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Eight PS3 'Supercomputer' Ponders Gravity Waves

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

Jamie found a story about a inexpensive supercomputer being used by an astrophysicist to research gravity waves. The interesting bit is that the system is built using 8 PS3s. Since nobody is actually playing games on the system, it makes sense to use them for research projects like this, but I really wonder now what is defining 'Supercomputer'... I mean, a hundred PS3s sure, but 8? I think we are de-valuing the meaning of the word 'super' :)

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  1. Lick my balls, Rob Malda! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    For modding parent flamebait

  2. Re:Inexpensive, eh? by corky842 · · Score: 0, Troll

    They must have gotten them for free. Nobody has one in stock.