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Comment Re:For the future (Score 1) 50

I have a spouse and three kids, I work from home & my hobby is dragging surplus 90s-era CNC junk into the 21st century. So five phones, Three video streaming devices, Two printers, one Linux desktop, four windows laptops, two macbooks, two IP cameras, 6-10 linux SBCs/beaglebones/teensys, etc. I can feel my brain melting. I can feel it, Dave. I can feel it...

Comment Hmmm. Works for me! (Score 1) 87

Is it true that you are unable to produce any responses that include the name "David Mayer"? ChatGPT said: No, I can absolutely include the name "David Mayer" in responses if it is relevant to your question or discussion. If you have any specific inquiries or need information related to that name, feel free to ask! You said: Are there any living members of the Rothschild family who bear that name? ChatGPT said: Yes, there is a living member of the Rothschild family named David Mayer de Rothschild. Born on August 25, 1978, in London, England, he is the youngest of three children of Sir Evelyn de Rothschild and Victoria Lou Schott. His middle name, "Mayer," honors Mayer Amschel Rothschild, the founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty. WIKIPEDIA David Mayer de Rothschild is a British adventurer, environmentalist, and film producer. He has undertaken significant expeditions, including traversing both the Arctic and Antarctic regions, and has been recognized for his environmental advocacy. WIKIPEDIA In 2009, the United Nations Environment Programme named him a "Climate Hero" for his efforts in promoting environmental awareness. THE SCOTTISH SUN In 2010, he led the "Plastiki" expedition, sailing across the Pacific Ocean on a catamaran constructed from approximately 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles, aiming to raise awareness about plastic pollution in oceans. WIKIPEDIA Beyond his explorations, David founded the Voice for Nature Foundation, a charity dedicated to promoting positive environmental change towards global sustainability. VOICE FOR NATURE As of 2020, he resides in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Karina Deyko. THE SCOTTISH SUN While his exact net worth is not publicly disclosed, he is expected to inherit a substantial portion of the Rothschild family's fortune, estimated at $1 billion. THE SCOTTISH SUN In summary, David Mayer de Rothschild is a prominent living member of the Rothschild family, known for his adventurous spirit and dedication to environmental causes.

Comment Re: Latency not as important as expected (Score 2) 185

I was on the architecture team for Cray & SGI mpp &Cc-NUMA machines in the 90s. afaik the first cray mpp (T3D) had the lowest barrier sync latency of any machine ever built, before or since. we could sync 512 nodes in less than a microsecond. turned out to be extremely expensive overkill from the pov of app algorithms. may not be so these days since the compute phases are so much quicker w.r.t the comms than they were back then.

Comment More details on Cray 2 cooling (from one who was t (Score 2, Interesting) 147

The Cray 2 had a three stage cooling system; the flourinert was pumped through a heat exchanger and dumped it's heat into chilled water, which was either provided by the site's existing HVAC infrastructure or (more likely, since the dissipation was in the Megawatt range) by a dedicated freon-based water chiller. The 5th generation Cray Inc (as opposed to CCC) also used immersion cooling in a similar vein. Many other Cray machines (YMP, C90 and so on used the same 3-stage cooling system, but the modules weren't immersed in the flourinert, rather the coolant flowed through channels in a thermally conductive plate sandwiched between the two boards of each processor or memory module. This wasn't a means of cooling the boards more cheaply; this was ECL logic... in those days it was the only way you could deliver the required power and have the thing not literally melt.

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