Powers Unfiltered

An entrepreneur’s journey into grid computing and partnering with Microsoft, by John Powers

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HTC Week, Days 1-3

November 29th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Dan and I arrived in Scotland on Monday after a long but trouble-free journey (thanks, British Airways and BellaTerra Travel). After attempting to catch up on sleep Monday night (I can’t sleep on planes, day or night, no matter how long the trip…), we attended Day 1 of High Throughput Computing Week at the UK [...]

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High-Throughput Computing — Going to Scotland!

November 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

I have been invited to speak at a conference on High Throughput Computing at the UK National e-Science Center in Edinburgh next week.  This is extraordinary on a number of levels.

First, the event is called “High Throughput Computing Week.”  If someone had told you five years ago that there was a “High Throughput Computing Day,” [...]

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First few weeks with my new phone — HTC TyTN

April 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments

OK, it’s hard to admit, but I am nowhere near the gadget guy that many of my friends are.  Don’t get me wrong — I love new toys, and I consume my fair share of clever devices.  But I am much more likely to see what Rob or Nathan thinks of a new device before [...]

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