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Evolutionary Computing Via FPGAs

Posted by chrisd on from the fpgas-as-asic dept.

fm6 writes "There's this computer scientist named Adrian Thompson who's into what he calls "soft computing". He takes FPGAs and programs them to "evolve", Darwin-style. The chip modifies its own logic randomly. Changes that improve the chips ability to do some task are kept, others are discarded. He's actually succeeded in producing a chip that recognized a tone. The scary part: Thompson cannot explain exactly how the chip works! Article here."

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  1. first post by Marvill · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    twenty seconds my ass

  2. help me by Sam4522 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dudes, I have something really important to tell you guys. I'm NOT trying to sound like a troll, so PLEASE don't take me as one. Just listen to what I have to say. This morning while I was eating breakfast and watching TV, I had a vision. I normally don't have visions and I'm not crazy, okay. In this vision I saw three red lights swirling around. They were like forming a circle as they swirled faster and faster. Then the lights moved closer together and formed a single light that turned blue. I noticed the light was the bottom of a spaceship. The blue light moved down like it was landing and I saw trees and a grass field. Then the spaceship started talking to me...like, the people inside the spaceship were talking to me even though I couldn't see them, only the ship I could see. I didn't really understand what they were saying. It sounded like whispers and jibberish. Then, all of a sudden, I woke up from the vision and was sitting at my kitchen table again. I don't understand what happened. I'm am absolutely serious about this. Can somebody help me understand what happened? PLEASE?

    1. Re:help me by Sam4522 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You all think I'm some kind of nut. Listen, this was REAL, I'm not making this up. PLEASE HELP ME! -Sam

  3. Rock on, slashdot! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    For Windows XP users, as well as possibly ME/2000 users, do this:

    1) Download http://goatse.cx/contrib/gap.zip

    2) Unzip gap.zip into your "My Pictures" directory

    3) Set your screensaver to "My Pictures Slideshow"

    4) Set your screensaver password to a bunch of random characters that you can't remember.

    GENIUS!

    1. Re:Rock on, slashdot! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      Not genius at all.

      The person on whose computer you installed the gap.zip will simply delete the files. The problem of an ugly, dilated ass on the screen is solved.

  4. Re:Good Heavens! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Moderators:

    You think the "Good Heavens" post ( listing the previous times this exact same story has featured on Slashdot ) rates 1.

    You think "Did you check for an anal probe and fire coming out of your ass?" rates 1.

    You're doing a good job keeping slashdot useful.