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Seven Wonders of the IT World

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the random-stats dept.

C.G. Lynch writes "The computer closest to the North Pole. The most intriguing data center. The biggest scientific computing grid. The little kernel that rocked the world. CIO.com has compiled a list of Seven Wonders of the IT World, some of the most impressive and unusual systems on the planet (and beyond)."

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  1. Re:More than you might suspect... by rk · · Score: 3, Funny

    "After all, Google has been competing with NSA for PhD mathematicians for some time now (and winning) and it seems like a natural fit."

    If only the NSA would offer stock options and a splashy IPO, I'll bet they could get some of those candidates back.

  2. Wonder #8 by turgid · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why anyone pays money for anything from IBM, Microsoft. Oracle or MySQL AB.

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  3. Re:#8... by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Funny

    Steve "Monkeyboy" Ballmer and his Flying Chair Routine.

    The article said WONDERS, not HORRORS.

  4. Re:Slightly Dissapointed by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 3, Funny
    I dont know about other slashdotters but I was rather unimpressed with the 7 wonders of the IT world

    I agree. My name isn't on the list ANYWHERE!!! Geez, come on, people!

  5. Re:The list by idontgno · · Score: 3, Funny

    No; I for one thought CueCat belonged in that slot.

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  6. Re:Small computer running Vista by This_Is_My_Happening · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Voyager computer is the only one that will still be impressive in 5 years. Just wait. In ~250 years when it comes back home it will be even more impressive!
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  7. Forgotten Wonder by Bastardchyld · · Score: 3, Funny

    The lamest one was "small computer that runs Vista". I agree as well, although a better wonder, and slightly more in touch with reality, would have been "any computer that runs Vista well"

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    1. Re:Forgotten Wonder by Hotawa+Hawk-eye · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'd imagine there are computers inside Microsoft running Windows Vista Internal Edition well. Windows Vista IE is like normal Vista, with one small change.

  8. Re:New list needed by maxwell+demon · · Score: 3, Funny

    I agree...

    So I'm compiling a top ten list of reasons to stop making 7 Wonders of the world lists

    1. Wasted bandwidth
    2. They're only for pageview whores
    3. Most of the items are only 'wondrous' because people wonder why the hell its on the list.
    4. If anything really is that wondrous, humans will probably destroy it.
    5. Google will sell the #1 spot to someone else.
    6. I.T. is moving so fast that in a few months, most will be obsolete.

    thats as far as I got. Ok, I'll finish it for you:

    7. It will suffer from the Slashdot effect.
    8. Most Slashdot posters won't read it anyway.
    9. ???
    10. Profit!
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  9. Re:The list by Repton · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would have put "The Internet" on the list, personally.

    It gives you a research lab in all your cities too :-)

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  10. "Google's mum" by ContractualObligatio · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Number of servers: Google's mum."

    The correct phrase is "keeping mum".

    "Google's mum" is what you would say when implying intimate knowledge of Mrs Google, or perhaps her tendency to wear sturdy footwear.