#editorial | Logs for 2018-06-25

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[00:10:54] <takyon> 500 Internal Server Error
[00:11:02] <takyon> coinciding with mod points being handed out
[00:11:16] <takyon> ... and we're back
[00:56:28] <Bytram> whereto? http://feedproxy.google.com
[00:56:29] <upstart> ^ 03Huge fireball lights up Russian skies - CNET ( https://www.cnet.com )
[00:56:30] <exec> └─ 13Huge fireball lights up Russian skies - CNET
[02:53:48] <takyon> russia can't catch a break
[02:54:09] <takyon> tunguska, chelyabinsk...
[11:37:49] <Bytram> takyon: well, it *does* contain a significant percentage off all the land on Earth... so that just might raise the odds that when something 'arrives' it would be over Russia.
[11:40:16] <Bytram> ,
[11:40:31] <Bytram> The new TOP500 list is out! https://www.top500.org
[11:40:33] <upstart> ^ 03US Regains TOP500 Crown with Summit Supercomputer, Sierra Grabs Number Three Spot | TOP500 Supercomputer Sites
[11:40:34] <exec> └─ 13US Regains TOP500 Crown with Summit Supercomputer, Sierra Grabs Number Three Spot | TOP500 Supercomputer Sites
[11:41:08] <Bytram> "FRANKFURT, Germany; BERKELEY, Calif.; and KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—The TOP500 celebrates its 25th anniversary with a major shakeup at the top of the list. For the first time since November 2012, the US claims the most powerful supercomputer in the world, leading a significant turnover in which four of the five top systems were either new or substantially upgraded."