By the tone of your pompous blathering, it's clear you're trying to make up for a small and malformed penis (do you even know what a vagina looks like, let alone what to do with it?)
Go shave and get a real job, fucknut. Then again, the real world with real challenges might prove too much for your sensitive cowering little academic soul. I've interviewed many silly boys like you - big on talk, but no substantive achievements and quick to release a little squirt from their bulbous bladders when posed a question about life beyond their ken.
Out of curiosity I had a look at your 'Foe' list --;)) quite substantial. You seem to enjoy insulting others and then flag them as 'Foe' when they respond to your spittle.:)))) what a plank!
You seem to be incapable of communicating without being insulting or condescending; quite tiring. Amazing how brave some people can be when not within arms reach.
Point to a neural network achieves anything similar. Just one.
Some interesting and valid points, but it doesn't change the fact that plodding long haired AI academics have been at it for a very long time and achieved... what?
Academically interesting formulas and algorithms with limited application and no ROI?
If you're asking whether they mean they can simulate 86400 seconds worth of 'thinking'/processing in 1 second, then yes, I'm not sure that's what they're mean either.
Academics have been poking away on software AI for decades (also ANN) - I can't help feeling that this is a dead-end in the same way that cold fusion is, even though it's intellectually (hacking) fascinating.
What's far more fascinating and promising is the development of hardwareneural nets. To put it into perspective:
Since the neurons are so small, the system runs 100,000 times faster than the biological equivalent and 10 million times faster than a software simulation. "We can simulate a day in one second," Meier notes.
10 million times faster than software? That's like jumping from an abacus to a Pentium.
I just hope these folks continue to receive the funding they need.
Pah. You're all traffic n00bs. Come to South Africa and experience our taxis (for those attending the soccer world cup next year, good luck to ya).
Our taxis not only crash with you in it, they drive over you, shoot at you, shoot at each other, ignore road laws at every turn, indicate after turning - if at all, pack 60 salty-water-sacks per taxi designed for ~12, are ignored by law enforcement or bribe 'em, stage mass action fucking up everyone's schedule, belong to violent gang-like groups who regularly take each other out, kill bus drivers for stealing their business, etc...
I had to do this once to reset a flash-screwed BIOS... scary as hell prying out a good chip on a running machine, then carefully inserting a buggered one back in, reflashing, etc.
Desperate measures, etc. Scary as hell, but it can be done. I didn't believe it could be done until I tried it.
Hm, your setup sounds similar to ours (we have 6x 1TB drives).
I've had 1 drive fail over the past 6 months or so.
Would you mind posting about your experience and details from Seagate on your blog (http://cupcakecarnival.net/) when you get them?
Tell me, how do you find the noise the keyboard emits and most importantly, how is the 'cold aluminium frame' - I keep hearing it's unpleasant to work on in winter if you're a bit of a pussy (that would be me)
Noise level: on par with my HP notebook. Nice 'n quiet.
The aluminium frame _can_ be a bit chilly in winter, but that's only for the first 10-15m, then it's OK. In fact, besides the large size (ie, normal KB size), that's also my only semi-complaint. However, the joy of typing on this thing outweighs the winter-cold-startup:)
I'm under the impression it should help your WPM though.
Oh yes, nice 'n snappy, lovely tactile feedback - I don't even have to look at the keys. You just *know* what key you've hit. Make a mistake, your pinky hits the proper sized backspace, and there's no doubt that your keystroke was positive - you can FEEL it.
As for a laptop style smaller keyboard - you may want to look at the logitech dinovo edge - it might be just what you're after.
Cool, I'll check it out, thanks (I've tried so many kbs over the years - my wife just rolls her eyes). I've been eyeing the Enermax Micro, but it has that horrible L-shaped Enter key, with the '|' pipe sign moved down next to Shift - urgh. I use | a lot. Still, might be an option
I'm using an Enermax now - bought an extra one which I keep in storage, just in case. It has the most similar tactile feedback and minimal key travel when compared to a decent notebook keyboard.
Nice and heavy too (solid aluminium), so it doesn't float around like these cheap plastic pieces of shit people call keyboards.
My only complaint is that it's too big - I don't (and never have) need the stupid numeric keypad taking up valuable desk space.
I've often though about buying a notebook keyboard, figuring out the ciruitry and building a case for it to get the best of both worlds - decent tactile feedback and super-compact.
Apologies for my previous knee-jerk response - it's just that your comment touched a nerve, being a parent who experienced the gut-wrenching anguish of seeing a child in an incubator.
