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Wednesday, January 9, 7 p.m. (et)
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By Scott Haynes, College Basketball Senior Editor
FACTS & STATS: Site: Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) -- Lawrence, Kansas. Television: ESPNU. Home Record: Iowa St. 8-0, Kansas 9-0. Away Record: Iowa St. 1-2, Kansas 1-0. Neutral Record: Iowa St. 1-1, Kansas 2-1. Conference Record: Iowa St. 0-0, Kansas 0-0. Series Record: Kansas leads, 171-59.
GAME NOTES: Eight-time defending Big 12 regular season champion Kansas takes aim at its next league crown, as it opens conference play on Wednesday night against the Iowa State Cyclones.
Bill Self's Jayhawks extended the nation's second-longest homecourt winning streak to 30 games by closing out non-conference play with a hard-fought 69-62 victory over a dangerous Temple squad on Sunday. The win was the 11th straight for Kansas and its 12th win in 13 games this season. The lone loss came back on Nov. 13 against Michigan State.
Fred Hoiberg's Cyclones are off to a fast start as well, posting a 10-3 record heading into Big 12 action. Iowa State has won four straight entering this game and six wins in the last seven games, including and 80-70 win over Yale on New Year's Day.
Kansas owns a 171-59 advantage in the all-time series with Iowa State, including a 47-9 mark in games played at the Allen Fieldhouse. Iowa State ended a 12-game skein against the Jayhawks with a 72-64 win in Ames last year.
Iowa State has gotten it done with impressive offensive numbers this season, leading the Big 12 and ranking seventh nationally in scoring at 82.0 ppg. Consistency has been the team's strength, scoring 80 or more points nine times this year. ISU is the only team in the nation to score at least 70 points in every game. The scoring depth is headlined by four players in double figures and two more just under that mark. Will Clyburn leads the team with 14.1 ppg. Tyrus McGee is a close second at 13.8 ppg, followed by Georges Niang and Melvin Ejim with 10.8 and 10.5 ppg, respectively. Ejim has been a beast on the boards as well, hauling in 9.2 rebounds per game.
The Cyclones shot just .393 from the floor overall, but still found a way to post 80 points in a 10-point win over Yale. Six Cyclones netted double figures in a balanced performance. Clyburn paced the team with 17 points. McGee and Niang both posted 14 points in the win. Ejim recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Chris Babb added 11 points as well, while Korie Lucious tacked on 10 points.
Kansas won't shy away from running with the Cyclones. The Jayhawks have actually thrived at both ends this season, averaging 77.7 ppg, while leading the conference with a +18.5 scoring margin. The team also leads the Big 12 in field-goal percentage (.499) and blocked shots (8.4 per game). Ben McLemore has made an immediate impact in his first season on the floor in Lawrence, leading Kansas with 15.6 ppg. Senior center Jeff Withey (13.4 ppg, 8.2 rpg) has flexed his muscle in the paint and leads the nation in blocked shots (5.2 per game). Travis Releford (13.4 ppg) and Elijah Johnson (10.0 ppg) add to the scoring depth, with Johnson leading the way in assists (5.2 apg).
Temple was able to go toe-to-toe with Kansas in Lawrence over the weekend, but the Jayhawks still prevailed. Kevin Young led the way with a double-double consisting of 16 points and 10 rebounds. Releford and McLemore chipped in with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Withey came close to a triple-double in the win, posting eight points, 11 rebounds and nine blocks.
Kansas has won 21 straight conference openers dating back to the 1991-92 season. The streak is likely to continue this year, with another home win.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Kansas 75, Iowa State 67


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Rihanna proved recently that her life isn't entirely consumed by the Chris Brown ordeal. She took time off from everything and decided to pay attention to one of her biggest fans.
Last week, Rihanna visited 6-year-old Jasmina Anema, who has a rare form of leukemia. As Rihanna came into her NYU Medical Center room, Jasmina exclaimed, "She's really here!"
Doctors are currently trying to find Jasmina a match for bone marrow, and the chemo she's been going through often makes her extremely tired. But all of that apparently went out the window when Rihanna walked in!
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Has it occurred to anyone that family sharing was the reason they did the DRM?! Frankly, I am glad to see family sharing gone because it means the DRM is truly gone.
Everyone was and is so busy accusing Microsoft of doing this just to rape gamers that no one has thought about what the real reason for the DRM was. They had to be looking for SOME sort of deal from publishers, so dropping it means something HAD to go. In the end, the DRM would have sucked for gamers, but no matter what you think about why they did it, they did it to get special treatment. Not just to screw people over (that was just a side effect).
No doubt, Microsoft thought they could make more money if they offered all digital sales and family sharing. The publishers wanted stronger DRM to accept that.
Microsoft's mistake was believing that stuff mattered at all to gamers, but digital sharing is never going to happen without insane DRM. That's what publishers require to accept digital sharing.
