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Simple Computation Using Dominos

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the houses-of-cards dept.

An anonymous reader writes "When silicon fails to beat Moores law, maybe dominos can help. This guy has created a half adder in dominos as a proof of concept for domino computation. If he intends to make a full domino computer he's going to need an awful lot of dominos."

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  1. Yes but... by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was going to say "Yea but does it run Linux?", but I thought I could avoid the resulting -1 Redundant mod down to hell by saying "Yea, but are there Vista drivers for it?" instead.

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    1. Re:Yes but... by MrShaggy · · Score: 2, Funny

      in soviet Russia, adders halfvyou!

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    2. Re:Yes but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Gee, let me try:

      I was going to say "I wonder if their web server is running on dominos... which fell over already"

      "Another crippling bombshell: Netcraft confirms it, domino computers are falling over"

      "Imagine a cluster of dominos standing on end, ready to fall over"

      "I don't see what you like about OS X. My falling dominos copied a large file in seconds, while my OS X machine has been grinding away for the past 30 years"

      "In Soviet Russia, *you* fall over"

      "dominos: naked and covered in grits" (if you don't get this one, you must be new here... you insensitive clod)

      <meta>Let me be just get it out of the way: here are all the tired Slashdot cliche jokes done in one post</meta> (itself a tired joke! and pointing it out is tired too! come to think of it, I'm tired.)

    3. Re:Yes but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      But of course. It's called Doominos. In fact, in Doominos 3 id left an easter egg in it. It reveals the answer to life, the Universe, and everything.

      On the very last level of the game, as you descend the candlelit cavern toward the final boss, take a left at the fork in the path. Find the id Software logo in the back corner. Approach and click your mouse button on the id logo. You'll hear a distinctive "beep" sound. A nearby wall opens to reveal a hidden chamber. The PDA on the altar simply reads "42".

    4. Re:Yes but... by aldo.gs · · Score: 4, Funny

      1. Try to cite every tired joke.
      2. Miss this one.
      3. ????
      4. Profit!

    5. Re:Yes but... by AndroidCat · · Score: 4, Funny

      Just wait until they get it all setup for a run, go to lunch, and come back to find that Schrodinger's Cat might have been in the room!

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  2. Apparently... by jazzman251 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Apparently the server uses dominoes...

  3. Re:Slight problem.. by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Funny

    they're one use only gates

    Nonesense, they're perfectly reusable! You only need to watch out for a metastability period* of 10 minutes between clocks.

    * To reset the dominos, of course.
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  4. Rebooting... by Anubis350 · · Score: 4, Funny

    No matter how fast he could ever make, rebooting is gonna be one PITA!

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  5. From the looks of things... by Arceliar · · Score: 2, Funny

    If servers were dominoes, slashdot must be that big and slightly smelly kid who kicks down all your hard work just as you're about to show it off.

  6. Re:Slight problem.. by Walt+Dismal · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... Domino Viagra ...

  7. It explains Notes by Ritchie70 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't realize that Notes servers use real Dominoes, it explains their awful performance and quirkiness.

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  8. Re:Videos on YouTube by bidule · · Score: 4, Funny


    WTF! You slashdotted YouTube!

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  9. Solves for x in 30 minutes or less by Teresita · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm afraid this will open up a half-adder gap with the Deep South. In Alabama, it's illegal to play dominoes on Sunday. (www.dumblaws.com)

  10. You forgot one by TubeSteak · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let me be just get it out of the way: here are all the tired Slashdot cliche jokes done in one post (itself a tired joke! and pointing it out is tired too! come to think of it, I'm tired.)
    Rest
    Cancel or Allow?
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  11. Re:He Cheated! by noz · · Score: 2, Funny

    And you've got too much spare time on your hands.

  12. Re:Dominoes? by Nasarius · · Score: 2, Funny

    What geek likes bland, undersized, overpriced pizza?

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  13. I had the same idea! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I had the very same idea back in 1998, and I would have beaten this guy to it except:

    1. I didn't have a shitload of dominoes
    2. I had no place to set up a shitload of dominoes
    3. I don't know how to build a half-adder out of dominoes :-P

    1. Re:I had the same idea! by orkysoft · · Score: 1, Funny

      Well, if you've watched the videos, you'd have seen that your points (1) and (2) have no merit, except for very small values of "shitload".

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  14. Re:Slight problem.. by iamstretchypanda · · Score: 2, Funny
    Attention fellow slashdotters!

    You know you can't get laid when you:
    1. Make a 'computer' out of dominoes
    2. Start making jokes about it
    3. Realize you spend your day on a website where other people find those same jokes funny
    4. Decide a group of dominoes could use an electromagnetic surface and embedded iron to maybe run linux

    I also think it's funny when Joe /.er talks about his girlfriend Sally, we all try to pretend he isn't just talking about his right hand he named. :p

    Feel free to mod me down, but this applies to me just as much as you
  15. Next thing you know... by discHead · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...someone will be using Tinkertoys. :-)