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Innards of a drunkard Spool juxtaposed with the lockstep of Flash (Before)  Hitachi 320 HDD inside • 60Mbps average  ∆ (After)  Crucial M4 256 SSD inside • 250Mbps average  ∆ M4 firmware updated to 070H  •  Trim enabled  ∆ Words, Work - Tommy Peters

From 24 to 240 Breaking Benjamin • The Diary of Jane  ∆ Fujitsu 250GB HDD inside • 24Mbps average  ∆ Innards of a drunkard Spool juxtaposed with the lockstep of Flash Firmware updated to 070H • Trim enabled Crucial M4 256GB SSD inside • 240Mbps average Software:-  BlackMagic, TechTool Pro, WhatSize, Disk Utility, SuperDuper!, M4's Version 070H firmware, Trim Enabler. Tools:-  Philips 00, Torx 6, SATA/USB emulator. Words, Work - Tommy Peters

Crucial M500 series (introduced April 2013: F/W MU02)  ∆ Alex Peters • Soldier of Fortune  ∆ Last week I tested  Crucial's M4 SSD on a MacBook Pro 17” i5 (mid 2010) that showed read and write speeds at 250Mbps average, as seen below. Crucial M4 256GB reading 250Mbps average  ∆ This evening, I swapped the M4 for the M500 series (introduced April 2013) that showed almost similar read and write speeds at 255Mbps average. Almost similar readings on the Crucial M500 480GB at 255Mbps average  ∆ Although startup and shutdown improved by 2-3 seconds, there is hardly any improvement in RW speeds over the M4. This is due to limitations posed by the 3GB/s link speeds of the older controllers which the M4 is configured for. For the 6GB/s link speeds introduced 2011 onwards, the M500 is said to publish clock speeds nearing 500Mbps. Lancing the boil. Posted below is the original Hitachi 500GB 5400rpm, chugging along at nicely at 60 odd...

Preamble:-  The  innards of a drunkard Spool juxtaposed with the organised lockstep of Flash is apt when comparing the two technologies. R ead and write speeds on the HDD were 60Mbps average. With the SSD, speeds average 250Mbps, operating temperature is down 10 degrees and battery life is up by an hour. Alex Peters • 'Alvin's' Polka Dots and Moonbeams  ∆ The original drive was a Hitachi HDD 500GB 5400rpm of which about 50GB was used the past three years. I installed Crucial’s M4 256GB SSD in place of the HDD - the 'bottleneck' in the era of Flash. The M4 series is Crucial's second generation after the C300. The M500 with its 19nm MLC Flash architecture (introduced April 2013) is the current and third generation. M4 supports the SATA II/3GB/s interface and although the M500 supports SATA III/6GB/s, Crucial has confirmed that it is (backward) compatible with the (SATA II) 3GB/s interface.  Innards of a drunkard Spool juxtapose...

Hamas MP, Mariam Farhat, passed away in March 2013. Hamas 101 has a take on her and her sons whom she encouraged to become suicide bombers. The video (from Memri) depicts a children's program aired by Hamas’ Al Aqsa TV featuring some of her grandchildren and their friends discussing her legacy. Words - Tommy Peters (Advanced appreciation is rendered for materials used without the express permission of copyright owners) Lenka • Live Like You're Dying

                                                       Ian Anderson • Give Till It Hurts  ∆ Inspire • Summer 2010  ∆ Inspire • November 2010  ∆ Inspire • January 2011  ∆ Inspire • Summer 2011  ∆ Inspire • March 2011  ∆ Inspire • May 2012  ∆ Inspire • Winter 2013  ∆ It must be emphasised that the material above (the audio inclusive) are for educational and informational purposes only and are not meant to inspire or incite any action suggested therein. (Advanced appreciation is rendered for materials used without express permission of copyright owners - Tommy Peters)

The tutorial (from page 33) forms part of al-Qa’idah’s Summer 1431:2010 Inspire issue and is still available on its website. It is emphasised that the material contained therein is for educational and informational purposes. Therefore, this downloadable file is not to encourage but rather discourage such experimentation in ‘your mom’s kitchen’ besides it demonstrates how the end product of a simple design could result in a preferred mess, aptly demonstrated by perpetrators in Boston and intermittently in hotspots such as Iraq and Afghanistan. On another note, Abdul al-Harbi, the Saudi national who was first questioned in the aftermath  is to be deported on “national security” grounds,  which brings to mind the Obama-Clinton 'Benghazi treadmill' the world had to endure last year. Here is Tony Cartalucci's take on "suspicious contractors" who were photographed at the vicinity before and after the blasts. It brings to the table the possible existence of hidden...