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IBM Introduces 'Air Bags' For Laptop Hard Drives
Ruger writes "Reported in PCWorld this morning, IBM has introduced a technology for their new laptop hard discs which has a similar concept to airbags in cars. Active Protection System (APS) is a microchip put on the system board that senses acceleration. It parks the head of a hard drive inside a tenth of a second, significantly reducing the risk of damage to data. IBM also has a a press release on the new ThinkPad R50 and T41 models that include this technology, for those interested in the company line."
also, fertility rate of males using laptops = 0
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I mean, they have encased the computer parts in concrete to make sure they are not damage, that's why they are so heavy.
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got into an accident and couldn't come to school, but
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parents made him come directly home right after school. And
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when he finally came back
when they finally made her
when they went to their church
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his hair had turned from black into bright white. He
they saw birthmarks all over her body. She
they shook and lurched all over the church floor. He
B Eb B
said that it was from when the cars had smashed
couldn't quite ex plain it. They'd always just
couldn't quite ex plain it. They'd always just
Bb Ab
so hard. [To Chorus]
been there. [To Chorus, then to Bridge]
gone there. [To Chorus, then fade]
[Chorus]
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"Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival."
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of new virus they should disable! frankly, this is the stupidest copy protection system. it is like giving a lock and a key to thief and putting a note on the door telling thief to turn the key wrong way.