Anyone for a grendel cluster of imaginary, EU-sponsored grids?
I'm not a visionary in this space, by any means, but it seems that "cloud," "grid," and the like are being bantered around willy-nilly, like some sort of scientific Web 3.0 mantra that will propagate and solve all the problems that the physicists and mathematicians are encountering getting computer time.
Now, that's not as cynical as it sounds. We've heard this stuff from a lot of very "credible" sources in the past, and even seen some very viable solutions to this, in many number-crunching areas.
I've yet to see, however, any viable option proposed by a concrete, wide-spread and (forgive me) organized body that really convinced me that something like this is on the horizon. SETI was dis-organized. The genome project was dis-organized. Is this any different?
Unfortunately, I think so. By putting a "cloud" or "grid" under a bubble of government organization, somehow this seems to correlate to an impetus to regionalize the benefits into a small area, and really not let it benefit from a wider frame of resources. Obvious? Probably. Why let those snippets of information out into the public?
Well, because that's where the computing power is. My question is: when are the powers that be going to understand that there are more flops out in the meatworld than they have at their fingertips, and make use of them? If these questions, problems and potential solutions are important, then all of the resources should be utilized. Encryption? Maybe. Compartmentalization? Perhaps. But there's got to be a better answer than these proposed government botnets that seek to harness something that is already willing to be granted.
Man, all of that really sounds paranoid, doesn't it?:-)
Oh, and I really like the idea of Grendel clusters!
Man, I should forward the email I just got from a blogger, in reply to one of my posts. If there wasn't a difference between her brain and the electronic medium, then she wouldn't have written the tripe she did, in such an obviously "blunted" state.
I've never had such a basic lesson in the distance between mind and medium in my in-box before. Some 60's parent's didn't live in vain.
I see so many new applications, improvements, and developments out there, and nine-nines of them never make it to consumer use, or even to specialized uses in specific labs and industries.
I realize (from above) that this isn't new, but it's new to me, and it looks like a very, very interesting interface. Virtual keyboards? Too esoteric, even for a geek like me. Gestural control? No. I've tried those mouse-gesture control thingy's, and they're okay, but too intrusive. But if I could merely tap, click or trace on ANYTHING... now that's something I could readily and easily incorporate into my interface!
I hope CM pulls an MIT and makes sure this gets a real chance at flowering. Heck, even the non-geeks out there can tap a finger, can't they? Hmmm... paraplegics? What a boon!
I've worked with a studio in Toronto that uses these cameras, especially for the image capture. I've been most impressed with the quality of images I've gotten out of it. I was giving them a really insane task (capturing a spray of liquid) and they came back with a "no problemo" answer. I didn't believe.
Needless to say, when we got to studio shooting, it was as seamless as spraying beer around a closed area could be (please allow for physics in this case!). If equipment like this wasn't available at an affordable price to smaller studios, there would be a lot of creative visions that wouldn't be realized. As another post above said, not everyone can afford to rent a Panavision for a day... especially when that day could be a few... or a few weeks.
At the risk of sounding like an American again, nice job on that one. I wish we up here in the Great White North could get on board with evidence of this kind of forward-thinking stuff. (BTW, Anonymous Coward: not all comments are from the U.S. There are plenty of people in the world that have the ability to suss out timely comments on a keyboard. Friggin' dolt.)
At the same time, I'm still pushing on One Million Acts of Green, as it's a great idea... one that I wish included fusion burning!
Perhaps they've solved our problem of over-populated web-hits on our idiotic, media-seeking celebrities up here.
If I recall correctly, Jon Swift purported that Irish babies would go a long way to feeding the impoverished English public.
If anyone from Google or Yahoo! in general is reading, could we add Lindsay Lohan, Brittney Spears and the other paparazzi-fodder to that list for the search sites world-wide? I'm not suggesting that eating their babies would be a good idea, but I'm positive eating up their web-hits and searches would go a long way to feeding the positive intelligence of not only the English public, but the world.
Think of it as doing your part to solve the (intellectual) hunger problems of the world. Onemillionactsofgreen.com would then meet their quota in... oh, about 30 minutes or so?!
Actually, I just re-read that recently. Not only does it add to the appreciation of what our fore-fathers were doing, but brings it up to date (at the time, at least) with what was/is current in cryptonography.
I'm glad that Bletchley's getting a new lease on life. There is/was a museum in Oshawa, Ontario that was dedicated to the Canadian war effort, and had at one time information as to the efforts that we gave to similar code-breaking endeavours. As of time of writing, I think that's been over-grown by an airport expansion. Sad. I hope they kept those logs and diaries for future generations.
