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Submission + - 16 teraflop Cray to replace IBM at UK Met Office (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Memetic on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @03:16AM

Memetic writes: The UK weather forecasting service the Met Office is replacing its IBM supercomputer with a 16 teraflop,17 petabyte of storage Cray XC40 — Cray's biggest deal outside the US.

It should be 13 times faster than the current system. The aim is to enable more accurate modeling of the unstable UK climate, with UK-wide forecasts at a resolution of 1.5km run hourly, rather than every three as now.

The official release http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ne... has the bare bones, the BBC report, linked has more comparative details.

Comment The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (Score 2) 211

by Memetic on Saturday November 23, 2013 @07:20PM (#45503911) Attached to: Happy 50th Doctor Who

Currently airing on BBC's Red Button and soon to be on demand on iPlayer at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03lv3mj/The_Five(ish)_Doctors_Reboot/ is The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot a self parody by the former Doctors.

Submission + - An Unfair Comparison between an IBM PC and a Apple iPhone4 (hp.com) 1

Submitted by

Esther Schindler

on Thursday April 12, 2012 @04:02PM

Esther Schindler writes: "I wouldn't ordinarily submit an infographic to slashdot, but in this case I think it's the only way to help someone visualize the differences.

We present two electronic products that are incredibly amazing, each in their own right, though separated by 30 years. How does the original IBM PC compare with the Apple iPhone 4? For example, "The most striking difference, perhaps, is that the PC (including its monitor) is almost 1,000 times the size of an iPhone 4, by volume.""

Submission + - An MBA via Facebook, that is free to study (facebook.com)

Submitted by

Memetic

on Thursday October 28, 2010 @07:02AM

Memetic writes: "The London School of Business and Finance have launched the LSBF Global MBA, the first MBA to be delivered by Facebook and also the first free to study MBA.

From today, Facebook users who click to Like the LSBF Global MBA application can immediately start to study a full MBA course, accredited by the University of Wales, at no cost. They only pay once they decide go forward for formal accreditation (examination).

The Facebook app here: http://www.facebook.com/LSBFGlobalMBA

The press release is here: http://www.lsbf.org.uk/GlobalMBA"

Submission + - Silicon or Silicone? UK press failing chemisty 101

Submitted by

Memetic

on Thursday March 01, 2007 @09:05PM

Memetic writes: "Most of the UK press are reporting (and as I type editing!) that the recent fuel contamination is being balamed on Silicon. Most of the British press can't tell the difference between silicon and silicone. Lets hope they are not going for implants. Screen grabs. (Mirror the pics please!)"

Submission + - Script Kiddie Foils Microsoft

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01, 2007 @08:23PM

An anonymous reader writes: A forum user (going by the handle Computer User) over at keznews has successfully created a brute force keygen for Microsoft Windows Vista. Within hours, the news had spread like wildfire to all corners of the internet, garnering public reaction ranging from disbelief to praise. Computer User shortly thereafter posted a statement of regret for 'hacking' Microsoft's unhackable validation. Sarcasm or sincerity?

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