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here

http://martinzugec.blogdrive.com/archive/26.html says it all

But if an exploit makes it to your Run or Startup you are done for, which is why I would recommended learning to use a limited account.

Wikipedia's PS3 Tech Specs

Official Xbox 360 Fact Sheet

Formula for Dot Product Operations Per Second to GFlops

The passion around the whole Transfan culture gives me the creeps. These guys make S&M Klingon cosplayers look well-adjusted. I particularly like Tom Franck's take on the lot (scroll down to "NEW GEEK HIERARCHY"). I guess I'll never understand the culture of worshipping toy commericials. Now worshipping TOYS I can understand... :)

The passion around the whole Transfan culture gives me the creeps. These guys make S&M Klingon cosplayers look well-adjusted. I particularly like Tom Franck's take on the lot (scroll down to "NEW GEEK HIERARCHY"). I guess I'll never understand the culture of worshipping toy commericials. Now worshipping TOYS I can understand... >:>

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The problem with the iBook hinge is bad engineering, not low cost. Doing it properly would not cost any more, in fact it would probably cost less because the wires wouldn't need to be crushed into such a weird assembly. Have you noticed how swish and stylish the hinge looks though? That's the problem, they have sacrificed function for form. I wrote up my hinge problem and solution to it (i.e. full disassembly, remaking of the cable and reassembly) on my blog here. I haven't had a problem with the video connector but I did notice in passing just how darn fragile it is - the slightest movement of the connector (at the screen end anyway) caused bad scanlines, weird colours, or complete blanking. I figured that was another fault just waiting to happen, but so far just left well enough alone. Apple should sort these issues out before they start to damage their reputation - they are stupid, easily avoided issues that would cost nothing to get right. They need an engineer there who understands reliability issues (hint: it's always the connectors, and always where there is mechanical movement. They should spend a little time building some rally cars, they'll soon learn this!)