I just don't see the f*%#ing complication behind doing exactly the same thing but without DRM and without 24-hour checkins. It's just like "AlwaysRunning" says in his/her comments below "this was just a carrot to try and tempt people into their DRM trap"
To all of the XBoneR fanboys (added the R) that complain about not sharing their digital contents, if Microsoft really wanted to give you that option, it'd still be available, that has nothing to do with mandatory DRM or checkins, this was just Microsoft trying to grab the gamers by the balls.
Wow this Xbox one will tank so hard.. I think microsoft should just pull the damn console.. The negative press is just too much..
I like you guys anyway :)
Sharing and discless gone. Thank you, internet whiners.
@anigmha Microsoft can offer that same sh!t without DRMs and 24-hour checkin, you know? try to find out how internet and communications work kiddo, Microsoft just wanted to squeeze ever single penny out of your (mother's) pocket.
@anigmha Yep. My power to dominate the policy at a Billion Dollar corporation is a force of nature! Are you truly that stupid? M$ and only M$ is responsible for canceling the family plan - which allowed yo to share content with ONE other person at any one time for 45 minutes (read policy). M$ could have easily left this in place for digital download content. Donnie simply throwing a temper tantrum. After he is fired, this policy will be renewed. And you're welcome for protecting your rights even if you lack the capacity to understand the consequences.
@anigmhaGood thing! You know what would be worse than the "evil" used game market with which everyone was justifying the Xbox One DRM? How about giving away 10 free copies of every game to every purchaser! I don't see how that could impact sales in any way....
Seriously, though, this was just a carrot to try and tempt people into their DRM trap. There is absolutely no reason that they could not still follow through on sharing and discless, by allowing you to opt-out by requiring a disc in the drive. But with their golden goose of total control over your digital life crushed, there is no reason to continue the charade. Family Sharing was going to go away anyway, due to "unforeseen abuse" of the policy, and then every Xbox One owner would be up **** creek without a paddle.Thank the Internet whiners! Thank them good!
P.S. I did. I am one myself and I work with hundreds within a multinational company. Now I am not going to argue that its impossible, but there is no way Microsoft can rework this without a major overhaul in their infrastructure. I don't expect sharing to make a return anytime soon.
Are you a computer scientist? If not, did you consult one?
@Revl8n @anigmha
Where in the policy besides that unconfirmed, anonymous posting in pastebin did it say 45 minutes?
Also, you're speculating on the library sharing's engineering dependency on the DRM just as I am. So neither of us should enter this line of argument.
"How about giving away 10 free copies of every game to every purchaser!"
You won't be giving away 10 free copies since they won't be able to be played simultaneously. It's suppose to be exactly like lending a game to your friends, but instead of mailing the copy back and forth to your buddy on the other coast, you're transferring a license through the interwebs. That's the future.
"allowing you to opt-out by requiring a disc in the drive."
I like this. This could work.
Okay, now I'm not convinced you've actually released a commercial software used by tens of thousands of users or business enterprises where crypto-security actually matters, or worked on the code that dealt with licensing. Sharing requires frequent authentication calls to ensure other instances of the game are disabled, otherwise it is called duplication where 10 copies of a game can be used simultaneously. Don't be naive into thinking that your method, the "opt-out by requiring a disc in the drive" method or the "opt-in by converting the disc-license to a cloud-license" method is not going to have a lot more exploitable security holes than Microsoft's original policy without some form of periodical authentication. Safer for them to just disable everything and follow what Sony is doing. Otherwise they risk the same fate as the Dreamcast where piracy without needing additional hardware was a major contributor it its demise.
I do agree, however, that Microsoft isn't going to bring sharing back unless they see a potential positive ROI. But that's obvious for any company with share-holders.
@anigmha Of course it will not return, it will only return if Microsoft sees any penny-milking opportunity there. There's just nothing wrong with installing the on-disc game on the xbone and shared it with your family (the same way they were going to do before). If they were going to do it anyway, I don't see the mega-structure change you are talking about, in fact it would be even simpler.
@anigmha @karin_2049 LOL as a matter of fact yes, I am :)


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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet is set to approve a prisoner exchange deal with Egypt to release suspected Israeli spy Ilan Grapel in exchange for 25 Egyptian prisoners.
The news comes after an Israeli negotiation team met Monday with suspected Israeli spy Ilan Grapel in Cairo to update him on his upcoming release from Egyptian prison where he has been held since June 12.
Attorney Yitzhak Molcho and MK Yisrael Hasson (Kadima), who met with Grapel at the Egyptian intelligence headquarters, reported that Grapel is in good health, and that negotiations between Egypt and Israel will continue in order to secure the release of Ouda Tarabin, an Israeli Bedouin who has been held by Egypt for 11 years on charges of espionage.
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I am the fool who started the first of the APUG threads you listed, in which I suggested a simple mathematical function for fitting densitometric data. Suffice it to say that my methods were not instantly adopted by thousands of photographers, leading to the fame and fortune that I had imagined for myself. But, I have used that function to calculate the Kodak contrast index, and I think that I can suggest a general way to formulate the problem.
