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Mythbusters’ GPU vs. CPU demo: 2100 paintballs make the Mona Lisa in 275ms (8)
on CrunchGear (3043) permalinkWell, this really is awfully misleading, but it sure is awesome. The idea is that a normal CPU processes things one at a time, like the single-paintball robot, and a GPU has parallel processors that can do (in this case) 2100 times the work in a single stroke. Well, considering CPUs are moving to serious multi-core architecture and GPUs are being used to do CPU work, the whole demonstration is a little dubious. Still, how ...Shared by besighyawn (134) Evan Sims (121) Luke (16) Mark (50) Rob Loach (25) Surround|ed| (33) tankster (36) Trey (53)Contribute comment
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Video: Developers nerd out over Spore: Civilization Stage (3)
on CrunchGear (3043) permalinkThe Spore coverage doesn’t stop for Team CG, no, sir. I’m trying to wrap my brain around this game, but I’m currently pre-occupied by Team Fortress 2 and Portal. What’s the big deal? It’s like The Sims with little creatures, right? Heh.
- Rob Loach said: Wonder how many elements they brought over from the Civilization series. KISS? Psh.
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Job Search: Rebuild Your Resume with Five Simple Fixes (118)
on Lifehacker (35558) permalinkOnce you've spotted a great job anywhere online and figured out how much moolah to ask for, you need to get your foot in the door. In most cases, your foot is your resume, and every person you've ever met with a job has sincere, if contradictory, advice on making yours shinier than all the others. We've picked out five bits of advice that actually help you plan, write, and present your resume, rather than ...Shared by Aaron Mayzes (27) adang001 (73) Adrian (84) Alone On A Friday (30) AlphaPapa (49) Anatolie (138) Andreas Climent (28) andrewcsfan (80) ani625 (370) Anthony Romano (49) anupam (19) Austin (41) bombox (83) BrendoMan (318) Bruno Campagnolo de Paula (242) Cade (209) Cameron Hatfield (38) CB (169) CED (41) cfohlin (22) Chandoo (211) Chris Ryall (125) Christian Santos (223) Christopher Gizzi (176) Compuwizard123 (229) Coop (18) Creeva (136) Damon (236) Daniel Kirk (69) Derek (29) deusdiabolus (417) djevrek (80) dobata (973) docbaily (234) Dom Barnes (14) DrBigFresh (19) Drew Olanoff (582) Eduardo (34) Eric (41) Eric Rochester (14) Erik (151) Fay (95) Florinda P (95) Gmadz (42) graywolf (139) Haris (118) heiz (74) Hsin-Hung Kuo (2) J.R. (28) JasonV (43) Jen (260) Jenny Mackintosh (11) jer_c (51) Jeremiah (48) jeremiah (165) Job Search Log (1) Joe (37) Joey (7) John (68) John (22) Jon (54) Jon Host (51) Jonnie (30) Josh (111) Josh (140) Josh Turse (7) Ke Chang (10) Keith (78) Kenneth (58) Kevin (37) KincaidKMF (40) lizunlong (153) lnewcomer (149) m0d (56) Maddy Lou (40) Marc (32) Marcel (91) Michael (7) MICHAEL (128) Michael Kauffman (26) miguel lucas (23) Mike (42) Nick Humphries (77) nparker13 (608) parkylondon (58) Pascal Veilleux (13) Paul Singh (3) Perry (56) Pramod (156) rd1701 (35) Rich (52) Richard (173) Riyaz Mohammed Ibrahim (19) rmorrell (161) Robby Colvin (84) Romey (73) Ryan (67) Scott (26) Selwin (58) Shawn (67) shawnmor (134) Sid (124) Steve (8) Steven Tarlow (22) StevieB (151) tarman (182) Thinh (155) Tim Visher (35) Timothy (38) TO-Double-D (190) Todd Mundt (92) Trey (53) vinoth (26) vraicovi (40) Will (33) Will (41) ydant (214) Zoram (116)
- Derek said: I really enjoy talking about resumes and the best way to represent yourself in different situations.
