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Only 24GB of RAM? The current Mac Pro officially supports 64GB and 3rd parties offer upgrades to 128GB. Even the 2006 models can be upgraded to 32GB.

You build your house in an area that is not governed by a building code. No permits, no inspections, do your own thing at your own risk. This generally means a rural area.

In addition to the other replies, Final Draft gives you "industry standard" formatting; and easy file interchange within the industry.

It appears Hotz will now deploy his system in China, where the regulations on such devices are surely more lax. Looks like a good move for extended testing without pesky government…

re: what's the big deal with a DSLR? 1. Full manual control. I can dial in exactly the combination of f-stop and exposure that I want. 2. Manual focus. With a split-ring screen in …

You know what word doesn't appear in that story? Spam. Mailchimp is a company that provides lots of unsolicited commercial emails. In other words, spam. You can dress it up and cal…

An article from the recording world, with a similar perspective: http://tapeop.com/columns/end-rant/115/

I have a Powerbook G3, running Word 5.1 on OS 9. The sole function is "writing machine." It's around 20 years old, and still runs just fine. It's a lot more convenient than an IBM …

re: FreeBSD is Just OS X Without the Good Bits The "good bits" are things like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Quark. Sure, I'm aware there are alternatives like Gimp and [whatever]. B…

We see these stories over and over. The lesson is obvious: host your most important content on your own server that you control; and make backups. Some people will say that self-ho…

It seems that the only thing keeping Elsevier and their ilk alive is the built-up reputation of the scientific journals that they have control over. If academics got organized to t…

Gold is found on printed circuit boards and components, typically used to electroplate connectors, so that they won't fail due to corrosion.

"The Net treats censorship as a defect and routes around it." Source: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Gilmore

Shades of the Soviet Union, which required passports for internal travel.

Is it society that would be benefiting from Harsh taking away Keen's domain? Or is it Harsh? By defining the benefit as being to "society" one might sound noble while masking the r…

I was about to post the exact same thought. Obviously, there is a gem of an idea here. Who will MVP the Startup Pranking website first?

>USA absinthe is nothing like the real thing - it is more like drinking Pernod. In Switzerland, where Absinthe originates, the thujone level is 100x (?) what you get in the u.s. So…

Magic is really just a concierge service via text message. There's nothing wrong with that, but it's not revolutionary. To really make it work and to scale rapidly, they might thin…

I used to have this great little compact cell phone made by Sony. At some point, it just stopped making calls, and Sprint's explanation was that their network no longer supported t…

Gomorrah is easily one of the best books I've read (and re-read) in the last ten years. Saviano beautifully sums up why at the end of the article. "This is the power of the non‑fic…

Have you ever tried to copy a painting? Try it sometime, you'll learn a lot.