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Check out these the remarkable architect Magic.read more | digg story

10Questions.com is giving us the opportunity to force the issue of medical marijuana to the forefront where our candidates can’t simply dodge and deflect. The democrats have spoken on this issue along with Ron Paul, but the other GOP candidates now need to do so. Vote this video up and then await the candidate […]

The US Senate last night passed a bill that would extend the 1998 Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibits local governments from taxing Internet connections, for seven years. About two weeks ago the House of Representatives passed a similar measure that would extend the act for four years.read more | digg story

Those of you who haven’t been poring over all of Mac OS X Leopard’s feature list (because you actually have lives) probably only know a few things about it. There’s this new backup software…and…some iChat stuff? That’s where we come in. Here are Ten Things You Should Know before you upgrade to Mac OS X […]

We never would have known any of this as the US Court of Appeals in Manhattan redacted the description of the torture threats in its decision, but someone posted an unredacted decision on the web for a brief time. And a PDF of that is what’s making the rounds now. Check it out hereread […]

If IMAP’s got you curious but you’re not sure what desktop application to use with Gmail, consider the extensible, fast, cross-platform and free Mozilla Thunderbird, our beloved Firefox’s little sibling. Here’s how to get the full Gmail experience in Thunderbird with IMAP.read more | digg story

“If a customer asks: I read that Comcast is limiting customer access to BitTorrent. Is this true? Respond: No. We…don’t monitor specific customer activities on the Internet or track individual online behavior, such as which websites they visit. Therefore, we do not know whether any individual user is visiting BitTorrent or any other site…”read more […]

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.read more | digg story

This guy is sending his mom and dad a video greeting to introduce them to a new member of the family, a very cute pug named Jerry. Jerry is a little camera shy.read more | digg story

In the scenario concocted by Cheney’s strategists, Washington’s first step would be to convince Israel to fire missiles at Iran’s uranium enrichment plant in Natanz. Tehran would retaliate with its own strike, providing the US with an excuse to attack military targets and nuclear facilities in Iran.read more | digg story

“Reader Jake says a TSA agent dropped his laptop, smashing it in several places, then threatened him with arrest when he asked about filing a damage claim.”read more | digg story

Microsoft installed a resource hungry search application on thousands of PCs Wednesday, bringing them to a standstill, according to The Register on Thursday. It happened even though administrators had configured their systems not to use the search tool.read more | digg story

If you didn’t like the tough questions that reporters asked you during the last natural disaster, why not create your own reporters and write your own softball questions. That’s what FEMA did, they faked a press conference about the Califonia Wildfires. This is even more evidence that our government is attempting to “Pravda-ize” media coverage.read […]

With only days left before the Internet tax ban was set to expire, the Senate reached a compromise between lawmakers who proposed a shorter extension and those who insisted it should be made permanent.read more | digg story

High Quality Photoshop Brushes…read more | digg story

The Georgia Supreme Court on Friday ordered that Genarlow Wilson be released from prison, ruling 4-3 that his sentence for a teen sex conviction was cruel and unusual punishment. He was 17 when he engaged in oral sex with a 15 year old consenting girl.read more | digg story

Steve Ballmer has been the CEO of Microsoft since year 2000. As you probably know, he is a bit eccentric guy. So far Steve has produced dozens of absolutely “outstanding” quotations which definitely should be known. So, here is the list of Steve Ballmer’s most famous quotes. Have fun read more | digg story

Just wanted to give you a status update on the Digg images project. As we’ve been cranking on this project we’re also improving the taxonomy of the site. Soon you’ll be able to submit your images, videos, or news stories to a universal taxonomy.read more | digg story

Stanford University research project on converting bitmap images to vector art, aka “auto tracing” or “automatic vectorization”. Similar to Adobe Illustrator’s Live Trace and CorelDRAW’s PowerTRACE but works better in many cases. Upload image and get a converted result (EPS/SVG) in a few moments.read more | digg story

“No ‘haunted” hotels or ghost stories here! These are 13 of the most genuinely creepy places on earth, guaranteed to give you the chills — from a dive site among WWII wrecks in Micronesia to a tour through the eerie, abandoned town near Chernobyl in the Ukraine”.read more | digg story