Author: Will Singleton
Date: 16:23:25 09/04/02
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On September 04, 2002 at 18:38:17, Dann Corbit wrote: >My take on the matter (in one paragraph): >Robert wrote a paper on parallel speedup, showing a 1.7 increase for 2 CPU's (as >derived from his more general formula). Vincent was unable to reproduce this >sort of speedup, and thought the research was faulty. Robert agreed that the >test set was limited and you won't always get that sort of speedup, but as an >average (over a broad set of positions) that's about what he got. There has >been some acrimony over whether superlinear speedups are possible. I think that >the jury is still out on that one. > >At any rate, that's my take on the whole thing. > >Vincent always sees things in pure, jet black or gleaming, powder white. If >something isn't terrific, then it is pure junk. While I think his mode of >interesting is a bit odd, it's one of the things that make Vincent interesting. > >Robert has always been a man of strong convictions, and if you call him a >'noo-noo head' he'll call you one back. He isn't one to back down when he >thinks he is right. That's one of the things I like about Dr. Hyatt. > I liked "poo-poo head" better. No moderation necessary, I agree, and it's been fun, as always. Will
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