Intel gets kicked in the nuts

Damn, the EU jumps off the top rope and slams Intel with a billion dollar fine for shutting out AMD. It couldn’t possibly be the fact that AMD has been lagging behind Intel in development for the past couple of years or the fact that they keep coming late to the game when it comes to speed and features. Or that Intel has now made the Core i7 with over-clockers in mind and you can ratchet that baby up to some impressive speeds. Normally the EU reserves this kind of ass kicking for Microsoft. I guess they decided Intel needed to pony up some cash.

Countdown to Angels & Demons

I’m getting excited, going to see Angels & Demons this weekend. Might go for a double header and see the Star Trek film while I’m out. My Star Trek fan days are way behind me, but I’m curious to see how Simon Pegg will handle the role of Scotty. Seems so out of character for him based on his previous exploits in such greats as Shaun of the Dead.

I need a new machine

I’ve been trying to do some work with video and realize now just how underpowered my machine really is. For general work, web, photos, etc it’s perfectly fine, I don’t need much processing power, but as soon as I try anything with a large file size, especially video everything becomes painfully slow.

Deception Point

Ok, that was a cool story, with plenty of amusing bits at the end. There is no doubt Dan Brown’s stories are a little far fetched and highly improbable, but then again, that’s what makes show like 24, Burn Notice, the A-Team and MacGyver so damn fun to watch. These stories have that same cliffhanger style, a plan with a one in a million shot of working, and coincidence that defies explanation. But then again, that’s exactly why we like ’em.