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Casey Bralla on 17 Feb 2014 16:29:18 -0800
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[PLUG] Uses for a Beowulf Cluster?
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- From: Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org>
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- Subject: [PLUG] Uses for a Beowulf Cluster?
- Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:29:07 -0500
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So for no particular reason, I was thinking of setting up a beowulf cluster
(probably virtually at first, then perhaps using Raspberry Pi's)
Then the stunning question arises: What would I use it for?
So my question for this august group is: what use would an average person have
for a supercomputer cluster?
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Casey Bralla
Chief Nerd in Residence
The NerdWorld Organisation
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