Carpet Bomberz Inc.

Blog

carpetbomberz.com/

Profile

carpetbomberz.com/author/carpe

Homepage

carpetbomberz.com/

  • Open-source media player VLC tops a billion downloads

    Given the recent demise of Perian, I thought it was great of VLC to show-off and let everyone know open source is still plugging away on the Mac. No matter how tied down Mountain Lion becomes, VLC still installs and runs as does HandBrake. And until Apple comes up with something better I will continue…

  • Open source QuickTime component Perian closing its doors soon

    This is a little sad given it was a free utility and valuable to a large number of Mac users. I hope folks like VLC/Vlan and HandBrake don’t go the way of Perian in the future. We need open source projects to keep our favorite desktop OSes working properly and meeting our daily expectations. Walled…

  • ARM creators Sophie Wilson and Steve Furber • reghardware

    Unsung Heroes of Tech Back in the late 1970s you wouldnt have guessed that this shy young Cambridge maths student named Wilson would be the seed for what has now become the hottest-selling microprocessor in the world. via Chris Bidmead: ARM creators Sophie Wilson and Steve Furber • reghardware. This is an amazing story of how…

  • Mark Cuban weighs in on the College Loan Debt problem in the U.S. Hopefully this can sort itself out soon without an major disruptions in the Industry. (fingers-crossed) blog maverick This is what I see when i think about higher education in this country today: Remember the housing meltdown ? Tough to forget isn’t it.…

  • Question to Carpetbomberz Readers out there (E=m*c^2)

    This is an interactive quiz and I don’t know the answer in advance. But possibly through crowd-sourcing the solution we can come to a more quick and accurate answer. I remember once on a PBS program hearing a number given as to the the ‘mass’ of the amount of sunshine that strikes the Earth in…

  • Google X founder Thrun demonstrates Project Glass on TV show | Electronista

    Google X formerly Labs founder Sebastian Thrun debuted a real-world use of his latest endeavor Project Glass during an interview on the syndicated Charlie Rose show which aired yesterday, taking a picture of the host and then posting it to Google+, the companys social network. Thrun appeared to be able to take the picture through…

  • Nice technical abstract on optimizing a messaging architecture on the theoretical level. Many parts to the puzzle.

  • Fusion-ios flash drill threatens to burst Violins pipes • The Register

    NoSQL database supplier Couchbase says it is tweaking its key-value storage server to hook into Fusion-ios PCIe flash ioMemory products – caching the hottest data in RAM and storing lukewarm info in flash. Couchbase will use the ioMemory SDK to bypass the host operating systems IO subsystems and buffers to drill straight into the flash…

  • SSD prices may drop following impending price war | MacFixIt – CNET Reviews

    As a result of this impending price war, if you are planning on upgrading your system with an SSD, you might consider waiting for a few months to watch the market and see how much prices fall. via SSD prices may drop following impending price war | MacFixIt – CNET Reviews. Great analysis and news…

  • AnandTech – The Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 3770K Review

    Similarly disappointing for everyone who isnt Intel, its been more than a year after Sandy Bridges launch and none of the GPU vendors have been able to put forth a better solution than Quick Sync. If youre constantly transcoding movies to get them onto your smartphone or tablet, you need Ivy Bridge. In less than…