Comment Re:It's not a power of 2 (Score 1) 128
Sad. From the comments, it seems nobody even remembers what a hypercube computer is.
Comment Re:What I want to know (Score 5, Funny) 222
For example, Sunday March 11, 2007 from 1:59 AM to 3:01 AM.Easy - they will give the indie labels plenty of air time.... Sunday morning around 2am-ish
Submission + - IT Spending Up
Techdag writes: "CIO Insight says that "optimism about the economy and anxiety about security are leading companies to increase IT spending." Its survey of 429 IT executives reveals that IT spending will increase in 2007, despite other reports to the contrary. From the article: "We're predicting a higher rate of spending growth than Gartner Inc., Forrester Research Inc. and IDC; their forecasts for 2007 increases range from 2.8 to 6.5 percent, while we expect a 7.6 percent increase, the largest we've ever reported. But that shouldn't be surprising, given what we've learned in our recent surveys: CIOs are focusing more on growth and improving service than on cost reduction; the current economic expansion has proved resilient; and security worries and regulations require more purchases toward IT protection. And as companies make infrastructure investments, they are updating older systems and installing new applications that can take advantage of these investments.""
Submission + - P = NP Finally Proved?
Yosi writes: Ashay Dharwadker claims to have proved that P = NP. In a paper he publishes on his website he claims to have found a polynomial algorithm for finding maximal independent sets in a graph and provides actual source code implementation of the proposed algorithm. If this is indeed true, I guess a lot of professors will start looking for a new job.
Submission + - Linux Arrives on 50,000 Brazilian Desktops
An anonymous reader writes: Three companies in Brazil have begun deploying tens of thousands of Linux-powered desktop PCs for the Brazilian federal government's Computers for All program. The ready-to-use PCs reportedly include the Linux XP Desktop operating system. Estimated monthly deployment reportedly is about 10,000 desktops, with 50,000 desktops already delivered. The full scope of the project was not indicated.
