del.icio.us links for May 26, 2007

del.icio.us links for May 26, 2007

1. 15 Firefox extensions you cannot live without – grimstveit.no

   Firefox would have been relatively dull if it hadn’t been for the thriving extension community which spews out more browser extensions than one could think possible. Need some extra functionality in Firefox?

2. SCAM UK RIP-OFF MAP THAT SHAMES THE COUNTRY – Mirror.co.uk

   It’s not just spam that we have to deal with in the UK – “DOESN’T it make you proud to be British? There’s hardly a corner of this green and pleasant land that isn’t home to one scam or another.”

3. The Do-It-Yourself Cell Phone Network Revolution – TechNewsWorld.Com

   Farthing is a leader in what could become a revolution in wireless: do-it-yourself cell phone networks. At least that’s the hope of Sonopia, the company that enables Farthing Mobile and 1,000+ other MVNOs, including: Obama for President Mobile

4. Hillary Clinton Pick My Campaign Song: Round 2 – YouTube.Com

   Thanks for all the great responses! Go to http://www.hillaryclinton.com/ to see the final round of choices — including your suggestions — and vote for our campaign song.

13 more articles after the Jump

1. Branson’s £1m for Concorde to fly again – DailyMail.Com

   A group founded by former pilots and executives involved with the supersonic plane has identified one which they claim could fly again within three years. If they succeed in buying it, Sir Richard will give £1million to the £10-£15million scheme.

2. The new ringtones that only kids can hear! plus a hearing test for us older folk – UltrasonicRingtones.Com

   I know it a site promoting ultrasonic ringtones but they have a cool little test on there to find out the highest frequency you can hear. A good test to find out just how old your really are.

3. The Toyota i-Unit expands human ability – TOYOTA.CO.JP

   Maybe the Segway mum should get one of these – “The “i-unit” is a form of “personal mobility” that seeks to attain a greater balance of meeting individuals’ wishes to enjoy freedom of movement, harmony with society, and environment.”

4. BBC Kicked out of School Over Wi-Fi Scaremongering – Slashdot.Org

   Ben Goldacre reports that the BBC Panorama team, while scaremongering over the dangers of Wi-fi, were told to leave the school because even the kids could see it was dumb. Should we be pleased that the kids can out-think TV producers?”

5. wtf_inc: A friend in Seattle saw this out his window while working …

   This picture of a lazy mum from Seattle has been going a round for the last 3 or 4 days, but I think this may be one of the original posting of it. She really needs to learn to walk

6. matthasa tumbl.us – a tumblelog

   Beautiful MacBook Etching – Now I just have to get hold of a MacBook

7. Impolite society: Who is to blame for Britain’s bad manners? – Independent.co.uk

   Britain is in the grip of an epidemic of rudeness and anti-social behaviour. And finding a cure has never been higher on the political agenda. But it was only when William Leith got into a fight over a taxi that he realised the unpalatable truth: we are

8. Sex.com and a web of intrigue-Arts & Entertainment-Books – TimesOnline.co.uk

   A domain name that a geeky 31-year-old called Kremen registered in 1994 simply because he could: sex.com. It turned out to be worth a fortune. Except that it was Cohen who made the fortune, for more than 10 years Kremen has been fighting to get it back.

9. Prices slashed by half as electrical retailers fight for sales – DailyMail.Com

   A gadget price war has broken out after the big supermarkets moved to snatch business from High Street electrical giants. The impact of competition from the likes of Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer

10. Clinton ‘planned to divorce Hillary to be with one of his many lovers’ – DailyMail.Com

    Bill Clinton was ready to divorce Hillary to be with one of his lovers, according to a book out next month. The marriage crisis is said to have ended with his wife talking him out of the move, telling a friend “there are worse things than infidelity”.

11. No charges over ‘suicide’ on web – BBC.co.uk

    Chatroom users who watched a man apparently commit suicide over the internet will not face charges, Kevin Whitrick, 42, of Wellington, Shropshire, broadcast his death over the internet in March.

12. Secret gold chest in treasure ship – DailyMail.Com

    Treasure hunters who recovered a £250 million bounty from a shipwreck off Cornwall may have left the most valuable haul behind. An American salvage crew has landed 17 tons of loot from the wreck of the Merchant Royal, including 500,000 silver coins.

13. The tragic Sainsbury’s heir who gave away his millions…just like his mother 20 years before – DailyMail.Com

    It was the day when Jason inherited a £2.5 million fortune from his grandfather, the late supermarket baron Sir Robert Sainsbury, and an occasion that had prompted much speculation at the family’s 400-acre estate in Horsham, West Sussex.