By definition, the raison d’être for high-performance computing is high performance, but floating point operations per second (FLOPS) need not be the only measure...Daniel Reed From BLOG@CACM | May 7, 2009 at 02:06 AM
Evolution or revolution, it’s the persistent question. Can we build reliable esascale systems from extrapolations of current technology or will new approaches be...Daniel Reed From BLOG@CACM | April 11, 2009 at 07:51 PM
So many processors on our desktops. Four cores, eight cores, soon we will see hundreds of cores. Almost all of them are going to be idle most of the time. If...Greg Linden From BLOG@CACM | April 9, 2009 at 12:48 PM
We rarely talk about computers as "Electronic Brains" or "Thinking Machines." That seems presumptuous or audacious today. Maybe that's exactly what we need to...Mark Guzdial From BLOG@CACM | March 29, 2009 at 10:38 AM
In 1959, the colorful and brilliant physicist, Richard Feynman, gave a seminal lecture to the American Physical Society entitled, "There's Plenty of Room at...Daniel Reed From BLOG@CACM | March 17, 2009 at 07:34 PM
In this economic downturn, as everyone looks with a wary eye at discretionary spending, it is instructive to consider the role of computing technology and innovation...Daniel Reed From BLOG@CACM | February 18, 2009 at 02:54 PM