PC makers rethink preloaded software - The INQUIRER

PC makers rethink preloaded software - The INQUIRER

Thank God! About time someone realized this. What a PITA it is to rip out all the crap. It is so bad at times that it is simply easier to re-install a bare OS.

Target offers $6 million settlement - The INQUIRER

Target offers $6 million settlement - The INQUIRER

I guess this proves that if a business is going online, they had better pony-up and do it right.

Gameplayer Best PC Money Can Buy

Gameplayer Best PC Money Can Buy

Slashdot | New Details For StarCraft 2's Zerg

Slashdot | New Details For StarCraft 2's Zerg

Sweet, I am really looking forward to this (me and 1x10E6 other nerds)

Slashdot | Sony Guarantees Playstation "Home" Launch Before 2009

Slashdot | Sony Guarantees Playstation "Home" Launch Before 2009

Why does the phrase "too little, too late" come to mind here? Oh, yes... XBox live for the last few years... now I remember.

Mortgage fraud jumps 42% in 2008's first quarter - Aug. 26, 2008

Mortgage fraud jumps 42% in 2008's first quarter - Aug. 26, 2008: "Making things even more difficult, mortgage lenders have tightened underwriting standards after getting clobbered with soaring delinquencies and foreclosures."

First, sorry -- this is one of the "occasional rhetoric" moments. Back to the cool links soon.

As for this statement in the above article, I fail to see how this will solve the issue (Greed). The whole point of a fraudulent loan is deception. These methods would only help if there was no deception. Too many loan processors and appraisers were simply LYING.

That password-protected site of yours - it ain't | The Register

That password-protected site of yours - it ain't | The Register

Yet more evidence (as if any was needed) to show that the internet is not a thing or a place, but rather "a maze of twisty passages, all alike". It is a *lot* of software inter-operating with each other and there are many ways to fool them into behaving in unintended ways.

The Dillon M134 - the second coming of the Gatling Gun

The Dillon M134 - the second coming of the Gatling Gun

!... no really!!!

Achievement Unlocked: Left House - New Stuff From Split Reason - at Tcritic The Daily T-Shirt Fasion and Design blog

Achievement Unlocked: Left House - New Stuff From Split Reason - at Tcritic The Daily T-Shirt Fasion and Design blog

OK, not a neat gizmo, but damn cute nonetheless. This is LOL funny.

MediaPlayer XS - Not your average media centre - The Red Ferret Journal

MediaPlayer XS - Not your average media centre - The Red Ferret Journal

How your printer tricks you into buying ink and toner when you don't need it. - By Farhad Manjoo - Slate Magazine

How your printer tricks you into buying ink and toner when you don't need it. - By Farhad Manjoo - Slate Magazine

Games Without Frontiers: Games Give Free Reign to the Douchebag Within

Games Without Frontiers: Games Give Free Reign to the Douchebag Within

Quantum Physics Gets "Spooky" -- Berardelli 2008 (813): 3 -- ScienceNOW

Quantum Physics Gets "Spooky" -- Berardelli 2008 (813): 3 -- ScienceNOW

LG's N4B1 NAS auto-archives your junk to Blu-ray - Engadget

LG's N4B1 NAS auto-archives your junk to Blu-ray - Engadget

I am sure the price will be steep, but it is neat.

Lucid's multi-GPU HYDRA technology explained - Engadget

Lucid's multi-GPU HYDRA technology explained - Engadget

Game On Emily is Not Real: The End of "Real" Actors?

Game On Emily is Not Real: The End of "Real" Actors?

10 Futuristic User Interfaces | Monday Inspiration | Smashing Magazine

10 Futuristic User Interfaces | Monday Inspiration | Smashing Magazine

British bots battle it out, Army-style - Engadget

British bots battle it out, Army-style - Engadget

YouTube - NJ Thunderbolt raceway

YouTube - NJ Thunderbolt raceway

Steampunk Dystopian Sniper Rifle (Mercury Bow)

Steampunk Dystopian Sniper Rifle (Mercury Bow)

Amazon's Gears of War 2 Lancer bundle available now for $140 - Joystiq

Amazon's Gears of War 2 Lancer bundle available now for $140 - Joystiq

Diablo 3 lead: Necromancer, other classes could return - Joystiq

Diablo 3 lead: Necromancer, other classes could return - Joystiq

Liquid Image's underwater digital camera mask now available... in Japan - Engadget

Liquid Image's underwater digital camera mask now available... in Japan - Engadget

Gizmodo UK : DIY Batman Tumbler: Stunning

Gizmodo UK : DIY Batman Tumbler: Stunning

Widgenie - smart, gorgeous data visualisation tool comes online - The Red Ferret Journal

Widgenie - smart, gorgeous data visualisation tool comes online - The Red Ferret Journal

Hard to Find 800 Numbers | Hiding from their own customers? No longer.

Hard to Find 800 Numbers | Hiding from their own customers? No longer.

DIGGERLAND::THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE PARK EXPERIENCE

DIGGERLAND::THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE PARK EXPERIENCE

Oh. My. Gawd.

This is either totally stupid or completely brilliant. I can't decide.

US court liberates Cablevision 'remote DVR' | The Register

US court liberates Cablevision 'remote DVR' | The Register: "b"

and to think that this is essentially the same technology that killed MP3.com many years ago.
If the RIAA/MPAA would learn to embrace technology (i.e. LEVERAGE IT!) rather than fight it, both they and we would be miles ahead.

Obscura Digital projects multi-touch "hologram," blows all sorts of minds - Engadget

Obscura Digital projects multi-touch "hologram," blows all sorts of minds - Engadget

EFF Releases "Switzerland" ISP Testing Tool | Electronic Frontier Foundation

EFF Releases "Switzerland" ISP Testing Tool | Electronic Frontier Foundation

The White House is Briefed: Phoenix About to Announce "Potential For Life" on Mars | Universe Today

The White House is Briefed: Phoenix About to Announce "Potential For Life" on Mars | Universe Today

James Piatt - Los Angeles, California - Plica with text

James Piatt - Los Angeles, California - Plica with text

YouTube - Dark Knight PSA: Sexual Harassment

YouTube - Dark Knight PSA: Sexual Harassment

Yet again, words fail me.