The internet is a place of free information by people just like you and me.  Sure, the quality of that information varies greatly, but it's still information.  As they say, Human knowledge belongs to the world!  So here are the top 100 documentary movies free to watch online.  There are some real gems in there. 

http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/01/100-best-free-science-documentaries-online/

For some reason, CNN only posted 9 rip-offs, so we have to come up with the 10th on our own...

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/news/1001/gallery.americas_biggest_ripoffs/index.html

 

 

This isn't a How-To jailbreak your iphone.  It's just some top reasons to jailbreak your iphone, based on my personal experience.  There are a lot of jailbr0ken apps that are used far more than any that I will list, but they're the reasons why I'm jailbroken. 

Right now I'm on 3.1.2 on my iphone 3G.  Version 3.0 addressed a lot of what OS 2.x lacked, things like landscape keyboard, video recording (on the 3GS), MMS, and copy & paste, and a few others.  There are still a bunch of things that 3.x doesn't do that the jailbreak community has enabled (reply to SMS messages without leaving your app, tethering, turn by turn directions, google voice, etc). You might even say that the jailbreak community (Shout out to Saurik) even did it first.  It's hard not to think that Apple wants to offer the features that people are drawn to jailbreak.

 

There's a huge library on Cydia of cool apps, like a gameboy and NES emulator, putting your icons in categories/folders, creating blank icons for organizing, or icons that "spring" you to a certain app page.  You can do things like add people to a black list, record your calls, save youtube videos, basically, anything you can think of, someone probably feels the same way, only they have the ability to write an app for it.  If you fancy customization, jailbreaking is worth it.

 

10.  Unlocking - Don't wan't to be on AT&T?  That's fine.  You can still use your iphone on another provider without the full functionality. 

9.  SSH - This stands for Secure Shell, which can cross the line into geekiness, but basically, you can use your iphone as a big old memory stick.  You are able to copy and manipulate any and all files on the phone.

8.  5 docked items - Why not?  I use my calendar, phone, email, text, and safari all pretty regularly.  Why should I be limited to 4?

7.  Cyntact / ContactFlow - Cyntact takes your existing contact list, and puts the person's photo (if you have it stored) as an icon next to their name.  ContactFlow takes that one step further, and your contacts are actually stored in a "flipbook" style app, just like you do with albums.  These two apps are certainly dependent on a respectable collection of photos for your contacts, but with googlesync and any of the apps that will sync your contacts with the photos of your facebook friends, it makes it a very pretty addition.

6.  Weathericon - If the calendar icon updates to display the real date...why doesn't the weather icon update?  Well, now it does.  No more waiting for the weather app to load.

5.  Multiicon Mover -This is one that I'm sure will be implemented in a later Apple firmware.  hold down an icon to get the icons to wiggle like normal, then just tap on the icons that you want to move.  Each tapped icon will then show a little check box letting you know they are selected.  Scroll the page you want them on and press the home button and they'll all move there.  EASY.  Just as it should be.  No more trying to drag across 4 pages 1 icon at a time.  It's so simple, it's genius.

4.  Cycorder - I've been able to capture video on my iphone long before Apple released the 3GS, and I can still capture it on my 3G.  Why not use the hardware to it's full capabilities?

3.  StatusNotifier / Intelliscreen - When you have new mail or a new text message, StatusNotifier will put an icon on your lockscreen or up in your statusbar.  Heck, it'll throw the weather up there for you too if you like.  Intelliscreen takes it even further and creates all kinds of gagdets / widgets for email, stocks, notes, alerts all displayed on your lockscreen for easy reference without having to unlock and go through all the apps.

2.  SB Settings - A quick swipe of the status bar, and you'll bring up this cute little menu screen that you can customize to have icons to quickly change brightness, airplane mode, process kill, reboot, and a whole bunch more.  SB Settings is one of the most used apps for anyone who jailbreaks.  You can also hide any icons with this (like stocks.  WTF looks at stocks on their iphone?).  SB Settings has a lot of uses and it's pretty and convenient to boot.

1. Themes / Lockscreens / Fonts - Here we are.  Numero uno.  CUSTOMIZATION, PLEASE.  I don't want a black background and boring or ugly icons.  There are THOUSANDS of themes to pick from, and a lot of tools to create your own.  It's so much more aesthetically pleasing to have icons that look like they go together.  I chose ones that match my case; a light blue.  I don't want a boring old swipe to unlock, I want a pac-man character that chases a ghost, or mock fingerprint scanner that looks legit.  Change the fonts around, and now you got something classy and fun.  No more instutionalized experiences!  

