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Thursday, 28-February-2008 14:20:24 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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A few people sent in this story about a homebrewed supercomputer made of PS3s. The challenge these days with supercomputing facilities is that there is a lot of demand for them. So even if I submitted a job that would be expected to take about an hour, it could actually take two days to get started because the queues are so long.
The EU have fined Microsoft a record 1.3 billion dollars for alleged anti-competitive behaviour. The penalty far outweighs a a March 2004 decision that fined Microsoft $613 million and ordered it to share communications information with rivals within 120 days, taking an appeal to an EU court that it lost last September.
We've seen this kind of thing before, but Gizmodo have photos of an "art display" whereby 1,301 flourescent tubes are powered by overhead power lines. It's all a large art project by Richard Box, and if you're really interested in it you can order a DVD of the whole thing from him. If you're cheaper and less interested, just peruse our gallery for the cool shots.
Tech Report look at memory size in mid-range graphics cards. Conveniently, derivatives of the GeForce 8800 GT are available with 256MB, 512MB, or 1GB of memory, making it easy for us to probe the impact of graphics memory size on performance. We've tested a collection of single cards and SLI configurations in a selection of new games, across multiple resolutions, to see where memory size matters, if it does at all.
DriverHeaven compared 19 flash drives to the MAX! No, wait, to the EXTREME! Some of them we not only test but we burn in boiling water up to 100c, and if this wasn't bad enough, we borrow a 14 tonne bus and see if we can crush them.
Here's a bizarre article from Craig. They claim that a large ISP basically DDoS'd a real-life meeting to stop the interested public from having their say. Comcast — or someone who really, really likes Comcast — evidently bused in its own crowd. These seat-warmers, were paid to fill the room, a move that kept others from taking part. The meeting was about the importance of an open internet, too.
Wired report on a plan to find terrorists in World of Warcraft, thanks Chris. The cultural and behavioral norms of virtual worlds and gaming are generally unstudied. Therefore, Reynard will seek to identify the emerging social, behavioral and cultural norms in virtual worlds and gaming environments. The project would then apply the lessons learned to determine the feasibility of automatically detecting suspicious behavior and actions in the virtual world.
Intel have revealed a 4 Watt "Diamondville" processor, while IBM break out the 20-core z10. The new z10 is equal to nearly 1,500 x86 servers in performance and requires up to 85% less power and requires up to 85% less floor space.
Dan has more letters. In this edition: CompactFlash versus SD, subwoofer-repair electrocution, humungous electrical conductors, and a motherboard you probably shouldn't buy.
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