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alx-e notes that after years of work, the Human Genome has been Completely Mapped. "NIH scientists joined researchers around the world to map what has now come to be known as the 2.85 billion bases, or DNA letters, responsible for heredity in humans. Each of the 23 pairs of chromosomes found inside human cells carry 50 million to 300 million base pairs, and hundreds, to thousands, of genes".
G3D have posted part 3 of their Thermal Paste Showdown. "Besides talking about raw performance numbers, G3D also grades the pastes on flow control, wet/dry spread, wet/dry conduct, oil bonding, as well as other factors".
Adrian's Rojak Pot have updated their BIOS OPTIMIZATION GUIDE again. Another 10 new or updated BIOS options for you to play with.
TechIMO have a guide to processing digital anime. Cartoons have come a long was since I was little, or have they!
Over at Spode's Abode, Peter Barnard gives us his Ultimate Ducting Guide. Getting enough air to where you want it is not a simple as it seems. A good read.
Regarding the Radeon 9800Pro, Hardware Analysis take a close look at how it compares to the original Radeon 9700 Pro and nVidia's GeForce FX 5800 Ultra. Is it the worlds fastest 3D accelerator?. For the consumer market anyway!
I've had a lot of people send this one in. Its the new Honda Accord advert. It's appeared a few places on the net, but we've mirrored it locally here (5MB) to avoid upsetting other servers. Apparently almost all of it was done in real time and it took over 600 takes. Here is some info about how it was done. Oh, you'll need Quicktime to view it.
There's an article on Wired all about the effects used in the new Matrix movie. I'm waiting with baited breath. Thanks Adam.
Darkness sends word that the OCAU Motorcycle Club has some great ride days coming up. "OCAUMC has nearly 100 members now and is pumping out some great info for riders ranging from learners to racers! Topics include licensing information, cleaning your bike and even tips to pass license tests".
If you feel a mild stroke coming on, sit down, relax, have a cup of coffee and a shot of rum. It might help. From Professor Nutbutter.
Flash timewaster for today is Adrians battle bots. Well made fun game. The bots are cute.
Reviews
Xoxide 6 Port Baybus at 8Balls Hardware
Enermax CS-10181 Server Case at IANAG
Asanté FriendlyNET GigaNIX Ethernet Adapter at Networks Today
Bytecc EL-610 EL Mini Keyboard at BoPC
CoolerMaster Aero 7 heatsink at A1 Electronics
CoolerMaster Aero 7 heatsink at Tweakers Australia
Beantech BT-84 Clear Case at Nexus
AMD Athlon CPUs (2100+ 2400+ 2700+) at Shnack
AK-Systems Diskless Thin Client at Digit-Life
Thermalright SLK-800U & SLK-900U CPU Coolers at LegionHardware
Chaintech Zenith 7NJS nForce2 Motherboard at 3DVelocity
Matrix Orbital MX212 20x2 USB LCD Display at MonkeyReview
Articmods Fan Controller at R&B
Adaptec Ultra Wireless Network at ClubOC
Thermaltake Aquarius II Water Cooling Kit at TecCentral (BabelFish'ed)
Shuttle SN41G2 SFF PC at Techseekers
OCZ PC3500 Dual Channel EL-DDR at OCPrices
Antec iLuminate Tubes at DVHardware
FrontX Front Port Solution at ModFathers
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