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- eco57, on 11/19/2008, -1/+43No, it can't run Crysis, but it can create the Matrix.
Thus, you'll finally be able to get a girlfriend. - inactive, on 11/19/2008, -16/+46But can they run Crysis?
- Fergawa, on 11/19/2008, -0/+23This article is going to be hilarious in a couple decades.
- inactive, on 11/19/2008, -2/+21praise man and his ability to harness nature
- inactive, on 11/19/2008, -0/+19Hopefully one in a red dress.
- plash, on 11/19/2008, -2/+18ah lets see. any lame played out jokes on digg today?
Crysis joke; um.. i see it there.. check..
windows joke.. ..check.
that matrix joke was an obvious one.. but good job including a burn
surprised there is no penis joke.. Petaflop come'on so easy ..
but to finish it off...
will it blend... - damack, on 11/19/2008, -6/+21It only has 362 terabytes of memory, surely Windows 7 will struggle with such a meager amount.
- tnoy, on 11/19/2008, -1/+13NSA responds: Thats all?
- axela, on 11/19/2008, -0/+11Roadrunner (IBM) 1,1 Petaflops 2483.47 KW KW per petaflops= 2257
Jaguar (Cray) 1,06 Petaflops 6960 KW KW per petaflops= 6566
Roadrunner is 3 times more energy efficent than Jaguar! - shaherazad, on 11/19/2008, -1/+11you know how many bits it would take to simulate every atom in the universe? you know how many atoms it takes to store a bit? not gonna happen.
- Murdats, on 11/19/2008, -4/+14so the cool new thing is to bash a microsoft product that isn't even out yet.
oh wait that's not new - Unriggable, on 11/19/2008, -0/+10http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petaflop
- inactive, on 11/19/2008, -0/+9Even the apple mac book can run Crysis.....at 15fps.
- Spoomeister, on 11/19/2008, -1/+10Galileo had a computer?
- tnoy, on 11/19/2008, -0/+9You might want to try a new major. If you can't see the benefits of degrease in time that is an order of magnitude, then you're hopeless. To even think about "9 seconds" is short sighted.
There are a few ways to look at this, but a few stick out the most.
First, supercomputers like this are typically not used 100% by the institution that owns it. They'll often rent out time to use it. (We're going to pretend all tasks are the same for the math here) Say you're renting out the usage of the supercomputer to another institution for a fixed amount of processor ussage. If the machine is faster by a factor of 10, you're now able to rent out that time slot to 10 people. The fixed costs of CPU time would likely be the same if its one or ten, but setup costs and other fees would be bumped by a factor of 10. However, this assumes a rather universal configurations, which is not too typical for the top 10 supercomputers.
Next, there is the costs of the institution running its own tasks. If there are really big jobs that require special configurations of the hardware and software that effectively tie it to one project, this is costly due to what it CANT do during that time. If that project would be expected to take 10 months using the old system, it can now be done in 1. "Downtime" can be significantly minimized.
Then there is just the fact that it can do more complex tasks in a now reasonable amount of time. If a computation to a degree of accuracy was previously expected to take years, it can now take months. Something that would've taken 10 years, can be done in 1. On the simple basis of scientific advancement, the faster the supercomputer the better. - PhoenixReborn, on 11/19/2008, -1/+10Folding @ Home has pulled more than four times that for awhile.
- TheFoshizzler, on 11/19/2008, -1/+10The joke is tired and has been for a long time.
- kevlar21, on 11/19/2008, -2/+10How long until we can just simulate everything in the universe? and speed it up to see the future…
I only wonder if the simulation would have trouble simulating itself recursively… - Myztry, on 11/19/2008, -3/+11Microsoft - Where preemptive slander becomes reality...
At least they're consistent... - DamnMan, on 11/19/2008, -0/+7Just because our brains "software" is quite happy to divide by zero or return the wrong answers doesn't really change the fact that it does so with incredible speed.
Complex image processing at over 60 FPS while interpreting spoken language, receiving information about trace particles in the atmosphere (smell) and utilizing fine motor coordination and spacial awareness to walk, all of which happens together and in real time. And that's just when you get off your ass and walk to the fridge for a soda. - dtele, on 11/19/2008, -0/+7Is the singularity here yet?
- inactive, on 11/19/2008, -1/+8So, 50 years ago, computers this Large were barley as powerful as a hand held calculator is today...
50 years from now will we be holding petaflop computers in our hands? - lowtolerance, on 11/19/2008, -0/+6and i'm sure you know allllll about microprocessors
- Dylson, on 11/19/2008, -1/+7Fail. Lol.
- Ramble, on 11/19/2008, -0/+6No, it'll be sooner than that. Computing speed so far has followed an exponential increase.
- Myztry, on 11/19/2008, -0/+5The quantity of memory is equally as important. The ability to store and quickly access vast amounts of dependent information.
That's a good part of the reason they can increase 'resolution'. They have the memory to store that extra information, and the processor power to churn it. - Ramble, on 11/19/2008, -0/+5How about computing fluid dynamics over a car to make it more fuel efficient? What about analysing the results from something like the LHC so new medical scanning technology can be developed?
