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Hacker Finds Flaw in WorldCom Network

Published: Friday, December 07, 2001 - By: Dennis
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A well-known hacker discovered a routing flaw in the WorldCom network that allowed access to their employee database. Of course the flaw was fixed shortly after it was brought to their attention but still begs the question of why nobody on the inside saw it first.

Anandtech Looks at the GameCube

Published: Friday, December 07, 2001 - By: Dennis
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I won't be buying a GameCube any time soon but it's nice to know what is inside. The GameCube is based around a 485MHz RISC processor and ATI graphics, kind of sounds like a MAC to me. To find out more about the GameCube head on over to Anandtech.

nForce Performance Uncovered

Published: Thursday, December 06, 2001 - By: Dennis
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The information contained in this GamePC article probably was not intended to be addressed until after the nForce release to market but all things considered I'm glad it is. It would appear that Nvidia included a "Superstability" mode into its dual channel DDR memory design thus providing system integrity with all types of DDR memory modules. In "Superstability" mode the memory clock is reduced to 200MHz, but only if you fill the third memory slot with a double-sided DDR memory module. Get the full story at GamePC.

Take Your Stupid With You

Published: Thursday, December 06, 2001 - By: Dennis
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I'm a big fan of Real Life Comics and todays is worthy of a news post happy smile. You may notice the Pepsi can in the comic, much like me they love Pepsi.

Hynix is Looking for More Money

Published: Thursday, December 06, 2001 - By: Dennis
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I guess considering that they can't seem to spend their own money fast enough they need to get some from the company that is bailing them out. Not much here in the way of news but the title was kind of funny.

The nForce at CeBit

Published: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 - By: Dennis
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The nForce isn't really anything completely new. You can find the chipset in every xbox and pretty soon you will see it on select motherboards. For a sneak peek into what you can expect from the nForce follow the link.