I'm obviously not as close to the source as you are, but aren't there other computers in the BlueGene family being worked on also, that will be faster than both L and C? The quote of the Japanese computer being 73 times faster than BlueGene/L, but by the time the computer is actually built I will be suprised if it is faster than the current incarnation of BlueGene. IBM has been doing some great work as far as supercomputing goes, working on it must be a blast.
This seems like it is going to be a great deal of trouble. Although most software will be fairly easily patched, it still seems like a hastle. People will inevitably forget to patch, and different will be handling time differently.
No, stock prices are based on assumed values. Most blue-chips stocks that have proven themselves have price/earnings of 15-20, and as earnings rise, so do stock prices (so the P/E is kept). Google, on the other hand, has a P/E based on what people FORCAST the earnings will be. Unfortunately, stock markets are not perfect, so even when the actual earnings near the forcast, people will still keep the P/E inflated. If Google has bad earnings, people are going to be hit hard...very hard.
Google included, a number of these stock prices are based on future earnings, not current earnings. The prices may seem rediculous (when looking at their P/E), but hopefully they should fix themselves as their earnings increase. The problem is that people think 300 bucks a share is what they are worth now, and may continue driving the price up, until to bursts.
I really have no idea what your point is. I never badmouthed the engineering at all (I said that by TODAYS tech standards it looks bad, but that is common sense) and where do I make any pro MS comments?
This service has been out for a long time, but dupe aside, it is a very useful site. Academically, it allows you to search journal articles without having to sift through all of the other junk generated with a standard Google search. I am a big fan of this site and I use it quite often.
I can remember back with the old systems like the Amiga. I was completely amazed when I first got to use one, and I thought that computers had reached perfection. Now if I was to show someone one they would laugh and think it was something a high school kid built in his garage.
This is how companies handle privacy. They do something the majority of people will accept (taking names) and then they secretly change the scope of their project to get much more data. Then their defence is "If they gave us their name, we assumed they would be OK giving us this. We are a reputable company". I think they should be prosecuted for this, what if their system got hacked? That is a great deal of possible identity theft.
One that will be on the list soon is the "We aren't scared" website, where people send in pictures of them holding signs saying they are not scared. As soon as a little time passes, everyone is going to forget it until the next attack.
Clearly, anyone on a Do Not Call list does not want to be called. They went through the work of registering for the list, so they clearly are annoyed by people. If a company had an existing business relation, I'm sure the customer would not report the company for continuing to call on business related matter. For this reason, people should be able to register "Valid Business Associates" who are free from the stricter regulation.
I think this goes to show that multiplayer games are where the industry is now. I do not think publishers can be successful unless they release games like WOW that millions can play together at the same time.
I'm not saying that Windows and Linux don't already do an excellent job, and handle most/all of todays needs. I am saying from a research standpoint it would be interesting to see people taking another path. If people didn't try to do things differently, and see what happens then there would never be alot of great findings.
The problem with a new OS other than Windows or Linux is that most of the Open Source community is against Windows, and put all their effor into Linux in an attempt to take down MS market share. It would be nice to see a bunch of OSS developers get together and create a new exciting OS.
The main reason I like Firefox is that it pushes innovation. Back when IE was the clearly dominant browser, with no real competition, there were very few sensible inovations for browsers. Sure, a few little things here and there, but for the most part it was monopolized. Firefox's popularity will ultimately lead to a better browser market all around.
This jsut goes to show the Microsoft isn't the only company who writes insecure software. I seriously doubt any company can write 100% secure software, so I base my judgement on if they can quickly fix holes that are found and learn from their mistakes.
Oh definately, but they would of course have systems in place to deter abuse. They could actually use something similar to how Google checks to see if Adsense clicks aren't being inflated. Another market Google can conquer.
The fact is, people are going to use the web when they are ill to look for information about the illness. The best thing to do is to provide reliable data, so they don't end up diagnosing themselves based on information they found on a blog. The user could enter symptoms, and a list of possibilities could be listed (as well as numerous messages telling them to go see a doctor). It would be similar to the program Lisa uses to diagnose Homer and Bart as lepers.
I like this idea, and I think it could be used in other areas. What if users could use their remotes to review shows, much like how slashdot users moderate posts. For example, if you were watching an Episode of The Simpsons, and it wasn't as funny as usual, you could press a button to e-mail the creators "BELOW STANDARDS"...or if it was good "VERY FUNNY".
I just figured everyone on this site was already aware of the difficulties and limitations of transistor technology, and that most new research is geared at replacing the transistor. I just assumed that tech people would be well aware of the current tech industry.
This just goes to show all the money that is being tossed at defence research. If you can even give the smallest example of how your research can be used for defense you are almost guarenteed to get grant money. I know many researchers who do just that just to get their projects funded.
I think in 25 more years things will be even more drastically changed. We are reaching the end of the transister, and the next tech is going to be even more impressive.
I don't think this will impede hardware sales at all. People always want what is new, fast and flashy. Most users aren't looking for the most productivity for their dollar, and hence buy systems with much more power then they will ever need. It is like this in all areas, thats why people tend to buy new cars even when their rusty car still runs fine.
The idea that it costs as much as a good mobile phone is vague. Do they mean $300 models or $800 high tech top-of-the-line phones? A keyboard would have to be absolutely revolutionary, fantastic and wonderful for me to spend $300, let alone $800. Well, only time will tell.
These type of things are exactly what everyone *wants* to do to spammers, but we need to remember that they have rights just like everyone else. We can't go DDOSing a spammers site, and then get upset if someone were to DDOS a site we like.
