Re:And they used Shuttle XPC SS51Gs!
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Coolest Cluster Ever
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> They didn't even use a rack mount solution
I was thinking that too when I saw the picture. I mean, how are they securing those boxes? The way it looks, I certainly wouldn't want to be standing near that rack when an earthquake hits...
But then, imagine: Cause of death: crushed by Beowulf cluster. That's a geek's dream come true!
As it's been pointed out before, they don't need to "stop" p2p networks to stop file sharing. I speak for my self when I say this, but I believe many others will agree: If the music industry gets off our backs (i.e. no excessive DRM), and sells music for a decent price (i.e. lets us buy songs individually and for less than $1.00 each), I will stop using P2P services.
Yes, people will always "illegally" share music. But if given good enough of an alternative, I think a large portion of current P2P users will go back to legitimate means of getting music. And the industry will still make money.
This probably isn't the case right now, but shouldn't it be considered a monopoly if one corporation (or an alliance of a few corporations) has so much power that they can simply sue competitors out of business?
I mean, shouldn't all corporations (and people) be equal in the court of law, even if they aren't in the real world. What the heck do they call it "justice" for?
When the crusoe first came out, I remember reading somewhere that because the chip essentially emulated the x86 architecture, it could emulate virtually any other CPU as well. Does anyone know if that's true? And if that is the case, could it theoretically be an alternative to PowerPCs?
If it is as fast as Pentium 4s and has low power consumption, it sounds like it could be a contender for PowerPC replacements/alternatives.
>Now, a parachute and cords strong enough to support a 747 - that is another story entirely.
It's not just the dead weight too. Since a large commercial jet, even a dying one, would be flying at hundreds of miles per hour, deploying a chute in mid-air will essentially bring it to a halt (in terms of forward velocity). Not only will that exert a huge force on the chute, but it'll also practically be like a crash for those inside.
A cessna, on the other hand, can stay aloft at 45mph...
I'd imagine there's be a huge demand for bandwidth if just about everything had wireless networking capabilities. Laptops and phones are obvious, but imagine a coffee cup that serves web pages! Um...yeah.
> intelligent technicians. However, the message gets lost somewhere between tech and management
One of the things I like about my current job is that that doesn't happen. Okay, I don't work for a big corporation, but a university bookstore run by the student organization (employing something like 100 students).
The web-group (which does web design, development, and server administration) reports directly to the bookstore manager (we're the only non-staff employees to do so). The really cool thing is, he trusts our judgement and actually listens to our recommendations. Hell, the other day, we even got him to start using Mozilla!
But I know my manager's an exception. I don't know what it is with managers. I think it's a lot like politicians...the people who want to achieve power are the last ones to deserve it.
Has anyone done studies on the capacity of the brain in terms of digital storage? Is it even possible?
I'm no specialist in the area, but it seems like the brain uses some funky compression and associative data structures. It's awefully good at recognizing patterns and searching for data based on association, but isn't really good at storing certain types of data (which is why witnesses to crimes are so darn unreliable).
Storing letters and pictures is one thing, but memory? I'm skeptical on this one.
'cause Amtrak sucks. From where I am (Chico, CA), to go to Portland OR using Amtrak, it takes 14 hours and costs $100. In comparison, it takes 12 hours and costs $59 by Greyhound.
I'm not sure if this new plan extends into Oregon, but still, when a bus is faster than a train, you know something's not right (of course, this is in comparison to other areas like Japan and Europe where there's a fairly developed network of high speed trains).
I have a friend who lived outside of Japan for most of her life, received an American education (in Germany) from 5th grade through high school and went on to collge in the US. While in the US, she dated a few non-Japanese guys, but she could never tell her parents about it because they insisted that she date and marry a Japanese guy.
Does she see it as racism? Sort of. But it's part of how cultures with long histories (that excludes the US) work. Whether it's Japanese, Arabic, Korean, or whatever. Preservation is one of the purposes of all cultures, and you can't deny an aspect of it by simply saying "it's racist."
American society inherently prefers mixing. But then, I also know a lot of Japanese-American friends who don't speak Japanese. They've become successful Americans, but didn't they lose something? They are now trying to learn Japanese as adults, but had American culture allowed them to respect their heritage, they might have been more inclined to learn Japanese when they were children (which would have been much easier).
Re:Please, Deep Blue is not AI, chess is a limited
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>in the end chess is just billions of possible moves
Billions? That's a little low... I read somewhere that there are more possible configurations on a chess board than there are atoms in the known universe (something like 10^743 combinations, IIRC). So no, I doubt processing power will be catching up anytime soon to do a real exhaustive search (and remember, after searching all combinations, you have to figure out which is the best one).
I just watched the high res version of the on-board camera for Jayhawk...and it was awesome!! Beats NASA's attempt at strapping on a camera to a rocket, if you ask me.
The problem with 'virtual protests' is that you are 'living' in the world of its creators. Meaning, the people who brought you the virtual stuff can take down/modify/etc. content, so that it doesn't harm the company in the end.
