Again, I am with you (And my friend is a poor SAS programmer involved in mainframe performance evaluation), and me myself is not in the big bucks either (I would not post here, would I:).
I do absolutely hate the awful waste of money that is having hundreds of computers on campus ticking over and doing nothing but burning energy.
Society is more likely to waste, both the energy that the boxes consume but also the energy of those who could do a job on how to save resources.
but I go with the idea that a better way is to utilise rooms full of unused undergrad lab machines at night
Yes, this is what I would think as well, but imagine you are a big insurance company - security, backups etc. . (I have a close friend who works with Allianz (Based on preliminary figures, total revenues at 22.6 billion euros were slightly down compared to the equivalent previous year's quarter, but the operating profit increased by 42.7 percent to 2.7 billion euros. Net income for the quarter rose by 100.4 percent to 1.6 billion euros.) and he sometimes shares a little insight with me). Basically, I am with you, but there seems to be a trend (see google data center post) that opposes intelligent use of computer resources as maybe SETI does.
From Wikipedia: "English is a West Germanic language that developed from Old English, the language of the Anglo-Saxons. English, having its major roots in Germanic languages, derives most of its grammar from Old English. As a result of the Norman Conquest, it has been heavily influenced, more than any other Germanic language, by French and Latin. From England it spread to the rest of the British Isles, then to the colonies and territories of the British Empire (outside and inside the current Commonwealth of Nations) such as the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and others, particularly those in the Anglophone Caribbean. As a result of these historical developments English is the official language (sometimes one of several) in many countries formerly under British or American rule, such as Pakistan, Ghana, India, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, and the Philippines."
"Starting in the late 16th century, the English, the French, the Spanish, and the Dutch began to colonize eastern North America. The first English attempts--notably the Lost Colony of Roanoke--ended in failure, but successful colonies were soon established."
He said he figured companies would be clamoring for people like him once the materials, like manufactured diamonds, were more readily available.
Maybe it will be more like nanotech.
"This (nanoFactory Animation Film v1.0) is a collaborative project of animator and engineer, John Burch, and pioneer nanotechnologist, Dr. K. Eric Drexler. The film depicts an animated view of a nanofactory and demonstrates key steps in a process that converts simple molecules into a billion-CPU laptop computer."
Also, Robert A. Freitas Jr., "The Future of Computers," Analog 116(March 1996):57-73. (Lets you think about the art of prophecy).
Myself is completely undecided with regard to this issue, though I naively think that a Nobel prize laureate (Kary Banks Mullis, which I definitely cannot compete with) might have something on his mind.
I am completely with you here. To make an "exact" prediction like about "2048" is "bad" science. Though, as you tend to admit, 100 years +- do not matter.
"Ironically, Worm was correct" is a reasonable use of an adverb, your use ("I am trying hard to not even sound ironically") isn't. Deal with it.
Come up with some hard facts, not just a meaning. This is grammer:) You may well respond via French or Turkish.
OK, I just thought that the effort involved is non-standard (mileage varies).
That's "ironic", not "ironically".
I thought (American English) this is an adverb and thus deserves a "-ly". But I am not about to indeed discuss this until you demonstrate equivalent aptitude in my mother tongue (German).
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Again, I am with you (And my friend is a poor SAS programmer involved in mainframe performance evaluation), and me myself is not in the big bucks either (I would not post here, would I :).
I do absolutely hate the awful waste of money that is having hundreds of computers on campus ticking over and doing nothing but burning energy.
Society is more likely to waste, both the energy that the boxes consume but also the energy of those who could do a job on how to save resources.
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I'm not sure how familiar you are with US economic/political history.
Not so much, me is German thus presumably having a completely different view with regard to the decade in question.
a big boom, followed by a big bust, coupled with rampant speculation
Well, this adds to my picture (ultimately ending with WWII).
Thanks for the reply - I can follow your argument now and I think it is worth considering. Have a nice Friday evening anyway.
