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Reading the TFA, it looks like they went to some trouble to model some specific brain structures and synapse properties, including inter-area connectivity and learning, in the model. So it's not "Just a big neural net." However the accuracy of the simulation is limited--both by what we know about the detailed structure of the cat's brain and by the number and complexity of the structures they decided to model.
A non-standard compiler extension that is guaranteed to be supported by the vendor's compilers is pretty much the definition of vendor lock-in, even if the implementation is open-sourced.
If other compiler vendors don't pick it up (and they won't with a standards-based alternative) all code that uses it becomes tied to the vendor.
An anonymous reader writes: Science is reporting that for enormous scientific problems involving astronomic solution spaces, a University of Toronto lab has developed an algorithm that claims to reduce computational time from 5 million years to FIVE MINUTES. http://www.psi.utoronto.ca/
Anonymous Coward writes: "Tastyresearch shares stories about interning and working at Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. He barbecues with Bill Gates at his house, dines at the Google cafeterias, gets stood up by Yahoo, and details his interviews. He notes that many Microsoft interns end up at other places he works (reading between the lines). A chart compares Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo from the perspective of monitor sizes and perks. Prospective applicants are advised to learn about sorting and linked lists."
VistaDB writes: "After 2 years of development and over 20,000 man hours, the final release date of VistaDB 3.0 has been set for Feb. 24th, 2007. Key features include truly embedded SQL database for.NET, Compact Framework and Mono, small 600KB footprint, 100% managed and verfiably typesafe architecture, developed in C#, SQL Server 2005 compatible data types and T-SQL syntax support and royalty free distribution.