That was my first foray into crypto. I hope someone saved it so that it's someone else's first exposure to it, too.
Perhaps I missed it, but did anyone think of the benefits of not messing up the immediate area around the lab?
If the lab is lowered by this (admittedly gonzo) contraption, it would additionally have the benefit of placing the mechanism in a pristine area, uncontaminated and undisturbed by a landing. How many times have we seen rovers etc. having to motor away to find pristine areas to survey? If there's going to be a problem, especially with the drive mechanisms, at least they'd be in a situation whereby they'd have a surveyable area right at hand. This in addition to the foregoing points regarding vehicle weight, previous landing mechanism failures, etc.
Since my "Visualization" system priced out at $13,000+, I'll need to wait for that lottery win before buying.
On a more serious note, I can see a system like this being a huge boon with regards to 3D and video production... makes me salivate. And at such a low five-figure price, it's nice to see something that's within the reach of most professional studios and artists. If this is the 2008 model and price, where could we be by 2010? 2015?
Now, where did I leave those garbage bags full of returnable bottles....?
I think it's more of a situation regarding idiots that don't understand the difference between A) Copyrights, B) Creative Common Licenses, and C) any other type of legal issue regarding ownership. If they really had a grasp on what their business model was setting out to achieve, they could have avoided this completely.
RTA, and it basically outlines what ignorance will get you, ie. a swift kick from your own boot up your own ass.
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Yes, Toe. Good call.
Anyone for a grendel cluster of imaginary, EU-sponsored grids?
I'm not a visionary in this space, by any means, but it seems that "cloud," "grid," and the like are being bantered around willy-nilly, like some sort of scientific Web 3.0 mantra that will propagate and solve all the problems that the physicists and mathematicians are encountering getting computer time.
Now, that's not as cynical as it sounds. We've heard this stuff from a lot of very "credible" sources in the past, and even seen some very viable solutions to this, in many number-crunching areas.
I've yet to see, however, any viable option proposed by a concrete, wide-spread and (forgive me) organized body that really convinced me that something like this is on the horizon. SETI was dis-organized. The genome project was dis-organized. Is this any different?
Unfortunately, I think so. By putting a "cloud" or "grid" under a bubble of government organization, somehow this seems to correlate to an impetus to regionalize the benefits into a small area, and really not let it benefit from a wider frame of resources. Obvious? Probably. Why let those snippets of information out into the public?
Well, because that's where the computing power is. My question is: when are the powers that be going to understand that there are more flops out in the meatworld than they have at their fingertips, and make use of them? If these questions, problems and potential solutions are important, then all of the resources should be utilized. Encryption? Maybe. Compartmentalization? Perhaps. But there's got to be a better answer than these proposed government botnets that seek to harness something that is already willing to be granted.
Man, all of that really sounds paranoid, doesn't it? :-)
Oh, and I really like the idea of Grendel clusters!
Man, I should forward the email I just got from a blogger, in reply to one of my posts. If there wasn't a difference between her brain and the electronic medium, then she wouldn't have written the tripe she did, in such an obviously "blunted" state.
I've never had such a basic lesson in the distance between mind and medium in my in-box before. Some 60's parent's didn't live in vain.
I see so many new applications, improvements, and developments out there, and nine-nines of them never make it to consumer use, or even to specialized uses in specific labs and industries.
I realize (from above) that this isn't new, but it's new to me, and it looks like a very, very interesting interface. Virtual keyboards? Too esoteric, even for a geek like me. Gestural control? No. I've tried those mouse-gesture control thingy's, and they're okay, but too intrusive. But if I could merely tap, click or trace on ANYTHING... now that's something I could readily and easily incorporate into my interface!
I hope CM pulls an MIT and makes sure this gets a real chance at flowering. Heck, even the non-geeks out there can tap a finger, can't they? Hmmm... paraplegics? What a boon!
[sigh] Mod points, and not an Idiot category in sight...
I disagree. It's not only creative, but very lucrative. And the models in the (wet) white tank-tops didn't hurt. T'was a Bud Light ad, my friend.
I'm really sorry you weren't invited... perhaps you were coding a pet food web page at the time? ;-)
I've worked with a studio in Toronto that uses these cameras, especially for the image capture. I've been most impressed with the quality of images I've gotten out of it. I was giving them a really insane task (capturing a spray of liquid) and they came back with a "no problemo" answer. I didn't believe.
Needless to say, when we got to studio shooting, it was as seamless as spraying beer around a closed area could be (please allow for physics in this case!). If equipment like this wasn't available at an affordable price to smaller studios, there would be a lot of creative visions that wouldn't be realized. As another post above said, not everyone can afford to rent a Panavision for a day... especially when that day could be a few... or a few weeks.
