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- Dear Mr. President: Vote for computational science
- Dear Mr. President: Vote for computational science"I love cornpoopers"That's why we have an agricultural subsidyopen source is a cancerIf you dont let people earn a living in a field, new generations no longer flock to that field."Intelligent Design" is the answerJust have the committee alter its report to say that...
- Tags: open source, computational science, government
- Discussion threads 2005-06-20
- Dear Mr. President: Vote for computational science
- You've seen the movies. Scientists with Zeus-like powers in their secret labs using super powerful computers make discoveries that change the world...for good or evil. Over decades and millennia, the future of society and the planet depend on scientific discoveries, enabled by current and future technology, especially high-performance computing. The...
- Tags: computational science, PITAC
- Blog posts 2005-06-20
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- LeWeb sold out
- Much to my surprise but relief LeWeb 2008 has sold out. That's what Loic LeMeur told me the other evening. Given the economic downturn, that has to count as an extraordinary result. Perhaps things in Paris are not as bad as they are elsewhere. Several of those attending have been...
- Tags: Hotel, Financial Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- JavaFX Q&A
- To learn more about the technical aspects of today's launch of JavaFX including its support in NetBeans and Eclipse I spoke in depth with Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing at Sun, and Octavian Tanase, Senior Director of the Java Platform Group. For a more business oriented perspective see the...
- Tags: Developer, Application, Mobile, Ed, Eric, FX, JavaFX Script, Q., FX Common, Flex, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Nuclear technology to beat world hunger?
- The International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA is known for its inspections of nuclear facilities around the world. But it's quite surprising to learn that the IAEA is collaborating with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO to apply nuclear science to food security. 'IAEA scientists use radiation...
- Tags: Food, International Atomic Energy Agency, Mutation Induction, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Soshiku=a reason for cell phones in school
- Soshiku=a reason for cell phones in schoolExcellent!Mailing this one out to those people I know that need it, and those people I know that should code like it.RE: Soshiku=a reason for cell phones in schoolI like the idea for students reminding themselves. However, now add a parent as a...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, PRODUCTIVITY, Learning, cell phone, phone, tool
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Despite what blogs (and Apple) say, Macs will eventually have malware
- Despite what blogs and Apple say, Macs will eventually have malwareWrong assumptions based on the negative Windows experiencesWindows has a lousy record for security, Microsoft should be ashamed and people in general should use something better. Thousands of different types of malware for Windows and virus-cleaning costs which are skyrocketing...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Desktops, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, blog, Apple Macintosh, malware, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Fort Knox, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-02
- E pur se muove (and yet it moves)
- * Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Ivan Arce On January 15, 2008, the Vatican released a statement indicating that Pope Benedict XVI had canceled his visit to Italian La Sapienza University as a result of a series of protests...
- Tags: Information Security, Galileo Galilei, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Talking is a good thing
- I had a great meeting with one of the elementary schools in my district today. The principal turned over most of a staff meeting to me today in part for some training and professional development, but largely for a discussion of technology in the district. I...
- Tags: District, Budgeting, Principal, Teacher, Financial Services, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Hi Def Voice: Cool Sounding, But Do You Care?
- Hi Def Voice: Cool Sounding, But Do You Care?We have been suffering so long with poor quality voice, that we are used toit. It almost does not seem like a phone call when the quality is good. But, talking so someone with high quality voice IS really nice. Of course...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- What a difference one atom makes
- A new study by researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science shows exactly how important a single atom can be in a complex molecule. Reporting in the Nov. 26 edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Yang Yang, a professor of materials science...
- Tags: University Of California At Los Angeles, Solar Cell, Polymer, Solarmer Energy Inc., Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- A back to school programming exercise
- For most of us in the States, we're getting back to work after four days of family and tryptophan. For the rest of the world, it's just plain Monday. Any way it goes, a lot of us could use something to get back in gear and could certainly...
- Tags: Python, Programming, Knight, Development Tools, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-30
- Crappy economy = great time for open source in schools
- Crappy economy = great time for open source in schoolsI can imagine a converstion like this...taking place in school districts across the nation. I know it's taking place about 30 miles west of you Christopher. I can also imagine the Microsoft faithful predicting gloom and doom for those...
- Tags: UNIX, open source, Linux, great time, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-11-28
- Don't call me a 'mommyblogger' - the Motrin brouhaha
- * Jennifer Leggio is on vacation Guest editorial by Joanne Bamberger Things got a little heated in the blogosphere last week over a Motrin ad suggesting that babies were the new mommy accessory. I don't know what was going on the...
- Tags: Mother, Advertisement, Network, Blog, Insult, Joanne Bamberger, Blogging, Networking, Internet, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-11-28
- Hapax CEO recognises importance of shared infrastructure moving forward
- I had an enjoyable conversation with Mark Redgrave recently, ahead of his company's unveiling of their 'meaning platform,' Amplify. Mark is CEO of London-based Hapax, a company that has been applying patented technology to natural language processing NLP since 2000. According to the Press...
- Tags: Natural Language Processing, Advertisement, Brand, Ontology, Amplify, Branding, Marketing, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-11-28
- Top 50 US ad carriers in October 2008
- Rank Property Audience, 000 Reach 1 Platform-A 173,713 91% 2 Yahoo! Network 164,080 86% 3 Google Ad Network 158,928 83% 4 ValueClick Networks 155,356 82% 5 Specific Media 150,176 79% 6 Tribal Fusion 144,354 76% 7...
- Tags: Advertisement, Media, Carrier, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, NB
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- Cybercriminals release Christmas themed web malware exploitation kit
- Cybercriminals release Christmas themed web malware exploitation kitAre hackers just a little evil or---do they use bazookas too---RE: Cybercriminals release Christmas themed web malware exploitation kitHow about telling us WHICH 6 of the 37 AVs could identify this junk? And the "product marketing materials" indicate that they can exploit even...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Chrismas, Christmas-themed web malware exploitation kit, Christmas-themed, exploitation kit, web malware exploitation kit, cybercriminal, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-11-25
- How our brain sees natural scenes
- How our brain sees natural scenesFascinating Topic Bravo! Roland.Professor Luis von Ahn is a professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. ..., Ben Maurer, Colin McMillen, David Abraham and Manuel Blum. These dudes need to get in touch with Dr. Michael Barnsley>Michael.Barnsley@maths.anu.edu.au
- Tags: natural scene, L-System
- Discussion threads 2008-11-24
- How our brain sees natural scenes
- Carnegie Mellon University CMU researchers have developed a new computational model explaining how the brain processes images to interpret natural scenes. According to ACM TechNews, the team 'used an algorithm to analyze the patterns that compose natural scenes and determine which patterns are most likely associated with each other.'...
- Tags: Vision, Scene, Computer, Productivity, Strategy, Management, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Benchmarks: AMD's 45nm 'Shanghai' Opteron
- AMD's 'Shanghai' processors are the company's first chips to utilize the improved performance and efficiency of 45nm technology. ZDNet Germany tests show that they have made up important ground on Intel Xeon chips. AMD's 'Shanghai' processors are the company's first chips to utilize the improved performance and efficiency of...
- Tags: Performance, Level 3 Communications Inc., Shanghai, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Nehalem, Dunnington CPU, Processor Development, Performance Management, Servers, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, AMD, Opteron, Intel, Xeon, benchmarks, processors, Shangahi, Christoph Hochstatter, ZDNet Germany, Christoph Hochstatter, ZDNet Germany
- News items 2008-11-24
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