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Grid Computing Coming Of Age

Posted by timothy on from the upside-of-supersizing dept.

ravenousbugblatter writes "The New York Times online has an article discussing grid computing and recent advances made by Dr. Ian Foster, among others. The article compares the state of grid computing over the internet to where the internet was in 1994, which was soon after the development of the software for the use of URL's, HTML, and HTTP. Predictions are made in the article that in the near future the massive power of grid computing will be available to anyone with an internet connection, not just to big companies that can afford to hire HP and Sun to run a grid project for them."

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  1. Could the powers-that-be... by MoThugz · · Score: 4, Funny

    please consider setting up Grid Computing section! ...so that I can finally filter it!

    Thanks in advance.

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  2. You mean by djupedal · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...that bastard Scott is right?

    The network really is the computer?

    Where'd I put that mousepad......

  3. Ah, sweet consent... by Fux+the+Pengiun · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's about time grid computing become of age. I've been waiting to hit that for years.

    Sincerely,

    A dirty old mainframe

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  4. oh my god... by jx100 · · Score: 5, Funny

    SKYNET LIVES!!!!

  5. Re:Does the average user care? by Lord_Dweomer · · Score: 4, Funny
    "But for Joe Schmoe who surfs the web and reads his e-mail, what's the big deal?"

    How else will they get the computing power to handle the AI for Clippy in the next version of windows?

    "I notice you haven't done anything in a while. Would you like me to:"

    -Calculate the meaning of life?
    -Cure cancer?
    -Run Carnivore and send the answers back to our nations great protectors?

    No thanks, I'll pass.

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  6. SWMD@Home by Mandelbrute · · Score: 3, Funny

    Use those unused CPU cycles in the search for disappearing African Uranium!