digg.com: Stories
on Apr 4, 2011:
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Metacritic's Pulls "Career" Scores For Game Devs, Proves Data Mining Still Doesn't Work
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/2MVSfk8qLQc/metacritic_s_pulls_career_scores_for_game_devs_proves_data_mining_still_doesn_t_work
If there?s one lesson to be learned from the technology of the early 21st Century, it?s that data aggregation, the force which drives information empires like Google and Facebook, is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it can help us better understand our world by arranging oceans of abstract information into something more tangible, useful and easy to swallow.
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Keanu Reeves Announces Bill & Ted 3, Reveals Excellent Plot Details
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/PgnmdFnMW8w/keanu_reeves_announces_bill_ted_3_reveals_excellent_plot_details
Apparently, 20 years isn?t too long to wait before making a sequel. Two decades after the last Bill & Ted movie hit theaters, Keanu Reeves has announced that franchise writers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon are feverishly working on a script
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FireFox 5 Details Revealed, Facebook Integration and More
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/HgbY4N9e_AA/firefox_5_details_revealed_facebook_integration_and_more
With Firefox 4 still fresh off the assembly line, there's already talk of Mozilla's next major browser release, Firefox 5. Premature? Not in the world of technology, it isn't. Let's also not forget that Mozilla is adopting a Google Chrome-like development cycle, in which there will be several different builds to choose from, including pre-beta...
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Time lapse video of woman with HIV/AIDS
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/qMe8qGe8bu4/time_lapse_video_of_woman_with_hiv_aids
Time lapse video of woman with HIV/AIDS - Boing Boing
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Watch the 50,000 Volt Taser Grenade Shock Its First Civilian Victim
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/D-wNFXN9wwA/watch_the_50_000_volt_taser_grenade_shock_its_first_civilian_victim
There's a new Taser in town! The company's 50,000 volt projectile, the Taser Grenade, can incapacitate those who need to be incapacitated at distances of up to 900 feet. The Daily's Justin Rocket Silverman (Rocket!) has the distinction of being the first civilian to be zapped by the new weapon, an experience he takes quite stoically, though the company wouldn't actually fire the thing at him and just shocked him with a box of Taser Grenade guts instead. Still! This looks painful! The military is currently conducting tests with the projectile and police departments could be soon to follow, so you can probably expect the long distance tasing YouTubes to start rolling in very soon indeed. [The Daily via Crunch Gear]
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Bought By AOL Alongside Patch, Going Will Soon Be Gone
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/5rHHabIIXnI/bought_by_aol_alongside_patch_going_will_soon_be_gone
Back in June of 2009, then-new CEO Tim Armstrong made two acquisitions to move AOL into the local space: Patch and Going. While the verdict is still very much out on Patch, it's clear that AOL is at least committed to it. Going? Not so much.
Going will
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Can Will Smith End M. Night Shyamalan's Suck Streak?
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/owdZylCmG9Q/can_will_smith_end_m_night_shyamalan_s_suck_streak
If there?s one thing to say about M. Night Shyamalan?s career, he?s failed up. Columbia Pictures announced today that Will Smith - the biggest and perhaps only real movie star left in America ? will team with Shyamalan to produce and star in a science-fiction film.
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On the Anniversary of Dr. King's Assassination, Stand Up For Economic Equality
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/aCIcjtVxGDU/on_the_anniversary_of_dr_king_s_assassination_stand_up_for_economic_equality
King worked for both racial and economic equality, and died while in the middle of a fight for public employees' right to collectively bargain.
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Jon Stewart Goes After President Obama for His Lack of Transparency [VIDEO]
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/YGk_1PhYkZY/jon_stewart_goes_after_president_obama_for_his_lack_of_transparency_video
On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart opened with a one-two punch against President Obama. First, Stewart criticized the President for his lackluster first campaign video. Then he marveled at Obama's lack of transparency, despite repeated promises of increased openness.
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Sarah Silverman to Obama: "I'm gonna be naked in a movie"
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ef8NaRQTRws/sarah_silverman_to_obama_i_m_gonna_be_naked_in_a_movie
"He defused the situation generously by saying 'Oh, you'll have to send me that'," Silverman recounted.
