MSI motherboard sports Stirling engine

Posted by jonamerica on April 11th, 2008

Micro-Star International recently announced that it will be offering a motherboard with a Stirling engine powered cooling fan for the northbridge. This device would reduce total electricity usage, and be a “more ECO friendly design.” Yet, I’m not convinced that a Stirling engine would provide ideal cooling for hard-core computer operation. At the very least, I’m sure it’s unnecessary.

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For now, politics as usual

Posted by jonamerica on April 2nd, 2008

Clinton & ObamaThere are three more weeks until the Pennsylvania primary, and many are becoming weary of the consistently negative and personality centered campaigning. Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama have both continued to focus on each other; and while we’ve heard plenty about readiness, experience, honesty and other character traits of both candidates, it has been a long time since there have been any substantial policy discussions. Clinton and Obama, even John McCain, could stand to shake up their campaign strategies a bit, to break up the tedium, and generate new excitement.

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