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Virtual Linux
An overview of virtualization methods, architectures, and implementations

Virtualization means many things to many people. A big focus of virtualization currently is server virtualization, or the hosting of multiple independent operating systems on a single host computer. This article explores the ideas behind virtualization and then discusses some of the many ways to implement virtualization. We also look at some of the other virtualization technologies out there, such as operating system virtualization on Linux.
by M. Tim Jones.

Socket 939 died last year
Last vanilla DDR CPUs in stock

A FRIEND wanted to buy a 939 CPU as they have gotten dirty cheap. He had some trouble. We wrote that Socket 939 flavour chips were set to die but we still expected to see some quantities in 2007.
by Fuad Abazovic.

Overview
BitTyrant is a new, protocol compatible BitTorrent client that is optimized for fast download performance. BitTyrant is…

An anonymous reader writes “Researchers from the computer science department at the University of Washington have released BitTyrant, a new BitTorrent client that is designed to improve download performance via strategic selection of peers and upload rates. Their results call into question the effectiveness of BitTorrent’s tit-for-tat reciprocation strategy which was designed to discourage selfish users. Clients are available for Windows, OS X, and Linux.”
from slashdot.

Wal-Mart readies large-scale move into solar power

Wal-Mart is keeping the details of the proposal under wraps as the process is still ongoing.
However, one person who saw the proposal said that if completed, it could amount to a significantly large installation––on the order of 100 megawatts of power over the next five years.
“To put that into perspective, the solar system currently being installed at Google headquarters in California––the largest single corporate solar installation in history––is 1.6 MW, about 1/60th the size,” wrote Joel Makower, a clean-technology consultant who saw the proposal but is not bidding on it.
by Martin LaMonica.