"If these cards are getting so powerful at computations then why do we need a Intel/AMD processor at all? Just make a graphics card with more transistors and drop the traditional processor..."
So, now I should start putting high-end graphics cards in my servers? Has Apache been compiled for an nVidia GPU yet? I wonder how well a Geforce FX runs Linux or Windows 2000. I bet the 2.0 Pixel Shader spec helps a lot with database speed.
They already have a similar exhibit here...
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...except they call it Pottery Barn.
The junk doesnt do as much fun stuff though.
I was going through the pictures for the girl humanoid case. Then I got to this one. That just looks wrong...
Yeah right, hes going to stick a "gun" in the right hand.
Is there any hope for a digital cable tuner card? Yeah, I know I can probably control my digital cable box, but then I'd also have to watch what I'm recording, and thats no fun. Itd also be nice to be able to save the video streams directly...
And yeah, TiVos might be cheap in comparison. But I hate paying a monthly fee for stuff I can do for free. I'd also rather be able to use the stuff I record. I'd also like to play DVDs with the same box. I'd like to be able to play music with the same box. You can add those features to a PC for very cheap - or free if you already have the hardware for capturing and playing video. With TiVo, youre stuck with what you get - and thats only recording and playing. Might as well train a chimp to use your VCR for you.
I wrote a paper about a year ago about ethics in software project management, and found a couple useful articles. They may not be perfect matches for what you need, but might help.
Rogerson, S., and D. Gotterbarn. "The Ethics of Software Project Management." The International Computer Ethics Conference. Ed. Göran Collste. Sweden: Linkoping University, 1997. 278-296. http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk/staff/Srog/teaching/ sweden.htm
Collins, W. Robert, et al. "How Good is Good Enough?: An Ethical Analysis of Software Construction and Use." Communications of the ACM. N.p., 1994. 81-91. http://www.bunkmonkey.com/p81-collins.pdf (personal server, will be deleted in a couple days)
Sony is making a decent sounding product, but no mention of proprietary storage? No 6" DVDs with a strange new data format? What will I do with all my memory sticks? This cant be right!
3 entangled electrons hey? I think they're starting to hoard them... Could this be the reason we have a power shortage? Soon, they'll have all the electrons entangled, and we'll really be hurting.::scampers off to hoard his own electrons::
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"If these cards are getting so powerful at computations then why do we need a Intel/AMD processor at all? Just make a graphics card with more transistors and drop the traditional processor..."
So, now I should start putting high-end graphics cards in my servers? Has Apache been compiled for an nVidia GPU yet? I wonder how well a Geforce FX runs Linux or Windows 2000. I bet the 2.0 Pixel Shader spec helps a lot with database speed.
...except they call it Pottery Barn. The junk doesnt do as much fun stuff though.
I was going through the pictures for the girl humanoid case. Then I got to this one. That just looks wrong... Yeah right, hes going to stick a "gun" in the right hand.
Soon our PCs will be more nutritious than most junk food. I suppose that makes recycling them more efficient. Consume and flush!
Bugger. But I bet my cable company would be happy to rent me another cable box to be dedicated for my capture card! :P
Is there any hope for a digital cable tuner card? Yeah, I know I can probably control my digital cable box, but then I'd also have to watch what I'm recording, and thats no fun. Itd also be nice to be able to save the video streams directly... And yeah, TiVos might be cheap in comparison. But I hate paying a monthly fee for stuff I can do for free. I'd also rather be able to use the stuff I record. I'd also like to play DVDs with the same box. I'd like to be able to play music with the same box. You can add those features to a PC for very cheap - or free if you already have the hardware for capturing and playing video. With TiVo, youre stuck with what you get - and thats only recording and playing. Might as well train a chimp to use your VCR for you.
I wrote a paper about a year ago about ethics in software project management, and found a couple useful articles. They may not be perfect matches for what you need, but might help.
/ sweden.htm
Rogerson, S., and D. Gotterbarn. "The Ethics of Software Project Management." The International Computer Ethics Conference. Ed. Göran Collste. Sweden: Linkoping University, 1997. 278-296.
http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk/staff/Srog/teaching
Collins, W. Robert, et al. "How Good is Good Enough?: An Ethical Analysis of Software Construction and Use." Communications of the ACM. N.p., 1994. 81-91.
http://www.bunkmonkey.com/p81-collins.pdf (personal server, will be deleted in a couple days)
Sony is making a decent sounding product, but no mention of proprietary storage? No 6" DVDs with a strange new data format? What will I do with all my memory sticks? This cant be right!
3 entangled electrons hey? I think they're starting to hoard them... Could this be the reason we have a power shortage? Soon, they'll have all the electrons entangled, and we'll really be hurting. ::scampers off to hoard his own electrons::