Let us take this occasion to have a moment of silence for the above AC's sense of humor. It died in a tragic accident and all attempts at resuscitation failed. It will be missed.
Oh I understand perfectly why there is a 'stir', and I also understand why they aren't anywhere close to replacing general purpose CPU's yet. Not even close. I never said it wasn't interesting use for the technology.
Because for 95%+ of the problems a general purpose computer tackles GPU's would suck. It's only in very special cases that GPU's outperform CPU's. Thus, your idea is a poor one.
Sure, anyone could created a similar incriminating document. Heck even Ebay could have. However, I'm pretty sure Google astroturfs along with the rest of it's competetion, so I tend to think it was just a slip up on their part, especially since it was reposted with metadata stripped out later on.
I guess it could be a clever setup to make Google look bad, but my instincts tell me it's not. YMMV.
I think you replied to a very cleverly crafted troll. I guess it's possible he believed the stuff he spewed onto the page, but I think he just wanted to get a reaction. Yours was spot on and insightful though.
I think it's funny that the PDF dissapeared shortly after the discovery, only to be reposted with the incriminating metadata stripped out hours later. That's pretty brazen since the cat was already out of the bag.
Did anyone NOT think that Google astroturfs like all the rest? They just got busted at it is all.
Just because someone acquired the movie rights to a book doesn't mean it will ever see the light of day. It's not uncommon for rights to be bought and then for the project to languish indefinitely.
The jobs are not going away, but every year there are fewer of them. The ratio of users to techs has grown every year since the late 1990's. That's nothing new though, and it will continue for a bit before finally hitting a ratio where you really can't do with fewer people.
I care, for one simple reason. On Demand programming. My wife uses it a lot, but we also love our Tivo Series 2. Right now we are stuck with Comcrap's DVR for our HDTV. With a two way standard we could switch to Tivo for HD as well as SD and my wife would be happy because she could still watch all her On Demand stuff without having to call Comcrap every time she wants to order a show (free OR paid).
If it's science, it should ALWAYS be open for reinterpretation as more data is collected and as analysis techniques improve or are replaced with better procedures.
Unless you're a proponent of anthropogenic climate change. In that case it's ALL settled science and there is a grand consensus with nothing left to discover or analyze.
(that was sarcasm btw)
No science is ever settled. Even models like newtonian physics, which still 'works' for most calculations we need, get superceded by newer models (i.e. relativity in this example).
Yeah, just like people don't use HDMI...oh wait more and more do.
Cable boxes won't go away, but newer TV's and third party DVR's will finally be able to do two way communication with cable service. Nobody expects everyone to switch overnight but as more TV's supporting this standard are produced, fewer people will need cable boxes.
Let me know if you need to have anything else simple explained to you.
I agree. In TFA they refer to the GPU taking over more and more specifically in gaming applications, but even then the more you free up the main CPU to do other things like AI hopefully the better games will get. If you recall Weitek when they made a much faster (albeit single precision) math coprocessor than Intel's own 80387, it would be like Weitek saying "We forsee that you'll need that 386 far less in the future."
If nVidia or any other GPU manufacturer tries to get too generalized they run the risk of being good at lots of stuff but not the best at any one thing, as well.
Ah another troll. You might be surprised to know that SHE likes being able to contact ME. Also, it's about OUR freedom to either have our devices or not when we go out. It's got nothing to do with your freedom to decide what is or isn't best for us:-)
Actually you missed the point. It's about choice, and about the fact that I let my teenage daughter go off with friends at the park. If I have my phone I can, you know, keep in touch with her if she needs me?
I know you are just trolling, but actually you are the one who came off sounding pathetic. It's about choice and freedome, two things that I know are growing more and more alien to the UK mentality, but still...
LOL. Angry? You make me laugh and give me amusement. Not in a derisive way either; in a comic way.
If you ever actually followed my posting history you'd see me critical of MS when due, and as a proponent of free and open source software when it makes sense. I also own *gasp* Apple products!
I'm a projects and operations manager for a large IT services firm. Sure I work with lots of MS stuff. I also work with lots of OSS stuff. I'm basically neutral about such things, as opposed to your brand of near religious zealotry.
Property taxes should be fixed the moment the house is purchased, at the price it was purchased at. Here in Allegheny County PA we face a constant stream of 'reassessments' every time they want more money but can't get a millage rate increase passed. If I bought a house for $50,000 in 1965 I should pay taxes on a $50,000 house.
As for this mortgage 'crisis' (it really isn't one other than to the lenders, a very small percentage face forclosure) it WAS largely created by pressure from the Government to write more subprime loans. The Banks make a good scapegoat for Congress to point to though.
The situation with oil is much the same. Congress prevents building new refineries and drilling for domestic oil, AND take a larger % of profit in the form of taxes than the oil companies do. Who gets the blame though? That's right, the oil companies.
Congress loves playing shell games with us and we keep on buying their BS>
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Let us take this occasion to have a moment of silence for the above AC's sense of humor. It died in a tragic accident and all attempts at resuscitation failed. It will be missed.
Most fungus spores can live a long, long, LONG time without germinating. How would you propose we clean up every bit of fungus?
The answer is varied breeds rather than relying on the clone of a clone of a clone.
Oh I understand perfectly why there is a 'stir', and I also understand why they aren't anywhere close to replacing general purpose CPU's yet. Not even close. I never said it wasn't interesting use for the technology.
