Well, that pretty much goes without saying, lol !!!

p.s. DON'T ask what else I bought

A years subscription to Readers Digest? ;-)

looks like a weird colored fish tank that has wires and circuit boards in it
you should submit the close ups to Art Bell with some alien overlays. Maybe you can say the Borg came and visited you. lmao

Well, that pretty much goes without saying, lol !!!

p.s. DON'T ask what else I bought

A years subscription to Readers Digest? ;-)

a sardine fishery, hmmm.....

looks like a weird colored fish tank that has wires and circuit boards in it

depending on heat or cold you could cook them or chill them in that thing.

a sardine fishery, hmmm.....

looks like a weird colored fish tank that has wires and circuit boards in it

Today I am attending a full day meeting at IBM Wash DC, for a seminar on World Community Grid and Humanities Applications...

Flight of the penguins: Rescuers return wayward birds home (on a C-130)

http://us.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/08/rescued.penguins/index.html

Ok, so after my meeting with IBM in DC I got a little "directionally challenged" with some friends...

=]

I can now manage 1,700 RAC stable.

I now need an antenna for my old laptop so I can put crunching as well.


And it would be awesome if Rossie could harness GPUs

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Pengy, you think you have power problems try the power issues at CERN

http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-240019.html

they already burn through 2.5 MW of power
The center's 8,000 servers--which house about 40,000 processor cores--now consume the same amount of power and generate the same amount of heat as about 2,500 hairdressers' shops.

They want to be able to handle 100,000 processors and 15 petabytes of data, so,

"It is running at maximum capacity: the Swiss and the French networks here can hardly provide us with any more power.

"The solution is to move it to the French side where the advantage would be it is closer to the power station with a high power line coming direct from the French supplier."


Got to wonder what their disel generator back up farm is going to look like!

i'll probably go through that much just booting up "the gpu farm"...

they already burn through 2.5 MW of power

in a hour?

i'll probably go through that much just booting up "the gpu farm"...

they already burn through 2.5 MW of power

Coke worries me. You can drop a really dirty coin into a glass of coke and it will be bright shiny new by the morning. A rag soaked in it will clean your car windscreen from all sorts of muck. God knows what it must do to our bodies.....

You might want to chech the list of ingredients in Coke. I believe that one of the main ingredients is phosphoric acid. Acid often cleans corrosion from metal.

You might want to chech the list of ingredients in Coke. I believe that one of the main ingredients is phosphoric acid. Acid often cleans corrosion from metal.

At 85% strength it apparently does.....

Processed food use

Food-grade phosphoric acid is used to acidify foods and beverages such as various colas, but not without controversy regarding its health effects. It provides a tangy or sour taste and, being a mass-produced chemical, is available cheaply and in large quantities. The low cost and bulk availability is unlike more expensive natural seasonings that give comparable flavors, such as citric acid which is obtainable from lemons and limes. (However most citric acid in the food industry is not extracted from citrus fruit, but fermented by Aspergillus niger mold from scrap molasses, waste starch hydrolysates and phosphoric acid.) It is labeled as E number E338.

I think I might give up drinking Coke.....

You might want to chech the list of ingredients in Coke. I believe that one of the main ingredients is phosphoric acid. Acid often cleans corrosion from metal.

At 85% strength it apparently does.....

Processed food use

Food-grade phosphoric acid is used to acidify foods and beverages such as various colas, but not without controversy regarding its health effects. It provides a tangy or sour taste and, being a mass-produced chemical, is available cheaply and in large quantities. The low cost and bulk availability is unlike more expensive natural seasonings that give comparable flavors, such as citric acid which is obtainable from lemons and limes. (However most citric acid in the food industry is not extracted from citrus fruit, but fermented by Aspergillus niger mold from scrap molasses, waste starch hydrolysates and phosphoric acid.) It is labeled as E number E338.

I think I might give up drinking Coke.....

not sure where you get 85%, but i read an article that says cola drinks are 55% acid and about 10% sugar with all the rest.

http://www.keepwell.com/cola.htm

Read this Daily Mail report, I would call this unbiased: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-116234/Are-fizzy-drinks-friend-foe.html

According to some other stories I read 2 cola drinks in a day is enough.
They did not state what size. Also mentioned was that H3PO4 phosphoric acid or otherwise known as orthophosphoric acid or phosphoric(V) acid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphoric_acid) is made by using hydrochloric acid to break down phosphorus rock.

as for all these amateur studies about the acid effect on your teeth, notice that they let the tooth soak in the acid for a long time. now you don't just let the cola sit on your teeth without drinking something else like water or juice, so their amateur studies are way off base.

caffeine is more harmful to you than phosphorus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphoric_acid

Phosphoric acid is very commonly used as an aqueous solution of 85% phosphoric acid or H3PO4. Because it is a concentrated acid, an 85% solution can be corrosive, although nontoxic when diluted

Phosphoric acid may be used by direct application to rusted iron, steel tools, or surfaces to convert iron(III) oxide (rust) to a water-soluble phosphate compound. It is usually available as a greenish liquid, suitable for dipping (acid bath), but is more generally used as a component in a gel, commonly called naval jelly.