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Know What Salary to Ask For in Your New Job [How To] (125)
on Lifehacker (35558) permalinkQuestions about salary requirements are one of the very few questions guaranteed to come up during a job interview or screening process, as well as almost always cause some severe awkwardness on both sides. Once you've found a great job, how do you demand what you're worth without sounding arrogant? What if you toss out a low number and lock yourself in at a loss, or shoot too high and scale yourself out of the ...Shared by | Balu | (101) 100rabh™ (100) AaronTN (177) adam (1914) Adam (36) Adam Selwood (109) AdamB (50) AKMarietta (23) Alex (15) AlexT (38) Ali (29) Andre Siregar (31) Andrew Trinh (47) ani625 (370) Anol (32) Arvin (57) ashburn (34) Austin Brown (32) axemclion (14) Ayon J (49) Becky (8) Brandy (106) BrendoMan (318) brokekid (438) Bryan (111) Bryan (7) Bwana (284) Chad (41) Chris (39) Christopher (170) Christopher (79) Chung (393) Compuwizard123 (229) Creeva (136) Crutcher D (100) dan (107) Daniel Kirk (69) Darin R. McClure (47) dave (18) Dorn (58) Dov Harrington (24) Dr Jones (23) Eric (20) Eric (41) Eric Rochester (14) Erik (151) Fay (95) Fred Schechter (290) gastaoss (142) Humberto Gonzalez (146) J.Wo (29) J@n (34) Jake (31) James (22) Jan Vazquez (47) Jason (20) JasonV (43) Jeffrey (93) Jerry (36) Joannie (147) Joe (285) Joel (31) John (12) John Engler (12) Jon (54) Jon Erickson (73) Jon Host (51) Jon Lorenzini (46) Jorge (43) Jose (25) Jose Viveiros (23) Josh (140) Justin (36) Keith (78) Localize SEO (9) Marcel (91) Mark (32) Mary Alice (90) Mattie (38) MICHAEL (128) Michael (79) Michael (33) Michael (18) Michael Stewart (48) Mickey (18) MJ (27) mmhan (34) Mohammad Behdad (56) Narayan (147) Netbuster (19) Nick Campbell (111) Nitin Badjatia (66) nyenyec (22) Paul Robertson (42) Paul Singh (3) Peter v (57) Pierre Asselin (1) potentato (117) Punksolid (178) Radu (78) rd1701 (35) ReCoder (24) Rémy (66) Rik Catlow (29) Rob (25) RT (23) Ryan (129) Sam (65) Sam (97) Sermed (38) shawnmor (134) Sidnei da Silva (23) Steve (49) Stuart F (61) Thomas (20) Tim (125) TO-Double-D (190) Trey (53) Walt Disney Bio (77) waxattack (14) Wes Brown (54) Will (41) xavierbkk (22) Yerameyahu (80)Explore read five notes
- Joannie said: Intereestttinnngg
- Michael said: for the wheeler-dealers out there.
- nyenyec said: Glassdoor made me much more content about my salary... :)
- Mattie said: This is an incredibly useful article.
- Jon Host said: i used these tools in my exit interview at my old job and everybody got raises. i'm like the robin hood of small business.