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I'm obviously not as close to the source as you are, but aren't there other computers in the BlueGene family being worked on also, that will be faster than both L and C? The quote of the Japanese computer being 73 times faster than BlueGene/L, but by the time the computer is actually built I will be suprised if it is faster than the current incarnation of BlueGene. IBM has been doing some great work as far as supercomputing goes, working on it must be a blast.
This seems like it is going to be a great deal of trouble. Although most software will be fairly easily patched, it still seems like a hastle. People will inevitably forget to patch, and different will be handling time differently.
No, stock prices are based on assumed values. Most blue-chips stocks that have proven themselves have price/earnings of 15-20, and as earnings rise, so do stock prices (so the P/E is kept). Google, on the other hand, has a P/E based on what people FORCAST the earnings will be. Unfortunately, stock markets are not perfect, so even when the actual earnings near the forcast, people will still keep the P/E inflated. If Google has bad earnings, people are going to be hit hard...very hard.
Google included, a number of these stock prices are based on future earnings, not current earnings. The prices may seem rediculous (when looking at their P/E), but hopefully they should fix themselves as their earnings increase. The problem is that people think 300 bucks a share is what they are worth now, and may continue driving the price up, until to bursts.
I really have no idea what your point is. I never badmouthed the engineering at all (I said that by TODAYS tech standards it looks bad, but that is common sense) and where do I make any pro MS comments?
This service has been out for a long time, but dupe aside, it is a very useful site. Academically, it allows you to search journal articles without having to sift through all of the other junk generated with a standard Google search. I am a big fan of this site and I use it quite often.
I can remember back with the old systems like the Amiga. I was completely amazed when I first got to use one, and I thought that computers had reached perfection. Now if I was to show someone one they would laugh and think it was something a high school kid built in his garage.
This is how companies handle privacy. They do something the majority of people will accept (taking names) and then they secretly change the scope of their project to get much more data. Then their defence is "If they gave us their name, we assumed they would be OK giving us this. We are a reputable company". I think they should be prosecuted for this, what if their system got hacked? That is a great deal of possible identity theft.
One that will be on the list soon is the "We aren't scared" website, where people send in pictures of them holding signs saying they are not scared. As soon as a little time passes, everyone is going to forget it until the next attack.
Clearly, anyone on a Do Not Call list does not want to be called. They went through the work of registering for the list, so they clearly are annoyed by people. If a company had an existing business relation, I'm sure the customer would not report the company for continuing to call on business related matter. For this reason, people should be able to register "Valid Business Associates" who are free from the stricter regulation.
I think this goes to show that multiplayer games are where the industry is now. I do not think publishers can be successful unless they release games like WOW that millions can play together at the same time.
I'm not saying that Windows and Linux don't already do an excellent job, and handle most/all of todays needs. I am saying from a research standpoint it would be interesting to see people taking another path. If people didn't try to do things differently, and see what happens then there would never be alot of great findings.
The problem with a new OS other than Windows or Linux is that most of the Open Source community is against Windows, and put all their effor into Linux in an attempt to take down MS market share. It would be nice to see a bunch of OSS developers get together and create a new exciting OS.
The main reason I like Firefox is that it pushes innovation. Back when IE was the clearly dominant browser, with no real competition, there were very few sensible inovations for browsers. Sure, a few little things here and there, but for the most part it was monopolized. Firefox's popularity will ultimately lead to a better browser market all around.
All they need now is one I can attach my car stereo to so people can hear me coming from 30 miles away.
This jsut goes to show the Microsoft isn't the only company who writes insecure software. I seriously doubt any company can write 100% secure software, so I base my judgement on if they can quickly fix holes that are found and learn from their mistakes.
Oh definately, but they would of course have systems in place to deter abuse. They could actually use something similar to how Google checks to see if Adsense clicks aren't being inflated. Another market Google can conquer.
The fact is, people are going to use the web when they are ill to look for information about the illness. The best thing to do is to provide reliable data, so they don't end up diagnosing themselves based on information they found on a blog. The user could enter symptoms, and a list of possibilities could be listed (as well as numerous messages telling them to go see a doctor). It would be similar to the program Lisa uses to diagnose Homer and Bart as lepers.
I like this idea, and I think it could be used in other areas. What if users could use their remotes to review shows, much like how slashdot users moderate posts. For example, if you were watching an Episode of The Simpsons, and it wasn't as funny as usual, you could press a button to e-mail the creators "BELOW STANDARDS"...or if it was good "VERY FUNNY".
I just figured everyone on this site was already aware of the difficulties and limitations of transistor technology, and that most new research is geared at replacing the transistor. I just assumed that tech people would be well aware of the current tech industry.
This just goes to show all the money that is being tossed at defence research. If you can even give the smallest example of how your research can be used for defense you are almost guarenteed to get grant money. I know many researchers who do just that just to get their projects funded.
I think in 25 more years things will be even more drastically changed. We are reaching the end of the transister, and the next tech is going to be even more impressive.
I don't think this will impede hardware sales at all. People always want what is new, fast and flashy. Most users aren't looking for the most productivity for their dollar, and hence buy systems with much more power then they will ever need. It is like this in all areas, thats why people tend to buy new cars even when their rusty car still runs fine.
The idea that it costs as much as a good mobile phone is vague. Do they mean $300 models or $800 high tech top-of-the-line phones? A keyboard would have to be absolutely revolutionary, fantastic and wonderful for me to spend $300, let alone $800. Well, only time will tell.
These type of things are exactly what everyone *wants* to do to spammers, but we need to remember that they have rights just like everyone else. We can't go DDOSing a spammers site, and then get upset if someone were to DDOS a site we like.