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A New Approach To Linux Clusters

rkischuk writes: "InformationWeek has an article about a group of ex-Cray engineers working on a new architecture for clustering Linux systems. 'It's not easy trying to build scalable systems from commodity hardware designed for assembling desktop computers and small servers.' Per the article, 'As the number of CPUs in a Beowulf-style cluster-a group of PCs linked via Ethernet-increases and memory is distributed instead of shared, the efficiency of each processor drops as more are added,' but 'Unlimited's solution involves tailoring Linux running on each node in a cluster, rather than treating all the nodes as peers.'" Looks like Cray engineers think about clustering even when they're not at Cray.

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  1. Re:Request for help by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's a beautiful warm spring day and a man and his wife are at the zoo. She's wearing a cute, loose-fitting, pink spring dress, sleeveless with straps. As they walk through the ape exhibit and pass in front of a very large gorilla, the gorilla goes ape.

    He jumps up on the bars, holding on with one hand (and 2 feet), grunting and pounding his chest with the free hand. He is obviously excited at the pretty lady in the wavy dress. The husband, noticing the excitement, suggests that his wife tease the poor fellow.

    The husband suggests she pucker her lips, wiggle her bottom, and play along. She does and Mr. Gorilla gets even more excited, making noises that would wake the dead. Then the husband suggests that she let one of her straps fall, she does, and Mr. Gorilla is just about to tear the bars down.

    "Now try lifting your dress up your thighs"

    ... this drives the gorilla absolutely crazy.

    Then, quickly the husband grabs his wife by the hair, rips open the door to the cage, slings her in with the gorilla and says, "Now, tell HIM you have a headache."

  2. *yawn* by Max+Entropy · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I tried to post an item on this *months* ago and, of course, it was rejected.

    People oughta listen to me...

  3. RABBIT RAPE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hemos and JonKatz made their way into the lab where the animal experiments were conducted. A cute, fuzzy rabbit had caught their eye...

    The evil duo quickly subdued the little lab rabbit. They strapped the now helpless animal's head to the sex table with hot leather. JonKatz had the urge, and removed his pants, which were now buldging. After slipping off his briefs, JonKatz tightly fastened the leather straps and was ready to begin.......

    JonKatz began to "grease up". Shoving endless amounts of vaseline and baby oil all around the rabbit's ass, he slid his purple head firmly into the rabbit's tight asshole. Even though the rabbit was slightly unconscious, screams of pain were constanly being emmited. Hemos reached for the chain whip and smacked the rabbit's soft nose until its face was soaked with blood. Now, with the rabbits head drooped over the edge of the table, JonKatz continued his sex hunt. His now tingling cock was pushed deeper and deeper through the thick layers of skin which covered the bowel tract. Five, six, seven, then finally all eight and 3/4 inches were plunged deep within the animal's love canal.

    JonKatz's manhood tingled with every slight movement of the now half alive rabbit. He began rhythmically sliding in and out, moaning with pleasure on every thrust. JonKatz worked himself into a hot orgasm. The blood, now coming steadily out of the rabbit's ass with every thrust of JonKatz's pelvis, could be heard dripping on the floor. JonKatz's rate increased and with a final push, he spurted creamy white love gel far up into the rabbit's bleeding ass.

    The blood and cum mixed together on the floor, which had now accumulated a large puddle. Unknown to JonKatz, the semen had acted as a powerful enemma for the rabbit and out ushered the contents of its intestine. The stool was loose and soft. It fell to the ground with a soft thud and broke into small pieces. The obnoxious smell caught JonKatz's attention, and no sooner had he fallen to the ground and began licking the large puddle of blood, sperm, and stool. Exited at JonKatz's enthusiasm, Hemos dropped to his knees and also began to slurp the foul mixture.

    After cleaning the floor with their tongues, JonKatz and Hemos checked on the battered lab rabbit. It was barely able to hold its head up, as it had lost control of most of its motor fuctions. Feeling no pity for this sexually mistreated animal, they unstrapped it and tossed it across the room, only to make a loud and deep thud against the wall. Its blood soaked fur left spatters of red stains everywhere it touched. Hemos reached for his chain whip, while JonKatz grabbed a pair of rusty hedge clippers (one of the many torture devices carried around for "convenience"). They made their way over to the rabbit. The rabbit was struggling for every last bit of air it could, just gasping and wheezing.

