15. August 2008 by Myke.

Yes, you heard right folks, there is now a $1000 computer case for sale (well, September 1, 2008 anyways).  HP will sell 25 of it’s Blackbird cases on a first come first serve basis on September 1, 2008.  If you are interested in ordering one, please feel free to call HP at 1-877-776-4752…if you do not mind, I would like one too.  I can give you a post dated check for say 2025 if you do not mind waiting. 

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15. August 2008 by Myke.

Every nerd in the world claims to be the smartest, well if you do not have these qualities…you are not a nerd.

9 - Explain what e=mc2 means to a liberal arts major

8- Build a PC blindfolded

7 - Calculate a pitcher’s earned run average (yes, nerds watch sports too…some even played for years)

6 - Know the question 42 is the answer to

5 - Recite Pi to 23 decimal places

4 - Code a webpage using notepad (anything is better than FrontPage)

3 - Differentiate between Dr. Pepper and Mr. Pibb (23 flavors cannot be copied)

2 - Locate Ogdenville on a map

1 - Debate the relative merits of an Imperial Star Destroyer versus the USS Enterprise

If you do not know the answers, please feel free to ask and I will educate you. 

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15. August 2008 by Myke.

Comcast is currently testing a new protocol - agnostic traffic management

After coming under fire and finally getting nailed for lying, cheating and playing big brother Comcast is testing a new approach.  Rather than limiting the bandwidth available to all BitTorrent users when network traffic is heavy (all day mind you), the company will target the individuals clogging the pipe.  By measuring aggregate bandwidth consumption, Comcast can identify the heaviest users.  During times of network congestion, the heavy users will notice a delay in their data requests until overall traffic has gone down.

Comcast is currently testing this idea in PA and WA and has been since June.  If the testing goes well, they will start to roll this out by the end of the year.

Okay, my take on this is that they are trying to cover themselves for their failure last year and going into this year.  Comcast users are still complaining and the FCC is still involved.  Thank god for Qwest fiber Internet.

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15. August 2008 by Myke.

Everyone in the IT world that has ever support hardware, built hardware or used it is going to celebrate the 30th birthday of x86 next month.  Little did Intel know back in 1978 that they would be birthing the beginning of computers world wide.  Without the x86, there is no telling where we would be today.

 Happy Birthday x86!

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