Drilling is minuscule compared to the scale of a fault....(??!!)
If a bit of drilling is setting off earthquakes, they shouldn't be blaming the drilling, they should be thanking the drillers for relieving the pressure that could have caused a much larger quake.
I just priced out hardware for a 64 core MPI parallel computer system. The commodity hardware came in at ~ $7800.00.
The SGI base system only comes with one [*ONE!!!*] processor at near the same price....
They must be offering one hell of a warranty to ask that price for essentially a high end workstation. (A nice colorful SGI case maybe.)
As far as 'Easy' goes; Well, most of the apps that use supercomputing these days require parallel processing. Maybe the parallel API they are using is something special. If the software is provided for free it could be worth it. Probably not....
After looking at backup systems and maintaining libraries of data our company found that we needed something that fit our needs. We designed a system that worked and knuckled down to programming it. We now have a search-able database of documents and files with attributes as well as context from content for over 20 years of data and documents. We can pretty much find any file in less than 5 minutes. We could still make it better but we sure couldn't have done anything like it C.O.T.S., Google included.
If Google failed tomorrow, where would your documents be then?
We hear complaints from Google but where's the resources?
Certainly Google could provide some direction to one or more of the UI toolkits in Linux by either joining or helping to set up a standards consortium.
The only way software can be designed is by setting down requirements, guiding the development with solid standards, and actively participating in all levels of the process.
Standing back and saying "Whoa! Linux is a mess there are no standards...etc" is a bit if a lark. When we recall all the workarounds we still have to do
with other operating systems simply because they don't follow standards, or disregard them to control the marketplace, there is no difference in the level of additional work that is required.
So, I spend money using/learning QT or build my own GUI toolkit, or use something stable
and homely like lestif. On the other hand I spend my money on licenses for build tools on some other operating system. Either way I have to spend time and/or money to get the job done.
I get the feeling that Google has been hiring too many Microsoft campus programmers who just can't get their heads around anything outside directX.
Considering that NONE of the major disruptive social technologies have come from academics, thus far, it would behoove this group to tell us what they plan to use to divine these gems of knowledge.
-Pick a card, any card. -Runes -Dice -Flip a coin
Perhaps they should just stick to what academics do best, measure things when/after they happen and then explain what we all just saw.
Sounds like a funding ploy. Do they get paid anyway if it turns out they're wrong? Will taxes be used to pay for this?
*"A 'loose coalition of Internet denizens,' Anonymous consists largely of users from multiple internet sites such as 4chan, 711chan, 420chan, Something Awful, Fark, Encyclopedia Dramatica, Slashdot, IRC channels, and YouTube"*
This is like saying *Terrorists may use the bus as a mode of transportation* or perhaps they even *own a phone*.
What is it about the internet that is presumed any more dangerous than a citizens band radio, telephone, fax machine,....etc., pictures?
Locally based communications are far more dangerous due to the consolidation of physical ability of groups in one locale. Therefore, technically speaking, citizens band radio, FRS hand held units and cellphones are far more dangerous. (if at all)
Centralized power distribution is the flaw in this system. Power should be generated where it is required, not transmitted over massive wire grids of net power loss and waste.
One could say that engineers 'have failed to postulate or conceive their designs adequately'. Unfortunately about 85% of readers would not comprehend the sentence.
I prefer tried and true ergonomic interfaces. For this reason I suggest levers and foot pedals. All lever interfaces should have a grip lock to keep them from moving by themselves.
There should also be two large dials to allow for precision X/Y axis movement of the cursor.
Random numbers should be generated with a large wheel that has a rubber stop and pins. Simply spin the big wheel for a random number.
There should be cranks on the side and top of the monitor to allow the view to be scrolled.
There appears to be some 2 dimensional thinking going on here. The statement '8 Km area' would lead one to believe that the debris has spread out over a flat plane.
Obviously, when things collide in space, there is more of a cloud of debris than a pool table of debris.
What is th actual **VOLUME** and 3 dimensional scale of the problem and where is it located in 3 dimensional space?
The debris is also not static. It will continue to move and expand in orbit.
Slashdot Mirror
....just as the lights went out.
Drilling is minuscule compared to the scale of a fault....(??!!)
If a bit of drilling is setting off earthquakes, they shouldn't be
blaming the drilling, they should be thanking the drillers for relieving the pressure
that could have caused a much larger quake.
That's really beautiful.
I love the 'Galaxy Rise' line.
I just priced out hardware for a 64 core MPI parallel computer system.
The commodity hardware came in at ~ $7800.00.
The SGI base system only comes with one [*ONE!!!*] processor at
near the same price....
They must be offering one hell of a warranty to ask that price
for essentially a high end workstation. (A nice colorful SGI case maybe.)
As far as 'Easy' goes; Well, most of the apps that use supercomputing
these days require parallel processing. Maybe the parallel API they are
using is something special. If the software is provided for free
it could be worth it. Probably not....
Ah shit...!
Stupid.
64 bits????
Wasn't it 10 years away 10 years ago?
