http://megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 2009-11-27T03:18:00+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_1 609d92756efedba4da57b4992445afa1 ElectricSteve writes "Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway officially opened the world's first osmotic power plant prototype on November 24. The prototype has a limited production capacity and will be used primarily for testing and data validation, leading to the construction of a commercial power plant in a few years time. ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:46:35 EST http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_2 6d45dc3ba3437b231978a3aea074c807 Turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie, along with a visit by the commanding general in Iraq and a phone call from President Obama, were some of the ways the White House and Pentagon helped U.S. troops overseas celebrate Thanksgiving. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:37:44 GMT http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_3 fb0d0b6c829f4245943aa48459c53e68 The Giants and the Broncos each had great starts to the season. After both teams stumbled, they meet in Denver tonight with 6-4 records. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:31:04 GMT http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_4 7b779aa219902de28c2c9530dafb54a8 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:27:06 GMT http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_5 e2459410c0d0f2872fb656a932d46731 Experimental operations to treat disorders like O.C.D. have been encouraging. But with hope comes risk, since doctors do not know much about the circuits they are tampering with. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T17:52:05-08:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_6 ccda085d1700a43f6bb339ff0f055f6d The unwelcome cygnus afratus... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:33:53 GMT http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_7 3a8178e817f6c59ada373d6dd2e9d9cd Linux Magazine: "The mobile web is maturing � but be careful to not stuff your application chock-full of �features.�" (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:33:53 GMT Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:45:00 -0500 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_9 dc190071df9caaaa3b442c475f9e0c12 Drunk yet? Good. Now, grab your wallet, and beat the Black Friday crowds to the best present ev-ar: our James Franco and National Book Award winner-endorsed Gawker Sarah Palin Slambook . It's awesome, and it's for a great cause. Bidding for the book is already at $710. Seriously. All money from the auction is going directly to Save The Children , (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:59:13 EST http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_10 b1f0d805d172392bf2ea4950ad776e0c A man who was trapped for a day in a crevice in a Utah cave was killed as rescuers struggled to save him, authorities said Thursday. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T17:52:05-08:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_11 024091c664ee927bb45aa729d8b08dd7 Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:31:23 -0500 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_12 56780a4754a98d3d2b444e942f2b9501 LONDON--The head of the U.N.'s panel of climate experts rejected accusations of bias on Thursday, saying a "Climategate" row in no way undermined evidence that humans are to blame for global warming. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:55:35 EST http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_13 fc72487510648589db0ae03d44cf0f36 Tareq and Michaele Salahi may have been unknown to invited guests at Tuesday's state dinner, but they are no strangers to bankruptcy and state courts in Fauquier County, Virginia. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:31:23 -0500 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_14 1aeb354209b16708b45bb1c5867737cc PETA just will not shut the fuck up about animals and stuff. Even on Thanksgiving! Here's a commercial that NBC refused to run about the treatment of turkeys. It was probably big in the Safran-Foer household. Look, we get it. Some people don't want to eat meat. Great. Enjoy. Splendid. But they just can't live and let live and keep their ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:31:23 -0500 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_15 6d9134851eababae4470d14dc4cb4488 26 Nov 2009 07:24 pm (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:31:23 -0500 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_16 51417fe013cec574cde8540ed37f2eeb Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:17:03 PST http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_17 9397f62b28c35e0d17d2b7b3c36e2594 Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:17:03 PST http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_18 11bdc5cbdd055f6587d51ba51c61c63f Virgin Media will trial deep packet inspection technology to measure the level of illegal filesharing on its network, but plans not to tell the customers whose traffic will be examined. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:14:00 -0500 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_19 c468a930bf5dba654d0f35e7ead48a43 The four archbishops of Dublin during the period covered by today's report into the handling of allegations of clerical child sex abuse. Clockwise (from top left) John Charles McQuaid, Dermot Ryan, Kevin McNamara and Desmond Connell. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:40 +0000 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/1#item_20 9dcb82f831bbcc52d376c57381f5033a Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T22:58:00+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_1 b9c241ced761109adbfd3a337ceb20d3 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:40 +0000 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_2 c9d446614aee691262152d2984b44261 Information Technology aid for Windows, Linux, and OS X users, solid SysAdmin advice, troubleshooting links, job assistance, and more for technology pros. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:33 GMT http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_3 a6a883ed5f5c9ecfc5da3145b5fca25b O.K. Here goes question. I live in a 15x15 foot cottage by the beach, I have 2 old cats it's getting cold. We're all cold but I can hang. I need advice on a space heater. One of those little electric thingamajigs but I'm looking for something safe too. Say as cheap as possible? Any advice out there? I'm already thinking of the Smuggie? I will get ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T20:29:00+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_4 b011d99761d20cfa0f0bf481d207448d An anonymous reader writes "CNET UK has written a head-to-head piece entitled Apple Newton vs Apple iPhone. Despite the Newton being released some 10 years ago, and despite the iPhone being a phone, not a tablet, the site's editors believe the Newton is the more innovative of the two Apple products. The two devices were tied over four rounds, but ... 