World’s top supercomputer from ‘09 is now obsolete, will be dismantled

[SlyPokerDog]

http://arstechnica.com/information-...r-from-09-is-now-obsolete-will-be-dismantled/

 

[julius]

http://arstechnica.com/information-...r-from-09-is-now-obsolete-will-be-dismantled/

I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you do that...

 

[Denny Crane]

Read the comments at the bottom.

Los Alamos wants to have the fastest computer. At taxpayer's expense. Nevermind the one they have is fast enough and costs less to run.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Read the comments at the bottom.

Los Alamos wants to have the fastest computer. At taxpayer's expense. Nevermind the one they have is fast enough and costs less to run.

Yes because everyone knows people's comments are the most accurate part of any article.

 

[Denny Crane]

Yes because everyone knows people's comments are the most accurate part of any article.

It sounds true enough.

I knew guys who worked at the supercomputer center on Maui and they spent gobs of taxpayer money building the fastest LAN in the world every year. For kicks. Bragging rights.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

It sounds true enough.

I knew guys who worked at the supercomputer center on Maui and they spent gobs of taxpayer money building the fastest LAN in the world every year. For kicks. Bragging rights.

Now this is only an if, and a mighty big if at that, but if the United States government wanted to build a super computer that was fast enough to, lets say as an example, to shut down another country's military and infrastructure networks simultaneously do think they would say that's what the computer was for or do you think they would say it's for something like simulating nuclear explosions?

 

[Denny Crane]

You don't shut down other countries' networks with a super computer. You do it with bazillions of simple/cheap computers scattered around the net. Each bombards the other countries' network to the point they're so bogged nothing works. The idea is to saturate their network; all the traffic from the cheap computers adds up.

Or you stick a virus on their key systems, like we (or Israel) apparently did to Iran.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

You don't shut down other countries' networks with a super computer. You do it with bazillions of simple/cheap computers scattered around the net. Each bombards the other countries' network to the point they're so bogged nothing works. The idea is to saturate their network; all the traffic from the cheap computers adds up.

Or you stick a virus on their key systems, like we (or Israel) apparently did to Iran.

yep or just hijck the targeted system...as an aside, did anyone else chatch the developement of a biocomputer? Talk about being able to blow away every existing tech system ..

 

[magnifier661]

You don't shut down other countries' networks with a super computer. You do it with bazillions of simple/cheap computers scattered around the net. Each bombards the other countries' network to the point they're so bogged nothing works. The idea is to saturate their network; all the traffic from the cheap computers adds up.

Or you stick a virus on their key systems, like we (or Israel) apparently did to Iran.

Reminds me of the Korean War.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

the future of computes http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/03/29/digital-evolution-dna-may-bring-computers-to-life/

 

[maxiep]

I guess it couldn't handle Windows 8...

 

[DaLincolnJones]

I guess it couldn't handle Windows 8...

yeah...windows eight is a very bad op system though..

 

[MARIS61]

You don't shut down other countries' networks with a super computer. You do it with bazillions of simple/cheap computers scattered around the net. Each bombards the other countries' network to the point they're so bogged nothing works. The idea is to saturate their network; all the traffic from the cheap computers adds up.

Or you stick a virus on their key systems, like we (or Israel) apparently did to Iran.

There's more than one way to skin a cat!

 

[MARIS61]

Reminds me of the Korean War.

You're a lot older than you look.