As you may have heard, yesterday the U.S. Department of Energy unveiled "Roadrunner," IBM's new supercomputer that is supposed to be the most powerful in the world by a wide margin. It was developed to perform calculations simulating, among other things, nuclear blasts. The idea is to test the aging supply of nuclear warheads without having to actually detonate them, which in general sounds like an excellent idea.
What you probably didn't hear is IBM VP David Turek's description of it as basically "a very souped-up PlayStation 3."
What?
"We took the basic chip design [of a PlayStation] and advanced its capability," Turek said.
So now the only thing standing between us and a nuclear winter is an overpriced game console that occasionally decides to cease all function. One the bright side, this development does give me hope that I can solder my Xbox to my laptop and improve my stock portfolio.
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