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TSA pulls out of puffers, wants to fund improved X-ray technology: Millions of dollars allocated for so-called puffer technology, which was supposed to be able to detect explosives in bags by blowing puffs of air, will be reallocated to something that actually works, the Transportation Safety Agency signaled, according to the Washington Post. The proposal calls for a shift...; Tags: Transportation Security Administration, puffer; Blog posts 2006-09-22

puffer Fish Screensaver (exe): The free screensaver, Puffer Fish, was created by RateMyScreensaver.com and contains 17 high resolution images of Puffer Fish. The Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish. The family includes many familiar species which are variously called puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, and toadies. This version...; Tags: Screensaver, Family, Tetraodontidae; Software downloads 2007-07-16
Intel's energy efficiency slide is like a comparison of apples to eggplant. (Intel trots out misleading benchmark charts): Intel's energy efficiency slide is like a comparison of apples to eggplant. (Intel trots out misleading benchmark charts)The irony of Ziff and benchmarkingIt is ironic that there is a Ziff column on chip benchmarking. Years ago, we had the Microprocessor Report that acurately benchmarked chips and their performance. ...; Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Intel Corp., Pet Rock; Discussion threads 2007-03-17
Observing the road warrior: Back in the day...when PW's partners could count billable expenses toward their annual nut (minimal expected revenue contribution) you'd frequently see their people flying in past each other in celebration of the fact that a true expert is someone who's more than 25 miles from home and fully billable. I...; Tags: Jane, Joe; Blog posts 2006-04-25