http://www.newslookup.com/Forum_Watch/ Compilation of lead headlines scraped from: BoingBoing, Digg, Fark, Netscape and Slashdot en Sat, 17 May 2008 03:20 EDT 5 http://digg.com/environment/Kangaroo_cull_on_Defence_land_to_go_ahead DEFENCE contractors are preparing to cull hundreds of kangaroos at a Canberra site in another about-face, after the federal government refused to foot the bill to move them.After moving in March to kill the kangaroos at the former naval station for environmental reasons, Defence stopped the cull to further study moving the animals interstate... Sat, 17 May 2008 03:10 EDT Digg http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610740 Telegraph... Sat, 17 May 2008 03:10 EDT Fark http://digg.com/politics/MTV_s_Aimee_Allen_Ron_Paul_Anthem_Music_Video_MUST_SEE This will be THE OFFICIAL RON PAUL ANTHEM, LET'S GO VIRAL AND GET IT PLAYED ON MTV AND ALL OVER THE NET!!... Sat, 17 May 2008 02:50 EDT Digg http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610555 Toronto Star... Sat, 17 May 2008 02:40 EDT Fark http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610500 Chicago Tribune... Sat, 17 May 2008 02:40 EDT Fark http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3596831 (McTography)... Sat, 17 May 2008 02:40 EDT Fark http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610487 Reuters... Sat, 17 May 2008 02:30 EDT Fark http://digg.com/general_sciences/The_Z_Machine_2 This is a stop action photo of a device at Sandia Labs releasing its capacitors' charge. It is about the size of a basketball court. It has achieved temperatures of 3.7*10^9 K (highest man-made temperature ever). During the 100 ns discharge, the power output is 2.9*10^14 W, equal to 80 times the power output of all the power plants on earth.... Sat, 17 May 2008 02:30 EDT Digg http://digg.com/people/Winemaking_patriarch_Robert_Mondavi_dead_at_94 A winery spokeswoman says California winemaking patriarch Robert Mondavi has died. He was 94. Mondavi died peacefully at his home in Yountville on Friday.... Sat, 17 May 2008 02:00 EDT Digg http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/292113380/article.pl alphadogg writes to tell us that the NSF is researching chain letters and how they travel. The results aren't quite what one might expect, showing a pattern of more selective and circuitous travel. "One surprising finding was that messages often took meandering routes between people who knew each other, often through as many as 100 intermediaries. Many email users also received copies from multiple social groups. The researchers concluded that because messages come from many directions, there's ample opportunity for the messages to be edited along the way." Sat, 17 May 2008 02:00 EDT Slashdot http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610528 Boston Channel... Sat, 17 May 2008 01:50 EDT Fark http://digg.com/business_finance/How_Much_Should_You_Save_Each_Year The 'Million Dollar Question': what should you be doing now when you're young to make sure you can live in style when you stop working?... Sat, 17 May 2008 01:40 EDT Digg http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610486 UPI... Sat, 17 May 2008 01:40 EDT Fark http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610518 AP... Sat, 17 May 2008 01:30 EDT Fark http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610697 (Bazooka Joe)... Sat, 17 May 2008 01:30 EDT Fark http://digg.com/gaming_news/Realistic_Looking_Sonic_the_Hedgehog_to_Give_You_Nightmares You might remember an image that showed up awhile back depicting how Bowser might look if he were real. Well, that same guy decided to give the same treatment to another beloved video game character with this realistic picture of Sonic the Hedgehog.... Sat, 17 May 2008 01:20 EDT Digg http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610491 Seacoastonline.com... Sat, 17 May 2008 01:00 EDT Fark http://digg.com/political_opinion/An_Illustrated_Guide_to_Understanding_the_Economic_Stimulus It's not that difficult, really.... Sat, 17 May 2008 00:50 EDT Digg http://digg.com/people/Rush_Limbaugh_berates_10th_grader_s_school_essay Limbaugh searched Google, found among the top results an essay entitled “The Main Causes of the Great Depression.” He quotes the essay and refutes each of its claims He doesn’t pull any punches either. Those words would be harsh if they really were for a Harvard lecturer. But that’s not who wrote this essay. It was my friend ...in 10th grade.... Sat, 17 May 2008 00:50 EDT Digg http://digg.com/movies/No_Country_for_Superbad_Men Boop.... Sat, 17 May 2008 00:20 EDT Digg http://digg.com/political_opinion/The_Cover_up_Continues_On_The_USS_Liberty When Adm John S. McCain, Jr., Commander in Chief, United States Naval Forces, Europe, ordered the cover-up on the attack of the USS LIBERTY it was a sure act of treason perpetrated on the American people and the crew of the LIBERTY to hide the true facts surrounding the unprovoked attack by the Government of Israel on our ship, the USS LIBERTY.... Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00 EDT Digg http://digg.com/politics/Wall_Street_Journal_Bashes_Angry_Renter_on_Page_One Movement of over 48,000 people who oppose the mortgage bailout is bashed by the Wall Street Journal on Page 1. Not surprising at all...?... Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00 EDT Digg http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610554 The Smoking Gun... Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00 EDT Fark http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610636 ABC... Fri, 16 May 2008 23:50 EDT Fark http://digg.com/comedy/An_Illustraded_Guide_to_Understanding_Digg Enjoy!... Fri, 16 May 2008 23:40 EDT Digg http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/292060324/article.pl A group of U.S. Senators are asking the FBI to explain a recent controversial National Security Letter sent to the Internet Archive. The Internet Archive was able to defeat the request with help from the EFF and the ACLU this past April. "The Internet Archive's case is only the third known legal challenge to NSLs, despite the fact that the the FBI issues tens of thousands a year -- more than 100,000 such letters were issued in 2004 and 2005 combined. But despite the lack of legal challenges from recipients at ISPs, telephone companies and credit bureaus, successive scathing reports from the Justice Department's Inspector General have found illegal letters and a willy-nilly culture within the bureau towards tracking their usage." Fri, 16 May 2008 23:40 EDT Slashdot http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610699 11 Alive... Fri, 16 May 2008 23:20 EDT Fark http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610641 (Some TFette)... Fri, 16 May 2008 23:10 EDT Fark http://digg.com/odd_stuff/1_Year_Old_Baby_Subpoenaed_For_Unpaid_Bill Richard White said he was shocked when he got a subpoena in the mail requiring his 1-year-old son, Jacy, to appear in Rockingham County General District Court next Tuesday over a $391 chiropractor bill.... Fri, 16 May 2008 22:50 EDT Digg http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610386 Sun Sentinel... Fri, 16 May 2008 22:50 EDT Fark http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610580 Reuters... Fri, 16 May 2008 22:50 EDT Fark http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610513 Dallas News... Fri, 16 May 2008 22:50 EDT Fark http://digg.com/tech_news/The_Pirate_Bay_File_Police_Bribery_Complaints The chief investigating officer in the Pirate Bay case who was revealed as recently working for Warner Bros, has been reported to the police. Yesterday the Pirate Bay crew filed “at least” three complaints, and further people have been reported for bribing the police.... Fri, 16 May 2008 22:30 EDT Digg http://digg.com/linux_unix/Linux_On_A_Stick_Fedora_9_Puts_Your_Desktop_on_a_USB_Drive This week's release of Fedora 9 makes carrying a full-fledged Linux desktop around on a USB drive a three-click affair. Even better, you don't need Linux installed to create it, you can leave the data on your thumb drive untouched, and any files you create or settings you tweak remain in place the next time you boot up.... Fri, 16 May 2008 22:10 EDT Digg http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Flashback_McCain_once_sought_to_push_the_NRA_out_of_the_GOP "I don’t think they help the Republican Party at all, but I don’t think they should in any way play a major role in the Republican Party’s policy making."In Louisville, KY today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will address nearly 60,000 gun enthusiasts at the annual National Rifle Association convention.... Fri, 16 May 2008 21:50 EDT Digg http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610433 (tastybooze)... Fri, 