Because for 95%+ of the problems a general purpose computer tackles GPU's would suck. It's only in very special cases that GPU's outperform CPU's. Thus, your idea is a poor one.
Sure, anyone could created a similar incriminating document. Heck even Ebay could have. However, I'm pretty sure Google astroturfs along with the rest of it's competetion, so I tend to think it was just a slip up on their part, especially since it was reposted with metadata stripped out later on.
I guess it could be a clever setup to make Google look bad, but my instincts tell me it's not. YMMV.
I think you replied to a very cleverly crafted troll. I guess it's possible he believed the stuff he spewed onto the page, but I think he just wanted to get a reaction. Yours was spot on and insightful though.
I think it's funny that the PDF dissapeared shortly after the discovery, only to be reposted with the incriminating metadata stripped out hours later. That's pretty brazen since the cat was already out of the bag.
Did anyone NOT think that Google astroturfs like all the rest? They just got busted at it is all.
Just because someone acquired the movie rights to a book doesn't mean it will ever see the light of day. It's not uncommon for rights to be bought and then for the project to languish indefinitely.
Purchasing rights != filming movie
The jobs are not going away, but every year there are fewer of them. The ratio of users to techs has grown every year since the late 1990's. That's nothing new though, and it will continue for a bit before finally hitting a ratio where you really can't do with fewer people.
While good in theory, one look at what is popular on TV in the US these days makes me shudder at the thought of direct democracy.
Yes, that is somewhat a joke, but not really.
I care, for one simple reason. On Demand programming. My wife uses it a lot, but we also love our Tivo Series 2. Right now we are stuck with Comcrap's DVR for our HDTV. With a two way standard we could switch to Tivo for HD as well as SD and my wife would be happy because she could still watch all her On Demand stuff without having to call Comcrap every time she wants to order a show (free OR paid).
None, because we are not causing global warming. Ha, it was a trick question wasn't it!?!
I'd rather put Roland on that list, or at least his blog reprints of news.
Most people here already use one hand for typing and one for...well...other things. That leaves NO hands to use the touch interface!
That's nothing. Duke Nukem Forever will take 10 of these disks, all loaded in drives at the same time in order to just play the game.
Yeah, I expected a bunch of crappy posts about how pissed the station crew was.
If it's science, it should ALWAYS be open for reinterpretation as more data is collected and as analysis techniques improve or are replaced with better procedures.
Unless you're a proponent of anthropogenic climate change. In that case it's ALL settled science and there is a grand consensus with nothing left to discover or analyze.
(that was sarcasm btw)
No science is ever settled. Even models like newtonian physics, which still 'works' for most calculations we need, get superceded by newer models (i.e. relativity in this example).
Yeah, just like people don't use HDMI...oh wait more and more do.
Cable boxes won't go away, but newer TV's and third party DVR's will finally be able to do two way communication with cable service. Nobody expects everyone to switch overnight but as more TV's supporting this standard are produced, fewer people will need cable boxes.
Let me know if you need to have anything else simple explained to you.
I agree. In TFA they refer to the GPU taking over more and more specifically in gaming applications, but even then the more you free up the main CPU to do other things like AI hopefully the better games will get. If you recall Weitek when they made a much faster (albeit single precision) math coprocessor than Intel's own 80387, it would be like Weitek saying "We forsee that you'll need that 386 far less in the future."
If nVidia or any other GPU manufacturer tries to get too generalized they run the risk of being good at lots of stuff but not the best at any one thing, as well.
Ah another troll. You might be surprised to know that SHE likes being able to contact ME. Also, it's about OUR freedom to either have our devices or not when we go out. It's got nothing to do with your freedom to decide what is or isn't best for us :-)
Actually you missed the point. It's about choice, and about the fact that I let my teenage daughter go off with friends at the park. If I have my phone I can, you know, keep in touch with her if she needs me?
I know you are just trolling, but actually you are the one who came off sounding pathetic. It's about choice and freedome, two things that I know are growing more and more alien to the UK mentality, but still...
As long as they have a huge sign posted out front BEFORE I PAY that's just fine with me. I would just take my money elsewhere.
LOL. Angry? You make me laugh and give me amusement. Not in a derisive way either; in a comic way.
If you ever actually followed my posting history you'd see me critical of MS when due, and as a proponent of free and open source software when it makes sense. I also own *gasp* Apple products!
I'm a projects and operations manager for a large IT services firm. Sure I work with lots of MS stuff. I also work with lots of OSS stuff. I'm basically neutral about such things, as opposed to your brand of near religious zealotry.
They are tools dude, not a religion. Peace.
Can I have 3 minutes and 16 seconds of my life back? Please?
And PLEASE STOP POSTING THIS KIND OF CRAP. At least give us a 'no video' filter.
Kthx bye.
Property taxes should be fixed the moment the house is purchased, at the price it was purchased at. Here in Allegheny County PA we face a constant stream of 'reassessments' every time they want more money but can't get a millage rate increase passed. If I bought a house for $50,000 in 1965 I should pay taxes on a $50,000 house.
As for this mortgage 'crisis' (it really isn't one other than to the lenders, a very small percentage face forclosure) it WAS largely created by pressure from the Government to write more subprime loans. The Banks make a good scapegoat for Congress to point to though.
The situation with oil is much the same. Congress prevents building new refineries and drilling for domestic oil, AND take a larger % of profit in the form of taxes than the oil companies do. Who gets the blame though? That's right, the oil companies.
Congress loves playing shell games with us and we keep on buying their BS>