    "Awwwww. Poor little thing," Hemos maniacally laughed. He raised his arm and thrust the cold metal whip down, exposing the rabbit's bloody flesh. He kept whacking and whacking at the furry bag of blood. Then, when Hemos stopped to catch his breath, JonKatz stepped over with his rusty hedge clippers. He knelt over the rabbit who was knocking loudly on death's door. JonKatz took a quick glance at the clippers, grinned, and then thrust them deep into the body of the rabbit, obviously hitting many arteries. As the blood squirted into JonKatz's face he moved the clippers around in hopes to find a thick bone to crunch. "Aha! The femur!" he yelled out with excitement. JonKatz wedged the clippers against the bone. He opened them wide......then closed down on them with all his might. The bone could be heard deep inside the rabbit, being mutilated. Death had glazed the bunny's eyes.

    The rabbit lay dead, a bloody mess on the floor. Its bodily fluids freely surged across the tiled floor. Then with a look of extreme satisfaction, both JonKatz and Hemos lit up some smokes, gathered their belongings and quietly left the hospital grounds, knowing with confidence that they would strike again, somewhere, soon.

  4. Re:actually it shows why Cray always does so well. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mentioned with reverence, but still slowly going bust.

  5. My company's approach to Linux clustering by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    I put my dick in it.

  6. Imagine.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    a beowulf cluster of these.

  7. Yo *Nix Rap Yo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I eat meat, I tickle your feet, I ask for slashdot news it's neet,
    but today i saw an fbi bird, it tried to eat my honey word.
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    if you need help, send me mail, I will gladly flame your tail,
    only after youve been inseminated, will my info be disseminated.
    That is right, I make light, cuz i dont get none night to night,
    but if a girl will come and get me laid, I'll make more funny for all to
    read. :)

  8. Now This is scalable... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A pregnant woman walks into a bank, and lines up at the first available teller. Just at that moment the bank gets robbed and she is shot three times in the stomach. She was rushed to the hospital where she was fixed up. As she leaves she asks the doctor about her baby. The doctor says,

    "Oh! You're going to have triplets. They're fine but each one has a bullet lodged in its stomach. Don't worry though the bullets will pass through their system through normal metabolism."

    As time goes on the woman has three children, two girls and a boy. Twelve years later, one of the girls comes up to her mother and says "Mommy, I've done a very weird thing!"

    Her mother asks her what happened and her daughter replies, "I passed a bullet into the toilet." The woman comforts her and explains all about the accident at the bank.

    A few weeks later, her other daughter comes up to her with tears streaming from her eyes. "Mommy, I've done a very bad thing!" The mother says, "Let me guess. You passed a bullet into the toilet, right?"

    The daughter looks up from her teary eyes and says, "Yes, how did you know?"
    The mother comforts her child and explains about the incident at the bank.

    A month later the boy comes up and says, "Mommy, I've done a very bad thing!"
    "You passed a bullet into the toilet, right?"
    "No, I was masturbating and I shot the dog"

  9. fcp! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first cluster post!

  10. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp!!!1

  11. Author Stephen King, dead at 54 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    I just heard some really sad news on talk radio - Horror/fiction writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine house this morning. I'm sure we'll all miss him - even if you didn't read his books you've probably enjoyed one of his movies. Truly an American icon.

  12. French by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Toast!

  13. can by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    can you imagine a beowulf cluster of those?!?1 wiat type of clustering are they going to call this, it might be a new troll-word for /. :)

  14. Wow... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of - oh, wait a minute...

  15. sigh by Chundra · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Ok. Enough with the imagine-a-beowulf-cluster posts. Instead I present you with:

    can you imagine a cluster of wolves? Sure you can. First they are shaved, then they're coated in a layer of caramel, then rolled in almonds, and finally dipped in chocolate. Wolf clusters!

    (Now available at www.hairyanddavid.com)

  16. Nakoruru, my friend and commrade by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Nakoruru, what is that, Indian? Go make me a slurpee, Nakoruru, and give me one of those little "wassup" ligthers, too. I love that shit. Is it true you people eat your own children? I think I'll pass on that hot dog, Nakoruru. I don't want to be muching on little Nakoruruette. Hey, what are you doing? Why are you unzipping your pants? Put your pants back on! Oh ... I get it. "Little Nakoruruette." Ha ha. Cripes, look at that thing. Looks like a fleck of curry. How do you wack off with that, wrap that little dot on your head around it? Okay, I gotta go Nakoruru. See you tomorrow morning when I get my paper and coffee, ya little sand nig you.