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ASCI White Detonates The First E-Bomb
totallygeek writes "Redefining the term vaporware, research scientists at Lost Alamos and Lawrence Livermore Labs detonated two computer simulations. ASCI White, the world's fastest supercomputer, ran the simulations of nuclear explosions. Scientists can now study nuclear weapon replacement components without violating the nuclear test ban, in effect since 1992.
Each simulation used more than 6.6 million CPU hours, which would take home machines 1000 years to complete. The data for each experiment was equivalent to 35 times the information available in the Library of Congress. ASCI White currently operates at 12 teraflops, but by early next year, Los Alamos expects to operate at 30 teraflops.
The seven month research project ended last Friday, and now the system is ready for use, after its sucessful testing."
What would Everquest look like on that computer?
except for the eFallout...
... BOOM!
I have one of these in my basement. I use it to surf the web
It would not taken them so long to compute it if I had not h4x0r3d the computer to make it do DDOS attacks. I'm posting from that computer right now! Anybody want to know what the exact value of pi is?
"research scientists at Lost Alamos"
yeah, if they tested with real nuclear explosions it really WOULD be lost.
HOLY SHIT MAN! you can FEEL the fucking power coming from that...that....MACHINE
Bonjour,
d ic t.cgi?query=rouge&max=50
J'ai pensé que vous des Américains aviez arrêté s'inquiéter de la menace rouge!
http://dictionaries.travlang.com/FrenchEnglish/
I thought it was cockroaches and Cher.
Courtesy of The Democratic Underground
Top Ten Conservative Idiots
April 8, 2002
Trademark Idiocy Edition
If you're looking for conservative idiocy, the
ten listed below are trademark specimens. Jeb
Bush (1) tries to make it illegal to criticize him
during an election year, Rush Limbaugh (3) puts
"Crossfire" in the crossfire, and Rev. Michael Taylor (4) says Dubya was chosen by God. Meanwhile, Carl Ford and James Kelly (5) do the Taiwan slush-fund shuffle, Spence Abraham (6) chows down, and Edmund Matricardi III (7) engages in some (alleged) GOP dirty tricks. Finally, Bush
Administration Officials (10) don't think you're clapping loud enough! So clap! Louder! And click here for the icons.
Jeb Bush
Itching to pick a fight with Governor Jebbie as he
struggles for re-election this year? Of course you are; we all hate that guy. Here's a word of advice: you had better not call the Jebster by name, because you might find yourself
slapped with a nasty lawsuit. You see, he's getting his name trademarked so nobody else can use it. It all seems innocent enough: Jeb claims to be upset that a GOP front group,
"Americans for Jeb Bush" shouldn't have the right to use his
name, because people might get confused... So he's
trademarking it. I know what you're thinking: Hey, if Jeb
wants to shut down a Republican group, that's great. Not so
fast there, buckaroo. What happens when some Dems start a
group called "Americans to defeat Jeb Bush"? Once Jeb
BushÖ has the legal precedent he wants, do you think he's
going to call off the lawyers when some Democrats try the
same thing? Don't count on it. I'm not real big on conspiracy
theories, but I'm guessing we won't see a very vigorous legal
defense from the folks over at Americans for Jeb Bush.
Right-Wing Warmongers
As the Middle East goes up in smoke and George W.
Bush sits on his ass in Crawford, right-wing warhawks are
lining up to encourage Bush to continue his do-nothing
policies. Bills Kristol and Bennett, the Wall Street Journal,
and the National Review (among others) have recently been
bashing any attempts by the administration - no matter how
pathetic - to restart the peace process as "moral confusion"
and "Clintonite wishful thinking." (Yes, we must end the
nightmare of peace and prosperity!) Of course, Bush's
nonsensical black-and-white "you're either with us or against
us" doctrine is causing a bit of a problem - because now the
same hawks who advocate direct intervention in Afghanistan
and Iraq have suddenly had to shut up when it comes to the
Israel/Palestine conflict. Which just goes to show that the
right-wingnut hawks would rather see endless war in the
Middle East than appear to contradict themselves.
