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    An Instrument For the Sonification of Everday Things

    I think this is very cool. I love the sound you get even from the simple cardboard box, to me it's kind of unexpected which makes it intriguing. I think it needs some more creative processing, the sounds were a little raw, but as a visual learner and a lover of music this really does it...
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    Researchers Uncover Serious Issues With BitTorrent Tracking

    Using "its" as the subject of the parenthetical clause is incorrect, because the authors don't appear to be referring to "clues" which is the subject of the previous clause. The authors appear to be referencing "peer" which isn't the subject, or even the object of the preceding clause, it's...
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    Intel Talks About Future Technologies for Processors

    Intel usually does have two processes that they implement -- one low power and one high-clock. Why they haven't scaled the frequency more.... ? I think that's a complicated question. You have to remember that smaller transistors could mean faster frequency... except you have to consider...
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    Turn Everyday Objects into a Touchpad

    it is cool to watch, but there's almost no appropriate outcome that would warrant tethering my arm or body to my computer to do anything. I even hate corded mice. But hey, free arduino with purchase...
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    The Minority Report Input Device Is Here

    Uses infrared cameras: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/05/why-the-leap-is-the-best-gesture-control-system-weve-ever-tested/ Also another youtube video from cnet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXvvCtfSU2s&feature=related Very cool stuff.
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    Watercooling With Toilet Water?

    A 7L tank would have a heat capacity of 29300J/degree C. So if the computer is putting out 40W on average that would raise the water temperature 5 C per hour assuming you can dump all the heat into the tank. So if the water starts out at 15C (59F) then you've got 3-4 hours until you start...
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    My X-Fi Forte just died, need a new soundcard

    I'm using an asynchronous USB source, meaning it slightly buffers the usb data, and the audio and is therefore relatively immune to interference from your computer. It's like a 'brick' that you can throw on or under your desk and you control it via software. It has a headphone amp as well as...
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    If Quake Was Made Today

    quake live?
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    IBM, Intel Group to Invest $4.4 Billion in Chip Tech

    AMD only does design - not fab anymore, they spun that off to Global Foundries. IBM and Globalfoundries work extremely close together on process development, co-occupying their development sites. Also, you have to read through the PR speak - this amounts to 2,500 new jobs across the state...
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    Intel Reinvents Transistors Using New 3-D Structure

    actually Steve himself posted this story on May 4th, with a video no less! It does mention Ivy Bridge http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/news/2011/05/04/intel_reinvents_transistors_using_new_3d_structure/
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    Using Google+ For Spamming

    what country are you in?
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    The Navy Bought 59,000 Fake Chinese Microchips

    The quote on the front page, while verbatim from the Business Insider article, is incorrect. The chips did NOT (according to the Wired article which appears to be the original source...) have a backdoor in them. Wired merely speculated that someone could put a backdoor in counterfeit...
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    15% off SSDs at NeweggBusiness

    FYI you can write applied xxxx for the FEIN where xxxx is the date if you have an EIN application in progress.....
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    Warm? 80GB x25-m G2 (adata) $128+tax at microcenter

    Down to 102.39 no MC near me though.
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    Velociraptor or SSD for OS Drive now???

    if he doesn't notice the ssd why pay the price premium for the raptor? also, lol: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1610771
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