Supercomputer Under Construction
After seeing off the butcher who had been wanting to touch the Tiger all day, and preparing Kitty's breakfast and lunch, Henry took the expired videotapes and prepared to go to Blockbuster first, and then go to work at Stark Studios.
One of the great advantages of being a CEO is that there are no fixed working hours or clocking in/out. You can come and go as you please.
The downside is that it's easy for people to perceive it as a 24/7 responsibility system, and if a problem occurs, they'll call the company-issued mobile phone to contact you, so there's no way to avoid it.
Fortunately, Stark Studios was equipment rental and sales. He was also relatively unknown in Hollywood, so there weren't many trivial matters that required him to come to Henry after work.
The installation of the supercomputer was carried out by specialized personnel; Henry was in charge of monitoring the progress and solving difficult problems. It's not that the entire project would have stalled simply because he wasn't present.
So Henry was finally able to drive with peace of mind, slowly enjoy his breakfast, and then head to Blockbuster to return the videotape.
Actually, Blockbuster wasn't open for business yet at this early hour. But they had a tape return box; you just had to put the tape you wanted to return in there.
Once the store opens, the staff will log in and return the DVDs. You don't have to adhere to Blockbuster's opening hours to return them. Because they are open in the evening, Blockbuster opens much later than their regular business hours.
After settling everything down, Henry finally arrived at Stark Studios to watch the engineers assemble the supercomputer codenamed "Hollywood Kid."
To be honest, while Tony Stark possessed a brilliant mind, he had absolutely no talent for naming things.
Iron Man (Iron_Man), a name given by the media.
JARVIS, the first Artificial Intelligence, is the name of our old butler.
F.R.I.D.A.Y. the Second, a minor character from the Artificial Intelligence novel "Robinson Crusoe".
Jericho, a city in the West Bank north of Jerusalem, is an ancient city with over three thousand years of history. In the Bible, it is referred to as "Jericho, the City of Palm Trees."
The reason a city name was used as the missile's codename is because, in the Old Testament, Jericho was destroyed by God, and anyone who tried to rebuild it would be cursed by God.
Morgan, the daughter's name, is actually considered a common, even mundane, English name for a woman.
The name first appeared in the legend of King Arthur Morgan le Fay. If translated literally into French, it should be called the fairy Morgan.
But in legendary tales, this character is usually portrayed as an evil witch. It's unclear what Tony's expectations are for his daughter. Does she need the ability to make a jerk regret his actions?
The Artificial Intelligence Karen that would later replace Spider-Man -Man's suit was, at that point in time, a derogatory term for a "privileged woman," far from being a kind and approachable older sister.
There's a certain morbid sense of humor in it, like, "If you Spider-Man dare to mess around, I'll electrocute you." So, having a mode restricted to minors seems perfectly reasonable.
EDITH, the Artificial Intelligence that took control of most of Stark Industries ' technology after Tony Stark's death, has a name that is both quirky and meaningful: Even Dead I'm The Hero.
In short, this guy's naming skills are not far off from being a joke. So it's not hard to understand why Stark Industries named the supercomputer they built on the West Coast "Hollywood Kid," and who they were mocking behind it.
Henry, who was being teased, thought that money talks. Since Tony Stark was paying for it, he could get it for free, so why couldn't he tolerate being insulted?
Henry, who considered himself a nobody, didn't understand the idea of sacrificing substance for face.
Moreover, the performance of a server-level computer that you build at home is far inferior to that of a proper supercomputer.
While the primary use of the "Hollywood Kid" is image processing, it's not to say that it's useless for other tasks.
Once Henry has the access, he can use the backdoor however he wants. The only thing to do is be careful not to consume too many resources to avoid being discovered.
Moreover, with a supercomputer as a foundation, the upgrade and iteration speed of the codec can be much faster.
Otherwise, with the existing commercially available computer hardware, playing high-definition videos will result in stuttering. This isn't stuttering due to online connections, but rather stuttering caused by insufficient hardware capabilities. It's frustrating to watch.
In this situation, just testing the video playback effect wastes a lot of time waiting for the computer to run, which slows down the progress. So who wouldn't want a better computer?
If anyone was more eager for the completion of this supercomputer Tony Stark, it would undoubtedly be Henry. However, he didn't try to steal the engineers' jobs; after all, not all the parts had been delivered from the East Coast yet, so rushing the process wouldn't make a difference.
Aside from keeping a close eye on the construction progress of the supercomputer and the compilation progress of the film post-production software, Henry spent most of his time pondering how much of the cutting-edge technology he could actually utilize if he were to build a supercomputer himself.
Although he was the designer of "Hollywood Kid," what he presented was not far beyond the technological level of this era. For example, the chip manufacturing process was still at the micrometer level, rather than using the nanometer standard.
In other words, by using all his hidden skills, he could build a computer that outperforms the "Hollywood Kid" in every aspect of performance.
The main challenges are size and power consumption!
My home computer is only slightly larger than a regular desktop computer, and its power consumption is kept below 350W. The "Hollywood Kid" is roughly equivalent to a 20-foot shipping container, and is a terrifying power-consuming monster. The power cable has to be as thick as an arm.
Its power consumption led Tony Stark to consider building a large Arc Reactor on the West Coast, a behemoth that was still just a laboratory product on the East Coast.
The Arc Reactor, which uses palladium, is a project led by Howard Stark. To date, it is only used in Stark Industries ' laboratories and has not yet entered the commercialization stage.
Not to mention the miniature Arc Reactor used in the Iron Man armor; that little gadget hasn't even been seen yet. Tony probably hasn't even considered it.
Considering that the Arc Reactor is actually a cold nuclear reaction that no one could achieve in the world before Henry's time travel, it is essentially still a type of nuclear fusion. This is not a diesel generator, which can be set up however one wants without government intervention.
Nuclear power plants in the United States are regulated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The buying and selling of fuels, the construction of nuclear power plants, and unauthorized construction are all illegal acts that can lead to imprisonment.
The disposal of nuclear waste, in particular, is not something that can be solved simply by throwing it in the trash or flushing it down the drain.
Not to mention the location Tony Stark would be building: the Stark Studios building in downtown Los Angeles. Just imagine how much it would cost to convince the Los Angeles city government and appease the city council members!
After calculating the associated costs of obtaining permits, construction costs, and future maintenance expenses, Tony Stark quickly abandoned his plan to build a commercial Arc Reactor on the West Coast.
It's better to just pay the electricity bill. It's cheaper that way.
Although it was a pity that I didn't get to see the blueprints or the actual Arc Reactor, that regret was fleeting.
Based on my experience dealing with him over this period, don't underestimate Tony Stark as a scientific genius but a business idiot. He's incredibly shrewd. Just look at the blueprints for the Arc Reactor, and you'll know how much stuff he'll vomit up afterward.
Who knows if this guy's slip of the tongue and subsequent change of heart was just bait to lure someone in?