Intel is pimp. I hope this does wonders for their stock price.

Maloney also talked about Intel's upcoming 45nm processors, and in particular the new Silverthorne core, one that will likely be featured in upcoming UMPC's as it is an extremely low power part, likely around 1.5W.

He also brought in ASUS's CEO to introduce

a new and surprisingly inexpensive laptop that is designed to spread the internet and computing to less affluent regions of the world. Shih announced that the Eee PC will have two models, one priced at $199 and the other at $299. Shih revealed some specifications of the Eee PC as well, noting that it had 512MB of memory, was running Linux, and that it was designed to be an easy way for the rest of the world to get connected to the internet.

I say this is any easy way for ME to get connected to the net. I'd love this cheap mini lappy. That looks sweet.

Wow, I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it on the internet... Famous last words?

Anyway, these huge heat sinks are ridiculous!

They look like they should be in a motorcycle or car, not strapped onto your CPU or GPU... Wow. That is cool in a non-sustainable power wasting kind of way.

Holy shit. Pic from Flickr user Marshall Astor. This is shot from LA, 26 miles away. Here is some more from user GaleChicago.

Google News says 4000 acres overnight and a couple structure losses, including some hillside homes in Avalon. No mention of the Wrigley House but I did read the Casino isn't threatened.

"Dozens of fire engines from Los Angeles County and as far away as Fresno came through the night aboard giant military hovercraft from the Marine Corps' Camp Pendleton. The high-speed hovercraft can carry 60 tons over land or water and are often used by the military on humanitarian missions.

Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters flew in firefighters 32 at a time, and 500 firefighters were expected on the island by afternoon."

Emerald Bay (the children's outdoor ed camp I helped run for MSA) is on the west end of the island, about 15 miles from Avalon (the only large "town" on the island, where the fire is next to) as the crow flies.

APE Artists' Project Earth
I heard about the album "RHYTHMS DEL MUNDO, Cuba" which raises money to fight global warming. It sounded great in the clips I heard on Living on Earth (PRI). The album includes lots of good artists like Sting and Dido but set to a Cuban beat.

But the thing that amazed me was the glaciers "then and now" slide show on their APE Artists' Project Earth website.... Wow... those pictures are unbelieeeeevable.

Sick. Time to start researching what brands produce products with Smithfield Foods pork.