If I dig a very deep hole, where I go to stop?

Ever wondered in what place you may arrive one day if you went to your backyard and digged a veeery deep hole? This site uses a java applet with Google Maps service to let you know where that place might be.
Have fun!
http://grad.icmc.usp.br/~cipriani/bighole.php?lang=en

TiVo users fear recording restrictions

Fans of the digital video recorders made by TiVo Inc. are beginning to fear that Hollywood Studios one day reach into their set-top boxes to restrict the way they record and store movies and tv programs.
Among the functions included in TiVo's latest software upgrade is the ability to allow broadcasters to erase material recorded by TiVo's 3.6 million users after a certain date. That ability was demonstrated recently when some TiVo customers complained on TiVo community sites that episodes of "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill" they recorded were "red-flagged" for deletion by the copyright holder.
Some users also were upset that they were prevented from transferring these red-flagged shows to a PC via the TiVoToGo service. Elliot Sloan, a TiVo spokesman, called the red-flag incident a "glitch" and said it affected only a handful of customers. "It's a non-story," Sloan said. Nonetheless, skeptics among TiVo users questioned why TiVo would own such a technology unless the company planned to one day use it.
Read More @ CNN

P2P Sites Closing their Doors

File Sharing site WinMX.com ceased operations, while the New York office of eDonkey.com appeared to be closed, in the continuing legal fallout among peer-to-peer music services.
The turmoil among file-sharing networks follows the landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in June that held anyone who distributes a device used to infringe copyright is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by others.
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µTorrent: Fast & Small BitTorrent Client

µTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint. It was designed to use as little cpu, memory and space as possible while offering all the functionality expected from advanced clients.

Go to Download: http://www.utorrent.com/download.php

New Apple iPod Nano: Get it FREE

Do you wish to get one of these tiny devices in the palm of your hands?
You can buy it for $249 or you can get yours for free!!
How? :o
You signup on this site, you will need to complete only one "offer" (Signup for a trial, apply for a credit card, get a free magazine, you choose the one you prefer). After that you only need to refer 5 friends to the same site. You will be receaving your choice of a new White or Black 4GB iPodnano within 30 days of doing it!
Get more info and signup HERE!

Opera Browser now free to everyone!

In a surprising move, Opera has made its award-winning web browser available for free!
No more Advertisements and/or licensing fee!

Download Opera 8.5: http://www.opera.com/free

Mandriva Linux 2006 RC2 is out!

RC2 will be the last release before Mandriva 2006 comes out in October. This release contains many fixes not included in RC1.

Mandriva Linux 2006 RC2 Release Announcement

SUSE Linux 10.0 Release Candidate 1

Get the latest release: SUSE Linux 10.0 OSS RC 1
More Information and Download
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Ubuntu Linux 5.10 Preview Release

The Ubuntu team has announced the Preview Release of Ubuntu 5.10 "The Breezy Badger". It includes both Install CDs and bootable Live CDs.
Go to mirrors site

Adium X 0.84

Adium is a free instant messaging application for Mac OS X that can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more.

Download Adium X 0.84 (8.9mb)

Orneryboy Webcomic

A webcomic about a bitter, angry guy and his terminally happy girlfriend..and their pet.
Link: http://www.orneryboy.com
Author: Michael Lalonde
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