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NCSA To Build $53 Million, 13-Teraflop Facility

Quite a few readers submitted news of a distributed system to be built by four U.S. institutions (mostly) out of IBM computers, and paid for with a whopping grant. DoctorWho and november writes: "'The National Science Foundation has awarded $53 million to four U.S. research institutions to build and deploy a distributed terascale facility...' A link to the press release is here." An anonymous reader contributed a link to coverage on Wired, and GreazyMF to one of this story at the New York Times.

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  1. Re:Prost? by Juan+Epstein · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    No. No you didn't. You are forever destined to be a loser. It would probably be best to go ahead and kill yourself now to get it over with.

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  2. FAQ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Q: Why is timothy such a gay-ass motherfucker?
    A: First Post.

  3. Imagine a ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait


    gang of honry monkeys raping Timothy's ass!!!

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