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What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer?

Started byNeo Fortune <serenity3043@gmail.com>
First post2016-05-06 02:04 -0700
Last post2016-05-17 20:05 -0400
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  What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Neo Fortune <serenity3043@gmail.com> - 2016-05-06 02:04 -0700
    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-05-06 11:00 -0500
      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2016-05-06 16:34 +0000
        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-06 18:20 +0100
          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2016-05-07 07:12 +0000
            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-05-11 14:55 -0400
              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? cb@elaine.df.lth.se (Christian Brunschen) - 2016-05-11 19:20 +0000
              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-11 21:16 +0200
          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-07 13:14 +0000
      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-05-07 20:18 -0700
        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-05-08 04:22 +0000
        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-05-07 21:46 -0700
        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-08 06:58 +0100
        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-08 07:31 -0400
    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-05-06 12:32 -0400
    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-07 02:30 +1000
    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2016-05-06 17:19 +0000
    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-05-06 19:41 +0200
      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Neo Fortune <serenity3043@gmail.com> - 2016-05-09 02:43 -0700
        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-09 06:58 -0700
          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-05-09 17:05 +0000
            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-10 12:34 +0000
              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-05-11 14:38 -0400
                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-11 21:13 +0200
                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? simon@twoplaces.co.uk (Simon Turner) - 2016-05-12 12:50 +0100
                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-05-12 17:49 +0000
                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? simon@twoplaces.co.uk (Simon Turner) - 2016-05-13 12:10 +0100
                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-12 13:04 +0000
                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-13 11:18 -0700
                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-15 14:09 +0000
                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ibmekon <Ibmekon> - 2016-05-15 21:53 +0100
                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-16 12:12 +0000
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-16 06:16 -0700
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-17 12:32 +0000
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-17 10:22 -0500
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-18 07:32 -0400
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-18 12:28 +0000
                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? mausg@mail.com - 2016-05-18 19:23 +0000
                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? sidd@situ.com (sidd) - 2016-05-18 20:15 -0400
                                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-05-19 08:06 +0100
                                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-19 12:27 +0000
                                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? sidd@situ.com (sidd) - 2016-05-19 14:41 -0400
                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-19 12:27 +0000
                                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-21 04:59 -0700
                                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-22 13:15 +0000
                                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-05-23 20:14 -0500
                                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Alfred Falk <falk@arc.ab.ca> - 2016-05-24 04:45 +0000
                                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-24 12:11 +0000
                                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-05-24 14:19 +0100
                                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-25 13:11 +0000
                                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-25 09:22 -0700
                                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-05-25 17:31 +0100
                                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Alfred Falk <falk@arc.ab.ca> - 2016-05-26 21:41 +0000
                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-18 23:19 +0100
                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-19 12:27 +0000
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-16 06:17 -0700
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-05-23 20:16 -0500
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ibmekon <Ibmekon> - 2016-05-16 20:08 +0100
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-17 12:32 +0000
          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-09 16:29 -0300
          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Neo Fortune <serenity3043@gmail.com> - 2016-05-10 02:10 -0700
            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-10 06:42 -0400
              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-10 07:43 -0500
                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Neo Fortune <serenity3043@gmail.com> - 2016-05-11 01:49 -0700
                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-05-11 09:06 -0400
                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-05-11 09:47 -0400
                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-11 09:33 -0500
                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-11 10:26 -0500
                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-11 11:11 -0500
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-11 17:48 +0100
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-05-16 20:02 -0400
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-11 12:05 -0500
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-11 14:59 -0500
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-11 21:32 -0500
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-05-16 19:59 -0400
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-11 21:34 -0500
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-05-12 03:39 +0100
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-12 06:13 +0100
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-05-12 14:46 -0400
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-05-11 14:31 -0400
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-05-11 14:21 -0700
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-11 17:50 -0500
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-05-11 16:01 -0700
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-11 21:35 -0500
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-05-12 02:50 +0000
                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-05-12 10:07 +0000
                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-12 11:39 +0100
                                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-05-12 17:49 +0000
                                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-12 21:55 +0100
                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-05-12 13:12 -0700
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Andy Burns <feb2017-usenet@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2016-05-12 00:20 +0100
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-05-11 21:40 -0400
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Joy Beeson <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> - 2016-05-14 23:47 -0300
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-15 14:09 +0000
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-11 11:37 -0700
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-11 11:40 -0700
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-11 15:15 -0500
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? cb@elaine.df.lth.se (Christian Brunschen) - 2016-05-11 21:50 +0000
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-11 15:49 -0700
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-05-11 23:36 -0400
                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? cb@elaine.df.lth.se (Christian Brunschen) - 2016-05-12 10:32 +0000
                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-13 11:16 -0700
                                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-13 15:11 -0700
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-15 17:42 -0400
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-15 17:34 -0500
                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-15 20:32 -0400
                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-05-15 22:21 -0700
                                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 06:57 -0400
                                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-16 13:12 -0500
                                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-05-16 23:25 +0000
                                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-05-16 19:53 -0400
                                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-17 08:23 -0500
                                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-05-17 09:16 -0500
                                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-17 10:40 -0500
                                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-17 16:59 +0000
                                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-05-17 13:42 -0500
                                                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-17 11:56 -0700
                                                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-17 12:10 -0700
                                                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? mausg@mail.com - 2016-05-17 19:58 +0000
                                                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-18 02:50 -0300
                                                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-17 23:51 -0700
                                                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-18 07:32 -0400
                                                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-05-18 14:28 -0700
                                                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-18 23:18 +0100
                                                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2016-05-19 11:07 +0100
                                                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-05-19 10:00 -0400
                                                                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-05-19 12:53 -0400
                                                                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-05-23 10:56 -0400
                                                                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-23 12:59 -0500
                                                                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Joy Beeson <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> - 2016-05-24 00:01 -0300
                                                                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-05-23 18:48 +0000
