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Is Nikon Prepping A 24 Megapixel D3 Replacement?

Gadgets & Tech – AxelR, a member of the Excellent DP Review forums, has snuck a look inside the code of Nikon's new firmware update for its flagship D3 camera. What did he find? References to a future D3-X model with a whopping 24.4 megapixels. He searched the v1.10 code for the string "D3X" and came up with the following:

Voted for on May 12, 2008 09:04am

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Breaking: Creative's Flip Video Clone Leaked

Gadgets & Tech – The specifications read like they have been lifted from the Flip itself: VGA cam, one-button recording, good low-light performance, two hour recording on a 2GB, direct upload to YouTube or Photobucket, 2x zoom, rechargeable AA batteries and a built-in flexible USB connector.

Voted for on May 12, 2008 08:55am

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Regency Rug

Shopping – A beautiful regency rug.

Voted for on May 12, 2008 08:55am

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Brown hits all-time low in shock new survey

Politics – Gordon Brown has suffered a devastating collapse in his public standing, according to a new survey published in The Observer today which will put his leadership under intensified pressure.

Voted for on May 12, 2008 08:55am

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Four Camera Hacks You Can Do Today

Gadgets & Tech – The modern digicam does almost everything for you, from auto-exposure to face detection to firing you photos straight off to the internet. But where's the fun in letting the camera make all the decisions? Take back some control with these four rainy day hacks.

Voted for on May 12, 2008 08:55am

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When should the Fed crash the party?

Money – In the darkest days of the Depression, Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon, one of the richest men in the United States, opposed any government action to stem the tide of plunging business activity and soaring unemployment. Instead, he urged a policy of supreme indifference.

Voted for on May 12, 2008 08:55am

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Presidents Shouldn't Lie

Politics – I do not think the President of the United States should be a liar, and believe that the overwhelming majority of U.S. citizens agree with me.

Voted for on May 12, 2008 08:55am

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A Deadly Trend in Pr. George's

Do No Evil – Police fight "wear and carry" killings, committed on little provocation, often in public settings.

Voted for on May 12, 2008 08:55am

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Switch to Espanol

Television – Why Spanish-language television has the nation's smartest newscasts.

Voted for on May 12, 2008 08:55am

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How I Built a Working Poker Bot

Gadgets & Tech – If you're a poker player, and particularly if you're an online poker player, you've probably heard rumors about the rise of the poker bots. Unfortunately there's very little hard information out there (for obvious reasons) about how to build one of these bots. Till now...

Voted for on May 12, 2008 08:55am

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Black Rain: A Look Inside the Japanese Mob

Travel – Most Americans think of Japan as a law-abiding and peaceful place, as well as our staunch ally, but reporting on the underworld gave me a different perspective. Mobs are legal entities here.

Voted for on May 12, 2008 08:55am

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Marlins Outlast Nats

Sports – Marlins 5, Nationals 4

Voted for on May 12, 2008 08:55am

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Time to Start Over on MLK Statue

Art & Design – The federal panel wants the sculpture reworked "to return to a more sympathetic idea." But the government's arbiters of art seek far too limited a fix. The problem is not merely one of artistic vision. The centerpiece of the memorial, known as the Stone of Hope, has gone completely off the rails. The solution is to start over.

Voted for on May 12, 2008 08:55am

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Obama Overtakes Clinton in Superdelegate Count

Politics – For all his understatement about passing Clinton in the superdelegate count, he shifted further into general election mode today, using his visit to a solar energy inverter manufacturer here as an occasion to bash Republican presumptive nominee John McCain's energy policies.

Voted for on May 12, 2008 08:55am

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Design Change Sought for King Memorial

Art & Design – The United States Commission of Fine Arts has asked the creators of a sculpture of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the Washington Mall to change it.

Voted for on May 12, 2008 08:55am

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