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• New plastic optical fiber could solve the "last mile" conundrum
  Korean researchers have announced the development of a plastic optical fiber cable capable of transmitting 2.5Gbps while remaining flexible and easy to connect. If commercially viable, the new fiber could lead to fast home Internet connections.
  
  
  
• 60 Sources of Inspiration for Photography
  Here are 60 ways to breathe new life into your love of photography and re-energize your inspiration.
  
  
  
• Dog Bites Auburn Football Player
  An Auburn wide receiver is overthrown while running for a deep pass and as he turns around a dog mistakes him for Michael Vick and bites his hand.
  
  
  
• Major Nelson: November '07 Xbox Back Compat Update
  The Holiday comes a little early this year, as the BC team has just issued out another update. The latest backwards compatibility update is now available over Xbox Live (or will be very soon.)
  
  
  
• Awkward! (PIC)
  For once, the title really does say it all.
  
  
  
• The Mobile Web remains far off, and inevitable
  "Within 10 years more people will be accessing the Internet from their mobile . . . than in the home from a PC," said Geraldine Wilson, vice president of connected life at Yahoo! Europe. "In emerging markets most people's first contact with the Internet will be with a mobile phone."
  
  
  
• Build Your Own Mineral Oil Computer Aquarium
  Wishing for an ultra-cool aquarium? See how you can submerge your PC in mineral oil and have a bubbly tech-aquarium of your own!
  
  
  
• Al Gore's Web Site Hacked
  Al Gore's Web Site has been hacked and is hosting links to Web sites hawking online pharmaceuticals. The links appear to have been created as part of a scheme to boost the Web traffic for sites that promote the drugs. They contain titles such as "Xanax On Line," "Viagra," and "Buy Valium Online."
  
  
  
• KITT to be cast as a Ford Mustang in new Knight Rider
  Our source, with a confirmed connection to an LA FX studio working on the pilot, claims the new KITT will be a Ford Mustang.
  
  
  
• Crysis=Graphics Card Killer
  The best cards today can't even keep up with Crysis' very high settings. The article also mentions that DX10 with Crysis is a complete waste of your computer's resources.
  
  
  
• Wine Is Healthy For Women
  A new study proves that wine is good for the heart. In fact, women who drink wine in moderation may have less inflammation in their blood vessels.
  
  
  
• Ubuntu Malicious Command Warning
  I'd like to take a moment of your time to discuss a recent disturbing trend the staff has been noticing on the forums, and also take this as an opportunity to raise awareness of this situation through education.
  
  
  
• Wicked DIY - Build Your Own Hot Tub For Less Than $100 (Pics+Videos)
  Heat up your parties and your downtime; this cool step-by-step guide will help you construct your very own outdoor spa.
  
  
  
• Artificial Beach With a Real Beach 300 Meters Away [ Pics ]
  Check out these cool pictures of beach built by man just 300 meters away from a real beach.
  
  
  
• Google Pledges to make Renewables Cheaper than Coal
  Today, Google announced RE -- think renewable electricity cheaper than coal. To be honest, it is hard to overestimate the importance of actions like these.
  
  
  
• Meet Bilal Hussein: Jailed by US Militay since 2006, for taking Photos.
  Bilal has been imprisoned by the U.S. military in Iraq since he was picked up April 12, 2006, in Ramadi, a violent town in a turbulent province where few Western journalists dared go. The military claimed then that he had suspicious links to insurgents.
  
  
  
• 8 Athletes Who Have Done Time
  With Mike Vick surrendering to police earlier this week, Mike Tyson getting sentenced to 24 hours in jail, OJ going on trial (again) and Barry Bonds facing serious time we must take a look at high and low profile athletes who have been locked up in the past.
  
  
  
• Ever wanted to live in a whole new world of your own? Here's Earth 2.0
  The World Islands project is a man-made archipelago of 300 islands in the shape of a world map currently being built 4 km (2.5 miles) off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Each island/country costs an average of 25 million dollars to own, and the project should be completed in 2008. Scroll down for pictures.
  
  
  
• Super Rich & Super Cheap: Meet the world's wealthiest cheapskates
  "Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad built a $33 billion fortune selling affordable furniture to the masses. Yet the self-made Swedish tycoon drives a 15-year-old Volvo, flies coach, tries to avoid wearing suits and often eats meals at lower-tier restaurants."
  
  
  
• Brilliant Flash Strategy Game - Invasion Tactical Defense
  Aliens are invading our earth and it is up to you to defend an important nuclear factory. Make sure to read the how-to.
  
