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El Capitan: New supercomputer is the fastest

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93 points rbanffy | 2 comments | 19 Nov 24 20:52 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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einpoklum ◴[19 Nov 24 21:19 UTC] No.42188197[source]▶
So, they built this supercomputer to test new and more deadly nuclear weapons. That makes me so "happy". I am absolutely not worried about two nuclear powers being close to the brink of direct war, even as we speak; nor about the abandonment of the course of nuclear disarmament treaty; nor about the repeated talk of a coming war against certain Asian powers. Everything is great and I'll just fawn over the colorful livery and the petaflops figure.
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1. rbanffy ◴[19 Nov 24 21:26 UTC] No.42188252[source]▶
The whole point of testing (and making) deadly nuclear weapons is to ensure they are never used again. The Mutually Assured Destruction doctrine has kept us alive through the darkest pf the Cold War (also keeping the Cold War cold). In order to credibly threaten anyone who tries to annihilate you with certain annihilation is with lots of such doomsday weapons. We have lived in this Mexican standoff for longer than we remember.
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2. postalrat ◴[19 Nov 24 21:34 UTC] No.42188332[source]▶
Are are living in the darkest days of the cold war right now.