Archive for January, 2009

Fusion-IO Launches the Fastest SSD Ever

Fusion-IO managed to take the concept of Solid State Drive to a whole new level through the launch of their new ioDrive able to reach the highest levels of performance ever delivered by a SSD. The new Fusion-IO product does not resemble a standard SSD, either in form or in delivered speed, which is stated to reach 800MB/s for read operations (about four times more speed than the fastest SATA SSD on the market) and about 680MB/s for write. The drive is also able to handle 100,000 random IOPS :)

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Nuclear Fusion Will Become Reality by 2011

The only fusion reactions thus far produced by humans to achieve ignition are those which have been created in hydrogen bombs, the first of which, Ivy Mike, is shown here

The only fusion reactions thus far produced by humans to achieve ignition are those which have been created in hydrogen bombs

The concept of nuclear fusion is something that scientists dream about ever since the mid 1940s, after the fission reaction was first obtained, and the first atom bomb was created.

Since then, nuclear energy became a part of our daily lives, with plants being built all across the globe, from Korea to India, the US, China, and Russia. Smaller countries, such as Romania and Bulgaria, also possess nuclear energy, providing electricity to a large percentage of their national grids.

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How to Install Compiz Fusion on Ubuntu

The following guide will teach you (step by step) how to install Compiz Fusion on your Ubuntu (Kubuntu) 7.04 operating system. Be aware that Compiz Fusion is still in heavy development, so it may not be very stable. For me (at this moment) it’s pretty stable, as I didn’t encounter any bugs.

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