The key thing that is needed is a relationship between the exposure and density, which is presumably based on your measured data. I used the function I described, with fit values for the 3 parameters that define that function. Having an analytical function makes things a bit easier, but one could also use a table of closely spaced points.
Let's call the exposure values "x" and the density at a given value of x "D(x)". To use the Kodak definition, the exposure values should be given in log base 2 units (i.e. doublings or "stops"). The CI definition specifies 3 points that lie on a common line:
1. A point on the baseline, where density - (base + fog) = 0.
2. A point to the right of point 1 that lies on the curve and is 0.2 units away from point 1.
3. A point to the right of point 2 that lies on the curve and is 2 units away from point 2.
Call these points:
From Pythagoras, the relationships among the points can be written as:
(x2 - x1)^2 + (D(x2)-D(x1))^2 = 0.2^2
(x3 - x2)^2 + (D(x3)-D(x2))^2 = 2.0^2
(x3 - x1)^2 + (D(x3)-D(x1))^2 = 2.2^2
This gives three equations in three unknowns. Once the values for the three x values are known, then the contrast index can be calculated from the slope of the line, using any pair of points:
CI = (D(x3)-D(x2))/(x3-x2)
Solving the equations has to be done numerically, i.e. iteratively, at least for my analytical function or a table of data points. This requires a starting guess for the three x values, but that isn't too difficult.
I have done this in Python, using the optimize.fsolve function in the scipy package, but I'm sure that similar functionality can found in R.
I hope that this is a bit of help. I'm happy to send you the Python code if that would be useful.


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The company is looking to take on 11 apprentices at its Livingston base, three in Glasgow and 16 at its new development and innovation centre in Forres.
The places in Scotland are among 85 Atos is planning to offer on its apprentice scheme across the UK.
The firm said it had trained more than 130 apprentices since the scheme was launched in 2010, stating "most" had gone on to secure permanent roles within the company.
Gavin Thomson, senior vice president for Atos in Scotland, said the opportunities highlighted its commitment to Scotland. He said: "Given our key role with the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, where we are providing essential games management systems and games information systems, and the positive impact already being made by the new centre in Forres, we are entering a key period for the company in Scotland."
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During the raid, the ISF arrested gang members Abdel-Majid Merhi, Alaa Merhi and Imad Jamous, who are believed to have robbed the home of jeweler Khaled al-Sheikh Othman just four days earlier.
Othman's health conditions prevented him from attending the ceremony and receiving his belongings, but Khaled al-Namil, the head of the local Jeweler's Association, was present on his behalf.
Namil thanked the ISF for their efforts in pursuing the gang and restoring the stolen items in such a short time.
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St. Lucie County bends rules to attract small business growth
Ordinance 12-003: www.stlucieco.gov/pdfs/Ord_12-003_recorded.pdf
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A crack in the perceived inflexible procedures of local government is working to the advantage of small businesses that want to expand or start up in St. Lucie County.
So far, eight small businesses have taken advantage of the new business-friendly atmosphere created by a rule change in May that allows county staff to waive, postpone or accept alternatives to some rules and regulations that otherwise would have required County Commission involvement.
In some cases, the rules were so inflexible, Planning Manager Kara Wood said, that even the County Commission couldn't grant a waiver "and that would kill the project."
The staff recently waived sidewalk construction for one small business and told another it didn't have to pave the part of a parking lot where it intended to store vehicles, Wood said.
In another example, LaSala's Dojo martial arts school won staff permission to open in neighborhood commercial zoning near western Midway Road and South 25th Street instead of being required to find space in general commercial zoning.
"This will be the first time in 25 years that we've had a home of our own and we're so excited," said Bonnie LaSala, co-owner of the family-run business. "If the county hadn't allowed this we would have had to continue operating from church fellowship halls."
Pat Murphy, a Fort Pierce commercial Realtor, and Brad Currie, a principal in Land Design South and chairman of the St. Lucie Chamber of Commerce's Development Review Task Force, confirmed that companies have cited the county's rules as reasons they did not locate here, but neither they nor Wood could recall their names.
Murphy said two trucking companies rejected the county and located elsewhere two or three years ago because they would have been required to pave the entire parking lot, including five acres they wanted to use only as an unpaved staging area for large trucks. They were considering parcels on Angle Road and St. Lucie Boulevard across from the airport.
"Most of these changes aren't really visible to the average person, but to the small-business man it can mean the difference between going into business or staying in business — or not," Wood said. "Some of these things could have cost the business owner from $5,000 to something like $12,000 or $14,000, and for a small business, that could take half or almost all of their budget."
The change signals "the county is open for business, and the county's staff wants to do whatever it can to help them," said Currie, whose task force worked with the county to make it more business-friendly, particularly to small businesses, at the county Citizen's Budget Committee's urging in late 2010.
"The budget committee was saying that in these economic times we really needed to help businesses that want to start up or expand," said chamber Executive Director Linda Cox. "It would mean more jobs, more property taxes for the county, more in sales taxes."
