Consider that the DoD if possible sources Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) equipment. Especially for a research effort, building a dedicated Cell system is out of the question.
Then consider what else is available with Cell processors: production blade systems which have a cost and reliability factor much higher than PS3's, which probably isn't really what they want for a research project where the machines will probably be tossed once the results are in.
I've wondered about this in conjunction with all the wind farms being set up as well. Where's the international concern about GLOBAL STILLING??? I mean, it's bad enough that everything is getting hotter, but now everyone is trying to kill the breeze too!
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Consider that the DoD if possible sources Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) equipment. Especially for a research effort, building a dedicated Cell system is out of the question. Then consider what else is available with Cell processors: production blade systems which have a cost and reliability factor much higher than PS3's, which probably isn't really what they want for a research project where the machines will probably be tossed once the results are in.
I've wondered about this in conjunction with all the wind farms being set up as well. Where's the international concern about GLOBAL STILLING??? I mean, it's bad enough that everything is getting hotter, but now everyone is trying to kill the breeze too!