The thing about scientific computing is that scientists like to write MPI and Fortran. They just love that shit. And they are traditionally really resistant to any new programming model. So when you tell them they need to start using XYZ instead of MPI so their programs can actually complete at exascale *before* hardware failure, they get unhappy and instead implement things like checkpoint/restore that takes 70% of the runtime. Source: I work in HPC.

I remember seeing a whistle device that you attach to your key ring. When you lose your keys, you whistle and your key ring beeps.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tobar-Keyfinder-Keyring-Whistle-Activated/dp/B000246JIQ

WTF: SIP is an IETF standard, so these people should not be holding any patents, otherwise it is another useless standard. It would be like if http protocol was patented and they required you to pay to implement it.

I'm sure the stats here would clearly indicate that I, yes, - I - have been +5 funny more than you!

Yes but you're being voted +5 funny by people who find themselves laughing a jokes with punchlines like 'And the funny thing was he was trying it with a TMS320c32 processor!'

Or maybe that's just me ;-)

It's not a site for people with humour.

Actually, neutrinos do arrive slightly faster than light from supernovae. Space isn't completely empty --- tiny amounts of interstellar gas give it a refractive index slightly higher than "perfect" vacuum, which ever-so-slightly slows down light. Neutrinos interact far less than light with matter; so, a supernova neutrino going at very nearly the speed of light can outrun a photon through space. In Supernova 1987A, neutrino detectors saw neutrinos about three hours before light reached earth's telescopes.

But don't f*ck with ABBA.

Faberge eggs are pretty useless as crash helmets for chickens.

Yes. Seconds are part of the official SI standard. That makes hours "metric". You basically blew any geek cred with that question.

Why do people use decimals on a non-metric system? sigh...

So how well does it make popcorn?

Sheesh, and you people have the nerve to call yourselves nerds. A quick back of the envelope calculation:

Laser output: 50kW Average microwave oven: 1kW Duration of popping: 2 m. 30 sec. = 150 sec. Therefore, 1 bag of popcorn every 3 seconds.

House volume: 2000 sq ft * 6 ft high = 12000 cu ft Volume of a bag of popcorn = 0.25 cu ft Therefore, 144k bags of popcorn would be needed.

(144k bags * 3 sec per bag) / 3600 secs per hour = 120 hours

Hope Val Kilmer isn't in a hurry.