                                                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-19 02:18 -0300
                                                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2016-05-19 07:03 +0000
                                                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? mausg@mail.com - 2016-05-19 13:11 +0000
                                                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-18 12:28 +0000
                                                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-19 02:38 -0300
                                                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-05-21 21:26 -0400
                                                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Lawrence Statton NK1G <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-05-18 10:39 -0500
                                                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? mausg@mail.com - 2016-05-18 19:21 +0000
                                                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-18 12:35 -0700
                                                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? mausg@mail.com - 2016-05-18 21:06 +0000
                                                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-18 12:34 -0700
                                                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-05-17 14:35 -0500
                                                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-17 15:43 -0500
                                                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-17 14:32 -0500
                                                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-05-17 14:53 -0500
                                                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-18 07:32 -0400
                                                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-19 02:43 -0300
                                                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-17 19:44 +0000
                                                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-05-17 22:40 +0000
                                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-05-17 14:42 +0000
                                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-17 17:01 +0000
                                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Lawrence Statton NK1G <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-05-17 12:09 -0500
                                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-17 14:31 -0300
                                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-18 12:28 +0000
                                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-17 12:33 -0500
                                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-17 10:31 -0500
                                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-05-16 20:37 -0400
                                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-17 11:12 +0200
                                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-17 05:49 -0700
                                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-17 08:21 -0500
                                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-05-23 12:23 -0400
                                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-05-16 22:03 -0700
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-12 05:09 +1000
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-05-23 09:39 -0400
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-05-23 09:48 -0500
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-05-23 13:51 -0400
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-23 13:49 -0500
                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-11 11:34 -0700
                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-05-11 14:06 -0500
                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-11 17:49 +0200
                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-05-11 16:53 +0000
                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-12 03:11 -0300
                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Bernd Felsche <berfel@innovative.iinet.net.au> - 2016-05-14 16:59 +0800
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-14 10:48 +0100
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-05-14 15:53 +0000
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-05-14 09:37 -0700
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-05-14 12:09 -0500
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-15 14:09 +0000
                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-11 17:22 +0100
                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-05-11 12:59 -0400
                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-05-21 00:56 +0000
                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-20 22:17 -0400
                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-05-22 05:53 +0000
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-05-22 11:26 +0100
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-22 07:13 -0400
                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-05-21 00:56 +0000
                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-22 06:43 +0100
                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-05-22 11:22 +0100
                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-22 07:14 -0400
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-05-22 13:35 +0100
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-22 07:29 -0700
                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-22 08:35 -0500
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-23 06:41 +0100
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-23 16:11 +0200
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-23 16:43 -0300
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-05-23 16:50 -0400
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-24 01:50 -0300
                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-24 12:11 +0000
                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-24 13:40 +0100
                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? mausg@mail.com - 2016-05-24 19:33 +0000
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-23 21:33 -0400
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-24 08:54 -0500
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-24 16:38 -0300
                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-05-24 20:04 +0000
                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-05-24 22:24 -0400
                                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-05-25 12:45 -0700
                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-24 17:15 -0500
                              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-24 11:55 -0400
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-24 18:18 +0100
                                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-05-24 13:26 -0500
                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-24 11:59 -0700
                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-24 17:03 -0300
                                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-05-26 17:55 +0000
                                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-24 11:53 -0700
              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-10 17:47 +0100
                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-05-11 14:41 -0400
            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-10 12:34 +0000
              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Neo Fortune <serenity3043@gmail.com> - 2016-05-11 01:44 -0700
                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-11 11:32 -0700
    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Lawrence Statton NK1G <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-05-06 13:55 -0500
      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-05-06 19:29 -0400
        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-07 13:14 +0000
      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-07 05:39 -0400
        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-05-07 11:35 +0000
          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-07 17:38 -0400
            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-05-07 22:30 +0000
        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-05-07 13:25 -0700
          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-05-07 17:16 -0700
            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-07 20:39 -0400
              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-05-07 21:57 -0400
                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-07 22:49 -0400
                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-08 07:08 -0700
                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-05-08 20:58 -0400
      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-07 13:14 +0000
    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-06 12:09 -0700
    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-05-07 10:39 +0100
      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-05-07 20:16 -0700
        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-08 13:08 +0000
          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-08 16:20 +0200
            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-09 13:08 +0000
              Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Morten Reistad <first@last.name,invalid> - 2016-05-09 15:34 +0200
                Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-10 12:34 +0000
                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? cb@elaine.df.lth.se (Christian Brunschen) - 2016-05-10 13:42 +0000
                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-11 12:18 +0000
                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-11 13:19 +0000
                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-11 16:57 +0100
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-11 16:20 +0000
                            Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-11 17:38 +0100
                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-10 15:49 +0200
                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-11 12:18 +0000
                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-10 11:07 -0400
                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-11 12:18 +0000
                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-11 13:16 +0000
                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-05-11 09:45 -0400
                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-05-11 16:22 +0100
                          Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-11 15:47 +0000
                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-11 10:52 -0400
                        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-11 15:49 +0000
                  Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-10 17:44 +0100
                    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-11 12:18 +0000
                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-11 13:44 +0100
                      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-11 17:46 +0200
    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Thomas Lake <tomlake07@gmail.com> - 2016-05-10 10:47 -0700
      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-05-10 18:36 +0000
    Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-05-16 19:45 -0400
      Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-17 06:35 +0100
        Re: What Would Be Your Ultimate Computer? Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-05-17 20:05 -0400

