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  • US politicos demand cool servers

    No longer a hot box nation

    US politicians have joined the great call for energy-friendly data centers, as the Senate this week approved a bill that promotes low-power server technology. Senators unanimously pushed through the legislation that asks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the energy consumption of data centers. The EPA has …

    Servers 9 Dec 2006, 01:17

  • New benchmark neuters storage vendors

    Or at least neutralizes their hype

    The Storage Performance Council (SPC) has issued a second benchmark meant to save customers from vendor spin hell. Customers can use the appropriately named SPC Benchmark-2 to gauge the performance of direct attached storage, networked storage and storage virtualization technology. The organization insists that neutrality …

    Storage 9 Dec 2006, 01:58

  • Feds pony up $3.5m for robot race

    Military complex not as frugal as thought

    After foraging through thousands of couches in Washington, the government has come up with $3.5m in prize money for the contestants in an upcoming robotic vehicle race. DARPA - the gadgety arm of the Defense Department - today revealed that contestants in the 2007 Urban Challenge will receive prize money after all. New …

    Rise of the Machines 9 Dec 2006, 02:19

  • Cisco hires Santa to hawk video phone

    And to help sick kids

    Cisco Systems has done the near impossible and put Santa on its payroll. The vendor plans to connect hospitalized children in Canada, Germany and the US to Santa Claus via - what else - Internet video telephones. By hitting "a single button" the kids will gain a direct line to the Great Present Giver. With any luck, Santa will …

    Data Networking 9 Dec 2006, 02:39

  • How the 'true blue' political maverick gave the senate to the donkeys

    The Argyrian candidate

    Also in this week's column: Can blind people see in their dreams? What is selective mutism and is it for real? How the 'true blue' political maverick gave the senate to the donkeys The 2006 US Congressional elections saw a change in the political balance in Washington that promises to shape history. The House of …

    Biology 9 Dec 2006, 10:02

  • Can blind people see in their dreams?

    And can people have the same dream at the same time?

    Also in this week's column: How the 'true blue' political maverick gave the senate to the donkeys What is selective mutism and is it for real? Can blind people see in their dreams? Asked by Cindy Webster of Palmerston North, New Zealand Most researchers believe that people who are blind from birth or who become blind in …

    Biology 9 Dec 2006, 10:02

  • What is selective mutism and is it for real?

    Say what?

    Also in this week's column: How the 'true blue' political maverick gave the senate to the donkeys Can blind people see in their dreams? What is selective mutism and is it for real? Asked by Vikki de Melendez of Clifton Park, New York Selective mutism (SM) is a well-established psychological disorder. It is a social …

    Biology 9 Dec 2006, 10:02

  • Americans unaware of nanotechnology

    Well, it is very small and hard to see

    A report published in the December issue of the journal Nature Nanotechnology highlights the fact that 69 per cent of Americans have heard little or nothing about nanotechnology, despite the fact that this Christmas there are over 350 nanotechnology-based products on the shelves. The report, entitled What drives public …

    Science 9 Dec 2006, 11:02

  • SAS is storming SCSI, claims array maker

    LSI Logic goes SAS-only for SMB arrays

    Serial-attached SCSI (SAS) is fast taking over from parallel SCSI, claimed LSI Logic as it launched a range of SAS-only storage systems aimed at small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). "We expect to ship more SAS silicon this quarter than SCSI," said LSI product marketeer Rip Wilson. Wilson said that LSI, which recently …

    Storage 9 Dec 2006, 17:04

  • Sex.com thief released from prison

    And his Mexican lawyer shot the same day

    In yet another twist in the extraordinary tale of Sex.com, the con-man who stole the world's most valuable domain has been released from jail - in order to locate the millions of dollars he owes the original owner. Stephen Michael Cohen has been ordered to hand Gary Kremen $65m by a US court but despite years of intense …

    Music and Media 9 Dec 2006, 17:14

  • Apple discontinues UK mail-in repair service

    Take a hike, Mr Jones

    In a manoeuvre distinguished by both its stealth and audacity, Apple UK has discontinued its mail-in repair service without notifying its customers or, it appears, its resellers. The move came to Ping Wales' attention when regular contributor and resident Mac guru David Chisnall contacted Apple to schedule a repair for a …

    Reg Hardware 9 Dec 2006, 17:45

  • The Bastard and the IT training budget

    Episode 41 Viral marketing

    "I... what?" the PFY sniffles, reading through his email. "Hmm?" I ask. "My attendance at a Linux forum has been canceled because.. the IT Training budget for this quarter has been exceeded?!" "That's ridiculous," I counter. "It's about 10 grand a quarter and we haven't used any of it!" "Well that's what it says," The PFY …

    BOFH 9 Dec 2006, 22:01