Perhaps your comment wasn't meant to be flippant WRT life-saving (possible) innovations.
Not everyone works on simple 5-table MySQL DBs for their online pr0n collection.
I know it must be hard to imagine, but some people actually work on multi-million dollar systems which are distributed across multi-node clusters, with TBs of data, etc.
Some of those people actually lurk around here too...
Some of us can't wait for SSDs either - like the poster said: to be able to instantly gain 5-10x performance is staggering and worth every cent. When last did computing tech provide that kind of performance jump?
Jesus, what planet are YOU from? Of course it's science fiction. Did you seriously think I was commenting on fact?:-)))))/wipes tears of mirth
I still maintain that the SF theory of "Zones of Thought" as you put it, are stupid. If I recall correctly, one moment the doggy-group-intelligence is self-aware/etc, the next moment it's not because some cosmic "Zone" has shifted. Fucking stupid.
Vinge also wrote those "bobble" stories (Marooned in Realtime, etc), which I found jaw-droppingly beautiful in scope and somehow mathematically elegant.
Implausible is right. I seem to recall A Fire Upon the Deep having these silly "waves" passing through sectors of the galaxy which, if you happen to be caught up in one, would either "switch" your intelligence level on/off.
It was a great read let down by this stupid theory.
Jeez, I thought we had it bad in South Africa with our ex-minister of health (Doctor Beetroot - so named because of her stupid approach to combating HIV/Aids).
Not only do we beat the ozzies in rugby, but now they have another reason to feel oppressed:-)))))
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aww, is the academic baby-waby gonna cwaay?
;)) quite substantial. You seem to enjoy insulting others and then flag them as 'Foe' when they respond to your spittle. :)))) what a plank!
By the tone of your pompous blathering, it's clear you're trying to make up for a small and malformed penis (do you even know what a vagina looks like, let alone what to do with it?)
Go shave and get a real job, fucknut. Then again, the real world with real challenges might prove too much for your sensitive cowering little academic soul. I've interviewed many silly boys like you - big on talk, but no substantive achievements and quick to release a little squirt from their bulbous bladders when posed a question about life beyond their ken.
Out of curiosity I had a look at your 'Foe' list --
Point to a neural network achieves anything similar. Just one.
Exactly, fucknut.
*yawn*, whatever you say professor.
Some interesting and valid points, but it doesn't change the fact that plodding long haired AI academics have been at it for a very long time and achieved... what?
Academically interesting formulas and algorithms with limited application and no ROI?
Whazzat? I'm not following you here bud.
If you're asking whether they mean they can simulate 86400 seconds worth of 'thinking'/processing in 1 second, then yes, I'm not sure that's what they're mean either.
Seems like it though.
What's far more fascinating and promising is the development of hardware neural nets. To put it into perspective:
Since the neurons are so small, the system runs 100,000 times faster than the biological equivalent and 10 million times faster than a software simulation. "We can simulate a day in one second," Meier notes.
10 million times faster than software? That's like jumping from an abacus to a Pentium.
I just hope these folks continue to receive the funding they need.
Pah. You're all traffic n00bs. Come to South Africa and experience our taxis (for those attending the soccer world cup next year, good luck to ya).
Our taxis not only crash with you in it, they drive over you, shoot at you, shoot at each other, ignore road laws at every turn, indicate after turning - if at all, pack 60 salty-water-sacks per taxi designed for ~12, are ignored by law enforcement or bribe 'em, stage mass action fucking up everyone's schedule, belong to violent gang-like groups who regularly take each other out, kill bus drivers for stealing their business, etc...
...but I didn't stick around to see his erection.
There, fixed that for you.
Slony is also incredibly complicated. That complication presents a real problem for busy administrators when Slony fails (which it does, often).
Hopefully the Pg devs will also use a straightforward (and reliable) replication model.
In the meantime, we use SkyTools - simple to get going, it fails less often, and when it does, it's a snap to get going again.
The device will also sport a new "chiclet" keyboard design...
Hopefully this is not the same chiclet keyboards you get on cheap-shit calculators.
Contrary to popular belief, a decent (scissor-tech) keyboard is fucking vital.
Sounds like you've been watching too much Barney.
...and further releases will probably focus on simply adding features.
Well, fuckit, there's your problem.
How about fixing the bugs before adding features?