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#163583

FromWalter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com>
Date2016-05-11 12:59 -0400
Message-ID<ngvocj$ijt$1@gioia.aioe.org>
In reply to#163581
On 2016-05-11 12:22 PM, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> On Wed, 11 May 2016 09:06:36 -0400 Walter Banks
> <walter@bytecraft.com> wrote:
>
>> The real question if you gave everyone on earth an abacus would
>> they have more computing power that a modern tablet?
>
> Perhaps, but the IO is tricky.
>
Billions of people all speaking at once. Bandwidth is not too bad error
noise rather high.

w..

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#163799

Fromusenet@only.tnx (Questor)
Date2016-05-21 00:56 +0000
Message-ID<573fb22e.33934575@nntp2.rawbw.com>
In reply to#163560
On Wed, 11 May 2016 09:06:36 -0400, Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> wrote:
>The real question if you gave everyone on earth an abacus would they 
>have more computing power that a modern tablet?

You'd have to define the computing power of an abacus first.

In terms of simple storage space, and given how an abacus is
normally used, a single abacus can only represent numbers
that are much smaller than 2**32.  So 7+ billion abacuses would
be less than 28GB of memory.

In terms of arithmetic operations, one abacus might be considered
the equivalent of one processor register.  Obviously modern CPUs
don't have seven billion registers.  But with clock speeds of over
a couple of GHz, I think they could simulate seven billion operations
as fast if not faster than seven billion humans.

