Daniel Nogradi wrote: >>> Something funny: >>> >>> The new programming model of NVIDIA GPU's is called CUDA and I've >>> noticed that they use the same __special__ notation for certain >>> things as does python. For instance their modified C language has >>> identifiers such as __device__, __global__, __shared__, etc. Is it >>> a coincidence? Probably it is. :) >> >> Cuda is usually taken as short for "barracuda", a fish. Fish have >> been known to slither under the right circumstances. Perhaps this is >> the link? > > Wow! How is it that I didn't think about this before?! Thanks a > million!
Actually, I think it's more likely to be a direct link to the Fish Slapping Dance ... Tim Delaney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list