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Compared: Cost of Living Around the World
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/kh07LM-PBxo/compared_cost_of_living_around_the_world
Matador staff and members break down some general living expenses in their current home city.
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America's 10 Most Fraud-Ridden States
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/1MPDEYJnIeA/america_s_10_most_fraud_ridden_states
From identity theft to financial misdeeds, these locations are havens for fraudsters swindling unsuspecting citizens
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The Best of Cosplay at WonderCon (PICS)
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/YhKh1ZoSuJo/the_best_of_cosplay_at_wondercon_pics
From Solid Snake to Cobra Commander, the cosplayers were out in full effect for WonderCon in San Francisco. Here's some of the best, from the hot (Poison Ivy) to even hotter (Princess Leia).
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Natural Gas Flaring Emits as Much CO2 as 77 Million Cars, Wastes 5% of World Production
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Har6VyO1-Y4/natural_gas_flaring_emits_as_much_co2_as_77_million_cars_wastes_5_of_world_production
400 Million Metric Tons of CO2 are Emitted... Every Year
The world consumption of natural gas is enormous (2007's peak was at 108 trillion cubic feet, according to the USEIA).
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The 5 People You Meet in Bars
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/FAlP0KOc7Wk/the_5_people_you_meet_in_bars
Beware of the prick/dick/douchebag. He?s come all the way from Hoboken tonight to make scantily-dressed girls feel uncomfortable and challenge every guy in the room to the adult-nightlife equivalent of a dick-measuring contest...
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Ford Boosting Mileage With Lightweight Construction Inspired By Chocolate Bar
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/GR0iNDu-e9U/ford_boosting_mileage_with_lightweight_construction_inspired_by_chocolate_bar
Tightening fuel efficiency and emissions regulations all around the world are pushing automakers to find any way they can to make their cars greener, downsizing engines, reducing internal friction and improving aerodynamics.
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How Small Businesses Are Spending
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/EE6_NUaFFrQ/how_small_businesses_are_spending
Since the economy dipped into recession, talk of tightening the belt has swept America.
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The Past, Present and Future of Portable Music (Infographic)
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ODcoN5YM-ks/the_past_present_and_future_of_portable_music_infographic
Today, you?d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn?t have a portable music device. And it seems like every electronic gadget these days, from cell phones to watches, is able to play music.
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The Art of Making Stars
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/l7aJSmoN3K0/the_art_of_making_stars
It might look like an abstract painting, but this splash of colors is in fact a busy star-forming complex called Rho Ophiuchi. NASA's Wide-field Infrared Explorer, or WISE, captured the picturesque image of the region, which is one of the closest star-forming complexes to Earth.
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TV's 25 Best Celebrity Cameos
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/YfQi-6NKc5U/tv_s_25_best_celebrity_cameos
Say, doesn't that well-paid guest actor look familiar? He does! You'll be seeing stars with UGO's Guide to TV's Best Celebrity Cameos!
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Five Tragic Ghost Towns of the Twentieth Century
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/OqncKmhsjEA/five_tragic_ghost_towns_of_the_twentieth_century
Desolate, ruined, hollow?ghost towns are the remnants of urban catastrophe. Whether it?s a shift in local industry or a particularly nasty disaster that sparks a mass exodus, it means the death knell for a town. Eerie and tragic yet brimming with history, the following ghost towns are monuments to hardship, good intentions with bad repercussions, and human folly.
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It's the Silver Screen Jim, But Not as we Know it [PIC]
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/fwVSXRnZfxs/it_s_the_silver_screen_jim_but_not_as_we_know_it_pic
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Watch Howard Dean call Fox News a "propaganda organization"
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/OjKNBfD6qIU/watch_howard_dean_call_fox_news_a_propaganda_organization
Way to be ahead of the curve, Howey.
