[blu] Big BLU Super Computer

[drew at drewtaylor.com (Drew Taylor)]

Bob Gorman wrote:

> http://www.flashmobcomputing.org/
> 
> I find the idea of a "Cluster Fest" (CF) enticing.  Bring a machine,
> build up the OS, work it into the cluster.  Perhaps the meeting
> before the CF could be about clustering.

I would love a good presentation about clustering. At YAPC::NA this year 
we viewed the University cluster center. I was appropriately wowed by 
all the computing power they had (and requisite cooling!). So clusters 
are one of those "cool, I'd like to know more" sort of things.

> You could still build a "Jalopy Cluster", AKA Big BLU.  As a side
> effect, build a mini-how-to-faq which could be distributed in advance
> of the CF.

Documentation == good!

> It seems that building such a beast is more about the process and
> less about what to do with it afterwards.

Exactly! Run RC5 or Seti at home for all I care. I just want to learn more 
about how to setup the thing, and then later I'll worry about what I 
might use it for. :-)

Drew
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