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Imagine a Beowulf Cluster of Penguin Computers

Posted by michael on from the all-jokes-aside dept.

Pii writes "News.com is running a story about Penguin Computing acquiring Scyld Computing, a company founded by Donald Becker, of linux ethernet driver and Beowulf cluster fame. Becker will stay on as Penguin's Chief Technology Officer, and the companies claim they don't expect any layoffs as a result of the merger."

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  1. Beowulf cluster by MoonFog · · Score: 4, Funny

    The topic alone makes the next 100 posts redundant..

    1. Re:Beowulf cluster by travdaddy · · Score: 5, Funny

      The topic alone makes the next 100 posts redundant..

      I'm just glad the cluster isn't in Soviet Russia.

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    2. Re:Beowulf cluster by Pii · · Score: 5, Funny
      Goddamn...

      I was so excited to be submitting a story involving a Beowulf cluster, that I didn't think the concluding statement through...

      It should have read:

      Pii writes "News.com is running a story about Penguin Computing acquiring Scyld Computing, a company founded by Donald Becker, of linux ethernet driver and Beowulf cluster fame. Becker will stay on as Penguin's Chief Technology Officer, and the companies claim they don't expect any layoffs as a result of the merger. A naked and petrified Natalie Portman was otherwise occupied, and couldn't be reached for comment. Hot Grits, Hot Grits, Hot Grits!"
      A pox on me for not having had the discipline to execute this story correctly.
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    3. Re:Beowulf cluster by Fluid+Truth · · Score: 4, Funny

      But...but...what about the obligitory

      "Can you imagine just ONE of these?!?"

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  2. Imagine by stinky+wizzleteats · · Score: 4, Funny

    A Beowulf cluster of resurgent troll jokes.

  3. Imagine! by SPiKe · · Score: 4, Funny

    A Beowulf Cluster of Beowulf Clustering Companies ... shenanigans.

  4. Re:Anyone actually use a beowolf cluster? by iwnbs · · Score: 5, Funny

    I used one to try to install Gentoo in under week.

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  5. Oh yeah? Well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Imagine a Penguin cluster of a Beowulf Penguin cluster of clusters of Penguins and Beowulfs surrounded by clusters of Beowins and Pengowulfs which are then clustered together into a nice, neat, little cluster.

    Betcha can't imagine that. So there!

  6. how by Ryan+Stortz · · Score: 4, Funny

    How do you rate the article as troll?

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  7. Clusters, a ridiculous liberal myth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Have you ever heard clusters mentioned in literature prior to 1960? No? That's because liberal scientists invented the concept of Beowulf Clusters to push their hippie Communist principles through false benchmark numbers telling us the pervasive lie that sharing resources evenly is the most efficient method. Don't buy it.

  8. Re:Anyone actually use a beowolf cluster? by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    I do, but my coworkers don't know it yet. They still wonder what that Mosix tarball does in their home directories ...

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  9. Won't stay up by red_dragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everyone knows that you can't keep a Beowulf cluster of penguins up for too long; the nodes will all go down as soon as a plane flies over them and trash your uptime.

    Whoops.

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  10. Re:Oh yeah? Well... by damien_kane · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've got 3
    All made entirely out of hot grits
    All installed by Natalie Portman, who I stripped and petrified afterwards.

    Oh ya, they're all in here, too.