That said, for a desktop machine, this is a huge amount of overkill, but with economies of scale being what they are, we'll probably have this power available soon.
I mean, seriously, no one can run word processing on *only* 8 cores.
The estimates I've seen for the peak power consumption of the PS3 is around 175W. That's not a negligible power draw. Here in NY I pay 17c/KW-h, so for me to run a PS3 folding machine, I'd be coughing up almost $22/month, or $261 per year. I hope all the children who run this app will get this sum deducted from their allowance!
Why don't you try to claim it as tax deductable? Just gotta have documentation (hopefully provided by F@H) for how much processing time your ps3 spent folding and deduct the cost from your taxes.
IBM. IBM won this generation hands down. They managed to convince not one, but three major companies to bankroll their R&D for brand new top of the line chipsets. So, here is the story as I've managed to put together so far:
IBM: Alright, we seem to be falling a little behind on our high end chipsets, and we need to develop something new and spazzy. Hm... phone rings
Sony: Hey IBM! Were starting to develop a new console and were interested in developing a new chipset for it.
IBM: I know JUST what you need. You want the biggest baddest most powerful chip ever created. You want more power, speed, and flexibility than anything seen before. I'm telling you, 8 cores! Eight!
Sony: Power hm.... I don't..
IBM: cutting in This will be the fastest chip in the world! Your box will be more powerful than a supercomputer! How can you say no to that!
Sony: Hm... Ok were sold. We'll send our guys over to work out the details hangs up
IBM: Alright! That problem solved (idiots). Hm... Maybe Microsoft will be interested in something similar. Calls MicrosoftYo Bill!
Microsoft: Hey wazzup!
IBM: Well... I'm not supposed to tell you this but... let me let you in on a little secret about what Sony is up to...
A minute later
Microsoft: Hm... it sounds a little expensive, but we've gotta match them in power. Hm... maybe if we got our system out waay ahead of them.... How about we help develop an earlier version of your super processor, and we'll say that you really don't need a supercomputer to run games. That works. Alright deal.
IBM: Alright! I'll talk to ya later! Hangs up
IBM: I wonder what my pool would look like full of Benjamins. Man I can't believe those dupes agreed to bankroll our superchip. Now... it seems like our high end embedded processor could use a boost. Now what idiot will pay for the fastest and most energy efficient chip ever created.... Well now those guys at Nintendo might actually do it. Yea... They'll jump right on it, just as soon as they see the cost estimate for Sony and Microsoft... hehe.
IBM dials the phone
IBM: Yo Shiggy! Have I got a deal for you! I'm not really supposed to tell you this but... Sony and Microsoft are in the works to develop the most powerful chip ever created. Why don't you take a look at the materials here... emails Nintendo a set of documents. The cost estimates is very prominantly displayed throughout the documents
Nintendo: Hm... That's pretty impressive. But I don't think we can do that. It is awefully expensive....
IBM: That's no problem! In fact, I had something else in mind for you! Here let me send it over. This set of emails contains documentation on a chipset based on previous technology, but still very advanced. The word 'savings' can be seen repeatedly throughout the documentation
Nintendo: Wow! This is just what we wanted! Its perfect! Those fools at Sony will never know what hit them (hehe what a waste of money). Hangs up
IBM: Hehe... heh... dials on the phone Hey Bob and Sons construction? Yea hey! Yea the pool is awesome. In fact, that's why I called... No no, nothing's wrong with it, in fact... I want to expand it. Yea... Olimpic sized doable? Great.
I don't believe I have ever commented about the glories of piracy on the high seas, but I don't really like the idea of them ninjaing information from my house without my permission or knowledge. What's next past a few DVD players with RFID tags? Are they going to put some serious funding into TEMPEST research? I'm confident the US government as it is will just smile and nod when every DVD/CD on the shelves is broadcasting information from every CD/DVD player or computer that plays them. Then all they have to do is drive some vans down the street and mail you subpeonas later. After that its TEMPEST trojans in your email from who knows where (and the only people who can operate TEMPEST are big corporations or governments) it will go from there.
