• @megopie@beehaw.org
    link
    fedilink
    2
    edit-2
    16 hours ago

    That’s still not very much compared to most data centers. Like, 7000 terabytes is a lot of storage for one person, but it barely even registers compared to most modern data centers.

    Also, 2800 desktops networked together isn’t really a super computer or a data center.

    such a network is interesting as a scientific tool for gathering and processing data, certainly, but not a data-center and not a super computer.

    • ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔
      link
      fedilink
      English
      28 hours ago

      But being accurate with the headline makes it less click baity. 😏 Honestly, this article is scant on details.

      Data centers don’t usually have an “X-ray polarization detector for picking up brief cosmic phenomena.” Like you said, it seems more like a scientific tool than an actual “data center.”