Space rock ‘on collision course’

By Dr David Whitehouse

“An asteroid discovered just weeks ago has become the most threatening object yet detected in space.”

The Japanese have applied Amdahl’s law to their supercomputers. Amdahl’s law is a computer-specific version of “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.”

Customized supercomputer wins speed race

“LIVERMORE, California (AP) — U.S. supercomputers have been the world’s most powerful since the first high-performance machines analyzed virtual nuclear blasts, climate change and the makeup of the universe. “

Chicken Feathers Used in Computer

I’m sure I’ll get labeled as perverse, but this story makes me think of the Monty Python “crunchy Frog” sketch. Sorry.

Pa. Man Dies in Vat of Chocolate

“HATFIELD, Pa. (AP) – A candy factory worker died after being submerged in a 1,200-gallon vat of liquefied chocolate, police said.”

Priest Proposes ‘Adopt-A-Skeleton’ Scheme

“LONDON (Reuters) – A cash-strapped British vicar is asking his congregation to adopt 1,000-year-old Anglo Saxons at a cost of about $15 a skeleton so that they can be reburied as Christians. “