Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Windows 8 Business guide details ARM limits and more
Windows 8 Business guide details ARM limits and more
Microsoft is officially revealing its Windows 8 Consumer Preview in just a few hours time, but the company has already spilled some business-centric details including news that ARM-powered PCs will lack enterprise management functionality.
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Cool or Hot: eBay Cools Desert Data Center With Hot Water !
Welcome to Prineville, Oregon: Population, 845 Million
According to Dhanji Prasanna, a former Google engineer who worked on a programming library at the heart of “nearly every Java server” at the company, the search giant’s latest data center technology goes well beyond anything anyone else is doing. But he wouldn’t say more.
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Facebook Shakes Hardware World With Own Storage Gear
Facebook already built its own data center and its own servers. And now the social-networking giant is building its own storage hardware — hardware for housing all the digital stuff uploaded by its more than 845 million users.
Rackspace is leading an effort to build a “virtual I/O” protocol, which would allow companies to physically separate various parts of today’s servers. You could have your CPUs in one enclosure, for instance, your memory in another, and your network cards in a third. This would let you, say, upgrade your CPUs without touching other parts of the traditional system. “DRAM doesn’t [change] as fast as CPUs,” Frankovsky says. “Wouldn’t it be cool if you could actually dis-aggregate the CPUs from the DRAM complex?”
With a sister project, project members are also working to create a new rack design that can accommodate this sort of re-imagined server infrastructure. A traditional server rack houses several individual machines, each with its own chassis. But the Open Rack project seeks to do away with the server chassis entirely and turn the rack into the chassis.
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Rackspace is leading an effort to build a “virtual I/O” protocol, which would allow companies to physically separate various parts of today’s servers. You could have your CPUs in one enclosure, for instance, your memory in another, and your network cards in a third. This would let you, say, upgrade your CPUs without touching other parts of the traditional system. “DRAM doesn’t [change] as fast as CPUs,” Frankovsky says. “Wouldn’t it be cool if you could actually dis-aggregate the CPUs from the DRAM complex?”
With a sister project, project members are also working to create a new rack design that can accommodate this sort of re-imagined server infrastructure. A traditional server rack houses several individual machines, each with its own chassis. But the Open Rack project seeks to do away with the server chassis entirely and turn the rack into the chassis.
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Canon 5D Mark III pro camera photo leaks
The 22-megapixel sensor resolution spec seems to fall behind that of the 36-megapixel Nikon D800, but Canon has explained before that this successor to the 5D Mark II isn’t attempting to compete on megapixels and is designed based on the needs of professional photographers. The body itself will cost around $3,500 and the camera will likely ship in late March or early April. Expect the official details to come on March 2.___________________________
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$35 micro PC has doubled graphics power of Iphone 4S !
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Google to connect the next 5 billion to the internet
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Drones age 2030: The era of manned airplanes should be seen as over
The next step is to reduce, if not eliminate, the role of humans in operating drones, even from the ground
The fleet of up to 100 new bombers is expected to cost at least $55 billion over the next 20 years.
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: 100 bombers? Hmmm. More likely only 20 at price of $2,5B each (in 2012 dollar value).
The fleet of up to 100 new bombers is expected to cost at least $55 billion over the next 20 years.
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: 100 bombers? Hmmm. More likely only 20 at price of $2,5B each (in 2012 dollar value).
Nokia 808 PureView ushers in a revolution in smartphone imaging
image sensor (5x larger than rival smartphones)
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Penetration of optics in HPCS
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A new recession seems inevitable
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Today's internet search tells us what the world already knows
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Google's robot had passed the Turing Test 93% of the time via an hour long IM style conversation !
In a few years time the Google platform should be sufficiently powerful to run a complete simulation of a human brain, including displays of intelligence and self-awareness.
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The full billion-neuron machine is due to be finished by the end of 2012.
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HOOVERING UP YOUR DATA: WHAT THE APPS CAN ACCESS
HOOVERING UP YOUR DATA: WHAT THE APPS CAN ACCESS
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Friday, February 24, 2012
If Android is a "stolen product," then so was the iPhone
Drive a wheelchair or mouse with your tongue
Drive a wheelchair or mouse with your tongue
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Porn, who said porn use?
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Google 7-inch Tablet tipped for April production
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Apple Report Describes New 100-Acre, 20-Megawatt Data Center in North Carolina As Largest in U.S.
Apple has made some considerable green contributions to the renewable energy effort recently, including the company's Maiden, North Carolina data center, which will feature the U.S.' largest end user-owned, onsite solar array.
