Convert any file to DVD with Linux and Open Source tools.

You've just downloaded the new episode of your favorite video podcast, and you'd like to watch it on your big-screen TV. Unfortunately, the video is encoded in XviD or QuickTime format, which your DVD player doesn't support. Don't worry -- here's how you can convert any video file to DVD using dvdauthor and MPlayer.

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Live re-enactment of Super Mario Bros.!!

These guys at Gordon College really put some time into making a real life version of everyone's favorite video game. You have to just see this one.

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StarCraft being ported to Linux (Early version available)

This guy wants to play StarCraft on his Linux box without wine so he's doing a port using the Mono platform

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ThickBox - One box to rule them all.

If you're a fan of LightBox, the javascript solution for displaying pics, then you're going to like how one developer has expanded on it to allow for showing html as well as images.

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New German Car gets 157mpg - Loremo LS

Loremo LS is powered by a 20hp turbo diesel engine that will reach a speed of 100 mph and the GT model will reach up to 135 mph with a 0 to 60 mph acceleration of 9 seconds. www.loremo.de


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the Mysteriously Illustratrated 600 yr-old Cryptic Voynich Manuscript

The 600 year old, one-of-a-kind book is known as the Voynich Manuscript. The textual content of this mysterious illustrated book is unknown because it is written in an unknown alphabet and unintelligible language, and despite the efforts of expert cryptographers over many decades, not a single word has been deciphered

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Web 2.0 Sudoku

This site randomly generates a new sudoku challenge every day. The community rates the difficulty level and can also comment on the challenge once they have finished. Only 2 days old, but very fun!

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Digg Creates Boom for Documentary Film!

"Digg.com drove significant traffic from animators who were amazed by Ankilewitz's ability to create 3D animation with the use of only one finger. Wow this guy weighs 39 pounds and he's overcome all odds, a doctor gave him until the age of 6 to live and now he's on a journey to speak with that doctor, commented one Digg blogger." http://www.39poundsoflove.com

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Dragon's Lair

Remember this game? I could never figure out how the hell the game worked, but it was always fun to watch and was good at taking my quarters. Below is the entire game start to finish. Enjoy. UPDATE 4/24/06: The video has been removed. :(

Google - Da Vinci Code Website Now Active

The Da Vinci Code involves a thrilling murder investigation that unearths a secret that could change the course of history. The film opens May 19th worldwide The quest, which began April 17th requires skill, intellect, and perseverance. Over a span of 24 days ending May 11th, you will encounter unique challenges.

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World's first Drug to reverse Gray Hair (Incredible)

Researchers at the French company Loreal have made a breakthrough discovery that has lead to a new Drug that can turn Gray Hair back to its natural color. (Works in 2 to 4 Months)

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XP's Little-Known 'Rebuild' Command

Have you ever run into a "Missing HAL.DLL," "Invalid Boot.Ini," or "Windows could not start..." message? That was when I learned about XP's built-in "Rebuild" command. It often can easily fix "missing HAL," "Invalid Boot.Ini," "Windows could not start..." and similar problems in just a minute or two.

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Lots of old Sierra and Lucasart games online FREE

Games include Leisure Suit Larry, Kings Quest, Full Throttle, Sam & Max and more! My friend "Overmann" will love this one for sure.

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One Red Paper Clip guy now has a year in Phoenix

Remember the guy who started out with a paper clip and has been trading his way up to a house? He is now one step closer to his goal.

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Larger Than Life Sculptures - Two-stories High and Hyper-Realistic

Ron Mueck is an Australian hyper-realist sculptor who creates gargantuan-sized sculptures that capture details of the human body so well that they're hard to believe. Mueck is a master at capturing human expression and recreating the detail of muscles, skin, fat and bones that we are all made of. *Warning contains nudity*. Also - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Mueck

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Gravity-Powered Aircraft

A concept which could minimize the need to burn fossil fuels for air travel.

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The Perfect Xen 3.0 Setup For Debian

This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install Xen 3.0.1 on a Debian Sarge system. Xen lets you create guest operating systems, so called "virtual machines" or domUs, under a host operating system (dom0).

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