779585
submission
GDI Lord writes
"BOINC, open-source software for volunteer computing and grid computing, has posted a news item that
GPU computing has arrived to BOINC! The GPUGRID.net project from the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) uses CUDA-capable NVIDIA chips to create an infrastructure for biomolecular simulations. (Currently available for Linux64; other platforms to follow soon. To participate, follow the instructions on the web site).
I think that this is great news as GPUs have shown amazing potential for parallel computing."Link to Original Source
382229
submission
GDI Lord writes
""An impoverished surfer has drawn up a new theory of the universe, seen by some as the Holy Grail of physics, which has received rave reviews from scientists. Garrett Lisi, 39, has a doctorate but no university affiliation and spends most of the year surfing in Hawaii, where he has also been a hiking guide and bridge builder (when he slept in a jungle yurt)... his proposal is remarkable because, by the arcane standards of particle physics, it does not require highly complex mathematics.
Even better, it does not require more than one dimension of time and three of space, when some rival theories need ten or even more spatial dimensions and other bizarre concepts. And it may even be possible to test his theory, which predicts a host of new particles, perhaps even using the new Large Hadron Collider atom smasher that will go into action near Geneva next year...
Lisi's inspiration lies in the most elegant and intricate shape known to mathematics, called E8 — a complex, eight-dimensional mathematical pattern with 248 points first found in 1887, but only fully understood by mathematicians this year
after workings, that, if written out in tiny print, would cover an area the size of Manhattan.""Link to Original Source
37736
submission
GDI Lord writes
"[sarcasm]
It seems that Microsoft products' antipiracy has [i]really[/i] been beefed up...
[/sarcasm]
http://www.theage.com.au/news/biztech/vista-gold-b ut-cracked-already/2006/11/14/1163266532925.html
"Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 only just went gold, and their anti-piracy measures have already been cracked.
Various pirate websites have a version of Vista available to download, called "Vista BillGates". ...
The same pirate sites also have Office 2007 Enterprise editions available for download. Users simply need to enter a supplied product key, since this version of Office does not require product activation.""
26166
submission
GDI Lord writes
"The Microsoft Internet Explorer Team sent the Firefox team a cake for the release of Firefox 2!
"P.S.: No, it was not poisoned"
http://fredericiana.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jollyjake/278562314/"
17313
submission
GDI Lord writes
"http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?com mand=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9003835
"Want to network Windows XP PCs with Windows Vista PCs? Then accept my condolences. Looking to back up files across the network? Don't even think about it. As I'll show you in this article, there are plenty of reasons why you'll hate networking in Windows Vista."
Poor support for Windows XP
Network backup
Interface confusion
Sharing center
Windows Meeting Space
Where's the antivirus software?
Confused Sync Center"