The effort seems successful, Cox said, "because I am not having a lot of calls anymore complaining about the difficulty of getting through the county process."
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An unbounded computing space including independent nodes is provided. Each node includes a discovery module to detect other nodes within the unbounded computing space, and an interaction module to communicate with the other detected nodes. Any node within the unbounded computing space can introduce an independent agent (e.g., an executable code assembly) into the unbounded computing space. The node in which an independent agent is introduced can subsequently send the independent agent to another node in the unbounded computing space for execution in the other node. Nodes in which an independent agent is introduced can define privileges that are associated with one or more agents and can be used to ensure the agent does not exceed a security policy as defined by the node. This allows for a distributed computing system in which an unlimited number of different agents can be introduced.
1. A distributed computing architecture, comprising:
a plurality of node modules in which agent programs can run, each node module comprising:
security module using code access security to execute an agent program in a sandboxed environment regardless of an identity of a source of a source of the agent program;
a discovery module that detects other node modules within the distributed computing architecture; and
an interaction module through which each node module communicates with other node modules,
wherein each node module is capable of introducing the agent program that can be sent to one or more other node modules, via the interaction module, and run in the one or more other node modules.
2. The distributed computing architecture of
3. The distributed computing architecture of
4. The distributed computing architecture of
5. The distributed computing architecture of
6. The distributed computing architecture of
7. The distributed computing architecture of
8. The distributed computing architecture of
9. The distributed computing architecture of
10. The distributed computing architecture of
11. A method for executing a program on a computer system, comprising:
(a) introducing an agent program into a first node of a plurality of nodes, wherein each node provides a secure environment in which the agent program can run;
(b) detecting a second node of the plurality of nodes;
(c) sending the agent program to the second node, wherein the first node retains no expectation of a return of the agent program to the first node; and
(d) executing the agent program in the secure environment of the second node, wherein each secure environment comprises a security module using code access security to execute the agent program in a sandboxed environment regardless of an identity of a source of the agent program.
12. The method of
(i) sending to a server a node list request; and
(ii) receiving from the server a list of active nodes.
13. The method of
14. The method of
15. The method of
16. The method of
17. The method of
18. The method of
(i) detecting an amount of available space in a storage device;
(ii) when the detected amount of available space is below a predetermined level, deleting unnecessary files meeting predefined criteria.
19. The method of
(i) detecting a level of file fragmentation in a storage device;
(ii) when the detected level of file fragmentation is above a predetermined level, initiating a defragmentation procedure on the storage device.
20. The method of
21. In a computing architecture comprising a plurality of nodes that are capable of executing agent programs, and wherein each node comprises a security module using code access security to execute agent programs in a sandbox environment, a detection module that detects other nodes in the computing architecture, and an interaction module that communicates with other nodes in the computing architecture, a method for distributing agent programs, comprising:
(a) introducing a first agent program by a first node of the plurality of nodes;
(b) according to a predetermined algorithm, determining a second node to which the first agent program should be sent;
(c) sending the first agent program to the second node, without retaining an expectation of a return of the first agent program to the first node of the plurality of nodes;
(d) introducing a second agent program by a third node of the plurality of nodes;
(e) according to the predetermined algorithm, determining a fourth node to which the second agent program should be sent; and
(f) sending the second agent program to the fourth node, without retaining an expectation of a return of the second agent program to the third node of the plurality of nodes.
22. The method of
23. The method of
24. A computer architecture comprising a first plurality of computing nodes, wherein any node within the first plurality of computing nodes is capable of introducing a program agent and sending the program agent to any other node within the first plurality of computing nodes, where the program agent subsequently runs in a sandboxed environment using code access security, wherein the sending node does not retain an expectation of a return of the program agent.
25. The computer architecture of
26. The computer architecture of
27. A method for performing a task across a distributed computer system, comprising:
(a) introducing an agent program into a first node of a plurality of nodes, wherein each of the plurality of nodes provides a secure sandboxed environment in which the agent program can run and is capable of receiving the agent program;
(b) dividing a task defined by the agent program into a plurality of sub-tasks;
(c) creating a plurality of derivative agent programs, wherein each derivative agent program is based on one sub-task of the plurality of sub-tasks; and
(d) sending each of the plurality of derivative agent programs to different nodes of the plurality of nodes.
28. The method of
29. The method of
30. The method of
The invention generally relates to distributed computing architectures. More specifically, the invention relates to an unbounded computing space that dynamically alters composition as computers are added or removed from the computing space.
Distributed computing systems are generally known in the art. However, known distributed computing systems such as grid computing systems typically divide a single large computing task into sub-tasks, and each participant in the grid computing system performs or solves only the sub-task that it was given. In addition, each distributed computer generally only works on its assigned sub-task when its processor or other resources necessary to the sub-task would otherwise be idle. In addition, each distributed computer node is required to trust a central authority to execute code on the node's machine with little control over what that code is able to do.
