Hal, Call Your Office: Computers That Act Like Physicists

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Dr Who Fan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 333 Credit: 142,592 RAC: 45	Message 883000 - Posted: 7 Apr 2009, 5:36:41 UTC
	Hal, Call Your Office: Computers That Act Like Physicists By KENNETH CHANG Published: April 07, 2009 Isaac, meet Hal. Theoretical physicists are not yet obsolete, but scientists have taken steps toward replacing themselves. ____________
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kenzieB Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 3916 Credit: 1,578,136 RAC: 674	Message 883136 - Posted: 7 Apr 2009, 21:14:55 UTC
	For some reason I couldn't open the website. I tried cutting and pasting the url direct but get an error message. Are you sure that this is the right url? ____________
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HAL Send message Joined: 28 Mar 03 Posts: 704 Credit: 870,617 RAC: 0	Message 883238 - Posted: 8 Apr 2009, 1:42:12 UTC - in response to Message 883000.
	ME TOO! I tried the link and called my office - NO ANSWER! ____________ Classic WU= 7,237 Classic Hours= 42,079
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John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 22343 Credit: 439,209 RAC: 396	Message 883262 - Posted: 8 Apr 2009, 3:07:32 UTC
	I clicked the link and it attempted to download a file. Not exactly friendly. ____________ BOINC WIKI
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Rhe Send message Joined: 17 Dec 99 Posts: 50 Credit: 488,837 RAC: 0	Message 883307 - Posted: 8 Apr 2009, 6:22:45 UTC - in response to Message 883262.
	Here's the correct link for the article: Hal, Call Your Office: Computers That Act Like Physicists ____________ Team SETI.USA Forums Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. ~~Carl Sagan
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John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 22343 Credit: 439,209 RAC: 396	Message 883513 - Posted: 8 Apr 2009, 20:48:35 UTC - in response to Message 883307.
	Here's the correct link for the article: Hal, Call Your Office: Computers That Act Like Physicists Requires a logon. ____________ BOINC WIKI
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Rhe Send message Joined: 17 Dec 99 Posts: 50 Credit: 488,837 RAC: 0	Message 883639 - Posted: 9 Apr 2009, 5:07:05 UTC - in response to Message 883513.
	Argh, sorry about that, forgot I was logged in when I C&P'd that link. Here ya go--again!: Computers That Act Like Physicists ____________ Team SETI.USA Forums Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. ~~Carl Sagan
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Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 15969 Credit: 625,669 RAC: 239	Message 883687 - Posted: 9 Apr 2009, 14:02:02 UTC
	. . . so, NOW - we have something to 'virtually' check out the 'ERROR 1714' that has occurred @ Berkeley for many years: The Cornell computer program uses a technique called genetic programming that starts with random guesses at a solution and then employs an evolution-inspired algorithm to shuffle and change pieces of the equations until it finds a solution that works . . . . . . calling Dr. Korpela - Eric, 'Are you there' ? [Praying ;)] full text of Article - Registration required @ SCIENCE / AAAS Thanks Dr Who . . . ____________ BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . .
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