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Scientific American Article: Internet-Spanning OS

Posted by timothy on from the everyone-hold-hands dept.

Hell O'World writes: "Interesting article on Scientific American outlining what they call an Internet-scale operating system (ISOS). 'The Internet-resource paradigm can increase the bounds of what is possible (such as higher speeds or larger data sets) for some applications, whereas for others it can lower the cost.'"

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  1. Hmmmm by G-funk · · Score: 3, Funny

    Judging from the photo it seems to be a new form of 3d tetris.... This shall definitely shape the future!

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  2. Is this really a good thing? by Dimensio · · Score: 2, Funny

    I mean I get enough junk e-mail as it is, without unethical crooks having an entire OS dedicated to the task...

    ...Oh, you said spanning OS.

    Nevermind.

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  3. Seen before by SilentChris · · Score: 4, Funny
    Uh, you mean like this OS?

    Wow, 3 years on Slashdot and this is the first time I've caught a duplicate story before anyone else. What do I win? :) A free Kuro5hin.org account? :)

  4. How to Earn that Karma! by Cheshire+Cat · · Score: 3, Funny

    As other posters have pointed out this is a duplicate article. But hey, turn this repeat to your advantage! Go read the previous posting and repost all the +5 posts as your own, then watch the karma roll in! :)

    (Yeah, its a little off-topic. I'm sure the mod's will see the funny in it.)

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    1. Re:How to Earn that Karma! by Black+Parrot · · Score: 2, Funny


      > As other posters have pointed out this is a duplicate article. [slashdot.org] But hey, turn this repeat to your advantage! Go read the previous posting and repost all the +5 posts as your own, then watch the karma roll in! :)

      Hey... didn't someone suggest that the last time we had a duplicate story?

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  5. slashdot subscriptions by Lord+Omlette · · Score: 2, Funny

    I will pay for journalistic integrity.

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  6. How to Earn that Karma! by talonyx · · Score: 5, Funny

    As other posters have pointed out this is a duplicate article. But hey, turn this repeat to your advantage! Go read the previous posting and repost all the +5 posts as your own, then watch the karma roll in! :)

    (Yeah, its a little off-topic. I'm sure the mod's will see the funny in it.)

  7. How to Earn that Karma! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    As other posters have pointed out this is a duplicate article. But hey, turn this repeat to your advantage! Go read the previous posting and repost all the +5 posts as your own, then watch the karma roll in! :-)

    (Yeah, its a little off-topic. I'm sure the mod's will see the funny in it.)

  8. woo by nomadic · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just type find with no arguments and you can see every file on every computer on the net...