Downtime News
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 1, 2005 at 2:01:36 AM
When I said that I'd be putting a review out yesterday, I meant today!
Google branches to print ads.
Microsoft double dips on Server 2003.
IrDA goes to 100 Mb/s.
Hooked on worm.
Harder than diamonds.
Penguin to explore the moon.
Google branches to print ads.
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The experiment, as it is described by the companies buying the ads, is Google's latest foray into display advertising and another big step toward becoming a one-stop shop for ad sales, whether online or offline. The trial also marks the first time the company has ventured offline with any of its products, according to industry watchers.
Microsoft double dips on Server 2003.
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Designed as a moderate update to the operating system, R2 is a paid upgrade, but by adding features while leaving the core of the OS intact, it's designed to require less testing. The update includes improved branch office and storage management abilities and other capabilities, some of which have previously been released as feature packs. R2 is based on the core of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, which was released in March. Microsoft plans to release R2 for its standard, enterprise and datacenter editions and for both 32-bit and 64-bit x86 chips, but not for Intel's Itanium processor.
IrDA goes to 100 Mb/s.
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According to IrDA, IrSimple's "VFIR" mode (presumably standing for "very fast infrared"), supporting data rates up to 16 Mbit/s, has already been achieved. Additionally, an ultra-fast "UFIR" mode that will support 100 Mbit/s is under development.
Hooked on worm.
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The parasitic Nematomorph hairworm (Spinochordodes tellinii) develops inside land-dwelling grasshoppers and crickets until the time comes for the worm to transform into an aquatic adult. Somehow mature hairworms brainwash their hosts into behaving in way they never usually would – causing them to seek out and plunge into water.
Harder than diamonds.
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The properties of the resulting material were then measured using a diamond anvil cell at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in France. This instrument squeezes a material between two normal diamonds, enabling researchers to study it at high pressure using synchrotron radiation – extremely intense X-rays which reveal the material’s structure. The researchers found their ACNR to be 0.3% denser than ordinary diamond and more resistant to pressure than any other known material.
Penguin to explore the moon.
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The lander sits on four legs, much like a small version of the original landers that brought astronauts to the moon. The squat, compact unit has a few tiny jump boosters protruding below and on its sides and looks nothing like an actual penguin.