Given my napkin calculations, I'd say one tablet has the memory and
processor power of 7+ billion abacuses, within an order of magnitude.

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#163803

From"J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com>
Date2016-05-20 22:17 -0400
Message-ID<MPG.31a98f3ed188cd4598a1b2@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#163799
In article <573fb22e.33934575@nntp2.rawbw.com>, usenet@only.tnx says...
> 
> On Wed, 11 May 2016 09:06:36 -0400, Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> wrote:
> >The real question if you gave everyone on earth an abacus would they 
> >have more computing power that a modern tablet?
> 
> You'd have to define the computing power of an abacus first.
> 
> In terms of simple storage space, and given how an abacus is
> normally used, a single abacus can only represent numbers
> that are much smaller than 2**32.  So 7+ billion abacuses would
> be less than 28GB of memory.

???  9 wire abacus can handle 2**33 I believe.
> 
> In terms of arithmetic operations, one abacus might be considered
> the equivalent of one processor register.  Obviously modern CPUs
> don't have seven billion registers.  But with clock speeds of over
> a couple of GHz, I think they could simulate seven billion operations
> as fast if not faster than seven billion humans.
> 
> Given my napkin calculations, I'd say one tablet has the memory and
> processor power of 7+ billion abacuses, within an order of magnitude.

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#163812

Fromusenet@only.tnx (Questor)
Date2016-05-22 05:53 +0000
Message-ID<574148b1.6516520@nntp2.rawbw.com>
In reply to#163803
On Fri, 20 May 2016 22:17:27 -0400, "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com>
wrote:
>In article <573fb22e.33934575@nntp2.rawbw.com>, usenet@only.tnx says...
>> 
>> On Wed, 11 May 2016 09:06:36 -0400, Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> wrote:
>> >The real question if you gave everyone on earth an abacus would they 
>> >have more computing power that a modern tablet?
>> 
>> You'd have to define the computing power of an abacus first.
>> 
>> In terms of simple storage space, and given how an abacus is
>> normally used, a single abacus can only represent numbers
>> that are much smaller than 2**32.  So 7+ billion abacuses would
>> be less than 28GB of memory.
>
>???  9 wire abacus can handle 2**33 I believe.

Nine digits is a billion minus 1; 2**32 is 4+ billion (both unsigned).
My original assertion stands.

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#163815

From"gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid>
Date2016-05-22 11:26 +0100
Message-ID<nhs19r$c3r$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#163812
"Questor" <usenet@only.tnx> wrote in message 
news:574148b1.6516520@nntp2.rawbw.com...
> On Fri, 20 May 2016 22:17:27 -0400, "J. Clarke" 
> <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>In article <573fb22e.33934575@nntp2.rawbw.com>, usenet@only.tnx says...
>>> On Wed, 11 May 2016 09:06:36 -0400, Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> >The real question if you gave everyone on earth an abacus would they
>>> >have more computing power that a modern tablet?
>>> You'd have to define the computing power of an abacus first.
>>> In terms of simple storage space, and given how an abacus is
>>> normally used, a single abacus can only represent numbers
>>> that are much smaller than 2**32.  So 7+ billion abacuses would
>>> be less than 28GB of memory.
>>???  9 wire abacus can handle 2**33 I believe.
> Nine digits is a billion minus 1; 2**32 is 4+ billion (both unsigned).
> My original assertion stands.

Misleading question, for the abacus has no more computng power than
has a long-division written out on a piece of paper, for it is the human 
brain
does the computing, and any normal human brain***** certainly has
more computing power than a modern tablet.

*****
I used to worry that I had schizophrenia, but now I'm in two minds about it.

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#163817

From"J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com>
Date2016-05-22 07:13 -0400
Message-ID<MPG.31ab5e6e1fc7fcdf98a1be@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#163812
In article <574148b1.6516520@nntp2.rawbw.com>, usenet@only.tnx says...
> 
> On Fri, 20 May 2016 22:17:27 -0400, "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >In article <573fb22e.33934575@nntp2.rawbw.com>, usenet@only.tnx says...
> >> 
> >> On Wed, 11 May 2016 09:06:36 -0400, Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> wrote:
> >> >The real question if you gave everyone on earth an abacus would they 
> >> >have more computing power that a modern tablet?
> >> 
> >> You'd have to define the computing power of an abacus first.
> >> 
> >> In terms of simple storage space, and given how an abacus is
> >> normally used, a single abacus can only represent numbers
> >> that are much smaller than 2**32.  So 7+ billion abacuses would
> >> be less than 28GB of memory.
> >
> >???  9 wire abacus can handle 2**33 I believe.
> 
> Nine digits is a billion minus 1; 2**32 is 4+ billion (both unsigned).
> My original assertion stands.

