February 2012
Future quantum computers begin to take shape →
singularitarian:
Cracking the most secure codes in existence might require a computer farm covering much of North America to run at full speed for 10 years, even if it did not consume all of the Earth’s energy in a single day.
By contrast, a future quantum computer the size of a building might only take 16 hours and have about the same power requirements as today’s supercomputers.
Science...
you don't know me at all.: Joking about sicknesses... →
mysterytopursue:
The amount of comments and “jokes” I hear and read that have to do with diseases disgust me.
A few of many examples:
1. “This onion is so squishy!” “It must have herpes!”
2. “It’s so hot! My long hair makes it even worse! Lucky of those who have cancer and their hair…
bec-de-corbin:
carminechimera:
bec-de-corbin:
OKAY.
Prune bad brain wiring with magnetic pulses →
singularitarian:
Zapping the brain with a weak magnetic pulse can wipe out unwanted neural connections, in mice at least.
The discovery could lead to treatment for conditions associated with abnormal neural circuitry, such as schizophrenia.
“I don’t want to be a feminist anymore. Like a five-year-old, I want to close my...”
– I don’t want to be a feminist anymore.
(via notafraidofruins)
“What kind of relationship you have is your choice, and one choice isn’t better...”
– The Pervocracy: The end of normal. (via sexisnottheenemy
)
The-Church-of-CyberPunk: Cyberpunk Philosophy →
churchofcyberpunk:
1. The Hacker Ethic: “Attack anything that tries to hide information from the masses”. 2. Rebel against harmful or oppressive authority. 3. Screw everyone but your friends. 4. Never trust anyone. 5. Style over substance, blur meat and machine (more on cybernetics later). 6….
