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Human skin cells turned into stem cells
Seeded on Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:35 AM EST (Wired News)
In an unprecedented feat of biological alchemy, researchers have turned human skin cells into stem cells that hold the same medical promise as the controversial embryonic stem cells. Scientists believe stem cell research will be able to cure numerous diseases and regenerate fail …
Decorate in style: 7' upside-down Christmas tree!
Seeded on Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:40 PM EST (hammacher.com)
Evoking a 12th century Central European tradition of hanging a tree from the ceiling at Christmas, this unique 7' pre-lit fir is inverted to ensure a smaller footprint for less-spacious areas, and allowing more room for the accumulation of presents underneath. All I know is I wa …
PlugSuit make Safari plug-ins work in Leopard
Seeded on Sat Oct 27, 2007 4:39 PM EDT (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW))
PlugSuit is a Leopard compatible plug-in manager that will work with many popular Tiger plug-ins like Inquisitor and SafariStand without changing a thing.
OiNK admin released from custody
Seeded on Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:17 AM EDT (TorrentFreak)
After a turbulent day the admin of the raided OiNK.cd was released from custody. At this point it is still unclear what the legal consequences will be, but it is good to see that OiNK is back home. Well, that's good to hear...
UK-run torrent site OiNK.cd shut down
Seeded on Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:59 PM EDT (BBC News)
A flat on Teesside and several properties in Amsterdam were raided as part of an Interpol investigation into the members-only website OiNK.
Newsvine RSS Facebook Application: What would you like to see?
Wed Aug 1, 2007 7:33 PM EDT
I'm working on a Newsvine RSS Facebook Application (which is, in a way, similar to my Yahoo! Widget) and I want to open up features requests before I actually release it.
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A history of the Amiga
Seeded on Wed Aug 1, 2007 1:13 PM EDT (Ars Technica)
An interesting look at the history of video games. This week's article is titled Part 1: Genesis. Next week is Part 2: The birth of Amiga.
Newsvine Clippings Are Now Much More Useful
Thu Mar 8, 2007 5:12 PM EST
Quiet times at the Newsvine Blog can only mean one thing: big stuff is in the works. Before we show off any big stuff though, we decided to launch a nice little addition we've been working on for a little while: enhanced clippings.
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How to: Turn Camino address bar into custom quick search
Fri Mar 2, 2007 12:54 AM EST
This is a very short tutorial explaining how you can turn the address bar of popular Mac OS X web browser Camino into a quick search bar. I know there are widgets for searching, but I'm not comfortable with continually running such widgets on my Mac.
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Adult Swim triggers bomb scare in Boston
Seeded on Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:15 PM EST (CNN)
Electronic light boards featuring an adult-cartoon character triggered bomb scares around Boston on Wednesday, spurring authorities to close two bridges and a stretch of the Charles River before determining the devices were harmless. DA MOON RULZ, #1
iVue: see-through iPod case
Seeded on Sat Nov 4, 2006 12:03 AM EST (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW))
With all the iPod cases out there it's getting hard to stand out in the crowd. The iVue Crystal Case from iPodMods doesn't try to compete with all those other cases. It aims to make them unnecessary.
Firefox 2.0: not radical, but just right
Seeded on Sat Nov 4, 2006 12:01 AM EST (Computerworld)
There's no denying that Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 7 release is a heftier upgrade than Mozilla's new Firefox 2.0 release. Where Microsoft has significantly added to the feature set, Mozilla has tweaked its feature set.
Microsoft's official add-ons for IE7
Seeded on Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:23 PM EDT (ieaddons.com)
This is the website for all of the official add-ons (or extensions) available for Internet Explorer 7.
Is it ethical to own an iPod?
Seeded on Sun Oct 1, 2006 9:43 PM EDT (CNET News.com)
Those who believe that Apple is acting out of line can always boycott the company's products, or iPods specifically, and work to get others to buy different MP3 players. But before picketing the Cupertino offices, potential boycotters may have to face a few harsh realities.
Thompson bullies Take-Two
Seeded on Sun Oct 1, 2006 3:13 PM EDT (Ars Technica)
The fictional Spanish peasant Don Quixote became convinced that he was really a heroic medieval knight, and set forth to valiantly attack evil giants, which were in fact merely windmills.
The World Wide Waste of Time
Seeded on Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:48 PM EDT (CNET News.com)
As the use of the Internet and the spread of Wi-Fi hotspots makes the Web even more ubiquitous, it's likely that companies will need to look at their internal culture, current usage levels, productivity goals, and even employee habits to determine what type of Internet restricti …
Zune Vs. iPod - Which player is right for you?
Seeded on Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:56 PM EDT (mytechlists.com)
Microsoft and Apple are finally going to be going head to head in the MP3 player market this holiday season. The price wars have already begun with Apple throwing the first punch by dropping the price of the newly upgraded 30 Gig iPod to $249.00.
How to install Ubuntu in OS X using Parallels
Seeded on Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:13 PM EDT (simplehelp.net)
This tutorial is for anyone with an Intel based Mac who is curious about Linux - specifically Ubuntu, and has about an hour to kill (not including the time it takes to download Ubuntu).
Linux: Compiz branch becomes Beryl
Seeded on Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:17 PM EDT (compiz.net)
Compiz community branch, also known as compiz-quinnstorm, becomes Beryl. More information on initial Beryl announcement topic and in the complete Beryl announcement. Note that no package or ebuild is available right now, they will be released when beryl is stable enough.
Apple stamps logo over chip-maker's in new iPod Nanos
Seeded on Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:24 AM EDT (busrep.co.za)
Apple Computer, which had sued people for leaking information about its products, was stepping up the level of secrecy by camouflaging parts in its devices, a Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst said this week.
Citizendium: a more civilized Wikipedia?
Seeded on Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:28 PM EDT (TechCrunch)
Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has announced that his new knowledge sharing wiki project called Citizendium will launch at the end of this month or earlier.
What Apple can do to trump Vista
Seeded on Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:32 AM EDT (osweekly.com)
Now is the time for Apple to creatively promote its Macintosh platform with OS X. This is the critical hour, and if Apple is able to take advantage of the uneasy feeling that many have towards Vista, then they could attract an untold amount of new users.
Hack to change Windows XP Home to Pro
Seeded on Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:16 PM EDT (technipages.com)
Enable the features found in Windows XP Professional on your Windows XP Home Edition installation with this hack. It will allow you to turn your Windows XP Home CD into a Windows XP Professional CD.
Latvians cry "fowl" over Windows Vista
Seeded on Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:31 AM EDT (CNET News.com)
As global software giant Microsoft proudly previewed its Windows Vista operating system, in the small Baltic nation of Latvia, people were clutching their sides about the system's name -- which means "fowl" in Latvian. Worse still, it's a slang term for a frumpy woman.
No Vista for you! says Microsoft to EU
Seeded on Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:38 PM EDT (CNET News.com)
Microsoft is spreading the word that it might not ship Vista to Europe if regulators don't cooperate. This after CEO Steve Ballmer issued that same threat to European Commissioner Neelie Kroes during a telephone conversation on Aug. 22.
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