Oh, the irony! Intel’s supercomputer, called the Encanto and ranking number 32 on the Green500 list, was called into service to forecast the spread of oil from the Gulf of Mexico. Consisting of 3,500 quad-core Xeon processors, the 28-cabinet, water-cooled system helped the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) predict the spread of undersea oil […]
An Interwebs Oil Spill
What if BP’s oil spill sullied the pipes of the Intertubes? It could could look something like this. A Cleaner Future’s Instant Oil Spill allows visitors to BP-ify their favorite sites. As you can see in the screenshot above,…
Stats of the Day: BP Oil Spill Google Results
As of today, these are the number of Google search results (general Web, not News, Images, Blogs, etc.) for the BP oil spill versus the Exxon Valdez oil spill. As you can see below, BP is catching up to…
Infographic: Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Sometimes, nothing beats a good infographic to put things in perspective. Sure, the NASA pics are compelling, but this image from GDS Digital gives us the low down in terms that we can wrap our heads around. (Click the image…
