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    What Is This?

    New Technology Could Display Your Dreams on Screen

    The Stadium of the FUTURE...Future...future

    New LCD Display From NEC Can Switch Between Wide and Narrow Viewing Angles

    Nokia's Point&Find Technology Both Useful and Creepy

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    Image of dingus dingus
    08/20/09

    In reply to What Is This?
    I see a whole lot of bullshit on their site and not much technical detail. Can someone explain what's special here?
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    Image of ToVoPro ToVoPro
    08/20/09

    @dingus: I believe this is Cell Processing technology. I guess it's the next big thing for CPU's. Similar to how dual-core or multi-core processors work, but Cell has the choice to either as a unified unit or by itself individually. The thing it has over our standard mult-core CPU's is that Cell can communicate and work together via broadband network. So computer A can work as a unified unit with computer B in terms of processing power (sort to speak). Hope that makes sense.
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    Image of dingus dingus
    08/20/09

    @LouisJebber: I understand what they did, but their claims aren't anywhere near what they've done. They're claiming to "challenge everything taught in computer science books" and find another architecture besides Harvard or Von Neumann, yet they're hooking together a bunch of slow off the shelf ARM micros with a slow network and having devices bootload each other. So I'll ask again: what's special here?

    At least it's pretty.
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    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    08/20/09

    In reply to What Is This?
    www.hackaday.com has video, and probably snarky comments...
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    Image of Log1c Log1c
    08/20/09

    @Barry99705: Moreso than here?
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    Image of Mark 2000 Mark 2000
    08/20/09

    In reply to What Is This?
    I don't like this idea of networked cluster's of processors. What if the Cylons come back?
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    08/20/09

    @Mark 2000: nah. Baltar took care of that. besides, those LEDs would have to be Red.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    08/20/09

    In reply to What Is This?
    I actually think that it's plausible to have a "public option" for computer processing in the future. What I mean is that we could have a central, modular super computer maintained with taxpayer funds. People could then pay an access fee to use this processing power. This way, we would not need to buy powerful computers ourselves - we would only need cheap personal computers that are optimized to interact with the central cloud computer.

    This would be analogous to public transportation, and it would be much more resource-efficient than having everyone buy computer power that is unused most of the time. Obviously there would be security, privacy and bandwidth concerns, but these don't seem to be insurmountable.
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    Image of jjswee jjswee
    08/20/09

    In reply to What Is This?
    I think this is a great idea. Along with a operating system that can turn off many features not needed at the time, you can get a computer to run very little power when all you are doing is chatting on AIM.
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    Image of SysRq SysRq
    08/20/09

    @jjswee: Know what else is a great idea? Not using AIM. (ohhhh snap!)
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    08/20/09

    In reply to What Is This?
    It's full of stars!
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    Image of Curves Curves
    12/11/08

    In reply to New Technology Could Display Your Dreams on Screen
    Dreams come from the issues our subconscious can not, will not or have not dealt with during our conscious state. Dreams have also been recognized as holy or prophetic throught history and by many religions, so we are talking about some VERY powerful stuff. I believe things that powerful should be left alone to do what they were intended to do. If you were meant to remember them, you would.
    For those of you who want to explore the symbols in your dreams (yes, even pickles) here is an excellent site. [www.dreammoods.com]
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    12/11/08

    In reply to New Technology Could Display Your Dreams on Screen
    Recording dreams would be pretty awesome, especially the sexy ones.


    Any other application is scary and questionable and will likely reveal the identity of Batman.

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/11/08

    In reply to New Technology Could Display Your Dreams on Screen
    Most of my dreams are already in puffy sticker form or are from the movie "Heavy Metal".
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    12/11/08

    In reply to New Technology Could Display Your Dreams on Screen
    This would lead to massive therapy bills to the people who have to watch the dreams.


    Like the one where I see myself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at me.

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    Image of vicsells vicsells
    12/11/08

    @Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★: someone named zen poet :D you thief! lol
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    12/11/08

    @vicsells: It was not there when I typed it, I swear! It took me a few minutes to find the quote and edit it before I hit submit. I apologize Zen!
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    Image of The Amazing Ant The Amazing Ant
    12/11/08

    In reply to New Technology Could Display Your Dreams on Screen
    Well I'd love to have had this a year ago; I had some dreams, and what I can remember from them started happening a month later...
    It'd be a heck of a lot easier to sketch someone's portrait this way too. :P
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    12/11/08

    @The Amazing Ant: Wearing this? Wearing only this?
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    Image of xsecretfiles2 xsecretfiles2
    12/11/08

    In reply to New Technology Could Display Your Dreams on Screen
    Actually, I think I can profit on this.

    Who wouldn't want to see the two girls one donkey scene I dream about last night?
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    12/11/08

    @xsecretfiles2: Kinky Kelly?
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    Image of fsusmithc2 fsusmithc2
    12/11/08

    @Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★:


    And the Sexy Stud?


    I'm repulsed but I can't...look....away.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    12/11/08

    @fsusmithc2: It's inter-species erotica fucko!
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/11/08

    In reply to New Technology Could Display Your Dreams on Screen
    Can...you....see????
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    Image of Curves Curves
    12/11/08

    In reply to New Technology Could Display Your Dreams on Screen
    This is a bad idea. A very bad idea.
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    Image of Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach
    12/11/08

    @Curves: Depends on the privacy to me, actually. It'd be an awesome idea if it would only work voluntarily (no sneaking into someone's room and sticking it on them while they sleep). I for one am tired of waking up and having my dreams slip out of my head...
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    12/11/08

    @Reil: Well, privacy aside, I am an insomniac. I don't dream or at least I don't have any recall of them if I do so I am not sure if I'd want to see what's running through my head at night as I slumber...
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/11/08

    @Curves: It may not be a bad idea. At least when my wife ask what I'm thinking, now I can prove to her that I'm not really thinking of anything.
















    But just in case, I'm gonna have to agree with you. :P
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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    12/11/08

    In reply to New Technology Could Display Your Dreams on Screen
    Is it the one where you are standing on a pyramid in kind of sun god robs, and thousands of naked women are throwing little pickles at you? Because that would look sweet on screen!
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    Image of darthuv darthuv
    12/11/08

    @zenpoet: You're a genius, no really!
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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    12/11/08

    @darthuv: Not a real one though.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    12/11/08

    @zenpoet: No, it's the one where God is talking to you and he tells you to stop touching yourself so much..
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    Image of AnAphexTwin AnAphexTwin
    12/11/08

    @Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude disguised as another dude:


    Still with the little pickles, though.

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    12/12/08

    @AnAphexTwin: No, I'm pretty sure it was with a bowl of Jello and the reason he was naked is because it was hot that night..
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