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Title: Mira - 10 quadrillion calculations per second
Post by: Clive on February 09, 2011, 20:10: Fasten your seat belts! ;D

LINK (http://www.startribune.com/business/115533889.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1OiP:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUoD3aPc:_2yc:a_ncyD_MDCiU)
Title: Re: Mira - 10 quadrillion calculations per second
Post by: Simon on February 09, 2011, 21:34: :woot:
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Post by: Rik on February 10, 2011, 09:52: I want one, I want one now! ;D
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Post by: Clive on February 10, 2011, 12:00: Sam will beat you to it! ;D
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Post by: Rik on February 10, 2011, 12:05: Undoubtedly. ;D
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Post by: sam on February 12, 2011, 15:47: We have a rack that look very similar to that one :-)

And we are hoping to use some of their supercomputing facilities out there in the next month or so.
Title: Re: Mira - 10 quadrillion calculations per second
Post by: Simon on February 12, 2011, 15:58: :woot:
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Post by: Clive on February 12, 2011, 19:06: See - I knew it! Never knowingly undersold! :laugh:
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Post by: sam on February 13, 2011, 01:09: undersold? :p
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Post by: Clive on February 13, 2011, 08:12: It's the John Lewis advert. :laugh:
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Post by: sam on February 13, 2011, 15:40: oh John Lewis.... posh person you :p
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Post by: Rik on February 13, 2011, 15:54: Actually, they're generally quite competitive and give good warranties. I must admit I prefer to buy there when I can.
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Post by: sam on February 13, 2011, 16:21: yeah.. our wedding list will probably be with them... but it doesn't seem right.
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Post by: Simon on February 13, 2011, 16:28: Well, people could presumably buy the same things elsewhere, if they can find them cheaper?
Title: Re: Mira - 10 quadrillion calculations per second
Post by: Rik on February 13, 2011, 16:32: Quote from: sam on February 13, 2011, 16:21
yeah.. our wedding list will probably be with them... but it doesn't seem right.

In what way, Sam?
Title: Re: Mira - 10 quadrillion calculations per second
Post by: sam on February 13, 2011, 17:17: Quote from: Simon on February 13, 2011, 16:28
Well, people could presumably buy the same things elsewhere, if they can find them cheaper?

oh but that's not the point in the wedding list :-)

I actually have wrote my own software todo this... but well lizzie likes the idea of using a zapper.
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Post by: sam on February 13, 2011, 17:19: Quote
In what way, Sam?

I dunno, just feel like I'm not being very true to my roots... :p
Title: Re: Mira - 10 quadrillion calculations per second
Post by: Rik on February 13, 2011, 17:24: Which are? JL is an ethical company which treats its employees well and fixes the payment for those at the top to a given multiple of those at the bottom. It's as good as you get these days.