is this whole thing a joke? why would the terrorists solicit money from jewish organizations?
Not sure whether to believe this story or not.
But the summary clearly states that the terrrorists where pro-Israel terrorists, which means it makes sense to solicit money from Jewish organizations. Not every terrorist in this world is a Muslim you know.
( If you were joking, I was appropriately whooshed)
The thing about scientific computing is that scientists like to write MPI and Fortran. They just love that shit. And they are traditionally really resistant to any new programming model. So when you tell them they need to start using XYZ instead of MPI so their programs can actually complete at exascale *before* hardware failure, they get unhappy and instead implement things like checkpoint/restore that takes 70% of the runtime.
Source: I work in HPC.
Changing from FORTRAN would require us to actually try to comprehend decades worth of scientific data stored in FORTRAN data files. Ain't no one got time fo' that.
Yes it is a problem that can be solved with very simple analog electronics. That was my first thought when I read the summary, but I guess that wouldn't be cool today.
WTF: SIP is an IETF standard, so these people should not be holding any patents, otherwise it is another useless standard. It would be like if http protocol was patented and they required you to pay to implement it.
Seems the patents aren't on the SIP as such, but rather on SIP trunking. Some other posters have been touching on this, but it is not stated clearly in the summary or in any posts form what I could see.
Yes but you're being voted +5 funny by people who find themselves laughing a jokes with punchlines like 'And the funny thing was he was trying it with a TMS320c32 processor!'
10: OH I'd disagree,
20: I've been voted +5 Funny repeatedly on Slashdot. And that is proof that Slashdot users have humor, because I am funny, very funny, I know this because I have been voted +5 Funny repeatedly on Slashdot where people are well known for having a great sense of humor, I know this for a fact because well..... GOTO 20
Actually, neutrinos do arrive slightly faster than light from supernovae. Space isn't completely empty --- tiny amounts of interstellar gas give it a refractive index slightly higher than "perfect" vacuum, which ever-so-slightly slows down light. Neutrinos interact far less than light with matter; so, a supernova neutrino going at very nearly the speed of light can outrun a photon through space. In Supernova 1987A, neutrino detectors saw neutrinos about three hours before light reached earth's telescopes.
Very informative, thank you. (No mod points today)
Yes. Seconds are part of the official SI standard. That makes hours "metric". You basically blew any geek cred with that question.
Sheesh, I was trying to make a joke about the mixing and matching of units and decimals in the imperial system by parent.
Then as the AC Below states, seconds are metric (SI units) but hours certainly are not. So guess we both need to hand over our geek cards to the AC huh? You because of failing on SI units, and me because failing to make a proper joke.:-)
Wrong. Units 7 and 8 had not been build. Unit 5 and 6 were offline for refuelling. Unit 6 was the only one having a surviving emergency diesel generator. Which wasn't luck. It was a Mark II containment, the same that was used in all four reactors of Fukushima Daini (all with the same generator surviving the tsunami) and the single reactor in Tokai (dito).
The reactor in Tokai came very close to failing. Only one of three seawater pumps failed, but two out of three diesels generators failed, external power was lost for more than a week. The road outside the plant looked like a a piece of paper all crumpled up.
B) Good point; I mean, where the hell would an orbiting nuclear power plant get power from?
Who cares about that? Where is the moon getting it's power from?!?!
It is common knowledge that the moon is stealing it's power from the sun.
We shouldn't let the moon get away with this anymore, I suggest a land war....err, on the moon that is.
I hope you're happy. You slashdotted an entirely unrlated, innocent website.
Schadenfreude, is the best kind joy. And I honestly didn't expect there to be that many people around on slashdot anymore.
Also thecheeseshed came up as one of the first hits on a Google search for online cheese, so I didn't expect them to run their website off of Windows server on a pogoplug.
Slashdot Mirror
is this whole thing a joke? why would the terrorists solicit money from jewish organizations?
Not sure whether to believe this story or not. But the summary clearly states that the terrrorists where pro-Israel terrorists, which means it makes sense to solicit money from Jewish organizations. Not every terrorist in this world is a Muslim you know. ( If you were joking, I was appropriately whooshed)
This is what happens when a government declares 'War' on an idea, or other abstract.
Spanish Inquisition
Hmmm. I wasn't expecting that.
Nobody did, really.
The thing about scientific computing is that scientists like to write MPI and Fortran. They just love that shit. And they are traditionally really resistant to any new programming model. So when you tell them they need to start using XYZ instead of MPI so their programs can actually complete at exascale *before* hardware failure, they get unhappy and instead implement things like checkpoint/restore that takes 70% of the runtime. Source: I work in HPC.
Changing from FORTRAN would require us to actually try to comprehend decades worth of scientific data stored in FORTRAN data files. Ain't no one got time fo' that.
I remember seeing a whistle device that you attach to your key ring. When you lose your keys, you whistle and your key ring beeps.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tobar-Keyfinder-Keyring-Whistle-Activated/dp/B000246JIQ
Yes it is a problem that can be solved with very simple analog electronics. That was my first thought when I read the summary, but I guess that wouldn't be cool today.
