Alice and Bill have an article today about some of the upcoming supercomputers. But the big news is IBM’s prototype Blue Gene/L, being developed for the Livermore Labs. It currently runs at 70.72 teraflops –but they’re still tweaking it. When the final version is finished, it should hit 360 teraflops without breaking a sweat. The […]
This article on Metacrap is a quick and dirty reasoning about why this renewed talk about the “Semantic web” is a load of, well, metacrap. It’s a business, people, and all they want to do is sell you something. If this brilliant idea were remotely achievable, it would have happened already. There are no tools […]
Yep. I voted for George Bush.I am not a redneck. I do not spend my days watching cars race around a track, drinking cheap beer and slapping my woman on the ass.I am not a bible thumper. In fact, I am an atheist.I am not a homophobe.I am educated beyond the fifth grade. In fact, […]
There’s going to be so much wailing and gnashing of teeth, you’d think the Democrats were the ones that would set up a Theocracy. JasonUCF on Slashdot summed up wonderfully why the Democrats lost. And why they will continue to lose until they change drastically. I can’t find the right word. Annoyed? Depressed? Flustered? None […]
I love flickr; the meta nature of the photos you get with even the most cursory searches are bizarre. Here’s one that’s pretty damn weird (photo of a diseased fish, anyone?), and the comment for the photo is even better. To writ: Why Kerry lost:The refusal of the Democratic party to represent left/center mainstream values […]
It might take them a while, but eventually everyone will pick up on this. If Bush wins, the Republicans will have control of the White House, the Senate, and the House. Link
A long list of Australian Slang. It wasn’t easy but we’ve tried to include uniquely Australian slang here and to exclude British and American slang even though these are commonly used in Australia. We see no point in informing the world that “fridge” is Australian slang for a “refrigerator”. Here are a few that might […]
No, no stories of improper voting procedures or anything like that. In fact, Ward 5 used the draw-a-line-put-it-in-the-machine scantronic (fantabulous!) machines. Slick as ever and (virtually) idiot proof, although Idiot R&D is working on that. No, the cool thing was a conversation I overheard while standing in a very short line at 4pm. A gentlemen […]
CNN has a tacking center. No stats now, but soon I’m sure. Link
A 320kbps MP3 version of November 2004’s freely distributable Wired Magazine cover CD – includes Beastie Boys, David Byrne, Dan The Automator, Gilberto Gil, Cornelius, and many more Creative Commons-licensed tracks for remixing, spreading – unmissable. I got this with my issue of Wired this month. It has a little bit of everything and well […]