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Posted on: March 22, 2006 8:57 AM, by "GrrlScientist"

I am working on my course syllabus for my conservation genetics course today. I have a deadline Thursday that I must meet. But before I start, I wanted to share this graphic with you. This graphic explains how your computer works in one easy to understand "Where's Waldo" type picture. Presumably, there is sound with this too (I checked; it's a wav file), but I can't hear it on my computer.

Update: the graphic-plus-sound version for all non-IE browsers can be accessed here (it's rather loud, so be ready to turn the volume down a little).


Thanks, Dawn!


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  • Working Technology from Modulator
    Shades of contraptions long gone here is a nifty gif showing the detailed workings of your computer. How far/long can you track one of those blue data bits. If you use a browser other than IE you can get the sound version here. From Living the Scientif... Read More
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1

That resembles my computer's speed when multitasking. (No sound, by the way.)

There was the old 'comparison' of Jesus and Windows: "Jesus worked multiple miracles; it's a miracle if Windows multitasking works."

It's not quite that bad, but some programs eat more memory than they should.

Posted by: John | March 22, 2006 9:53 AM

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They are using a propietary HTML tag that works for IE only, (<bgsound>) so you won't get any sound on a decent browser. If you want to hear the sound, you can go to this link:

http://www.newportharbor.us/audio/pee-wee_theme.wav

Posted by: DouglasG | March 22, 2006 10:31 AM

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Works fine with Firefox.

Posted by: Matt | March 23, 2006 4:39 PM

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