DISQUS

eddie · 1 year ago

The "pancake problem" is known in computation and IT as the "Hanoi tower" problem.

Laurie · 1 year ago

The pancake problem and Towers of Hanoi are related, but are different problems. The burnt pancake problem is also known in computer science as "sorting by reversals." Bill Gates coauthored the paper [editor: Bounds For Sorting By Prefix Reversal (pdf)]
that introduced the the problem as the "burnt pancake problem"

Dan · 1 year ago

@eddie:
Not exactly. The Hanoi towers problem does not disinguish between the different sides of each disk. Also, the rules of Hanoi would never allow flipping a stack larger than one disk at all, since that would immediately violate the rule that no larger disk ever rests on a smaller one.

Bob · 1 year ago

I can just hear the news reports now: "major banks reported colossal hard drive failures. 'The drives literally just died,' the head of IT reported, 'we believe they caught a virus, probably some variant of influenza.' Markets are in turmoil as..."

Bring it on!

afraidofthefuture · 1 year ago

computers + machines will just keep getting smaller
until the grey goop takes over everything

cheap computers · 5 months ago

It really amazing that the system offers several potential advantages over conventional computers

computer_repair_toronto · 4 months ago

This is unbelievable.

cheap computers · 4 months ago

Its good that solving the BPP in living cells offers unique advantages over using computer hardware.

melvin goldstein · 4 months ago

We learn 10% of what we read, 20% of what we hear, 30% of what we see and 95% of what we teach . Students and teachers of the sciences will relate from their experience that they learn by working problems. They must think to solve a problem. Learning requires thinking and the use of the computer can assist in the learning process. The computer is more than a super typewriter, a home based library or a super shopping mall. For science majors to use the power of the computer they must learn to program it. When one writes a computer program to do something one becomes the teacher (the 95% learner).
What is Entropy? What is Godel Incompleteness? What is Heisenberg Uncertainty? What is Chaos Theory? Do we live in a deterministic world? What do these “Physics Foibles” portend about the Theory of Everything? Use a computer help understand?

nayr · 3 months ago

And now the robot revolution begins...

Bowtrol Cleansing · 3 months ago

Wow this is like science fiction. Very cleansing.

Buy Backlinks · 3 months ago

Lol @ nayr. Seriously this is something straight out of a movie... Kinda scary and kinda enticing. Thanks for sharing.

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These bacteria scare me. Seriously this is something straight out of a film.

acai diet · 3 months ago

This world is advancing very fast in every ways, i don't think i can stand to keep up. This article proves how far we have some in the computer world. Great post.

Guest · 3 months ago

Great post!
I think, computers will be based on bio elements in future. They will be more faster and more intelligent.

cyprus dealers · 3 months ago

I don't understand anything in bio engineering, for me it sounds like fantasy. But it is easy to understand that scientists made big step..

One Step Realty · 3 months ago

That is really interesting that you could have a "living computer". Great article that is really cool.

SIM Only Deals · 3 months ago

This world has came a long way in the Technology department. just about 8 years ago no one would have thought you could have a living computer. Very cool post.

malibu alcohol rehabilitation · 3 months ago

Very cool. Even i had no idea they were so far in developing self learning computers.

Dentist · 3 months ago

Sefl learning computers??
Sounds too good.

Nice Share.

yeast infection · 3 months ago

Bacteria computers sounds interesting.

Dui Indians · 3 months ago

Do they bite? Is it dangerous?

Web Design Stockport · 3 months ago

It's only been a matter of time before we see organic hardware which we can actually use as a method of computing power. Unbelievable stuff. Good post.

Khalil Mamoon · 2 months ago

wow that is crazy. could they die though, and then lose your data?

VIP Talent Connect · 2 months ago

This world has came a long way in the Technology department. Very cool post.

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Natural Hair Regrowth · 2 months ago

That's absolutly amazing that something so small can manage to work out a problem of that magnatude. Only 50 years ago it would take a room full of data banks to do the same thing. Just imagine how small computers will be in the very near future! And also imagine the computing power we will have. The thing I am typing on feels like a fossil already.

pantyliners · 2 months ago

Creating bacterial computers that are able to solve a classic mathematical puzzle is a neat idea.

Managed Hosting · 2 months ago

lso, the rules of Hanoi would never allow flipping a stack larger than one disk at all, since that would immediately violate the rule that no larger disk ever rests on a smaller one.

non chexsystems banks · 2 months ago

Wow...talk about wild computer

digital radio scanners · 2 months ago

Sweet!
Thanks for this post, didn't know about the computer bug...this almost borders on creepy

headsets · 1 month ago

its frightening but anything that can have to states is capable of computing.

Bio computing has been the stuff of near sci fi for a long time.

What about light based computing ? Viable ?

Sharpe · 1 month ago

this is interesting , but along way from useable computing

Rami Fawaz · 1 month ago

Technology and the future....oh no!

Palo Alto Real Estate · 1 month ago

Technology will only become more mind blowing. Its amazing because it is still in its infancy.

Cheap Leaflet Printing · 1 month ago

The system offers several potential advantages over conventional computers” says lead researcher, Karmella Haynes. “A single flask can hold billions of bacteria, each of which could potentially contain several copies of the DNA used for computing.

artofmagick · 1 month ago

I think thre trouble with technolgy and messing with dna is eventually it may lead to our downfall, letting computers run riot and in some cases thinking can only lead to potential problems.