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Government Linux Gaming Supercomputer

Posted by michael on from the dream-come-true dept.

pupkick writes "Wired news has a story about a government supercomputer running Linux that 'pits two opposing teams of soldiers against one another in a fight for control over a city under siege.'"

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  1. Korean/Chinese Soldiers in American Cities by reporter · · Score: 0, Troll
    Consider some recent startling reports: (1) Korean intelligence agent encouraging Korean-Americans to vote against American interests in favor of Korean interests and (2) Chinese funneling of money and weapons to South American insurgents and the presence of Chinese soldiers on the other side of the Mexican border.

    One futuristic but likely scenario is Korean/Chinese soldiers battling American national guardsmen in Los Angeles. When groups like the Korean-Americans refuse to assimilate, they become a problem.

  2. "A" city under siege?? by SpaghettiPattern · · Score: 0, Troll

    "A" city under siege??

    Bagdad or Pyongyang? (I hate non-specific discussions.)

    --

    I hadn't the slightest objection to his spending his time planning massacres for the bourgeoisie... (P.G. Wodehouse)
  3. Re:COOL! A Police Academy 6 simulator by superpulpsicle · · Score: 0, Troll

    Oh please. If this the linux hardware belongs to the government, it'll be...

    Republicans vs. Iraqis.

    Republicans vs. Unemployed

    Republicans vs. Non-upperclass

    I think I am about to get flamebaited to hell by Bush lovers.

  4. Keystone Kops Running this Administration by ortcutt · · Score: 0, Troll

    Did they program into the simulation that we have the Keystone Kops running this administration? They would probably attack the wrong city, with troops with broken down equipment, in search of weapons that aren't there, sparking a nationwide uprising. Supercomputer simulations aren't going to address problems like those. Well, maybe a wiser administration in the near future could use this data.