For example, one known distributed computing system is the Intel-United Devices Cancer Research Project sponsored by United Devices, Inc. of Austin, Tex. and Intel Corporation of Santa Clara, Calif. The Cancer Research Project allows PC owners to volunteer idle processor time on their own computers to help find a cure for cancer. Each user downloads a software client that periodically receives a research sub-task from a server, and performs the sub-task when the local computer processor would otherwise be idle. Upon completion of the sub-task, the local client sends the results to the server, and receives a new sub-task. At all times the local client is dependent on the central server that divides the task into sub-tasks and assigns sub-tasks to volunteer client machines. In addition, each client does not contribute to the computing space except that the client performs an assigned sub-task. That is, each client only executes sub-tasks defined by the server; each client is not capable of executing any arbitrary application program. Finally, the nodes must rely on United Devices to ensure that code or data coming from the server will execute in a manner that will not harm other components of the machine, such as by deleting or altering data on the hard drive. This known system is bounded by the ability of the central server to assign sub-tasks to each of the nodes for processing.
Another known pseudo-distributed computing space is demonstrated by online roll-playing games such as Ultima Online�. In an online roll-playing game (RPG), each remote user typically must log in to a central server that administers and oversees the game play of the RPG. The virtual world in which characters live is defined by and maintained by the central server, and appears identical to each remote client (player characters) connected to that central server. In addition, all interaction between players goes through the central server. Thus, while online RPGs may be thought of as distributed computing environments, they are in fact large client-server applications, and users are not allowed to introduce executable elements into the system.
Thus, it would be an advancement in the art to provide a computing space in which programs could run on any computer without being dependent on a central server, where the computer running the program can do so without concern for violation of other resources on the system, and in which each computer is part of and defines an overall computing space. It would be a further advancement in the art if the computing space were unbounded such that the computing space is potentially defined by an unlimited number of participating computers.
The inventive method and system overcome the problems of the prior art by providing an unbounded computing space that includes multiple interconnected computer systems on which a program agent can run in a manner that allows the computer systems to define privileges that may be granted to each program agent. Agent programs can be sent between nodes and safely execute on each machine, regardless of each agent's origin (trusted versus untrusted source). That is, any node within the computing space can introduce a program agent that can be sent to and run on any other node in the computing space. Each node may use a detection module to learn about other nodes within the unbounded computing space, and an interaction module to communicate with other nodes within the unbounded computing space, including sending and receiving program agents between nodes.
A more complete understanding of the present invention and the advantages thereof may be acquired by referring to the following description in consideration of the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numbers indicate like features, and wherein:
Aspects of the present invention provide an unbounded computing space in which agent programs can execute. One or more aspects of the invention are applicable to any general purpose computing platform capable of running a variety of operating systems, virtual machines, and applications, including PCs running WINDOWS�, LINUX�, MacOS�, or SOLARIS� brand operating systems and the like, as well as PDA devices, Tablet PCs, pen-based computers, and other data processing systems.
A basic input/output system 160 (BIOS), containing the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within the computer 100, such as during start-up, is stored in the ROM 140. The computer 100 also includes a hard disk drive 170 for reading from and writing to a hard disk (not shown), a magnetic disk drive 180 for reading from or writing to a removable magnetic disk 190, and an optical disk drive 191 for reading from or writing to a removable optical disk 192, such as a CD ROM or other optical media. The hard disk drive 170, magnetic disk drive 180, and optical disk drive 191 are connected to the system bus 130 by a hard disk drive interface 192, a magnetic disk drive interface 193, and an optical disk drive interface 194, respectively. The drives and their associated computer-readable media provide nonvolatile storage of computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, and other data for the personal computer 100. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other types of computer readable media that may store data that is accessible by a computer, such as magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, digital video disks, Bernoulli cartridges, random access memories (RAMs), read only memories (ROMs), and the like, may also be used in the example operating environment. It will also be appreciated that one or more aspects of the invention may be implemented using software, hardware, or a combination of the two.
A number of program modules may be stored on the hard disk drive 170, magnetic disk 190, optical disk 192, ROM 140, or RAM 150, including an operating system 195, one or more application programs 196, other program modules 197, and program data 198. A user may enter commands and information into the computer 100 through input devices, such as a keyboard 101 and a pointing device 102. Other input devices (not shown) may include a microphone, joystick, game pad, satellite dish, scanner, or the like. These and other input devices often are connected to the processing unit 110 through a serial port interface 106 that is coupled to the system bus 130, but may be connected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, game port, or a universal serial bus (USB). Further still, these devices may be coupled directly to the system bus 130 via an appropriate interface (not shown). A monitor 107 or other type of display device is also connected to the system bus 130 via an interface, such as a video adapter 108. In addition to the monitor 107, personal computers typically include other peripheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers and printers. As one example, a pen digitizer 165 and accompanying pen or user input device 166 are provided in order to digitally capture freehand input. The pen digitizer 165 may be coupled to the processing unit 110 via the serial port interface 106 and the system bus 130, as shown in
The computer 100 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 109. The remote computer 109 may be a server, a router, a network PC, a peer device, or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described above relative to the computer 100, although only a memory storage device 111 with related applications programs 196 have been illustrated in
When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 100 is connected to the local network 112 through a network interface or adapter 114. When used in a WAN networking environment, the personal computer 100 typically includes a modem 115 or other means for establishing a communications link over the wide area network 113, e.g., to the Internet. The modem 115, which may be internal or external, is connected to the system bus 130 via the serial port interface 106. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the personal computer 100, or portions thereof, may be stored in a remote memory storage device.
