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The FIBIAC — a 3D-Printed Electromechanical Computer
Brietech writes "'Behold the FIBIAC! It's loud! It computes! It uses actual punch cards!' The FIBIAC is a simple, stepper-motor based, (mostly) 3D-printed electromechanical computer. The program is stored on a loop of paper punch-cards, and the machine uses three, 3-digit electromechanical counters for storage (which could be expanded to support more complicated programs) Watch a video of it computing the Fibonacci sequence, or jump on Thingiverse and build your own."
MyCleanPC? FuckOff.
and how many cards that would take.
This thing is cool and all, don't get me wrong, but the video was a bit of a letdown. Very quiet (when the blog states one goal was "Have lots of moving parts (preferably loud ones)", and not a very good show of how it actually works. It didn't even use 2/3rds of the "digits" - the video stops after reaching 8, so only the first digit of each register was used.
Imagine two Beowulf clusters of these, running in parallel.
To be fair, it doesn't actually make use of a CNC mill (and the 3D printer in the video is clearly a Makerbot Thing-o-matic).
Imagine two hand-cranked beowolf clusters of these, running in parallel.
Yeah, it's a sad state of affairs when the authors of protection trojans think Slashdot is the way to spread their warez.
The post above raises an interesting question: should spammers die in a fire, or is that too good for them?
Discuss.
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
ten bucks says its our old friend the goatman but i aint clickin that shit, holmes
Sure, build your own. All you need is a 3D printer (required quality unknown), a laser cutter (no problem, I have two in the garage; snerk), CNC mill (also have a couple of these laying around), and who knows what else.
Simple, real simple.
Wow... So building stuff requires tools.. Who knew..
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it.
Does this mean that we are close to the diamond age?
So how many gigaHertz is that CPU? What's its TDP? If I water-cool it can I overclock it?
How about printing every single instance of the spam on 24-pound bond paper and then make the spammer eat it? We could be generous and make the rate of consumption, say, one page every minute? Do we pre-shred it for him or make him fully masticate it? He'll have an entire minute to chew and swallow, after all.
Is the computer sufficient to run a 3D printer?
You just don't get it do you? Of course he needs tools, you tool. Just as you need tools to find that porn so that you can play with your tool - which you are obviously better at than appreciating what someone else has done.
...why not punch tape?
I still have some from when I was a little boy and my parents brought home their used mylar gold/metallic green tape, and we made Christmas tree chains.
Get off my launchpad!
Meh, why let him chew the page? If the spammer is to ingest it, shove it straight up his arse into his intestines.
Will it blend?
Nope, that's digest mode!
nope.avi :(
mycleanpc is real, its shitty, and its spammed on radio and television as well as all over the internet
This is badly crying out to be a brass and mahogany Steampunk project.
He used a CNC to cut the copper clad board.
The real test will be when it can be programmed to create an improved version of itself. To self-replicate/pro-create. It will then be time to "Be afraid, be very very afraid"...
Who is going to believe the output of a machine named FIBIAC?
to a 3d printer that will print a 3d printer.
Replication