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Can a Sheep and a Dog Give Life to a New Kind of Sheep-Dog? Probably Not
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/hFv9nm4j5gs/can_a_sheep_and_a_dog_give_life_to_a_new_kind_of_sheep_dog_probably_not
Is seeing always believing? A farmer in China claims one of his sheep has given birth to -- a puppy. That's right, a sheep is now the proud mother of a dog, a feat that, according to experts, is quite impossible.
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Don't Drink & Dive
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/lXD_u-yoqAI/don_t_drink_dive
That's gonna leave a mark
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10 Video Game Mad Scientists
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/2jY1BwRNfvQ/10_video_game_mad_scientists
In theory, these 10 scientists make up a nefarious bunch. In theory.
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Being Bilingual May Boost Your Brain Power
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/21OxzRqkpgo/being_bilingual_may_boost_your_brain_power
Many believe that learning more than one language from birth confuses children. But researchers say the evidence to the contrary is quite strong: Being bilingual is a form of mental exercise that is beneficial for the brain.
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Because, you know, fuck it at this point
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ab3t6yQEm-Y/because_you_know_fuck_it_at_this_point
When the world is at an end, grab a beer and watch it all go
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Tina Fey: The Most-Admired Woman in Showbiz
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ZISSg7X8tC0/tina_fey_the_most_admired_woman_in_showbiz
Tina Fey may be the most admired woman in show business. If only she would act the part.
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LHC Locking In on New Elementary Particle | Wired Science | Wired.com
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/sAqGG_lw9Zo/lhc_locking_in_on_new_elementary_particle_wired_science_wired_com
The Large Hadron Collider, the world?s most powerful atom smasher, may be only months away from finding a new elementary particle -- a sign of a new
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Addiction to food, drugs similar in the brain
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/6r9OumtuWvo/addiction_to_food_drugs_similar_in_the_brain
Ice cream and other tasty, high-calorie foods would seem to have little in common with cocaine, but in some people's brains they can elicit cravings and trigger responses similar to those caused by addictive drugs, a new study suggests.
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Woman Attacks Famed Painting at National Gallery
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/1qqd-TZPArM/woman_attacks_famed_painting_at_national_gallery
Screaming "this is evil" as she attacked it with her fists, a woman visiting the National Gallery in Washington set upon a painting by famed French impressionist Paul Gauguin last week.
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Accused 9/11 terrorists to face military trials
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/4t_uxjYWU5A/accused_9_11_terrorists_to_face_military_trials
Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged 9/11 terrorists will face a military trial at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba.
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Nutrition Facts On Restaurant Menus? FDA proposal would require chain restaurants to display calorie information
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/GaXJ9qxqUZA/nutrition_facts_on_restaurant_menus_fda_proposal_would_require_chain_restaurants_to_display_calorie_information
Chain restaurants, convenience stores, concession stands and vending machines would soon have to display calorie information under rules proposed Friday by the FDA.
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Forget the Tea Party: The left is waking up
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/tLQNeUAjLSQ/forget_the_tea_party_the_left_is_waking_up
In my city and elsewhere, excessive austerity is revitalizing a coalition that hasn't worked together in years
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I MUST GO (PIC)
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ZRdgrk0I5Mc/i_must_go_pic
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From Search Engines To Lunar Landers: Barney Pell?s Next Startup Is Moon Express
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/lYaELFXr1Ho/from_search_engines_to_lunar_landers_barney_pell_s_next_startup_is_moon_express
Most people wouldn't think a good follow up to selling your search engine company to Microsoft would be to then start a company that will build lunar landers. But that's exactly what Barney Pell, the cofounder and CEO of Powerset, is up to. He sold Powerset to Microsoft for $100 million in 2008. He still works there, but he's cofounded a new company called Moon Express that plans to build lunar landing craft for commercial purposes.
Joining him are Robert Richards (CEO) and, inexplicably, Naveen Jain. How Jain plans to rip people off from space eludes me, but I'm sure he'll figure out a way.
Putting Jain aside for a moment (Pell and I have argued for hours about his ethics), Moon Express is an audacious company. They were one of six companies chosen by Nasa to receive funding from it's $30 million Lunar Demonstrations Data (ILDD) project. And they are one of only three companies to [...]
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