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October 2009
SourceMap - Visualizing Supply Chains
by karlcow
Simply put: We believe that people have the right to know where things come from and what they are made of.
Sourcemap is a platform for researching, optimizing and sharing the supply chains behind a number of everyday products (more info).
Dell PowerEdge T310 Server Overview
by danijelzi
(via)
The Dell PowerEdge T310 is the company’s latest single-socket tower server.
Along with a single Intel Xeon 3400 Series quad-core CPU, the Intel 3420 chipset-based PowerEdge T310 includes up to 32GB of registered (RDIMM) or up to 8GB of unregistered (UDIMM) DDR3 memory, and up to four 3.5″ cabled or hot-swap SAS or SATA hard drives for a maximum of 4TB of internal storage.
The system has an onboard SATA controller without RAID functionality, but there’s a variety of additional storage controllers supporting up to RAID 10. The basic network adapter is an embedded dual Gigabit NIC, which can be accompanied by various single-, dual-, or quad- port Gigabit cards. For server management, customers can use the baseboard management controller and one of optional iDRAC6 controllers.
Dell’s T310 features the Matrox G200eW GPU, a DVD drive, optional PowerVault tape or hard drives for backups, and five PCIe Gen. 2 slots: two x8 slots (one with x16 connector), a x4 slot (with x8 connector), and two x1 slots.
Power supply options include a redundant 400W and a non-redundant 375W unit.
On the front of the chassis, the 20.5 inches deep tower server has an optional LCD screen for system monitoring.
The new PowerEdge comes without operating system or with one of Windows Server, Windows Essential Business Server, and Small Business Server editions, as well as with optional Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server or Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
The starting price for the Dell PowerEdge T310 is $949, with the 3Yr Basic Hardware Warranty included.
The server can be purchased at dell.com.
September 2009
Digital Photographers, Welcome Back to 1999 | PixSylated | Digital Photography, Canon Flash, Shooting Tethered
by mozkart
Why the value of still images is collapsing
It’s that old supply-and-demand thing. The supply of digital images is way, way up. At the same time, advertising in magazines and newspapers is sinking.
If you want to continue earning a living at something you already do, it’s helpful if your trade is difficult to do and expensive to get started. Photography during the film-era was this way. Every time I pushed the shutter-button a couple of bucks flew out the window. Now the cost of getting into the pro photography game is virtually nothing (aside from the cost of the camera, the computer, the software, the training… still a relatively low investment for what you’re able to accomplish). I’m grateful that HDSLR cinematography is expensive and problematic right now.
The Trib Is Dead. Long Live The Trib. For several generations, ads in magazines and newspapers were the leading consumer of commercial stills. Sorry Charlie, those days are gone. Today advertisers are increasingly moving their efforts over to web-based campaigns. It’s not personal. It’s demographics. OK. So that means that it is personal. The web, with it’s ability to provide instantaneous feedback to advertisers enables those spending the ad bucks to target their message exactly where it needs to be within minutes. For an ad placed in the wrong magazine, the response time is measured in weeks or months. Print advertising is plummeting (stats here). It’s not the economy, stupid. It’s the medium. Check out MagazineDeathPool if you’re not already a regular reader. Now is not be the time to launch a career as a magazine shooter.
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August 2009
July 2009
Curious Bird: daily ritual: making a to-do list
by blackgoldfish
(via)
everyone has different ways to prepare for things and keep their lives organized -- one of mine is to make lists. lots of lists. It helps me remain calm when I have lots to do. It also keeps me from forgetting simple things like replying to a letter or buying a needed supply. I don't know what I would do if I didn't stop and take the time to make a daily list or add a few things to a post-it note.
Free online OCR
by cascamorto
& 8 others
Free-OCR.com is a free online OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool. You can use this to perform OCR on any image you supply.
This service is free, no registration necessary. We also do not need your email address.
Just upload your image files. Free-OCR takes either PDF, JPG, GIF, TIFF or BMP format.
June 2009
WATERLIFE - NFB
by gregg
WATERLIFE follows the epic cascade of the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. From the icy cliffs of Lake Superior to the ornate fountains of Chicago to the sewers of Windsor, this feature-length documentary tells the story of the last huge supply (20 per cent) of fresh water on Earth.
April 2009
March 2009
The Crisis of Credit Visualized on Vimeo
by rickydrier
& 1 other
The Short and Simple Story of the Credit Crisis.
Crisisofcredit.com
The goal of giving form to a complex situation like the credit crisis is to quickly supply the essence of the situation to those unfamiliar and uninitiated. This project was completed as part of my thesis work in the Media Design Program, a graduate studio at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
February 2009
3n's db-script-cache at master - GitHub
by Krome
Ian Collins has created DBScriptCache, a JavaScript program that "automatically caches script files in the browser's HTML5 client-side database. Rather than including your scripts using script tags, you include them using this script. The first time a user views the page the scripts will be pulled into the db and stored. On subsequent visits the scripts will be loaded from the db cache and not from your server. The script will continue to come from the cache until you supply a new version number or change the name of the script."
January 2009
PrintDreams ...Printing as a Life Style
by karlcow
Resolution: 600dpi monochrome Print technology: inkjet and RMPT™ Full Max. speed: 250mm/sec Volume: Approx. 200cc Weight: Approx. 250gm Interfaces: USB 2.0, Bluetooth, IRda Power supply: rechargable Li-Ion battery
December 2008
BibliOdyssey: Comparative Breast Anatomy
by karlcow
c'est poétiqueNature is not unmindful or regardless of the wants of the offspring so soon as it shall be born; but in all the class Mammalia she has provided glands to supply bountifully, by the secretion of milk, that nourishment which the young animal will require soon after it begins to breathe.
Offre d'emploi cadre, banque, finance, commercial, supply chain
by bistoule
(via)
Offres d'emploi cadre en majorité sur Paris. Recrutement de cadres de haut niveau dans les secteurs de la banque, assurance, finance et comptabilité, commercial, RH et supply chain
November 2008
European e-Competence Framework v1.0
by kuruzman
(via)
"The European e-Competence Framework (e-CF) is a reference framework of ICT
competences that can be used and understood by ICT user and supply companies [...]"
European e-Competence Framework ready for ICT sector use
by pac-recrutement
The European e-Competence Framework is a reference framework of ICT competences that can be used and understood by ICT user and supply companies, the public sector, educational and social partners across Europe. The framework provides an international tool for:
* ICT practitioners and managers, with clear guidelines for their competence development
* Human resources managers, enabling the anticipation and planning of competence requirements
* Education and training, enabling effective planning and design of ICT curricula
* Policy makers and market researchers, providing a clear and Europe-wide agreed reference for ICT skills and competences in a long-term perspective.
The European e-Competence Framework v.1.0 has been developed in the context of the CEN/ISSS workshop on ICT Skills.[...]
September 2008