It will be appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary and other techniques for establishing a communications link between the computers may be used. The existence of any of various well-known protocols such as TCP/IP, Ethernet, FTP, HTTP and the like is presumed, and the system may be operated in a client-server configuration to permit a user to retrieve web pages from a web-based server. Any of various conventional web browsers may be used to display and manipulate data on web pages.
With reference to
An unbounded computing space (UCS) 200 includes one or more independent nodes 201, 211, 221, 231, 241. Each node that is a part of the UCS 200 provides an environment in which software programs, referred to as independent agents, can run. That is, each node acts as an execution shell for independent agents. In addition, because each node added to UCS 200 may have a different configuration from the other nodes (e.g., varying software, resources, security policy, hardware, attached peripheral devices, etc.), each node provides a unique computing space. Thus, two different nodes executing the same independent agent may yield different results.
Each node in the unbounded computing space may be thought of similar to a plot of land, with unique characteristics, that executes independent agents received from other nodes within the UCS. Thus, as each node is added to the UCS 200, e.g., by launching node application software, the environment in which independent agents can run increases. Likewise, as nodes are removed from the UCS 200 (e.g., as a result of a user closing the node application program executing on a computer system), the environment in which independent agents can run decreases.
The individual nodes that make up the unbounded computing space might not be dependent on a server for the receipt of independent agent software modules. That is, each node in the unbounded computing space can introduce an independent agent, which may subsequently be copied or transferred to another node within the unbounded computing space.
A node 201 in unbounded computing space 200 includes a discovery module 203 and interaction module 205, and often (but not always) includes one or more independent agents 207, 209. Node 201 calls discovery module 203 to detect other nodes within the unbounded computing space, and calls interaction module 205 to interact with the other detected nodes, e.g., by sending an independent agent to another node. As stated above, independent agent 207, 209 is a code assembly that uses the interaction module to travel to and execute on another node or nodes within the unbounded computing space to perform a function. Independent agents can be transported or copied from one node to another, optionally maintaining state information between nodes. It is also possible that an agent does not travel from one node to another, and instead executes only in the node in which it was introduced.
Unbounded computing space 200 may also include additional nodes 211, 221, 231, 241, with respective discovery modules 213, 223, 233, 243, interaction modules 215, 225, 235, 245, and independent agents 217, 227, 237. Nodes, generally, are embodied in computer systems interconnected via a network 251 such as the Internet, a LAN, WAN, intranet, etc. Each node may vary in composition from system to system, provided each node can understand the other nodes within the unbounded computing space, e.g., by using a common communication protocol. That is, each node can use a unique algorithm to create and define a computing space that is represented by the node.
In one illustrative example, with reference to
In another example, each node may be defined to allow diagnostic functions to execute on the computer system on which each node is located. That is, an independent agent may perform a diagnostic service on the computer system on which the node is located. For example, an independent agent named Defragger, upon being introduced on or copied to a diagnostic node, may check to determine a fragmentation level of one or more local hard drives. When the fragmentation level is above a predefined threshold, Defragger may launch a defragmentation utility on the local computer to defragment the identified hard drive. Similarly, an independent agent named SpaceMaker, upon being introduced on or copied to a diagnostic node, may check to determine how much space is available on the local hard drives of the computer on which the diagnostic node is located. When the amount of available space is below a predefined amount (or percentage of total space available), SpaceMaker may automatically (optionally upon confirmation by a user) delete files known not to be needed, such as temporary files, cache files, and the like.
As is illustrated above, because each node can use a different algorithm, each node can serve a different purpose than other nodes, and can allow different tasks than other nodes allow. In one illustrative embodiment, nodes of differing types communicate with each other in a global unbounded computing space, e.g., through the use of a common port on each computer system. Before sending an independent agent from one node to another, the nodes may communicate to determine whether the independent agent is compatible with the node to which it is being sent (e.g., an independent agent of the animal type illustrated above cannot successfully run on a diagnostic node). When a node of one type sends an agent meant for execution on a node of a second type, the receiving node may still execute the agent in order to read parameter information associated with the agent. Upon detecting that the agent is meant for another type of node, the receiving node may stop execution of the agent.
In an alternative illustrative embodiment, unbounded computing spaces of different types are kept separate, and nodes of one type are unaware of and do not communicate with nodes of another type. In this illustrative embodiment, communications may be kept separate through the use of separate ports on a machine, or any other known technique. For example, a machine identified by IP address 22.214.171.124 may have a terrain node accessible at 184.108.40.206:50000, while a diagnostic node on the same machine may be accessible at 188.8.131.52:50001.