Stick to the business because you clearly have no idea about science. - breadfred, on 11/19/2008, -0/+5Go ahead. Try it. Or are you even more stupid than a retard?
- Murdats, on 11/19/2008, -1/+6it means that when you buy CPU time you now need to buy less, peoples work will get done faster allowing more work to get done, you know all the advantages of something being done faster.
it is a milestone, not a revolutionary advancement. - financedude2, on 11/19/2008, -0/+5Perhaps you should read the article. These computers are meant to run highly detailed simulations such as mapping human synapses and climate change models where resolution plays a huge role in terms of accuracy. The advance in computing power will allow for an exponential more amount of resolution and therefore accuracy and increased modeling capabilities.
It's rather surprising that you mention tvm and then go on to boast about not being impressed about a ten fold reduction in time.
I'd agree with Ramble but it's clear you have no idea about business either. - calmdownppl, on 11/19/2008, -0/+4I like how a Jaguar is on the side of it... it means it can go really fast.
- Murdats, on 11/19/2008, -0/+4voice recognition is actually pretty good with training, the problem is talking clearly to your computer is just not as convenient (or private) as typing.
it also takes up significant resources and requires a decent microphone, costs not everyone is willing to incur - tnoy, on 11/19/2008, -0/+4I use voice searching with my phone frequently. Maybe you just need get with the times, grandpa.
- ghee, on 11/19/2008, -2/+6Not even Crysis can run Crysis.
- o0joshua0o, on 11/19/2008, -0/+4Hopefully soon. But it won't come as the result of some brilliant programmer(s) writing up a program that then "comes alive". It will come as the result of a complex simulation that simulates the very origins of life. It will start at the microorganism level and set the conditions so that the simulated life can evolve on its own. Eventually, this will end up producing highly intelligent, yet simulated beings. Maybe after they've reached a certain milestone, we can contact them and let them know that their entire universe is an elaborate computer simulation.
If the computer is fast enough, all of this evolution will happen in a time frame that seems very short to us. - inactive, on 11/19/2008, -1/+4To TheFoshizzler:
That's what she said. - JMellissa, on 11/19/2008, -1/+4If you like using one of those Peta-Flop computers, does that make you a Peta-phile?
- PaulOwen, on 11/19/2008, -0/+3RIKEN MDGRAPE-3 broke the petaflop barrier nearly three years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIKEN_MDGRAPE-3
Oh but that's not from America, so it doesn't count ... - Meocross, on 11/19/2008, -0/+3Broke the Petaflop barrier o_o!? these computers are reaching Alienatic levels man.
- GawtMilk, on 11/19/2008, -0/+3I thought cloud computing was the future? Processing with Folding@Home has been over the Petaflop barrier for months now.
- TheImaginator, on 11/19/2008, -0/+3Right - now what you do is you string together all the supercomputers and make a grid made out of supercomputers.
Then you work out how to mass produce quantum computers that run on light instead of electricity, and transmit info between rooms and buildings via white OLED's instead of wireless dongles.
Hopefully before I die of old age. - kinship, on 11/19/2008, -0/+2im curious can we program to its full potential?
- GeorgeStone2, on 11/19/2008, -0/+2Psh, it's likely we are.
There will come a point when the human race can simulate a universe and everything in it in a single supercomputer.
There will come a point where the humans in that universe build a computer that can simulate a whole universe.
There will come a point where the humans in that universe build a computer that can simulate a whole universe.
There will come a point where the humans in that universe build a computer that can simulate a whole universe.
There will come a point where the humans in that universe build a computer that can simulate a whole universe.
Statistically, we're living in a computer simulation. - coderdevo, on 11/19/2008, -0/+2These computers run non-stop doing simulations. A computer that is 10 times faster can complete 10 times as many simulations in a year. The slower computers that are a couple years older cost more or less the same as this new computer in acquisition and operating costs.
Think of it as a new factory that can produce 10 times the output without increasing costs. - Pardis, on 11/19/2008, -0/+2I was also expecting someone to post the PetaBear
- Pardis, on 11/19/2008, -0/+2http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nor
Nor
1—used as a function word to introduce the second or last member or the second and each following member of a series of items each of which is negated
2—used as a function word to introduce and negate a following clause or phrase
3 chiefly British : neither - Myztry, on 11/19/2008, -1/+3If Microsoft was willing... to abuse it's install base.
And had some... distributed computing talent.
It'd be only a Windows Update away from the most powerful computing system in the world. - lowtolerance, on 11/19/2008, -0/+2@tnoy: murdata's got it right. using voice commands on a bluetooth is one thing, using voice to replace a keyboard is something totally different altogether, and that is what kurzweil has been preaching about. not knocking his technology, i'm just knocking the prediction.
- ka1sa, on 11/19/2008, -0/+2serious questian here, what os do they use and how do they bench to find out 1.1 petaflops
- knute5, on 11/19/2008, -0/+2Now if they can just fit all that into the iPhone ... c'mon, I'm waiting!
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