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IBM Takes a (Feline) Step Toward Thinking Machines
bth writes "A computer with the power of a human brain is not yet near. But this week researchers from IBM Corp. are reporting that they've simulated a cat's cerebral cortex, the thinking part of the brain, using a massive supercomputer. The computer has 147,456 processors (most modern PCs have just one or two processors) and 144 terabytes of main memory — 100,000 times as much as your computer has."
If anyone is still reading and has mod points mod parent up!
"Be prepared, son. That's my motto. Be prepared." --Joe Hallenbeck
What I want to know is how is the fact that you guessed supposed to make your erroneous spouting better?
When you spout misinformation, which is a serious problem on the internet (i'm looking at you conspiracy theorists), the fact that you guessed doesn't absolve you, since 15 seconds effort on your part would have meant 1 less piece of misinformation forever preserved.
I propose that you sir are an internet asshole (not that this particular piece of misinformation means a goddamn thing, since everyone who reads /. knew you were wrong, but THINK OF THE KITTENS!)
Point is, misinformation is a problem here, and being glib about the fact that you're a lazy trollop makes it worse, not better.
My guess is that you are anal.
"Be prepared, son. That's my motto. Be prepared." --Joe Hallenbeck
Lesson learned? NEVER make a guess on the internets because there are jackasses like MaskedSlacker that take things WAY TOO SERIOUSLY. Just a guess though.
"Be prepared, son. That's my motto. Be prepared." --Joe Hallenbeck