So, is it Hawking's assistant that helps him smoke drugs, or
is there a special chocolaty mealtime treat involved?
Pfffttt!!!
After looking at backup systems and maintaining libraries of data
our company found that we needed something that fit our needs.
We designed a system that worked and knuckled down to programming it.
We now have a search-able database of documents and files with attributes
as well as context from content for over 20 years of data and documents.
We can pretty much find any file in less than 5 minutes.
We could still make it better but we sure couldn't have done anything like
it C.O.T.S., Google included.
If Google failed tomorrow, where would your documents be then?
There's no reason to leave the moons surface littered with
historic space junk. Those sites could well be surveyed
from orbit and then cleaned up.
People would get more out of that stuff if it went into
a big museum on the moon.
How does Wine development qualify as GUI development/support for linux?
Wine is a MS Windows API for using Windows applications on linux.
That's like saying, "Geeze! they paid for a PS2 emulator. What do you want *blood*?".
Google can well afford to throw some bucks at a standards based
consortium for the linux user interface.
We hear complaints from Google but where's the
resources?
Certainly Google could provide some direction
to one or more of the UI toolkits in Linux
by either joining or helping to set up a standards
consortium.
The only way software can be designed is by setting down
requirements, guiding the development with solid standards,
and actively participating in all levels of the process.
Standing back and saying "Whoa! Linux is a mess there are no standards...etc"
is a bit if a lark. When we recall all the workarounds we still have to do
with other operating systems simply because they don't follow standards,
or disregard them to control the marketplace, there is no difference
in the level of additional work that is required.
So, I spend money using/learning QT or build my own GUI toolkit, or use something stable
and homely like lestif. On the other hand I spend my money on licenses for build tools
on some other operating system. Either way I have to spend time and/or money
to get the job done.
I get the feeling that Google has been hiring too many Microsoft campus
programmers who just can't get their heads around anything outside
directX.
It is imperative that every individual has the right to opt out of
technology if that person so desires.
Forcing people to adopt technologies is tantamount to economic
slavery due to predictable obsolescence.
"I hope that reign of ignorance is over."
If the old farts are still in charge, ignorance continues to rein supreme.
"Classic era trek was all about Kirk kicking the Klingons' tails."
Apparently you've never watched the original TV series. If you count
the episodes, the Klingons appear a minority of the time.
Yeah, go to Madagascar and get hemorrhagic fever instead...
They won't get the virus in Texas. They plan to secede instead.
Considering that NONE of the major disruptive social
technologies have come from academics, thus far, it would
behoove this group to tell us what they plan to use
to divine these gems of knowledge.
-Pick a card, any card.
-Runes
-Dice
-Flip a coin
Perhaps they should just stick to what academics do best,
measure things when/after they happen and then explain what
we all just saw.
Sounds like a funding ploy. Do they get paid
anyway if it turns out they're wrong?
Will taxes be used to pay for this?
*"A 'loose coalition of Internet denizens,' Anonymous consists largely of users from multiple internet sites such as 4chan, 711chan, 420chan, Something Awful, Fark, Encyclopedia Dramatica, Slashdot, IRC channels, and YouTube"*
This is like saying *Terrorists may use the bus as a mode of transportation*
or perhaps they even *own a phone*.
What is it about the internet that is presumed any more dangerous than a citizens band radio,
telephone, fax machine,....etc., pictures?
Locally based communications are far more dangerous due to the consolidation of physical
ability of groups in one locale. Therefore, technically speaking, citizens band radio, FRS
hand held units and cellphones are far more dangerous. (if at all)
Centralized power distribution is the flaw in this system.
Power should be generated where it is required, not
transmitted over massive wire grids of net power loss and waste.
One could say that engineers
'have failed to postulate or conceive their designs adequately'.
Unfortunately about 85% of readers would not comprehend the sentence.
I prefer tried and true ergonomic interfaces. For this reason I suggest
levers and foot pedals. All lever interfaces should have a grip lock
to keep them from moving by themselves.
There should also be two large dials to allow for precision X/Y
axis movement of the cursor.
Random numbers should be generated with a large wheel that has a rubber
stop and pins. Simply spin the big wheel for a random number.
There should be cranks on the side and top of the monitor to allow
the view to be scrolled.
There appears to be some 2 dimensional thinking going on here.
The statement '8 Km area' would lead one to believe that the debris has
spread out over a flat plane.
Obviously, when things collide in space, there is more of a
cloud of debris than a pool table of debris.
What is th actual **VOLUME** and 3 dimensional scale of the problem
and where is it located in 3 dimensional space?
The debris is also not static. It will continue to move and expand
in orbit.
We can use the sun, wind and waters to generate more power than
we could ever fit humans onto this planet to use.
Who are all these 'tards who keep flogging oil, coal, and nuclear?
Instead of slurring alternate energy sources start designing
and engineering them.
Oh, thank god!
I thought that was a penguin on my T.V..
There needs to be more warning that it's one of those paragraph per page
advertising sites. I looked at the first page and then came back to slashdot.