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March 27, 2011 – Links

Yeah, been a while. I'm about a month behind in links...

• AMD Opens Up XvBA! Their Catalyst Linux Video API
• The Big Picture : Nyiragongo Crater: Journey to the Center of the World
• Return of the Morgan Threewheeler
• Ninjabread Men Ninja Shaped Cookie Cutters
• Carlin Step
• The OpenBenchmarking.org SCALE Video - really big deal

2011 NCAA Brackets

It is that time of year. The water cooler is getting a workout this morning and the loss in productivity has already sent the stock market into a spin this morning. (yeah, it could be the quake in Japan and the unrest in the middle east, but more likely is that traders are working on their brackets).

Speaking of the market, the results of this bracket will be interesting. I don't like the seeds. They shouldn't have conference games in the first round, and I think that some of the teams that should be in the final four will be knocked out early.

• Brackets for the Worst Company of 2011 - Yay Consumerist!

Here is the 2011 NCAA (presented by CBS) Brackets

I had hoped CU would make it in and we would have two Colorado teams in this year... UNC won their conference and will be making their first ever trip to the NCAA tournement. GO BEARS!

For bracket data, statistics, and tips, check out these sites:

• 2011 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings
• BracketOdds
• NCAA Bracket Tips, Trends, Strategy Articles, and Advice
• Picking upsets a losing strategy - see the related stories in the sidebar too
• WSJ - The Science of Picking a Bracket
• MoneyWatch advice on how to win your office pool
• Android and iPhone apps for brackets
• Slate has Mascot and Team Colors bracketst
• Fat Pastor lays out rules for Mascot brackets - ex: Inanimate objects, e.g. colors and plants, always lose to animate objects.
• MaizenBrew lays out some good strategies - "I hate X", "Better Mascot", and "NCAA violations" bracket strategies are discussed. The violations strategy is interesting... do cheaters win?

Is this HiDef world just too much?

Do you reminisce about the days before 3 meter resolution GPS and Google maps? Does Steetview just creep you out? Do you prefer the original Zelda to Halo?

Checkout http://8bitcity.com. They have generated 8-bit, Zelda like maps for many of the big metro areas, like NYC, London, Singapore, and DC. Strangely, they also have Boulder. Go ahead put in an address, zoom in, check out the landmarks, it's all there.

coreboot and Sage in the news

A couple of AMD blog posts and a press release that cover coreboot and Sage this week.

A guest blog posting I wrote for AMD developer about the coreboot release

A coreboot posting by Kenvin Tanguay

AMD press release for Embedded World