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Technology marches on: Casio’s new US$1000 camera can do 60 frames per second at 6 megapixels per frame for one second, or full HD (1920 x 1080) at 60 … gulfstream/2376

Stupidly expensive “audiophile” products … like the $485 volume knob and the $1500 power cord (“apparently the miles of lowly aluminium high … gulfstream/1873

Somewhat interesting report on the reliability of Apple laptops, a subject somewhat close to my heart. I suspect the absolute numbers aren’t … gulfstream/1920

Standard power connectors. e.g. the C14 the connector used by almost all computers. (Quite a lot of thought has gone into these.) Don’t know how to … gulfstream/2096

The Suspicious Looking Device: “The only function of the Suspicious Looking device is to appear as suspicious as possible, whether carried in hand or … gulfstream/2166

Ha, strange: “Small Numbers of Video iPods Shipped With Windows Virus. … As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against … gulfstream/2177

The ATM (cash machine) at the DNA Lounge gives out receipts which are headed “SHOPPING IS NOT CREATING / YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU OWN”. gulfstream/2216

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C H A P T E R 3 - Rackmounting the Systems
information about how to set up a server room. (hot aisle, cold aisle)

YouTube - Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote

Coding Relic: Embedded + CPU != x86
why embedded cpus are typically not x86 cpus

Google spotlights data center inner workings | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
a little bit of detail on the architecture of google's datacenters

Small Dog Electronics | Small Dog Electronics - New and Refurbished Apple / Mac Computers

my powerbook g4

Debian GNU/Linux device driver check page
sort of checks whether linux device drivers exist for you hardware. you need linux to be running first so this seems of somewhat limited utility.

interview with the creators of zfs

StorageMojo » Everything You Know About Disks Is Wrong

Cool Tool: Incra Precision Rulers

zieak.com » Blog Archive » Nintendo mouse

LaCie - Golden Disk - Hi-Speed USB 2.0

Bug Labs
programmable little computer with components that can be snapped in or out (e.g. camera, keyboard)

2.5" laptop hard drives - SATA, IDE, ATA Internal for MacBooks, PowerBooks, iBooks, and PC Laptop and NoteBook systems at OtherWorldComputing.com

ALEUTIA - Low-Power Computers for Tough Places