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Submission + - SPAM: Nerdcore is Dead (Long Live Nerdcore)

Submitted by The Original High-C on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @06:55AM

The Original High-C writes: Dear Commander Taco,

I hope you are well, as the world is increasingly 'mid', as the kids say. I am the guy whose story you published 17 years ago about a nerd rap compilation. We had a wild ride, as documented in this, um, documentary on Amazon Prime.

Long after anyone stopped caring, I finally released my first free-as-in-beer album. This song tells the story of the ultimate demise of the scene, and I felt it was a fitting bookend for our first chapter. Maybe 2.0 will be better? Thanks for all you did for us, if no one ever told you before.

Sincerely,

The Original High-C
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Submission + - Is US falling behind in broadband?

Submitted by

prostoalex

on Thursday November 09, 2006 @02:30PM

prostoalex writes: "Michael J. Copps of FCC published a column in the Washington Post describing United States' Internet disconnect as far as broadband: "The United States is 15th in the world in broadband penetration, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). When the ITU measured a broader "digital opportunity" index (considering price and other factors) we were 21st — right after Estonia. Asian and European customers get home connections of 25 to 100 megabits per second (fast enough to stream high-definition video). Here, we pay almost twice as much for connections that are one-twentieth the speed." To be fair in comparison, USA is 2nd in the world as far as number of broadband lines installed."

Submission + - PlayStation 3 to get software update on launch day

Submitted by narramissic on Thursday November 09, 2006 @12:59PM

narramissic writes: Just as the long-awaited PlayStation 3 games consoles go on sale in Japan this Saturday, Sony will also be offering the first software update. The firmware update, offered as a free download, adds support for the PlayStation Network online service.

Blind Mice See Again After Cell Transplants 107

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 08, 2006 @09:49PM from the see-how-they-run dept.

Korbinus writes, "Scientists have managed to restore vision in blind mice by transplanting light-sensitive cells in their eyes, cells on their way to become photoreceptors. This might be a important step towards new treatments of eye disease."

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