OK, make it a ten wire abacus.  14 wire abaci are not uncommon.

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#163798

Fromusenet@only.tnx (Questor)
Date2016-05-21 00:56 +0000
Message-ID<573fb21e.33918662@nntp2.rawbw.com>
In reply to#163551
On Wed, 11 May 2016 01:49:55 -0700 (PDT), Neo Fortune <serenity3043@gmail.com>
wrote:
>It's Like The Ancient Maxim - As Above So Below
>
>When modern science extended the reach of its observation to the galaxies
>above and the microbes below, it made a surprising discovery: an atom proved
> strikingly similar to a solar system. Both were comprised of particles kept
> in orbit by the gravity of an energetic core.

Electrons are not kept in orbit around the atomic nucleus by gravity, but by
the electromagnetic force.  The effects of gravity are negliable at atomic
scale compared to the other three fundamental forces.

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#163813

FromAhem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net>
Date2016-05-22 06:43 +0100
Message-ID<20160522064316.33f6e58fc6af14e0e2bfe833@eircom.net>
In reply to#163798
On Sat, 21 May 2016 00:56:11 GMT
usenet@only.tnx (Questor) wrote:

> On Wed, 11 May 2016 01:49:55 -0700 (PDT), Neo Fortune
> <serenity3043@gmail.com> wrote:
> >It's Like The Ancient Maxim - As Above So Below
> >
> >When modern science extended the reach of its observation to the galaxies
> >above and the microbes below, it made a surprising discovery: an atom
> >proved
> > strikingly similar to a solar system. Both were comprised of particles
> > kept in orbit by the gravity of an energetic core.
> 
> Electrons are not kept in orbit around the atomic nucleus by gravity, but
> by the electromagnetic force.  The effects of gravity are negliable at
> atomic scale compared to the other three fundamental forces.

	More to the point electrons are not solid balls orbiting round
another ball - they are *much* stranger than that.

-- 
Steve O'Hara-Smith                          |   Directable Mirror Arrays
C:>WIN                                      | A better way to focus the sun
The computer obeys and wins.                |    licences available see
You lose and Bill collects.                 |    http://www.sohara.org/

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#163814

From"gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid>
Date2016-05-22 11:22 +0100
Message-ID<nhs13f$bfp$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#163813
"Ahem A Rivet's Shot" <steveo@eircom.net> wrote in message 
news:20160522064316.33f6e58fc6af14e0e2bfe833@eircom.net...
> On Sat, 21 May 2016 00:56:11 GMT
> usenet@only.tnx (Questor) wrote:
>> On Wed, 11 May 2016 01:49:55 -0700 (PDT), Neo Fortune
>> <serenity3043@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >It's Like The Ancient Maxim - As Above So Below
>> >When modern science extended the reach of its observation to the 
>> >galaxies
>> >above and the microbes below, it made a surprising discovery: an atom
>> >proved
>> > strikingly similar to a solar system. Both were comprised of particles
>> > kept in orbit by the gravity of an energetic core.
>> Electrons are not kept in orbit around the atomic nucleus by gravity, but
>> by the electromagnetic force.  The effects of gravity are negliable at
>> atomic scale compared to the other three fundamental forces.
>
> More to the point electrons are not solid balls orbiting round
> another ball - they are *much* stranger than that.

ISTR that it is only quarks that are strange?

