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(Photos: Battle of the Rube Goldberg machines)

(Photos: Battle of the Rube Goldberg machines)Best Rube Goldberg Machine EVERhttp://www.hulu.com/watch/43212/family-guy-breakfast-machine

Tags: Rube Goldberg Machine, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-04-03

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N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel Scalability

N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel ScalabilityStore procedures and serializationHow did stored procedures solve the serialization problem?If they did, it sounds like an accident due to programmers not understanding transactions and unknowingly switching from a very pessimistic locking strategy to an overly optimistic locking strategy.RE: N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel ScalabilitySo,...

Tags: Databases, N-Tier, tier, Wintel Scalability, Rube Goldberg, Wintel

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel Scalability

The core claim made by N-tier architecture proponents is that this structure breaks an application into modular elements that can be separately maintained and used for more than one application. In the simplest possible version of this you have at least one database server, at least one...

Tags: Wintel, Client-server, PC, Application Server, Desktop Computer, Storage, Desktops, Databases, Servers, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-05-05

Microsoft's $300 million 'consumer product blitz' inches closer

Microsoft's $300 million 'consumer product blitz' inches closer2M camera2 megapixels is *WAY MORE* than enough for great photos. You're mistaking the megapixel count as a measure of quality. Better optics and electronics are needed, not more megapixels on the sensor.Windows MobileBut first, I would make Windows Mobile sexier......

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, consumer product, Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2007-12-27

Rube Goldberg competition sets record for inefficiency

Rube Goldberg competition sets record for inefficiencyRube Goldberg MachineAs the advisor for the Ferris State University team that won the Championship, I am glad, as a ZDNet member, to see it posted. Its been great for the students and the University.Thomas Hollen, Rube Team AdvisorAssoc. ProfessorMechanical Engineering TechnologyFerris State...

Tags: Rube Goldberg

Discussion threads 2007-04-04

New iTunes version still not fully Vista-ready

New iTunes version still not fully Vista-readyI think it's obviousIMHO Apple is using it's ipod marketshare combined with dragging it's feet to try and keep ipod users from moving to Vista. It's either that or IMHO Apple has a horrible engineering and development staff. Sort of like their proprietary hardware...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital music, Digital media, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, S/W

Discussion threads 2007-03-06

Backpack turns hiker's energy into electricity

Backpack turns hiker's energy into electricityis it available? who makes it?. . . does anyone know?I think that this is an excellent technology and hope that it takes off.85 pounds!!!Who's going to carry [b]85 pounds[/b] around just to power their PDA? I doubt most people could walk for more...

Tags: Fuel cells, PDAs, Engineering, hiker

Discussion threads 2005-09-09

Air Force to rely on Microsoft for network security

Air Force to rely on Microsoft for network security"Armageddon Control to Armageddon Flight Leader ...""Repeat ... Armageddon Control to Armageddon Flight Leader."Do NOT, I repeat DO NOT release Armageddon Package."How do you read, Armageddon Flight Leader"[b]This Program Is Not Responding, it may be busy, waiting for a response from you,...

Tags: NETWORKING, Air Force, Microsoft Corp., security, network, network security

Discussion threads 2004-11-18

Worm warning intensifies

Worm warning intensifiesHow would they know ?How would these security firms and anti-virus people know about a worm that hasn't been released yet, UNLESS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT ???ContrastsIBM and other serious companies are releasing upgraded versions of their h/w and s/w.In the meantime poor MS is trying to...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, New Worm, worm, antivirus, information technology, security

Discussion threads 2004-04-30