Intel and MS Enlist UC Berkeley For Multithreading Research

Intel and MS Enlist UC Berkeley For Multithreading Research

www.hothardware.com — Even today, most software applications on the market don't take advantage of these multi-core chips fully and too many compute cycles are wasted. What's wrong with this picture? Obviously the task at hand isn't as easy as it would seem. Let's hope the kids at UC Berkely are alright and put those funds to good use.More... (Tech Industry News)

Comments Added 2008-03-17 14:40:37 Ricochetbiscuit
GT5: Prolouge cars vs. their real counterparts [PICS]

GT5: Prolouge cars vs. their real counterparts [PICS]

img229.imageshack.us — is it just me, or is it scary when videogames get TOO real?More... (PlayStation)

Comments Added 2008-03-17 14:00:13 jdubsta235
Vintage Ads ... Modern Products? [PICS]

Vintage Ads ... Modern Products? [PICS]

www.worth1000.com — Cool contest from Worth1000 ... some awesome results so far!More... (Odd Stuff)

Comments Added 2008-03-17 13:20:04 suxmonkey
What Chicago Looks Like at Night, From 36,000 Feet

What Chicago Looks Like at Night, From 36,000 Feet

www.flickr.com — Beautiful aerial view of Chicago's grid-style geography at night. More... (Travel & Places)

Comments Added 2008-03-17 07:37:09 MakiMaki
Stunning Images Of Spring-Nature From Around World

Stunning Images Of Spring-Nature From Around World

photography.nationalgeographic.com — [Nat Geo] Beautiful mix of photos. From wildflowers of Petra, Jordan to close up of hummingbird seeking nectar; to 1 of oldest gardens in U.S. to poppies in Denmark & Thailand. Really simple yet vivid stuff.More... (General Sciences)

Comments Added 2008-03-17 04:15:50 openthink
Uninterrupted View of the Sun [PIC]

Uninterrupted View of the Sun [PIC]

antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov — Twelve sungazing instruments on board the spacecraft have explored the Sun's internal structure, the extensive solar atmosphere and solar wind, and discovered over 1,000 comets from a remarkable orbit around a point about 1.5 million kilometers directly sunward of planet Earth itself. More... (Space)

Comments Added 2008-03-17 01:47:32 chris1234
[PIC] iPod Pictured Onboard Space Shuttle Endeavour

[PIC] iPod Pictured Onboard Space Shuttle Endeavour

gizmodo.com — A TUAW reader has managed to spot an iPod onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which is currently floating around in a giant vacuum. The hawk-eyed reader spotted the iPod from official NASA photos, which showed the device, barely visible, through a cabin window.More... (Apple)

Comments Added 2008-03-16 21:10:04 mklopez
Light Streaks Traveling Around a Mountain Road

Light Streaks Traveling Around a Mountain Road

www.flickr.com — Excellent long-exposure photography of a road in Juifan Town, Taiwan.More... (Travel & Places)

Comments Added 2008-03-16 19:40:04 MakiMaki
Lego Team Fortess 2

Lego Team Fortess 2

www.flickr.com — Two of the greatest things in the world finally meet.More... (PC Games)

Comments Added 2008-03-16 15:50:03 Efflux
If Car Ribbons Told the Truth (PIC)

If Car Ribbons Told the Truth (PIC)

www.planetdan.net — You know it's true.More... (Comedy)

Comments Added 2008-03-16 14:20:27 MrBabyMan
Geronimo!! (PIC)

Geronimo!! (PIC)

www.planetdan.net — Man's best friend wants to run with the big dogs.More... (Pets & Animals)

Comments Added 2008-03-16 11:00:12 MrBabyMan
Your Moment Of Zen, Brought To You By Word (PIC)

Your Moment Of Zen, Brought To You By Word (PIC)

thedailywtf.com — What's the sound of one hand clapping? If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Can Word edit the unknown?More... (Microsoft)

Comments Added 2008-03-16 07:00:04 MrBabyMan
While Our Newsreaders Drooled Over Pictures Of Call Girls...

While Our Newsreaders Drooled Over Pictures Of Call Girls...

firedoglake.com — ...the Bush Pentagon moved to suppress a study Bush doesn't like: The Pentagon on Wednesday canceled plans for broad public release of a study that found no pre-Iraq war link between late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the al Qaida terrorist network.Suppressing information it doesn't like is a hallmark of the Bush family. More... (Political News)

Comments Added 2008-03-15 21:30:05 SMGUMBY
A new portrait of Mozart has been discovered

A new portrait of Mozart has been discovered

www.telegraph.co.uk — A rare portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been unearthed which gives a true picture of the famous composer's looks at the height of his fame. More... (People)

Comments Added 2008-03-15 22:21:27 TalSiach
Spectacular Aerial Photos of Ocean Islands Around World

Spectacular Aerial Photos of Ocean Islands Around World

photography.nationalgeographic.com — [Nat Geo] Beautiful shots. From the "almost perfectly circular Blue Hole" near Belize (400 ft deep, an "opening to what was a dry cave system during the Ice Age") to Bora Bora, Fiji, & others.More... (General Sciences)

Comments Added 2008-03-15 19:10:05 openthink