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“Gopal!” shouted my boss. “Water!” Across the office – way across, for my boss has quite a set of lungs – Gopal looked up. My boss and I were far closer to the water cooler than he was, but he quickly walked back past us and into the kitchen. He emerged and came to my boss’s side, patiently holding the glass out as my boss ignored him for a moment, for two moments, for a ...
A Portable Power Box for Photographers (1)
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Many photographers have built Vagabond style portable power systems to use with their strobes. This is an attempt to incorporate several design ideas and safety features. The power box can also be used with laptops or other delicate electronic equipment. Materials: Metal tool box (18"x8&qu... By: Divet
Nintendo Says Wii Still in Short Supply This Christmas, We Call Them Out [Nintendo] (10)
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If you read what Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said about Wii shortages this holiday season and didn't get angry, well, you're not paying enough attention. Forbes paraphrases him as saying "demand for the device in the U.S. is unusually high in contrast to either Europe or Asia," which is why you might not be able to get one this Christmas. Oh really? It's because demand is so high here that Wiis only sit on shelves ...
iPhone 3G stock dries up in US (1)
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How many of you out there were thinking you'd just hold off on scoring yourself an Phone 3G for a week or so in hopes of avoiding those multi-hour lines? Bad news, folks. Daring Fireball has found, after a bit of detective-work, that iPhone 3G supplies in the US are virtually bone-dry. Following on reports that iPhone 3G shortages were hitting US retail channels, it seems almost all iPhone 3G supplies are near-empty. Stocks have ...
iPhone 3G shortage could last for a month (9)
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone Contrary to other analysts' rosy comments about Apple's supply chain, Gene Munster from Piper Jaffray is estimating that shortages in the supply of iPhone 3G handsets will last until mid-August. Munster said that he'd wager "we'll see problems for another two to four weeks," adding, "early demand has been more than [Apple] expected." Apple's own supply-checking tool reports that a little over a quarter of Apple Stores had iPhone ...
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chrisfreitag said:
Makes standing in line for 7 hours on launch day a little more tolerable. A little.
Energy Security Requires Diversifying Fuel Mix and Supply (1)
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Enhancing America’s energy security is one of our country’s most pressing challenges, and U.S. policymakers are facing increased pressure to come up with solutions. Here’s why: As negotiations around the expiration of the Kyoto Protocol loom and both domestic and international economies continue to grow, worldwide energy demand is surging. Indeed, by 2025, worldwide demand for petroleum is expected to increase by 30 percent*. Business Roundtable firmly believes that enhancing our energy security will require ...
