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Linux Clustering

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the old-memes-resurrected dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Beowulf clustering turns 10 years old, and, in this interview, creator Donald Becker talks about how Beowulf can handle high-end computing on a par with supercomputers."

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  1. Re:news? by EvilAlien · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I'm sure Emachines do rival Apple, at least in terms of desktop penetration.

    I'm also sure that Ford kicks BMW's ass in terms of popularity, at least in the USA.

    I'm going to have to work something about the prevalence of bad taste into my Stupid People Theory.

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  2. And quality? by Gordonjcp · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Although to be honest, any BMW made since the mid-90s has been an utter piece of crap. Not even BMW garages will touch them. The 735i with that fucking stupid iDrive thing just takes the Chocolate Homewheat, it really does. What a bag of shit.

    1. Re:And quality? by strictfoo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      The 735i with that fucking stupid iDrive thing

      that's the 745i, not the 735i, I agree with you that it's a piece

      Although to be honest, any BMW made since the mid-90s has been an utter piece of crap.

      I know the new thing is to bash BMW and Mercedes (well, not really new, but gaining popularity). That's fine. I never was a big BMW fan either until I got to drive one a lot.

      And, having spent a lot of time driving both a 1999 and 2003 BMW 540i I would have to whole heartedly disagree with you.

      0-60 in 5.9 seconds. Quiet as can be. Neither one has had any problems.

      And the M5 - 0-60 in 4.6 seconds. Just beautiful.

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  3. Fast isn't everything. by Gordonjcp · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The ride quality is abysmal. The least little bump or ripple in the road is transmitted through the rock-hard suspension direct to your arse, making driving at any speed above a walking pace feel like a trip on a malfunctioning rollercoaster. No sense having that kind of speed if you can't use it because the car won't stay on the road when you hit bumps.

    Maybe I'm just biased, because I've only really driven big old Citroens with the hydraulic suspension for the past five years. You can run over speed bumps at 40mph without even feeling a ripple, and they outhandle *anything* the same size. I do like the old E30 BMWs, though - I nearly bought an '89 320 Touring from a friend of mine, but was swayed by an '88 Citroen CX 22TRS at the last minute.