Each node may include parameter definitions that vary from node to node, e.g., indicating the node's type, terrain size and definition (when applicable), types of agents allowed, number of independent agents that can execute simultaneously, and the like. Each node also provides security so that independent agents cannot perform malicious acts on the node's local computer system. The security parameters and controls may be stored in a security module that executes in or as part of the node module. In one illustrative embodiment, each node is executed in a managed code environment, such as Common Language Runtime (CLR) and the NET framework, or Java Virtual Machine. Any managed code environment providing similar security mechanisms may alternatively be used.
Running each node in a managed code environment allows each node to use the environment's security policy measures to sandbox independent agents (i.e., restrict independent agents from performing malicious acts on the computer system). That is, each node can define a security policy in such a manner so as to allow independent agents to perform only non-malicious acts when executing on the local computer system, based on a predefined security policy manager provided by the managed code environment. The security policy may be defined on a per-agent basis (i.e., each independent agent may have a differing security policy), may be defined on a group basis (i.e., each agent belonging to a specified group has the same security policy), or may be defined globally (i.e., all independent agents have the same security policy). Using the various security policy definition levels, a node can provide one or more security policies to one or more independent agents, including independent agents unknown at the time the security policy is defined.
With reference back to
In one illustrative embodiment, each discovery module may communicate with a central server 253 that maintains a list of active nodes in the unbounded computing space 200. Each new node, upon initialization, may register with the server 253 and obtain a list of active nodes within the unbounded computing space 200. Each node may subsequently receive an updated list of active nodes in predetermined intervals (e.g., every 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, etc.). According to one aspect of the invention, server 253 may provide to a requesting node a list of the n closest nodes to the requesting node, and also provide the total number of registered nodes. According to another aspect, server 253 may provide a complete list of active nodes to a node upon request.
In another illustrative embodiment, no central server is used. Instead, a peer-to-peer detection scheme may be used to discover other nodes. In this embodiment, a node 201 may broadcast an undirected discovery request over the network 251, e.g., by sending a network broadcast specifying a specific HTTP port without specifying a specific recipient, as is generally known in the art. When another node, e.g., node 211, receives the broadcast, it sends a response to the broadcasting node 201 indicating its presence in the unbounded computing space. Once the broadcasting node 201 receives the response, it can determine the network address of the other node 211, and can communicate with node 211 to learn about still other nodes of which node 211 is aware, e.g., nodes 221, 231, and/or 241. This process can be repeated until node 201 is either aware of every node in the UCS 200, or is aware of at least a predetermined number or percentage of nodes in the UCS 200, as defined by the detection module.
Each node also includes an interaction module that coordinates communication and independent agent transmissions among nodes. The interaction module defines the common way in which each node communicates with other nodes by defining an information passing protocol that is used throughout the unbounded computing space, as well as an agent passing protocol that is used to transfer independent agents from one node to another. In an alternative embodiment, information and agent passing may be performed by a single protocol.
The information passing protocol is used to pass environment information from one node to another. Environment information may include information such as runtime version, knowledge of certain types of independent agents, and the like. Knowledge of a certain independent agent may be useful because if node 201 is already storing a copy of a specific independent agent, e.g., the SpaceMaker independent agent, then there is no need for another node 211 to duplicatively send another copy. Instead, when node 211 informs node 201 that node 211 is going to send the SpaceMaker independent agent, node 201 indicates to node 211 that node 201 is already aware of the SpaceMaker independent agent, authenticates the preexisting copy of the SpaceMaker independent agent, and executes the preexisting copy of the SpaceMaker independent agent when authenticated successfully.
In one illustrative embodiment of the invention, the interaction module uses a hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) server to perform information and agent passing among nodes via extensible markup language (XML) messages. The interaction module may use the HTTP POST feature to upload an independent agent from one node to another, e.g., by using a specific port identifier. One of skill in the art will appreciate that other communications protocols may be used for node communications and independent agent transmissions. For example, an interaction module may alternatively use a TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) connection between peers in combination with the serialization mechanism provided in Common Language Runtime (CLR) to exchange information between nodes. In yet another embodiment an independent agent may be stored on a removable disk (e.g., a floppy disk), which is transported to another computer system acting as a node, and the independent agent is loaded from the removable disk. Any other protocol that provides a standard way to exchange information and code can alternatively be used. Preferably, the selected protocol should understand and account for evolving nodes. That is, the protocol should (but is not required to) communicate with older nodes that do not necessarily include all the functions of the latest node software.
With reference to
As another example, the predefined event may be the occurrence of an event, such as a local process independently determining that the independent agent should be sent to a new node, e.g., independent agent 307 "hitting" a plant or animal independent agent as illustrated above. Alternatively, node 201 may send the independent agent to a new node in step 407 without waiting for a predefined event or may select a node at random to which the independent agent is sent.
