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SoundWorks Collection: Gary Hecker – Veteran Foley Artist from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.
Conroy’s fibre claims “absolute tripeâ€, says Turnbull
Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has labelled the idea that the next generation of consumer services could only be delivered over fibre-optic cable \”nonsense\” and \”absolute tripe\”, in a fiery interview in which he highlighted the strengths of rival wireless technologies.Just yesterday, NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley expressed his…
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Macrumors claims LightPeak Known As ThunderBolt? Not so fast….
Here take a look at this image from MacRumors.com…
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The rumor sites are just insane these days. Â Now this is clearly the same port layout as the current generation of Macbook Pro\’s. Â How do I know? Â I just glanced at it.
Now that could mean that it\’s a perfectly good displayport there that someone photoshopped a Thunderbolt logo onto it, and thus, you now have \”Thunderbolt\”, the next generation LightPeak port…
But, take another look at the \”Technical Specs\”. Â How can LightPeak support Mini DisplayPort devices?
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What I believe is being forgotten here is that DisplayPort also support data transfers. Â Displayport is modeled on a micro data packet design, so at least in my mind, I consider it closer to a networking system, then a pure analog video stream.
- Version 1.0 – 1.1 supported a maximum of 8.64 Gbit/s
- Version 1.2, which was approved in December of 2009, increases the bandwidth up to 17.28 Gbit/s. This is the version that Apple has incorporated, directly supporting Mini-DisplayPort, and Monitor Daisy-chaining.
How much more likely is it that Apple will be making an adapter to allow Displayport to run an Firewire 400, 800, or Esata device? Â This would allow Apple to clean up the legacy high-speed ports, and yet still have them available. Â This could also mean that you could have a \”DisplayPort\” break-out box, that would allow multiple Displayport devices (eg, 2 external monitors, and a FW800 device) to be used at the same time. Â Any non-video based communication is over the AUX \”channel\” on the DisplayPort bus.
And the proof is already here:
So the concept has been proven, the question is will Apple expand this to cover other high-speed data transfer protocols?
This doesn\’t mean that LightPeak is not going to be announced, but I suspect that a technology that is already proven is more likely.
Update 2/24/2011:
At least Apple\’s website is stating that Thunderbolt is a cross between PCI Express & DisplayPort. Â There is no mention of LightPeak on the page. Â So, it appears that everyone, to some degree was wrong… But intel\’s page on Thunderbolt does specify that it was formerly known as LightPeak…. Â So in this case Occam\’s Razor was wrong…
What do you think?
Page Updates –
- Included v1.2 displayport information regarding monitor daisy-chainging, and the mini-displayport support.
- Added the USB over Displayport information.
Nicholas Courtney (1929 – 2011)
Well, I am sad to say that Nicholas Courtney has passed away… Â The folks in the US would best recognize him as Bridgadier Lethbridge-Stewart….
Now, sadly, The Brigadier will never team up with Matt Smith\’s Doctor (Nor David Tennet, etc)…. Â That\’s probably the first thing that popped into my head…
My convention phase died out a decade or two ago, so I don\’t have any neat convention memories of Mr. Courtney…
But in my own way, here is a list any hyperlinks to every Netflix video that Nicholas Courtney is in:
ALL NICHOLAS COURTNEY MOVIES
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The Sarah Jane Adventures: Season 2 (3-Disc Series) (2008) |
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Doctor Who: Battlefield (1989) |
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Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983) |
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Doctor Who: The Mawdryn Undead (1983) Doctor Who: The Black Guardian Trilogy: The Mawdryn Undead |
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Doctor Who: Robot (1974) |
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Doctor Who: The Green Death (1973) |
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Doctor Who: The Time Warrior (1973) |
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Set 2 (4-Disc Series) (1973) |
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Doctor Who: The Time Monster (1972) |
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Jason King (7-Disc Series) (1971) |
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Doctor Who: Inferno (2-Disc Series) (1970) |
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Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased): Set 1 (4-Disc Series) (1969) My Partner the Ghost |
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Doctor Who and the Silurians (2-Disc Series) (1968) |
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Dr. Who: Lost in Time: Patrick Troughton (2-Disc Series) (1968) |
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The Unofficial Who\’s Who in the DC Universe
Who\’s Who: The Definitive Directory To The DC Universe was the creation of Len Wein, Marv Wolfman and Bob Greenberger, and its first incarnation debuted in the first month of 1985 (coverdate March 1985). The first edition counted 26 issues and 2 updates were published in 1987 and 1988, respectively. In 1990 a new loose-leaf edition of Who\’s Who was published which counted 16 issues and a 2 issue update in 1993.
In this new Unofficial version we have tried to combine some of the best features of each incarnation. In order to be able to cover as many characters as possible there are two kinds of profiles in the Guide. There are the mini Who\’s Whos that can be accessed using the alphabetical listings below. These will include a short description as well as first appearance information and if a chronological listing or full biography has been made for that entry it will be linked to that as well.
The Full Biography entries include Personal Data on the characters (Alter Ego, Occupation, Marital Status, Known Relatives, Group Affiliation, Base of Operation, Height, Weight, Eyecolor, and Haircolor), as well as a History entry on the character, and descriptions of the characters Powers and Weapons as well as first appearance and creator information.
The Unofficial Who\’s Who in the DC Universe.
Watch \”Schizofredric,\” the weirdest scifi romantic comedy
Take a Fredric, and throw in a lack of ego, drive and you have Schizofredric.Schizofredric is a short film from the UK about a guy whose life – and space opera novel – are going nowhere fast. Until he gets a little \”trans dimensional\” therapy that he orders from a strange self-help company online. If you need a mental health break today, fill it with this short film. It will definitely improve your state of mind.
SCHIZOFREDRIC – Dir: Andy Poyiadgi
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7 Firefly nods Nathan Fillion dropped into Castle
SyFy goes through and points out 7 of the Firefly / Serendity references that have been placed into Castle…
I really need to look at Castle…. Â Really…
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Steve Jobs says subscriptions are “for publishing apps†but confusion remains
Steve Jobs has weighed in on the ongoing in-app subscription debate, claiming that only publishers will be subject to the new restrictions. The Apple CEO\’s comments – sent as a traditionally terse reply to a developer email – Â follow complaints by the developers of app Readability who found they had…
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