Archive for August 5th, 2006

Diggnation Episode #0057 - August 3, 2006

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

Diggnation Flash Banner AD, BusinessWeek DIGGS Kevin Rose, LucasArts says put movies back, First Ubuntu Billboard, 3 out of 4 woemen love plasmas, YouTube overtakes MySpace, AOL cuts staff, IP address not legal evidence identifying file sharers

Diggnation Episode #0057 - August 3, 2006

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

Diggnation Flash Banner AD, BusinessWeek DIGGS Kevin Rose, LucasArts says put movies back, First Ubuntu Billboard, 3 out of 4 woemen love plasmas, YouTube overtakes MySpace, AOL cuts staff, IP address not legal evidence identifying file sharers

Diggnation Episode #0057 - August 3, 2006

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

Diggnation Flash Banner AD, BusinessWeek DIGGS Kevin Rose, LucasArts says put movies back, First Ubuntu Billboard, 3 out of 4 woemen love plasmas, YouTube overtakes MySpace, AOL cuts staff, IP address not legal evidence identifying file sharers

Commentary: The horror and the terror

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

Neil Marshall’s acclaimed British horror-thriller “The Descent” draws on plenty of other genre classics for visual inspiration, from otherworldly mysteries (”Picnic at Hanging Rock”) to oudoor adventure (”Deliverance,” “Jaws”) to science-fiction (”Alien”) and straight-out horror (”The Blair Witch Project”). All these movies are essential to any horror fan’s movie education. Here’s a sample of Roger Ebert’s appraisals of these originals, from 1972 to 1999:

Sources: Georgia’s Flowers latest to be suspended

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

Georgia, the defending SEC champions, will be without a second key starter in its first two games after coach Mark Richt suspended junior cornerback Thomas Flowers from playing in the first two games, two sources close to the situation said Saturday.

VoIP Numbers Stations were Social Experiment

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

IO ERROR writes “The mysterious phone number stations appearing on Craigslist for the last three months, which resembled their shortwave radio cousins, and which Slashdot reported on in June, were an experiment devised by security researcher Strom Carlson and a group of Los Angeles hackers to determine if encrypted messages could be passed using unwitting third parties to foil traffic analysis by hostile intelligence agencies. Carlson and the hackers presented their findings at DEFCON earlier today and gave away CDs with “Make your own Mein Fraulein station” kits and posted one final number station for people to try to decrypt.”

Mexico Orders Partial Recount

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico’s top electoral court ordered only a partial recount on Saturday in a presidential election fiercely contested by a leftist candidate who has threatened mass protests unless all votes are counted again. [Reuters]

IGN: Mario Strikers sequel to hit Wii

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

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IGN is reporting that sources close to Nintendo of Europe are claiming a sequel to the GameCube original Super Mario Strikers is not only already underway but will be revealed at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany.

Considering the success of the original and tendency of Nintendo to take advantage of successful franchises, this would seem like a no brainer. The best part is that hopefully with an online Wii, we can get some multiplayer Strikers.

[Thanks, cringer8]

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‘Everything’s good’ as L.T. back at practice

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

LaDainian Tomlinson returned to practice Saturday, and it might be the only time in August he carries the football at Qualcomm Stadium.

Orioles rookie sets table for one-hit win over Yanks

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

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Dear Lord Baby Jesus, That Was Funny

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

I was fortunate enough to see Talladega Nights yesterday, and I’m damn sure not going to wait until the DVD comes out to see it again. It did not only tickle my funnybone, it made sweet love to it. …

J-E-T-S fans check out new-look team

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

Hard to blame Eric Mangini for needing directions to his office in the Jets’ locker room at the Meadowlands.