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06.24.08

Hypermiling
Cars, Random (0)
The new series of Top Gear started on Sunday on BBC2. They did a tongue-in-cheek look at fuel-economy and declared the Audi R8 the most fuel efficient supercar money can buy. I just thank god the hypermiling craze has not caught on in Europe yet. It's probably due to the fact we haven't relied on gas guzzling, huge displacement engines. I don't necessarily agree with hypermilers, but as long as you do it safely and don't present a hazzard to others I don't see why you shouldn't be allowed to eek out every last mile out of your tank. Just ...
06.02.08

8-cores
Computers, Hardware (1)
Nope, you never get tired of seeing this.
06.01.08

Supermicro’s Next Blade Server?
Computers, Hardware, Technology (0)
Supermicro's blade offerings are being touted as the best solution for a environmentally friendly clustered solution. CRN ranks their blades above the offerings of IBM and Dell. I'm anxious to see what other tricks they have up their sleeves. Obviously the answer is simple: Take their proven blade servers and shrink them even further to improve TCO and space management. Obviously there are plenty of 4U blade servers out there, so when is Supermicro going to join the ranks? They already produce slim dual processor motherboards that feature in their 1U Twin servers, so two-thirds of the battle is already won. ...

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