks on behalf of our clients. Any task that can be managed over phone, email, fax and the Internet is do-able. Our tasks include, but are not restricted to, accounting, appointments, customer relations, follow-ups,...
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Hugg /
Hugg is a new project by TreeHugger —a source for user-generated green news. What does this mean? It’s simple—how many times have you found an article, a video or a website that you’ve wanted to share with all your green friends? Well, Hugg lets you to share this stuff with everyone.
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Democrats Considering Impeachment of President...
Congressional Democrats could use the threat of impeachment as a lever against President Bush in the battle over the handling of the Iraq war, Rep. John P. Murtha, D-Pa., said Sunday. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Top 10 Things You Can Do With Photoshop CS3
According to Canadians, who apparently didn’t get the memo….. “Photoshopping” pictures has become a common term. But, with these 10 new features, that verb may just become even more common. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
How to Stop Digg-cheating, Forever
“Recently author Annalee Newitz created a bit of a stir with the revelation that she had bought her way to the front page of the story-ranking site Digg.” A very interesting read. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
City of Lies
Lies and faulty memories (Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified under oath 71 times that he could not recall or recollect) should not be tolerated even by this pathologically tolerant society. Mistakes can be forgiven, but deliberate lies are hostile acts. The liar is trying to subvert your mind and manipulate you into a position favorable (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Filler Responsible For Pet Food Deaths Is Open...
As American food safety regulators head to China to investigate how a chemical made from coal found its way into pet food that killed dogs and cats in the United States, workers in this heavily polluted northern city openly admit that the substance is routinely added to animal feed as a fake protein. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
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First Pidgin 2.0 Beta Released
Pidgin 2.0.0beta7 has just been released on SourceForge. This is the first release since being renamed from GAIM. Download your copy now! (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
New Tower Defense Game: VR Defender YK
Protect your company’s server from wave after wave of malicious viruses. You’re only tools are virtual towers you can place along the network path to destroy the viruses before they reach your firewall. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Top 30 mistakes made by new Mac users
Having switched a little less than a year ago, I learned most of these things on my own. This list would have probably saved me a lot of time and hassle. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
ABC: DC Madam’s List Includes White House &...
ABC News’ Brian Ross revealed tonight that the list of customers of an alleged Washington-based prostitution service includes White House and Pentagon officials as well as prominent attorneys. Grab the popcorn. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
The Real China [Pics]
Real China, in photos (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Next-Generation Ford Fiesta Will Arrive in U.S. by...
Motor Trend is reporting that the next generation Ford Fiesta will be sold in the U.S. by late 2008, about a year after it’s introduced in Europe. The new Ford Fiesta is based on the same platform as the Mazda2 that was officially introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
May 22, 2007: Mando Diao, Pop Levi
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MIT admissions dean admits to misrepresenting her...
Marilee Jones fakes her resume about ever going to college, becomes Dean of Admissions for 28 years. Incredible. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Obama : we are one signature away from ending Iraq...
“We are one signature away from ending the Iraq War. President Bush must listen to the will of the American people and sign this bill so that our troops can come home.” (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Bell Orchestre – Recording a Tunnel (The Horns... →
The Customer Service Hall of Shame
These companies topped a list of more than 400 nominated by MSN Money readers. An MSN Money-Zogby poll ranked the ‘Bottom 10,’ and the ‘winner’ is … (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
CROWDCTRL // resistance meeting turns into free...
RESISTANCE MEETING TURNS INTO FREE NIN SHOW
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Rolling Stone Magazine's review of White Stripes...
White Stripe’s “Icky Thump” Likely to Rock Your World (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Online Mii Editor lets you be you, only more...
Mii Editor is a website that mirrors the experience of creating a Mii on the console. You can choose your face shape, eye and hair color and styles, the size of your eyebrows, pretty much everything you need to customize your Mii to your hearts content. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Stephen Hawking - Weightlessness Will Be "Bliss"
Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who has been confined to a wheelchair for most of his adult life, expects weightlessness to feel like “bliss” when he goes on a “zero-gravity” flight Thursday aboard a refitted jet. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
A Robot Village on Overcrowded Earth? Ouch! Give...
We’ve had it with all these sucky carbon-based lifeforms we have to smell and talk to every day. Scientists are setting up 60 miniature robots in a “village” setting. The bots will be split into groups and programmed to observe and imitate one another performing different tasks. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
BREAKING: Steve Jobs in regulators' sights
Steve Jobs ignored his warnings about fixing the date on executive options, a technique which built in profit for executives from the get-go; and accuses the Apple chief executive of misleading him about the necessity for board approval of the grants. The key passage, below. More, much more, later. But, now, hurry. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Limbaugh plays "Barack The Magic Negro" on his...
This is a head-shaker. Imus gets canned for calling some college women basketball players “nappy-headed hos” and yet Rush Limbaugh plays “Barack The Magic Negro” on his show and he is still on the air? (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Bank of America Gave Me A Counterfeit $20
I had four bucks left in my wallet last weekend. It was time to go to the ATM… (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
First Habitable Planet Outside Of The Solar System
Larger than Earth + Likely to Have Water… (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Yahoo! and BBC to host 'Hack Day' in London's...
Five hundred engineers, designers and web developers, a morning of speakers from Flickr, Yahoo! and the BBC. Twenty-four hours of building. Prizes. Pizza. And a live band on the Sunday evening. On top of a big park in the middle of London. June 16th/17th 2007. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Where Are All the Open Source Billionaires?
A good question with a good answer (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Obama: Bush Falls Short As World Leader
CHICAGO Apr 23, 2007 (AP)— Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama said Monday that President Bush has fallen short in his role as leader of the free world, and the 2008 election is a chance to change that. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Stephen Colbert Parodies on YouTube = Legal
Viacom admitted today that it was wrong to remove a Stephen Colbert parody clip. The EFF has also dropped its lawsuit against Viacom. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Protester at Bill Gates Beijing ceremony sparks...
The “free software” protester who barged into an award ceremony with Microsoft chairman Bill Gates at Beijing’s prestigious Peking University has triggered a vigorous debate among China’s Internet users on his motives and cause. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
CentOS 5 as a Desktop System
CentOS is an enterprise class GNU/Linux distribution based on the publicly available source packages of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. CentOS focuses on stability and security, sacrificing the “latest and greatest” packages. Is CentOS 5 really that stable? And does it fit on the average Joe’s desktop? This is what I’m gonna find out. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
Obama on Our Violent Culture
Obama’s Speech at a recent Wisconsin Rally in light of the Virginia Tech Massacre. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
ProLost: Color My Impression
Silicon Color now part of Final Cut Studio
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Samsung unveils World's First Hybrid Hard Drive
Just over a month since releasing their HHD to OEMs, out pops an 80GB Hybrid Hard Drive in Samsung’s venerable M55 laptop. They’re calling it an “industry first”. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
A Note From An Angry Soldier - Best-of craigslist
I’m a Marine and I served my tour in Iraq. My husband, also a Marine, served several.He should have been home a month ago but they extended his tour and now he’s coming home in a box. (via News dugg by hawkmucci)
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Two Fools One Adventure
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