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The advantages of programming on a small netbook
Most software developers prefer to work on "fast" computers, and I am normally one of them. Many of my tools work best with lots of memory, ...
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Oh look, an iPad
This morning, Apple updated the MacBook Pro line with new internal components, including new processors, new graphics chips, a higher-resolution screen option on the 15” (finally), and bigger batteries.
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Space Shuttle computer has 1MB of RAM
NASA's space shuttle was controlled by a computer running on only 1 megabyte of RAM. The hardware was over 30 years old during its last flight.
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Pull the plug. Your battery will thank you
One question that I have been asked frequently is “do laptop batteries fade faster if they are continuously plugged in?” A reader asked thi...
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14 Megapixel, Six Monitor Ubuntu Karmic Setup
I recently took the opportunity to reboot several pieces of my technology stack. The coolest perhaps is my new 6-monitor machine running Ubuntu Karmic. It is nontrivial to be comfortable that everything (CPU, GPUs, monitors, OS) will play nice together so I’ll detail exactly what I did so that others can repeat it…
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Nexus One display and subpixel pattern
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The software fixed the hardware
software solutions to hardware problems, and outbreaks of the future. © 2007 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>
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The Capacitor Plague
I woke up from a nap to a loud pop and a smell of burning plastic. The source turned out to be one of the most precious and important to me digital devices: a ReadyNAS NV+, a small silver box with over a terabyte of hard drives that store my backups, music, and photos. Network attached storage (NAS) is an engineering…
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How to crack a master lock
Selamat datang di situs Toto Macau terpercaya dengan link resmi serta akses login terbaru untuk kemudahan daftar akun secara cepat dan praktis. Nikmati pilihan pasaran Toto Macau terlengkap dengan update result dan data terbaru yang selalu tersedia untuk Anda.
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The original IBM Thinkpad
This is the notepad (the pencil and paper kind) that in the late 80s / early 90s inspired an IBM researcher to name the company's new mobile computer the ThinkPad. To me, the IBM ThinkPad was the classic laptop computer to have. At least that was the case until I went full-time Apple and the Chinese
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Blu-Ray Still Blows
Some time ago I wrote an entry that got some attention about the Blu-ray format and why I refuse to release anything on it. It’d be nice to release the text adventure documentary in what Blu-…
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Air-powered LEGO V8 engine running at 1440 rpm (vid)
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Robot hand ties knots, dribbles a ball, and uses tweezers (video)
A few blogs are passing around videos of the Ishikawa Komuro Lab's high-speed robot hand performing impressive acts of dexterity and skillful manipulation. However, the video being passed around is slight on details. Meanwhile, their video presentation at ICRA 2009 (which took place in May in Kobe, Japan) has an…
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In which I switch on a 30 year old computer and it just works
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting my parents and getting out an old computer. One of the first computers I used a lot was the Shar...
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Just give me a simple CPU and some I/O ports
Back when I started programming computers came with circuit diagrams and listings of their firmware. The early machines I used like the Sha...
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Dark Flash Photography - UV/IR Flash Instead of Visible Light
Dark Flash Photography To be presented at SIGGRAPH 2009, New Orleans. Download PDF Dilip Krishnan Rob Fergus Vision, Learning and Graphics Group Computer Science Department Courant Institute of Mat…
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How To build a radio in a POW camp -- the real life King Rat
QRP(Low Power Amateur Radio)