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Lightweight Profi ling refers to
Apt-get is
BD+ is
A next-gen optical disc format
A programming language
The predecessor of BD++
A form of copy protection
The use of carbon-fi ber materials
An AMD hardware extension spec
Prejudice against newbs
A feature of the UMPC spec
A *nix administration certifi cation
A package-handling function for GNU/Linux
A Web 2.0 apartment-fi nding service
A DOS command
DisplayPort is unique among display
interfaces because it
Carries both audio and video signals
Supports HDCP
Serves as both an external and internal interface
Supports 10-bit color
Intel’s follow-up to Penryn is code-named
Memory maker OCZ recently purchased
Which GPU vendors support stereoscopic
imaging in their consumer device drivers?
The acronym OLED stands for
Maingear
Overdrive
CyberPower
Hypersonic
Orthogonal Lithographic Emission Display
Organic Localized Electronic Device
Organic Light-Emitting Diode
Organically Loud Electronic Demagoguer
Bulldozer
Nineveh
Nehalem
Bethlehem
Nvidia
AMD/ATI
Via/S3
A and B
HD DVD movies are cheaper than Blu-ray
movies to manufacture because
They involve standard DVD production processes
The spec has fewer features
They carry just one encryption license
All of the above
On February 5, 2001, Bay Area commuters were greeted by the
sight of a Volkswagen Bug hanging off the side of the Golden
Gate Bridge. Daring? Creative? Stupid? Yes to all of the above,
but we must admit, the audacity of the prank is impressive.
The California Highway Patrol, as one might expect, was not
so amused. And while the exact perpetrators remain unknown,
members of the University of British Columbia Engineering
Undergraduate Society are known to have pulled off similar
stunts elsewhere. By running a cable along the underside of
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the bridge, the car, which had been stripped of its
engine, wheels, and windows, was safely harnessed to
the cable and hung without fear of damaging the bridge
or the ship traffi c below.