Thanks for the reminder! Obligatory YouTube link.
At the risk of sounding like an American again, nice job on that one. I wish we up here in the Great White North could get on board with evidence of this kind of forward-thinking stuff. (BTW, Anonymous Coward: not all comments are from the U.S. There are plenty of people in the world that have the ability to suss out timely comments on a keyboard. Friggin' dolt.)
At the same time, I'm still pushing on One Million Acts of Green, as it's a great idea... one that I wish included fusion burning!
Hmmm... or will it, in the near future? ;-)
Perhaps they've solved our problem of over-populated web-hits on our idiotic, media-seeking celebrities up here.
If I recall correctly, Jon Swift purported that Irish babies would go a long way to feeding the impoverished English public.
If anyone from Google or Yahoo! in general is reading, could we add Lindsay Lohan, Brittney Spears and the other paparazzi-fodder to that list for the search sites world-wide? I'm not suggesting that eating their babies would be a good idea, but I'm positive eating up their web-hits and searches would go a long way to feeding the positive intelligence of not only the English public, but the world.
Think of it as doing your part to solve the (intellectual) hunger problems of the world. Onemillionactsofgreen.com would then meet their quota in... oh, about 30 minutes or so?!
Note to self: one cosmic feather-duster...
Actually, I just re-read that recently. Not only does it add to the appreciation of what our fore-fathers were doing, but brings it up to date (at the time, at least) with what was/is current in cryptonography.
I'm glad that Bletchley's getting a new lease on life. There is/was a museum in Oshawa, Ontario that was dedicated to the Canadian war effort, and had at one time information as to the efforts that we gave to similar code-breaking endeavours. As of time of writing, I think that's been over-grown by an airport expansion. Sad. I hope they kept those logs and diaries for future generations.
That was my first foray into crypto. I hope someone saved it so that it's someone else's first exposure to it, too.
http://kona.doit.wisc.edu:8044
There. Fixed that for ya...
That should be alcohol. Won't somebody please think of the children?!
Dude, that's how we got most of the children in the first place...
Live with it, pal. Happened to me yesterday (modded redundant), but my knickers ain't in a knot.
Actually, that's contrary to the spirit of this discussion. Sorry, lost focus...
Fuck you too, you dip-shit AC, and go post on your slap-ass pr0n boards!
Uh... Canada's right above America. Not in Europe. FRANCE is in Europe.
Canada's the one that burned down your government buildings. We WALKED there, bud. ;-)
I have heard of a person who said that it tasted like catpiss.
Again, I'll say it: How do they know what cat piss tastes like? O_o
Damn. No mod+ points left.
Man, I'm in the wrong business... :0
Perhaps I missed it, but did anyone think of the benefits of not messing up the immediate area around the lab?
If the lab is lowered by this (admittedly gonzo) contraption, it would additionally have the benefit of placing the mechanism in a pristine area, uncontaminated and undisturbed by a landing. How many times have we seen rovers etc. having to motor away to find pristine areas to survey? If there's going to be a problem, especially with the drive mechanisms, at least they'd be in a situation whereby they'd have a surveyable area right at hand. This in addition to the foregoing points regarding vehicle weight, previous landing mechanism failures, etc.
Since my "Visualization" system priced out at $13,000+, I'll need to wait for that lottery win before buying.
On a more serious note, I can see a system like this being a huge boon with regards to 3D and video production... makes me salivate. And at such a low five-figure price, it's nice to see something that's within the reach of most professional studios and artists. If this is the 2008 model and price, where could we be by 2010? 2015?
Now, where did I leave those garbage bags full of returnable bottles....?
It's like the old chestnut about the mansion: If you can afford the Cray, you can afford the desk and the upkeep... :-)
I think it's more of a situation regarding idiots that don't understand the difference between A) Copyrights, B) Creative Common Licenses, and C) any other type of legal issue regarding ownership. If they really had a grasp on what their business model was setting out to achieve, they could have avoided this completely.
RTA, and it basically outlines what ignorance will get you, ie. a swift kick from your own boot up your own ass.
Oh, dere's dose "legs akimbo" Quebequois chimin' in again...
Doan worry, leetle Quebequois. We'll keep da wolves from da porte... Join wit us, wee'l keep da IOC on da rocks for da time it takes, eh?
Break out the white banners of victory, and greet the enemy legs akimbo!
I've visited Montreal. That's a disturbing mental visual.
I'd respond to your response, but that would just be tautologically wrong...