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Fruit Flies Making Inroads on Autonomous Computing

Jucius Maximus writes "The configuration of base stations in cell phone networks has always been problematic because you can never predict how many phones will connect to which base station. And sometimes adjacent antennas will use the same frequency leading to dropped calls. Such configuration challenges may have solutions in autonomous computing. An article on C|NET describes how British Telecom is examining the development of fruit flies, hoping that nature has already found the solution to this problem. This technology could also be applied to 'threat-sensing' on computer networks."

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  1. FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP!

  2. well the fruit flies have already... by 56ker · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    come up with the noise the phone makes when it rings. :)

  3. ASCII Art Encoder? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How do you avoid the lameness filter to post ASCII art?

  4. Re:Offtopic (sorta) Humor by hettb · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    It's NOT DROSOPHILA! It's DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER!

    Actually, it's

    Drosophila melanogaster

    The the genus' first letter is capitalized, and the whole name should be in italics.

  5. X-Files Help!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just got out of prison last week, so I haven't got to see too many X-Files episodes the last few years.

    So, can anyone fill me in on a few things. That captain from 21 Jump Street. Who did he turn out to be (good guy, bad guy, etc). What about Cancer Man? The other guys who show up in Mulder's life... Any surprises about who they are?

  6. Flies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't want flies that were just on shit flying all over the place. They go from shit to your sandwich or coke. They then barf on your food while their legs are covered in shit. Sickening.