FallDead

I think the ideas and algorithms transfer over to web based distributed development more popular imo, otherwise it appears those technologies are used mainly in demos and scientific computation which usually are not as popular. I have seen CUDA in breaking MD5 hashes and the last time I have seen it was simulating water and real time ray tracing.

"The xbox will be the next water cooler" That lady has no idea how correct she is. It seems that they focused on entertainment also they got more suits to present a product, using every buzz word in the dictionary. I really enjoyed how they were distancing them selves from Microsoft the whole time, I only recalled they said Microsoft at most 5 times. "Team xbox" "Here at xbox"

Grades as a metric for intelligence or understanding seems to be broken. I remember in high school and university there were students whom would do vastly better then my self in many cs courses. It bothered myself until learned that they had access to a Drop box that contained many solutions collected through out the years as well as past midterms. If stopped bothering me when they were not getting Co-op placements and had to apply their knowledge. My point is don't count on a metric to define who you are and how intelligent you are.

I like the author of the article had my own vices, I used to be bullied in highschool I was one of those smart kids, They would always cheat off of me and ask for my help in turn I would be condescending. This trait soon bled into my life and turned me into someone that people could not get along with. I eventuality sat down one day and stepped out into a third person perspective and saw why. Now I hold mental barriers that prevent this trait from exposing its self.