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  1. New info has the axon containing the memory. IOW, a single CPU should be accessing a portion of the memory, as opposed to all CPUs being able to access all memory ( though slowly ).

  2. But, this is wrong. on SpiNNaker Powers Up World's Largest Supercomputer That Emulates a Human Brain · · Score: 1

    To truely emulate the brain, then memories have to be in each CPU. They have found that neurons now contain our memories, so a true setup would be like teradata DB, than a Von Neumann computer architecture.

  3. The almost right bike on GM Is Getting Into the Electric Bike Business (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Skip the chain. Simply have the pedals turn an alternator to charge the battery, which runs the motor. Then use the motor for braking (i.e. regen).

  4. fusion is great, but,,, on Billionaires Are Chasing The Holy Grail of Energy: Fusion (bloombergquint.com) · · Score: 2

    it will take a lot longer than ppl think. As it is, fusion is right around the corner.
    In the mean time, the CO2 is building up. We need to chase 4th gen fission here and now. If Gates really cared about AGW, he would be funding Flibe energy, and Thorcon, Both of these can not only use thorium (and we have plenty already mined), but also 'nuke waste' . In fact, we can burn up a lot of that waste.

    BUT, these billionaires are doing little to nothing on this.

  5. They are already stopping car sales. GM and ford are no longer going to sell ice cars (sedans), save pony/muscle cars. Luxury ice cars in America have also plummeted, and will likely continue downwards next year. GM will likely introduce their EV Camaro in about 2 years. At that point, nobody , in America, will want ice versions of cars. Note that ice SUV, XUV, and trucks will continue until around 2024. By then multiple companies will have EVs of all these. Game over at that point. Btw, as I said, cars will not be selling. Car makers will attempt to continue making them and pushing, but nobody will buy in those time frame.

  6. Re: Musk shouldn't have thumbed his nose at the SE on Tesla Says Justice Department, SEC Are Investigating Model 3 Production Targets (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    He should have taken it private about 1-2 years ago. Now, Tesla has the cash flow that is needed. Combine that with MY and the semi coming in 2019, and cash flow along with profits, will likely go up 2-4x. I will say, I find it sad that so many Americans want him to fail for their own personal gain, while in Europe, china, Australia, India, etc they are begging Tesla to come there.

  7. You have the right to speak your mind. I'm not stopping you from that.
    OTOH, you would boot them out of here if you could for their saying that they hate us. that is what I'm saying you can not do.
    Besides, That guy, appears to be a dutch Muslim, which in itself is a bit odd.
    I prefer that they are out in the open about how they operate and think. So do others.

  8. Seriously, if a company is high-tech, or it is known that CHina is interested in you, quit hiring ppl that will steal from you. You have the RIGHT to protect your IP.

  9. yeah. Read the bill of rights esp the first amendment. They have the right to speak his mind. He does not like America? Fine. It is his right.
    I was asking because I was curios to find out if he was a hypocrite, which is fairly common for his type. BUT, he did not answer.
    However, I would say that if you are a patriot and true American, then you would understand what the bill of rights is all about.

  10. Re:Not entirely on English Has the Scientific Edge -- For Now (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Yupe, You are right about no German required for ACS. Interesting that there are no more German based journals.
    I just checked Colorado State (alma mater) chem curriculum for ACS, and apparently, no longer required.
    Kind of a bummer. I did not have to do that since I only had a minor, but I thought that it was useful.

  11. Not entirely on English Has the Scientific Edge -- For Now (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    There is a good reason why Chemistry majors have to learn German. Basically, it remains (well, it did back in 2000) the main research language for Chemistry (though not bio-chem, which was English ).

  12. They work mostly with China.

  13. hold on. What RIGHT do you have to think that you can limit him here just because we differ with him? You don't. The only ones that does, is /.. U and I do NOT have that right.

  14. And the spies that America catches, or the criminals that we hold in Guantanamo Bay? You are good with our punishing them?

  15. Yes, Why is Iran fucking around with the rest of the Middle eastern nations? Your nation and Syria quits that, and we will quit protecting them.

