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On 9/21/12 11:42 AM, Prentice Bisbal wrote: > No, you think it's a lie. > > This is inappropriate for this list. > > -- > Prentice > > On 09/21/2012 11:16 AM, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >> you post something about HPC in iceleand, but we all know that's a lie. >> That's what i wrote. >> >> On Sep 21, 2012, at 4:50 PM, Prentice Bisbal wrote: >> >>> Vincent, >>> >>> The beowulf mailing list is for discussing matters related Linux beowulf >>> clusters, and HPC in general. In practice, this list has always allowed >>> a lot of leeway and discussions often veer of tangentially into the >>> science, technology, and the business/politics surrounding HPC. >>> >>> Even with the large amount of leeway observed on this list, your post >>> below is inappropriate. After reading it several times, your post >>> appears to contain nothing more than a political attack on Germany. I >>> can find nothing in your post related to Linux clusters, HPC, science or >>> technology. >>> >>> There are plenty of forums on the Internet for discussing politics. This >>> is not one of them. Please post your political attacks elsewhere. >>> >>> -- >>> Prentice >>> >>> >>> On 09/21/2012 10:21 AM, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >>>> Typical German marketing. >>>> >>>> Say A, do B. >>>> >>>> Knowing how German industry works, they probably will deploy one >>>> computer there when they sell a few more BMW's in Iceland. >>>> In the meantime their top secret crunching runs on browncoals in >>>> Germany of course. >>>> >>>> A lot cheaper than 4.3 cents a kilowatt hour browncoals are. >>>> >>>> An article today in the newspaper suggested German Minister Altmaier >>>> announced more or less he wants to quit solar panel >>>> subsidies, and for now announces to dramatically lower it, >>>> which of course in combination with getting rid of nuclear reactors >>>> means they're gonna burn even more coals in Germany, >>>> as *somewhere* they need this huge amount of energy for their >>>> industry. We're speaking about a 50000 megawatt or so. >>>> >>>> Usually they calculate with householeds and ignore the 90-95% of >>>> energy that companies and especially industry consumes... >>>> >>>> Germany is world champion in saying A and doing B. >>>> >>>> On Sep 21, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Prentice Bisbal wrote: >>>> >>>>> Another news article about datacenters and HPC in Iceland. >>>>> -- >>>>> Prentice >>>>> >>>>> http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-09-20/ >>>>> bmw_finds_cool_locale_for_hpc_cluster.html >>>>> September 20, 2012 >>>>> >>>>> BMW Finds Cool Locale for HPC Cluster >>>>> Robert Gelber >>>>> >>>>> Automaker BMW is getting ready to deploy an HPC cluster to run >>>>> simulations for designing it next-generation ultimate driving >>>>> machines. As with any supercomputing installation, this one is >>>>> bound to consume plenty of energy, which translates to high >>>>> operational expenses. So the car company decided to search for an >>>>> efficient and environmentally friendly plan to manage their system. >>>>> They settled on locating the machine at Verne Global’s Ásbrú >>>>> datacenter in Iceland. >>>>> >>>>> September 20, 2012 >>>>> BMW Finds Cool Locale for HPC Cluster >>>>> >>>>> Robert Gelber >>>>> >>>>> Automaker BMW is getting ready to deploy an HPC cluster to run >>>>> simulations for designing it next-generation ultimate driving >>>>> machines. As with any supercomputing installation, this one is >>>>> bound to consume plenty of energy, which translates to high >>>>> operational expenses. So the car company decided to search for an >>>>> efficient and environmentally friendly plan to manage their system. >>>>> They settled on locating the machine at Verne Global’s Ásbrú >>>>> datacenter in Iceland. >>>>> >>>>> The country has become an interesting option for datacenter users >>>>> because of its perpetually cool climate and cheap energy. >>>>> Electricity in the island nation costs roughly 4.3 cents per >>>>> kilowatt-hour, thanks to an abundance of renewable energy sources. >>>>> The country generates most of its electricity from glacier-fed >>>>> rivers and geothermal vents. Given these resources, it’s no >>>>> surprise that Verne Global decided to setup their large scale >>>>> computing facility at an abandoned NATO Air Force base located in >>>>> the city of Keflavík. >>>>> >>>>> Data Center Knowledge reported that Mario Mueller, BMW’s vice >>>>> president of IT infrastructure and chair at the Open Data Center >>>>> Alliance (ODCA), brought up the company’s plans at this year’s >>>>> Intel Developer Forum. The car company will be Verne Global’s fifth >>>>> customer after CCP Games, Datapipe, Opin Kerfi and GreenQloud. It >>>>> will also follow ODCA usage models to guide the cluster’s build. >>>>> >>>>> This is certainly not the first time a company or organization has >>>>> considered alternative approaches to providing energy and cooling >>>>> to a large computing installation. Apple is utilizing solar panels >>>>> and methane gas from a local landfill to generate electricity for >>>>> their iCloud datacenter. The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) >>>>> deployed a top 10 cluster in an oil submersion cooling system and >>>>> Facebook built one of the world’s most efficient datacenters in >>>>> Prineville Oregon using designs from the Open Compute Project.The >>>>> country has become an interesting option for datacenter users >>>>> because of its perpetually cool climate and cheap energy. >>>>> Electricity in the island nation costs roughly 4.3 cents per >>>>> kilowatt-hour, thanks to an abundance of renewable energy sources. >>>>> The country generates most of its electricity from glacier-fed >>>>> rivers and geothermal vents. Given these resources, it’s no >>>>> surprise that Verne Global decided to setup their large scale >>>>> computing facility at an abandoned NATO Air Force base located in >>>>> the city of Keflavík. >>>>> >>>>> Data Center Knowledge reported that Mario Mueller, BMW’s vice >>>>> president of IT infrastructure and chair at the Open Data Center >>>>> Alliance (ODCA), brought up the company’s plans at this year’s >>>>> Intel Developer Forum. The car company will be Verne Global’s fifth >>>>> customer after CCP Games, Datapipe, Opin Kerfi and GreenQloud. It >>>>> will also follow ODCA usage models to guide the cluster’s build. >>>>> >>>>> This is certainly not the first time a company or organization has >>>>> considered alternative approaches to providing energy and cooling >>>>> to a large computing installation. Apple is utilizing solar panels >>>>> and methane gas from a local landfill to generate electricity for >>>>> their iCloud datacenter. The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) >>>>> deployed a top 10 cluster in an oil submersion cooling system and >>>>> Facebook built one of the world’s most efficient datacenters in >>>>> Prineville Oregon using designs from the Open Compute Project. >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin >>>>> Computing >>>>> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >>>>> http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin >>>> Computing >>>> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >>>> http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing >>> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >>> http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf -- Mike Davis Technical Director (804) 828-3885 Center for High Performance Computing jmdav...@vcu.edu Virginia Commonwealth University "Never tell people how to do things. 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