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Raw Video: Helicopter Falls Apart
Transforming computers of the future with optical interconnects
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How Earth and Moon look like looking from Sun and Earth orbit ?
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Win8 vs Win95: Comparing today's computers to 1995's
Memory (RAM): We seem to have convinced most manufacturers to adopt eight megabytes as standard, compared with four megabytes in 1994. Don’t buy less than eight.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Lockheed Martin Expands Facility for F-35 Component Manufacturing in Pinellas Park, Fla.
Lockheed Martin Expands Facility for F-35 Component Manufacturing in Pinellas Park, Fla.
The F-35 is expected to be one of the largest military aircraft programs in history, including thousands of aircraft to be produced for world air forces over several decades. The F-35 Lightning II is a 5th Generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment.
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The F-35 is expected to be one of the largest military aircraft programs in history, including thousands of aircraft to be produced for world air forces over several decades. The F-35 Lightning II is a 5th Generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment.
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Transforming Computers of the Future with Optical Interconnects
Transforming Computers of the Future with Optical Interconnects
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Voltage regulators stacked in 3-D
"The next step, which we are already fabbing, is a full 3-D stack where the silicon interposers contains not only the power inductors, but also the power train—the transistors that switch those power inductors—enabling power to flow from the package up through the interposer, where it is converted down in voltage then sent up through TSVs to power the CMOS chip itself on top."
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Super quiet Israeli sub surfaces in Kiel, Germany
The advanced Dolphin-class sub combines high-tech diesel and electric power sources. It is among the world’s most advanced submarines and is allegedly capable of launching nuclear weapons. In 2006, the deal for 2 Dolphin AIP boats was finalized at a total of $1.27 billion, with the German government picking up 1/3 of the cost. Those have been delayed, but today surfaces in Kiel.
Last year the German government nearly put a halt to submarine purchases by Israel as relations frayed between top government officials. The main sticking point has been Israel’s approving of Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem despite Palestinian opposition.
New features include a low radar-cross-section sail, an integrated tube-type “multimission portal” for swimmers and UUVs, and what the builder calls Genuine Holistic Stealth Technology (Ghost), giving the A26 lower sonar signatures across all bands than the Gotland. For example, noise and vibration isolation techniques are improved, including damping plates between hull frames.
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GPS-computer connection cable transfers neutrinos faster than the speed of light !
A bad connection between a GPS unit and a computer may be to blame.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Flight delamination: Boeing to inspect all completed 787s for cracks
Delamination:Boeing to inspect all completed 787s for cracks
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How best to reduce power on future ICs
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AMD, not ARM, first to use startup's low-power clock IP
AMD, not ARM, first to use startup's low-power clock IP
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has achieved the first commercial implementation of resonant clock mesh technology licensed from startup company Cyclos Semiconductor Inc.
The Cyclos resonant clock mesh technology employs on-chip inductors arranged to interact with the large capacitance of the clock signal distribution network to form an oscillating "tank circuit." The result is that Cyclos inductors and clock control circuits "recycle" the clock power instead of dissipating it on every clock cycle as conventional clock tree implementations do. The result is a reduction in total IC power consumption of up to 10 percent, Cyclos said.
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has achieved the first commercial implementation of resonant clock mesh technology licensed from startup company Cyclos Semiconductor Inc.
The Cyclos resonant clock mesh technology employs on-chip inductors arranged to interact with the large capacitance of the clock signal distribution network to form an oscillating "tank circuit." The result is that Cyclos inductors and clock control circuits "recycle" the clock power instead of dissipating it on every clock cycle as conventional clock tree implementations do. The result is a reduction in total IC power consumption of up to 10 percent, Cyclos said.
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Exaflops race is heating global climate !
"The European Commission last week said it is doubling its multi-year investment in the push for exascale computing from €630 million to €1.2 billion (or the equivalent of $1.58 billion). They are making this a priority even as austerity measures are imposed to prevent defaults. China, meanwhile, has a five-year plan to deliver exascale computing between 2016-20 (PDF). The Europeans announced the plan the same week the White House released its fiscal year 2013 budget, which envisions a third year of anemic funding to develop exascale technologies. Last year, the U.S. Department of Energy science budget asked for nearly $91 million in funding for the efforts in the current fiscal year; it received $73.4 million. DOE science is trying for about $90 million for exascale for 2013. There's more funding tucked in military and security budgets. The U.S. wants exascale around 2018, but it has yet to deliver a plan or the money for it."
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Intel to detail Claremont near-threshold voltage processor next week
Intel to detail Claremont near-threshold voltage processor next week
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Apple cumulative sale
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Friday, February 17, 2012
An introduction to OLED
The end of the road for SSDs will be 2024
Triple-Level NAND performed the worst, followed by Multi-Level Cell NAND and Single-Level Cell. The researchers said MLC NAND-based SSDs won't be able to go beyond 4TB and TLC-based SSDs won't be able to scale past 16TB because of the performance degradation, so it appears the end of the road for SSDs will be 2024."
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Intel to postpone mass shipments of Ivy Bridge processors
Intel recently notified its partners about plans to postpone mass shipments of its upcoming Ivy Bridge processors. Despite that the company will still announce the new products and ship a small volume of the processors in early April, mass shipments are not expected to occur until after June, according to sources from notebook players.
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Let me educated guess: in Q4 together with Win8 ! That was easy. :) Win 8 will be 10% slower, Ivy Bridge 10% faster at max 3.9 GHz and tadaaaa, you are again on the same speed, excluding, significantly emptier pockets. :)
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Let me educated guess: in Q4 together with Win8 ! That was easy. :) Win 8 will be 10% slower, Ivy Bridge 10% faster at max 3.9 GHz and tadaaaa, you are again on the same speed, excluding, significantly emptier pockets. :)
For the first time, the Yale team has demonstrated quantum error correction in a solid-state system.
Quantum computers close to quantum reality?
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Fujitsu roadmap hints at Windows 8 arrival in Q4, reveals Ultrabooks
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THE ALASKAN DEATH RAY
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Weather control station?
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Rethinking artificial intelligence
In the 1800s, intelligence was typically associated with the ability to memorize facts and formulas. Today, intelligence is measured via IQ tests, with the average individual weighing in at about 100.
It is now capable of computer acing the standardized tests, implying an IQ of at least congenial 150.
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: iStupid only 4% of all humans are smarter than that program. Nation of smart 20 milions. But to be even smaller soon. :(
It is now capable of computer acing the standardized tests, implying an IQ of at least congenial 150.
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: iStupid only 4% of all humans are smarter than that program. Nation of smart 20 milions. But to be even smaller soon. :(
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Hacking car computers an emerging threat, experts warn
A quarter of a billion cars drive U.S. roadways, and these days, computers run most all of them. But experts warn hackers might not be far behind. Before selling your car, Farr suggests drivers also wipe their car's computers clean and delete contacts and GPS locations like your home, work and child's school.
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My goal is to kill off television
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Why joke. TV glory days are numbered.
Unmanned K-MAX Chopper Operational In Afghanistan (and Iran soon?)
Video here.
And it operates day or night – darkness means nothing to a computer.
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And it operates day or night – darkness means nothing to a computer.
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Exascale Computing Off to Slow Start in DOE Budget
hat challenge prompted Congress to back the exascale initiative for 2012, and may encourage them to boost the funds down the road.
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2012: God's particle year
'By the time the LHC goes into its first long stop at the end of this year, we will either know that a Higgs particle exists or have ruled out the existence of a Standard Model Higgs
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Google has intriguing plans at the Googleplex
Google (GOOG) is in the midst of more than $120 million in construction projects at its Mountain View headquarters, including work on a series of new or previously secret hardware testing labs that hint at the Internet giant's expanding interest in crafting consumer devices like its rivals Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft.
Google has intriguing plans at the Googleplex
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: The matrix is real. Yet most people are not aware. "No one is more of a slave than he who thinks himself free without being so." - Goethe
Google has intriguing plans at the Googleplex
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: The matrix is real. Yet most people are not aware. "No one is more of a slave than he who thinks himself free without being so." - Goethe
Sony's 36 Mpixel full frame A990 SLT not soon ?
There have been rumors floating about Sony is delaying the launch of the Sony A99.
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Look ma no mainframe: NASA unplugs last mainframe
LAst service video here.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Steven Jobs had US Gov clearance for a browser called WorldWideWeb
By the end of 1990, WorldWideWeb
Clearance is here.
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: :) Clearance was a top secret for World Wide Browsing using Jobs NExt computer.
100 Million Americans Watch Online Video Per Day, Up 43% Since 2010
100 Million Americans Watch Online Video Per Day, Up 43% Since 2010
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Apple’s market value higher than Microsoft and Google combined !
Apple is now worth almost twice as much as Microsoft (about $258 billion) and more than twice as much as Google ($198 billion).
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One company is spending $300 million to shave 6 milliseconds off the time it takes between the financial hubs !
One company is spending $300 million to build a transatlantic cable that will shave 6 milliseconds off the time it takes to exchange signals between the financial hubs of London and New York.
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Hown much they will be ready to pay for instant quantum communications? No delayas, no routers, no hubs in between.
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Hown much they will be ready to pay for instant quantum communications? No delayas, no routers, no hubs in between.
INtel Gains Transistor LEadership
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: However, don't forget that Intel's bulk silicon has disadvantage at least one generation (2 years) behind compared to SOI process used by the rest.
3D versus 2.5 D Chips interconnections
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Tiniest Telecommunications Laser Ever Made, 200 Nanometres Wide
We saw the first-ever atomic scale laser, and now researchers are reporting the smallest telecommunications-frequency laser ever built. The laser is one-fifteenth the size of the light waves it can produce, and it works at room temperature.
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NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Computer Issue Patched
In rare sets of circumstances unique to how this mission uses the processor, cache access errors could occur, resulting in instructions not being executed properly. This is what happened on the spacecraft on November 29th. The Mars Science Laboratory mission will use its car-size rover, Curiosity, to investigate whether the selected region on Mars inside Gale Crater has offered environmental conditions favorable for supporting microbial life and favorable for preserving clues about whether life existed. Curiosity will land on Mars on August 6th, 2012. The spacecraft began normal use of its star tracker and true celestial navigation this week after its software update.
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Drive: Google Near Launch of Cloud Storage Service
Google Near Launch of Cloud Storage Service
Microsoft’s cloud storage service gives you 25GB for free! It works really well with Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 — and come Windows 8 and WP8 (and Xbox 720?) it will be baked right into the OS
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Microsoft’s cloud storage service gives you 25GB for free! It works really well with Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 — and come Windows 8 and WP8 (and Xbox 720?) it will be baked right into the OS
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Micro-hybrids to Grow to 39 Million Vehicles in 2017, Creating a $6.9 Billion Battery Market
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
U.S. Air Force Buys 18,000 Apple iPads to Replace Flight Bags
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: What about Railgun control by Ipods? Laying in the navy net below the deck? Apple will reportedly unveil iPad 3 in early March The tablet could also feature a 2048x1536 Retina Display
U.S. Navy set to test first industry railgun prototype
U.S. Navy set to test first industry railgun prototype
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Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Magnetic recording breakthrough, solely thermal based !
An international team of scientists has demonstrated a revolutionary new way of magnetic recording which will allow information to be processed hundreds of times faster than by current hard drive technology.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Nikon D800 and D800E 36MP full-frame DSLRs announced
Nikon D800 and D800E 36MP full-frame DSLRs announced
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Monday, February 06, 2012
Facebook Users Ask, ‘Where’s Our Cut?’
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Steve Appleton died in airplane crash
Steve Appleton, who died Friday Feb.3, 2012, in a plane crash, worked for Micron Technology Inc. throughout his professional career. And soon after he took the top job there in 1994 he became boss of the last U.S. DRAM maker.
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
OLED lighting for car roof
Hadoop Distributed File System
Software bug behind Phobos crash !?
The Russian space agency Roscosmos announced the cause of the Phobos-Grunt space probe failure on Tuesday: it was a software malfunction in its onboard computer.
The use of standard 90nm commercial microcircuits instead of radiation-protected 200nm parts may be the most likely cause of the sudden failure of the equipment (and the word "counterfeit" goes to support this version).Sending a five-billion ruble research project to the bottom of the Pacific because of savings on a Taiwanese microchip (or a mistake in poorly designed software) is too costly even for a leading space power, which many still call Russia out of habit.
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The use of standard 90nm commercial microcircuits instead of radiation-protected 200nm parts may be the most likely cause of the sudden failure of the equipment (and the word "counterfeit" goes to support this version).Sending a five-billion ruble research project to the bottom of the Pacific because of savings on a Taiwanese microchip (or a mistake in poorly designed software) is too costly even for a leading space power, which many still call Russia out of habit.
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US vs China factory worker wages
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Firefox bug list
DARPA: PERFECT solution to Petaflops in a cabinet goal
DARPA's perfect goal of PERFECT processor with 75 GFlops/W translated in 50 KW overall specification for Petaflops in cabinet means just that: 75 GFlops x 25 000 = 2 Pflops peak. In year 2018. Provided 50% power consumption in cabinet is used by processor. If it is ony 30%, peak computing power is just at DARPA request 1 Pflops.
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Why cracks in A380 wings?
WikiLeaks eyes offshore base of operations !
2011: 26 million new malwares
2011 was a record year for malware creation, with 26 million new samples detected by security software firm Panda Labs.
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