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Visions Of The Future Of Grid Computing

Posted by timothy on from the reinventing-time-sharing dept.

CaptianGrid writes "Computing grids, or software engines that pool together and manage resources from isolated systems to form a new type of low-cost supercomputer, have finally come of age. BetaNews sat down with some of the world's leading grid gurus to discuss the significance of such distributed technologies and separate grid hype from grid reality."

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  1. yup by froggero1 · · Score: -1, Troll

    I wonder if an IRC botnet whose purpse is to compromise more machines, and to grow the botnet counts...

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  2. Re:Fr0st P1st! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    All my life I have dreamed of getting a first post on slashdot. If it wasn't for horse-fuckers like you, I would be able to live that dream.

  3. This year's pipe dream by SJasperson · · Score: 0, Troll

    And when I was a kid, we'd talk about how cool it would be in the year 2000, when everyone would have flying cars and monorails and rocket ships to get around in. Wake me up when any of this actually makes a difference, OK?

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