Faraday cages are not extremely expensive, and they are future proof for the TFHs.
Steve's Zume will run on Vista Embedded, and thus require most of the power plant (i.e. engine) to power the 32 8 core processors distributed throughout the car and their related cooling systems.
Ok this is what I would envision for such a system (as a totally random guy who just thought about this a bit, and hasn't even rtfa):
Because editing is available to anyone and everyone, you can't have all editing go directly to experts totally unfiltered. I envision a multi-tiered system for interfacing with the experts and between the experts.
The first level is open to anyone, including AC, and they can suggest edits to any article. Any edits get flagged in certain ways (how much an article is edited, and by whom in case the editor was logged in or AC).
The second level is low level admins. These are people who are known to the community and have been added by people who are 'in' the community (fleshed out later). They go over the edits and either approve/dissapprove the edit or flag it for priority for experts here. All edit and review process is saved and viewable by anyone and will be reviewed by the system anyway.
In the case of dissagreement between admins, a "trial" can be called for (if the issue is not resolved) which will automatically select a small pool (odd numbered) of currently available admins to review the edit and finalize the decision by vote. It is mandatory to log all communication and decision making process, and any dissenters would write a (hopefully) short dissent like in the court system. Any experts on the subject would be notified of a trial and could step in and override at any time.
Also, new admins can be appointed by a panel of a reasonable number (whatever a reasonable number is) of current admins.
The third level of access is the expert level. Experts have override priority over admins on any subject which they are flagged as an expert. Experts only have admin level on any other subject. Experts automatically recieve flagged edits in their subjects and any information from admins, so they only really have to glance at minor edits. Experts can review other experts edits in their subjects in a similar manner to the admins, including "trials".
A group of experts on a subject can appoint another expert on a subject, as well as appoint admins. A group of experts can also petition to remove an expert or an admin, subject to higher review
The top level of access has executive decision on all subjects, but is not supposed to really do something unless the situation gets out of hand. Executives can appoint (or demote) experts or admins on their own, but are subject to further review by other Executives. As on all other levels, all communication and decision making is logged and published.
What this does is add a potential filter layer between the expert and the random editor. Experts can still interact directly with whoever is doing the editing, and admins will know and know that they don't have to do anthing, but there is also a buffer layer for the experts in case they get flooded with edits (in which case its probably something admins can deal with), or are too busy for trivial edits and would rather have admins handle most of the initial work. The executive level adds a check to the entire system (and are handled by means partially external to the rest of the system).
Temple can be annoying if you screw up. If you do you have to abuse some of the gameplay there is to abuse:P (which would also be totally awesome in multiplayer).
Darwinia was as awesome game, with the exception that its kinda short. There is a bit of a mod community though, but I havn't checked it out yet. When the network code comes out someone can make some pretty amazing multiplayer games with what's available.
I also just beat Shadowgrounds. Its a pretty good game and story... except for the last 3 minutes after beating the final boss. The conclusion was absolutely terrible, although adding a slight plot twist there would have been hilarious (and at the same time make the conclusion awesome).
I found those posts from nintendo in the last two weeks pretty amusing. PS3 isn't shipping on time and they won't ship enough? Well WE are going to hit our targets and on time, so nya.
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I think we should start breeding by lottery so that there will be no end of the world.
That said, for a desktop machine, this is a huge amount of overkill, but with economies of scale being what they are, we'll probably have this power available soon.
I mean, seriously, no one can run word processing on *only* 8 cores.
Obviously these were questions asked to AI simulations of the experts.
480p for a bunch of circles? The Wii better be able to render this game about as well as the ps3.
Are you sure this isn't a graphic description of a sexual act?
The estimates I've seen for the peak power consumption of the PS3 is around 175W. That's not a negligible power draw. Here in NY I pay 17c/KW-h, so for me to run a PS3 folding machine, I'd be coughing up almost $22/month, or $261 per year. I hope all the children who run this app will get this sum deducted from their allowance!
