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Russia, Europe Seek Divorce From U.S. Tech Vendors
dcblogs writes "The Russians are building a 10-petaflop supercomputer as part of a goal to build an exascale system by 2018-20, in the same timeframe as the US. The Russians, as well as Europe and China, want to reduce reliance on U.S. tech vendors and believe that exascale system development will lead to breakthroughs that could seed new tech industries. 'Exascale computing is a challenge, and indeed an opportunity for Europe to become a global HPC leader,' said Leonardo Flores Anover, who is the European Commission's project officer for the European Exascale Software Initiative. 'The goal is to foster the development of a European industrial capability,' he said. Think what Europe accomplished with Airbus. For Russia: 'You can expect to see Russia holding its own in the exascale race with little or no dependence on foreign manufacturers,' said Mike Bernhardt, who writes The Exascale Report. For now, Russia is relying on Intel and Nvidia."
The Russians have these abilities, and will be able to develop their own ideas where the Chinese can only copy.
Like they "innovated" during the Communist Era?
VAX: When you care enough to steal the very best.
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I disagree. By 2018 we'll all be in the cloud and not need to worry about petaflops and extraflops and all of those other things that make computing so darn hard.
sysadmins and parents of newborns get the same amount of sleep.
Reminds me of my favorite generic speech template:
"I wish to speak to you all on the important subject of _____. As you all know, much has been done in this area, but there are still a great many things left to do. But knowing this is not enough, it will take real effort and dedication. What we need now is progress. I need progress, I request progress, I demand progress! I am certain, though, that with focus and teamwork, we can continue to make the changes that will allow for a better future. Thank you all for your time."
I am officially gone from
Microsoft forever, faggots, and there isn't a goddamned thing you can do about it.
I'm pretty sure the Russians could still hit Redmond with an ICBM.
Well how about that. A reason to continue using Imperial units.
Wow. No more cappuccino for you, man.
No cappuccino, thank you. I take my caffeine American style, drip brewed with Folger's coffee. And, since the subject is units of measurement, why does Mr. Coffee think that a cup is only six ounces? WTF? I brew twelve cups of java, drink 4 (12 oz) cups, and the coffee is down to those nasty looking dregs. Seems to me that a 12 cup coffee pot should hold just about 96 ounces, which should mean that I get 6 of my (12 oz) cups of coffee, before there are nasty solids visible in the bottom.
It's probably a freaking FRENCH conspiracy!
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