Category: computers
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It’s about time
I wandered up to Scott, who was leaning against a table showcasing the new device, introduced myself, and got right down to business. “Why’s the time changed? Heck, why does the iPhone show 9:42 in the first place?” Scott looked around conspiratorially, and then chuckled. “You want to know the real reason for that time?”…
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Performance Disparity
Date Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:30:41 +0100 From Paulo Marques <> Subject Performance disparity, problem found Hi, all I have two machines that show very different performance numbers. After digging a little I found out that the first machine has, in /proc/cpuinfo: model name : Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.00GHz while the other has: model…
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Tom Francis, His Gnome, and Left 4 Dead 2
In the Dark Carnival campaign of Left 4 Dead 2, you can win a garden gnome at the fairground near the start — and there’s an achievement for carrying it all the way to the end. It is, in fact, the same goddamn gnome I carried through Episode goddamn Two, for the same goddamn reason:…
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Hook Champ Preview
Rocketcat Games has been running a pre-release adhoc beta of Hook Champ. It is an 8-bit style side-scroller with very simple touch controls. You’re an infamous adventurer that starts each mission by swapping out a fancy idol for a fake one, of course it never works and you’re left to run away with your treasure.…