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1. Get up and go talk to them (unless you have a really big house.
2. Do what I do. I page my kids via the yell command and they usually reply via the what? response. This isn't always going to work because of collisions, crosstalk, and limited bandwidth but it doesn't cost that much, is cross platform, and very portable.
Hot girl (in leather pants no less), super cool computers (doesn't matter if they're feasible or not), and a geek that can fight his way out of something other than a Fritos bag. Just a simple play on what many hacker geeks want.
The original post does specifically state "microsoft office documents" so it is fair from likely that they're ASCII text.
This could solve near misses by asteroids, too
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Since we are also worried about getting hit by asteroids and how we'd defend against them, we could use this idea to build, what I'll call a "laser" on the moon, in a base called the "Death Star". This "laser" could be used to target any asteroids heading to Earth and blow them up. This "Death Star" would be manned by a multiple nationality crew and have a system much like ICMB's where everyone needs to turn the switch in order to activate the "laser".
I thought it was a Linux Journal article.
After a second of Googling, I came up with this: http://ceps.sourceforge.net/index.shtml
A project based on the work that was done.
I read an "article" about a guy who built a beowulf cluster to run the PVM version of povray. http://www.cris.com/~rjbono/html/pondermatic.html
Now then, one really good P3/P4/Athalon would kick a cheap cluster's butt, if one could find _really_ cheap Pentiums (as in free) one could buy the basic networking hardware and have a cheap render farm.
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How about putting one of those GPS cards in it and have the location uploaded in near real time?
Yep. I remember the good old days when a Vic20 cost $1000 and we didn't need no stinkin' desktop. Tape drives were the only way to go for storage. You had time to eat dinner before the game finished loading. Megahertz? Just need one, thanks. Then the whole C64 came around and messed with the whole look and feel. Extra columns and colors! Who needed that!
Just one of those "old" 30 year olds bitchin and complainin about the way it used to be....
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If it is, fix it but don't take the blame for it.
Anything less than a Pentium would probably be really painful to use for "real" cluster work. On the other hand, managing a large cluster is still somewhat more voodoo than science. Give some universities 1000 486's, or better yet, "lowly" Pentium P5s and find out how quickly some decent software/practices/documentation emerges. There have been various little cluster management projects floating around but do they truly scale? Managing a couple of hundred boxes isn't the same as managing 1000's. Sounds like an interesting research project. Anyone care to donate some PC's, NIC's and switches?;)
I thought it was more like an Ultra 10 or maybe 60. I'll have to watch it when it comes on again.
As for using a ZIP drive, when the movie was made it might have been harder but Solaris 8 is supposed to support them. Haven't had a chance to verify it though.
Nope, sorry. One of the points is to solve it quickly. Another is to be able to solve them at all. Distributed computing can give you access to more memory than you'll ever be able to get on a single platform. Plus, got some more bad news, a thousand PC's running Java (even inside a sandbox) will be able to solve problems that a single processor C program won't ever be able to touch.
Um, I'm not sure what you're talking about. My "cluster" consists of two 2.2 nodes. I d/l'd and compiled PVM 3.4 and it seems to work fine. Our school's 8 node, 16 CPU cluster is only on a 2.0 kernel because of a network driver, not because of any of the other software. IIRC, the plan is upgrade next semester.
I think they really miss the point. In my "Mathematics of Cryptography" class we were taught to assume the attacker had more resources available to them than we had. Thus, a secure system must be designed with the possibility that the attacker has the source code. Afterall, isn't RSA considered pretty secure and many people know the algorithm used?
I think grad school is worth it. While I just barely started (and just barely finished by BS in CS), I saw some good reasons to continue on. My first "programming" job was working with a bunch of very smart individuals who had masters and doctorates. They were working in the specialties that interested them. When I asked them if they'd do it again, they all said yes. The way I see it, is that I like a certain aspect of programming/computers and want to learn more about it and then go on to work in it. If I spent time, I probably could find a job doing what I want with just my BS degree, but with a Masters degree, I'm almost assured to.
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Decent video camera $1000
Motel room $50
Cheap hooker $100
Enough beer to overlook the ugly (her's or yours) $50
Bail money $500
For everything else, there's Mastercard(tm)
Either
1. Get up and go talk to them (unless you have a really big house.
2. Do what I do. I page my kids via the yell command and they usually reply via the what? response. This isn't always going to work because of collisions, crosstalk, and limited bandwidth but it doesn't cost that much, is cross platform, and very portable.
