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Supercomputing

Submission + - d-wave announces usable 16 qubit quantum computer

Submitted by euice
euice writes: A company called D-Wave Sys claims to have developped the first commercially usable 16 qubit quantum computer.

FTA: Please join us in February as we demonstrate a technological first: an end-to-end quantum computing system powered by a 16-qubit quantum processor, running two commercial applications — live.

Is there any breakthrough I missed? What would you expect them to show up with?
The Internet

Submission + - Mozilla: Apple's Safari could come to Windows

Submitted by mrbigsocks
mrbigsocks writes: Will Apple release a version of its Safari browser for Windows? The Mozilla Foundation seems to believe such a move is a distinct possibility. Buried in the wiki information the Mozilla Foundation posted this week about its future plans for Firefox is a statement under the "Observations & Assumptions" section that reads: "Apple may have Safari on Windows with likely ties to iTunes & .Mac"
Slashdot.org

Submission + - Cheap Geographic Web Site Load Balancing

Submitted by
David Tiberio
David Tiberio writes: "I have about 20 geographically dispersed web hosting accounts averaging $10 per month. I load balance my traffic on these servers with DNS failover. My total cost is about $300 per month for the entire setup including DNS failover service. I have 100% uptime, and fast performance, separating apps and media on different datacenters. Users go to their nearest datacenter. Here's how I did it."
The Internet

Submission + - Firefox 3 Plans and IE8 Speculation

Submitted by
ReadWriteWeb
ReadWriteWeb writes: "Information about the next versions of Firefox and Internet Explorer suggest that the two biggest browsers are heading in different directions. Mozilla has published a wiki page detailing its plans for the next version of Firefox, codenamed "Gran Paradiso". Among the mandatory requirements listed for FF3 are improving the add-on experience, providing an extensible bookmarks back-end platform, adding more support for web services "to act as content handlers" — all of which show that Firefox wants to be an independent information broker rather than a simple HTML renderer in its next version. Also in the works is Microsoft's IE8. According to ActiveWin.com, a Microsoft official at CES told them that work has already begun for IE 8 and it may be released as a final product "within 18-24 months". Looking ahead, it's obvious that IE will continue to hook into the advanced functionality that Vista offers.

So while IE7 and Firefox 2 were more alike than different (feature-wise they're practically identical!), with IE8 and FF3 we will likely see the two biggest browsers head off into different directions."

Giving the Gift of Ubuntu Linux for Christmas? 235

Posted by Cliff from the for-all-the-good-boys-and-girls dept.
Father Christmas asks: "This Christmas I have decided to give all of my friends and relatives Ubuntu Linux CDs from the Ubuntu ShipIt service. In addition, I plan to help them backup their old systems, install Ubuntu, and then introduce them to using Linux for their everyday tasks. What sort of post-installation changes should be made to Ubuntu to make it easy for everyday people to use? What extra software packages should be installed? Should I stick with the default Gnome installation, or would KDE be a better choice? Is there anything else that should be done to maximize the utility of their systems, as well as make their first experience with Linux a great one?"
Networking (Apple)

Journal Journal: Hire Me

Journal by KingAdrock

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Solutions-oriented Project Manager with broad experience leading the design, development, and implementation of robust client-focused technology systems, while managing operations and project-based initiatives for clients of all sizes.
* Advanced level of technical proficiency coupled with highly refined business acumen demonstrated by repeated success in the analysis and management of innovative IT solutions that directly promote business growth.
* Highly ef
User Journal

Journal Journal: Page 2 + 21

Journal by KingAdrock

To carry the meme on from Safety Cap's journal:

  1. Grab the nearest book.
  2. Turn to page 23.
  3. Find the fifth sentence.
  4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.

If this check box is not selected, follow these steps:

You all wish you knew the steps now don't you!
Red Hat Software

Journal Journal: Linux Network Install (No Monitor Blues...) 2

Journal by KingAdrock

Hopefully someone out there can help me.

I have an extra box sitting next to me. Pretty decent specs, 2.1 GHz, 512 megs of ram. I'd like to put linux on it (preferrably fedora, but in the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter) and use it as a server. The problem... No monitor (or keyboard for that matter). I think currently it has Mandrake installed on it, but just the default install. Would it be possible to install fresh on top of whatever is on there over the network o
The Almighty Buck

Journal Journal: Banks (update two) 1

Journal by KingAdrock

OK, just got a call from the branch manager of the bank in Colorado. Says he'll guarentee payment on the check. It was returned due to no fault of myself or my client. The problem is that Fleet has already sent the check back to me in the mail.
User Journal

Journal Journal: Banks (update)

Journal by KingAdrock

OK, the account that the check was drawn from definitely has the money to cover it. Their bank is telling them the check was endorsed wrong. I've had this problem before. Fleet has given me the following format for endorsing the business check.

For Deposit Only
Layble, Inc.
Account #xxxxxxxxx

Now the other bank is saying this is no good and need to endore it like this.
Bug

Journal Journal: Banks 1

Journal by KingAdrock

I don't usually induldge in the act of writing a jounal entry, but I need to vent.

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