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Wednesday, 28-May-2008 15:18:47 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Folken pointed out this funny but sobering PDF from PIPE about the Government's NBN/FTTN process. Our analysis of the real cost to deliver on the governments FttN requirements has consistently been far higher than the $8.7billion figure bandied about by government and prospective bidders.
AirQ sent in news about Canada's anti-piracy strategy that has a few people concerned. But critics say that instead of cracking down on rogue Internet users heavily involved in illegal file sharing, the agreement seems poised to dramatically increase the government's ability to police the activities of Canadians, even when they legally purchase music files, DVDs and electronic equipment such as cellphones and personal video recorders.
Digit-Life consider the problems of testing 3D performance with FRAPS. The major point being that not all games have built-in benchmarks, to say nothing of convenient tools, simple automation, and full FPS data output. In this article we shall analyze whether it makes sense to use FRAPS to measure performance in 3D games that have no built-in benchmarks and what measurement errors this method implies.
Rezin spotted this handy-looking automatic desktop shortcut tool. Desktop Media is a free program that can display shortcuts on the desktop to USB drives, CDs/DVDs and other media when you plug them in, and automatically removes these shortcuts when you unplug.
Folken also reminded me of the Google Treasure Hunt. With each puzzle, we'll also be featuring one of our worldwide offices. The contest will run for four weeks, and you will get a virtual glimpse into our Mountain View, Sydney, and San Francisco offices.
TechReport cover CPU value. In this look at the CPU market, we explore how value scales across two, three, and four cores, whether bargain prices make AMD's Phenoms attractive from a value perspective, and how Intel's blazing-fast dual-core CPUs like the Core 2 Duo E8400 fit into the picture. Our results span 20 processors, 18 different benchmarks, and some custom tests that take power efficiency and more complete system pricing into account.
Dan's talking about a benign botnet, as well as answering some letters, about clashing drive controllers, replacing thermal goop, gilded heat sinks, and kinking cables.
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