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(Photos: Massive ice shelf collapsing off Antarctica): (Photos: Massive ice shelf collapsing off Antarctica)"in another grim sign of global warming"So it has been there for 200 years. Where was it before, and will it be there again?RE: (Photos: Massive ice shelf collapsing off Antarctica)It is amazing how the earth changes on its own and with humans and/or...; Tags: ice shelf, Massive, photograph; Discussion threads 2008-03-26
Is Zeno the future of home entertainment?: Zeno, a humanoid robot with a $300 price tag, is set to be released in 2009. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos takes a look at a prototype and asks why this one may be different than others that have come before it.; Tags: News.com, Home Entertainment, Robots, Personal Technology, Emerging Technologies, zeno, robot, humanoid, david hanson, hanson robotics, robotics, massive, effects, michael kanellos, robodevelopment, TechRepublic Inc.; Videos 2007-10-29
Massive Hollywood talent strike could be boon for digital content creators, sites: Massive Hollywood talent strike could be boon for digital content creators, sitesThe last time the writers went on strike......we got COPS.:); Tags: Workforce management, Massive Hollywood talent, digital content creator, Massive, digital content, talent; Discussion threads 2007-05-16
Why Google IS afraid of Microsoft, big time: Is Google celebrating the "death" of Microsoft?Paul Graham believes so, proclaiming Microsoft to be rich but dead.But are Eric Schmidt and company really “not afraid of Microsoft anymore”? Hardly. Google does indeed fear Microsoft, big time, and rightly so.Below are just a few billion dollar reasons why, in rebuttal to...; Tags: Web 2.0, Venture Capital, VC, Search Advertising, Search, ROI, Mobile, Microsoft, Metrics, Local, Google Software Applications, Google, Advertising; Blog posts 2007-04-07
Microsoft gets an official Massive competitor in Google: Microsoft gets an official Massive competitor in GoogleMan, don't you feel for the ones that got bought by Microsoft.That would really SUUUUCCCKKK. Time to work on the resume.Man, don't you feel for the ones that got bought by Microsoft.That would really SUUUUCCCKKK. Time to work on the resume.So wrongSome video...; Tags: Games, Corporate communications, Microsoft Corp., game, Microsoft Gets, Massive, Google Inc., advertisement; Discussion threads 2007-03-17

Russians prosecuting teacher who installed pirated Windows: Russians prosecuting teacher who installed pirated Windowsnot sure how MS can interfere in the legal system of RussiaI think they also offered not to prosecute if he admitted guilt of piracy.Waste of time and moneyFor both Russian, and Microsoft.They will never recover anywhere near the amount that MS claims a...; Tags: Homeland security, piracy, Russian School, Microsoft Corp., Massive, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2007-02-14
Massive data crunching on a laptop: Massive data crunching on a laptopNot a bad idea at all!This is not a bad idea at all! I will have to look into this, as this is exactly the type of thing my company does.J.JaBest technology I've seen in a whileReally seems to fulfill the promise of "business intelligence"...; Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Massive; Discussion threads 2006-02-08
Massive German sweep targets pirates: Massive German sweep targets piratesNT 750 locations raided, yet barely 15 arrests made. Impressive.Let the goose-stepping begin!MPAA sues FTPNo mention of the distribution software running on these servers. Was it FTP? Could FTP possibly be more prevalent in serving movie and sound bytes than P2P?Indeed... MPAA/RIAA (the...; Tags: Piracy, MPAA, RIAA, Massive; Discussion threads 2004-03-19

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LHC scientists get death threats: LHC scientists get death threatsIgnorance produces fear...And issuing death threats is not the christian thing to do. And $10.00 to a donut will get you that a religiously motivated faction is behind the threats. Something to research further.RE: LHC scientists get death threats - is it because Roger Federer lost...; Tags: Anti-Matter, LHC, death threat; Discussion threads 2008-09-05
From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture: From Chapter Two: The appliance computing cultureOverbroadYou wrote:[The appliance computing culture’s interactive] applications model drives almost everything, from processor and OS evolution to appropriate management structure - and even the conflicts with traditional business systems experts whose internal model of “automatic data processing” is broadly unrelated to the needs and...; Tags: Mainframes, Operating systems, Processors, business systems expert, appliance computing culture, mainframe, best practice, Windows PC; Discussion threads 2008-09-05
Netflix post-mortem: hardware failure and poor transparency: Massive shipping delays last month at Netflix were caused by hardware failure. Netflix gets the dunce award for lack of transparency in the face of disaster. by Michael Krigsman; Tags: NetFlix Inc., Hardware, Customs, Stacksafe, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-09-05
Cablevision blankets Long Island with Wi-Fi: Cablevision Systems, one of the biggest cable providers in the New York City metro area, announced that it's completed the first stage of a massive Wi-Fi network project called Optimum WiFi that will eventually cover the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area. The company says that its wireless networking equipment now...; Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sean Portnoy; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Handicapping the Fall Enterprise Software Race: SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft: It's leapfrog time in enterprise software land, and the next frog to jump will be Oracle, which is hosting industry analysts next week in Redwood Shores and then hosting the entire world at its much-too-massive Open World Conference in San Francisco the following week. Oracle is...; Tags: Strategy, Small And Medium Enterprise, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Smb/Sme, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-09-04
81.2 mln smart meters in Europe by 2013: According to Berg Insight, the installed base of smart electricity meters in Europe will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15.6% between 2008 and 2013 to reach 81.2 mln at the end of the period. After massive rollouts in Italy and the Nordic countries, the turn has now...; Tags: Europe, Berg Insight, Investment, Finance, AM; Blog posts 2008-09-04
81.2 mln smart meters in Europe by 2013: According to Berg Insight, the installed base of smart electricity meters in Europe will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15.6% between 2008 and 2013 to reach 81.2 mln at the end of the period. After massive rollouts in Italy and the Nordic countries, the turn has now...; Tags: Europe, Berg Insight, Investment, Finance, AM; Blog posts 2008-09-04
The power of standard protocols: The power of standard protocolsWhile I'm not an expert in IM protocols......I do agree with the basic philosophy (but you'd be surprised if I didn't). On the whole, compatibility is a good thing, even in the computer industry (where incompatibility has been seen as a competitive advantage for as...; Tags: Instant messaging, IM, standard protocol, software; Discussion threads 2008-09-04
BREAKING: Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops: Sony said today that it is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide due to faulty parts that could trigger overheating. The recall involves 19 models in the Vaio TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008. The laptops are being recalled because improperly placed wires near...; Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Recall, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-09-04
New dual/quad core CPUs enter Intel price list, AMD drops prices: New dual/quad core CPUs enter Intel price list, AMD drops pricesLet's try FSB x 100 or x1000I don't see that quad core gets you anything unless the cores are assigned by software somehow.I think,at default setting,that they work in a series or parallel type thing---Intel forces AMD to be competitiveGreat...; Tags: Processors, CPU, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-09-03
Five reasons Chrome will take over the world: Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of its open source offering, Chrome. After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the blogosphere was ready to predict Chrome would inspire everything from the...; Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Chrome, Google, browser, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Firefox, Nick Heath, silicon.com; News items 2008-09-03
Xen engine 3.3 released: On August 27th, the Xen engine version 3.3 was released on Xen.org, the site that houses the open source Xen project. In the words of the organization, "Xen 3.3 includes enhancements that further advance its position as a fast, scalable, secure virtualization engine for the industry's broadest range of server...; Tags: Xen, Virtual Machine, Xen Client Initiative, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-09-03