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PwnageTool 2.0.3 released, jailbreaks iPhone 2.0.2 (10)
on Engadget (14262) permalinkFiled under: CellphonesStill no baseband unlock, but if you've been dying to feel the marginal improvements of iPhone OS 2.0.2 while still rocking those crazy homebrew apps, the Dev Team has come through again with PwnageTool 2.0.3. A new Windows version of the QuickPwn tool is also out, with a Mac version to follow within the week -- you know the drill, if you're brave enough to update let us know how it goes in ...Shared by Aerial (64) Angus (93) BriskLad (92) Henry (67) id084895 (102) ilennox (53) iomegadrive (47) MajorNelsonJR (59) Oscar (28) Trey (53)Contribute comment
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How to Cook and Use Every Part of a Whole Chicken [Food] (31)
on Lifehacker (35558) permalinkPersonal finance weblog The Simple Dollar explains how to cook a whole chicken and use every last bit of it for a frugal alternative to buying more expensive chicken breasts. From [$11.50], you can produce a meal of chicken and vegetables to feed a family of four, a meal worth of leftovers, a bag full of chicken pieces in the freezer for a future meal for a family of four, and a bag of chicken ...Shared by Aaron (49) Andrew (41) Andy (35) Army of Gnomes (191) Cameron Hatfield (38) Chris (37) Dan (62) Dan Young (71) david miron (447) Ehsan (238) Erik (151) GG (315) hallie (79) Hasan (199) Kristina (105) Library (27) Mark (99) Matt Hall (55) Maurice Svay (51) MiramarMike (104) Sam (191) Sandra (53) Shayna (110) Steve M. (88) SubEWL (66) Tim (125) Tom (14) Tony (39) Trey (53) vraicovi (40) Whitney (28)
- Andrew said: This is my style of cooking... now I just need to learn how too make beef/venison stock.
- Whitney said: Brigid! Read this!
- MiramarMike said: For Che
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Trulia Goes Mobile, Adds Feeds (14)
on TechCrunch (25362) permalinkIf there is any type of site that screams for a mobile edition, it is real-estate. Why print out all of those search results when you can have them on your mobile phone or in your Dash GPS car navigation device? Today, real-estate search site Trulia rolled out mobile versions of the iPhone and the Dash. (There are also new mobile versions for the Blackberry, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, and other phones). The iPhone app is ...Shared by AaronTN (177) Alan Veeck (57) Brian Junyor (160) C.K. (307) charlie anzman (371) Chris (25) DOCBook Howto (472) Dreamside (524) Ethan (66) Rex (593) rexy (179) Rusty Mitchell (49) TechDad1246 (39) Trey (53)
- Chris said: Surprised it took this long...
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Lightning Sunset (8)
on doggdot.us (754) permalink[link] [more]Shared by Bruce (32) dingyi (32) Matthew (49) Mike (51) Rodzilla (4) Suleiman Leadbitter (66) Trey (53) Yaakov (51)Contribute comment
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New QuickPwn released, iPhone firmware 2.0.2 jailbroken (2)
on CrunchGear (3043) permalinkBam! Just 3 days after its release, the 2.0.2 firmware update has been made safe for jailbreak lovers by the always prompt iPhone dev team. Find out more at MobileCrunch >>Shared by Steve (90) Trey (53)Contribute comment
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Facebook 2.0 coming for iPhone in September... (31)
on 9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence (506) permalinkFacebook users are getting a sneak peak at the Facebook 2.0 app that will go live in September. In case you aren't a Facebooker, we've pasted all of the details below. It's been a few weeks since we released Facebook for iPhone 1.1, and many of you are wondering what's next. Let's take a look at some of the upcoming features in version 2.0, which will arrive in the App Store in September. You'll be ...Shared by Aaron H. (68) Alfonso Martinez (50) arsalan (52) Brent (136) Brian (43) Casey (96) Chandoo (211) d2s (125) Hisham (326) Ian Betteridge (32) janequigley (103) Jeffrey Blais (126) Jerome (75) Jimmy (53) Joe (239) Johan (29) Josh (26) Leon (57) Mark R (40) Nicolas Lehuen (30) Paul Sturgess (34) phil (45) prexec (108) Riaz (41) Robert Scoble (292) Sadashiv (29) Sonya Smith (93) Trey (53) Wojciech Beling (42) xxdesmus (121) zappy (15)Explore read five notes
- zappy said: Version 2.0 of the facebook app for the iPhone looks like it can replace the web version for me.
- Alfonso Martinez said: Snake picks de la nueva app de FB que sale en septiembre.
- Casey said: wow!