 

I think that's it.  If you have any questions, I'm glad to help.  Here are some cool links to check out:

http://cydia.saurik.com/

http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jailbreak_%28iPhone_OS%29

www.engadgetmobile.com/category/os-x/

Reposted from my friend, Neil:

*Top ten things Pittsburghers should do to celebrate if the Pens win the
Stanley Cup*


10. Flip over Mellon Arena’s dome and put it on top of PPG Place to make the
biggest, shiniest Stanley Cup ever

9. Load people dressed in penguin costumes into Giant Eagle shopping carts
and roll them down the Hill towards Mellon Arena

8. Everyone wrap themselves in tin foil and run amuck in the city, like
thousands of legged Stanley Cups

7. Mail jock straps (cups) to every “Stanley” listed in the local phone book

6. Egg the house of every “Joe” and “Lewis” listed in the local phone book

5. Use the Cup to serve borscht soup in tribute to Geno’s mom

4. Use the Cup to serve vodka in tribute to Geno’s dad

3. Fill the Cup with urine, give it to Hossa, and tell him it’s IC Light

2. Change the name of “Australia” to “Crosby” so “Sidney Crosby” owns yet
another one of the Capitals

1. Buy foreign cars

A list of 100 things from BBC from news articles last year that exposed interesting facts.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/01/100_things_we_didnt_know_last.shtml

Some highlights:

4. Etiquette dictates that at dinner parties, a man should always talk to the woman on his left during the first course, and right during the main course.
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21. Short men are more likely to be jealous.
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28. The Olympic torch is designed to withstand winds of up to 65km an hour and stay alight in rain up to 50mm an hour.
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40. You can lessen jet lag by not eating.
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41. Women are banned by law from Mount Athos in Greece, home to 20 monasteries.
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66. Misheard song lyrics are known as mondegreens.
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From Time Magazine:  http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1852747,00.html

My favorites:

#6 - the svalbard global seed vault:  total awesomeness.  EVERY plant seed in the world is kept here.  "just in case"  I LOVE IT.    http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1852747_1854195_1854118,00.html

#16 - The moving tower scuplture thingy:  It just further enhances my amazement...ok, LUST to go see Dubai.  http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1852747_1854195_1854134,00.html

#24 - bionic contact lenses:  SCHWEEET. 
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1852747_1854195_1854152,00.html

There are more than 10, but some of them I wasn't too impressed with.  I could definitely see myself on/in one of these crazy couches.  If there were a true market for artistic furniture, that would be my dream job.  I love to design stuff.

http://freshome.com/2008/09/08/35-of-the-most-unique-creative-sofa-designs/

I have no idea why the listed the top one first, but it's still a pretty crazy list.  Some of these conditions are borderline super-powers if you ask me.  I wonder where we could be if we could extract these peoples' genes...  http://www.oddee.com/item_96473.aspx

There's a bunch of lists out there, and I'm sure you've heard how geeks are great lovers, but I think I have a few things to add to the list.  Geeks are great.

10.  Getting to know a geek is easy - just google their name...or sometimes, their alias...or aliases.  You can find pictures, blogs, forums, newspaper articles, anything they've done or been involved in.  Throw in some myspace and facebook stalking, and you've got a good sense of what they're all about and their friends.  You can make a pretty good judgement of how interested you should be based on these alone, and you didn't even have to meet them in an awkward place!

9.  It works both ways - rest assured, they're going to do the same google stalker on you too.  Geeks want to know what they're getting themselves into while satisfying their stalker tendencies.  Geeks are thirsty for knowledge, and this time it's about you!  You should be flattered at how much they want to learn about you and be able to have a conversation with you right off the bat instead of just having small talk.

8.  They leave an audit trail - If your geek shows up with a tan one day...you know something is up.  They're life is well documented, email use, text messages, new facebook friends and wall posts, twitter updates, blog posts, etc.  They great thing is, even if you can't get an idea of what's going on in their lives from all these things, if they stop activity...you know they're distracted by something...

7.  They're easy to please - All you have to do is smile at them and they're in love.  If that fails, just buy them a new gadget like an iphone or some GPS thing-a-majig.

6..  They're devoted - Geeks like reliability.  Once they spend all their time in building a new computer, they don't want to see that hard drive crash.  They're the same with their relationships.

5.  They're connected - So you want to take a trip to London, but don't have the money for a hotel?  Don't worry, your geek probably plays World of Warcraft with someone from London, and you can crash at their place.

4.  They're only 1 click away - Email, text, call, IM, facebook, and probably lots of other ways should make for an easy way to get in contact with your geek.  Alternatively, you can find out which one they check least often, and send a message there, then you can say, "oh, i facebooked messaged you that, didn't you get it?" and you're home safe.

3.  Full of potential (too) - Let's face it, you're geek spends a lot of time on his or her computer.  This doesn't (necessarily) mean they're an introvert or misanthrope though.  Chances are, they're just waiting for someone else to come along and see if they want to do something.  They'll probably be full of ideas of things to do that they read about on wikipedia or digg, and you can do them together!

2.  Mr Fix it - Yeah, they can fix your computer.  Yeah, they can figure out why your wireless router isn't working.  Yeah, they can hook up your new HDTV for  you.  They can also do some awesome research on webMD or How stuff works or any other resource out there to do what you need done.  Like I said, they're thirsty for knowledge because they believe human knowledge belongs to the world.

1.  Dropped connection - If you decide it's time to end the relationship, just tell them that you're going to South Africa to live in a hut and you won't have any internet.  They've read stories about those places, and they don't want to go there, or be with anyone who could live there.