A collection of favourites, including some nerdy type articles together with some not so nerdy ones, which have recently found their way into my newsreader – together with a one line comment.
35 tonnes of sheer grunt!!
by Correspondents in Berlin: Germany unveils world’s largest weather supercomputer
GERMANY has unveiled the world’s most powerful weather supercomputer that scientists hope will provide critical data on global warming for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Weighing in at 35 tonnes and using 50 kilometres of cables, the supercomputer named “Blizzard” is capable of 158 teraflops, or 158 trillion calculations, per second…
For the benefit of those that insist!
by Rajesh: Microsoft Office 2010 Beta – Download Free For Home and Business
Microsoft Office 2010 for Home and Business is ideal for small and medium business users, freelancers, home workers and more.The enhanced tools and features in Home and Business Office 2010 lets you run connect with customers, and organize your household more efficiently!!! Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010 includes Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and Onenote…
The dark side of PNG bureaucracy
by Jeffrey Elapa: Madang halts cholera operations
THE lack of funds has forced the Madang provincial task force to halt all cholera operations in the province although the epidemic is spreading at an alarming rate…
How cheap can a laptop get?
by Jonathan Angel: $99 NetBook Runs Linux
Cherrypal has released a device touted as the “world’s first $99 laptop” and announced an upgrade to a previously released netbook. The “Africa” has a seven-inch display and runs Linux on a 400MHz ARM or MIPS processor, while the “Bing” has an Atom N280 and offers five hours of battery life….
onya Mozilla… onya Open Source!!
by the Betterest dept: Firefox 3.5 Now the Most Popular Browser Worldwide
Graph up at StatCounter Global Statistics, which shows that in the last few days Firefox 3.5 became the most used browser version worldwide, edging ahead of IE7. IE8 is rising fast (along with Windows 7), but over the last few months the slope of Firefox’s worldwide curve has been steeper…
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