Well not really mine. I do wish that we had bigger ones though. Whilst in the UK I saw a very big one. Yes, at work, I took a peek.
I am not surprised that the “Super size me” nation has the biggest and the most. Yes, the US is well endowed. My two sad little cores make for adequate performance but I’m not trying to visualize anything these days.
Yes, the big guns, supercomputing and where is it all happening? To find out, take a look at Top 500 and try the countries page. We (Australia) are somewhere in the others section. I am always surprised that the UK is so high up.
Scanning the top sites (installations) and seeing mostly the U.S. and Japan, it was interesting to see that the site I was working at is currently 24 on the list (Weather forecasting at the Meteorological Office takes some serious grunt).
Now isn’t Scandinavia a peculiar place. Tiny populations and yet countries like Sweden compete (in so many ways) on a world stage. Cars, mobile phones,… I think we Australians should pay heed!
