Hm. I don't see how those count as "a whole lot of nothing", but then I'm a physics student, so basic science research doesn't bother me. What sorts of benefits

Hm. I don't see how those count as "a whole lot of nothing", but then I'm a physics student, so basic science research doesn't bother me. What sorts of benefits would you want to see from supercomputing for it to be "useful"? There was a recent Washington Post article on the DoE's supercomputers and the uses they're put to: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/supercomputers-offer-tools-for-nuclear-testing--and-solving-nuclear-mysteries/2011/10/03/gIQAjnngdM_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/sup...