Almost anyone with any brains gets a degree and moves away ASAP.
I'd say HP's site is full of people with brains and many of them moved here.
Hot girl (in leather pants no less), super cool computers (doesn't matter if they're feasible or not), and a geek that can fight his way out of something other than a Fritos bag. Just a simple play on what many hacker geeks want.
The original post does specifically state "microsoft office documents" so it is fair from likely that they're ASCII text.
Since we are also worried about getting hit by asteroids and how we'd defend against them, we could use this idea to build, what I'll call a "laser" on the moon, in a base called the "Death Star". This "laser" could be used to target any asteroids heading to Earth and blow them up. This "Death Star" would be manned by a multiple nationality crew and have a system much like ICMB's where everyone needs to turn the switch in order to activate the "laser".
All joking aside, I still think it's a good idea.
I guess it's only fitting to post it twice.
I, for one, am quite greatful for my non-stick frying pan.....
I thought it was a Linux Journal article.
After a second of Googling, I came up with this: http://ceps.sourceforge.net/index.shtml
A project based on the work that was done.
I feel the flames....
I read an "article" about a guy who built a beowulf cluster to run the PVM version of povray. http://www.cris.com/~rjbono/html/pondermatic.html
Now then, one really good P3/P4/Athalon would kick a cheap cluster's butt, if one could find _really_ cheap Pentiums (as in free) one could buy the basic networking hardware and have a cheap render farm.
How about putting one of those GPS cards in it and have the location uploaded in near real time?
Yep. I remember the good old days when a Vic20 cost $1000 and we didn't need no stinkin' desktop. Tape drives were the only way to go for storage. You had time to eat dinner before the game finished loading. Megahertz? Just need one, thanks. Then the whole C64 came around and messed with the whole look and feel. Extra columns and colors! Who needed that!
Just one of those "old" 30 year olds bitchin and complainin about the way it used to be....
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If it is, fix it but don't take the blame for it.
Anything less than a Pentium would probably be really painful to use for "real" cluster work. On the other hand, managing a large cluster is still somewhat more voodoo than science. Give some universities 1000 486's, or better yet, "lowly" Pentium P5s and find out how quickly some decent software/practices/documentation emerges. There have been various little cluster management projects floating around but do they truly scale? Managing a couple of hundred boxes isn't the same as managing 1000's. Sounds like an interesting research project. Anyone care to donate some PC's, NIC's and switches? ;)
I thought it was more like an Ultra 10 or maybe 60. I'll have to watch it when it comes on again.
As for using a ZIP drive, when the movie was made it might have been harder but Solaris 8 is supposed to support them. Haven't had a chance to verify it though.
They have computers on that show? I just thought it was a hot blonde.... ;)
$199 for the base + $99 for the AT-AT * 48 = $14.4K... No wonder you didn't get the raise.. ;)
Nope, sorry. One of the points is to solve it quickly. Another is to be able to solve them at all. Distributed computing can give you access to more memory than you'll ever be able to get on a single platform. Plus, got some more bad news, a thousand PC's running Java (even inside a sandbox) will be able to solve problems that a single processor C program won't ever be able to touch.
It can be proven that in many cases nothing is better than "Moore's Thong"
Um, I'm not sure what you're talking about. My "cluster" consists of two 2.2 nodes. I d/l'd and compiled PVM 3.4 and it seems to work fine. Our school's 8 node, 16 CPU cluster is only on a 2.0 kernel because of a network driver, not because of any of the other software. IIRC, the plan is upgrade next semester.
I think they really miss the point. In my "Mathematics of Cryptography" class we were taught to assume the attacker had more resources available to them than we had. Thus, a secure system must be designed with the possibility that the attacker has the source code. Afterall, isn't RSA considered pretty secure and many people know the algorithm used?
Just my $0.02
I think grad school is worth it. While I just barely started (and just barely finished by BS in CS), I saw some good reasons to continue on. My first "programming" job was working with a bunch of very smart individuals who had masters and doctorates. They were working in the specialties that interested them. When I asked them if they'd do it again, they all said yes. The way I see it, is that I like a certain aspect of programming/computers and want to learn more about it and then go on to work in it.
If I spent time, I probably could find a job doing what I want with just my BS degree, but with a Masters degree, I'm almost assured to.
You're a sick individual........