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Submission + - AMD Exposes Phenom Die - Barcelona Unveiled

Submitted by MojoKid on Friday June 01, 2007 @02:58PM

MojoKid writes: A few weeks ago, AMD released information on new branding for their desktop derivatives of the Barcelona core, now dubbed the Phenom FX, X4 and X2. If you're unfamiliar with Phenom, the processors will be based on AMD's K10 architecture and will feature a faster on-die memory controller, support 64-bit and 128-bit SSE operations, and they'll be outfitted with 2MB of on-chip L2 cache (512KB dedicated per core) in addition to 2MB of shared L3 cache. Today,instead of revealing some more of the juicy details regarding those enhancements, AMD just sent over a tasty photo of a Phenom die. Click the image to the left for a high-res version.

Submission + - The Truth Is Out About the ATI Linux Drivers (phoronix.com)

Submitted by jHofa on Friday June 01, 2007 @01:52PM

jHofa writes: Phoronix has posted an article entitled The Truth About ATI/AMD & Linux in which they have slides from AMD that debunk some of the common myths about the ATI Linux display drivers along with other information. The slides show how long each driver is in development for, what consists of their different development phases, and what is carried out for quality assurance. They also have quotes from ATI's Matthew Tippett.

Submission + - Presidential Directive Gives Unprecidented Control (whitehouse.gov)

Submitted by on Friday June 01, 2007 @11:07AM

An anonymous reader writes: From : http://progressive.org/mag_wx051807 — " Bush Anoints Himself as the Insurer of Constitutional Government in Emergency "

The link from the White house above brings you a Presidential Directive that would allow unprecedented control over the functions of the government — given to the office of the President, in case of an emergency of "mass" proportions.

This policy: "prescribes continuity requirements for all executive departments and agencies, and provides guidance for State, local, territorial, and tribal governments, and private sector organizations in order to ensure a comprehensive and integrated national continuity program that will enhance the credibility of our national security posture and enable a more rapid and effective response to and recovery from a national emergency."

And seems to effectively allow the President to usurp the system of checks and balances without oversight.

Does this give the Office of the President too much power?

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