Re: Kernel upgrade time
On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 07:33:22AM -0600, Kent West wrote:
> >
> God doesn't use base-2 computing systems; He uses base-4 systems; and
> they're not based on silicon, but on dexoyribonucleic acids. And instead
> of grouping the operands as bytes, He groups them as codons (triplets).
> And by the judicious use of noops (mistaken until recently as "junk
> DNA"), the code does some really neat regulation processes, preventing
> the overproduction of proteins in certain cases. And I've heard that by
> shifting the start bit, a routine can take on an entirely different
> function (thus having two modules on one bit of code - which is an
> incredible concept), but I'm not sure about this one. And the code sits
> on, and reproduces, its own machine on which to run. Really awesome
> programming and machine design. We _wish_ we could do a tenth as well
> with our systems. Maybe some day -- "like father, like son" (or daughter
> - no sexism intended here, folks).
Authur Clark said in the book "3001" (sci-fi; but you know Clark) that 1
petabyte would be enough to store all human's mental activity for 100
years. I think google has about 1 petabyte of indexes (with redundancy,
saw it on slashdot way back).
I don't think it will happen in my lifetime, but I think within about
300 years people won't have to die anymore. I just want to live to 700,
that's all.
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