Comment Re:unaware? WTF? (Score 1) 196
This article deals with this exact point. Multicore can save energy if program can be parallelized.
http://www.futurechips.org/chip-design-for-all/a-multicore-save-energy.html
Submission + - Amazon Challenges Apple With Mac App Store (computerworld.com) 1
CWmike writes: "Amazon launched a Mac-specific application download store on Thursday that will compete with Apple's nearly five-month-old Mac App Store. The new subsection of Amazon's massive online store, dubbed 'Mac Software Downloads,' kicked off quietly Thursday. Amazon has long offered software downloads for both Windows and Mac customers, but this was the first time that the company called out its Mac-centric 'store.' The retailer, however, apparently did not want to goad Apple into another legal battle by mimicking its rival's 'App Store' moniker: The two companies are already in court over Amazon's 'Appstore for Android,' which Apple claims violates its trademark. Unlike the Mac App Store, which Apple opened in early January, Amazon's includes the popular Office for Mac line from Microsoft."
Submission + - What makes parallel programming hard? (futurechips.org)
An anonymous reader writes: Intel’s Aater Suleman writes about why parallel programming is difficult. He uses real life code examples to show why finding parallelism is difficult and specifying it is a daunting task. I was unaware of the fact that a major challenge in multi-threaded programming lies in optimizing parallel programs, not just getting them to run. Aater Suleman presented a full case study (http://www.futurechips.org/tips-for-power-coders/writing-optimizing-parallel-programs-complete.html) of how code is parallelized and the kind of issues parallel programmers must tackle to get high performance. His analysis is insightful and the case study is very enlightening if you are unfamiliar with parallel code debugging. His article has already been featured on sites like insidehpc.com and multicore.info .
Submission + - D-Wave sells it's first Quantum Computer for 10M (nextbigfuture.com)
Panaflex writes: "D-Wave systems announced general availability for it's 128 qubit adiabatic quantum machine just two weeks ago, and reports of it's first sale to Lockheed Martin have come out."
Submission + - Nazis taught some dogs to speak, others to talk. (nzherald.co.nz)
An anonymous reader writes: Durring WW2, some dogs have ability to speak primitives in language such as tapping their paws to answer or barking for different symbol responses to an alphabet, but many German Shepherds were taught and even learned to talk in complete sentences! Talking dogs trained in Germany were part of the war effort, as was Adolf and Herman being strong proponents of animal rights. Animal Psychologists appeared in Germany in the decade of 1920's and there reports were that some species of dogs were judged to be capable of almost human-like intelligence, even participating in thought-provoking activities and processes.
