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30/1/2006; 3:58:41 |
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I was surprised to see that no one mentioned the RC5-64 contest came to its completion on the 25th. The key was found by a P3-450 in Tokyo. Took 1,757 days to find. What is really nice is this statistic:[Macintouch]"Our peak rate of 270,147,024 kkeys/sec is equivalent to 32,504 800MHz Apple PowerBook G4 laptops or 45,998 2GHz AMD Athlon XP machines."That is very comforting to know it takes an additional 13,000 2GHz Athlons to equal the power of 32,000 800Mhz G4s. Eat that 'Megahertz Myth'. .< 5:45:49 PM  >Spring EA 2. This new early-access release of the awesomely cool Spring includes Jaguar support. [ranchero.com] .< 5:36:12 PM >Bank protests resume in Washington. Thousands of people are protesting for a second day in Washington[cedilla] to coincide with World Bank and IMF meetings in the city. [BBC News | WORLD] 'Despite more than 600 arrests on Friday for small-scale violence, the second day of protests began without incident.' .< 4:23:50 PM >Seek 2.0 searches 7 engines from desktop [The Macintosh News Network] .< 3:49:05 PM >As you know, when you double-click a document, a specific application that "owns" that file type will open. You can change the document/application relationship using Get Info, but Jaguar has a very convenient short cut. Select any document and bring up the contextual menu (control-click or right button click if you have a multi-button mouse) and you should see "Open With" that shows a list of applications that can open that type of document. [Ken Bereskin's Radio Weblog] .< 3:32:22 PM >Russia resists new Iraq resolution. A US envoy fails to convince Russia that a tough new UN resolution on Iraq is needed - but Moscow says arms inspections must resume soon. [BBC News | WORLD] .< 3:23:41 PM >Apple Releases iSync Beta. Apple: “Now you can keep your calendar and contact information synchronized up to the minute between your Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone, iPod, Palm OS device or multiple Macs.” [ranchero.com] This is going to be very cool. .< 3:04:08 AM >Glenn Gould's Legacy, a Persistent State of Awe. Why has the response to Glenn Gould also been so astonishingly personal? By Edward Rothstein. [New York Times: Arts] .< 2:52:08 AM >Carbon Copy Cloner 1.4 updated for Jaguar [The Macintosh News Network] .< 1:35:29 AM >A fast way to start software update checks [Mac OS X Hints] .< 1:34:44 AM >Rock's Bad Boys Grow Up but Not Old. The Rolling Stones, who have defined rock 'n' roll as much as any group for more than 35 years, insist that their creative vitality and health are thriving. By Bernard Weinraub. [New York Times: Arts] .< 1:23:43 AM >Organize radio stations like songs in iTunes [Mac OS X Hints] .< 1:20:28 AM >Watch a semi-transparent QuickTime movie [Mac OS X Hints] .< 1:17:51 AM >Locked Up With Mozart. "Amadeus" (1984) is one of several notable older films available on new DVD's this week, all with second discs full of extras of predominantly moderate interest. By Peter M. Nichols. [New York Times: Arts] .< 1:15:08 AM >Hear, hear for the sonic boon By ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN -- Listening in this hall has become a much wider experience. There's so much more information at the extremes of the sonic spectrum, and so much more character in the tones. Who knew before this week that there were such fat, grainy timbres hiding in the woodwind section? Did anyone realize what a terrific sheen the TSO brasses can have?FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts] Excellent. The critics continue to get it right. .< 1:06:28 AM >Just found this site via another blogger -- scary stuff!! [Janet's Radio Weblog] Freaks! |
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