A Split at the Core: physics is forcing the microchip industry to redesign its most lucrative products. That is bad news for software companies
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Microprocessor designs for server and desktop computers are shifting from one core, or computational engine, to two, both on the same chip. This will make them more flexible and efficient, but presents parallelism problems for the software industry, as debugging relies on repeatability.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2004
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How Publius thwarts censors
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Publius allows anonymous, alteration-proof, permanent postings - and reading - on the Internet by masking the poster's identity; posting and breaking up the post on a Publius-running proxy server; and posting to many different servers.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
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The infinite arcade machine: building the world's largest video arcade- in your family room
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An arcade machine with custom built controls and a computer inside running software is called MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator). It allows to play more than 2,200 classic video games.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2003
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