The problem with large projects like TeraGrid, EarthSimulator and other supercomputer sites is that the underfunded _brilliant_ ideas are left behind by those who can afford to pay for or build these centers and sites.
While TeraGrid is a powerfool tool it is one that thousands of scientists and laboratories are standing in line to use. Meanwhile Distributed Computing is available, cheap and relatively quick.
While it may look good on your project to say you used a IBM BlueGENE or DeepComp 6800 is it really worth the extra cost and waiting in line for your chance to use?
True Distributed Computing is the way to go and shows positive results. Now we just need to tinker with it some more!
I actually just enlisted in the Navy in July and they use the typewriters to input your contract information for term of service.
The CPO that filed out my contract said it was some Navy regulation that the actual agreements and amendments to the contract be typed not printed out and that their be a number of carbon copies.
So now I wonder if they have done away with that reg...
'I think the very first thing you would want to do is fine a good lawyer...'
I think this is an excellent idea. Every aspiring entrepeneur should begin by FINE-ing a good lawyer. Just what the backstabbing, slabbering twits need to rile them up.
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NSF award in August 2001 of $53 million for intial funding of four sites: NCSA, SDSC, CACR, ANL.
Pittsburgh Suprecomputing Center joined in when NSF announced supplementary funding with $35 million.
$10 million was supplied by NSF in September 2003 adding ORNL, Purdue, Indiana U., and TACC.
Total: $98,000,000.00 roughly.
What does government spending on the TeraGrid give you? 4.5 Teraflops distributed...
Nice.
The problem with large projects like TeraGrid, EarthSimulator and other supercomputer sites is that the underfunded _brilliant_ ideas are left behind by those who can afford to pay for or build these centers and sites.
While TeraGrid is a powerfool tool it is one that thousands of scientists and laboratories are standing in line to use. Meanwhile Distributed Computing is available, cheap and relatively quick.
While it may look good on your project to say you used a IBM BlueGENE or DeepComp 6800 is it really worth the extra cost and waiting in line for your chance to use?
True Distributed Computing is the way to go and shows positive results. Now we just need to tinker with it some more!
I actually just enlisted in the Navy in July and they use the typewriters to input your contract information for term of service.
The CPO that filed out my contract said it was some Navy regulation that the actual agreements and amendments to the contract be typed not printed out and that their be a number of carbon copies.
So now I wonder if they have done away with that reg...
'I think the very first thing you would want to do is fine a good lawyer...'
I think this is an excellent idea. Every aspiring entrepeneur should begin by FINE-ing a good lawyer. Just what the backstabbing, slabbering twits need to rile them up.
Give them the good what-for, eh?
Best,
Nevyan