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but I go with the idea that a better way is to utilise rooms full of unused undergrad lab machines at night
Yes, this is what I would think as well, but imagine you are a big insurance company - security, backups etc. . (I have a close friend who works with Allianz (Based on preliminary figures, total revenues at 22.6 billion euros were slightly down compared to the equivalent previous year's quarter, but the operating profit increased by 42.7 percent to 2.7 billion euros. Net income for the quarter rose by 100.4 percent to 1.6 billion euros.) and he sometimes shares a little insight with me). Basically, I am with you, but there seems to be a trend (see google data center post) that opposes intelligent use of computer resources as maybe SETI does.
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Anything serious happens on our linux or unix boxes
The serious things are more likely to happen on IBM mainframes.
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can't help but draw a parallel between the 1920s/30s and now in terms of politicoeconomic climate
Could you explain? Yes, honestly - never had this idea - just curious indeed.
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"All DWIM programs take the following form:
DWIM
When executed, the program does what the user wants it to do, without any restrictions. How it does has never been defined."
Never worked, until now.
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written in their language
t atistics.html
From Wikipedia: "English is a West Germanic language that developed from Old English, the language of the Anglo-Saxons. English, having its major roots in Germanic languages, derives most of its grammar from Old English. As a result of the Norman Conquest, it has been heavily influenced, more than any other Germanic language, by French and Latin. From England it spread to the rest of the British Isles, then to the colonies and territories of the British Empire (outside and inside the current Commonwealth of Nations) such as the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and others, particularly those in the Anglophone Caribbean. As a result of these historical developments English is the official language (sometimes one of several) in many countries formerly under British or American rule, such as Pakistan, Ghana, India, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, and the Philippines."
"Starting in the late 16th century, the English, the French, the Spanish, and the Dutch began to colonize eastern North America. The first English attempts--notably the Lost Colony of Roanoke--ended in failure, but successful colonies were soon established."
Also: http://www.worldlingo.com/en/resources/language_s
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He said he figured companies would be clamoring for people like him once the materials, like manufactured diamonds, were more readily available.
Maybe it will be more like nanotech.
"This (nanoFactory Animation Film v1.0) is a collaborative project of animator and engineer, John Burch, and pioneer nanotechnologist, Dr. K. Eric Drexler. The film depicts an animated view of a nanofactory and demonstrates key steps in a process that converts simple molecules into a billion-CPU laptop computer."
Also, Robert A. Freitas Jr., "The Future of Computers," Analog 116(March 1996):57-73. (Lets you think about the art of prophecy).
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They are trying to reduce.
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to lock your Lexus
A Lexus? Sheesh.
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Idiots.
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Score:2, Offtopic
Idiots.
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Camera obscura.
/. is getting ridiculous.
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Go ahead. Supress my opinion.
I won't.
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Great. Perhaps you might be interested in these views as well (also diverging from tradition).
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Welcome to our scientologic overlords.
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Start here and perhaps follow follow up.
Myself is completely undecided with regard to this issue, though I naively think that a Nobel prize laureate (Kary Banks Mullis, which I definitely cannot compete with) might have something on his mind.
This might be of interest as well -- !.
And, for the records, I did not intend to troll.
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It is on Gutenberg.
No, I am more libertarian.
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On the other hand ....
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some other freedoms (e.g. speech,press) are more limited in countries like Germany
Any source? Just curious, as I am living in Germany and did not really realize.
Also:
Press Freedom Index 2006
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...
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but to go from here to a 'no fish by 2050'
:) You may well respond via French or Turkish.
I am completely with you here. To make an "exact" prediction like about "2048" is "bad" science. Though, as you tend to admit, 100 years +- do not matter.
"Ironically, Worm was correct" is a reasonable use of an adverb, your use ("I am trying hard to not even sound ironically") isn't. Deal with it.
Come up with some hard facts, not just a meaning. This is grammer
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Actually, Bush has only vetoed one bill, on stem cell research.
You may stretch the semantics a little more.
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One massive multinational corporation working with another. Why should I be excited about this? Is this news? Is this a good thing?
You should be afraid.
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The paper tries to find statistical correlations
OK, I just thought that the effort involved is non-standard (mileage varies).
That's "ironic", not "ironically".
I thought (American English) this is an adverb and thus deserves a "-ly". But I am not about to indeed discuss this until you demonstrate equivalent aptitude in my mother tongue (German).
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