“Ilmatieteen laitos on päättänyt hankkia sääennusteita ja muuta tieteellistä laskentaa varten Silicon Graphicsin laskentatietokoneen. Hankittu tietokone on Suomen tehokkain. Uuden koneen kapasiteetti on Ilmatieteen laitoksen nykyiseen käytössä olevaan kapasiteettiin verrattuna yli 30-kertainen ja sijoittuu myös koko maailman mittakaavassa 400 tehokkaimman koneen joukkoon. […]
Tehokkaamman koneen avulla […] voidaan toteuttaa uudentyyppisiä reaaliaikaisia sovelluksia, koska nykyisen ennustusmallin 54 tunnin sääennusteen vajaan nykyinen tunnin laskenta-aika supistuu alle kolmeen minuuttiin. […] Valitussa Altix 3700 BX2 -sarjan koneessa on yhteensä 304 prosessoria ja 304 gigatavun keskusmuisti. [Koneen kapasiteetin arvioidaan riittävän laitoksen sääennusteiden laskentatarpeisiin noin neljäksi vuodeksi.]”
Author: Jani
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Ilmatieteen laitokselle laskentatehoa Silicon Graphicsilta
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Google has an active Jabber server, Google IM coming soon?
“Inquisitive Neowin member Tom Servo, taking a que from member CarlNewton tried to connect to talk.google.com using his Trillian client. What he got was a secure XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, alternatively known as Jabber) server waiting for connections.”
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UK ISP deal with Sony-BMG allows subscribers to share their music
“UK ISP Secures License to Share” by Anthony Patarini:
Cory Doctorow over at Boing Boing claims (don’t worry, we believe him) that MSP, a new British ISP, “has secured a license from Sony that allows its customers to legally share any song in the Sony-BMG catalog with any other PlayLouder MSP customer, and to download these tracks from any ISP customer in the entire world.”
Apparently, PlayLouder MSP DSL costs about the same as other DSL offerings in the UK, but subscribers will gain the ability to legally download any music which Sony-BMG holds the copyright to (including “out of print” tracks), to share any of that music with other PlayLouder MSP subscribers, to do so using any file format at any bitrate and using any software. The music can originate from anywhere – P2P, CD, radio recording, etc. MSP is also in talks with several indy labels in an effort negotiate the same deal with them as well.
The system does have its drawbacks, however. As you’ve read, subscribers can only share with other subscribers, and on top of that MSP will be analyzing traffic to try to determine how many Sony-BMG songs are being shared (though this is, according to MSP, only to determine how much they must pay Sony-BMG). Using this technology, they will be actively blocking recognized songs from leaving their network, while allowing unrecognized files to flow like normal.
Although this setup isn’t perfect, it’s certainly the “best thing to happen to the copyfight” in a long time. As Cory points out, this is a lot like the Voluntary Collective Licensing system the EFF has been working towards for years. I personally don’t think that you should need a license to share music non-commercially, so I don’t think that this type of system should even be necessary, but it is certainly a step in the right direction. Hopefully we’ll be seeing many more deals like this in the future.
For those interested, PlayLouder MSP is set to launch at the end of September.
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Asiakas löysi turvaongelman Applen verkkokaupasta
“Applen verkkokaupasta lähetetty linkki saattaa paljastaa toisen asiakkaan osoite- ja luottokorttitietoja. Näin kävi viime viikolla pääkaupunkiseudulla asuvalle naiselle. […] Tapahtumaketju alkoi 16. elokuuta ja tietojen paljastuminen on varmistettu kaksi kertaa myöhemmin uudelleen, vahvistaa naisasiakas.”
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morgueFile: where photo reference lives
“This morgue file contains free high resolution digital stock photography for either corporate or public use.”
“Are the images really free?
Yes, all images are really free and they can be used in your commercial projects without permission or credit from the [photographer]. Although selling prints, selling the images directly or claiming the photo is yours is prohibited.” -
Online librarian is 'overwhelmed'
“The My Book Your Book website does not go live until Monday evening, but has already received 750 applications. […] The website asks its members to add a list of 10 books they own to its online catalogue. The listed books can then be exchanged between members for the cost of postage and packing.”
BBC
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TI Calculators Play Movies
“TI Calculator enthusiasts rejoice. A few weeks ago, Dan Englender released a new flash application usb8x. Usb8x is a driver that interfaces with the On-the-Go USB port in the TI-84 Plus and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition.”
I think The Matrix video clip shows it’s clearly not going to be used as a movie player beyond such demos, but the keyboard and mouse might actually be useful.
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Kannettavan räjähdys vei ruotsalaismiehen sairaalaan
“Etelä-Ruotsissa asuva Christian Sjösten koki kauhun hetkiä herätessään kannettavansa akun räjähdyksen aiheuttamaan tulipaloon. [Hän] oli jättänyt [Hewlett-Packard -merkkisen] koneensa normaalisti lataukseen viime keskiviikkona ennen nukkumaanmenoaan. […]
Asuntoon tehtiin loppuviikosta palonsyyntutkinta, joka paljasti syttymissyyksi kannettavan akkukotelossa tapahtuneen räjähdyksen. Tutkinnan perusteella epäilyksiä piraattiakkujen käytöstä ei tällä hetkellä ole.”
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MAME and Doom on a Kodak DC265
“MAME for Digita, the first truly portable version of MAME, [emulates] Donky Kong and Doom for Digita [runs] shareware Doom on a Kodak DC265 Digita OS based digital camera.” -
Star Wreck – An epic film about the emperor of the world in the far reaches of the galaxy
“It’s true. Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning is finally ready! […] On tuesday the 23rd we’ll start our tour, where you can see the movie on a big screen. […]
Those who are desperately waiting for the internet version, the movie will be available to download on 1.10.2005 […] from this website. For free, of course.”
starwreck.com via Enimmäkseen nimetön
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