16 May 2008 21:50 EDT Fark http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/292014140/article.pl esocid writes to tell us that researchers from Taiwan have created a new baseball cap complete with embedded -bio-signal monitoring system. The purpose was to give a neural interface that could be useful in everyday life. "The cap contains five embedded dry electrodes on the wearer's forehead, and one electrode behind the left ear, that acquire EEG signals. Then, the EEG signals are wirelessly transmitted to a data receiver, where they are processed in real-time by a dual-core processor. The BCI system includes Bluetooth transmission for distances of 10m or less (e.g., for driving applications), as well as RF transmission for distances up to 600m (e.g., for potential sports applications). Next, the processed signals are transmitted back to the cap, where the data can be stored, displayed in real-time on a screen, or be used to trigger an audio warning, if necessary." Fri, 16 May 2008 21:50 EDT Slashdot http://digg.com/health/Big_Pharma_Companies_Legally_KIlling_Middle_Class_Americans Every decade since 1980, deaths related to drug overdose have doubled. This huge increase in people dying is not because of a heroin or crack epidemic. It’s not young, black people who are dying either. This increase in deaths is happening in the middle-aged, white demographic. Why? Read on to find out how big pharma companies are causing this.... Fri, 16 May 2008 21:40 EDT Digg http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_17_Pledged_Delegates_Away_From_Winning_Primaries This will all be over soon... Fri, 16 May 2008 21:20 EDT Digg http://digg.com/tech_news/Breaking_Conde_Nast_Wired_Acquires_Ars_Technica Condé Nast has acquired popular technology blog Ars Technica, we’ve confirmed. The site will become part of Wired Digital (which in turn is under CondéNet, run by Sarah Chubb). Wired Digital assets include Wired.com and Reddit (acquired in 2006). The acquisition price will not be disclosed, but our sources say it is in the $25 million range,... Fri, 16 May 2008 21:00 EDT Digg http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610250 Wordpress... Fri, 16 May 2008 21:00 EDT Fark http://digg.com/pc_games/Awesome_BF2_Stunt_Compilation These guys do some amazing stunts in Battlefield 2 using all kinds of weapons and vehicles.... Fri, 16 May 2008 20:40 EDT Digg http://digg.com/software/New_comments_system_crashes_Opera Opening an article comments page on the newly redesigned Digg.com site crashes the browser back to desktop.... Fri, 16 May 2008 20:30 EDT Digg http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610180 AP... Fri, 16 May 2008 20:20 EDT Fark http://digg.com/tech_news/DNS_trouble_knocks_NSA_off_Internet 'Our techs are working on it,' says an agency spokeswoman... Fri, 16 May 2008 20:00 EDT Digg http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610313 (Mental Floss)... Fri, 16 May 2008 19:51 EDT Fark http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Bush_Lied_About_Giving_Up_Golf_Video_Proof President Bush said with a straight face this week that he gave up golf in honor of the fallen soldiers in Iraq, claiming that he quit after the bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad in August 2003. In fact, Bush went golfing two months after the bombing the UN headquarters, and Keith Olbermann found the video:... Fri, 16 May 2008 19:40 EDT Digg http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/291962141/article.pl Dr. Eggman writes "Oscar Pistorius, a 21-year-old South African double-amputee sprinter, has won his appeal filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. This overturns a ban imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations, and allows Mr. Pistorius the chance to compete against other able-bodied athletes for a chance at a place on the South African team for the Beijing Olympics. He currently holds the 400-meter Paralympic world sprinting record, but must improve on his time by 1.01 seconds to meet the Olympic qualification standard. However, even if Pistorius fails to get the qualifying time, South African selectors could add Oscar to the Olympic 1,600-meter relay squad." Fri, 16 May 2008 19:40 EDT Slashdot http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3610379 (Legs)... Fri, 16 May 2008 19:40 EDT Fark http://digg.com/comics_animation/XKCD_Security_Holes