  
  
• University of Michigan librarian defends Google scanning deal
  The University of Michigan's head librarian, Paul Courant, started a blog this November to talk about large-scale digitization projects. Sounds noncontroversial, right? It was, for all of one post, and then Courant defended his library's relationship with Google, saying that "the University of Michigan (and the other partner libraries) and Google a
  
  
  
• 'Futurama' Is Back! Grab a Can of Slurm and Settle In
  Come on! What more description do you need!
  
  
  
• Judge tells record labels to cough up download expenses
  A federal judge has ordered the RIAA to divulge its expenses it has incurred for each of the 38 songs cited in a copyright infringement lawsuit. Defendant Marie Lindor hopes to convince a judge that the damages sought by the RIAA are unconstitutionally excessive.
  
  
  
• Ken Kutaragi (father of 230 million PlayStations) to receive Lifetime Award
  The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), has named Honorary Chairman and former President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, Ken Kutaragi, the recipient of the coveted 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award.
  
  
  
• Ensure a Fast Internet Connection When You Need It
  Rather than running around the house shutting down all of your computers next time you're experiencing a little lag on Xbox Live or Skype is breaking up on you, you can set up Quality of Service (QoS) rules on your router to distribute bandwidth to your different gadgets and applications based on your priorities. Today I'll show you how.
  
  
  
• Lawyers: Even Microsoft Confused Over Vista Marketing
  A Microsoft product manager couldn't correctly explain the "Vista Capable" marketing slogan, according to recent filings in a lawsuit that claims the company misled consumers with a prerelease Vista campaign last year.
  
  
  
• Google hopes to undercut coal with cheap, renewable energy
  Google's latest plan to put all that money to good use is to announce an initiative that will develop renewable energy that's cheaper than coal.
  
  
  
• Reinstated Ricky Williams' 2007 Season Lasted Just 6 Carries
  The Dolphins running back suffered a torn chest muscle in Monday night's 3-0 loss to the Steelers. The injury occurred in the 2nd quarter of Williams' first game after being suspended 18 months for repeated violations of the NFL substance-abuse policy. He underwent 4 months of rehab this summer and the league reinstated him last week...
  
  
  
• Monkey brains use web link to control robot legs
  With the ultimate aim of allowing paralysed people to walk again, a team at Duke University in Durham implanted electrodes in the brains of two rhesus macaques and analysed the electrical signals that drive their legs.
  
  
  
• French Company Reveal Plans for TASER Flying Saucer
  A French businessman tells AFP his company is working on putting TASER stun guns on a flying saucer that would zap protesters, evil-doers, and anybody else that authorities there don't like.
  
  
  
• Fans Toss 20k Teddy Bears Onto Ice in Portland
  Portland Winter Hawks fans threw what was reportedly a world record 20,372 stuffed animals on the ice after what they thought was their team's first goal of the season -- a goal which officials later disallowed.
  
  
  
• The Mighty Niagara Falls, A Breathtaking and Gorgeous View From Space
  3000 x 3000 pixels of tumbling beauty.
  
  
  
• Six fun undocumented iPhone preferences
  "I decided to put the iPhone's SpringBoard to the test. That's the app that runs your main home page. This core application contained over a dozen user-settable preferences. I tested them all and selected my six favorites. If you have access to the command line, you can start having fun with these settings yourself. This post shows you how."
  
  
  
• Steve Jobs rated most powerful businessperson
  Fortune magazine has ranked Steve Jobs as the most powerful person in business in its annual ranking of the 25 most powerful people in business. Of course, these types of rankings are very subjective. To support their ranking, Fortune points to Jobs' deep influence on not only the computer industry, but Hollywood, music, retailing, and wireless p
  
  
  
• Cheap Laptops Bad for Vista, Good for Linux
  Do the math. Vista doesn't work for today's laptop market. XP and Linux do. It's really that simple.
  
  
  
• New Photos: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  Fresh photos from Indy 4...
  
  
  
• Announcer fired for being funny
  "An official announcer for London's Tube system has been sacked after making spoof messages mocking American tourists, peeping Toms and sweaty commuters."
  
  
  
• Verizon opens up, will support any device, any app on its network
  Verizon announced today that it will open access to all of its spectrum in 2008. Any device will be able to run any application with no bandwidth caps, so long as people are willing to pay for their bits.
  
  
  
• Windows XP Speed Boost Coming with SP3
  Running an Office productivity test suite on a preview version of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP, Devil Mountain discovered a 10 percent performance boost over the current version of Windows XP, the company reported on its blog.
  
  
  
• The list: The World's Biggest Military Buildups
  Since the end of the Cold War, most of the world's militaries have downsized. But in recent years, a few countries have been bulking up. In this week's List, FP takes a look at the countries that are going large while everyone else is slimming down.
  
  
  

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