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The ten fastest supercomputers on the planet, in pictures Jon...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:34:09 -0600

The ten fastest supercomputers on the planet, in pictures
Jon Brodkin, arstechnica.com

A Chinese supercomputer known as Tianhe-2 was today named the world’s fastest machine, nearly doubling the previous speed record with its performance of 33.86 petaflops. Tianhe-2’s ascendance was revealed in advance and was made official today wit…

fcxiv: Movement MCS

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:16:29 -0600

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Movement MCS

scifigeneration: Science and Space Posters by Ron Guyatt Part...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:50:39 -0600

Space Rocks by Ron Guyatt / posted by ianbrooks.me

Mountain of the Gods by Ron Guyatt / posted by ianbrooks.me

scifigeneration:

Science and Space Posters by Ron Guyatt

Part of a series for spacevidcast.com to help inspire and spread the Good Word of Science! Prints available at etsy.

Artist: Tumblr / Website / Facebook

via ianbrooks

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:49:42 -0600

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:45:06 -0600

"How can anyone think that it’s remotely healthy in a democracy to have the NSA building a massive..."

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:32:54 -0600

“How can anyone think that it’s remotely healthy in a democracy to have the NSA building a massive spying apparatus about which even members of Congress, including Senators on the Homeland Security Committee, are totally ignorant and find “astounding” when they learn of them? How can anyone claim with a straight face that there is robust oversight when even members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are so constrained in their ability to act that they are reduced to issuing vague, impotent warnings to the public about what they call radical “secret law” enabling domestic spying that would “stun” Americans to learn about it, but are barred to disclose what it is they’re so alarmed by? Put another way, how can anyone contest the value and justifiability of the stories that we were able to publish as a result of Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing: stories that informed the American public - including even the US Congress - about these incredibly consequential programs? What kind of person would think that it would be preferable to remain in the dark - totally ignorant - about them?”

- Glenn Greenwald (via jayaprada)