One of my coleagues did that at York University (UK) about 5 years ago as a final year project.
He was using FPGA-type chips, and started with a few thousand randomly-designed circuits, and then merged the most successfull ones. He was able to differentiate between a 1hz and 1khz pulse to one of its inputs.
There was one case where there was a single AND gate tucked away in a little corner somewhere, with its inputs tied only to its output - effectively useless. But the circuit failed to work if it was removed.
I wish I could remember his name:-(
Erm.. we're not far from 2.5GHz... should I panic?
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So, we're not far from 2.5GHz - isn't that where microwave ovens operate?
> Making bucketloads of cash ENDING other people's misery
true - but only in a small number of cases. Even here in the UK there have been a number of high-profile decisions whereby the National Health Service has decided not to provide life-saving (or dignity-gaining) treatments purely because of cost.
And the UK is supposed to be a developed country - in the top 20 worldwide. OK, so I'm in no position to blame the NHS itself - they do a fine job, considering.
But we are in danger of having a society there people are second-class citizens simply because of their geographic location and the GDP of their country. The right to a decent quality life is fundamental. I'm not against people paying for medical treatment, but I do object to people paying for life-saving treatment.
You've got to understand that the Brazilians who took this decision are desperate. Take South Africa as an example: they got to a stage where 10% of the population was HIV+ and over 100,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses last year. South Africa took on the drugs-manufacturers in April and won - and I applaud Brazil for trying to do the same.
If Roche cut the cost of their drugs to a quarter I bet they'd still be in profit - considering all the extra penetration they'd get into markets of the developing world...
Absolutely - we're talking about people's lives here.
These pharmaceutical companies are turning over _billions_ every year, making bucketloads of cash out of other people's misery.
Now, I don't deny them their profits; sure, the only way to keep making scientific (medical) advances is though continuous investment...
I guess that's what happends when businessmen (and women) run businesses rather than the scientists and the engineers.
It's all a trade-off; if Roche (and its contemporaries) were run by scientists for the benefit of ordinary folks, then they'd be in administration (Chapter 11 for you US folks) within weeks:-(
Perhaps before buying a power laptop like that you should've waited for the GeForce 2 Go from nVidia
Well, it's a work machine, and it would have been hard to justify the GeForce2Go for a lowly Server-side Java programmer!
DUH:
you need the docking station with a pci slot. Don't think you'll ever have a way of using AGP cards, though
Yes, but the Asus/HiGrade docking station is really only a port expansion jobbie, so not very useful at all. I wasn't expecting to be able to use AGP - I had Voodoo3-type thing in mind, with one of those pass-thru connector things...
Thanks for the info, guys - I guess I'll just have to cart the home-rig around:)
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One of my coleagues did that at York University (UK) about 5 years ago as a final year project.
:-(
He was using FPGA-type chips, and started with a few thousand randomly-designed circuits, and then merged the most successfull ones. He was able to differentiate between a 1hz and 1khz pulse to one of its inputs.
There was one case where there was a single AND gate tucked away in a little corner somewhere, with its inputs tied only to its output - effectively useless. But the circuit failed to work if it was removed.
I wish I could remember his name
So, we're not far from 2.5GHz - isn't that where microwave ovens operate?
Should I be worried?
matthew
Hear hear!
.museum? Oh please... they ought to hang their heads in shame.
What's the justification for
For a while I thought 'Peer-to-peer' was all about discussions between crusty old duffers in the House of Lords:
"One's having terrible trouble with one's gout"
or
"Have you heard about the disgraceful amount of cider Lady Thatcher was seen drinking last night in the members' lobby"
But alas, no.
I'm glad we cleared that one up.
> Making bucketloads of cash ENDING other people's misery
true - but only in a small number of cases. Even here in the UK there have been a number of high-profile decisions whereby the National Health Service has decided not to provide life-saving (or dignity-gaining) treatments purely because of cost.
And the UK is supposed to be a developed country - in the top 20 worldwide. OK, so I'm in no position to blame the NHS itself - they do a fine job, considering.
But we are in danger of having a society there people are second-class citizens simply because of their geographic location and the GDP of their country. The right to a decent quality life is fundamental. I'm not against people paying for medical treatment, but I do object to people paying for life-saving treatment.
You've got to understand that the Brazilians who took this decision are desperate. Take South Africa as an example: they got to a stage where 10% of the population was HIV+ and over 100,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses last year. South Africa took on the drugs-manufacturers in April and won - and I applaud Brazil for trying to do the same.
If Roche cut the cost of their drugs to a quarter I bet they'd still be in profit - considering all the extra penetration they'd get into markets of the developing world...
Absolutely - we're talking about people's lives here.
:-(
These pharmaceutical companies are turning over _billions_ every year, making bucketloads of cash out of other people's misery.
Now, I don't deny them their profits; sure, the only way to keep making scientific (medical) advances is though continuous investment...
I guess that's what happends when businessmen (and women) run businesses rather than the scientists and the engineers.
It's all a trade-off; if Roche (and its contemporaries) were run by scientists for the benefit of ordinary folks, then they'd be in administration (Chapter 11 for you US folks) within weeks
matthew
Well, it's a work machine, and it would have been hard to justify the GeForce2Go for a lowly Server-side Java programmer!
DUH:
Yes, but the Asus/HiGrade docking station is really only a port expansion jobbie, so not very useful at all. I wasn't expecting to be able to use AGP - I had Voodoo3-type thing in mind, with one of those pass-thru connector things...Thanks for the info, guys - I guess I'll just have to cart the home-rig around :)
matthew f