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  1. Re:Fake news on NVIDIA GPUs Weren't Immune To Spectre Security Flaws Either (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    NVIDIA's own Security Bulletin says that their GPUs are subject to Spectre and Meltdown exploits: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/ap...

  2. Bring explosive phones to Airport? on Samsung is Setting Up Note 7 Exchange Booths at Airports Around the World (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    So passengers should bring their explosive cell phones directly to the airport? I feel safer already.

  3. China will build a 100 Petaflop Supercomputer on Ask Slashdot: Predictions For 2016? (slashdot.org) · · Score: 1

    My prediction is that China will build a 100 Petaflop Supercomputer in 2016. This machine will rank #1 on the TOP500 list until 2019.

  4. Plugging my own SCI-FI take on this on NSA Says They Have VPNs In a 'Vulcan Death Grip' · · Score: 1

    I suppose you guys will shred me for this, but I took on this topic in my SCI-FI story, "The Observer Effect" where a scientist attempts to prove the existence of god through a kind of "cat in the box" experiment using a large cluster spun up on AWS. You can imagine that it doesn't end well. http://insidehpc.com/2013/11/o... For my day job, I write tech news at insideHPC. Forgive me for sharing my hobby here, but I think it has something to say about this topic. -Rich

  5. Hurd's Affinity for Sun Fire on Former HP CEO Selected As Oracle Co-President · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hurd went on to describe his affinity for Oracle's current line of hadware products. "Honestly, I had some trouble selling HP's 'Integrity' severs with a straight face," said Hurd. "But when it comes to staffing, I intend on turning 'Sun Fire' into a friggin verb."

  6. Re:1st and second post :-) on Defeating Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle · · Score: 1

    Sun Microsystems invented the Heisenberg Compensator years ago. I did the announcement video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVPlqPPPRS4

  7. In other news... on The Java Popup you Can't Stop · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In other news, the English language can be used to convince Congress to authorize and unjustifiable war with no exit strategy.