Csepp 🌢Mar 24
Is there such a thing as high-performance #permacomputing ?  
On one hand, HPC implies centralization. On the other hand, some important tasks like weather prediction or build farms benefit everyone and require centralized infrastructure.
Show threadNelson

@csepp Do they require centralized infrastructure? Remember Seti @ home and folding @ home?

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Show threadPatrick GeorgiMar 24
@skyfaller @csepp Those kinda went out of fashion as hardware became better and better at saving energy. Maybe the concept sees a resurgence with people on PV systems:
Battery full, everything done, the grid isn't keen on taking your energy because it's all overloaded already (and so prices trend negative)? Enable the distributed number cruncher for some common good.
Show threadCsepp 🌢Mar 24
@skyfaller Depends on your trust model and the network.
Show threadkhmMar 26
HPC and distributed computing serve different needs. HPC is for when your massively-parallel job is tightly coupled. Distribution works better with embarassingly parallel work.

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