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#163818

From"J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com>
Date2016-05-22 07:14 -0400
Message-ID<MPG.31ab5ea3ee8add9d98a1bf@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#163814
In article <nhs13f$bfp$1@dont-email.me>, no.spam@thank.you.invalid 
says...
> 
> "Ahem A Rivet's Shot" <steveo@eircom.net> wrote in message 
> news:20160522064316.33f6e58fc6af14e0e2bfe833@eircom.net...
> > On Sat, 21 May 2016 00:56:11 GMT
> > usenet@only.tnx (Questor) wrote:
> >> On Wed, 11 May 2016 01:49:55 -0700 (PDT), Neo Fortune
> >> <serenity3043@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >It's Like The Ancient Maxim - As Above So Below
> >> >When modern science extended the reach of its observation to the 
> >> >galaxies
> >> >above and the microbes below, it made a surprising discovery: an atom
> >> >proved
> >> > strikingly similar to a solar system. Both were comprised of particles
> >> > kept in orbit by the gravity of an energetic core.
> >> Electrons are not kept in orbit around the atomic nucleus by gravity, but
> >> by the electromagnetic force.  The effects of gravity are negliable at
> >> atomic scale compared to the other three fundamental forces.
> >
> > More to the point electrons are not solid balls orbiting round
> > another ball - they are *much* stranger than that.
> 
> ISTR that it is only quarks that are strange?

Are you trying to make a funny or are you channelling Sheldon?

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#163820

From"gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid>
Date2016-05-22 13:35 +0100
Message-ID<nhs8si$4dq$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#163818
"J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:MPG.31ab5ea3ee8add9d98a1bf@news.eternal-september.org...
> In article <nhs13f$bfp$1@dont-email.me>, no.spam@thank.you.invalid
> says...
>>
>> ISTR that it is only quarks that are strange?
>
> Are you trying to make a funny or are you channelling Sheldon?

Nil comprendo ici.

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#163831

FromQuadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca>
Date2016-05-22 07:29 -0700
Message-ID<eff8f16e-5b8d-438e-b610-56eecdd0638d@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#163820
On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 6:35:56 AM UTC-6, gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339 wrote:
> "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:MPG.31ab5ea3ee8add9d98a1bf@news.eternal-september.org...
> > In article <nhs13f$bfp$1@dont-email.me>, no.spam@thank.you.invalid
> > says...

> >> ISTR that it is only quarks that are strange?

> > Are you trying to make a funny or are you channelling Sheldon?

> Nil comprendo ici.

Your comment compounded, confounded, and conflated two senses of the word 
"strange".

There is the ordinary sense of the word strange. In that sense, electrons, 
rather than being solid balls, behave in a manner very much outside of our 
everyday experience because of quantum mechanics.

Then there is a specific technical sense of the word "strange", in which 
certain particles which have an anomalously long life were called "strange", 
and later those particles were recognized as those which contain the strange 
quark.

John Savard

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#163824

FromJimP <solosam90@gmail.com>
Date2016-05-22 08:35 -0500
Message-ID<2cd3kb17sh5e1r7j00bop96vrt2nibajo3@4ax.com>
In reply to#163814
On Sun, 22 May 2016 11:22:59 +0100, "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339"
<no.spam@thank.you.invalid> wrote:

>"Ahem A Rivet's Shot" <steveo@eircom.net> wrote in message 
>news:20160522064316.33f6e58fc6af14e0e2bfe833@eircom.net...
>> On Sat, 21 May 2016 00:56:11 GMT
>> usenet@only.tnx (Questor) wrote:
>>> On Wed, 11 May 2016 01:49:55 -0700 (PDT), Neo Fortune
>>> <serenity3043@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >It's Like The Ancient Maxim - As Above So Below
>>> >When modern science extended the reach of its observation to the 
>>> >galaxies
>>> >above and the microbes below, it made a surprising discovery: an atom
>>> >proved
>>> > strikingly similar to a solar system. Both were comprised of particles
>>> > kept in orbit by the gravity of an energetic core.
>>> Electrons are not kept in orbit around the atomic nucleus by gravity, but
>>> by the electromagnetic force.  The effects of gravity are negliable at
>>> atomic scale compared to the other three fundamental forces.
>>
>> More to the point electrons are not solid balls orbiting round
>> another ball - they are *much* stranger than that.
>
>ISTR that it is only quarks that are strange?
>

At least they have charm.

-- 
JimP.