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(Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:39:58 PST http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_8 b3b9c75d1330c0ecefc34ceb9d0fa4fc British policing has “lost its way” amid the “noise and clutter” of Government targets, initiatives and new laws, the chief of inspector of police has said. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:39:58 PST http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_9 0b64fc004e9a4e287f4aa0c0b806a9d8 Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:38:55 -0500 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_10 8cca5b5c15c2201ccb030ab9e0bb56ac When the popular 46-year-old Lebanese psychic Ali Sibat went on-air and made his predictions about the future, the phone lines of the satellite television station Sheherazade used to be flooded with calls. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:38:55 -0500 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_11 58b80f3797c18a681104b2070bb6b95d Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T13:00:44-08:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_12 cd78d032c5840fcedf0d09d85fb880a6 Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:14:00 -0500 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_13 0c2332a6477cd9d4ba5b5ab0b729835f Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:35:00 -0500 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_14 8b77a2e370512d9825e3aa503359b455 Transportation planners are banking on a futuristic network of ecofriendly computer-automated pod cars as the next smart form of mass transit. Several U.S. cities are doing feasibility studies for personal rapid transit systems, and Britain's Heathrow Airport plans to launch its system in the spring. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0500 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_15 75420e7f4587d5c293bd6a71f587e9b7 It inevitably happens every year, someone gets trampled trying to get a DVD player for $15.99 at Walmart at 5am on Black Friday . This year, don't let tragedy strike! We have some strategies that will keep you safe while spending. The day after Thanksgiving is the most popular shopping day of the year, but it also the most deadly . Sure, there ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:45:56 PST http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_16 849d12a2e0a04dc1251901636a3bf8e4 Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:22:04 -0500 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_17 ec62e3bc0f1672291bd2e6d60e984753 Big retailers are opening today (maybe to mitigate Black Friday tramplings ). Does this mean that next year they'll open yesterday? Is this gray Thursday ? Anyway, people are tired of being broke so they're buying stuff. Reuters report that: While traffic to stores on the Thursday is relatively light, people who do make it out are mostly hard- ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T19:19:00+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_18 9678d8e552a92c97b86bc564434578c0 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T18:02:00+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_19 ac6d317532a7dcbdb4c2b5a95e3b23c0 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T19:19:00+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/21#item_20 41c07e9607b577f4d6ec9436b7bed903 An anonymous reader writes "The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 8 stable release. Some of the highlights: Xen DomU support, network stack virtualization, stack-smashing protection, TTY layer rewrite, much improved ZFS v13, a new USB stack, multicast updates including IGMPv3, vimage — a new ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T16:57:32Z http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_1 4f53829a1edd3d3a52fd281239be1480 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T17:10:00+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_2 e1cb84b3e39cf44264338ad86338de6d JoshuaInNippon writes "A Toshiba employee in western Japan has been arrested on charges of copyright violations for selling software online that breaks copying limits on certain Japanese digital TV recording and playback devices. The software specifically overrides limits on a program called 'dubbing10,' which is used in devices sold by companies ... 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(Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T16:19:00+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_6 20686da5aacde0271c50c4842999fd2d Pabugs writes with news that popular torrent site Mininova has abandoned their attempts at filtering and simply deleted all torrents other than the legal ones they facilitate through their Content Distribution service. According to their blog post, they were left "no other option than to take [their] platform offline" after a court ruling from ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T08:14:06-08:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_7 8069ddf0c7e3ea96e38ebb5c5738037a (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:47:05 +0000 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_8 1d525906f4be8869da4f20e93026a4e8 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T15:27:00+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_9 a3a2ee707d7bac420ae41c6064af6d40 Eugen tips news that Microsoft has sent DMCA takedown notices to several websites to stop them from offering the Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE) tool for download after it was leaked earlier this month. One of the sites, Cryptome.org, has posted their correspondence with Microsoft over the software. "... Microsoft contacted ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:18 GMT http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_10 6a46cfa6bf4aecfd21df63fbb6af2f77 There's turkey in the air, and friends and family on the sofa. The dedicated staff has the day off. What's up with you today? (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:18 GMT http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_11 d03380ed0fa6b80f22db3829fffb5e95 This morning the snow was gone, the clouds thinner, and everything smelled fresh. Ed & Dad decided to take us on the drive from Waterbury to Norwalk, to see all the places from their earlier years and Anne's childhood. Being the first outside I took a few minutes to study a leaf dotted with droplets of rain. