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Free foreign language courses from the Foreign Service Institute
Free foreign language courses from the government-sponsored Foreign Services Institute. Diplomats and government employees stationed in far-away lands take these courses and now so can you. Lifehacker-approved!

Music video: “Just Briefly” by Daedelus
Music-hacker extraordinaire Daedelus graces us with the video from 2005’s “Just Briefly”.

Segways banned on the streets and sidewalks of Britain
Proving yet again that government officials just don’t quite ‘get it’, officials in Britain ban the use of Segways on public streets and sidewalks. Guess Bush himself has to endorse a Segway (instead of falling off of one) before Tony Blair’s government will pay any attention to it.

Game on you crazy diamond!
Our gaming brothers-in-arms are taking over our gaming coverage with a tan and orange theme and a boulder-sharp wit. Daily gaming industry news, reviews and gossip that might be old, might be new, might be borrowed, might be blue. Playthrough is only one in a short-line of new blogs joining our ‘network’, so keep those eyes peeled.

College students stumble onto the set of Lost, make themselves at home
A couple of college kids on holiday in Hawaii stumble-upon an un-secured set for television’s Lost, so they do what any dedicated Lost fan would, they make themselves right at home. Not only did they uncover what may be a secret for season 3, but they also lived to tell about it AND post a photo album to Flickr.