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  1. Re:The Fastest on US Once Again Boasts the World's Fastest Supercomputer (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Quite a few systems lasted more than six months at number one. among them

    ASCI Red
    Earth Simulator
    BlueGene/L
    Numerical Wind Tunnel
    Roadrunner
    Tianhe-2
    Sunway

    And some computers were only on top for an instant.

  2. Wikipedia notes that the dutch machine Zeer Eenvoudige Binaire Reken Automaat used 33 bit words.

    I've never used a machine with a magnetic drum, so I don't know how fast it is :)

  3. Which tends to mean that all those 64 bit Steam games will break as well. AT least there's an incentive for Valve to update the client.

  4. Re:Say goodbye to Games on Apple Starts Alerting Users That It Will End 32-Bit App Support On the Mac (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I suppose that if I really cared about backwards compatibility, I would be using "32 bit extensions and a graphical shell [on top of] a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of competition."

  5. I lost access to so many of my older games when they killed Rosetta-- I'm about to lose a lot more when Apple kills off 32 bit.

    And I just played Company of Heroes yesterday.

  6. Re:What are you doing? on HomePod Repairs Cost Almost as Much as a New HomePod (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    It's actually designed to be moved every so often. There's an accelerometer that when tripped, instructs the homepod to recalibrate the sound. Seems an odd design choice if the engineers expected the users to never move their speaker.

  7. Re:Clearly the post-it note fell off his monitor on Hawaii Governor Didn't Correct False Missile Alert Sooner Because He Didn't Know His Twitter Password (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Governor. I've found your post it note.

    Your password is
    warningpoint2

    Happy to help!

  8. Sounds like ATRAC, not mp3.

  9. Indeed.
    In Jan 2016, dogecoin was valued at 15 million.
    In Jan 2017, dogecoin was valued at 24 milion.
    Now, it's valued at 1.7 billion

    quite impressive. It really shows off the fundamental strengths of a bubble economy.

  10. Re:"clinical professor of law" on 2018 Is the Last Year of America's Public Domain Drought (vice.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    A clinical professor is a professor that is hired for professional expertise and practical experience. Usually clinical professors supervise a school's clinic, which provide low-cost or free (legal, medical, dental) advice to needy clients. Upper level students provide the labor, and in return, get some practical experience.

  11. I am vary curious about this place where you grew up, where parades are dependent on both the economics of Poland and a town in Texas. Or was that some kind of "labor day is communist" thing? (it's not communist)

    In Poland, International Worker's Day (May 1st) is known as "Labour Day." And the Polish People's Republic made full use of the propaganda opportunity.

    Corpus Christi is a Catholic Feast Day-- the Thursday of the 9th week after Easter. And it's a state holiday in Poland.

  12. Re:Which? on Russia and The US Fight Over Who Gets To Extradite A Hacker (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    I recall reading that Russia likes to recruit suitably experienced criminals into its various cybermischief units (e.g Fancybear, Cozybear, Internet Research Agency). Can't recall the exact link, though.

    "We would like to extradite this young man and offer him a job."

  13. Re: Slashdot Died when CmdrTaco Left on 20 Years of Stuff That Matters · · Score: 1

    I procrastinated for slightly less time than you. Would have been nice to have gotten 2^11.

  14. Re:Contribute != opinion and/or ads on Twitter Suspends Hundreds of Accounts Linked To Russian Operatives (usatoday.com) · · Score: 2

    You can't rely on your gut when it comes to dealing with the FEC. Unless your gut has passed the bar exam.

    Did Facebook ads traced to a Russian company violate us election law

    Betteridge's Law of Headlines aside, there may well be an indictable offense here.

  15. Re:As opposed to others who do it? on Twitter Suspends Hundreds of Accounts Linked To Russian Operatives (usatoday.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you are a foreign national you cannot legally contribute to a candidate for federal office.

  16. Re:IDE drive? on Terry Pratchett's Hard Drive Destroyed By Steamroller (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    He used Dragon Dictate and Talking Point on his last few novels, as his Alzheimer's had embuggered his typing skills. Not necessarily something you'd use on a older machine.

    THE LATE SIR TERRY PRATCHETT TALKS TALKINGPOINT

  17. Re:I understand, but... on Terry Pratchett's Hard Drive Destroyed By Steamroller (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    From a footnote (of course) attached the Afterword of "The Shepherd's Crown".

    We will now not know how the old folk of Twilight Canyons solve the mystery of a missing treasure and defeat the rise of a Dark Lord despite their failing memories, nor the secret of the crystal cave and the carnivorous plants in The Dark Incontinent, nor how Constable Feeney solves a whodunit among the congenitally decent and honest goblins, nor how the second book about the redoubtable Maurice as a ship’s cat might have turned out. And these are just a few of the ideas his office and family know about.

  18. Re:ARCore and ARKit on Google Unveils ARCore, Its Answer To Apple's ARKit (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Augmented Reality

    iOS 11 introduces ARKit, a new framework that allows you to easily create unparalleled augmented reality experiences for iPhone and iPad. Introducing ARKit

    Today, we’re releasing a preview of a new software development kit (SDK) called ARCore. It brings augmented reality capabilities to existing and future Android phones. Developers can start experimenting with it right now. ARCore: Augmented reality at Android scale

  19. It was cloudy during the eclipse - DAMN YOU TRUMP!

    Those in the know use satellite imagery to avoid clouds. And Trumps budget cuts $500 million (about 20 percent) from NOAA's satellite division. So, while Trump isn't to blame for cloudy conditions during this eclipse, he might be to blame for cloudiness during the next eclipse...

    Trump’s budget cuts could mess up your next solar eclipse viewing

  20. The great thing about text on Is this the End of Typing? The Internet's Next Billion Users Want Video and Voice (foxnews.com) · · Score: 1

    is that it makes machine translation a hell a lot more reliable.

  21. Usually, I read the news, and listen to other things. It does me no good when news agencies assume that a video--perhaps even an autoplaying video-- can replace text.

  22. Re:Ooh. 1.5 GB. Is that supposed to be big? on Where's All My CPU and Memory Gone? The Answer: $5B Worth Slack App (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, some of the macs can be brought to the dealer for upgrades. The imac 27" and the mac pro do have user accesisble DIMM slots.. And apparently the imac pro doesn't have user accessible slots. Apple is out of its mind.

  23. Re: Dear Leader Putin Does What He Likes on Russia Bans VPNs To Stop Users From Looking at Censored Sites (cnn.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Forbes has a policy of not including "rulers and dictators" on its various lists of the Worlds's Billionaires.

    ...Forbes has long separated rulers and dictators from our annual rankings of the World’s Billionaires, distinguishing between personal, entrepreneurial wealth and wealth derived largely from positions of power, where lines often blur between what is owned by the country and what is owned by the individual. That is why rulers such as the King of Thailand, the Sultan of Brunei and Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum are not listed among the world’s billionaires, though we have estimated that each controls an 11-figure fortune.

    source

    So, you can't assume anything from his absence. And since Putin's declared wealth is so paltry, proving the existence of Putin's secret nest egg is likely to be difficult and dangerous.

  24. Ooh. 1.5 GB. Is that supposed to be big? on Where's All My CPU and Memory Gone? The Answer: $5B Worth Slack App (medium.com) · · Score: -1

    Ram is cheap. Buy some more.

  25. Some of enjoined domains are listed in Appendix A of this order.

    When the articles refer to a domain name with brackets, mentally insert a pattern. So, instead of livemicrosoft.com, how about livemicrosoftstatistics912.com? Something that doesn't link to the correct server, but looks "legit".