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		cdcarter on Feb 4, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New $1.6B supercomputer project will attempt to si... It's beyond exciting that over a whole percent of the money is going to an ethics line.

varjag on Feb 4, 2013 [–]

Well EU needs to keep humanities grads employed somehow.

But seriously, this project has all the hallmarks of becoming the next Nanotech. As in overly broad, loosely defined, overfunded and with little practical output for the money.

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