- Brent said: twitter killer
- Sonya Smith said: Looks much better than the current iPhone facebook app. Strange that the MySpace app has more profile setting functionality than the facebook one.
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Howto: Geo-tagging photos for an easy map mashup (7)
on Strange Attractor (51) permalinkNext month, I'll be heading to the US to travel across the country and to talk to ordinary people about the issues that are important to them in the presidential election. I did similar trips for the BBC in 2000 (that's me behind the floppy hair) and 2004, and I often credit the BBC's Steve Herrmann for encouraging me to blog. This time I'll be travelling with James Ridgeway and the Guardian Films team. Jim ...Shared by b (72) Chris (106) mcwflint (65) Paul Bradshaw (55) Robert Scoble (292) Steve (34) Trey (53)
- Robert Scoble said: I gotta use more of my Nokia's features. Interesting to read how this author is using his.
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Intel And Yahoo Want To Bring Widgets (And The Internet) To Your TV (31)
on TechCrunch (25362) permalinkIntel and Yahoo have announced plans for a new “Widget Channel”, a widget platform for consumer electronic devices running on Intel’s hardware. The platform will support a number of current technologies, including JavaScript, HTML, XML, and mostly notably Adobe’s ubiquitous Flash, which many current platforms on CE devices don’t support. The two companies envision a library of small widgets that will be included alongside standard television content. For example, a user could use an eBay ...Shared by Aranyx (58) Benjamin Shyong (40) Brian (19) cakogal (20) Dan McCall (76) Dave E. (40) Ed (31) Enoch (27) Erik J. Heels (237) Fanatyk (66) frenkie (61) Gothy (93) graywolf (139) Hokey (38) Hriday (56) iemz (35) Jan (251) Johan (29) John (58) Kyle (45) Mojtaba (16) Nico (89) Noyda (22) Patrick (37) ricardo (70) Rich (20) Rick Klau (352) Sherman (46) Trey (53) Vishal (34) Yinka (61)Explore read five notes
- Vishal said: i think that is in the right step. I think the new generation is moving away from from the TV to other media channels. so question is how much helpful it will be?
- iemz said: ¡uh! Yo si quiero eso en la TV :)
- Fanatyk said: łidżety w TV - tego jeszcze nie grali! :)
- Hriday said: Internet on tv - looks interesting with those widgets. Since i got a tv tuner, i already have something like this on my comp.
- Brian said: this sounds sort of familiar :)
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12 New Rules of Working You Should Embrace Today (194)
on Zen Habits (2391) permalinkThe workplace, more and more, is changing, and with this change comes a whole new set of rules. The traditional office work environment and tools are still around, but at a very rapid pace, they’re being supplanted by newer and better tools, newer and better ways of working. The old rules are being broken, and new ones are emerging. You could call this the Workplace of the Future, as not all businesses have adopted these ...Shared by _dot_ (118) Aaron (34) adamkcarson (25) Alan Dean (905) Anand L (53) Andrew (29) Andrew Eberlin (5) andrewcsfan (80) Andy (2) arsalan (52) Athar (21) atsushi tsunoda (3) Avital (7) b (72) Babychen Mathew (1107) Ben Shoemate (230) Bhavesh (91) bhc3 (225) Bill Blaney (89) Brent Nims (8) Brian (24) Brian Auer (181) Bronson (83) btvillarin (50) cannedtuna (33) Ch (180) chezsmithy (43) Chris Makarsky (79) Chris Ryall (125) Christopher (170) Christopher (24) Cody (105) Coop (86) Dan