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Comment Re:Tremendous overhead (Score 2) 116

FTFA: "To overcome this limitation, Furber - along with Andrew Brown, from the University of Southampton - suggests an innovative system architecture that takes its cues from nature. "The approach taken towards this goal is to develop a massively-parallel computer architecture based on Multi-Processor System-on-Chip technology capable of modelling a billion spiking neurons in biological real time, with biologically realistic levels of connectivity between the neurons," Furber explains in a white paper outlining the project."

Comment Re:I dunno... (Score 2, Insightful) 639

My thoughts exactly. The OS shouldn't have to realize if a USB stick is legit and belongs there... people should realize you don't pick up a stick in a parking lot and put it in your computer, which may or may not hold for-your-eyes only information. It's like telling an adult they shouldn't pick up a syringe in a park and stick it in their arm.

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