  16. I suspect that he already knows Chinese, as well as does his business in Yuan.

  17. You could argue that, but I doubt that you would win, esp. as other nations deal with your gov's Belt/Road. The nations that deal with you are finding out exactly how wonderful China REALLY is.
    For example, if we were in CHina, you could not have posted the the opposite without your gov knowing and punishing you for it.
    Pakistan had to give CHina a port and must alllow a number of the oil pipes that America was accused of wanting (which had ZERO value to the west, but huge value to China).
    Sr Lanka had to give CHina a port, and is now importing far more than they export
    In fact, CHina has forced many other nations to turn over their resources such as oil wells, ports, etc to pay the debt that they owe China.
    Venezuela, Djibouti, Tajikistan, Kirghistan, Lao, Maldives, Mongolia, and Montenegro are just a few that your nation is controlling.

  18. chances are, that the CIA did not realize that they were exposed to the net. I doubt that they would have done that, with ppl's lives hanging in the balance.

  19. and you think that it was evil for the west to find out what Iran and Chinese leaders were up to?

  20. They should self-split on Tim Berners-Lee Says Tech Giants May Have To Be Split Up (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Seriously, if Google and FB were smart, they would split on their own. Rather than go horizontal, do multiple vertical. In particular, they should create 2-3 for America, maybe 2-3 for Europe, and at least 1 for Asia. Then ideally America and Europe will block Baidu until they split.
    Need the same for FB.

  21. oh, btw, do yourself a favor. That poster is Crimson Tsunami/Caffeinated Bacon (2 log-ons, 1 person) who is a constant liar/troll who is very likely working for Chinese gov. Best to not answer him.

  22. First off, new ICE cars will probably stop selling in about 2 more years. Certainly the luxury versions will because rich ppl will not want to put down 80K and in 2 years, have it be worth 10K. They are not stupid.
    Secondly, once Tesla, possibly ravain, is out with a pick-up truck, it will rather quickly kill the new gas/diesel trucks sales. Anybody that is buying them for the 'cool' look, will likely pick up the cheaper vehicle. Anybody buying them for a working vehicle will pick up the EV because they will out do any gas/diesel vehicles in terms of torque.
    Finally, while the absolutely NEW coal plants coming out of Japan and China are some 50% efficient, those are STILL dirty as hell, and remain high CO2 emitters. There is no possible way to get coal to being low co2 emitters / kwh. And in American, all but a FEW of the coal units, are pretty inefficient. Most were built before 2000, and at that time, we ran some 35% and under efficiency on these. The simple fact is, that nat gas is much much cleaner than GAS/ICE, which is actually cleaner than coal. If our grid was 100% based on the coal plants from China, it would still emit more pollution AND CO2 than the ICE vehicles. The reasons is that gas has a narrow range of hydro-carbon chains, so it is easy to get the O2 mixture right. In fact, a big reason why nat gas is SO clean is that 95-99% of the burning is done with CH4, which has 2 more H2/C, but also the fact that it is so high concentration of 1 element; CH4. Gasoline is something like C4-C13. Coal runs the gamot from C5-C50+ and are x-linked with double and sometimes triple bonds. You can not get that decently mixed.

    There is 1 way to get 'cleaner' energy out of coal, and that is by first converting to methane, and then burning it. Problem is, that you get all the CO2, and have you have energy lost in the system. China stole the tech from an American company, but rather than bury the extra CO2, or even use it in chemical compounds, they are dumping it into the air. IOW, they will dump more CO2 to the air.

  23. Odd. New founding fathers come closer to mind with this admin.

  24. Re: I'm here to kick ass & chew gum, & I'm on Elon Musk Shakes Up SpaceX's Starlink Satellite Division By Firing a Bunch of Managers (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm amazed so few have hit that. We need Geothermal HVAC and electricity. Dandelion Geothermal is great for HVAC, but we still do not have any company chasing down electricity from it.

  25. Re: I'm here to kick ass & chew gum, & I'm on Elon Musk Shakes Up SpaceX's Starlink Satellite Division By Firing a Bunch of Managers (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    How do you figure that SX lost military funding? He applied for some that was designed to get competition going in launchers that run from about 15 -50 tonnes to leo. Bfr was way too big for that and would not help create new competition.