Rush Limbaugh
Some conservatives aren't ashamed to contradict
themselves though, and here's the master: Rush Limbaugh.
Sweatboy had an interesting review of the new "Crossfire" up
on his website last week, a review which would leave even
the most hypocrisy-resistant gagging and clutching at their
throats as they struggled to stay upright. Comments such as,
"These are not broadcasters, folks, they're partisans. They're
childish, immature little kids in a sandbox kicking stuff
around," and, "Do they really think that a bunch of sniveling,
partisan hacks lying through their teeth is going to build a
huge audience?" leave one wondering whether Kaptain Krispy
Kreme has left the planet Earth for good and is now orbiting
a faraway sun somewhere in another dimension. Rush, here's
a mirror. Take a good look in it, and (assuming it doesn't
break) say H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E two hundred fifty times.
Feeling any slight twinges of shame? Nah, thought not.
Rev. Michael Taylor
I would have thought that ministers of the Lord were
above such earthly pursuits as sycophantic brown-nosing,
but apparently that ain't the case in Bush country. George Jr.
got a good laugh out of his Easter service last week when the
Reverend Michael Taylor started banging on about how the
outcome of the 2000 presidential election was the will of
God. "My friend, President Bush, for us who believe, that day
of the counting it was all over but the shouting," he said, to a
rousing chorus of "Amen!" Taylor went on, "My friends, a lot
of you are here strictly to visit and to see dignitaries that are
with us this morning, but you really ought to be here to visit
with Jesus Christ." This was a reference to front row, which
was filled entirely by the Bush family, including George H.W.
Bush (sold arms to terrorists), George W. Bush (drinking,
drugs, draft-dodging, AWOL, executioner), Laura Bush
(vehicular manslaughter), and Jenna Bush (drunk and
disorderly). God certainly does move in mysterious ways!
Carl Ford and James Kelly
From the "honor and integrity" file: Recently, Taiwan
was rocked by news of a secret NT$3.5 billion slush fund
which was used to buy favors for Taiwan in Washington, DC,
and elsewhere around the world. Leaked documents indicate
that two Bush Administration officials received payments
from the slush fund before they were tapped to join the
administration. One official, Carl Ford, is now the assistant
secretary of defense for intelligence and research, and the
other, James Kelly is the assistant secretary of state of East
Asia. Online Journal reports that Carl Ford was responsible for
millions of dollars donated to the Bush campaign and the
RNC. This raises questions of possible indirect foreign
campaign contributions, something which the GOP tried
(unsuccessfully) to pin on Al Gore. So, where's the outrage
about illegal Chinese campaign contributions this time? And
why isn't the liberal media all over this story?
Spence Abraham
Spence Abraham has one of the most difficult jobs in
Washington - planning his entire schedule around food.
According to the Washington Post, "His appointment
schedule is crammed with culinary references," including
"scheduling lunch," "working lunch," strategy lunch," and "a
'get to know each other' lunch." But it's not just lunch - how
about, "snacks," "heavy hors d'oeurves," "breakfast,"
"sandwiches," "cocktail party," "dinner," and, of course, a
"cook-off." Interestingly all this gastronomic information
comes from the energy policy documents which were
released recently but mysteriously censored (see Idiots 61).
Seems that the Bush administrations is much more
interested in you knowing the content of Spence Abraham's
stomach than knowing exactly what Dick Cheney did for Ken
Lay...
Edmund Matricardi III
This just in from the Republican dirty tricks
department. Last week the Associated Press reported that the
executive director of the Virginia Republican Party, Edmund
Matricardi III, allegedly tapped illegally into a telephone call
between Democratic Governor Mark Warner, Democratic state
legislators and their lawyers as they plotted strategy in a
redistricting case. While Matricardi refused comment on the
case, one prominent GOPer gave an eyebrow-raising
explanation: According to House Speaker S. Vance Wilkins,
the most powerful Republican legislator in the state,
"operatives play these games all the time." Oh really? Maybe
Republican operatives do.