Why don't you try to claim it as tax deductable? Just gotta have documentation (hopefully provided by F@H) for how much processing time your ps3 spent folding and deduct the cost from your taxes.
The Silmarillion reads like one of those old epics, and is not a quick read at all. The first book is fun though.
IBM. IBM won this generation hands down. They managed to convince not one, but three major companies to bankroll their R&D for brand new top of the line chipsets. So, here is the story as I've managed to put together so far:
IBM: Alright, we seem to be falling a little behind on our high end chipsets, and we need to develop something new and spazzy. Hm... phone rings
Sony: Hey IBM! Were starting to develop a new console and were interested in developing a new chipset for it.
IBM: I know JUST what you need. You want the biggest baddest most powerful chip ever created. You want more power, speed, and flexibility than anything seen before. I'm telling you, 8 cores! Eight!
Sony: Power hm.... I don't..
IBM: cutting in This will be the fastest chip in the world! Your box will be more powerful than a supercomputer! How can you say no to that!
Sony: Hm... Ok were sold. We'll send our guys over to work out the details hangs up
IBM: Alright! That problem solved (idiots). Hm... Maybe Microsoft will be interested in something similar. Calls MicrosoftYo Bill!
Microsoft: Hey wazzup!
IBM: Well... I'm not supposed to tell you this but... let me let you in on a little secret about what Sony is up to...
A minute later
Microsoft: Hm... it sounds a little expensive, but we've gotta match them in power. Hm... maybe if we got our system out waay ahead of them.... How about we help develop an earlier version of your super processor, and we'll say that you really don't need a supercomputer to run games. That works. Alright deal.
IBM: Alright! I'll talk to ya later! Hangs up
IBM: I wonder what my pool would look like full of Benjamins. Man I can't believe those dupes agreed to bankroll our superchip. Now... it seems like our high end embedded processor could use a boost. Now what idiot will pay for the fastest and most energy efficient chip ever created.... Well now those guys at Nintendo might actually do it. Yea... They'll jump right on it, just as soon as they see the cost estimate for Sony and Microsoft... hehe.
IBM dials the phone
IBM: Yo Shiggy! Have I got a deal for you! I'm not really supposed to tell you this but... Sony and Microsoft are in the works to develop the most powerful chip ever created. Why don't you take a look at the materials here... emails Nintendo a set of documents. The cost estimates is very prominantly displayed throughout the documents
Nintendo: Hm... That's pretty impressive. But I don't think we can do that. It is awefully expensive....
IBM: That's no problem! In fact, I had something else in mind for you! Here let me send it over. This set of emails contains documentation on a chipset based on previous technology, but still very advanced. The word 'savings' can be seen repeatedly throughout the documentation
Nintendo: Wow! This is just what we wanted! Its perfect! Those fools at Sony will never know what hit them (hehe what a waste of money). Hangs up
IBM: Hehe... heh... dials on the phone Hey Bob and Sons construction? Yea hey! Yea the pool is awesome. In fact, that's why I called... No no, nothing's wrong with it, in fact... I want to expand it. Yea... Olimpic sized doable? Great.
Hi Mr. High and Mighty Coward.
I don't believe I have ever commented about the glories of piracy on the high seas, but I don't really like the idea of them ninjaing information from my house without my permission or knowledge. What's next past a few DVD players with RFID tags? Are they going to put some serious funding into TEMPEST research? I'm confident the US government as it is will just smile and nod when every DVD/CD on the shelves is broadcasting information from every CD/DVD player or computer that plays them. Then all they have to do is drive some vans down the street and mail you subpeonas later. After that its TEMPEST trojans in your email from who knows where (and the only people who can operate TEMPEST are big corporations or governments) it will go from there.
Faraday cages are not extremely expensive, and they are future proof for the TFHs.
My next house will have a faraday cage.
