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Comment Re:Not really an Open Source development (Score -1) 108

by cb88 (#45087871) Attached to: Kickstarter For Open Source GPU
But once it is published.. it is then an open source project like any other.

And of course it isn't open source yet... they haven't gotten paid yet ;-)

all in all I think its a great idea... and might actually lead to some open source traction in this area. Everything else has failed so a project based on designs once implemented in ASICs is a pretty good head start.

Comment Re:Who wants this? (Score -1) 108

by cb88 (#45087781) Attached to: Kickstarter For Open Source GPU
Therein lies the problem... Its far too big to share an FPGA unless the FPGA is massive.

from what they say it will fit on a 100-120k LUT Xilnux device... those run around 100-150 USD. Also any bigger than those devices and you must have a licensed version of the tools (costs 5-10K USD). I think the same applies to other FPGA vendors but I'd love to be wrong.

Comment Re:I don't know if Obama planned it this way... (Score -1) 668

by cb88 (#45043709) Attached to: Are Shuttered Gov't Sites Actually Saving Money?
You have a point. However all those things have been abused as well... And they don't exist because of the federal government they exist because good people in the government acutally cared about other people. Do you really thing anyone in the current crop cares one bit about anyone but themselves?

There are a few I personally think might... but in all reality its probable they don't care either. They're just riding on the other side of arguments because it is a comfortable niche for them.

Comment Re:Maybe on the PC.... (Score -1) 148

by cb88 (#44882309) Attached to: Multi-Display Gaming Artifacts Shown With AMD, 4K Affected Too
Indeed... my SparcStation ZX still runs happily. Sadly I was not the first owner when it cost 20k USD.

Sun made alot of interesting cards... one of them even has a java ByteCode processor.

Lots of interesting tidbits on Michael Deering's site http://www.michaelfrankdeering.com/ He had a hand in most of Sun's custom cards.

Comment Re:Excellent! There pre-reading tests for dyslexia (Score -1) 105

by cb88 (#44570707) Attached to: Dyslexia Seen In Brain Scans of Pre-School Children
All valid points...I do also know that MRIs are quite alot cheaper as well.

Electricity is cheaper here in the US so while it is a valid point that it has a cost.. its lower here though. Electricity is so expensive in Brazil (mostly hydro power and some nuclear) that hardly anyone runs Air Conditioners and lights get run sparingly by many people even stores don't have AC them for the most part unless you are in a big box store in a large city. Another factor is most can't buy and AC so there isn't demand to sell them. I mention AC because its probably the biggest power user here in the US.

Here in the USA on average it would cost ( 200 * 480 /1000) * (12/100)  = $11.52 to run it for an hour at the max power draw you suggest assuming that is the electrical service requirements for the unit... it can me assumed it would actually cost much less since it is probably overrated at least by 20% and probably doesn't pull that constantly though I wouldn't be surprised if it did. Even if you left it on for a year... thats only about 100k in power bills.

I just looked it up and 1Kwh runs you about 0.33 Reais which is roughly 14 cents so thier costs are comparable but slightly higher and much higher relative to average wage 95% of the population.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080513200318AASqIzq .... from that it seems like it takes 2 years of school and 2 years of apprenticeship to become a MRI technician as a minumum. I think its safe to assume at least 45-50k as a base salary possibly a good bit more (I'd want someone pointing a giant magnet at my head to make decent money heh...) Thanks for the cool reply :)

Comment Re:Excellent! There pre-reading tests for dyslexia (Score -1) 105

by cb88 (#44570413) Attached to: Dyslexia Seen In Brain Scans of Pre-School Children
Sigh... the scans are probably quite cheap just gotta pay for a person to run a machine that was paid for since 20 years. They just charge you an arm and a leg for them. My parents being missionsaries they live in Brazil. A few years ago due to thyroidism, unknown to us at the time. My mom had an electrocardiogram which had cost around $500 where we live in the states and there it was $50 for the same exact test and same machine in a commercially supported hospital. They bought the machines and I am sure they were sold at a profit.

That machine does nothing all day but sit there and make $50  bucks a pop ($150+ is the going rate I understand in the USA)... now how many weeks would it take to pay off that same machine here in the US I could probably count them on my hands.

I know machines need upgrades and repairs and the nurses running them have mouths to feed... but the current medical system has no mercy let alone desire to benefit mankind beyond making a quick buck.

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