Comments on: IBM Roadrunner Supercomputer Shatters Record

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:21:53 +0000

Scientists always find new discoveries in things people question at first.

Who knows, maybe they’ll find more proof towards the big bang. Maybe they’ll find new forms of matter. There is a lot going on during a nuclear explosion and they want to know what all of it is.

By: Vic

Vic — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:43:46 +0000

Wow! A 133M dollar powerful machine! So powerful. I want to have it in my business operation. But oh, my business is just worth a 1,000 dollar. LOL. But can they create that so powerful machine as a movable portable object like a laptop? Lol

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:01:41 +0000

Alexandre wrote:

I’m not concerned about numbers. I’m talking about CPUs like used in PS3 and nightly “classified” LAN partys… This would be wonderful!

Ahh, gotcha! That would make for a good LAN party.

By: Alexandre

Alexandre — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:25:03 +0000

I’m not concerned about numbers. I’m talking about CPUs like used in PS3 and nightly “classified” LAN partys… This would be wonderful!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:59:43 +0000

Alexandre wrote:

Hi Ryan!You forgot to mention the “12,960 ‘improved’ Cell processors (yes, like those powering your PS3)” according to Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2008/0.....-petaflop/

That would be the 6,480 dual-core Opterons that I mentioned. Engadget just counted each core individually, which equals the 12,960 figure they came up with.

By: Alexandre

Alexandre — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:16:50 +0000

Hi Ryan!

You forgot to mention the “12,960 ‘improved’ Cell processors (yes, like those powering your PS3)” according to Engadget: [engadget.com]

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:25:30 +0000

StationStops.com wrote:

Seriously, WTF is so interesting about the first few moments of a nuclear detonation that we need to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on this stuff?

It's going to be used for other stuff too they said, but that was just one of the main highlights. My guess is that by simulating the early part of the nuclear explosion they'll be able to determine the radius it will cover.

By: StationStops.com

StationStops.com — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:34:58 +0000

Supercomputers are cool, but…

Its disgusting how much money we have to spend just in *computing* power to support nuclear weapons.

Seriously, WTF is so interesting about the first few moments of a nuclear detonation that we need to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on this stuff?

Oh and of course these computers not only compute, but depreciate, at the speed of light.