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10 of the Skinniest Houses in the World [PICS]
Would it surprise you to learn that a number of houses around the world, from New York to Amsterdam, Brazil to Britain have various claims to being the skinniest house in the world? Some are the skinniest by frontage measurements, others by virtue of their narrowest point (or widest). One of these even sold for nearly a million dollars!

ZFS in Leopard and future Mac OS X
Sun Microsystems' relatively new ZFS filesystem will see rudimentary support under the soon-to-be released Mac OS X Leopard, but will eventually play a much larger role in future versions of the Apple operating system, AppleInsider has been told.

Today's Web 3.0 Nonsense Blogstorm
Tim O'Reilly lays down the law about Web 2.0 and "Web 3.0" Even if you hate the Web 2.0 term this is a good read, because even the guy who coined the phrase isn't all that fond of it.

Top 17 Most Creative Uses For Old Stuff
Here they have a great collection of most creative and interesting uses for old stuff which we always take for granted.

Apple TV to gain HD content, optical drive
New rumors speak of an Apple TV update in time for the holidays. The new features could be just what the device needs to transition from a "hobby" into a compact, yet full-fledged, media center.

Web 3.0 will be a mobile web revolution
Everyone has an opinion on Web 3.0 lately. Personally, I think they are all wrong. And while I wont profess to carry the official definition of Web 3.0 (personally, i think the definitions are stupid and misguided) Ill tell you what I think the future of the web holds.

NBCU's CEO: Piracy is the new face of economic crime, and we're losing
The big boss at NBCU knows that the war on piracy is a disaster, but his solution isn't to try a new tactic. Rather, Jeff Zucker wants to see all ISPs and the government put piracy at the top of their agendas.

Buy the iPhone for What it is, Or Don't Buy it at all
Apple has been unwaveringly clear that the iPhone is theirs. Not yours, not Ambrosias, not J. Random Hackers. You may own the hardware, but you only have a limited license to use the software, and an ongoing contract to use the network. If you dont like those terms, your only recourse is to shop somewhere else to begin with.

Adobe Photoshop Masterpiece (PIC)
Great piece of photoshopping skill. The detail is amazing when you look closely. The hair is the waterfall and the coast line around her base is perfect. Does anyone know the artist?

Steve Jobs Set to Open Up the iPhone with the release of Leopard
with the release of Leopard only three weeks away, there are signs that that Steve Jobs may be set to open the iPhone up to outside programmers or at least those who agree to obey his rules

What would you say to leaders of services at Microsoft?
Have something you would like to say with the software and services leaders at Microsoft? If you had ten minutes with the CTO of Microsoft, what kind of advice would you offer? What questions would you ask? Well here's your chance. Tell Microsoft about the things they don't understand.

Seeking market share, Microsoft removes WGA anti-piracy check from IE7
Internet Explorer 7 was a long time coming, and with the rise in popularity of Firefox, expectations were high. One thing that most users didn't expect, however, was an additional Windows Genuine Advantage check, baked into every copy of the installation routine for IE7. Now, according to a post on Microsoft's IE blog, this WGA check is going away

Direct TV/Tivo Remote - $0.99!
Please! Come buy one! Buy three! Get this Woot Off moving again!

Apple exploring pressure-sensitive touchscreens, touchpads
Seeking to improve its portable devices, Apple has applied for a patent that could lead to touch-sensitive Macs or handhelds which react to the level of force, rather than just contact

Zune 2: five things Microsoft did right
From last100: "While its true that the new Zune lineup is at best evolutionary rather than revolutionary, especially when compared to the User Interface innovations found in Apples iPhone and iPod Touch, Microsoft has made some significant improvements and, dare I say it, done a few things from which even Apple might learn a thing or two."

Giving Away Ubuntu Costs More Than You Think
The Ubuntu software repository contains over 121 million lines of code and is worth over 7 billion dollars.

Ipod Nano Catches Man's Pants on Fire at Atlanta Airport
Man carrying a previous-gen Ipod Nano in his pants pocket looked down to realize there were "...flames coming up to [his] chest."

Interview with the brothers behind Pixelmator, the new killer Mac app
"As we mentioned last week, one of the most anticipated OS X applications in a long while finally hit the street when Pixelmator shipped version 1.0. We were fortunate enough to get the two brothers behind the application, Saulius and Aidas Dailide, to contribute our latest TUAW Interview."

iPhone 1.1.1 Finally cracked
Pic says it all

XO laptop, now in final testing, is amazing, a total kid magnet!
The truth is, the XO laptop, now in final testing, is absolutely amazing, and in my limited tests, a total kid magnet. Both the hardware and the software exhibit breakthrough after breakthrough some of them not available on any other laptop, for $400 or $4,000.

