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Hurricane Simulator to Destroy Full Size Building
Anonymous Coward writes "This is a shameless plug, but I thought Slashdot readers might be interested in the hurricane simulator system the company I work for (Cambridge Consultants) helped develop for the University of Western Ontario. The BBC article is light on the kind of technical details Slashdot readers enjoy, so here are some titbits. The servomotors for the 100+ valves are controlled over an IPv4, gigabit Ethernet network connected to an Athlon dual-core AMD64 PC. The entire real-time control system runs on this machine, utilizing well above 90% of each processor core, and roughly 30% of the network capacity. The sampling frequency of the control system places a huge demand on the machine, with about 70,000 context switches taking place every second. Yes, it runs Linux. "
No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.
"light on the kind of technical details"... That must be the most random, arbitrary hyperlink I have ever seen.
Patrick Doyle
I mod down every jackass who puts his moderation policy in his sig. Oh, wait a sec....
Typical Slashdot article: instead of mainly wondering about the force the device can generate and/or the effects of the generated force, the first thing the poster mentions is the type of network it utilizes and the fact that "OMG IT RUNS TEH LINUX!!1". Thanks for the info.
STFU mr. gay faggot troll.
PS, ever heard of GNAA? You're not cool enough to join.
GNAA IS DEAD WHERE IS PENISBIRD?
Pathetic suburbanite homosexuals --> Back of the bus