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Comment Similar Idea to EnerJ Language (Score 3, Interesting) 128

The idea of fault tolerable computing is similar to the EnerJ programming language being developed at the University of Washington for power savings The Language of Good Enough Computing

The jist of the idea is that the programmer can specify which variables need to be exact and which variables can be approximate. The approximate variables would then be stored a low refresh RAM which is more prone to errors to save power, while the precise variables would be stored a higher power memory which would be error free.

The example they gave was calculating the average shade of grey in a large image of 1000 by 1000 pixels. The running total could be held in an approximate variable since the error incurred by adding one pixel incorrectly out of a million would be small, while the control loop variable would be accurate since you wouldn't want your loop to overflow.
First Person Shooters (Games)

Infinity Ward Fights Against Modern Warfare 2 Cheaters 203

Faithbleed writes "IW's Robert Bowling reports on his twitter account that Infinity Ward is giving 2,500 Modern Warfare 2 cheaters the boot. The news comes as the war between IW and MW2's fans rages over the decision to go with IWnet hosting instead of dedicated servers. Unhappy players were quick to come up with hacks that would allow their own servers and various other changes." Despite the dedicated-server complaints, Modern Warfare 2 has sold ridiculously well.
Data Storage

"Colossal Magnetic Effect" Could Lead To Another Breakthrough In Storage Tech 105

Bryant writes "Scientists with the Carnegie Institution for Science have discovered what could bring yet another massive advance in memory and storage. The discovery, a magnetoresistence literally 'up to 1000 times more powerful' than the Giant Magnetoresistence Effect discovered roughly 20 years ago, which led to one of the major breakthroughs in memory, seems to be a result of high-pressure interactions between Manganites. Manganites aren't new to this game; MRAM uses Manganite layers to achieve the Magnetic Tunnel Effect needed to keep the state of memory stable. Applying significant amounts of pressure to known tech-useful materials isn't a new trick; you might recall the recent breakthrough with Europium superconductivity thanks to similar high-pressure antics."

Comment Probably in response to (Score 1) 213

It looks like the ISPs are standing up to traffic throttling in in response to Google, Amazon and Skype's request to the CRTC to ban traffic throttling.
With big recognizable names like Google, Amazon and Skype backing net neutrality, hopefully the CRTC will be swayed to rule in favor of stopping traffic shaping or at least scrutinize the current behavior of ISPs like Rogers and Bell.
Google, Amazon ask CRTC to stop Internet traffic shaping

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