That is industrial phosphoric acid not the kind used in food.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphoric_acid
Phosphoric acid, also known as orthophosphoric acid or phosphoric(V) acid, is a mineral (inorganic) acid having the chemical formula H3PO4. Orthophosphoric acid molecules can combine with themselves to form a variety of compounds which are also referred to as phosphoric acids, but in a more general way. The term phosphoric acid can also refer to a chemical or reagent consisting of phosphoric acids, usually mostly orthophosphoric acid.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cola
Chemical reactions
Being carbonated, colas are acidic (carbonic acid is formed when carbon dioxide dissolves in water), and so can react violently with basic chemicals, such as baking soda. Many colas also contain phosphoric acid and/or citric acid, which further increases the acidity.[4] Colas containing phosphoric acid have been linked to chronic kidney disease.[5] Drinking two or more of these colas per day more than doubled the incidence of kidney disease, while colas containing citric acid did not have an effect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_number#E300.E2.80.93E399_.28antioxidants.2C_acidity_regulators.29
E338 Orthophosphoric acid

http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jecmono/v38aje10.htm
PHOSPHORIC ACID

CHEMICAL NAMES Phosphoric acid; orthophosphoric acid

EMPIRICAL FORMULA H3PO4

MOLECULAR WEIGHT 98.0

DEFINITION Phosphoric acid contains not less than 85% of
H3PO4

DESCRIPTION Clear, colourless, odourless liquid of syrupy
consistency. Miscible with water and ethanol.

NATURAL OCCURRENCE Phosphorus-containing substances occur very
widely in natural foods usually as free
phosphoric acid or as the potassium, sodium or
calcium salts. Phosphate is found in highest
concentrations (0.1-0.5% or more, in terms of
phosphorus) in such foods as milk, cheese,
nuts, fish, meat, poultry, eggs (yolk), and
certain cereals.

USE As a sequestrant, an antioxidant and a
"synergist" for other antioxidants; also as an
acidulant and flavour in beverages and fruit
products.

http://www.food-info.net/uk/qa/qa-fp2.htm

Why is there phosphoric acid in cola?

Phosphoric acid is used as an acidifying agent. Cola is a very acid drink, more acidic than well-known acid products such as lemon juice or vinegar. As cola also contains either sugar or sweeteners, we do not realise the acidity; the sweet taste masks the acid taste. Lemons contain much less sugar and thus taste more acidic. The acid is also responsible for the anti-rust effect of cola.

Why phosphoric acid is used is not clear; most recipes are still secret. Due to the acidity, micro organisms such as fungi and bacteria will not be able to grow; the acid thus also acts as a preservative. Acid is also considered a pleasant and refreshing taste. Other acids may cause the same sensation; however, the widespread use of phosphoric acid is probably due to the fact that when the drink was developed (in the 19th century) phosphoric acid was cheap and easy to obtain.


http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?seq_no_115=163069
Technical Abstract: Soft drink consumption has been thought to have negative effects on BMD, but studies have shown mixed results. Carbonated soft drinks often displace milk in the diet and introduce phosphoric acid (H3PO4) without calcium. Since the phosphorus content of regular cola is 44-62 mg, and of diet cola 27-39 mg, per 12 oz serving, while most other carbonated beverages contain no phosphorus, we hypothesize that consumption of these specific soft drinks would be associated with lower BMD in adult participants in the Framingham Offspring Study.

Lastly: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080403131059AAG7m7I
Is Phosphoric Acid in Coca Cola the same chemical they use to stop the bottom of metal boats from rusting?
I understand they also use it to treat iron work such as the Iron Bridge in Telford, so is drinking cola really bad for our insides?.

Phosphoric Acid (H3PO4), like any acid, is harmful in in high concentrations. It is very dilute when found in Coca Cola or any different types of colas and is therefore harmless. Every human has Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) in their stomachs which is much more concentrated than the acid in coke and also much more potent. Phosphoric acid usually has a pH of about 2.03 while Hydrochloric Acid usually has a pH of 1.07, making the HCl much more acidic. In conclusion, drinking cola is not bad for our insides. Although, the phosphoric acid does throw off the pH levels in our saliva/mouths (which is 4.0), and therefore can make our teeth more prone to cavities.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphoric_acid

Phosphoric acid is very commonly used as an aqueous solution of 85% phosphoric acid or H3PO4. Because it is a concentrated acid, an 85% solution can be corrosive, although nontoxic when diluted

Phosphoric acid may be used by direct application to rusted iron, steel tools, or surfaces to convert iron(III) oxide (rust) to a water-soluble phosphate compound. It is usually available as a greenish liquid, suitable for dipping (acid bath), but is more generally used as a component in a gel, commonly called naval jelly.

where is the penguin these days? cavorting with a human woman in a igloo?

moving time... bags o' heaps o' fun on fri and sat. crunchers will be down for a bit till i can get new set-up going...

your igloo melted did it?
that was quicker than you thought

moving time... bags o' heaps o' fun on fri and sat. crunchers will be down for a bit till i can get new set-up going...

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