The White Lies ISPs Tell About Broadband Speeds

08/07/2007 at 6:53 PM (whatnot)

In a recent PC Magazine article, writer Jeremy Kaplan did a fantastic job of exposing the true Internet access speeds of the large consumer providers. As many probably know, typical bandwidth speed tests are not a true reflection of your
throughput.

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Hack an elevator, go straight to your floor.

08/07/2007 at 6:48 PM (whatnot)

A very simple hack that lets you skip all the floors and gets you to your meeting on time. Try it out on Monday

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Microholography milks 500GB out of DVD-sized discs

08/07/2007 at 6:47 PM (whatnot)

Researchers have found a way to record to nanostructures in DVD-sized discs to store 500GB of data, and the team says that it will eventually be able to store 1 terabyte of data on those same discs with high data throughput rates.

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[VIDEO] Totally Awesome CompizFusion Plugin: Cube Atlantis

08/07/2007 at 6:47 PM (whatnot)

What the plugin does is basically render a few fish, sharks, whales, and dolphins in your desktop cube! It is quite fun to watch :D

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Hack an elevator, go straight to your floor.

08/07/2007 at 6:44 PM (whatnot)

A very simple hack that lets you skip all the floors and gets you to your meeting on time. Try it out on Monday

read more | digg story

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