When I was in high school, I wrote a small game playing AI for a science fair that ran a search algorithm.
I made it to regional. At the regional fair, I placed a hard copy of my source code next to the computer running the game.
I really should have read the source code first. One of the judges commented on how I had a fiew interestingly named variables... most of which were profane.
Finding out how to refine nuclear material and build a nuclear bomb in the modern world hardly requires the kind of intelligence that you're describing.
Now, the intelligence to run by the library and pick up a good book, that you might need.
put into brainwashing every kid that he/she must go to University
I'm not going to say that University is for everyone, but, at 18, you really do need some direction in your life. Most kids don't have this on their own. University is the right place for them. University helps you to find out who you want to be (a good one), and prepares you for the world.
Plenty of people do well without it, but it's hardly a bad message for kids to say "Go to School."
A much worse message for kids is "you should do this with your life." Why attack University? There are programs out there telling people "go into math and science," which are much more harmful. Think of how many artists have been killed off because they've had it pounded into their heads since their youth that art is am impractical career.
Righteo! Multiple cores are a good thing! I entirely missed that angle when posting my initial reply to this poster, but you hit the nail on the head here.
I also feel that I made a strong argument, that threads are simple to implement, and therefore are possibly much more prevalent than the poster feels. If they aren't they may become so soon.
Intel's site on the topic appears to confirm my initial assertion. To that end, I would assert that threading is rather simple to implement under most modern models.
Several years ago, this would not have been the case. Many languages did not have multi-threading implementations that were intuitive. Now the story is a bit different. C and C++ have the POSIX threads library. Java is built to be mutli-threaded, as are many of the newer languages.
I see little difficulty in most systems making use of multithreading, and therefore, capitalizing on hyperthreading technology. Therefore, if it is the case that most applications do not make good use of threading, I would assert that it is improbable that this will remain the case in the future, and if it does, that programmers become educated on the topic of multithreading.
This is just another sign of mankind's effect on the solar system. We need to stop polluting outer space, or we can count on rapid climate change and other phenomena that will destroy life in our solar system.
The legistlative and judicial branches of the government are powerful tools to stop bad things like this from happening when an executive with malfeasant designs comes into power. Ironically, they've been effective in doing this before.
Now what we have, really, is a situation where an unpopular president is in power. Due to this, jerks in other branches of government do as they please, and see that they can merely thrust blame onto the president. These people are not powerless, they're just telling you "look over there, he's in Iraq," while they burn what's left of the Constitution.
Slashdot Mirror
Er, sorry. Graph of an exponential function on a log graph.
I can't imagine what they must look like in a Martian night
I can't either. They should take a picture of it.
I had a version on my computer, in which I had changed the names of all profane variables.
I accidentally printed the original.
When I was in high school, I wrote a small game playing AI for a science fair that ran a search algorithm.
I made it to regional. At the regional fair, I placed a hard copy of my source code next to the computer running the game.
I really should have read the source code first. One of the judges commented on how I had a fiew interestingly named variables... most of which were profane.
Or, how about a URL?
http://www.worldnewsstand.net/4fun/bigbang.htm
Finding out how to refine nuclear material and build a nuclear bomb in the modern world hardly requires the kind of intelligence that you're describing.
Now, the intelligence to run by the library and pick up a good book, that you might need.
graph of a logarithmic function on a log graph
It was intended to be funny.
Ok, so, draw a logarithmic chart and you should get a nice line ;-)
I don't know what school you go to.
At the school I'm at now, you can commonly see "Sleep is good. I need sleep. Why won't they let me sleep?" written on the whiteboards in the atrium.
put into brainwashing every kid that he/she must go to University
I'm not going to say that University is for everyone, but, at 18, you really do need some direction in your life. Most kids don't have this on their own. University is the right place for them. University helps you to find out who you want to be (a good one), and prepares you for the world.
Plenty of people do well without it, but it's hardly a bad message for kids to say "Go to School."
A much worse message for kids is "you should do this with your life." Why attack University? There are programs out there telling people "go into math and science," which are much more harmful. Think of how many artists have been killed off because they've had it pounded into their heads since their youth that art is am impractical career.
Quick note, the parent is a little NSFW.
Canada didn't lose it, they merely outsourced it offshore.
I don't think that this has a whole lot to do with that.
Real making a play on that would be more like a super feature-rich player, with marketing directed straight in the faces of EU customers.
Righteo! Multiple cores are a good thing! I entirely missed that angle when posting my initial reply to this poster, but you hit the nail on the head here.
I also feel that I made a strong argument, that threads are simple to implement, and therefore are possibly much more prevalent than the poster feels. If they aren't they may become so soon.
Intel's site on the topic appears to confirm my initial assertion. To that end, I would assert that threading is rather simple to implement under most modern models.
Several years ago, this would not have been the case. Many languages did not have multi-threading implementations that were intuitive. Now the story is a bit different. C and C++ have the POSIX threads library. Java is built to be mutli-threaded, as are many of the newer languages.
I see little difficulty in most systems making use of multithreading, and therefore, capitalizing on hyperthreading technology. Therefore, if it is the case that most applications do not make good use of threading, I would assert that it is improbable that this will remain the case in the future, and if it does, that programmers become educated on the topic of multithreading.
I apologize, I thought that hyperthreading merely referred to moving capabilites to the CPU that are normally realized in the OS.
To that end, I thought that hyperthreading was merely a hardware implementation of threading, as is normally provided by the OS.
Is this an incorrect assertion?
If it is a correct assertion, is it true that most software does not make use of multi-threading?
Real Quietly Releases More Code as Open Source
People sure do like noting how things are done "quietly" around here.
Since it's from Real, it probably is actually part of some horrific conspiracy, right?
This contest looks like fun.
Please give the appropriate institution credit. UCSB is UC Santa Barbara.
It was supposed to be funny.
This is just another sign of mankind's effect on the solar system. We need to stop polluting outer space, or we can count on rapid climate change and other phenomena that will destroy life in our solar system.
Karma:Excellent (mainly due to posting drunk... really)
I suppose that you shouild have your freedom of speech revoked due to speaking whilst intoxicated?
That's actually normal.
Hi,
The legistlative and judicial branches of the government are powerful tools to stop bad things like this from happening when an executive with malfeasant designs comes into power. Ironically, they've been effective in doing this before.
Now what we have, really, is a situation where an unpopular president is in power. Due to this, jerks in other branches of government do as they please, and see that they can merely thrust blame onto the president. These people are not powerless, they're just telling you "look over there, he's in Iraq," while they burn what's left of the Constitution.
If you really want to get the most bang for your buck, get a research position. It will help immensely if you apply to graduate school.
Sen. Foo still has to do it.
That's like saying that the suicide bombers on Sept. 11 aren't responsible for their actions, because Bin Laden told them to do it.