The problem with 'physical protests' is that you are 'living' in the world of its creators. Meaning, the people who brought you the laws can take down/modify/etc. the laws, so that it doesn't harm the government in the end.
It probably works well in a trusted setting. For an example, if you're using this in s corporate network, it's probably in your best interest to not mess with the data.
But then, look at other public P2P networks. It seems to work surprisingly well...in fact, it seems like the RIAA is the only one even talking about distributing bad (as in corrupted) files.
Give someone a fish, they get a meal. Teach them to fish, and they'll feed themselves.
I think the same concept might be applicable to computers in developing and/or oppressive nations. Information is power. When empowered, people can do far more than get water.
Someone's going to say, "But look at China and the Great Firewall". Yes, as things stand now, the internet and computers don't empower people to the fullest extent. But when the internet becomes truly decentralized (so that something like the Great Firewall becomes impossible) and computers become cheap enough, don't be surprised if there are changes on a global scale.
I dont' think slashdotting really counts as a form of protest. In fact, if we slashdot with the intention of protesting, that might be considered a DoS attack. Besides, even slashdotting doesn't get noticed by anyone other than slashdotters and the victim... So it really isn't nearly as noticeable as a physical crowd (even when the number of peope involved is fairly significant).
I don't play games (much less Sims) so I don't know, but I wonder how effective "virtual protests" are. One of the things that makes a physical protest effective is that, well, it's physical. If you fill up downtown Washington with people, somebody's bound to notice (even politicians). But when people congregate online, who really notices?
I also wonder about the effectiveness of email campains (i.e. when we send email to our 'representatives'). I have a feeling that a fax machine spewing messages is a lot more noticeable than a full mailbox.
So, yeah, it is interesting. But what interests me more is whether or not it works at all.
>why not mass market the trainer as an arcade machine
Maybe they were embarrassed by the fact that the trainer for an armored personnel carrier (or "fighting vehicle" as they call it) had such...well crappy graphics. Hell, it certainly doesn't look like much more than a simple arcade game with wire-frame graphics to me.
From the NYT article:
>"the communications lines will be the fastest part of the computer and the processors will become slower "peripherals."
Just imagine....
Us:Back in my days, the processor used to be called the central processing unit, and everything else was a peripheral!
Kids:Sheesh dad, you're old! Everyone knows that the processor's the slowest part.
>A "keiretsu" is a conglomeration of not-100%-related business units under a single roof
I happen to be Japanese, so I just thought it was rather...odd. Maybe it's because I've never seen the word "keiretsu" used in a context other than the one you described.
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I was thinking that too when I saw the picture. I mean, how are they securing those boxes? The way it looks, I certainly wouldn't want to be standing near that rack when an earthquake hits...
But then, imagine: Cause of death: crushed by Beowulf cluster. That's a geek's dream come true!
...or they'll just say the images from the telescope are also fake.
As it's been pointed out before, they don't need to "stop" p2p networks to stop file sharing. I speak for my self when I say this, but I believe many others will agree: If the music industry gets off our backs (i.e. no excessive DRM), and sells music for a decent price (i.e. lets us buy songs individually and for less than $1.00 each), I will stop using P2P services.
Yes, people will always "illegally" share music. But if given good enough of an alternative, I think a large portion of current P2P users will go back to legitimate means of getting music. And the industry will still make money.
This probably isn't the case right now, but shouldn't it be considered a monopoly if one corporation (or an alliance of a few corporations) has so much power that they can simply sue competitors out of business?
I mean, shouldn't all corporations (and people) be equal in the court of law, even if they aren't in the real world. What the heck do they call it "justice" for?
When the crusoe first came out, I remember reading somewhere that because the chip essentially emulated the x86 architecture, it could emulate virtually any other CPU as well. Does anyone know if that's true? And if that is the case, could it theoretically be an alternative to PowerPCs?
If it is as fast as Pentium 4s and has low power consumption, it sounds like it could be a contender for PowerPC replacements/alternatives.
But...does it run MacOS X? Oh, wait, never mind.
It's not just the dead weight too. Since a large commercial jet, even a dying one, would be flying at hundreds of miles per hour, deploying a chute in mid-air will essentially bring it to a halt (in terms of forward velocity). Not only will that exert a huge force on the chute, but it'll also practically be like a crash for those inside.
A cessna, on the other hand, can stay aloft at 45mph...
Welcome to America, the land where the poor and the weak are punished, the powerful and rich rewarded.
Oh, and apparently, if you don't like that, you're supposed to go to Canada or something.
I'd imagine there's be a huge demand for bandwidth if just about everything had wireless networking capabilities. Laptops and phones are obvious, but imagine a coffee cup that serves web pages! Um...yeah.
One of the things I like about my current job is that that doesn't happen. Okay, I don't work for a big corporation, but a university bookstore run by the student organization (employing something like 100 students).
