Comment Obligatory Simpsons Reference (Score 1) 101
I, for one, welcome our new worm overlords!
Comment Still can't get it 'write'... (Score 1) 314
'400-500 team members each' and they still can't fix the horribly buggy instant messaging system...
IBM's Plans For the Cell Processor 124
angry tapir writes "Development around the original Cell processor hasn't stalled, and IBM will continue to develop chips and supply hardware for future gaming consoles, a company executive said. IBM is working with gaming machine vendors including Nintendo and Sony, said Jai Menon, CTO of IBM's Systems and Technology Group, during an interview Thursday. 'We want to stay in the business, we intend to stay in the business,' he said. IBM confirmed in a statement that it continues to manufacture the Cell processor for use by Sony in its PlayStation 3. IBM also will continue to invest in Cell as part of its hybrid and multicore chip strategy, Menon said."
Comment Re:Wheat and grains and MEAT, too! (Score 4, Insightful) 477
I'd throw subsidies for meat production into that ring as well. Subsidizing meat leads to overproduction of meat, which in turn leads to cheap processed low-quality meats, which is what fuels McDonald's and all the other fast food chains out there. I think the real irony is that the government is paying these companies (vicariously) to make us fat with one hand and then dishing out all these bucks to fight obesity on the other hand. If the government would just stop mucking up the system in the first place we would all be a lot healthier mentally and physically!
Comment Re:And as stated before ... (Score 1) 481
National security isn't the only thing being sacrificed by our leaky borders. There's also the very expensive financial cost.
