October 15th, 2008

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ZFS vs XFS vs Ext40

Battle of the *nix file systems. OpenSolaris’s ZFS is compared against the current favorite XFS and the new Ext4 in a series of intensive benchmarks on a combination software (using Linux MD vs OpenSolaris’s ZFS support) RAID 10 and hardware RAID 10 arrays.

Who will come out on top? Check it out and see.

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Guitar And Violin Harmonize To Form A Beautiful Song0

This is a song called Spiritual Groove by Antoine Dufour and Tommy Gauthier.

These are the same guys who did the four hands one guitar video.

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One of the most amazing golf shots in history0

On this par 3, golf pro Fuzzy Zoeller looks like he’s just hit a mediocre shot onto the fringe….but wait……….

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The Cheapskate Guide: 50 Tips for Frugal Living0

Not for everyone! But in depth. heh.

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A4 vs US Letter0

Ever downloaded a document or received a file from a friend only to have it print out badly? Check out the in-depth comparison between A4 and US Letter. Amazing to see how similar the two are, yet how much they differ. Come on America, I think it’s time to advance a little.

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Windows Genuine Advantage suffers worldwide outage, problems galore0

Microsoft is working on the problem, and is telling users who are affect that they should “try again” later, with some support techs telling readers that Microsoft is aiming to have a fix in place by Monday, August 28th.

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How To : Make Water Drops In Photoshop In 5 Minutes0

“A couple of days ago while I was reading a magazine I saw a pretty cool soda ad where they used a lot of water drops in its design. It was excellent and I thought that I could create the same effect in Photoshop using the layer styles.”

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Out-of-body experience recreated0

Experts have found a way to trigger an out-of-body experience in volunteers.

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NASA discovers a “star unlike any seen before.”0

when you look at this image of Mira with its comet-like tail, think on this: you are seeing a star
’s way of making new stars. Like life itself, in death is renewal and the foundation for future generations.

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