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Nvidia Unveils New Mid-Range GeForce Graphics Card 158

Posted by timothy on Tuesday January 25, 2011 @07:31PM from the waiting-for-shills-to-plug-their-versions dept.

crookedvulture writes "Nvidia has uncorked another mid-range graphics card, the GeForce GTX 560 Ti. Every tech site on the web seems to have coverage of this new $250 offering, and The Tech Report's review will tell you all you need to know about the various flavors available, including how their performance compares to cards from 2-3 years ago. Interestingly, the review concludes that pretty much any modern mid-range graphics card offers smooth frame rates while playing the latest games at the common desktop resolution of 1920x1080. You may want to pay closer attention to power consumption and noise levels when selecting a new card."

The Push For Colbert's "Restoring Truthiness" Rally 703

Posted by samzenpus on Friday September 03, 2010 @02:00PM from the giving-truth-the-bump dept.

jamie writes "A grassroots campaign has begun to get Stephen Colbert to hold a rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to counter Glenn Beck's recent 'Restoring Honor' event. The would-be rally has been dubbed 'Restoring Truthiness' and was inspired by a recent post on Reddit, where a young woman wondered if the only way to point out the absurdity of the Tea Party's rally would be if Colbert mirrored it with his own Colbert Nation.'"

Canadian Blood Services Promotes Pseudoscience 219

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @07:49PM from the type-A-negative-personality dept.

trianglecat writes "The not-for-profit agency Canadian Blood Services has a section of their website based on the Japanese cultural belief of ketsueki-gata, which claims that a person's blood group determines or predicts their personality type. Disappointing for a self-proclaimed 'science-based' organization. The Ottawa Skeptics, based in the nation's capital, appear to be taking some action."

Comment Reverse debit (Score 1) 861

by brianben on Friday March 30, 2007 @04:06PM (#18548389) Attached to: What is the Best Bug-as-a-Feature?

The university I attended started a debit card program in 1992, so that parents could give money to their kids to spend on food and books at the student union. It seemed to work normally for almost everyone, but a friend's card added the debited amount to his balance every time he used it at the bookstore, rather than subtracting it.

Unfortunately, the error was discovered after only a few weeks, and he was too cautious to buy stuff for all his friends...

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