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Re:New $1.6B supercomputer project will attempt to simulate ... by cdcarter on Sunday February 03, 2013 @10:35PM (#5162297)
It's beyond exciting that over a whole percent of the money is going to an ethics line.
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Re:New $1.6B supercomputer project will attempt to simulate ... by varjag on Monday February 04, 2013 @04:00AM (#5163169)
Well EU needs to keep humanities grads employed somehow.

But seriously, this project has all the hallmarks of becoming the next Nanotech. As in overly broad, loosely defined, overfunded and with little practical output for the money.

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