The web-group (which does web design, development, and server administration) reports directly to the bookstore manager (we're the only non-staff employees to do so). The really cool thing is, he trusts our judgement and actually listens to our recommendations. Hell, the other day, we even got him to start using Mozilla!
But I know my manager's an exception. I don't know what it is with managers. I think it's a lot like politicians...the people who want to achieve power are the last ones to deserve it.
Has anyone done studies on the capacity of the brain in terms of digital storage? Is it even possible?
I'm no specialist in the area, but it seems like the brain uses some funky compression and associative data structures. It's awefully good at recognizing patterns and searching for data based on association, but isn't really good at storing certain types of data (which is why witnesses to crimes are so darn unreliable).
Storing letters and pictures is one thing, but memory? I'm skeptical on this one.
'cause Amtrak sucks. From where I am (Chico, CA), to go to Portland OR using Amtrak, it takes 14 hours and costs $100. In comparison, it takes 12 hours and costs $59 by Greyhound.
I'm not sure if this new plan extends into Oregon, but still, when a bus is faster than a train, you know something's not right (of course, this is in comparison to other areas like Japan and Europe where there's a fairly developed network of high speed trains).
I don't have a car, so on top of saving heaps of money and getting exercise from riding my bike, I'll also be untrackable!
Ooh yeah. I have a stealth bike, uh huh.
I have a friend who lived outside of Japan for most of her life, received an American education (in Germany) from 5th grade through high school and went on to collge in the US. While in the US, she dated a few non-Japanese guys, but she could never tell her parents about it because they insisted that she date and marry a Japanese guy.
Does she see it as racism? Sort of. But it's part of how cultures with long histories (that excludes the US) work. Whether it's Japanese, Arabic, Korean, or whatever. Preservation is one of the purposes of all cultures, and you can't deny an aspect of it by simply saying "it's racist."
American society inherently prefers mixing. But then, I also know a lot of Japanese-American friends who don't speak Japanese. They've become successful Americans, but didn't they lose something? They are now trying to learn Japanese as adults, but had American culture allowed them to respect their heritage, they might have been more inclined to learn Japanese when they were children (which would have been much easier).
Billions? That's a little low... I read somewhere that there are more possible configurations on a chess board than there are atoms in the known universe (something like 10^743 combinations, IIRC). So no, I doubt processing power will be catching up anytime soon to do a real exhaustive search (and remember, after searching all combinations, you have to figure out which is the best one).
How 'bout "2 cents"? Is that copyrighted?
Just my 2 cents...do'h!
I just watched the high res version of the on-board camera for Jayhawk...and it was awesome!! Beats NASA's attempt at strapping on a camera to a rocket, if you ask me.
Besides, it landed standing up. How cool is that?
The problem with 'physical protests' is that you are 'living' in the world of its creators. Meaning, the people who brought you the laws can take down/modify/etc. the laws, so that it doesn't harm the government in the end.
It probably works well in a trusted setting. For an example, if you're using this in s corporate network, it's probably in your best interest to not mess with the data.
But then, look at other public P2P networks. It seems to work surprisingly well...in fact, it seems like the RIAA is the only one even talking about distributing bad (as in corrupted) files.
Give someone a fish, they get a meal. Teach them to fish, and they'll feed themselves.
I think the same concept might be applicable to computers in developing and/or oppressive nations. Information is power. When empowered, people can do far more than get water.
Someone's going to say, "But look at China and the Great Firewall". Yes, as things stand now, the internet and computers don't empower people to the fullest extent. But when the internet becomes truly decentralized (so that something like the Great Firewall becomes impossible) and computers become cheap enough, don't be surprised if there are changes on a global scale.
I dont' think slashdotting really counts as a form of protest. In fact, if we slashdot with the intention of protesting, that might be considered a DoS attack.
Besides, even slashdotting doesn't get noticed by anyone other than slashdotters and the victim... So it really isn't nearly as noticeable as a physical crowd (even when the number of peope involved is fairly significant).
I don't play games (much less Sims) so I don't know, but I wonder how effective "virtual protests" are. One of the things that makes a physical protest effective is that, well, it's physical. If you fill up downtown Washington with people, somebody's bound to notice (even politicians). But when people congregate online, who really notices?
I also wonder about the effectiveness of email campains (i.e. when we send email to our 'representatives'). I have a feeling that a fax machine spewing messages is a lot more noticeable than a full mailbox.
So, yeah, it is interesting. But what interests me more is whether or not it works at all.
Maybe they were embarrassed by the fact that the trainer for an armored personnel carrier (or "fighting vehicle" as they call it) had such...well crappy graphics. Hell, it certainly doesn't look like much more than a simple arcade game with wire-frame graphics to me.
>"the communications lines will be the fastest part of the computer and the processors will become slower "peripherals."
Just imagine....
I happen to be Japanese, so I just thought it was rather...odd. Maybe it's because I've never seen the word "keiretsu" used in a context other than the one you described.