This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series CC2015 We’re now moving into the last set of practicum sessions for Conscious Capitalism 2015‘s final day. Purposeful Storytelling: How to Build Community, Inspire Action, and Shift Culture Simon Mainwaring This was one of the more interesting sessions I’ve attended at such an event for some […]
Siri and the Machine, or the Future of HPC
This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series #HPCmattersI was sitting in my hotel room this morning, working on my laptop. Given that it was just me, I thought a little music would be nice. Picking up my iPhone, I flicked it on and held down the button to summon Siri to ask […]
Perspectives and Personas
This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series #HPCmattersRight now I am in India, a land of beauty filled with wonderful people. It has been said India is an assault on all of your senses, I believe that is true. The colors, sounds, flavors and smells exude the essence of foreign and exotic […]
HPC Evolved
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series SC13In 1966 with little fanfare, Douglas F. Parkhill published a book outlining “[a]lmost all of the modern-day characteristics of cloud computing (elastic provision, provided as a utility, online, illusion of infinite supply)”.1 This book, The Challenge of the Computer Utility, published nearly a half-century ago, […]
Matters of Consequence
Recently, I’ve been re-reading Antoine de Saint-Exupéry‘s The Little Prince, which incidentally turns 70 this year. It’s one of those books that is on my “re-read every year or two” list, as it helps remind me of some simple truths. On his journey that eventually brings him to the earth, the Little Prince visits several […]