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- Light Peak: black hole
- Light Peak is a high-speed optical I/O interconnect - starting at 10 Gbit/sec and scaling to 100 - whose parents are 3 of the biggest I/0 screwups in high tech: Sony, Apple and Intel. Can you spell doomed? by Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I
- (NOTE BEFORE I START: This is one really long post. So rather than post it in all its glory in a single file or post it here over two days, I'm trying something new. I'm posting the first half here. And the second half on PGreenblog. Â Let's see how that...
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Whistler XTR195 Battery-Operated Radar/Laser Detector
- Whistler XTR195I paid just under $50 for the little guy last black Friday at Radio Shack.It was to be used within the city and some highway. Suffice it to say it actually works.Readings and beeping of a 2/3 of a mile proved that it actually was a trap. I generally...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Quantum 1.3.0 (Mac)
- You are the pilot of Quantum, an Omega-class fighter patrolling deep space. It's a lonely assignment. Suddenly, and predictably, you are caught in a sub-space anomaly and transported to the middle of a mysterious region of space with a black hole at its center and deadly asteroids drifting by. You'll...
- Software downloads 2009-11-13
- Gaping security hole in Time Warner cable routers
- how about telling us how to fix it?Can the customer log into their own router and change the vulnerable settings? Please advise.Patetic simply pateticThis is a worst case scenario... Time Warner is guilty of having used the same Admin Name/Password on all their routers and from what I read on...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Technology is great, it's us that's flawed!
- Can you put the window up after the ignition is turned off?Just a guess - my vehicle has a feature that allows me to raise or lower the windows after the ignition is turned off unless I open a door. It's convenient because I don't have to turn the...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-12
- Scientists replicate the physics of a stellar jet in laboratory
- Astronomers will tell you that among the most beautiful structures observed in the Universe are the intricate jets of matter speeding away from accreting stars, such as young proto-stars and stellar mass black holes. But they have a hard time explaining it. A pair of professors the University of Rochester...
- Blog posts 2009-09-30
- BlackHole 1.0.3 (Mobile)
- -Navigate more than half of the balls into the black hole to win the level. -The ball "dies" as soon as it touches the wall four times.-The more balls you bring into the hole, the more points you earn.-After some levels you can get rewards.
- Software downloads 2009-09-25
- Palm: 823,000 smartphone units shipped; Outlook lumpy
- a loss of 161 milliondon't let the creative accounting fool you: the company just lost 161 million in one quarter (and that's the quarter they launched their jesus phone to great fanfare) and it has a market cap of 2 bn? wtf. how is that possible? shouldn't palm be a...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- Nokia 7705 Twist (Verizon Wireless)
- We can safely say that we've never seen a phone like the Nokia 7705 Twist. Sure, we've reviewed square handsets before, and swivel models were in style a few years back; however, we've never had the two design aesthetics combined onto one device. We're not quite sure if it works--it's...
- Product reviews 2009-09-16
- Blue Microphones Snowball
- Getting a great recording into your computer requires a great microphone. Unfortunately, the amount of effort it takes to adapt a professional microphone for use with your computer can be a daunting task, often involving outboard sound cards, bulky pro-audio cables, and cumbersome microphone mounts. To bridge the gap between...
- Product reviews 2009-08-31
- HP 2709m
- The 27-inch HP 2709m offers a larger screen than the 25.5-inch HP w2558hc, but that's about the only advantage the display has over the latter. The 2709m exhibited worse performance in games and movies and has fewer features, and a slightly lower 1,920x1,080 resolution compared with the w2558hc's 1,920x1,200. The...
- Product reviews 2009-08-31
- Thieves: Beware the iPhone
- For those smart enough to buy a real smartphone[i]Apple?s ingenious Find my iPhone feature[/i]LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!! There are many programs out there that don't require you to pay an annual Apple tax and came out [b]long[/b] before Apple even thought about including this type of functionality. Oops, I guess you can't get...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-31
- PC vs. Mac: 'If you're ready to compromise, you call me'
- Every Cult has to have someone to hate....If they didn't have Windows to bash they would just be an over priced office tool. They have to keep the anger alive in order to keep the minions buying.If you step back and look at a Laptop/PC as a tool to get...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- EVGA InterView 1700 Dual Monitor System
- The EVGA InterView is essentially two 17-inch monitors combined into a single unit at the cost of $650. Its notable amenities include an integrated Webcam, three USB ports, and a built-in microphone. The EVGA InterView looks impressive on a desk, but its performance with games, movies, and on our DisplayMate...
- Product reviews 2009-08-20
- Dell debuts three new entry-level laptops
- Businesses may not be buying, but that hasn't stopped Dell from trying. The company is rolling out three new additions to its small business line, the 14.1-inch Vostro 1014Â and Vostro 1088, and a 15.6-inch model, the Vostro 1015. These are entry-level laptops and the features...
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- Hadron Collider's mysterious disappearing magnets
- Hadron Collider's mysterious disappearing magnetsblack holeAccording to those who work closely with the Hadron, even if a black hole is possible, it will be so unstable that it will decay in less than a blink of an eye. For what it's worth, they are not going after the black...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-04
- Hadron Collider's mysterious disappearing magnets
- It's beginning to seem that the Large Hadron Collider may never be able to produce the gargantuan amount of energy that caused many to fear it would create a world-ending black hole. The Times reports that the collider's magnets have been massively under performing....
- Blog posts 2009-08-04
- Fake ATM, skimmers found in Las Vegas hotels
- Fake ATM, skimmers found in Las Vegas hotelsThey probally enjoyed the ironyof "hacking" the hackers.If the cops find who did it, the only punishment they should get...... is having their names released to the public.Then we can sit back and watch their lives be destroyed by the eLIt3 hax0r5.Um, one...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'
- Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'"As Authorized""[i]... or as authorized by Amazon ...[/i]" seems to leave a pretty big hole in the TOS.RE: Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'since 1984 book is available thousands of places, the law suit has little merit in terms of damages regardless of how much the download...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-31
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