Kearns (114) Daniel Hoang (31) Darius (37) Dave Dash (63) David (43) David (55) David B (45) Debra (33) Derik Badman (17) Don (57) double d (43) Doug (21) Doug (120) Eamonn Vincent (9) eco2oh (79) Eduardo (34) Edwin Khodabakchian (45) Edwinek (46) Eric (47) Evaristo (55) Evo (41) Fernando Costa de Sousa (30) Firethorn (54) Fred Schechter (290) Gee Why (11) Geoff (11) George (32) Glen Horton (68) Greg Lowe (18) hasamba (210) Henri Bergius (14) hikbi (334) hnouwens (16) Howard (22) Htwo (61) Ian Crossland (22) Ihar Mahaniok (39) imma (35) Jaime (50) Jared (104) Jason (40) Jason (40) Jason (1) Jason Nielubowicz (48) Jean-Yves Huwart (6) Jeff Rivers (37) Jeffrey Vanneste (44) Jérôme Flipo (10) jezarnold (58) Joel Christy D'Alessandro (19) Johannes (31) John Paul Mitchell (29) Jonas (30) Joseph Rodgers (160) Josh (24) Josh Lawton (26) Juha Autero (4) Julius (41) Justin (57) Justin (31) Karl Staib (28) Kevin Rossen (27) Kiddokay (54) Kris (16) Leena (3014) Len Damico (8) Leo (39) Levanah (40) lezionidistile (33) lizunlong (153) lkratz (63) Loic Le Meur (35) Lou (23) macaia (33) Manas Tungare (29) Marco (25) Mark (36) Mark Dykeman (143) Marque (99) Marsadie (53) Mason (35) Meryn Stol (173) mh (22) mhking (210) Michael Mior (195) Mitch (35) mjays (22) Nkululeko Masondo (42) Nunya (33) Ole Begemann (47) Pat (136) Paul (119) Paul Giacherio (3) Paul Helmick (224) Paul Spoerry (86) pearl (218) peggy (51) philco (32) PlanningQueen (101) Pratomo Ardianto (11) Pyros (42) RacefanPat (55) Radek Pilich (106) Ralph Poole (54) Raphael (41) Ravi Karandeekar (82) rene (193) rexy (179) rib (76) Ricardo M. (106) rick gordon (29) Rishi Talreja (30) Ritu (804) River Song (137) RLivsey (36) Robert Scoble (292) Roel (65) rsgalloway (80) Ruman (20) rutawa (201) Ryan (15) rzklkng (642) Sam (191) sampsa (203) Saravanan (28) Scott (29) shayanlinux (25) Shlomit Kotek (32) shwibbs (51) SMC (732) sohin (74) Sonya Smith (93) spurfer (123) Steve (31) Steve Ireland (3) Sue (130) Summer (134) tadhgk (26) Tartarochos (54) Tibor (36) Tim (86) Tim (54) Timuche (28) Tino (40) Toby (27) Tom Maszerowski (8) TonNet (140) Tony (124) Tony (42) Travis Cannon (40) Trey (53) tzt (32) Ullash (136) Vegard (58) Vidar Gundersen (30) Vish (27) vraicovi (40) Walter (45) Will WM (33) Xisco (94) Yan (52)Explore read 11 notes
- Andrew said: I don't necessarily agree with all the points, but I think they make some good points.
- Greg Lowe said: Interesting, I'm not sure I'm there yet, but it does provide a very interesting alternative.
- Robert Scoble said: Nice manifesto on the future of work.
- Howard said: This is my life, increasingly, every day .. and I'm loving it.
- Dan Kearns said: WHAT A FANTASTIC PIECE! Great find, Tim! Best thing I've read on the net in months!!!
- Steve said: Too many offices stuck in the past
- philco said: LIVE THESE!rule 13- everyone gets a Co at the end of their name.
- David B said: Add this to the "428 Zen Habits lists to live by" list
- jezarnold said: 2. Wikipedia: In a few short years, this has become one of the most useful tools ever. It is more useful than regular encyclopedias by an order of magnitude. And it was created by opening things up to the public. Despite massive criticism for this open process, it has worked beautifully. Collaboration works.I couldnt agree more
- lkratz said: on va faire cela ...
- Kevin Rossen said: Good read on new trends for offices, working, and productivity today. I practice a few of them already, but I need to implement more.
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