Decoding the HTML 5 video codec debate - Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com (35 hits)The HTML 5 video element has the potential to liberate streaming Internet video from plugin prison, but a debate over which codec to define in the standard is threatening to derail the effort. Ars takes a close look at the HTML 5 codec controversy and examines the relative strengths and... More... (Programming)
Ice Age vs. Transformers — It's A Draw!
time.com (23 hits)For studio bosses who look to this as one of the prime weekends for film attendance, the real behemoth was the calendar More... (Movies)
25 Brilliant Bookmarklets to Boost Your Browsing
techradar.com (34 hits)Most modern browsers have been around for years, so you might think the developers would have perfected them by now. Yet every time you go online you'll probably run into a host of browsing problems, from navigation issues, to pages you can't read clearly, and disorganised sites where it's difficult to... More... (Software)
Sarah Palin Resigning As Governor
cnn.com (18 hits)Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she will step down as Alaska's chief executive by the end of the month. She will not seek election to a second gubernatorial term in 2010. More... (Political News)
Walt Disney World unveils robotic version of President Obama
http://digg.com (3 hits)Now, we've never been to this "Hall of Presidents" at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, but we're thinking about heading down there today -- not because the newest animatronic addition -- President Barack Obama -- has just been unveiled, but because his likeness is so... unlike him, so incredibly,... More... (World News)
Wine 1.1.25 Released
winehq.org (12 hits)A ton of translation updates. - Support for various Unicode file encodings in Notepad. - Improved memory management, especially for OpenGL. - Desktop menus now cleaned up automatically. - Beginnings of a windowscodecs DLL implementation More... (Linux / Unix)
Jerry Maguire Review
http://mendel.me (25 hits)Is The Worst Over? Most Economists Say Yes
npr.org (27 hits)As the year's second half begins, most economists are saying the economy will begin to grow slowly in the fall. But hopes for a faster recovery cooled Thursday when the Labor Department said another 467,000 jobs disappeared in June More... (Finance)
MLB pays tribute to Lou Gehrig on 70th anniversary of speech
http://sports.espn.go.com (29 hits)Derek Jeter helped Major League Baseball commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's luckiest man speech Saturday, reading the famous line from the icon's stirring words during a video tribute before the New York Yankees' game against the Toronto Blue Jays. More... (Baseball)
Federer win breaks Sampras record
http://news.bbc.co.uk (26 hits)Roger Federer becomes the greatest player in Grand Slam history as he beats Andy Roddick 16-14 in the fifth set for a sixth Wimbledon and 15th major title. More... (Tennis)
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