Ten Weirdest Types of Computers 163
An anonymous reader writes to mention that New Scientist has a quick round-up of what they consider to be the ten weirdest types of computers. The list includes everything from quantum computers, to slime molds, to pails of water. "Perhaps the most unlikely place to see computing power is in the ripples in a tank of water. Using a ripple tank and an overhead camera, Chrisantha Fernando and Sampsa Sojakka at the University of Sussex, used wave patterns to make a type of logic gate called an "exclusive OR gate", or XOR gate."
It ain't ... (Score:5, Funny)
The one at Unseen University (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The one at Unseen University (Score:1, Funny)
Re:What about the weirdest computer of all? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Why are these weird? (Score:4, Funny)
Weird is trademarked?
I'm in trouble.
Re:What about the weirdest computer of all? (Score:5, Funny)
On the bright side, I hear collisions at relativistic velocities are rather painless....
Slime mold? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What about the weirdest computer of all? (Score:1, Funny)
Are you sure? Thanks to time dilation, the moment of impact would take darn near forever!
Re:Random chance cannot create complex systems (Score:5, Funny)
Earth. Jupiter. Saturn. Alpha Geminorum. The Andromeda galaxy. The United States tax system.
Re:Random chance cannot create complex systems (Score:2, Funny)
No, making a watch involves a designer.
However, the designer can be created by accident.