Tech News
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Intel Cost Cutting - 4000 Jobs Lost
Published: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 | By: Dennis"Intel said Tuesday that it will cut 4,000 jobs as the chip giant seeks to lower its expenses amid a slower-than-expected economic recovery, disappointing second-quarter earnings and no clear signs of an upturn."
Funny how you never hear of Intel hiring but it makes national news when jobs are lost.
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Pass Me a Cup of A/C
Published: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 | By: DennisCNN has an article speaking of the 100 years of mechanical air conditioning. I didn't realize this but in 1902 a guy by the name of Willis Haviland Carrier changed the world when discovering that by blowing air over pipes filled with cold water you could create a room that is both cooler and considerably drier.
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Asynchronous Bus Guide
Published: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 | By: DennisDespite the popup ads and the ever popular "For the best prices on KT333 boards click here." crap the article is actually quite informative.
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Who is Tougher??
Published: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 | By: DennisI have posted a new poll question (located to the left under the nav bar) asking who is tougher, Asuka or Iria. For those of you that don't know who either of the two girls are here is a little background.
Asuka is the pilot of Eva 02 in the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series.
Iria is a bounty hunter in her own series where she takes on a very tough creature called the Zeiram. Pictures of both girls are shown below.
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HaxX0r the Planet with VPN
Published: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 | By: DennisA well known hacker group calling themselves Hactivismo have developed a piece of software that will allow anyone to "get around" web filtering software and remain completely anonymous and untraceable. Sound to good t0o be true?
" Mixter's software -- known as a "protocol" in technical terms -- would allow ordinary computer users to set up a decentralized version of virtual private networks (VPNs). VPNs are used by governments and many companies to create secure networks that are fenced off from the public Internet. "
They go on to say...
" Hactivismo says it can defeat attempts to restrict Web surfing to controversial Internet news and human rights sites by disguising such sites to make them look innocuous. "
So the internet is supposed to be free but with advances in "snooping" technology your going to have to create a private internet for yourself to ensure your privacy.
"It may also raise concerns among Western police agencies, who fear the technology could be used by criminals to swap child pornography or by Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network to plot new attacks around the globe. "
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Swiftech MCX4000 Pentium 4 Heatsink Review @ FrostyTech
Published: Monday, July 15, 2002 | By: DennisCool Fan, Bad Heatsink and really nothing more needs to be said.
" Now in the past it has been pretty hard to find any faults with Swiftech heatsinks... they are well made, the bases are superb, and the fans are usually pretty large and powerful. Unfortunately, this time around there is one aspect of the MCX4000 that could have been done another way." -
RV250 and R300 chips on July 17
Published: Monday, July 15, 2002 | By: DennisI heard rumors of a GeForce 4 Ultra coming out pretty soon as well but if ATI sticks to this schedule it will be some pretty exciting times.
"With the earlier product rollout, ATI is expected to enjoy stronger sales during the summer vacation season than rival Nvidia." -
Topless Car Wash
Published: Friday, July 12, 2002 | By: DennisDaisy Mace's car wash located in Moscow Idaho is really very unique. The people that clean your car are topless. Not only guys but girls as well. Though the strangest thing about this article is that a news site in the UK posted it!
Now for the big question. Should I take the 5-hour drive to Moscow and get my car washed.
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2.8GHz Pentium 4 to be Shipped Early
Published: Friday, July 12, 2002 | By: DennisSorry for the 2 day old news but I felt it was important.
"Intel Corp. is pushing up the release of a 2.8GHz Pentium 4 to this summer in hopes of boosting sagging sales of its flagship PC processor, sources close to the company say. "
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Matrox Parhelia Review @ Digit Life
Published: Friday, July 12, 2002 | By: DennisI really must applaud the Digit Life crew on this review; they have provided a ton of graphs and, screenshots of the Parhelia in action along with the content to back up their findings. This is really one of the most in-depth reviews of a video card that I've seen in a really long time.
