Amazon Web Services Blog: New EC2 Instance Type - The Cluster GPU Instance
If you have a mid-range or high-end video card in your desktop PC, it probably contains a specialized processor called a GPU or Graphics Processing Unit. The instruction set and memory architecture of a GPU are designed to handle the...
Hasnain says:
The nerd within is drooling.
1 TFLOP, available at only $2.10/hr
Posted on 2010-11-15T11:07:16+0000
: TSA encounter at SAN
Rosa Parks would be proud. The time has come for all good men and women to come to the aid of the party of individual liberty. I am proud of you. When and if I ever am forced to subject myself to this tyranny of bureaucratic klepto- sociopaths I am going to dress in little more than a speedo and tho
Hasnain says:
Very interesting.
I'd like to post a few comments on this here, but can't for obvious reasons.
The Day US Customs Found A Bullet In My Pocket | Wandering Earl
On the flight from Delhi to Washington D.C., I spent a good two hours staring at the customs form that I was required to fill out. I had completed every
Well, today was the day
My name is Michael Roberts, and I am a pilot for ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., based in Houston (that is, I still am for the time being). This morning as I attempted to pass through the security line for my commute to work I was denied access to the secured area of the terminal building at Memphis Inte...
Hasnain says:
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Benjamin Franklin.
Apply that to this story...
Posted on 2010-10-18T21:46:12+0000
Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Monday Master Class: How to Solve Hard Problem Sets Without Staying.
Last weekend, I sat down for a cup of coffee with Jake from College Chronicles fame. We were discussing a computer science course that was giving him trouble. The problem sets, as is often the case, were killer.
Bizarre sea slug is half plant, half animal | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Scientists discover chlorophyll-producing sea slug that can carry out photosynthesis using genes swiped from plants.
Caught Spying on Student, FBI Demands GPS Tracker Back
A California student got a visit from the FBI this week after he found a secret GPS tracking device on his car, and a friend posted photos of it online. The
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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/10/fbi-tracking-device/
Posted on 2010-10-08T06:05:02+0000
xkcd: Online Communities 2
xkcd.com
Hasnain says:
How does this guy get the time to do stuff like this?
Posted on 2010-10-06T17:05:06+0000
Hit-and-run victim was quiet and dependable, co-workers say - St. Petersburg Times
About 11 p.m. Sept. 12, a car struck Neil Alan Smith and threw him off his bicycle on Fourth Street N, killing him. The car didn't stop, and police have not located the driver. ST. PETERSBURG — About 11 p.m. Sept. 12, a car struck Neil Alan Smith and threw him off his bicycle on Fourth Street N. The...
Hasnain says:
Something to think about when deaths are treated just as another statistic.
Posted on 2010-10-02T07:41:46+0000
John Graham-Cumming: The Myth of the Boy Wizard
If you enjoyed this blog post, you might enjoy my travel book for people interested in science and technology: The Geek Atlas
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http://blog.jgc.org/2010/09/myth-of-boy-wizard.html
Posted on 2010-09-15T19:41:09+0000