‘facebook’

Open Compute Brings the Open Hardware (and the 3D Models They Use)

05 May, 2011 by in TECH

How does Facebook build their massive server infrastructure? You don’t care? You might after you hear why, see how and download the 3D models they use to make the servers that store all your private information. This is Facebook’s bread and butter. They’ve opened up how they build their data centers and how they’ve developed the units to be lighter, more efficient, and less pretty. It’s an amazing project being supported by the likes of Dell, HP, AMD, Intel, Rackspace and others. It’s called the Open Compute Project and it’s all laid out for your hardware building obsession.

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3DVia Billions and 3DVia Studio. The Mafia will Die. The Farm will Burn. You will 3D Print from Facebook.

09 Aug, 2010 by in NEWS, ROCKIN'

I hate Facebook games. Hate. them. Too the point I feel like butchering a hog over someone’s keyboard as they get a Crop Whisperer ribbon on Farmville. Those feelings may change…. I doubt it, but this… is cool.

Last week 3DVia made the announcement that the 3D Social gaming blitzkrieg that is Billions is now available to play on Facebook. Oh great. Another Facebook game right? Well, we covered the announcement last March. If you saw the images then, ya gotta admit, this would be a different game, nay, a different experience for web-based gaming.

The game is indeed interesting… and fun. Wonder what it’s like and why it could change gaming? What about 3D design and how we interact in a virtual environment? Take a look.
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The SolidSmack FaceBook Fan Page. BECOME A FAN… or Be Consumed With Guilt.

29 Oct, 2009 by in NEWS

Shalacka Smacka! Guess what? The SolidSmack Facebook Fan Page is finally up and running. That’s HUGE news… considering it only takes a click and 5 minutes to set up.

So yes, we should have done this a long time ago to share in the excitement of all that important social interaction. The wait… is over. Now all your old college roommates and your old grandmas on Facebook will know you are now rockin’ along with SolidSmack. What else does this mean for you? Take a look…

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5 Successful Practices for… EVERYONE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD

26 Mar, 2009 by in CULTURE

Strap an unnecessary amount of shiny metal objects to your clothing and take a swig of intensity. We’re about to step inside the realm of very vague advice… and then totally slam it with the most practical information your fingers have ever bleed scrapping to get a hold of.

Out of all the practices in the world what could be the best, most successful ones? Turns out, it’s 5. exactly 5. not 4 or 6, but 5. Did ya ever think it would only be that many? Here’s what’s going on.

Bradford Waugh wrote a very relevant article over at Product Design Hub today called 5 Successful Practices For New Grads. Good stuff, but it failed to give some details I think you definitely need to know.

Not just for new grads
And get this, it’s not just for new grads. As a matter of fact, it’s probably even more relevant for people getting laid-off, looking for work or preparing themselves to just be dang, freakin’ cool.

So, were gonna take Brad’s 5 practices and shed a little more light on ‘em. Let’s do this.
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