A poem and illustrations by an anonymous author. It begins "Every geek
<br />Down in Geek-ville
<br />Liked searching a lot …
<br />But Bill Gates,
<br />Who lived just north of Geek-ville,
<br />Did NOT!" read more » DiscussBury
"Supercomputer maker Silicon Graphics announced late last Thursday that it would be slashing 15 per cent of its 1,500-person workforce to lower costs." read more » DiscussBury
"Intel researchers are claiming "world record" performance with their latest push in silicon photonics — or chips with friggin' laser beams." read more » DiscussBury
n a panel moderated by Kara Swisher, Toni Schneider, CEO of Automattic (the company behind WordPress), led off by saying that he wished this kind of "panicky" advice had been around for the last bubble, explaining that his startup at the time didn't react quickly enough to stay afloat. read more » DiscussBury
IBM has developed what is known as "computational scaling," a process that enables the production of processors with 22 nanometer components. "Shrinking the size of transistors and other component read more » DiscussBury
Rafe Needleman summarizes seven new web 2.0 startups including Cognisign, Dayak, Dial2Do, Emphasis Search, Modiface, Previmed, uTest, and VaultStreet. read more » DiscussBury
Dan Fost writes about several recent attempts by Silicon Valley particularly and technology enthusiasts generally to overcome the forces of nature and have failed. read more » DiscussBury
Kara Tsuboi reports on Condoleezza Rice's appearance at Google with Britain's David Miliband, as part of their tour of Silicon Valley technology companies. read more » DiscussBury
