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"The cold, bloody feeling of loss cannot be taken aback; ‘tis a sin of no repentance. Let go of thy loved ones. Love only thyſelf in times of fatality."
-Grant Sanders
Monday, Mar 17, 2008
Although it seems hard to believe sometimes in the world of today, people are pretty smart. Humans have the brain power to outperform the most powerful computer in the world 1000 times over. As of now, IBM's BlueGene/L is 360 TeraFLOPS (360 trillion FLoating Point Operations Per Second, or 360,000,000,000,000 processor calculations per second), which is drool causing speed, is only 0.036% or 1/2,778 of one human's brain power. To put that in perspective, the average processor speed within the last five years is about 1.6GigaFLOPS to 10.4GigaFLOPS (1,600,000,000 to 10,400,000,000 calculations per second) when all CPU cores are accounted for. To aid with perspective even more, the BlueGene/L is about 41 thousand times fast than your average computer nowadays, and the human brain is about 114 million times faster than your run of the mill computer.
Your brain is made of mushroom consisting of gray and white tissue of gelatinous consistency. It also sports an awe-striking 30 billion neurons and 150-210 billion glial cells. Those neurons are spider like things which blast information to adjacent neurons and receive information at approximately 210 MPH. The neurons must recharge chemically after firing, but only take about 1/2000 of a second or 500 microseconds (500 millionths of a second) to do so.
Humans have an immense amount of brain power and it seems some of us use it, while others do not. But regardless, our brain is able to process just mounds and mounds of information at blazing speeds; equal to about 1ExaFLOPS or 1 quintillion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000) calculations per second of information processing if it were a manmade computer. With all that power in such a compact space such as our skull, it is easy to be awed by the wonders human life. It's seriously too bad human brain power is not used to its full potential, but a future like that is possible. You seriously have to admire the human brain.
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Your brain is made of mushroom consisting of gray and white tissue of gelatinous consistency. It also sports an awe-striking 30 billion neurons and 150-210 billion glial cells. Those neurons are spider like things which blast information to adjacent neurons and receive information at approximately 210 MPH. The neurons must recharge chemically after firing, but only take about 1/2000 of a second or 500 microseconds (500 millionths of a second) to do so.
Humans have an immense amount of brain power and it seems some of us use it, while others do not. But regardless, our brain is able to process just mounds and mounds of information at blazing speeds; equal to about 1ExaFLOPS or 1 quintillion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000) calculations per second of information processing if it were a manmade computer. With all that power in such a compact space such as our skull, it is easy to be awed by the wonders human life. It's seriously too bad human brain power is not used to its full potential, but a future like that is possible. You seriously have to admire the human brain.
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Friday, Mar 7, 2008
And a weight loss aid, I might add. How you ask? Well there are a few reasons for why it can be considered as such. In the subject of the performance enhancing effects to it, there's still much controversy. But two things are agreed upon; one, caffeine isn't beneficial in the short term, sprinting (etc.); and two, caffeine can enhance performance in endurance sports.
Glycogen is the principal fuel for muscles. As we exercise or sprint (etc.) we use up that ever-important fuel and exhaustion occurs as the fuel is depleted. A secondary and much more abundant fuel for muscles is fat, just plain fat. So pushing yourself longer than exhaustion in exercise can help burn fat. (what a concept)
Caffeine, though, can and probably will decrease glycogen consumption by as much as 50% depending on your tolerance to caffeine based on how long ago you last had caffeine. This is healthy, and because fat is so abundant in comparison to glycogen, the fat, when used as fuel for muscles, provides fuel for a much longer time. When taken 3-4 hours before intense exercise or a sporting event, and when tolerance is built up for a period of 3-4 days or more, these effects of caffeine are unleashed, despite the fact that most other caffeine effects are awakened much earlier after consumption.
Your perception on how hard you are working can also be affected when you consume caffeine. Potentially beneficial effects on muscles are caused, and study of athletes has concluded that when caffeine was taken, the athletes typically thought less fatigue had occurred compared to others who hadn't used caffeine.
There are, however, adverse effects of caffeine can and probably will be unleashed. Caffeine is a mild diuretic which can lead to dehydration, significantly affecting performance and even short-term health. Some people can even experience abdominal cramps and diarrhea in relation to large intestine contractions from caffeine. Doesn't sound pleasant, does it, especially with a combination of the two?
Caffeine can be beneficial in exercise and sporting events, and can be an aid to weight loss along with exercise. It decreases muscle's primary fuel consumption by as much as 50% and muscles then rely on fat. It can affect your perception of how hard you're working, as well. There are many disadvantages to using caffeine, and it should be used with care. Caffeine can be beneficial, but overall can be hindering in many other ways.
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Glycogen is the principal fuel for muscles. As we exercise or sprint (etc.) we use up that ever-important fuel and exhaustion occurs as the fuel is depleted. A secondary and much more abundant fuel for muscles is fat, just plain fat. So pushing yourself longer than exhaustion in exercise can help burn fat. (what a concept)
Caffeine, though, can and probably will decrease glycogen consumption by as much as 50% depending on your tolerance to caffeine based on how long ago you last had caffeine. This is healthy, and because fat is so abundant in comparison to glycogen, the fat, when used as fuel for muscles, provides fuel for a much longer time. When taken 3-4 hours before intense exercise or a sporting event, and when tolerance is built up for a period of 3-4 days or more, these effects of caffeine are unleashed, despite the fact that most other caffeine effects are awakened much earlier after consumption.
Your perception on how hard you are working can also be affected when you consume caffeine. Potentially beneficial effects on muscles are caused, and study of athletes has concluded that when caffeine was taken, the athletes typically thought less fatigue had occurred compared to others who hadn't used caffeine.
There are, however, adverse effects of caffeine can and probably will be unleashed. Caffeine is a mild diuretic which can lead to dehydration, significantly affecting performance and even short-term health. Some people can even experience abdominal cramps and diarrhea in relation to large intestine contractions from caffeine. Doesn't sound pleasant, does it, especially with a combination of the two?
Caffeine can be beneficial in exercise and sporting events, and can be an aid to weight loss along with exercise. It decreases muscle's primary fuel consumption by as much as 50% and muscles then rely on fat. It can affect your perception of how hard you're working, as well. There are many disadvantages to using caffeine, and it should be used with care. Caffeine can be beneficial, but overall can be hindering in many other ways.
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Monday, Mar 3, 2008
I don't know. You tell me. Does my hard drive look like its warranty is voided. 
Yes, this actually is my hard drive. It took several days of effort, a hammer, a screwdriver, and a lot of patience to get it open.
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Yes, this actually is my hard drive. It took several days of effort, a hammer, a screwdriver, and a lot of patience to get it open.
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