Liveblogging the big iPhone 1.1.1 hack
Last night, iPhone hackers "dinopio" and "Edgan" brought 1.1.1 hacking into a new arena. By using symbolic links before doing a 1.1.1 upgrade, they were able to gain access to the entire 1.1.1 file tree. Today, I'll be liveblogging my attempt to duplicate their hack. So sit back and reload as I put my poor iPhone to the test. via TUAW

X-Ray Bag? X-Ray Bag!
I hate sayin' it, but the name DOES say it all. The X-Ray bag.

Ubuntu Gutsy Makes Automatix Obsolete
According to the NY Times today, "To watch a movie, the Linux user must install necessary codecs, or decoders. One way to do that is to first download a program called Automatix from www.getautomatix.com. Apparently, he was not running the Gutsy beta.

Cedega to be packaged with Mandriva - Linux gaming moonwalks forward.
Cedega is the worlds only commercial gaming solution for the Linux operating system. Cedega allows users to run PC games on their Linux operating system seamlessly, transparently, and with equivalent performance and game play. The ability to play games today ranks as the second highest usage of a desktop, after surfing the web.

Google attacks Verizon's attempt to water down 700MHz "open access" rules
The fight over 700MHz "open access" goes public as the gloves come off and Google attacks Verizon over the company's attempts to limit the proposed "open access" rules.

Lack of media diversity ownership slammed on the eve of more consolidation
A media watchdog says that ownership of US media resources is overwhelmingly homogenous, and it objects to further consolidation which it sees as only exacerbating the problem.

Menu Bar Show and Tell
The Mac Menu Barthe small strip of applications on the top right of your Machouses some of the coolest apps you can run on your system. They're small, they're sleek, and sometimes they're absolute must-haves for staying productive on your Mac. Today we're taking a look at the menu bar applications your fe

Huge fine for US music downloader
"A court in the US has ordered a woman to pay $222,000 (109,000) in damages for illegally downloading music. The jury ordered Jammie Thomas, 32, from Minnesota, to pay for offering to share 24 specific songs online - a cost of $9,250 per song." Oh it's a sad, sad day.

Woman Faces The Music, Loses Download Case: Owes $220k
Jury Finds Minn. Woman Violated Copyright Law, Orders Her To Pay Record Companies $220K

The Future of Web Startups
There's something interesting happening right now. Startups are undergoing the same transformation that technology does when it becomes cheaper. It's so cheap to start web startups that orders of magnitudes more will be started. And if the pattern holds true, that should cause dramatic changes...

Rumor: Mac mini turns Nano in late October
Mac OS Rumors reports that they've heard that as of October's end, the mini is dead-- long live something new called the Mac Nano. Supposedly, the new low-end Mac will be even smaller than a mini (just tall enough to fit a hard drive in), and the enclosure will have a completely new design.

Skype for Linux 1.4 Gold, The Panacea
Today we have released a new production release of Skype for Linux 1.4 with a codename Panacea. Skype for Linux 1.4 delivers a superior voice call quality in comparison with previous production release of Skype for Linux 1.3.

Selected Screensavers For Your Desktop - Best Of
In fact, we dont need screensavers any more, however we tend to use them as eye-candy for our coffee breaks. Particularly complex and colourful 3D-screensavers are extremely nice to look at.

Why Analysts Today Don't Get Linux on the Desktop
"It's not that Linux isn't ready for 'joe user,' it's not ready for OS X and Windows users who want to run their proprietary technologies and services [i.e. iTunes, MS Office, Photoshop] on Linux. And that's fine by most Linux users. [...] that type of user wants something completely different than what he's been getting under Windows and Mac OS X.

Mac OS X Leopard October 26?
I certainly hope this is true!

Source: Apple planning to launch iTunes HD videos in October
Apple hopes to boost the weak sales of its Apple TV media hub by adding 720p movies and TV shows to its roster before the end of October, according to a new leak.

Seven Companies Decide Open Source Is the Future of Cellphone Technology
"The idea is to address the rise in consumer demand for Internet access and advanced applications on cellphones. The seven companies are ARM, Samsung, Texas Instruments, Mozilla, Marvell, MontaVista, and Movial. The new standard chosen: a Linux-based open source platform to be designed for next-generation mobile applications."