From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB9CF1381F3 for ; Fri, 4 Oct 2013 17:37:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 393F5E09DB; Fri, 4 Oct 2013 17:36:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mout.perfora.net (mout.perfora.net [74.208.4.195]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1D9D1E07B3 for ; Fri, 4 Oct 2013 17:36:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (66-208-231-133.ubr01a.rte20201.pa.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [66.208.231.133]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus2) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0Lq9Xs-1W5air0df6-00dk9c; Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:36:54 -0400 Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 12:36:52 -0500 From: Bruce Hill To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Mantle Open source GPU engine Message-ID: <20131004173652.GL10604@server> References: <20131004160437.GJ10604@server> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:u4WBrxIfkY206HdWt5lF+W+j3lNdlohSjlqMFkhGSme 6oG57xXiuT35pUDOvhbDbCJP8FLj2YwwmtRH4QWe9Oto1BhcDm hlo7bCokEG6d1okl7SsPVmqdnqmZiGJDRw8lWlodRfawvO2M/+ UvjeeRTDIT+MMEs9uMZYol1m0rAr7+JL/8uEaOpPwi908c/ad3 +3MGU8PfJh2hSaLdTbgkqjDHFEGlAImuGUhexQzixZfEjv3dyN 9B2x+QlirpbPd3MwU6npcjwYSpZzMTshiZqc+jZpPT0hnp7jgG IyKBtrQC9LjOqNAt1V3bxrNN3U+H/GBg1BPqP3YJ2owalt7dLt OmVMKCp+hnPOazqvL74lGbc46a1JtjodgTPVFrJFQ X-Archives-Salt: e87804d6-c4ba-451d-a73f-31e8191994a8 X-Archives-Hash: 2d1b915e7ef81c8f58c7df0e2b52dcd0 On Fri, Oct 04, 2013 at 04:49:24PM +0000, James wrote: > James tampabay.rr.com> writes: > > > > > computer gaming (yawn)... > > "The Kalman filter operates recursively on streams of noisy input data to > produce a statistically optimal estimate of the underlying system state." [1] > > (sounds like a database admin's dream tool, huh?) > clean usage from "dirty/corrupted data" (think NSA, DOD etc etc). > > You like video on the Net? The Kalman Filter is one of the chief > mathmatical advances in the field of video and graphics, among a myriad of > other applications. The Kalman filter is unknown to most "digital > mathmaticians" and application programers, but these days they rarely > perform seraching or sorting without the benefits of Kalman Filters running > on hardware (bare metal)...... > > The Kalman Filter is but one of the "bare metal Algorithms" that will > benefit by orders of magnitude with true bare metal access to the GPU. > [2] > > If you really want to learn about where hardware meets software, > read up on this man : Donald Knuth. Most programmers has never > heard of him, let alone comprehend his "body of work". > > > hth, > James > > > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalman_filter > > [2] > http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6121397&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fxpls%2Fabs_all.jsp%3Farnumber%3D6121397 Hi James, Sorry for such a terse, if not rude, response. You did, however, get the meaning and respond accordingly. ;) I'm familiar with Donald Knuth The Art of Computer Programming, TeX, etc. And now that you've delved into some of the better reasons, I'm all ears. Still, I would have highly chastised someone calling me about this in the middle of the night. Even if it were one of my friends 13 time zones away. ;) Cheers, Bruce -- Happy Penguin Computers >') 126 Fenco Drive ( \ Tupelo, MS 38801 ^^ support@happypenguincomputers.com 662-269-2706 662-205-6424 http://happypenguincomputers.com/ A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting