Computer Humor

Interesting question. Could CVS be used to help prevent plagiarism? I think so. Time to ponder.

As I mentioned in early November - see JISC conference - Constructing a Managed Learning Environment - I was in Edinburgh today. I have to say that the I was very disappointedin the event. I learnt very little. About two-thirds of the attendees were 'suits',

A fuller report will follow once I have got my exam questions submitted.

As I type this I can hear the scratching sound of a timorous wee beastie in the ceiling. Sounds like we have a moose about the hoose! I just hope the wee thing doesn't gnaw through any wiring up there before we catch it!

via HtP - Self-generating processors advance

Design tools are becoming so deft they may one day put designers out of a job. Hewlett-Packard Co. has just turned out a processor around its self-generating VLIW core, and is advancing the technology in anticipation of a day when a machine will be able to design a machine. Tensilica Inc. is also experimenting with ways to let a compiler choose the optimal processor architecture using only C-language inputs. It recently demonstrated a tool that takes less than a minute to generate gates for a fast Fourier transform algorithm.

If I ever need to refer to ad hominem that'll be the link I'll use.