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I'm expecting more like a 30% bump, double the performance doesn't seem possible. I look forward to being wrong though.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/mobile/americas/7585696.stm Waiting lists for car park spots. Indeed we haven't seen the worst.

Socket F had a nice lifespan in the server space. G34/C32 should likewise. You can add AM3+ for the forthcoming desktop socket: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20100826225852_Desktop_Bulldozer_Processors_Will_Require_New_Platforms_AMD.html Backwards compatible with AM3 CPUs.

In my experience such purchases would be done through the university computer sales store. And we might put it out to quote with a few local people like our Officemax lady, to provide price competition. It's a lot easier to have a purchase order signed and submitted to the sales department than...

1000Gs over what time period? You don't have to speed it up to the speed of a race car to exceed that when you drop it in the back of a UPS truck with just two peanuts and a bubble bag.

Wow, they've certainly brightened it up. Before it was dark aisles where you may need a flashlight to pick out what you are looking for, and then the wise looking gentleman with the big beard would ring it up. Looks like they've gone all Geek Squad now.

As long as you go into an Intel based mobo based on the fact that it may never get an upgrade on the same socket you won't be disappointed.

So LEDs don't suffer from light fall off as they age? I thought they would still hit 75%/50% over time?

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/geforce-gtx-480_6.html#sect1 There's really no reason to go from a 295 to a 480. Are you finding your GTX 295 to be insufficient? Or just too loud? Honestly at this time I would recommend waiting for the next gen of ATI cards to be announced in...

""Everything that they told us was going to happen, happened with the tank," said Bane. With the hydrogen tanker already burning and 50 firefighters and a dozen members of the hazmat team already on scene, Bane and DeRosa knew what to do. "It's burning, it's controlled, let it burn, and...

A good read. Though I would equate Dick Smith more closely with Radio Shack than Fry's. Of course I haven't been in a DSE store in prob 10 years so they may have changed.

Surely you could swap jobs around and do something not comparable to a sauna today? Had a mishap with a hydrogen refill rig out here: http://i.autoblog.com/2010/08/27/report-ny-hydrogen-station-used-by-gm-explodes-closes-airport/ Turns out it was a problem on the tanker truck as he was...

We should see cheaper standard BD burners as the BD-XL (100/128GB) spec burners come on the market. Several Japanese DVRs using them have been announced. They always get the fun stuff first.

This. If your order is big enough they will use the OEM shipping cartons which provide plenty of shock abatement. Anecdotally, lot of problems with Seagates dropping out of RAID arrays. Hibachi stangely seems to do OK.

The 5770 is finally facing performance pressure from the nvidia GTX 460 @ $200. Of course with the refresh we will probably see a 6770 with 460 performance (nice to dream).

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20100826192828_Latest_ATI_Catalyst_Drivers_Reveal_Code_Names_of_Future_ATI_Radeon_Chips.html Looks like a big refresh incoming around October.

There's a bunch of barcode apps for Android, including one that turns your phone into a Bluetooth scanner for your PC (think DVD Profiler entry), the normal shopping comparisons, code generation, QR codes etc. I'm going to try one that stores your discount cards next (some scanners have trouble...

Nice one Paugie. Will you be overclocking? 3.5GHz isn't out of the question. Do you Fold(@Home)?

This must be a limit of the HTC GUI overlay, the stock 2.1/2.2 browser gives 8 brower windows max.

My concern would be the non user replaceable battery. For an ATV type vehicle you could do much better for the money. http://www.lsracing.com/yamaha-raptor-350_edge-led-atv-head-light-kit.html You may need a rechargeable battery to attach to depending on the vehicle.

I was thinking that these would need 240 but it looks like 110V is ok. What kind of subs? Doing it yourself? Does your panel have a 400A service? That would seem to be too many circuits for 200?

So the screen is already acquired? The full height wall unit is yet to be installed? Does the screen attach from the ceiling? (Just wondering how you will access cabinets behind it? Or is there a keep out space with the screen in the same plane as the front of the wall unit?) Given your seating...

Basically this theatre has chosen form over function. Compromised as it were. When picking speakers for this setup, go with what looks pretty. Because putting a speaker cabinet inside another cabinet is going to discolour the sound of any higher end speaker, so might as well get something that...

P300: http://www.tcmagazine.com/tcm/news/hardware/29758/micron-intros-p300-enterprise-grade-solid-state-drives

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/14/leaked-intel-roadmap-details-sandy-bridge-cpus-expands-ssd-line/ Intel's SSD plans. Nothing exciting really. Micron recently released the P300 (faster version of the C300?), Crucial should have it soon enough.