Steve's Zume will run on Vista Embedded, and thus require most of the power plant (i.e. engine) to power the 32 8 core processors distributed throughout the car and their related cooling systems.
As part of an "experiment", which will be "successful". Sure... right.... What's next?
Ok this is what I would envision for such a system (as a totally random guy who just thought about this a bit, and hasn't even rtfa):
Because editing is available to anyone and everyone, you can't have all editing go directly to experts totally unfiltered. I envision a multi-tiered system for interfacing with the experts and between the experts.
The first level is open to anyone, including AC, and they can suggest edits to any article. Any edits get flagged in certain ways (how much an article is edited, and by whom in case the editor was logged in or AC).
The second level is low level admins. These are people who are known to the community and have been added by people who are 'in' the community (fleshed out later). They go over the edits and either approve/dissapprove the edit or flag it for priority for experts here. All edit and review process is saved and viewable by anyone and will be reviewed by the system anyway.
In the case of dissagreement between admins, a "trial" can be called for (if the issue is not resolved) which will automatically select a small pool (odd numbered) of currently available admins to review the edit and finalize the decision by vote. It is mandatory to log all communication and decision making process, and any dissenters would write a (hopefully) short dissent like in the court system. Any experts on the subject would be notified of a trial and could step in and override at any time.
Also, new admins can be appointed by a panel of a reasonable number (whatever a reasonable number is) of current admins.
The third level of access is the expert level. Experts have override priority over admins on any subject which they are flagged as an expert. Experts only have admin level on any other subject. Experts automatically recieve flagged edits in their subjects and any information from admins, so they only really have to glance at minor edits. Experts can review other experts edits in their subjects in a similar manner to the admins, including "trials".
A group of experts on a subject can appoint another expert on a subject, as well as appoint admins. A group of experts can also petition to remove an expert or an admin, subject to higher review
The top level of access has executive decision on all subjects, but is not supposed to really do something unless the situation gets out of hand. Executives can appoint (or demote) experts or admins on their own, but are subject to further review by other Executives. As on all other levels, all communication and decision making is logged and published.
What this does is add a potential filter layer between the expert and the random editor. Experts can still interact directly with whoever is doing the editing, and admins will know and know that they don't have to do anthing, but there is also a buffer layer for the experts in case they get flooded with edits (in which case its probably something admins can deal with), or are too busy for trivial edits and would rather have admins handle most of the initial work. The executive level adds a check to the entire system (and are handled by means partially external to the rest of the system).
I didn't know Cortana's last name was .jpg.
War on Spam
The problem is... what oil is there to be taken over?
The oil in the tubes of course!
Temple can be annoying if you screw up. If you do you have to abuse some of the gameplay there is to abuse :P (which would also be totally awesome in multiplayer).
Darwinia was as awesome game, with the exception that its kinda short. There is a bit of a mod community though, but I havn't checked it out yet. When the network code comes out someone can make some pretty amazing multiplayer games with what's available.
I also just beat Shadowgrounds. Its a pretty good game and story... except for the last 3 minutes after beating the final boss. The conclusion was absolutely terrible, although adding a slight plot twist there would have been hilarious (and at the same time make the conclusion awesome).
I found those posts from nintendo in the last two weeks pretty amusing. PS3 isn't shipping on time and they won't ship enough? Well WE are going to hit our targets and on time, so nya.
"Why would we want something that is in place and works? It's a PS3, 3!!!!!, with a 3 on the end. Pretty cool huh?"
Yea, everyone else is still stuck on their first version of 2.
I'll take that bet at billion to one odds.
They do it same sex. Your wife isn't the one who's cavaties the burly, male agent will be checking out.
Can we allege they have a "School Of The [Whatever Region]" terrorist training camp?
No. (Unless you count Vacation Bible School.)
I think you are looking for This
Russia is Canada's Russia...
Or is it Russia's Canada?
You remember how they have sex but you can't remember their name?.. ?
I can't count the times I've asked myself something similar in the morning.
No, just Flouridation.