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Los Alamos Fire Idles NSA Supercomputer

ygslash writes "Among the many facilities shut down since Monday at Los Alamos National Laboratory due to the approaching wildfire is Cielo, one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. The National Nuclear Security Administration's three national laboratories - Los Alamos, Sandia, and Lawrence Livermore - all share computing time on Cielo, according to Associated Press." Update: 06/30 14:48 GMT by S : As readers have pointed out, this article refers to the National Nuclear Security Administration, not the National Security Agency. Summary updated to reflect that.

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  1. maybe its just me by papasui · · Score: 3, Funny

    but I had to read that headline about 4x to understand it.

  2. lp0 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    > WARNING: Job halted - lp0 on fire