Bradley County, Tennessee
The Constitution forbids the display of the Ten
Commandments in public schools. But public schools can
teach about the Ten Commandments, as long as it is done in
a historical context. So fundies across the country have been
trying to do an end-run around the U.S. Constitution by
posting the Ten Commandments in a historical context. But
usually the effort spent adding "historical context" is so
half-assed that these displays are blatantly unconstitutional.
(Imagine a giant full-color poster of Moses holding the Ten
Commandments, next to tiny white three-by-five cards with
ball-point-pen stick figures labeled "Julius Caesar,"
"Alexander the Great," "Phaeroah" [sic], and, for good
measure, "Martin Luther King, Jr.") After Bradley County,
Tennessee, decided to display the Commandments in a
similar fashion, a clever student filed suit asking that they
also display the Five Pillars of Islam in a historical context.
School officials who were previously so keen on teaching
religious history, suddenly lost enthusiasm. "At this point we
have our agendas full, and there's no point in the immediate
future to address that," said Commission Chairman Mike
Smith. Score another victory for separation of Church and
State!
Paul Scott
Paul Scott, a parent in El Cajon, Califorinia, recently
filed a discrimination claim on behalf of his school-aged
daughter. According to the claim, Mr. Scott thinks that his
daughter's right to privacy is being violated because she has
to share a bathroom with lesbian students, so he wants the
local school superintendent to designate separate bathrooms
for gay students and straight students. Fortunately, local
education officials rejected the claim outright. Apparently Mr.
Scott didn't get the memo when the whole "separate but
equal" thing was rejected by the Supreme Court about half a
century ago.
Bush Administration Officials
And finally: If you ever get the opportunity to go see
George W. Bush in person, remember this: APPLAUD.
VIGOROUSLY. Because if you don't, you see yourself on the
receiving end of the over-sensitive and easily provoked Bush
Administration Spin Machine. Just ask Paul Krugman. At the
recent Gridiron Dinner, while the rest of the media elite were
clapping like a pathetic bunch of trained sea lions, Krugman
did not. According to an anonymous White House source,
Krugman "refused to applaud any of the military leaders who
were announced, nor did he applaud the president, the vice
president or any members of the president's staff." The
source added that Krugman, who was seated in the audience
with hundreds of other people, "stuck out like a sore thumb."
Things are getting ominous here, people. It used to be that
you would get attacked if you criticized the president. Now
the Bush goon squad will publicly savage you if you don't
clap hard enough. See you next week!
Courtesy of The Democratic Underground
April 8, 2002
Trademark Idiocy Edition
If you're looking for conservative idiocy, the
ten listed below are trademark specimens. Jeb
Bush (1) tries to make it illegal to criticize him
during an election year, Rush Limbaugh (3) puts
"Crossfire" in the crossfire, and Rev. Michael Taylor
(4) says Dubya was chosen by God. Meanwhile,
Carl Ford and James Kelly (5) do the Taiwan slush-fund shuffle,
Spence Abraham (6) chows down, and Edmund Matricardi III
(7) engages in some (alleged) GOP dirty tricks. Finally, Bush
Administration Officials (10) don't think you're clapping loud
enough! So clap! Louder! And click here for the icons.
Jeb Bush
Itching to pick a fight with Governor Jebbie as he
struggles for re-election this year? Of course you are; we all
hate that guy. Here's a word of advice: you had better not
call the Jebster by name, because you might find yourself
slapped with a nasty lawsuit. You see, he's getting his name
trademarked so nobody else can use it. It all seems innocent
enough: Jeb claims to be upset that a GOP front group,
"Americans for Jeb Bush" shouldn't have the right to use his
name, because people might get confused... So he's
trademarking it. I know what you're thinking: Hey, if Jeb
wants to shut down a Republican group, that's great. Not so
fast there, buckaroo. What happens when some Dems start a
group called "Americans to defeat Jeb Bush"? Once Jeb
Bush(TM) has the legal precedent he wants, do you think he's
going to call off the lawyers when some Democrats try the
same thing? Don't count on it. I'm not real big on conspiracy
theories, but I'm guessing we won't see a very vigorous legal
defense from the folks over at Americans for Jeb Bush.
