Northern Lights energy source discovered - CNN.com

The Auroras Borealis (Northern Lights) are a sight to see. It seems that scientists have finally discovered (or verified the hypothesis) that the lights are created from charged particles flowing from the sun to the earth over magnetic fields.... interesting read!

Northern Lights energy source discovered - CNN.com

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Jamie Oliver to battle Mario Batali on Iron Chef America - Slashfood

Jamie Oliver to battle Mario Batali on Iron Chef America - Slashfood

Should be a good battle :-). My bet is on Mario... I wonder what the secret ingredient would be? I would love for it to be vegemite *evil grin*. All that remains to be said is: "Allez Cuisine!"

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The Associated Press: Netherlands Adopts Open-Source Software

The adoption of OSS (Open Source Software) seems to be a growing trend in European countries and municipalities. Looks like the Netherlands is the next to take the plunge.

The Associated Press: Netherlands Adopts Open-Source Software

The numerous European towns and cities, notably Munich, Germany, and Vienna, Austria, using open-source systems remain a tiny slice of the overall software market.

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Hospital software vendor McKesson uses Linux to heal IT budgets

Linux in hospitals to save money on back-end mainframes. Sounds like a great idea... here it is in practice:

Hospital software vendor McKesson uses Linux to heal IT budgets

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The World Series of Linux: Round 1 - Software - IT Channel News by CRN and VARBusiness

You often see Linux pitted against Windows but you rarely see Linux vs Linux. You hear a lot of "religious" distro fanatics blasting each other but you don't often get a side by side comparison. This is part 1 of X? This time looking at the Debian-based offerings...

The World Series of Linux: Round 1 - Software - IT Channel News by CRN and VARBusiness

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Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories - A Simple and Cheap Dark-Detecting LED Circuit

Interesting weekend project -- make a night light with an LED and a Photoresistor :-) NICE!

Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories - A Simple and Cheap Dark-Detecting LED Circuit

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Official Google Mobile Blog: Picasa Redefined for your iPhone

I tested this out this morning -- Picasaweb looks amazing on the iPod Touch :-) The more I play with this thing, the more I find it amazing... I recently picked up a iHome H6 and replaced my clunky Radio Shack alarm clock. Now I wake up to my favorite music or podcast... just amazing!

Official Google Mobile Blog: Picasa Redefined for your iPhone

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Divx 6 Pro for free

Get it while it's hot... this is a limited time offer... you do need to provide an email address to get the serial number (sn).

Divx 6 Pro for free

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Apple Announces Hit Television Programming Now Available on the iTunes Store in Canada

Confirmed -- Apple has finally made TV channels available in the Canadian iTunes store. Now if they can actually get good content in there, I'd be happier. It's a start!

Apple Announces Hit Television Programming Now Available on the iTunes Store in Canada

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Hey, HP laptop owners: click here to get hijacked | The Register

If you own an HP laptop -- stop surfin' the web (or run Linux ;)). Stupid programming error in an pre-bundled HP designed DLL opens up the PC to attack... surf with caution young Jedi.

Hey, HP laptop owners: click here to get hijacked | The Register

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"w00t" crowned word of year by U.S. dictionary - Yahoo! News UK

W00T -- :-) My spell check should be OK with that now ;-)
The impact of the internet on our language is in full effect ROTFLMAO ;)

"w00t" crowned word of year by U.S. dictionary - Yahoo! News UK

Official Merriam-Webster link: W00t

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100 Bill Origami IPhone Stand: The $100 iPhone/iPod Touch Stand Made from a Piece of Paper

Origami stand for the iPhone/iPod Touch... feel free to use a 1$ bill -- unless you want to use a C-note ;-)

100 Bill Origami IPhone Stand: The $100 iPhone/iPod Touch Stand Made from a Piece of Paper

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Michael Geist - Canadian DMCA Introduction Delayed

Looks like Canada's jump into bed with the record industry has been postponed... for how long? That remains to be seen...

Michael Geist - Canadian DMCA Introduction Delayed

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Top 10 Scientific Discoveries - 50 Top 10 Lists of 2007 - TIME

Top 10 Scientific Discoveries - 50 Top 10 Lists of 2007 - TIME

Worth a skim :-)

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Download details: The 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Weighing in at 220MB --- OFFICE 2007 SP1.

Get 'em while their hot!

Download details: The 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Microsoft Office Project 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1)


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Household: Folding t-shirts fast

I first saw this method of shirt folding over a year ago... I've been using it ever since. The video can seem a bit confusing but once you've got the hang of it -- it's pretty amazing. I find my shirts are folded much "thinner" and it's great for a small suitcase. Try it -- you might like it... if nothing else, it makes for a great party trick!

Household: Folding t-shirts fast

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Canadian copyright reformer: we'll deal with consumer concerns later

The Canadian Federal Government is looking to put forward a bill that would allow the CRIA (like the RIAA) to sue fans that download music like in the litigious US and A (for all of your Borat fans).

Canadian copyright reformer: we'll deal with consumer concerns later

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What's new in Blade Runner: The Final Cut?

Blade Runner is one of my favorite movies... I'm anxious to see this remastered work finally released. There have been rumors and chatter about this for over a decade and it looks like it's finally going to happen! W00t!

What's new in Blade Runner: The Final Cut?

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The iPod Touch - OSNews.com

Great review of the iPod Touch. I *heart* my iPod Touch -- this things kicks butt! I've hacked mine to get the 3rd party applications that I feel it is missing (a notepad like app is key for me). I would give the iPod Touch a 9/10 and a 10/10 if it had some extra applications (supposedly in Feb).

The iPod Touch - OSNews.com

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» Microsoft to deliver Office 2007 SP1 early | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com

Office 2007 SP1 expected tomorrow (Dec 11th, 2007). I guess this is going to be one big-ass patch Tuesday. I wonder what this SP will weigh in at? Any bets? 200MB? 300MB, 400MB?

» Microsoft to deliver Office 2007 SP1 early | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com

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Stay At Home Servers

LOL -- more details on Microsoft's mock-advertisement for Windows Home Server. This time it's a children's book entitled: "Mommy, Why is there a server in the house? -- Helping your child understand the stay-at-home server". Very well done and too funny!

Stay At Home Servers

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Hell's Kitchen gets game treatment - Joystiq

Is this Gordon Ramsey's "jump the shark moment"? A video game based on his "Hell's Kitchen" quasi-reality TV show... I don't know if this one will even make it to market... maybe I'm just daft with the pallet of an old sow...

Hell's Kitchen gets game treatment - Joystiq

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