WTF: SIP is an IETF standard, so these people should not be holding any patents, otherwise it is another useless standard. It would be like if http protocol was patented and they required you to pay to implement it.
Seems the patents aren't on the SIP as such, but rather on SIP trunking. Some other posters have been touching on this, but it is not stated clearly in the summary or in any posts form what I could see.
I'm sure the stats here would clearly indicate that I, yes, - I - have been +5 funny more than you!
Alright we'll crown you our Cowardly Class Clown then. I need the rest anyhow.
Yes but you're being voted +5 funny by people who find themselves laughing a jokes with punchlines like 'And the funny thing was he was trying it with a TMS320c32 processor!'
Or maybe that's just me ;-)
I don't see the problem
;-)
It's not a site for people with humour.
10: OH I'd disagree,
20: I've been voted +5 Funny repeatedly on Slashdot. And that is proof that Slashdot users have humor, because I am funny, very funny, I know this because I have been voted +5 Funny repeatedly on Slashdot where people are well known for having a great sense of humor, I know this for a fact because well..... GOTO 20
Actually, neutrinos do arrive slightly faster than light from supernovae. Space isn't completely empty --- tiny amounts of interstellar gas give it a refractive index slightly higher than "perfect" vacuum, which ever-so-slightly slows down light. Neutrinos interact far less than light with matter; so, a supernova neutrino going at very nearly the speed of light can outrun a photon through space. In Supernova 1987A, neutrino detectors saw neutrinos about three hours before light reached earth's telescopes.
Very informative, thank you. (No mod points today)
So I just got scroogled on all that mall ware? I demand that you hand it back immediately.
visibility++;
But don't f*ck with ABBA.
At least not with the two Bearded B's.
Faberge eggs are pretty useless as crash helmets for chickens.
[Citation needed]
Yes. Seconds are part of the official SI standard. That makes hours "metric". You basically blew any geek cred with that question.
Sheesh, I was trying to make a joke about the mixing and matching of units and decimals in the imperial system by parent. Then as the AC Below states, seconds are metric (SI units) but hours certainly are not. So guess we both need to hand over our geek cards to the AC huh? You because of failing on SI units, and me because failing to make a proper joke. :-)
Why do people use decimals on a non-metric system? sigh...
I agree he should have avoided that decimal by using the SI prefix form 111850 milli miles per hour.
Sheesh, and you people have the nerve to call yourselves nerds. A quick back of the envelope calculation:
Laser output: 50kW Average microwave oven: 1kW Duration of popping: 2 m. 30 sec. = 150 sec. Therefore, 1 bag of popcorn every 3 seconds.
House volume: 2000 sq ft * 6 ft high = 12000 cu ft Volume of a bag of popcorn = 0.25 cu ft Therefore, 144k bags of popcorn would be needed.
(144k bags * 3 sec per bag) / 3600 secs per hour = 120 hours
Hope Val Kilmer isn't in a hurry.
Would that be metric hours?
I'd say it was a success, since it survived more than what it was designed to survive.
Engineering success perhaps, but the risk assessment was flawed.
Wrong. Units 7 and 8 had not been build. Unit 5 and 6 were offline for refuelling. Unit 6 was the only one having a surviving emergency diesel generator. Which wasn't luck. It was a Mark II containment, the same that was used in all four reactors of Fukushima Daini (all with the same generator surviving the tsunami) and the single reactor in Tokai (dito).
The reactor in Tokai came very close to failing. Only one of three seawater pumps failed, but two out of three diesels generators failed, external power was lost for more than a week. The road outside the plant looked like a a piece of paper all crumpled up.
B) Good point; I mean, where the hell would an orbiting nuclear power plant get power from?
From puppies running around on little wheels. Obviously.
In a weightless environment, would those puppies be running on the outside or inside of the wheel?
Who cares about that? Where is the moon getting it's power from?!?!
It is common knowledge that the moon is stealing it's power from the sun. We shouldn't let the moon get away with this anymore, I suggest a land war....err, on the moon that is.
Diseases are not the only thing that can be cured. Ham, for instance.
What about Assburgers?
that's it.
It's a typo. Remove the trailing apostrophe in the URL.
Still not working here. I need to go to;
https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/facebook-enabling-https-default-north-american-users-111912
Considering there hasn't been a release since 2006 [sourceforge.net] or a commit since 2009 [sourceforge.net] I'd say no, they don't really.
Incidentally 2006 was also the last year the slashdot interface was at all useable according to most hard core slashdotters.
I hope you're happy. You slashdotted an entirely unrlated, innocent website.
Schadenfreude, is the best kind joy. And I honestly didn't expect there to be that many people around on slashdot anymore. Also thecheeseshed came up as one of the first hits on a Google search for online cheese, so I didn't expect them to run their website off of Windows server on a pogoplug.