I had to do this once to reset a flash-screwed BIOS... scary as hell prying out a good chip on a running machine, then carefully inserting a buggered one back in, reflashing, etc.
Desperate measures, etc. Scary as hell, but it can be done. I didn't believe it could be done until I tried it.
Believe it or not, some people actually adopt them early because they need the space for non-pr0n (especially in RAID5 setups).
Hm, your setup sounds similar to ours (we have 6x 1TB drives). I've had 1 drive fail over the past 6 months or so. Would you mind posting about your experience and details from Seagate on your blog (http://cupcakecarnival.net/) when you get them?
Tell me, how do you find the noise the keyboard emits and most importantly, how is the 'cold aluminium frame' - I keep hearing it's unpleasant to work on in winter if you're a bit of a pussy (that would be me)
Noise level: on par with my HP notebook. Nice 'n quiet. :)
The aluminium frame _can_ be a bit chilly in winter, but that's only for the first 10-15m, then it's OK. In fact, besides the large size (ie, normal KB size), that's also my only semi-complaint. However, the joy of typing on this thing outweighs the winter-cold-startup
I'm under the impression it should help your WPM though.
Oh yes, nice 'n snappy, lovely tactile feedback - I don't even have to look at the keys. You just *know* what key you've hit. Make a mistake, your pinky hits the proper sized backspace, and there's no doubt that your keystroke was positive - you can FEEL it.
As for a laptop style smaller keyboard - you may want to look at the logitech dinovo edge - it might be just what you're after.
Cool, I'll check it out, thanks (I've tried so many kbs over the years - my wife just rolls her eyes). I've been eyeing the Enermax Micro, but it has that horrible L-shaped Enter key, with the '|' pipe sign moved down next to Shift - urgh. I use | a lot. Still, might be an option
I'm using an Enermax now - bought an extra one which I keep in storage, just in case. It has the most similar tactile feedback and minimal key travel when compared to a decent notebook keyboard.
Nice and heavy too (solid aluminium), so it doesn't float around like these cheap plastic pieces of shit people call keyboards.
My only complaint is that it's too big - I don't (and never have) need the stupid numeric keypad taking up valuable desk space.
I've often though about buying a notebook keyboard, figuring out the ciruitry and building a case for it to get the best of both worlds - decent tactile feedback and super-compact.
Apologies for my previous knee-jerk response - it's just that your comment touched a nerve, being a parent who experienced the gut-wrenching anguish of seeing a child in an incubator.
Perhaps your comment wasn't meant to be flippant WRT life-saving (possible) innovations.
Honestly, i dont really give a damn about the incubators...
Nice one. You're obviously not a parent...
Not everyone works on simple 5-table MySQL DBs for their online pr0n collection. I know it must be hard to imagine, but some people actually work on multi-million dollar systems which are distributed across multi-node clusters, with TBs of data, etc. Some of those people actually lurk around here too...
Some of us can't wait for SSDs either - like the poster said: to be able to instantly gain 5-10x performance is staggering and worth every cent. When last did computing tech provide that kind of performance jump?
Jesus, what planet are YOU from? Of course it's science fiction. Did you seriously think I was commenting on fact? :-))))) /wipes tears of mirth
I still maintain that the SF theory of "Zones of Thought" as you put it, are stupid. If I recall correctly, one moment the doggy-group-intelligence is self-aware/etc, the next moment it's not because some cosmic "Zone" has shifted. Fucking stupid.
Vinge also wrote those "bobble" stories (Marooned in Realtime, etc), which I found jaw-droppingly beautiful in scope and somehow mathematically elegant.
Implausible is right. I seem to recall A Fire Upon the Deep having these silly "waves" passing through sectors of the galaxy which, if you happen to be caught up in one, would either "switch" your intelligence level on/off.
It was a great read let down by this stupid theory.
Was anyone else just a little sad that the bitches didn't arrive on the 14th a few days back?
Jeez, I thought we had it bad in South Africa with our ex-minister of health (Doctor Beetroot - so named because of her stupid approach to combating HIV/Aids).
:-)))))
Not only do we beat the ozzies in rugby, but now they have another reason to feel oppressed
Thanks for this informative comment - I haven't had the time to try Python yet, but now I won't bother.
I agree wholeheartedly - having a language FORCE you to indent/whitespace in this fashion is not only restrictive, but fucking stupid.
I'll stick with languages such as C/C++, Perl, PHP, etc, which allow you the freedom to structure your code the way you want to.
Hear that wooshing sound?
That's the point going over your head.