Archive for March 3, 2008

In Case of Headcrab Infestation…[PIC]

Don’t forget your crowbar in Black Mesa.

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pwnage (TM)?

In the latest salvo in the let’s-claim-credit-for-a-commonly-used-term-that-we-didn’t-even-create War(TM), Finnish software company Futuremark Games Studio filed papers on February 26, 2008 to protect the trademark “Pwnage.”

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Intel throws its “Atom” bomb

Intel has unveiled an entirely new line of full x86 CPUs dubbed “Atom” — small enough that 11 cores can fit on a piece of silicon the size of a penny. They’re headed towards handheld devices and ultra-low power laptops.

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Robots and Humans Are Socially Co-Existing in Japan

While robots are a long way from matching human emotional complexity, Japan is perhaps the closest to a future — once the stuff of science fiction — where humans and intelligent robots routinely live side by side and interact socially.

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U.K.’s fastest supercomputer unveiled

High-End Computing Terascale Resource–can handle 63 trillion calculations per second, which is the equivalent processing power of 12,000 desktop systems and four times faster than its predecessor. The amt. of calculations the system can handle is equivalent to every person on earth simultaneously carrying out 10,000 calculations per second.

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The 10 Best iPhone Applications

With the recent surge in iPhone applications popping up everywhere, it might seem nearly impossible to decide which ones to try out. I have lined up the top 10 applications your iPhone won’t be complete without. The following selection is based on parameters such as usability, price, utilization of system resources, stability and update speed.

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Fight Comcast, Support Net Neutrality, Send Comment to FCC

Comcast’s blatant and deceptive blocking of peer-to-peer communications is exactly the problem millions of Americans have warned would occur without Net Neutrality protections.

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iPhone gets native P2P torrent software

Your iPhone needs p2p torrentz. iPhone Hacker core delivers. Transmission ported to the iPhone and tested. Downloads checked out with correct md5 checksums!!

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There’s a reason Google’s best…

And it’s not just because of it’s business model.

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Dear Comcast, Why Is My DVR So Dumb?

You set your Comcast DVR to record only new episodes of your favorite TV series, but it winds up recording every
…single…showing, including all repeats? The problem is especially bad with a show like Project Runway, which Bravo seems to run on a continuous loop, clogging my DVR and requiring constant deleting. So what does Comcast say… well

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