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On the Supercomputer Technology Crisis

Posted by simoniker on from the superprocessor-to-the-rescue dept.

scoobrs writes "Experts claim America has been eating our 'supercomputer feed corn' by developing clusters rather than new supercomputer processors and interconnects. Forbes says America is playing catch-up and that the new federal budget items are too little too late. Cray is laying people off due to decreased federal spending and claims lower margin products have forced them to create products based on commodity parts. Red Storm, one of their new Linux-based products, is being delayed to next year."

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  1. Please make it stop! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hngh. It's coating my eyeballs in mashed potato. BEIGE. Stop it. Stop it before it's too late. IT IS THE RADIOACTIVE BEIGE OF THE END TIMES.

    1. Re:Please make it stop! by strictnein · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      And they changed it! :)

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      Casual Games/Downloads
  2. Re:Isn't this good? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Bragging rights ? Cool cases ?

  3. "Stuff that splatters" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The new IT color scheme reminds me of an old comment about Slashdot:

    "News for Turds: Stuff that Splatters"

  4. Shocking secret revealed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Soylent Beowulf is made of seed corn!

  5. you insensitIve clod! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I burnt out. I