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Offline Kosh

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Computer: Activate the photonic cannon
on: February 09, 2009, 11:23:44 pm
Ok, not quite, but we are much closer to photonic switching. Question to physics people, what would photonic switching do?
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline Mefustae

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Re: Computer: Activate the photonic cannon
Reply #1 on: February 10, 2009, 01:14:20 am
Emergency Command Hologram ftw!
 

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Re: Computer: Activate the photonic cannon
Reply #2 on: February 10, 2009, 03:07:58 am
Emergency Prostitute hologram would be better.
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Re: Computer: Activate the photonic cannon
Reply #3 on: February 10, 2009, 10:27:50 am
Quote from: Kosh on February 09, 2009, 11:23:44 pm
what would photonic switching do?
It would cure whatever ails you, make all the children say 'Congratulations,' cause toast to land butter-side-up, and create FS3.
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Re: Computer: Activate the photonic cannon
Reply #4 on: February 10, 2009, 10:30:37 am
Quote from: redsniper on February 10, 2009, 10:27:50 am
Quote from: Kosh on February 09, 2009, 11:23:44 pm
what would photonic switching do?
It would cure whatever ails you, make all the children say 'Congratulations,' cause toast to land butter-side-up, and create FS3.
Would it also divide by zero and make the public transportations run on time?
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Re: Computer: Activate the photonic cannon
Reply #5 on: February 10, 2009, 10:33:19 am
...and extend our ability to follow Moore's Law for a few years. If i read this right, photonic switching is basically a way of using photons in place of electrons in electronics.

EDIT: So, the singularity has just become that much more propable.
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Offline Mika

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Re: Computer: Activate the photonic cannon
Reply #6 on: February 10, 2009, 02:32:30 pm
Horrido! Non-linear optics!

I recall that optical computer has been done, but this kind of switch would make it go to a smaller size and could possibly replace a transistor. However, since this is coming from mainland China, I don't have my hopes very high at the moment. The next question is the price of the manufacturing process and the product. It is possible, of course, that the price of these items will drop down if this is seen as a functional way of doing something.

Tried to look at the original reference but I would need to register. Instead, I checked what google scholar knows about the researcher names in the group, and I noticed that there are similar kind of publications coming from the same people starting from at least 2003. So whatever it is, it is most likely basic research and quite far from becoming production model. Unfortunately the original link makes this sound like a thing that would solve all the problems in life, but actually it is not.

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Offline Kosh

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Re: Computer: Activate the photonic cannon
Reply #7 on: February 10, 2009, 10:21:36 pm
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However, since this is coming from mainland China, I don't have my hopes very high at the moment.


What is that supposed to mean?

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The next question is the price of the manufacturing process and the product. It is possible, of course, that the price of these items will drop down if this is seen as a functional way of doing something.

Yeah, so more research needs to be done in that regard. Not impossible by any means.
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline Mika

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Re: Computer: Activate the photonic cannon
Reply #8 on: February 11, 2009, 02:30:14 pm
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However, since this is coming from mainland China, I don't have my hopes very high at the moment.


What is that supposed to mean?

At the moment the quality of researchers in Chinese universities or laboratories (excluding Hong Kong) is not very good. This has much to do with Chinese culture itself, but I expect things to change in about 20 years. PM me if you want me to explain this further. Though you are also in China and as a foreigner you must have seen this.

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Offline Kosh

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Re: Computer: Activate the photonic cannon
Reply #9 on: February 11, 2009, 08:00:19 pm
Yes, please continue.
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline StarSlayer

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Re: Computer: Activate the photonic cannon
Reply #10 on: February 11, 2009, 08:18:20 pm
For some silly reason I read the title as "phonetic cannon" and entered the thread expecting some sort of teaching device/death ray.


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Re: Computer: Activate the photonic cannon
Reply #11 on: February 13, 2009, 06:25:24 am
Quote from: Lobo on February 10, 2009, 10:30:37 am
Quote from: redsniper on February 10, 2009, 10:27:50 am
Quote from: Kosh on February 09, 2009, 11:23:44 pm
what would photonic switching do?
It would cure whatever ails you, make all the children say 'Congratulations,' cause toast to land butter-side-up, and create FS3.
Would it also divide by zero and make the public transportations run on time?
Will it make the rainforests grow back and feed all the little African AIDSbabies?
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