Quadrillion (10 to the 15th power). See space/time.
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-13
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
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- Discussion threads 2008-06-12
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- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- Peta-Scale I/O With the Lustre File System
- This paper describes low-level infrastructure in the Lustre file system that addresses scalability in very large clusters. The features described deal with I/O and networking, lock management, recovery after failure, and other scalability-related issues. The Lustre file system first went into production in Spring 2003 on the Multiprogrammatic Capability Resource...
- White papers 2008-02-01
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- Discussion threads 2008-01-21
- Why can't all Microsoft products be like the XBox?
- My kids got an XBox 360 for Christmas courtesy of their great-grandfather. Needless to say, they were incredibly excited, and understandably so. The system rocks out loud with graphics so immersive that even a simple racing game like Forza 2 just spanks its moral equivalents on the Wii....
- Blog posts 2007-12-25
- Will educational software ever be fun?
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- Discussion threads 2007-12-06
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- Discussion threads 2007-11-17
- The importance of gene targeting and persistence
- This year's Nobel Prize in Medicine went to the discovery of "gene targeting," which is now a vital technique not just in isolating diseases to specific genomes but in producing study subjects. The study subjects in this case are mice, which can now be produced with any...
- Blog posts 2007-10-09
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- Cockfighting webcasters challenge law against depictions of Internet crueltyThe problem with new laws is not what they do . . .. . .it's what they can be TWISTED to do.I look forward to prosecutions of PETA and ALF, who distribute video by the thousands of animals being "intentionally" killed, and...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-12
- Nebraska bans Internet hunting
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- Discussion threads 2007-05-24
- Apple flunks green tech test
- Apple flunks green tech testPuppy MillsI overheard 2 Greenpeace activist talking about how "puppy mills" have already started pre-ordering the octo-core Mac for their inhumane businesses...I'm sooo not buying that iPhone now!Great, and I was just about to get all over the iPhone, but I can't because now Greenpeace says...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-04
- Intel's Teraflop Prototype
- Intel's Teraflop PrototypeWe need New Storage TechnologyALL present day storage operates in the giga region, maximum.We need NEW storage technology like Spintronics that operatesin the peta and tera region of data transfers and data storage capacity. Here is a company that will have symbiotic relationships with Vista and Intel's new...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-12
- Pakistani groups offer animal sacrifice via Net
- Pakistani groups offer animal sacrifice via NetBarbarism At Its FinestI think this article pretty much speaks for itself.Animal and human sacrifice was done away with by the advent of the New Testament, which in turn begat the basic tenants of our advanced Western Civilization.As the wonderful sage, Paul Harvey often...
- Discussion threads 2006-12-20
- Greenpeace, Apple clash over toxic waste
- Greenpeace, Apple clash over toxic wasteGreenpeace is worthlessThey are a overgrown ape that needs to be put down. All they do is hype up junk science and try to pass it along to fellow congressmenHoly S*** !Greenpeace is targeting PVC , what a kick in the pants . All...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-29
- Trixon BBC - Bit & Byte Converter (exe)
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- Software downloads 2006-08-23
- Preparing for Peta-Scale
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- White papers 2006-06-01
- Magnetic tape prototype makes data leap
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- Discussion threads 2006-05-16
- Viruses 'trained' to build tiny batteries
- Viruses 'trained' to build tiny batteriesInteresting stuffSome of the things we are capable of doing really amaze me.Is it just meor does this seem like the prologue to a really bad science fiction movie?Don't let PETA here about thisBoo hoo, the poor little virusesHow Funny That We Can Do This...
- Discussion threads 2006-04-07
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