I know nothing about how supercomputers actually work, but here's a hypothetical comparrison in terms of mhz:
A. 1 supercomputer running @ 100,000 mhz
B. 100 nodes running @ 1000 mhz
Naturally choice B. would be cheaper to assemble and operate, but A has the advantage of actually processing all that information locally at those speeds, which would be better for things that require real time processing.
Games, for example, require real time processing, but of course no one runs games on supercomputers. I dunno what exactly they run, but there must be plenty of applications where local real-time performance is more desireable than a large group of cheap nodes.
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Beware of the elusive...
You got the right guy, but wrong motive.
RMS is really just paving the way for HURD !!!
Linux is a buzzword as far as the press is concerned. As such, people's wildest dreams about it have a considerable amount of leeway.
Oh and First post!
I have a straightjacket you can borrow...
You mean Articles of Confederation?
Well lets see. They own "0", so thats about half the code, give or take...
I guess that means retail Linux is worth approximately 2x $699
Oh god no. No no no NO!
Now you will have to pay $699,000,000 in damages for posting the next step of SCO's secret business plan in bublic.
Dude, the RIAA and SCO have nothing to do with each other.
What is FAI (Football Association of Ireland?) and what rules do they have governing this?
No contact!
(Anyone else been forced to watch Airbud 3? Didn't think so..)
Like, say, $37000 apiece? ...
If only the feature were built into slashcode
Cruise missles have a place in war because they are a damn fast, "fire and forget" sort of weapon.
But they are also outrageously expensive!
Where/How the hell is a drug cartel going to get one?
For smuggling, price/payload ratio is absurd.
Which is why, by comparison, us nerds don't fare so well at clandestine activity.
Someone please just add "gentoo" to the fscking lameness filter!
Too soon! I'm still compiling the last version
Time to upgrade that PDP-10
GPL it
Well at least its actually being done, as opposed to filmed...
Regardles, we all know you can't combine the energy output of the human body with "a form of fusion."
I think the most exciting application will be powering embeded 2.5" 100gb hard drives ;)
Very interesting, here it is reformated:
I'm part of a group that put a proposal in for LifeLog. This project seems like a good tie-in. More info on LifeLog: DARPA page
Please see the following articles if you are interested in reading what others have to say about it:
* CBS News: A Diary That Never Sleeps
* Geek.com: DARPA looking to record lives of interested parties
* The Oregonian: Step into one man's world, as recorded by the Pentagon's planned LifeLog
* Timesunion: Your diary's got nothing on LifeLog
I know nothing about how supercomputers actually work, but here's a hypothetical comparrison in terms of mhz:
A. 1 supercomputer running @ 100,000 mhz
B. 100 nodes running @ 1000 mhz
Naturally choice B. would be cheaper to assemble and operate, but A has the advantage of actually processing all that information locally at those speeds, which would be better for things that require real time processing.
Games, for example, require real time processing, but of course no one runs games on supercomputers. I dunno what exactly they run, but there must be plenty of applications where local real-time performance is more desireable than a large group of cheap nodes.
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I doubt the use is heavy enough for maintainance to be a big issue.
Are you left eyed?
"Morse Code Migrating To .NET" ?
Dear editors,
The year is 2003, not 1903. We don't want to read about Morse code and rechargeable batteries!