Archive for June, 2008
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Mozilla's new browser Firefox 3.0 has been downloaded over 8 million times in 24 hours. The Mozilla Foundation has encouraged users worldwide to download their latest browser in an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records, with what is referred to as Download Day 2008. The target of ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
June 17, 2008: Los Angeles Lakers 92 | Boston Celtics 131
After 22 years of waiting, the Boston Celtics have won their 17th National Basketball Association championship, adding to the 16 that already hang from the rafters of the TD Banknorth Garden and before that, the old Boston ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008: The supercomputer, which can perform trillions of calculations per second...
The US Department of Energy yesterday unveiled the IBM Roadrunner, the world's fastest computer. The computer, which is designed to conduct virtual tests for nuclear weapons, is able to carry out 1,000 trillion (or 1 quadrillion) calculations ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
the independent: A secret deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the American military occupation of Iraq indefinitely, regardless of the outcome of the US presidential election in November.
The terms of the impending deal, details of which have been leaked to The Independent, are likely to have an explosive political ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
zen habits: If you’ve ever been in a relationship for very long, especially if you were married or living together, I can almost guarantee that you’ve had a money fight.
One of the biggest causes of problems in relationships is differences in values and goals and habits when it comes to ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
nyTimes.com: Some Comcast customers who actively download software and video files may soon find one set of unexplained delays replaced with a different sort of equally cryptic slowdowns.
Comcast is starting to test new approaches to protecting its network from what it describes as congestion caused by a handful of customers ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
guardian.co.uk: Barack Obama should not pick Hillary Clinton as his vice-presidential nominee, former president Jimmy Carter has told the Guardian.
"I think it would be the worst mistake that could be made," said Carter. "That would just accumulate the negative aspects of both candidates."
Carter, who formally endorsed the Illinois senator last ...
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