20
2001
Frying your CPU
Here’s what happens when you remove the heat sink from your computer’s CPU.
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13
2001
purportal.com
purportal.com: the bunk stops here is a handy place to check whether or not that story you just received in an email is true (I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to do this at work).
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12
2001
Why the WTC Collapsed
The structural system of the World Trade Center towers, and why it collapsed.
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07
2001
Making an Earthquake
One million British school children try to cause an earthquake.
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06
2001
Busy Week
Michele has a busy week coming up. Friday is the opening reception for her solo show at Artique, Ltd. here in Anchorage, then on Sunday she flies to Los Angeles for the opening reception of the Millard Sheets Gallery’s 2001 exhibition, The Art of Illusion. The following Saturday, we’ll both be in Riverside, California for the opening of Watercolor West’s 2001 National Juried Exhibition, where she’s won an award!
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06
2001
One Billion Seconds
UNIX system clocks everywhere will hit one billion seconds (since the UNIX epoch date January 1st, 1970) on September 9 at 01:46:39 UTC, September 8 at 5:46pm Alaska time.
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06
2001
New Aibos
A little to “cutsie” for me, but the new AIBO models, Latte and Macaron are at least more affordable than the original.
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05
2001
Classic Video Game History
The Dot Eaters – Classic Video Game History is an incredibly comprehensive reference covering the early years of gaming, and includes a timeline beginning with the founding of Nintendo in 1889.
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05
2001
As Slow As Possible
Last night, a group in Germany began the world’s longest musical performance of an organ composition by American composer John Cage entitled Organ2/ASLSP (As Slow As Possible) that will last for 639 years.
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05
2001
Terms of Use
I’ve got to save this link to the Terms of Use found over at OXO (makers of the Good Grips line of products) so I have it handy the next time I have to deal with anyone in the legal department.
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