With this kind of processing power, a project of mine which I've always wanted to bring to birth, Infinity Generators, might be a reality.
Take, if you will, a simple 640x480 image, with 256 colours. (It could be any image size and any number of colours, but this is just a standard image format). With it's 640x480 dimensions, there are a total of 307,200 pixels. If each pixel can have one of 256 colours, thats a total of 307,200^256 = 6e+1404 possible permutations of that image.
Such a system as this could in theory calculate all these permutations in a reasonable timeframe.
WHY?! you might cry.
Here's why... if we calculated every possible permutation of that 640x480 image, we could have every picture of everything that ever existed.
Most, granted, would be junk, but there would be a ton of interesting, and spooky images.
Taken a little further, we could apply these generations to textual applications.
For example, remember the classic Infinite Number of Monekys on an Infininte Number of Typewriters will eventually generate Shakespeare's plays.
We could bring this into reality. Since textual documents are usually much smaller than images, we could do it faster with an Infinity Generator.
Just imagine, not only the complete works of Shakespeare, but poems, plays, songs, books that have ever and never been written... are brought into birth!
Again, we could apply the generators to create MP3 files, Films, and anything...
I received a number of letters from the DROE quite a few months ago, and I realised almost straight away what they were doing. As most of their mailings probably targeted people and businesses who had little or no domain knowledge, I thought it my duty to get these crooks reprimanded.
It was me and a fellow Brit from DNForum.com who reported these people to the ASA.
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Come on, he *has* to be cast as Homer...
The only guy in the world that DOES look like a Simpson's character!
With this kind of processing power, a project of mine which I've always wanted to bring to birth, Infinity Generators, might be a reality.
... are brought into birth!
Take, if you will, a simple 640x480 image, with 256 colours. (It could be any image size and any number of colours, but this is just a standard image format). With it's 640x480 dimensions, there are a total of 307,200 pixels. If each pixel can have one of 256 colours, thats a total of 307,200^256 = 6e+1404 possible permutations of that image.
Such a system as this could in theory calculate all these permutations in a reasonable timeframe.
WHY?! you might cry.
Here's why... if we calculated every possible permutation of that 640x480 image, we could have every picture of everything that ever existed. Most, granted, would be junk, but there would be a ton of interesting, and spooky images.
Taken a little further, we could apply these generations to textual applications.
For example, remember the classic Infinite Number of Monekys on an Infininte Number of Typewriters will eventually generate Shakespeare's plays.
We could bring this into reality. Since textual documents are usually much smaller than images, we could do it faster with an Infinity Generator.
Just imagine, not only the complete works of Shakespeare, but poems, plays, songs, books that have ever and never been written
Again, we could apply the generators to create MP3 files, Films, and anything...
From Infinity, comes Creativity...
At least with traditional film projectors, there couldn't be any viruses.
I can't wait to hear about the first film virus.
I received a number of letters from the DROE quite a few months ago, and I realised almost straight away what they were doing.
As most of their mailings probably targeted people and businesses who had little or no domain knowledge, I thought it my duty to get these crooks reprimanded.
It was me and a fellow Brit from DNForum.com who reported these people to the ASA.
How about a .ftp domain for FTP servers - would make it REALLY easy to find FTP sites / promote them. Would be very catchy too!
Rumours are that it will have some fairly adult content (well a bit anyway (X))...