Intel’s latest business-model takes a page out of Hollywood’s playbook: they’re selling processors that have had some of their capabilities crippled (some of the cache and the hyperthreading support are switched off). For $50, they’ll sell you a code that will unlock these capabilities. Conceptually, this is similar to the DRM notion that I can sell you a movie that you can watch on one screen for $5 today, and if you want to unlock your receiver’s wireless output so you can watch it upstairs, it’ll be another $5 — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The restored grave of the last known “sin-eater” in England will be at the centre of a special service in a Shropshire village churchyard later — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Wempe has launched their Wempe Zeitmeister Aviator ranges of watches — via Horology Crazy
Several hundred dog lovers and their four-legged friends gathered on the steps of Victoria’s Parliament on Sunday to try to shut down puppy farms — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The iconic falcon statuette at the center of John Huston’s 1941 film-noir masterpiece “The Maltese Falcon” (Warner Bros.) is one of the most important and recognizable objects in the history of cinema. As the legacy of the film has continued to grow, more so has the intrigue surrounding the seductively mysterious falcon statuette — via Guernsey’s
Jamie of Life’s a Feast brings back delightful summer memories with her recipe for cotton candy macaroons with chocolate ganache filling. I love that she even put a stick in some of them to complete the cotton candy reference — via CRAFT
In a major victory for the Australian environmental movement, Tasmanian timber company Gunns Limited announced on Thursday that it will no longer engage in native forest logging — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Following a call to arms yesterday, the masses inhabiting the anonymous 4chan boards have carried out a huge assault on a pair of anti-piracy enemies. The website of Aiplex Software, the anti-piracy outfit which has been DDoSing torrent sites recently, is currently down having been DDoS’d. They are joined in the Internet wasteland by the MPAA’s website, also currently under huge and sustained attack — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Radio Room Clock with its coloured segments were one of the specialised clocks. The coloured segments, each measuring 3 minutes long indicates periods which radio silence observed. This is to facilitate listening to any distress calls on the International Distress Frequencies (for many years 500 kHz was the primary international distress frequency).
The red segments indicate the listening period for distress calls made with Morse code, while the green segments indicate the listening periods for voice calls on (usually) 2182 kHz (medium range maritime voice use). Other frequencies include 121.5 MHz for civil aviation and 243 MHz for military use. Current international frequency has been updated to 406 MHz (digital) — via Horology Crazy
It is an invisible revolution and it is gaining momentum. With many of Sydney’s cafes, libraries and pubs already offering free or low-cost Wi-Fi access, the state government is joining the party, creating wireless hotspots on train stations and even ferries — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Two Mexican newspaper photographers have been attacked by gunmen in Ciudad Juarez, in northern Mexico — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are leading a global decline in new HIV infections, the UN has said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Not a road, but dead fish. This large fish kill was reported last Friday in Plaquemines parish, Louisiana. Associated Press reports that biologists at the state department of wildlife and fisheries have determined the BP oil spill is not at fault — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Every adopted child wonders who his biological mother is. Movie star? Rock star? Maybe a big-shot CEO? For Richard Lorenc, she turned out to be the last thing he ever imagined: a sideshow bearded lady — via redwolf.newsvine.com
After seven months of training, Prince William is going to graduate as a fully qualified search-and-rescue helicopter pilot — via redwolf.newsvine.com
One of the rarest animals in the world has been sighted for the first time in more than 10 years, according to the government of Laos — via redwolf.newsvine.com
One of the biggest donors to the Liberal Democrats has been caught up in a long running Indian police investigation into illegal arms deals, a BBC Newsnight investigation has found — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Village life in Britain is “dying out” because rural pubs are closing at a record rate, a report from the National Housing Federation has said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Here is a quirky selection of some of my favourite free online knitting patterns. There isn’t really a rhyme or reason to this collection of free patterns that I have put together – except that I like them! There are fingerless gloves, cowls, sweaters, hats, some toys and geeky things and some stylish and fitted things. Have a browse and discover something new… — via whip up
The USGBC recently held a competition for the design of an affordable, single-family house with between 720 and 880 square feet that meets the requirements of LEED Platinum certification. Local chapters chose 49 designs and a national jury picked two professional finalists and two student finalists. These four designs will be built in the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans by enviRenew — via Jetson Green
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