Achievements in Engineering Class #8, Period 2 Monday

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This week, the class met in the Danger Shop, which was set up to look like a large room containing a supercomputer.

"Hope you guys had a great time this weekend, especially if you had friends or family visiting. I know that the visits I got were rather eye-opening," said Mike. "Now, I know y'all have worked with modern personal computers and probably stuff that's a lot more advanced than I could ever dream of. But to understand how good you guys have it now, you've got to understand that back in the day, computers looked something like this. Take a look around at NASA's Columbia supercomputer and just imagine that one day, they'll be able to squeeze all of this into something the size of a fingernail."

He quickly passed out an extra handout once they were done exploring. "Once last order of business before we wrap up for the day. Read through this essay that Bill Gates wrote and tell me what you think about the progress we've made in computing."

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Sign In [Class #8]

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With relief now that the parents have left. Or tears, as the case may be.

Explore the Supercomputer [Class #8]

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Which provides the perfect opportunity for chatting.

Discussion [Class #8]

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What's the next big thing in computers? What do you imagine future computers will be like?

Talk to the TA [Class #8]

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When she pings in!

Talk To Mike [Class #8]

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Who is pretty excited to see the supercomputer for himself.

OOC [Class #8]

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The weekend is not nearly long enough.

Re: Sign In [Class #8]

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Naomi Wildman

Re: Talk to the TA [Class #8]

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Naomi was there and ready to TA.

Re: Sign In [Class #8]

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Ami Mizuno

Re: Sign In [Class #8]

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Bender

Re: Explore the Supercomputer [Class #8]

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"Ohhh, baby," said Bender, looking at the supercomputer. "That's a fine looking hard drive."

What? He was... interfacing.

Re: Explore the Supercomputer [Class #8]

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"Hasn't anyone warned you about flirting with strange computers? You don't know where it's been," warned Mike.

Re: Explore the Supercomputer [Class #8]

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"I like a girl with experience," replied Bender, jerking a hand at himself as he continued, "No STV is getting past these firewalls."

Re: Sign In [Class #8]

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Jen Scotts

Re: Explore the Supercomputer [Class #8]

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By Jen's time, they had managed to squeeze something like this into something . . . about the size of a toenail clipping, really. And yet there were still midsize sedans that used tires. Go figure.

That didn't stop her from geeking, albeit in a subdued way, over this one. Because wow, they used to be so huge.