Vincent, All the guys I know, myself, in finance, started in mathematics. Including one Cole medal logician. I'm sure there are some chemists and physicists who got into finance also. I did myself, that was what sucked me into software engineering long ago. we don't necessarily lose our theoretical interests. Peter
On 12/4/08, Vincent Diepeveen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Dec 3, 2008, at 8:25 AM, malcolm croucher wrote: > > Its gonna be used for computational chemisty , not academic but more >> private / entrepreneurship. I been doing a lot of research in this area for >> a while and was hoping to do some more on my own. >> >> > That's most interesting, if i google for your name i just get hits in the > financial world. How's that possible? > > Vincent > > On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 2:11 AM, Robert G. Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Tue, 2 Dec 2008, Lombard, David N wrote: >> >> An acoustic concern. A 1U is quite a bit louder than the normal desktop as >> (1) they use itty-bitty fans and (b) there's no incentive to make them >> quiet, as nobody is expected to have to put up with their screaming... >> >> A good point. I actually like Greg's suggestion best -- consider >> (fewer) 2U nodes instead -- quieter, more robust, cooler. Perhaps four, >> but that strongly depends on the kind of thing you are trying to do -- >> tell us what it is if you can do so without having to kill and we'll try >> to help you estimate your communications issues and likely bottlenecks. >> For some tasks you are best off getting as few actual boxes as possible >> with as many as possible CPU cores per box. For others, having more >> boxes and fewer cores per box will be right. >> >> The reason I like four nodes with at least a couple of cores each is >> that if you don't KNOW what you are likely to need, you can find out >> (probably) with this many nodes and then "fix" your design if/when you >> scale up into production. Otherwise you buy eight single core node (if >> they still make single cores:-) and then learn that you would have been >> much better off buying a single eight core node. Or vice versa. >> >> rgb >> >> >> -- >> David N. Lombard, Intel, Irvine, CA >> I do not speak for Intel Corporation; all comments are strictly my own. >> _______________________________________________ >> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org >> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >> http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >> >> >> Robert G. Brown Phone(cell): 1-919-280-8443 >> Duke University Physics Dept, Box 90305 >> >> Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 >> Web: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb <http://www.phy.duke.edu/%7Ergb> >> Book of Lilith Website: >> http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/Lilith/Lilith.php<http://www.phy.duke.edu/%7Ergb/Lilith/Lilith.php> >> Lulu Bookstore: http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=877977 >> >> >> >> -- >> Malcolm A.B Croucher >> _______________________________________________ >> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org >> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >> http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >> > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >
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