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New Supercomputer To Reel In Answers To Some Of Earth's Problems

Posted July 29, 2009 8:15 AM

From ScienceDaily: Latest Science News:

The newest supercomputer in town is almost 15 times faster than its predecessor and ready to take on problems in areas such as climate science, hydrogen storage and molecular chemistry. The $21.4 million Chinook supercomputer was built by HP, tested by a variety of researchers, and has now been commissioned for use.

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07/30/2009 4:18 AM

When will the public be allowed to access these computers and ask the question that scientist never think off.

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07/30/2009 5:37 AM

If experience is anything to go by you'll have that power on your desk in less than 20 yrs.

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07/30/2009 6:50 AM

The answer:

Isaac Asimov: Yokester. 1956, Royal Publications Inc.

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07/30/2009 7:42 PM

You mean like "how long will it take a grasshopper with a corkscrew leg to kick the seeds out of a dill pickel"?

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07/30/2009 6:10 AM

OK so what happens when one of these super computers shows the "BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH" ? Does the world end?

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