Start with the cheapest backend that'll get the system up and running, then use your supercomputer to mine Bitcoins for a few days, then use all the money you'll make to buy the InfiniBand backend (you'll probably have enough money left over to buy Monster cables to hook everything up).
I'd rather see the money earned by a few hedge fund managers than distributed to all. Hedge fund managers spend the money in local restaurants which helps our economy. Your average Joe would just use the money to buy another iPod and the money ends up in China.
...but there is no reason the tax code should benefit the well off and corps as much as it does.
Of course there is a reason... they paid for it.
Instead of griping about how unfair the system is, why not buy yourself a tax concession? It's surprisingly inexpensive. For $20,000 (less than the average American spends on Starbucks coffee in their lifetime) you can get your Congressman to earmark something for you in the next omnibus bill.
Gold, silver and platinum are scattered all over the earth waiting to be found, and each new find drives down the price of that commodity. Bitcoins, on the other hand, exist only in the Earth's molten interior and in a fixed quantity and are therefore more valuable than the "so-called" precious metals (not to mention the euro and the dollar).
It's been a while since we've seen a good Packt book review here... I was beginning to wonder if they'd missed making their regular payments to Slashdot.
All the more intelligent Slashdot posters from the past are now spending all their time mining BitCoins. It's the only currency that's guaranteed not to be inflated away when the Euro and US$ collapse.
You'll have the opportunity to meet a lot more women in your classes, so statistically the odds of you getting laid and not worrying so much about engines increases exponentially.
Don't get too used to the UI. I hear the next version has a Ribbon Bar for Python, which puts 70% of the most-commonly used commands right where you need them. The other 30% of the commands are there too... somewhere.
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The bitcoins will help offset the energy consumption I'm almost sure.
The poster's boss pays for the electricity, the poster keeps the bitcoins... it's the perfect victimless crime.
Start with the cheapest backend that'll get the system up and running, then use your supercomputer to mine Bitcoins for a few days, then use all the money you'll make to buy the InfiniBand backend (you'll probably have enough money left over to buy Monster cables to hook everything up).
Currently natural selection is selecting people who live on welfare and do nothing but shag all day.
Blatantly false statement... they take time from shagging to go to the store and stock up on Pop Tarts and Doritos for the kids to eat.
They can't help being mentally ill any more than Stephen Hawking can help being sick. Do you sneer at him for his disability?
Big difference: Stephen Hawking can't take pills to make himself better, they can. If they decide not to, they deserve to be sneered at.
... it's obviously complete and utter bollocks, because this makes absolutely no sense. Turning the TV off doesn't stop the TV broadcast.
I turned the TV off and the pain stops... works especially well when watching commercial channels.
I'd rather see the money earned by a few hedge fund managers than distributed to all. Hedge fund managers spend the money in local restaurants which helps our economy. Your average Joe would just use the money to buy another iPod and the money ends up in China.
Just wait until I start sending my Bitcoins over this cable. I'll be rich, I tell you, rich!
Didn't you read the summary? This project is so profitable, it pays for itself.
...but there is no reason the tax code should benefit the well off and corps as much as it does.
Of course there is a reason... they paid for it. Instead of griping about how unfair the system is, why not buy yourself a tax concession? It's surprisingly inexpensive. For $20,000 (less than the average American spends on Starbucks coffee in their lifetime) you can get your Congressman to earmark something for you in the next omnibus bill.
I thought civilization had to do with agriculture and an end to being total nomads, so one could build a city.
Civilization is defined by the use of monetary instruments. The more advanced the civilization, the closer they are to using Bitcoins.
Gold, silver and platinum are scattered all over the earth waiting to be found, and each new find drives down the price of that commodity. Bitcoins, on the other hand, exist only in the Earth's molten interior and in a fixed quantity and are therefore more valuable than the "so-called" precious metals (not to mention the euro and the dollar).
It's been a while since we've seen a good Packt book review here... I was beginning to wonder if they'd missed making their regular payments to Slashdot.
All the more intelligent Slashdot posters from the past are now spending all their time mining BitCoins. It's the only currency that's guaranteed not to be inflated away when the Euro and US$ collapse.
"stake"
You'll have the opportunity to meet a lot more women in your classes, so statistically the odds of you getting laid and not worrying so much about engines increases exponentially.
Don't get too used to the UI. I hear the next version has a Ribbon Bar for Python, which puts 70% of the most-commonly used commands right where you need them. The other 30% of the commands are there too... somewhere.
If the patent's well written, it could cover tires (which are essentially just car shoes).
You won't have to worry about converting from dollars to roubles... by the time this tunnel is finished, Bitcoins will be the worldwide currency.
...it can't possibly be of interest to Slashdot readers. I'm saving up for Packt's not-to-be-missed book on Bitcoins.
Sorry, all Verizon customers have agreed to binding arbitration. No lawsuits for you, sucker.
what would you suggest he do with his old machines? Doorstops?
Duh... recycle them at an Apple store and get 10% of the iPad you're buying for the poor kids.
So I can plug my laptop into its own USB port and run it forever? Sounds like bad news for battery manufacturers.
Make that 10 minutes... remember that Americans cook their fish before eating it.
Why not just mandate the NSA to put their computing horsepower to work mining bitcoins? That'll solve the deficit problem in just a few weeks.
Will my bitcoins be worth more than they are now?