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:18 GMT http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_12 e6352908dbc0d2fc698b8714b84babb3 Today is Nov 21th, 2009. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T14:39:00+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_13 055ab2754d6ae4ee5410c247c6df62d4 Angry tapir writes "Milan prosecutors have sought prison sentences ranging from six months to one year for four Google executives accused of violating Italy's privacy laws over the posting of a video showing the bullying of a handicapped teenage boy. The prosecutor's request was backed up by a request by lawyers representing the Milan city ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T14:06:01Z http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_14 0dca83a7e1104d7f2dbc126820a060eb From the CRU code file osborn-tree6/briffa_sep98_d.pro , used to prepare a graph purported to be of Northern Hemisphere temperatures and reconstructions. ; ; Apply a VERY ARTIFICAL correction for decline!! ; yrloc=[1400,findgen(19)*5.+1904] valadj=[0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,-0.1,-0.25,-0.3,0.,- 0.1,0.3,0.8,1.2,1.7,2.5,2.6,2.6,$ 2.6,2.6,2.6]*0.75 ; fudge ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T12:57:00+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_15 3047155bcd5ce3cf2e213feb9e44edba An anonymous reader writes "At the height of the Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency paid renowned magician John Mulholland $3,000 to write a manual on misdirection, concealment, and stagecraft. All known copies of the document were believed to be destroyed in 1973. Turns out one survived — and is now available on Amazon." Read more ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T13:50:00+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_16 057fe6360d99f8c7153b2fb9e8262649 Blee37 writes "Researchers at Microsoft have invented a system for tagging images by reading brain scans from an electroencephalograph (EEG). Tagging images is an important task because many images on the web are unlabeled and have no semantic information. This new method allows an appropriate tag to be generated by an AI algorithm interpreting ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:49:37 +0000 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_17 cbac369cc58d18d07c8e6b0ccef46512 Shareable Ink is hoping to popularize a camera-in-a-pen that wirelessly transfers text written on paper to a remote database to better track such data as glucose levels. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T10:29:00+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_18 69b514ee78c27b8989ce96dc9843d595 A recent report from a games industry analyst suggests that among a number of factors leading to the purchase of a video game — such as price, graphics and word of mouth — the game's aggregated review score is the least important measure. Analyst Doug Creutz said, "We believe that while Metacritic scores may be correlated to game ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T10:29:00+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_19 e4aac6bb929c20f07c1145e25613aeb8 Environmentalists and world leaders are encouraged by the president's commitment on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and by his plans to attend international talks in December. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:20:45 +0000 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/41#item_20 1af6e8a41c5b704f614e72107a77f9fb Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:35:23 +0000 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/61#item_1 6dcaca7a1810ccda68e45b7d916ee127 Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:02:54 +0000 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/61#item_2 14c6e0a161cdd0acff53916087af7ce3 Useful Things in my Home Office is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I love to surround myself with things I can use – and that look good on my desk. When the folks at Useful Things sent me a care package recently, I was only too happy to try out their nifty little offerings! I was ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T05:11:09Z http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/61#item_3 44c2dd08bbe10b2c8837b5341f061834 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T01:21:43Z http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/61#item_4 06062aa35facf7dcb3b138470ffd3bdd Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-26T01:15:52Z http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/61#item_5 31f594a54153cdf8fa34cb1a796190ed Magazine publishers want an app store! Black Friday talk getting old. Google and Tivo going to dog viewers liker nothing before. Japanese man marries video game character. Xbox360 outselling PS3 by 3X. Great security predictions for 2010. Brought to you by e-Harmony. Check it out at www.eharmony.com using the code EHTECH for a fat discount. ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:38 +0000 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/61#item_6 03b611c897684d5c35626d1bbab4397e Black Friday is almost upon us, and the steep hardware discounts mean new computers for many. To help you during these tough economic times, we've refreshed the Download.com Security Starter Kit for 2010. Although nothing can replace common-sense browsing, this collection of freeware security tools will help you protect new machines and old from ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-25T18:03:00.000-05:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/61#item_7 af1f5106e87c7c818574d61a43bcecbe Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:00 GMT http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/61#item_8 3f8ed6510c8f41d87466e01bbaae9a68 Major CHP operation north of Winchester going on Wednesday night. Ticketing for cell phone, speeding etc. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:04 GMT http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/61#item_9 a469aeb2773e9b7d14b8ef2d0992c8d9 Tomàseen Foley’s "A Celtic Christmas" recreates the joy and innocence of a night before Christmas in an Ireland farmhouse, when neighbors gather around the fire to grace the long wintry night with the laughter of their stories and the joy of their music & dances. A must-experience show for the entire family – Kids 50% Off! 805.899.2222 (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-25T20:35:39+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/61#item_10 9bd2bacdfea3d6a509ded6bbf6ab330c Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-25T20:07:15+00:00 http://megite.com/docsearls/1259294826/61#item_11 9b991a80b17d5ba8d08c0ded182f431d Read on Source) ]]>