Around the Web 8.12.08: McCain unDugg, iPod for bookworms and thwarting cactus thieves

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-- To Digg or not to Digg? Theories abound on why links to articles bashing John McCain were unDugg after hitting Digg’s front page. Web Scout

-- Storm hits data storage service company, casts gloom over prospect of cloud computing. Network World

-- Cactus thieves get a prickly high-tech reception. LAT

-- Here’s to circuits in your eye. UC Davis researchers embed circuits into contact lenses to eventually help monitor intraocular pressure for glaucoma patients. The Future of Things

-- ATI to NVIDIA: Two is better than one. Ars Technica

-- Nintendo, fearing piracy, tries to slow down sales of a fast-selling memory card used to store multiple games for its Dual Screen handheld console. The Sunday Times

-- The Kindle is an iPod for bookworms, an analyst says. Wired

-- Do online videos boost TV watching? PaidContent

-- Alex Pham