telegraph.co.uk— Leading scientists are turning to the extraordinary power of games consoles to do their sums and simulate everything from colliding black holes to the effects of drugs.
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please, do read: it shows exactly how people let jealousy and repressed fanboysm cloud their judgement.grid computing is about the grid, not the individual nodes. by looking at the OS statistics, anyone with more than 3 brain cells will realize that:- even though GPUs are more powerful individually, they're currently not flexible enough to handle a whole bunch of tasks- just a few 10000s Ps3 managed to break the petaflop barrier and dwarf anything else (including the few GPU dudes)- a gazillions people are buying Ps3s for gaming and media centers so these numbers are gonna get a 100x within a couple years
I did. 99% of the article talks about how consoles are being used as supercomputers. Wii is given a tiny IRRELEVANT blurb at the bottom, about it being used by people other than scientists for completely different purposes. Most likely just to appease the Nintendo fanboys not to get pissed off about an article devoted to pro-PS3And which console lets you use it as a supercomputer? Not the Wii.
That was what one might call a "zing"! It's a one line gag, that's all, not an attack. We are well aware that there are games for the PS3, thank you. The joke is in that of the few that are exclusive only a couple are any good./That's what she said!
I agree with the comment on distributed computing. There is a a huge amount of technological sophistication underling gaming. On the server side there are huge computing facilities with complex control mechanisms. Take a peak at this wiki for a glimpse into that world: <a class="user" href="http://wiki.scinterface.com">http://wiki.scinterface.com</a>
Closed AccountFeb 17, 2008
I use drugs to enhance the effects of video game consoles.
zapassFeb 17, 2008
please, do read: it shows exactly how people let jealousy and repressed fanboysm cloud their judgement.grid computing is about the grid, not the individual nodes. by looking at the OS statistics, anyone with more than 3 brain cells will realize that:- even though GPUs are more powerful individually, they're currently not flexible enough to handle a whole bunch of tasks- just a few 10000s Ps3 managed to break the petaflop barrier and dwarf anything else (including the few GPU dudes)- a gazillions people are buying Ps3s for gaming and media centers so these numbers are gonna get a 100x within a couple years
Closed AccountFeb 17, 2008
I did. 99% of the article talks about how consoles are being used as supercomputers. Wii is given a tiny IRRELEVANT blurb at the bottom, about it being used by people other than scientists for completely different purposes. Most likely just to appease the Nintendo fanboys not to get pissed off about an article devoted to pro-PS3And which console lets you use it as a supercomputer? Not the Wii.
nin10dudeFeb 17, 2008
Your comment has nothing to do with the one you replied to.
nospinhereFeb 18, 2008
I know, I don't follow digg's s**tty comment system so I always comment in the first available space. You're welcome.
coyote1284Feb 19, 2008
That was what one might call a "zing"! It's a one line gag, that's all, not an attack. We are well aware that there are games for the PS3, thank you. The joke is in that of the few that are exclusive only a couple are any good./That's what she said!
topher06Feb 19, 2008
That joke was hilarious, if it was used 14 months ago.
topher06Feb 19, 2008
If you own a PS3 and don't know what to do with it, it speaks more about how lame you are then anything else.
topher06Feb 19, 2008
Again, another Xboy latching on to 2006 insults for the PS3. Hey, when you have a new thought, let us all know.
howardtoFeb 22, 2008
I agree with the comment on distributed computing. There is a a huge amount of technological sophistication underling gaming. On the server side there are huge computing facilities with complex control mechanisms. Take a peak at this wiki for a glimpse into that world: <a class="user" href="http://wiki.scinterface.com">http://wiki.scinterface.com</a>