Back in the Uni library, I once had an old ('60's?) book in my hands which stated that for every logical AND circuit, combining two '1' bits would also result in heat. The author suggested designing AND circuits so taht they would have two results: the logical outcome, and the overflow 'exhaust', both connected to the rest of the circuitry. This would be used to keep the processor from generating heat, but might also have more practical, logical uses. (He probably said similar things for other kinds of circuits.)
I thought it was a wonderful book at the time, and wondered if anyone ever tried to work out this man's arguments.
Now I wonder if anyone is familiar with this? Haven't remembered the author or anything.
Remember when the term "hippie" used to refer to hard-working idealists?
OK -- sliiiight over-exaggeration perhaps. But at least those people existed. Really. So I'm told:-)
But anyway, now it's used to refer to any old bum. Bummer.
And while we're on the topic, this was also the generation that popularized the word "freak", with many parallels to today's "geek". Just goes to show that the underdog is often right and the masses are just... masses. Then again, that's language for you: http://www.word-origins.com/definition/bureau.html
I once knew this guy who didn't watch TV because he thought the commercials were brainwashing. Hard to say he wasn't right, but he was unlucky as hell, too. Not for lack of TV, but from worrying too much.
If you think your government treats you indecently (i.e. by allowing you to be tracked), speak out while it still allows you to. But be buddhist about it: don't worry that you cannot change the world, just do what you can while you still feel comfortable with it.
The Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam cannot be used for commercial means without permission of the city -- or the architect, whoever won that fight -- but neither were willing to give away their 'rights' to the city's landscape!
Yeah. Pi acts like Infinite Monkeys. All _we_ have to do is to point to the monkey that actually does write Shakespeare, i.e.: the index of Pi which actually represents Kill Bill Complete in AVI format.
The only problem is the size of that index, but hey, if you zip that number and take its MD5, you have achieved something similar to this.
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Back in the Uni library, I once had an old ('60's?) book in my hands which stated that for every logical AND circuit, combining two '1' bits would also result in heat. The author suggested designing AND circuits so taht they would have two results: the logical outcome, and the overflow 'exhaust', both connected to the rest of the circuitry. This would be used to keep the processor from generating heat, but might also have more practical, logical uses. (He probably said similar things for other kinds of circuits.)
I thought it was a wonderful book at the time, and wondered if anyone ever tried to work out this man's arguments.
Now I wonder if anyone is familiar with this? Haven't remembered the author or anything.
http://www.strandbeest.com/
Found this guy mentioned in a forum once, turns out he lives at walking distance from me. I think it's the coolest thing ever.
Well, they obviously ask the right people to take responsiblility...
> This is what the Supreme Court determined and is true.
You do realize there is a difference, right?
Remember when the term "hippie" used to refer to hard-working idealists?
OK -- sliiiight over-exaggeration perhaps. But at least those people existed. Really. So I'm told :-)
But anyway, now it's used to refer to any old bum. Bummer.
And while we're on the topic, this was also the generation that popularized the word "freak", with many parallels to today's "geek". Just goes to show that the underdog is often right and the masses are just... masses. Then again, that's language for you: http://www.word-origins.com/definition/bureau.html
Honestly surprised that Stockholm gets mentioned so much. Now I'm intrigued; any suggestions why?
(I still have to plan my holidays...)
I once knew this guy who didn't watch TV because he thought the commercials were brainwashing. Hard to say he wasn't right, but he was unlucky as hell, too. Not for lack of TV, but from worrying too much.
If you think your government treats you indecently (i.e. by allowing you to be tracked), speak out while it still allows you to. But be buddhist about it: don't worry that you cannot change the world, just do what you can while you still feel comfortable with it.
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See mig sig now:
And we were happy!!
Quick! Start buying up landfills!
Plastic mining is the way of the future.
> All I want from a fridge is to keep stuff cool.
Adding linux makes it 100% cooler.
Plus, the fridge obviously keeps the computer cool. Win-win. Help global warming!
Well, that's the first thing they'll serve with actual DNA in it, then.
So where's Ctrl-Alt-Delete?
Oh wait, of course, it's a Mac. That would be Ctrl-Cmd-Opt-Power.
Yeah, and can anybody tell me why terrorists always want to hijack airplanes, anyway?
What's wrong with a good ol' touring car? A boat? Why does it have to fly if it can also sink?
What's the fun in saying "THIS PLANE GOES TO CAIRO!!" when you could just have taken the right plane to begin with?
...are a hundred to one, they say...
but still they come!
There is no reason that anybody needs to know where I am, when I'm asleep, or when I poop
So I take it you don't use Twitter, then?
A Jehova's Witness? Imagine that!
(Sunday morning)
*Ding Dong!*
(Opens door, looks around, only to see an empty horizon)
"Hey! Over Here! Down below!"
And then you look down to see... Prince! In full ornate! Eye shadow and all!
After some extensive smiling and eye blinking that would have looked cute (but also already quite perverted) on a 10-year-old girl:
"Hi! Do you know God?"
IT has lots of soul. You have been in IT too long. Now it has your soul, too.
Well, the other way around would mean that the rats that were doomed to become fat, caused themselves to get HFCS.
And that would be religious logic instead of scientific.
(Scientific logic is saying that it must be true because Princeton said so.)
Same thing happened here a long time ago:
The Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam cannot be used for commercial means without permission of the city -- or the architect, whoever won that fight -- but neither were willing to give away their 'rights' to the city's landscape!
Great Pacific Garbage Patch, here we come!
Google has made it difficult both to find out where they keep their data centers and how many they have.
Well, you can get to know either, but just not both at the same time.
That's quantum for ya.
The best IT jobs will get you both.
Yeah. Pi acts like Infinite Monkeys. All _we_ have to do is to point to the monkey that actually does write Shakespeare, i.e.: the index of Pi which actually represents Kill Bill Complete in AVI format.
The only problem is the size of that index, but hey, if you zip that number and take its MD5, you have achieved something similar to this.
Well, basically, that is how Korea is run.