Right-Wing Warmongers
As the Middle East goes up in smoke and George W.
Bush sits on his ass in Crawford, right-wing warhawks are
lining up to encourage Bush to continue his do-nothing
policies. Bills Kristol and Bennett, the Wall Street Journal,
and the National Review (among others) have recently been
bashing any attempts by the administration - no matter how
pathetic - to restart the peace process as "moral confusion"
and "Clintonite wishful thinking." (Yes, we must end the
nightmare of peace and prosperity!) Of course, Bush's
nonsensical black-and-white "you're either with us or against
us" doctrine is causing a bit of a problem - because now the
same hawks who advocate direct intervention in Afghanistan
and Iraq have suddenly had to shut up when it comes to the
Israel/Palestine conflict. Which just goes to show that the
right-wingnut hawks would rather see endless war in the
Middle East than appear to contradict themselves.
Rush Limbaugh
Some conservatives aren't ashamed to contradict
themselves though, and here's the master: Rush Limbaugh.
Sweatboy had an interesting review of the new "Crossfire" up
on his website last week, a review which would leave even
the most hypocrisy-resistant gagging and clutching at their
throats as they struggled to stay upright. Comments such as,
"These are not broadcasters, folks, they're partisans. They're
childish, immature little kids in a sandbox kicking stuff
around," and, "Do they really think that a bunch of sniveling,
partisan hacks lying through their teeth is going to build a
huge audience?" leave one wondering whether Kaptain Krispy
Kreme has left the planet Earth for good and is now orbiting
a faraway sun somewhere in another dimension. Rush, here's
a mirror. Take a good look in it, and (assuming it doesn't
break) say H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E two hundred fifty times.
Feeling any slight twinges of shame? Nah, thought not.
Rev. Michael Taylor
I would have thought that ministers of the Lord were
above such earthly pursuits as sycophantic brown-nosing,
but apparently that ain't the case in Bush country. George Jr.
got a good laugh out of his Easter service last week when the
Reverend Michael Taylor started banging on about how the
outcome of the 2000 presidential election was the will of
God. "My friend, President Bush, for us who believe, that day
of the counting it was all over but the shouting," he said, to a
rousing chorus of "Amen!" Taylor went on, "My friends, a lot
of you are here strictly to visit and to see dignitaries that are
with us this morning, but you really ought to be here to visit
with Jesus Christ." This was a reference to front row, which
was filled entirely by the Bush family, including George H.W.
Bush (sold arms to terrorists), George W. Bush (drinking,
drugs, draft-dodging, AWOL, executioner), Laura Bush
(vehicular manslaughter), and Jenna Bush (drunk and
disorderly). God certainly does move in mysterious ways!
Carl Ford and James Kelly
From the "honor and integrity" file: Recently, Taiwan
was rocked by news of a secret NT$3.5 billion slush fund
which was used to buy favors for Taiwan in Washington, DC,
and elsewhere around the world. Leaked documents indicate
that two Bush Administration officials received payments
from the slush fund before they were tapped to join the
administration. One official, Carl Ford, is now the assistant
secretary of defense for intelligence and research, and the
other, James Kelly is the assistant secretary of state of East
Asia. Online Journal reports that Carl Ford was responsible for
millions of dollars donated to the Bush campaign and the
RNC. This raises questions of possible indirect foreign
campaign contributions, something which the GOP tried
(unsuccessfully) to pin on Al Gore. So, where's the outrage
about illegal Chinese campaign contributions this time? And
why isn't the liberal media all over this story?
Spence Abraham
Spence Abraham has one of the most difficult jobs in
Washington - planning his entire schedule around food.
