How The World's Fastest Supercomputer Was Paid For: Stimulus Funds

Posted by rizzn on Wednesday November 18, 2009 @06:36PM
from the siliconangle.net dept.

http://siliconangle.net/ver2/2009/11/18/federal-stimulus-funds-drive-world%e2%80%99s-fastest-supercomputer/

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Re:How The World's Fastest Supercomputer Was Paid For: Stimu... by protomyth on Wednesday November 18, 2009 @07:23PM (#949454)

I hope we fund more supercomputer projects. One of the good things about SDI was the supercomputer funding.

but...

I really question using economic stimulus money for this. That money is meant to get people working now, not research. $19.5 million could have started a lot of small businesses.

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