tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post6633071369370943401..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Saddam's Last Laugh (Or, How to Control the World With PlayStation 3s)George Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-64232848797186319852008-03-15T17:33:00.000-04:002008-03-15T17:33:00.000-04:00Sorry, it was an xbox that is the controller for t...Sorry, it was an xbox that is the controller for the "Crusher" DARPA project, not a playstation.crosspatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202499155608563500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-64918676215251774582008-03-15T13:23:00.000-04:002008-03-15T13:23:00.000-04:00Linux folks had a Cray competitive cluster of PS2s...Linux folks had a Cray competitive cluster of PS2s about the time Saddam was caught with his shipment. The open source programing was freely available and downloadable!<BR/>The hack was also done to the Xbox and if all one wanted was a cheap computer it was more powerful than a "real" low dollar computer. The Graphics were not as powerful, but Saddam wasn't looking to host Doom Tourneys. He had enough power in a cluster (if finished) to not only control a UAV, but run several. He'd have had close to what is claimed for the Crays No Such Agency had at the same time.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904120914423802777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-32377493934538502182008-03-14T17:14:00.000-04:002008-03-14T17:14:00.000-04:00I believe that playstations are currently being us...I believe that playstations are currently being used in autonomous ground vehicles such as the one recently displayed.crosspatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202499155608563500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-61515950420956537832008-03-14T08:24:00.000-04:002008-03-14T08:24:00.000-04:00Saddam was supposedly using Playstation 2s, not th...Saddam was supposedly using Playstation 2s, not the newer Playstation 3s. Clustering videogame consoles is not a big deal. It is quite easy to do with the original Xboxes. Just google "cluster computing" and any one of the following: PS2, PS3 or Xbox.owr084https://www.blogger.com/profile/01387774420107628389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-27480772568358265622008-03-14T00:33:00.000-04:002008-03-14T00:33:00.000-04:00In fact, PS3's have already been used as a cheap w...In fact, <A HREF="http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/02/28/ps3s_put_to_use_simulating_blackholes/" REL="nofollow">PS3's have already been used</A> as a cheap way to build a supercomputer. And they're far under-estimating the comparative costs, for certain kinds of physics simulations PS3's are orders of magnitude more cost-efficient than traditional CPU's.Dave Rickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567136316289610947noreply@blogger.com