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Doesn’t mention anything about the guy being an idiot and leaving his stuff so close, though… And back on August 1st, we did report that flash memory is sturdier than you think. Sandisk’s site has high resolution shots of the last pictures taken by the camera.
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But to Frazier’s amazement, there on the ground, inches from the shattered remnants of his new pro-level camera, was his SanDisk 256MB CompactFlash card, which he had owned since 1999. Surprisingly, except for a few nicks, it was unscathed, even though it had been blasted from the camera chamber. And when he inserted the card into a PC reader, up popped an image that has astonished everyone who’s seen it.

“I had no idea that there would be such an impact on the cameras, or I wouldn’t have put them there,? he said. Frazier figures that the blast ruined about $15,000 worth of equipment. But he’s philosophical about the loss. “The fact that my SanDisk card survived all of this is just amazing. And that it captured a wild shot of flying bridge debris before my camera died is certainly a testament to its durability,? he said.

http://news.designtechnica.com/article5140.html

http://www.sandisk.com/pressrelease/20040823.htm

Adam has posted a quick little guide at HiDefGaming.com to calibrating the home theater setup, for your TV or projector as well as surround speakers. Check it out!
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Just purchased your HDTV or surround sound system, and looking to get the most bang for your buck? Something that most people forget to do is calibrate their systems, which vastly improves the audio and video experience. Colours are more crisp, the screen is sharper, the soundfield sounds more vibrant, everything just works much better.

http://www.hidefgaming.com

Interesting that outsourcing happens for online virtual games as well. You’d think they’d be much better off creating bots that do all this, but I guess there is some use for human interaction and skill.
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But now, the reality of exchange rates and international income gaps has spawned a virtual version of the real-world relationship between rich and poor countries. While players in wealthier countries casually drop hundreds of dollars to buy their way into better positions in the games—or out of tedious parts of the games—some workers in poorer countries are playing around the clock to produce virtual goods that earn them real money.

These “currency farmers” sell their virtual goods to companies that, in turn, offer them to players who can afford to pay.

http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64638,00.html

I’ve always been fairly against reality TV DVD sets, mainly because none of them are worth watching a second time (some aren’t even worth watching once…). But it seems some of the casting audition tapes and the preinterviews may make this set worth a rental at least. Gee, Tammy being delusional, naw, that can’t be true.
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The extras provided by executive producer Mark Burnett show how to cast and edit a compelling reality series. Watch the video submissions of the various candidates, and their preinterviews, and you’ll see how and why each was clearly cast to embody a certain type.

Tammy Lee, for example, couldn’t make a more abrasive first impression if her forehead were emblazoned with the word “witch.” Asked how her co-workers would describe her, the first words out of her mouth are “arrogant” and “condescending.” She also offers, “I have an incredible amount of intelligence,” not to mention “jaw-dropping good looks.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/col/story/225139p-193372c.html

Great, a worm that spies and leeches from ya! Just what we need! Can’t wait for this worm to take over like all the others. Man, took me like 10 hours to clean up a Sasser infected Celeron box the other day. A pain in the ass, that ONLY worked when I basically repaired Windows XP by reinstalling all the main files again, then ran spyware removal tools, then antivirus. Those Sasser removal tools were utterly useless, and actually froze up the system.
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The Rbot-GR virus follows a fairly traditional malware route of exploiting Microsoft security vulnerabilities and installing a Trojan horse on infected machines. However, the worm also spies on users by taking control of their webcam and microphone, then sending images and soundtracks back to the hackers, according to antivirus firm Sophos.

As well as getting an insight into homes and businesses across the world, the worm also allows the malware writer to take a look at information on the infected machine’s hard drive and to steal passwords, as well as launching denial-of-service attacks.

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5320592.html