Entries from November 2007

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

WordPress Google Reader Widget

This widget will display your latest shared stories. You can change the amount of stories to display and how to display them.read more | digg story

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Cool News : Ronald Reagan Praises Ron Paul

Cool News : Before the 2001 elections Reagan was voted the greatest president by Americans in a Gallup Poll held in Feb 2001. In 1984 he won every single state except for Michigan and Washington DC. It’s of little consequence, and I don’t really consider him the greatest for a number of reasons but […]

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Cool News : Judge: CIA Can No Longer Be Trusted In Terror Trials

Cool News : U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said she can no longer trust the CIA and other government agencies on how they represent classified evidence in terror cases.read more | digg story

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Cool News : US knew Musharraf had plan to institute emergency rule — and did nothing

Cool News : The Bush Administration knew that Pakistani strongman Pervez Musharraf planned to institute emergency rule but did not act or speak out about the plan, according to officials with knowledge of the discussion who spoke anonymously in Friday’s Wall Street Journal.read more | digg story

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Cool News : Ship crashes in Antarctica, check out the name and the irony…

Cool News : I cant possibly spoil this by telling you any more……read more | digg story

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Cool News : Protecting IM from the NSA, a Canadian’s view

Cool News : Leading security researcher and co-creator of the Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) protocol discusses why you should use OTR to make sure your instant messages remain private. This is especially important given the NSA’s recent wiretapping activities and the increasing prominence of Big Brother.read more | digg story

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Cool News : Rove Re-Writes History. Again.

Cool News : Bush political adviser Karl Rove claimed that he was “opposed” to holding the pre-war Iraq vote just ahead of the 2002 elections. I truly don’t think the man is capable of a single honest thought or statement. But this is so transparently dishonest that it’s laughable. Who does this […]

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Cool News : Australian Prime Minister loses seat in landslide

Cool News : In a landslide Labor victory, Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, has lost not only the Federal Election, but also his local seat. Howard was voted out as member for Bennelong after over 30 years, losing to ABC personality Maxine McKew. Kevin Rudd will be the new Prime Minister of Australia.read more | […]

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Cool News : Movie Director Uses BitTorrent as Lawyers Chase Those Downloading His Movie

Cool News : The director of a successful Norwegian ‘Kill Bill’ parody movie who admits to downloading TV shows via BitTorrent himself, doesn’t support his distributor as they take legal action against his fans. Fourteen people accused of sharing the movie have been reported to the police by MPA copyright lawyer, Espen Tøndel.read more | […]

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

cool pictures: How to wear a American Flag Pin [Pic]

cool pictures: Men, planning to leave the safe confines of your home, and you don’t want to want to be pegged as a terrorist? Be sure to slap on your mandatory flag pin. Here are some handy tips to help you blend in with the rest of the patriotic public.read more | digg story

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

cool news : Kasparov seized by Russian police

cool news : Russian police have detained opposition leader and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov.read more | digg story

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

cool news : Our Lady of the Law

cool news : Story of a Mario Cuomo speech to lawyers on how they are failing the US and the rule of law by allowing the current regime to flaunt the laws of the land.read more | digg story

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

The Dark Knight IMAX Featurette; 3D Prequel Rumors

IMAX has released a new featurette cool gadget for their upcoming presentation of the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight. The new feature shows some behind the scenes footage of Nolan and the crew shooting with the IMAX rig, intercut with interview asides. It’s worth watching and features relatively no spoilers.read more | digg story

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Hulk Hogan Hears About His Divorce from a Reporter

Hulk Hogan told the St. Petersburg Times that he funnily, had no idea his wife had filed for divorce. He was informed by a reporter that Pinellas County court records showed that the paperwork was submitted Tuesday.read more | digg story

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

12 Signs You’re a Crappy Programmer (and don’t know it)

You know those crappy programmers who don’t know they are crappy? You know, they think they’re pretty good, they spout off the same catch phrase rhetoric they’ve heard some guru say and they know lots of rules about the “correct” way to do things? Yet their own work seems seriously lacking given all the expertise […]

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Nokia N810: unboxing and first impressions from a Linux user

Ars unboxes the Nokia N810 and takes a look at some of the new features of the Linux-based handheld device. You might want to read this before finalizing your gift request list.it’s coolread more | digg story

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

10 Absolute No-No’s For Any Freelance Web Designer

If you’re a freelancer, make sure you don’t make any of these common mistakes. thanksread more | digg story

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Racial Profiling: Even Congressmen aren’t safe

“He thinks he was pulled over because of his race,” Romero said Thursday. “He was not speeding, had a valid driver’s license, wasn’t swerving, but was pulled over anyway.” that’s newsread more | digg story

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Orange iPhone data plans revealed

The data plans for the iPhone which will be released in France on November 29th with Orange as the carrier, have been leaked from Orange’s iPhone site. While the plans were online, they were not linked to. amazingread more | digg story

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

How to make sense of the Ron Paul revolution : Washington Post

What’s behind the improbably successful (so far) presidential campaign of a 72-year-old 10-term Republican congressman from Texas who pines for the gold standard while drawing praise from another relic from the hyperinflationary 1970s, punk-rocker Johnny Rotten?…….just try it ok?read more | digg story