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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 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.)

  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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)

  5. 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.)
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