* Posts by skriss

4 publicly visible posts • joined 17 Nov 2015

Happy with your existing Windows 10 setup? Good, because Windows 11 could turn its nose up at your CPU

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Ubuntu

Run half my machines on Ubuntu. Its stable, reliable. Maybe time for the final switch over?

Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, off you go: Snout of UK space forcibly removed from EU satellite trough

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Sino-European Cooperation Agreement on the Galileo

I have just finished a book on China's takeover of the South China Sea. It contained an interesting paragraph on a subject I was unaware. "Through the Sino-European Cooperation Agreement on the Galileo program China could access vital technologies. These provided navigation and guidance systems for its armed forces. This agreement provided full access to the technology and manufacturing processes of the Galileo system. It was one of the most damaging transfers of key dual use technology ever. At little or no cost China gained a vital military keystone. China required none of the usual subterfuge or spying. By 2008, China had everything needed for the Beidou network. Like the United States GPS system, Beidou is primarily a military network. China put the satellite network into space long before the Europeans launched Galileo. That in itself told a story. Those who should have sat up and taken notice did not. The betrayal was treasonous."

The Brexit balance sheet seems very one sided. It should at least include; continued access, or the UK gets its money back, or UK get to walk off with all the technology to do their own thing!

Uncle Sam bungs rich tech giants quarter of a billion bucks for exascale super R&D

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China's quantum progress

China may be behind now but it is well ahead in spend and manpower. News of their encryption breakthrough reflects the massive commitment Beijing is making. I was in China last week at a science institute and their commitment of resources is incredible. I read the Aztlan Protocol a few years back, it contained a warning for 2032, which seems more possible now than it did then.

Supercomputers get their own software stack – dev tools, libraries etc

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Supercomputing is likely to be crucial in the next war. Like the breakthroughs of the past; high explosives, machine guns, and mechanized transport, and wireless, also only full recognized for its contribution afterwards. Looks like a PLA war gaming strategic command supercomputer may be available for 2032 as in Alderic Au’s “Aztlan Protocol”. The Tianhe-25-M, capable of seven yottaflops, could be on schedule for delivery earlier than 2032.