>Kyoto University, a top research institute in Japan, recently lost a whole bunch of research after its supercomputer system accidentally wiped out a whopping 77 terabytes of data during what was supposed to be a routine backup procedure. > >That malfunction, which occurred sometime between Dec. 14 and Dec. 16, erased approximately 34 million files belonging to 14 different research groups that had been using the school’s supercomputing system. The university operates Hewlett Packard Cray computing systems and a DataDirect ExaScaler storage system—the likes of which can be utilized by research teams for various purposes. > >It’s unclear what kind of files were specifically deleted or what caused the actual malfunction, though the school has said that the work of at least four different groups will not be able to be restored. >...
-20F is also typical in the Chicago area, usually for 3-7 days at some point during the winter. -20F is also freaking cold! That was one of the main reasons I left for the PNW.
snip >This began locally in the 1960's with the establishment of two of the earliest Chicago Montessori schools still in existence: Near North Montessori School founded in 1963 and Rogers Park Montessori School founded in 1966. snip
I'm not sure which of these I went to but I am pretty sure it would have been one of these. I have few memories of them but one I do remember is learning some math with a bead flat(?) that had 10x10 beads (=100 beads) and making blocks of 10 of the flats (1000 beads) and learning some very basic Spanish.
>January 19, 20224:00 PM - 5:00 PM(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) >In 1965, Gene Roddenberry and the cast of Star Trek introduced a fascination with space exploration into American popular culture, a phenomenon that still persists over half a century later. Leading us into that exciting future was Mr.William Shatner as Captain Kirk. In this Red Hat® Coffee Hour session, Mr. Shatner will join Red Hatter Adam Clater to talk about Star Trek and its influence on technology, space travel, and sustainability. >...
Registration is required but the event does seem free and online.
Registration form also has this.
>What question would you like to ask William Shatner?