Cluster update

[Brad Crotchett]

I'm all behind that.  Great cause.

Brad

On Tue, 2002-12-03 at 17:16, Gerald Combs wrote:
> How about doing regression/stress testing of open source software?  We
> could run a bunch of packages under Hal's memcheck utility, and throw
> random data at them.  Sort of a Q/A department for Freshmeat and
> SourceForge.
> 
> 
> On Tue, 3 Dec 2002, darkweb4 at totalmail.com wrote:
> 
> > here are some more ideas
> > 
> > there is a true random method of obtaining seed numbers for encryption keys, etc. (see google: 
"hotbits").  it wouldn't need a cluster per say, but what could be more geekish than playing with 
mosix and radioisotopes? :)
> > 
> > it wouldn't be practical at all, but it could be fun to load Xaos on the cluster and make some 
really HUGE fractals....anyone have access to a plotter?  (pretty fractal posters :))
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- KRFinch at dstsystems.com wrote:
> > >
> > >Here's some ideas (some serious and most not).  We could:
> > >
> > >- use it to filter the Spam from the kclug mailing list
> > >
> > >- set it up as a war dialer to call telemarketing companies during dinner
> > >
> > >- render something cool, like a sunset flyby of downtown KC, or Toy Story 5
> > >
> > >- generate time-stamped 1024-bit random numbers for some wacky encryption
> > >scheme
> > >
> > >- play Quake REALLY FAST
> > >
> > >- host our own mini search engine of Linux-related documentation
> > >
> > >- set up a web service to automatically translate between English,
> > >Canadian, American, Australian, and Kiwi
> > >
> > >- play chess against some other LUG's cluster
> > >
> > >- handicap horse races to raise enough money to get a bigger booth at ITEC
> > >next year
> > >
> > >- crunch an interesting but nearly useless math problem, like the best way
> > >to call your shots when you play Battleship, a foolproof strategy for
> > >Mancala, or whether it is better to pay or try and roll doubles when you
> > >get sent to Jail in Monopoly
> > >
> > >Well, just some thoughts...
> > >
> > >- Kevin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >                    Jared                                                                      
                        
> > >                    <jared at trios.org>            To:     kclug at kclug.org                       
                        
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> > >                    owner-kclug at marauder.i       Subject:     Re: Cluster update               
                        
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Marvin GodfatherofSoul Bellamy wrote:
> > >> What are you guys going to do with it?
> > >
> > >A Perl script virtual replica of every research project
> > >at Stowers Institute, yielding more accurate results
> > >without killing rats.
> > >
> > >And for only $50, for a savings of $999,999,950.
> > >
> > >Seriously, how about we come up with something that
> > >no other cluster in the world is working on. Any
> > >stark raving visionaries in the LUG?
> > >
> > >-Jared
> > >
> > >ps. as a default, we could simply contribute to SETI or
> > >any of the other global multinode projects...
> > >
> > >
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