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Most Powerful Computer in Canada - for a Day

Posted by timothy on from the fleeting-fame dept.

An anonymous reader writes "On Nov. 4, 18 Canadian universities and will create the most powerful computer in Canada for a day to solve an important computational chemistry question in one day -- a task that would normally take six years to complete." Here is more information on the temporary supercomputer available at the project's home page and at UofG's News.

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  1. hmmmm by AvitarX · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sounds like they want to play DoomIII (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/03/15202 40&mode=nested&tid=127) alpha witha good frame rate.

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  2. Beer Cooled Supercomputer by Myriad · · Score: 5, Funny
    On Nov. 4, 18 Canadian universities and will create the most powerful computer in Canada for a day to solve an important computational chemistry question in one day

    Coincidentally, on Nov 4, Canadian Universities will create the world's first beer-cooled supercomputer, "Drunk Blue".

    When asked why beer, the researchers involved explained that it was both plentiful and "what else would you use Blue for?".

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  3. The first test has commenced... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can it survive with the Slashdot effect?

  4. hey wait a sec! by MoceanWorker · · Score: 5, Funny

    imagine a beowulf clu... err.. wait.. dammit..

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    1. Re:hey wait a sec! by Guppy06 · · Score: 5, Funny

      "imagine a beowulf clu... err.. wait.. dammit.."

      Damn, someone beat me to it. I guess I'll just have to go with:

      All your computers are belong to Canada.

      But that's just so last year...

  5. ChemEx(TM) by MacAndrew · · Score: 5, Funny

    For when you absolutely, positively need that chemistry problem solved by the next day.

  6. In Other News... by Quaoar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Canada is clustering all of their fishing ships to create the most powerful Canadian navy yet.

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  7. For One Day? by Anenga · · Score: 5, Funny
    Most Powerful Computer in Canada - for a Day
    Oh, give them more credit than that. It takes more than one day for "the fastest computer" to be obsolete. Maybe a month, or two.
  8. CANADA! by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 5, Funny

    First the alarming lead in Zamboni technology, now this!!

  9. Re:Computing in Canada by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 4, Funny

    The government of canada has some very powerfull supercomputers used for weather.

    I don't think it takes a supercomputer to predict the weather in Canada .

  10. IT'S RUNNING NOW!! by spoonist · · Score: 4, Funny

    The site appears to be solidly withstanding a thorough and complete slashdotting!! The only rational explanation is that the most powerful computer in Canadia is running their web site right now! As they say in French-Canadian, c'est incredible.

  11. Re:Dup by NotAnotherReboot · · Score: 4, Funny

    quick, everyone go to the original article and post the highly moderated posts as your own in this one!

  12. Ah, the memories by morcheeba · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmph. I remember back in January of '98 when I had the most powerful computer in Canada! Just me, my laptop, some cold soup from a can, and some candles...

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  13. Re:Computing in Canada by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, yeah. This is only funny to those who don't live in Canada, of course.

    That would be.... let's see .... 99.5% of the world's population?