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Weather Radar Goes Miniature

Posted by michael on from the button-up-your-overcoat dept.

quackking writes "As reported today in the Boston Globe, the NSF has committed at least $17M to build out a new network of miniature (at least in comparison with today's monsters) weather radars. This is to radar what Beowulf clusters are to the mainframe; the scientists at U Mass Amherst project that eventually a weather radar node will be deployable for under $20K! Now to figure out how to get real-time access to this mesh of sensors and create a really cool screensaver..."

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  1. It had to be said! by aaronvegh · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Can you imagine a Beowulf cluster of these things?


    Oh man, I kill me.

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  2. Imagine... by Moryath · · Score: 0, Redundant

    A Beowulf cluster of...

    hey, wait a second.

    Okay -- how about a Beowulf cluster of the new 64-bit Macs, used to monitor all these sensors in realtime and spit out tons of statistical data based on them (and maybe even generate a nice 3-D map of the landscape to view it on in realtime)?

    I'm just sayin' is all.

    This lame joke brought to you by the Coalition to Bring Back Beowulf Cluster Jokes.

  3. Can you... by Bobb+Sledd · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can you imagine a beow... aw, crap! He already stole the joke!

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  4. Imagine... by greygent · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "Wow, imagine a Beowulf cluster of these!"