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Mentifex

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Jun 29, 2011, 7:02:31 PM6/29/11
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On Jun 21, 12:49 am, Bluebee <visualfo...@rocketmail.com> wrote:
> "Japan Reclaims Top Ranking on Latest TOP500 List of World’s
> Supercomputers"
> Source:http://www.top500.org/

Society should spend more on humans and less on supercomputers.

Pablo Hugo Reda

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Jul 1, 2011, 9:04:03 AM7/1/11
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computers are ok, weapons are more dangerous

Pablo Hugo Reda

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Jul 1, 2011, 9:03:22 AM7/1/11
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On 29 jun, 20:02, Mentifex <menti...@myuw.net> wrote:

computers are ok, weapons are more dangerous

John Passaniti

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Jul 1, 2011, 12:37:27 PM7/1/11
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On Jun 29, 7:02 pm, Mentifex <menti...@myuw.net> wrote:
> Society should spend more on humans and
> less on supercomputers.

Except that society doesn't build supercomputers for trivial reasons.
The advances in various sciences and technology can have a direct and
positive effect on people in endless ways.

doc

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Jul 2, 2011, 8:42:09 AM7/2/11
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Amen!

One of these days meteorologists may actually have enough
computing power to run their myriad models and obtain
data for more accurate forecasts BEFORE the weather
actually happens.

If I estimate a deliverable for a client at six to
twelve weeks, I expect to get roundly chastised for
an estimate with 100% error. But when a meteorologist
predicts six to twelve inches of snow ... people
accept it without batting an eyelash.

:^)
doc

العامري‎

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Jul 28, 2011, 7:27:24 AM7/28/11
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مساء الحب

Cydrome Leader

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Aug 1, 2011, 2:35:26 PM8/1/11
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In comp.sys.super doc <j.cu...@doctorlims.com> wrote:
> On Jul 1, 12:37?pm, John Passaniti <john.passan...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> On Jun 29, 7:02?pm, Mentifex <menti...@myuw.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Society should spend more on humans and
>> > less on supercomputers.
>>
>> Except that society doesn't build supercomputers for trivial reasons.
>> The advances in various sciences and technology can have a direct and
>> positive effect on people in endless ways.
>
> Amen!
>
> One of these days meteorologists may actually have enough
> computing power to run their myriad models and obtain
> data for more accurate forecasts BEFORE the weather
> actually happens.
>
> If I estimate a deliverable for a client at six to
> twelve weeks, I expect to get roundly chastised for
> an estimate with 100% error. But when a meteorologist
> predicts six to twelve inches of snow ... people
> accept it without batting an eyelash.
>
> :^)
> doc

is anybody else under the impression old meteorologists were better at
weather predictions than some drone staring at a radar screen claiming all
weather will be dangerous?


John Passaniti

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Aug 3, 2011, 1:14:16 PM8/3/11
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On Jul 2, 8:42 am, doc <j.cur...@doctorlims.com> wrote:
> > Except that society doesn't build supercomputers for trivial reasons.
> > The advances in various sciences and technology can have a direct and
> > positive effect on people in endless ways.
>
> Amen!
>
> One of these days meteorologists may actually have enough
> computing power to run their myriad models and obtain
> data for more accurate forecasts BEFORE the weather
> actually happens.

Of course, you only remember the prediction errors, especially the
large ones. You likely aren't recording the predictions over time and
comparing them to actual values to measure the degree they are
actually off. I'm more than willing to bet that the models used are
more accurate than your perception of their accuracy.

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