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You're assuming the goal is to build the fastest supercomputer in the world. I think the goal is probably closer to "get the computing resources we need at the
by unfamiliar 11y ago
You're assuming the goal is to build the fastest supercomputer in the world. I think the goal is probably closer to "get the computing resources we need at the lowest cost".
- mathetic 11y agoWell, the title literally says "world's fastest computer."
- _delirium 11y agoProbably fluff added by the headline writer to sound more exciting. The White House press release doesn't make world's-fastest claims: https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/07/29/advancing-us-leadership-high-performance-computing https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/07/29/advancing-us-lead...