Jtr: Can you show a link to a 300 mile range electric car that can recharge in 5 minutes? Here's 150 mile range hydrogen (4.2kg) refuelling done in 4 minutes: http://www.caranddriver.com/features/08q4/pump_it_up_we_refuel_a_hydrogen_fuel-cell_vehicle-feature And one of the possibilities that...

Presumably the electricity could be produced by nuclear sources, so green apart from some waste. If it's coal powered, prob not so good. There is no question that hydrogen is a great method of fuelling vehicles in lieu of diminishing supplies of petrol or full electric. Hydrogen allows one to...

Having travelled on the Bangkok elevated monorail aka Bangkok Transit System or SkyTrain, I can state that: 1. It is sublime to travel at speed above gridlock traffic. 2. There are large intersections dealt with. Unfortunately that comes to the negatives: 3. Physical network is tiny compared...

In my experience asian roads are crammed with buses. Depending on peak demands some passengers are on the roof or there's three hanging one armed out of the open door. Bullock carts, petrol powered carts etc. If you don't practice a delicate mix of aggresive/defensive driving decent progress is...

That thing looks like it's going to kill a lot of bike/motorbike riders and pedestrians. Roads in Asia are rarely so pristine with such conforming traffic.

http://en.akihabaranews.com/56584/home-entertainment/samsung-introduces-a-new-24%E2%80%9D-led-backlith-tv-monitor-in-korea-with-the-fx2490hd Not sure what type of panel it is.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20100728131530_AMD_Readies_New_Six_Core_Microprocessor_for_Back_to_School_Season.html

My last unit for my degree ended up being "Time Travel". The grandfather paradox, watching Red Dwarf and Doctor Who, take home exam you had three days to complete. Good times.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/1007/10071401sonynexvg10e.asp A better link.

An attractive lady to sign for the UPS stuff is always good, because then she can ask him to pick up as the last stop on his route, thereby getting 6PM pickups without the hassles of driving to a UPS store etc. Plus he won't steal your stuff. Back to cameras, Sony has announced an interesting...

Frankly when flying with a powerful flashlight I would be taking the batteries out. Presumably the LED high power devices will overheat when accidentally turned on in the tight confines of a suitcase etc. I know with even a seemingly low power SureFire 6P with the high lumen incandescent lamp, I...

If you can make do with the missing stuff and you have tots around the house then a Student version would prob be cheapest.

With HR, it's usually management smoke and mirrors until proven otherwise :) Still, 3 months of fully paid is nice.

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq_consumer_cobra.HTML http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq-cobra-premiumreductionEE.html Not sure if that premium reduction has been extended for those that were terminated beyond May 31st yet.

Holy crap, LEDs have certainly come a long way. Did he take those photos with them under driven?

Looks impressive. Not sure how the lumens compare to the SureFire. I do know the Surefire incandescent lamps need replacement after a certain amount of runtime, so the LEDs would help in that regard. Plus the initial cost is a little more accessible. I'd be nervous too.

Are they repelled by the light or does it just tell them their meal is on the other end of the beam? Some of the higher end SureFires can dazzle a human: http://www.surefire.com/10x-Dominator 500 lumens for 20 mins.

New York.

I believe Obama will pay for a significant portion of your COBRA costs (65%), given your involuntary seperation, for a reasonable period (up to 15 months). http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/174551.php Not sure if it's still in effect, you should get an application form with your COBRA...

How are you for benefits? Can your wife take them over? Sorry to hear the news, I'll have a drink for you.

That does seem ecessive. Here's the costs for the State University of New York: http://www.suny.edu/student/paying_tuition.cfm About $6200 per year for tuition+fees for an undergraduate degree. Gun laws are being fixed by the Supreme Court. Health care reform is outside their purview...

Is the job offer conditional on acceptable Uni grades? If not, I would be setting up in the Uni bar for two years :) How are the HECS costs these days? Back when I did it was like $2500 per year (before they upped them based on courses).

Where are the murderers? How about in Washington D.C. Illegal for you to have a handgun in the house. Or on the street. Since 1975. And yet the highest gun murder rates of any US city. I believe this Lack of correlation between heavy gun restrictions and crime rate was also considered by the...

If I had the walls open I'd say Cat 6 and HDMI to every room. Leave room in the conduit for more runs No basement I guess?

The worst mass shootings in the US have occured in so called "gun free zones", like secondary schools universities, and other areas where employees and adult students are not permitted by procedure from carrying concealed. You are like a lamb in a slaughterhouse if someone heaven forbid ignores...