MareNostrum, the World's Most Gorgeous Super-Computer

msparkes — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:47:10 EDT

This is the 9th biggest supercomputer in the world, MareNostrum. It also happens to be the most gorgeous supercomputer in the world, installed in a former chapel with acres of glass and steel. It belongs to the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and is polished daily by hundreds of groveling grad students. Probably.

It has 10,240 CPUs, 20TB of RAM, 280TB of disk storage and runs on SUSE Linux. It can compute at 62.63 teraflops, with a peak performance of 94.21 teraflops, making it the most powerful computer in Europe. [Navel of Narcissus]

Lock Pick Business Card: Sweet Form, Solid Function

Matt Buchanan — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:00:55 EDT

We collect a LOT of business cards throughout the year, and while most of them are far from memorable, every now and then one stands out. But even of the few cool ones I've been handed, none of them are quite as awesome as this lock pick card, which is loaded up with fully functional tools besides looking incredibly sleek and modern. Just don't show it to Patrick Bateman. – Matt Buchanan

[via TechEBlog]

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MareNostrum, the World's Most Gorgeous Super-Computer

Lock Pick Business Card: Sweet Form, Solid Function