PSP Fanboy (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
You may laugh at the " It Only Does Everything " ads but those of us with a cot in the Joystiq Bunker understand that they're a sign that the end is nigh. Why? Because the US military is looking to make a super computer made up of 2500 interconnected PS3 systems -- wait, isn't that how Skynet is made? The US Air Force already has over 300 launch PS3s in its arsenal, but an upcoming purchase...
Kotaku (Free subscription) | yesterday
Influenced in no way by the release of a newer, slimmer model, the United States Air Force will soon be placing an order with Sony for 2200 PlayStation 3s. And they're not even going to play games...
Destructoid (Free subscription) | yesterday
Remember "Blast Processing" from the 16-bit days? It wasn't really a thing. More marketing, really. At the start of this current generation of consoles, I thought Sony's Cell processor was a similar load of marketing crap. It turned out to be a legitimately powerful CPU that groups sought out for functions other than gaming. The latest group is the United States Air Force, who just purchased...
Geeky-Gadgets (Free subscription) | yesterday
With an aim to building a supercomputer the US Air Force have just placed an order for 2200 PlayStation consoles. The PlayStation’s are going to be used at the Air Force Research Lab, where they will be linked on to an already existing cluster of 336 being used to conduct research. The Playstation processors out perform multi core Xeon processors which have been [...] This is a post from Geeky...
QJ.NET (Free subscription) | yesterday
The US Air Force is now looking to purchase 2,200 PS3s - no, the troops aren't planning to have the coolest multiplayer party on Earth, nor are they ...
Eurogamer (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
For crazy supercomputing research. The US Air Force is fast becoming one of Sony's most loyal customers with plans to purchase 2200 PS3 consoles. That's according to a Government document (spotted by Information Week) stating the consoles will be for use by the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York. The lab uses PS3s to carry out supercomputing research and already has 336 of them. Scientists...
Kotaku Australia (Free subscription) | yesterday
Influenced in no way by the release of a newer, slimmer model, the United States Air Force will soon be placing an order with Sony for 2200 PlayStation 3s. (more…)
Paco's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Back in September, I was contracted to help port an ASP.NET application that was designed to run on Windows/IIS to CentOS/Apache. CentOS is a Linux distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server. I must admit that before the beginning of the contract, I knew little about CentOS or running Mono on that distribution. The project migration went well thanks to Mono 2.4 , and MonoDevelop running...
Destructoid (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jonathan Holmes believes No More Heroes coming to the Xbox 360 and the PS3 is a victory for the Wii. Is he right? Get a taste of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 , Conrad reviewed a Wiimote gun add-on, Dale checked out some iPhone games, take a look at our Black Friday round-up, Blizzard is teasing something and more happened on 11/23/09. Destructoid Originals: Offload Studios brings my ModNation Racer to...
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Perhaps this week you heard news reports about Venezuela bombing a couple of bridges that connected it with Colombia , and have been wondering what all the tension is about. If so you should run to read this report in UK's The Independent about America's role (surprise!) in fomenting tension. (via Forexlive ) As it turns out, Colombia is basically our last surrogate state in Latin and South America....
Green Options (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The oceans seem like a great potential source for clean energy. The force of the waves, the constancy, the size of the oceans — it all seems like something that could produce energy for humans without much harm. (I still have some concerns, though it seems like one of the best options these days). Some of the major problems with utilizing the force of the oceans, however, have been how to survive...
Medical Futility (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The following obituary was published in an Indiana newspaper. I received some condolences. This is not about me. Thaddeus Harris Pope MD Passed away Nov. 6, 2009 in Indianapolis. Dr. Pope was the son of the late Thad Sr. and Iredell Pope, and grew up in Dunn, NC. He received a chemistry degree as well as a medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Pope served in the US...
Truth Out (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
US Air Force reveals another possible explanation behind bilateral defense cooperation agreement. read more
Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
( University of Houston ) Paul Chu, the T. L. L. Temple Chair of Science, professor of physics at the University of Houston and executive director of TcSUH, received a $2.8 million grant from the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research for his ongoing efforts to search for novel materials that become superconducting at higher temperatures, preferably close to or above room temperature, and with...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
A senior U.S. Air Force official said Monday he expects the force's involvement in the United Arab Emirates to continue and potentially expand.
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maxpqk | 10/01/2009
The second episode was aired on 26th august. In this episode, the men chefs took the challenge on the women. The first round consisted of the quick fire round, in which the competent had to showcase their skills in a fast manner. The third episode was aired on second September; this episode was titled as the thunderbirds. In this show, the contestants were asked to serve for 300 pilots and the other
medicman007 | 07/09/2009
Ambien, also known as Zolpidem, is a medication that is a member of a group of medications called central nervous system depressants that slow down your central nervous system, enabling you to relax and enjoy a restful night’s sleep. Zolpidem has been used by the U.S. Air Force over the years to induce sleep for its pilots returning from air missions. Because of its anesthetic features, Ambien is most
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