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Biological Supercomputers Powered By ATP Could Be A Reality Some Day (dispatchtribunal.com)
hypnosec writes: Our cells are powered by Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and according to a new study, they could be a power source for the next generation of biological supercomputers capable of processing information very quickly and accurately using parallel networks in the same way that massive electronic super computers do. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the paper describes a model of biological computer that is effectively a very complex network in a very small area, and is based on a combination of geometrical modeling and engineering know-how (on the nano scale). Researchers involved with the study claim that it is the first step in showing that this kind of biological supercomputer can actually work.
Is that you?
I'm a biological supercomputer that runs on ATP. Well, sugar and caffeine really, but it's converted to ATP in between.
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Tails Linux 2.2 Adds libdvdcss2 For Viewing Protected DVDs
So with this addition:
https://tails.boum.org/news/te...
https://archive.is/KhhEe
"Add support for viewing DRM protected DVD videos using libdvdcss2. Patch series submitted by Austin English (Closes: #7674)[1]"
[1] https://labs.riseup.net/code/i...
https://archive.is/hXgYe
Is it now ILLEGAL to use Tails in the United States?
If they are going to mandate anything, the feedback should be one dimensional boolean feedback if they expect the data to be representative of the actual population. A "Happy face", a "Sad face", and a "Neutral face" are as much as you can make mandatory before the feedback quality goes to utter shit.
Computers made from inorganic components have many advantages. They don't start to decay once the power source is removed. They're also not subject to biological pathogens. The components are far more stable than what could be expected from a biological computer. Such things seem like really bad ideas, or at least very expensive to operate and maintain.
The problem with Biological Supercomputers Powered By ATP, is that they're always 5 to 10 years out.
Impatient here too. That's why I crapped into a bucket. I'm waiting for it to evolve.
Dont teach them to feed!
Are you a person or a bot that just makes the same remark in order farm karma?
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The problem with [TFA subject], is that they're always 5 to 10 years out.
When are we going to see something that isn't just a lab demo?
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Genius!
Data used a positronic brain, so no.
Perhaps we're 3 years away from an even more complete lab demo, but better and better lab demos are aw way of eventually amounting to something too.
Is it the new thing on slashdot to criticize developments that are 'lab demos' ? I just noted This the other day, on the new research breakthrough in super batteries.
An excellent follow-up to the poop article we had the other day.
What's really sneaky is that every lab demo of a biological supercomputer is actually a production-ready biological supercomputer showing off some crude little toy that will be 5 years out for the next few decades.
The trick is just to ignore whatever is on the benchtop and grab the guy talking about it.
My office mates are already bad enough at stealing my Doritos without automating it!
Would you have to get a vaccination to prevent viruses?
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Just off the top of my head I can think of a lot of possible "smart vitamins" and other nutrients to keep your computer alert, (guarna, epinephrine), fast (CQ10, benfothiamine, nicotinic acid*, pyridoxine), and long lasting (ascorbic acid, broad spectrum tocopherols, resveretrol, carnosine).
*The issue of "flushing" from high doses of nicotinic acid is problematic, flush free or a constant lower dose influx may solve the problem.
Tails Linux 2.2 Adds libdvdcss2 For Viewing Protected DVDs
So with this addition:
https://tails.boum.org/news/te...
https://archive.is/KhhEe
"Add support for viewing DRM protected DVD videos using libdvdcss2. Patch series submitted by Austin English (Closes: #7674)[1]"
[1] https://labs.riseup.net/code/i...
https://archive.is/hXgYe
Is it now ILLEGAL to use Tails in the United States?
You may name shit as sugar, but sugar will still be shit to me.
If I worked there, how would I tell people?
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Bio-neural_gel_pack
One day I might just be able to fly without a plan too....
What hyperbol!!!
so finally humans are going to be milked to produce ATP.. where have I seen this in the movies.. matrix?
I want to become a mentat. Where do I apply?
It also means a biological computer could catch a cold.
Talk about hacking...
AI needs to grow more people eggs? Neo is the chosen one?
The most complicated and efficient computing device in the known universe is the human brain. Nothing else comes even remotely close.
Engineering organs also provides the option to well, engineer brains.
Interesting times.
..don't panic
Our cells are powered by Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and according to a new study, they could be a power source for the next generation of biological supercomputers
When did we get this generation of biological supercomputers?
Is it the new thing on slashdot to criticize developments that are 'lab demos' ?
No, we've been critizing lab demos for years. Could be because most lab demos never make it past that stage and will always remain a novelty. Kind of like you can power a clock from a potato, but it doesn't scale very well as an energy source.
I have not crunched any numbers but I bet the folks who say this are right more often than not. How often do lab demos turn into viable commercial products?
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
I for one welcome our future biologic, ATP-powered Mentat overlords.
Is it 80p per cycle or per task completed? here we could be talking about the most expensive, useless piece of... soft... It is considered to be hardware or software?
No, we've been critizing lab demos for years. Could be because most lab demos never make it past that stage and will always remain a novelty. Kind of like you can power a clock from a potato, but it doesn't scale very well as an energy source.
Don't mean to nitpick, but you can't power a clock from a potato. The power in that set-up comes from the sacrificial anode, the potato is just a handy container of electrolyte.
Anyone else think of that underwater orgy thing from Diamond Age when you read this summary?
My eyes reflect the stars and a smile lights up my face.
already exist. The unit is above your shoulder.
Will this biological supercomputer have some Brian Blessed lookalike madman in grey satin regalia as its sysadmin? Will it have a "Catherine Schell" interface?