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#163845

FromAhem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net>
Date2016-05-23 06:41 +0100
Message-ID<20160523064145.e2305631d0f14f3504b620d3@eircom.net>
In reply to#163824
On Sun, 22 May 2016 08:35:13 -0500
JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 22 May 2016 11:22:59 +0100, "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339"
> <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> wrote:
> 
> >"Ahem A Rivet's Shot" <steveo@eircom.net> wrote in message 
> >news:20160522064316.33f6e58fc6af14e0e2bfe833@eircom.net...
> >> On Sat, 21 May 2016 00:56:11 GMT
> >> usenet@only.tnx (Questor) wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 11 May 2016 01:49:55 -0700 (PDT), Neo Fortune
> >>> <serenity3043@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> >It's Like The Ancient Maxim - As Above So Below
> >>> >When modern science extended the reach of its observation to the 
> >>> >galaxies
> >>> >above and the microbes below, it made a surprising discovery: an atom
> >>> >proved
> >>> > strikingly similar to a solar system. Both were comprised of
> >>> > particles kept in orbit by the gravity of an energetic core.
> >>> Electrons are not kept in orbit around the atomic nucleus by gravity,
> >>> but by the electromagnetic force.  The effects of gravity are
> >>> negliable at atomic scale compared to the other three fundamental
> >>> forces.
> >>
> >> More to the point electrons are not solid balls orbiting round
> >> another ball - they are *much* stranger than that.
> >
> >ISTR that it is only quarks that are strange?
> >
> 
> At least they have charm.

You never know what they're up to down there.

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C:>WIN                                      | A better way to focus the sun
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#163866

FromMorten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid>
Date2016-05-23 16:11 +0200
Message-ID<slfb1d-1n2.ln1@sambook.reistad.name>
In reply to#163824
In article <2cd3kb17sh5e1r7j00bop96vrt2nibajo3@4ax.com>,
JimP  <solosam90@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 22 May 2016 11:22:59 +0100, "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339"
><no.spam@thank.you.invalid> wrote:
>
>>"Ahem A Rivet's Shot" <steveo@eircom.net> wrote in message 
>>news:20160522064316.33f6e58fc6af14e0e2bfe833@eircom.net...
>>> On Sat, 21 May 2016 00:56:11 GMT
>>> usenet@only.tnx (Questor) wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 11 May 2016 01:49:55 -0700 (PDT), Neo Fortune
>>>> <serenity3043@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >It's Like The Ancient Maxim - As Above So Below
>>>> >When modern science extended the reach of its observation to the 
>>>> >galaxies
>>>> >above and the microbes below, it made a surprising discovery: an atom
>>>> >proved
>>>> > strikingly similar to a solar system. Both were comprised of particles
>>>> > kept in orbit by the gravity of an energetic core.
>>>> Electrons are not kept in orbit around the atomic nucleus by gravity, but
>>>> by the electromagnetic force.  The effects of gravity are negliable at
>>>> atomic scale compared to the other three fundamental forces.
>>>
>>> More to the point electrons are not solid balls orbiting round
>>> another ball - they are *much* stranger than that.
>>
>>ISTR that it is only quarks that are strange?
>>
>
>At least they have charm.

They have some weird orientations; it is about ups and downs, tops and
bottoms all the time.

-- mrr


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#163872

FromMike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere>
Date2016-05-23 16:43 -0300
Message-ID<87fut8a7bl.fsf@bogus.nodomain.nowhere>
In reply to#163866
Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> writes:

> They have some weird orientations; it is about ups and downs, tops and
> bottoms all the time.

Never mind quarks.  What's so exciting about neutrinos that every
country with two particle physicists to rub together has to have a
megabuck neutrino detector?  Last off, China has a big one and is
working on plans for a huge one.

Okay, so there're three different flavours/genders/varieties/whatevers
of neutrinos and nobody knows why.  Fine, good question, enquiring
minds and all that.  But who's fronting all that money because they
think finding out (a) will be the Next Big Thing and make billions of
bucks profits or (b) will lead to irresistable new weapons systems
and/or enable total global dominance?

Puzzled.

