In just two weeks, AMD is set to launch their next generation of graphics processors. Nvidia is expected to unveil their own product line later this year. The release of new lines of GPUs is part of an ongoing cycle that has lasted for over a decade. But as I look across the landscape of [...]

I just booked my flight from Paris to Geneva for September and noticed something interesting. Air France’s fare for the one-hour flight was $7. Wow! However, the ‘taxes and fees’ were $140 :( Is this a realistic representation of the cost breakdown? Are taxes the majority of the cost of this travel? Or is the [...]

Pizza Hut
Circuit City
Best Buy
Radio Shack
One of these is not like the other. Pizza Hut is the only one that doesn’t (didn’t) sell electronics. Circuit City is the only one that is bankrupt (so far). But the real answer is Best Buy. Why? It’s the only one that is not part of a bizarre trend of [...]