One of my acquaintances here is majoring in Computer Engineering, but he works for the CS department. He's got a MS internship over the summer... Of course he's a damned sellout, but the jobs are out there. Don't pursue another major just because you are concerned about finances.
Actually, over here the library CD's and movies are free to check out (there's a limit how many one can have out at once). The selection's not too shabby either.
People went the other way (xbox, ps2) because for an extra $50 they could get a $200 DVD player.
More like, for an extra $50 they could get a $50 DVD player. People are just lazy.
That is the problem with the Peace Prize. Nowadays, the science prizes are awarded only after stringent confirmation of the work involved, usually many decades after the work was completed. But the peace prize still continues to award people that have done work recently (and with no indication of how they will act in the future).
While the points that the author makes are true about the "frugal consumer", those aspects are not applicable to supercomputing.
Overall performance is much more important than efficiency. While efficiency is commendable at all computing levels, if efficiency is a very important aspect, then a supercomputer is probably not for you.
Actually, although it may have been a misstatement, it is grounded in some truth. Certainly, the internet as we have come to know it did not exist at that time.
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Well, to tell you the truth, I think Uni High students are deranged enough without any need for harmful rays.
One of my acquaintances here is majoring in Computer Engineering, but he works for the CS department. He's got a MS internship over the summer... Of course he's a damned sellout, but the jobs are out there. Don't pursue another major just because you are concerned about finances.
Actually, over here the library CD's and movies are free to check out (there's a limit how many one can have out at once). The selection's not too shabby either.
People went the other way (xbox, ps2) because for an extra $50 they could get a $200 DVD player. More like, for an extra $50 they could get a $50 DVD player. People are just lazy.
Well mini M&M's would pack only as well as regular (assuming they're the same shape), but I agree... must be a slow news day.
That is the problem with the Peace Prize. Nowadays, the science prizes are awarded only after stringent confirmation of the work involved, usually many decades after the work was completed. But the peace prize still continues to award people that have done work recently (and with no indication of how they will act in the future).
... at the top of this site.
While the points that the author makes are true about the "frugal consumer", those aspects are not applicable to supercomputing.
Overall performance is much more important than efficiency. While efficiency is commendable at all computing levels, if efficiency is a very important aspect, then a supercomputer is probably not for you.
Actually, although it may have been a misstatement, it is grounded in some truth. Certainly, the internet as we have come to know it did not exist at that time.
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