-- 
Mike Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada

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#163875

FromDan Espen <despen@verizon.net>
Date2016-05-23 16:50 -0400
Message-ID<nhvq7o$5gi$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#163872
Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> writes:

> Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> writes:
>
>> They have some weird orientations; it is about ups and downs, tops and
>> bottoms all the time.
>
> Never mind quarks.  What's so exciting about neutrinos that every
> country with two particle physicists to rub together has to have a
> megabuck neutrino detector?  Last off, China has a big one and is
> working on plans for a huge one.
>
> Okay, so there're three different flavours/genders/varieties/whatevers
> of neutrinos and nobody knows why.  Fine, good question, enquiring
> minds and all that.  But who's fronting all that money because they
> think finding out (a) will be the Next Big Thing and make billions of
> bucks profits or (b) will lead to irresistable new weapons systems
> and/or enable total global dominance?
>
> Puzzled.

I'm sure weapons are on the list, but nobody knows what more knowledge
will bring.
The way neutrinos fly through everything, a good generator/detector
would make a cool way to communicate.  If you could aim the stuff,
it would be pretty private.

-- 
Dan Espen

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#163889

FromMike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere>
Date2016-05-24 01:50 -0300
Message-ID<877fek9i0r.fsf@bogus.nodomain.nowhere>
In reply to#163875
Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> writes:

> Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> writes:
> 
>> Okay, so there're three different flavours/genders/varieties/whatevers
>> of neutrinos and nobody knows why.  Fine, good question, enquiring
>> minds and all that.  But who's fronting all that money because they
>> think finding out (a) will be the Next Big Thing and make billions of
>> bucks profits or (b) will lead to irresistable new weapons systems
>> and/or enable total global dominance?
> 
> I'm sure weapons are on the list, but nobody knows what more knowledge
> will bring.

Oh, yes.  But spending big bucks on pure knowledge, the LHC
notwithstanding, is kinda contrary to the current trend (can I say
enantiodromic? :-) of funding the next quarter's (or next
season's or next retail cycle's) anticipated Big Thing.

> The way neutrinos fly through everything, a good generator/detector
> would make a cool way to communicate.  If you could aim the stuff,
> it would be pretty private.

Hah!  Can we apply Moore's Law to a hardrock mine full of water, get it
down to, say, backpack size? 

I never thought of communication.

Tnx,
-- 
Mike Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada

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#163894

Fromjmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com>
Date2016-05-24 12:11 +0000
Message-ID<PM000533957D216D07@aca423de.ipt.aol.com>
In reply to#163889
Mike Spencer wrote:
>
> Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> writes:
>
>> Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> writes:
>>
>>> Okay, so there're three different flavours/genders/varieties/whatevers
>>> of neutrinos and nobody knows why.  Fine, good question, enquiring
>>> minds and all that.  But who's fronting all that money because they
>>> think finding out (a) will be the Next Big Thing and make billions of
>>> bucks profits or (b) will lead to irresistable new weapons systems
>>> and/or enable total global dominance?
>>
>> I'm sure weapons are on the list, but nobody knows what more knowledge
>> will bring.
>
> Oh, yes.  But spending big bucks on pure knowledge, the LHC
> notwithstanding, is kinda contrary to the current trend (can I say
> enantiodromic? :-) of funding the next quarter's (or next
> season's or next retail cycle's) anticipated Big Thing.
>
>> The way neutrinos fly through everything, a good generator/detector
>> would make a cool way to communicate.  If you could aim the stuff,
>> it would be pretty private.
>
> Hah!  Can we apply Moore's Law to a hardrock mine full of water, get it
> down to, say, backpack size?
>
> I never thought of communication.

Long distance billards?  ;-)

Until we learn about new things, we don't know what the possible
uses until the knowledge is wide-spread enough for "kiddies" to
play with it.

I'm still waiting for the "kiddie" stage of quantum computers.
I don't think I'll live long enough to see it.  Greg Bear
has an amusing short story about the subject called "The
Machine Starts".

/BAH

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#163898

FromAhem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net>
Date2016-05-24 13:40 +0100
Message-ID<20160524134033.a239fc2778be8c0d57f00f1f@eircom.net>
In reply to#163894
On 24 May 2016 12:11:35 GMT
jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote:

> I'm still waiting for the "kiddie" stage of quantum computers.
> I don't think I'll live long enough to see it.

	You already have, IBM have a five qubit rig that you can play with
online details at http://www.research.ibm.com/quantum/.

-- 
Steve O'Hara-Smith                          |   Directable Mirror Arrays
C:>WIN                                      | A better way to focus the sun
The computer obeys and wins.                |    licences available see
You lose and Bill collects.                 |    http://www.sohara.org/

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