According to the Washington Post, "His appointment
schedule is crammed with culinary references," including
"scheduling lunch," "working lunch," strategy lunch," and "a
'get to know each other' lunch." But it's not just lunch - how
about, "snacks," "heavy hors d'oeurves," "breakfast,"
"sandwiches," "cocktail party," "dinner," and, of course, a
"cook-off." Interestingly all this gastronomic information
comes from the energy policy documents which were
released recently but mysteriously censored (see Idiots 61).
Seems that the Bush administrations is much more
interested in you knowing the content of Spence Abraham's
stomach than knowing exactly what Dick Cheney did for Ken
Lay...
Edmund Matricardi III
This just in from the Republican dirty tricks
department. Last week the Associated Press reported that the
executive director of the Virginia Republican Party, Edmund
Matricardi III, allegedly tapped illegally into a telephone call
between Democratic Governor Mark Warner, Democratic state
legislators and their lawyers as they plotted strategy in a
redistricting case. While Matricardi refused comment on the
case, one prominent GOPer gave an eyebrow-raising
explanation: According to House Speaker S. Vance Wilkins,
the most powerful Republican legislator in the state,
"operatives play these games all the time." Oh really? Maybe
Republican operatives do.
Bradley County, Tennessee
The Constitution forbids the display of the Ten
Commandments in public schools. But public schools can
teach about the Ten Commandments, as long as it is done in
a historical context. So fundies across the country have been
trying to do an end-run around the U.S. Constitution by
posting the Ten Commandments in a historical context. But
usually the effort spent adding "historical context" is so
half-assed that these displays are blatantly unconstitutional.
(Imagine a giant full-color poster of Moses holding the Ten
Commandments, next to tiny white three-by-five cards with
ball-point-pen stick figures labeled "Julius Caesar,"
"Alexander the Great," "Phaeroah" [sic], and, for good
measure, "Martin Luther King, Jr.") After Bradley County,
Tennessee, decided to display the Commandments in a
similar fashion, a clever student filed suit asking that they
also display the Five Pillars of Islam in a historical context.
School officials who were previously so keen on teaching
religious history, suddenly lost enthusiasm. "At this point we
have our agendas full, and there's no point in the immediate
future to address that," said Commission Chairman Mike
Smith. Score another victory for separation of Church and
State!
Paul Scott
Paul Scott, a parent in El Cajon, Califorinia, recently
filed a discrimination claim on behalf of his school-aged
daughter. According to the claim, Mr. Scott thinks that his
daughter's right to privacy is being violated because she has
to share a bathroom with lesbian students, so he wants the
local school superintendent to designate separate bathrooms
for gay students and straight students. Fortunately, local
education officials rejected the claim outright. Apparently Mr.
Scott didn't get the memo when the whole "separate but
equal" thing was rejected by the Supreme Court about half a
century ago.
Bush Administration Officials
And finally: If you ever get the opportunity to go see
George W. Bush in person, remember this: APPLAUD.
VIGOROUSLY. Because if you don't, you see yourself on the
receiving end of the over-sensitive and easily provoked Bush
Administration Spin Machine. Just ask Paul Krugman. At the
recent Gridiron Dinner, while the rest of the media elite were
clapping like a pathetic bunch of trained sea lions, Krugman
did not. According to an anonymous White House source,
Krugman "refused to applaud any of the military leaders who
were announced, nor did he applaud the president, the vice
president or any members of the president's staff." The
source added that Krugman, who was seated in the audience
with hundreds of other people, "stuck out like a sore thumb."
Things are getting ominous here, people. It used to be that
you would get attacked if you criticized the president. Now
the Bush goon squad will publicly savage you if you don't
clap hard enough. See you next week!
Funny, I've tested nuclear microwaves in my kitchen since 1986 and haven't received any nasty calls from any environmentalists.
Please send me the Sinclair Slashdot friend. I will be starting an ISP in Kabul and we can use the powerful sinclair as our router once we install Linux on it.
Thank you
Junis