In step 407, node 201 sends a copy of the independent agent to a new node, e.g., node 211. Node 201 may or may not delete its local copy of the independent agent. Node 201 may or may not include the independent agent's state information when sending to node 211, depending on the design and purpose of the independent agent. If the agent is being "teleported" from one node to another, state information may be included. However, if the agent is performing diagnostic services, state information might not be included so that the independent agent can start from a newly initialized state on each node. Alternatively, some state information may be copied from one node to another in order to track and keep a historical record of the activities of the independent agent (e.g., number of nodes on which it has executed, age since creation, average fragmentation of hard drives, and other statistical and descriptive information).
In step 409, the node receiving the independent agent optionally checks for the presence of or waits for a predefined condition to occur in step 409 prior to running the independent agent in step 411. The predefined condition may include any user or program defined condition, such as hard drive fragmentation above a certain threshold, available hard drive space below a certain threshold, and the like. The predefined condition may be provided by either the agent itself or the node to which it was sent. After running the independent agent in step 411, the present node (node 211) may return to step 405 and wait or check for the predefined event associated with that independent agent (or a different predefined event), or may skip step 405 and continue immediately to step 407 and send the independent agent to yet another node (e.g., back to node 201, or to a new node 221, 231, 241).
While the invention has been primarily described as an unbounded computer space, in an alternative illustrative embodiment a grid computing architecture can be modified to allow any person (or machine), even an untrusted person (or machine), to introduce programs into the computing space. Each node in the grid computing architecture can use CLR code access security, or any similar security model, to safely execute software, including software submitted by an untrusted party.
Using any of the above-described models, e.g., the unbounded computing space or modified grid computing architecture, work can be performed in a distributed manner without using a central server to coordinate each task. For example, when a user or program determines that a primary task could be performed more quickly if the primary task were distributed among multiple computers, the user (or program) may create an independent agent that, when introduced at a node, coordinates the performance of the task across one or more systems in the entire computing space (e.g., by sending independent agents containing sub-tasks to other nodes). That is, the unbounded computing space acts as a "supercomputer" by treating each node in the unbounded computing space as a processor, and allowing users to submit programs that can run independent but coordinated tasks on several of the nodes. Any user (even untrusted users) can submit programs for execution on the supercomputer, e.g., programs that get more accurate or more detailed with more processors. For example, a user may submit an independent agent that models traffic, and each node computer behaves like an automobile. Adding more nodes to the unbounded computing space allows the agent to model a larger road as a result of having more "cars" to work with.
In an illustrative embodiment, a primary independent agent introduced in a coordinating node may generate derivative independent agents that, when sent to other nodes, each performs a sub-task of the primary task, or each equally interact to accomplish a joint task. The original independent agent or the derivative independent agents may be programmed to check for predetermined criteria prior to sending one of the derivative independent agents to another node. For example, an agent may check to determine that the other node's processor utilization level is below a predetermined threshold to ensure that the derivative agent will not interfere with other programs executing on the other node, or an agent may check to verify that the other node has a specific resource that is required in order to complete the sub-task. Thus, any node in the unbounded computing space (or modified grid computing architecture) can dynamically act as a coordinator for a given task performed or distributed across the system, without requiring that the coordinating node has any special central authority or privileges, because each node in the system ensures that agent programs do not perform malicious behavior as defined by each node's security policy. Each node that performs the task (or a portion of the task) may send results back to the coordinating node, as specified by the derivative independent agent(s) sent to the other nodes.
While the invention has been described with respect to specific examples including presently preferred modes of carrying out the invention, those skilled in the art will appreciate that there are numerous variations and permutations of the above described systems and techniques that fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
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1. Wash leek roots well and trim, leaving 1/4 inch of roots on the bottom of the bulbs. Cut a 3-inch-long X through the green of each leek. Place the leeks in a bowl and cover with water. Add the vinegar and let soak for 30 minutes to remove any sand. Drain and rinse under cold running water. Set aside.
2. While the leeks are soaking, prepare the seasoned broth: Combine the broth, oil, cilantro sprigs, garlic, cinnamon sticks, cumin, curry powder, saffron, and salt in a very large heavy pot. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
3. Using a potato peeler, peel each zucchini lengthwise at intervals to make 3 or 4 stripes in the skin. Cut the zucchini into 1 1/2-inch lengths. Set aside.
4. Place the reserved leeks, the carrots, potatoes, turnips, and onions in the broth. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
5. Add the reserved zucchini, tomatoes, chickpeas, prunes, and raisins. Stir gently so that the vegetables don't break up. Simmer 30 minutes longer.
6. Just before serving, remove the leeks carefully and trim off the roots close to the bottom of each white bulb. Gently heat the vegetables and broth through. Stir in 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro.
7. Spoon cooked couscous into each bowl, if desired. Top with the vegetables and broth. Garnish with the remaining tablespoon chopped cilantro.
Per serving (based on 8, without couscous): 326 calories, 64g carbohydrates, 9g protein, 5g fat, no cholesterol.
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