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**TinyEvel** · 10:39 PM

This thread will be for discussions about acquiring and using the Console and PlayStation Store and Network and HOME.

Planeteers chime in with who owns and, if you want to, list your PlayStation Network Handle and I'll add it to this list. Or PM me if you're not listed.

LONG LIVE PLAY

-TE

CP username.....PSN username

tinyEvel = (same)
xbarretx = (same)
BuckinKaeding = BuckinKaeding (and) TobiasfunkeMD
Wa-Z = (same)
kcxiv = (same)
Black Ice = TravNasty7
bgguitarman = (same)
rustShack = rustshack
Chiefsfan4Life = CF4L
BigChiefFan = (same)
mikeyis4dcats (same)
jiveturkey = hnosaj2
raiderH8r = hambino714
BWillie007 = bwillie07
oaklandhater = conker121
Sure-Oz = shizzy2001
FireMeBoy = (same)
ZootedGranny = WorthingtonsLaw
dj56dt58 - cwh69
SLAG = Slag_02
Farzin = BusBrain21
HolmeZz = t3hjc
guru = lllgurulll (three small "L"s on each side)
saulbadguy = saulbadguy
bishop_74 = bishop_74
RockChalk = beer_me517
MrFlopnuts = USHLAGRANADA
aturnis = aturnis
okcchief = nolavdop
88TG88 = Lendak6
KCKID58 = KCNUT58
Huffman83 = WarHmr
Tyton75 = Tyton1975
kcmaxwell = kcmax31
priest31kc = priestkc31
rolstrol = rolstrol
KCtotheSB = MMXcalibur
Rausch = Rauschtastic
Kcrockaholic4ife = kcrockaholic
CHENZ A! = drunktyrone
Stryker = lllStrykerlll
reiko57 = reiko57
pestilence = pestilenceaf23
DBSHO = FHWinner
KCFalcon59 = KCFalcon59
Archie Bunker = Woodrow_Call
DMAC = Hytee_Dytee
Onthewarpath58 = JustMuckIt
Kraus = Kraus989
Wyatt Earp = CONeal81
Sofa King = BushwhackerBoyd
Suds79 = sud79
WhitiE = IWhitiEI (capital I on each side of his name)
badmajama = badmajama
QuikSsurfer = NotSureIfSiris
Gonzo = Hntrsdad
Mr Grimm = Milfinator34
Icarus = Chiefmac82
Motherf***erJones = Betelgeuse-123

xbarretx · 03-03-2008, 08:47 AM

Hey Tiny, rustShack also posted his name

psn: rustshack

**TinyEvel** · 03-03-2008, 07:54 PM

Hey guys, I now have PS3 video and audio chat hooked up in my office, so if any of ya'll want to virtually hang out, let me know.

xbarretx · 03-03-2008, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

Hey guys, I now have PS3 video and audio chat hooked up in my office, so if any of ya'll want to virtually hang out, let me know.

nice, and i finially got a HS that works

let me know when you guys are up for some more COD4. i will be on this evening

**Rausch** · 03-03-2008, 09:12 PM

I would just ask the wife but she's asleep. Anyone know if the price has dropped on the two bundles or if they've offered any new PS3 packages yet?...

**banyon** · 03-03-2008, 09:15 PM

Boffin stacks 16 PS3s to simulate black hole collisions

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/02...ng_blackholes/

By Scott Snowden [More by this author]
28th February 2008 00:02 GMT

When most of us arrived home with our newly purchased PS3, we couldn't wait to start annihilating aliens in Resistance: Fall of Man or kicking butt kung fu-style in Virtua Fighter 5. Not astrophysicist Gaurav Khanna - he used his to build a supercomputer.

Khanna now owns a total of 16 PS3 consoles, all linked together to provide the same computing power as a 400-node supercomputer. His set up, which he calls a 'gravity grid', is used to simulate the activity of very large black holes for the Physics Department at the University of Massachusetts.
Rack mounted PS3s at the University of Massachusetts

Stacked Sonies: the 'gravity grid' set up

The project is an attempt to estimate the properties of gravity waves generated by the collision of two black holes. Gravitational waves are 'ripples' in space-time that travel at the speed of light. These were theoretically predicted by Einstein's general relativity, but have never been directly observed.

In order to run his simulation data on the consoles, Khanna had to load the PS3s with Linux. What makes the gaming console more effective than high-end computers for complex research algorithms is the Cell chip built by IBM to process high-end gaming functions.
PS3 cosmology rack

Linux powered

"Linux can turn any system into a general-purpose computer, but for it to work for me I have to run my own code on it for astrophysics applications. The hard part of the job was to make sure my own calculations could run fast on the platform, which meant I had to optimise the written code so it could utilise the new features of the system."
Related stories

The 16 PS3s haven't been physically modified. They're networked together using an inexpensive Gigabit Ethernet switch.

"Overall, a single PS3 performs better than the highest-end desktops available and compares to as many as 25 nodes of an IBM Blue Gene supercomputer," Khanna noted.

More details from Khanna's project site here.

Ultra Peanut · 03-03-2008, 09:19 PM

kcxiv · 03-04-2008, 04:48 AM

Had no clue that you could download Grand Tourismo HD for free. Been so damned long since i played that damn game. One night when i was younger, me and a friend drank all ****ing night playing that game, didnt even sleep and went to work half drunk. lol

xbarretx · 03-04-2008, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kcxiv

Had no clue that you could download Grand Tourismo HD for free. Been so damned long since i played that damn game. One night when i was younger, me and a friend drank all ****ing night playing that game, didnt even sleep and went to work half drunk. lol

how is it?

kcxiv · 03-04-2008, 03:48 PM

Its good. The HD graphics for a ps1 game are very very nice.

Going to get MLB2k8 for my 360 later and going to pick up God of War for the ps2 to play in the ps3. I heard many great thngs about GoW, time to see what its all about.

JBucc · 03-04-2008, 03:51 PM

So Gran Turismo HD is the entire first GT just revamped? I thought it was just a glorified demo of GT5 Prologue.

Eleazar · 03-04-2008, 04:06 PM

somebody's getting jealous...

xbarretx · 03-04-2008, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cochise

somebody's getting jealous...

its me

j/k

xbarretx · 03-05-2008, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kcxiv

Its good. The HD graphics for a ps1 game are very very nice.

Going to get MLB2k8 for my 360 later and going to pick up God of War for the ps2 to play in the ps3. I heard many great thngs about GoW, time to see what its all about.

i d/l'd it and its f-ing sweet. is it only time trials and such and no circuit mode? (ya know where you raced other cars)?

**Buck** · 03-05-2008, 08:51 PM

Who is down for a game of MLB 08 the show, or some Army of Two?

Wa-Z · 03-05-2008, 08:52 PM

nevermind

02-15-2008, 12:58 PM
TinyEvel Just a li'l Evel Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bald. Goatee. Jorts. Casino cash: $2329601	**The OFFICIAL PS3 general discussion thread This thread will be for discussions about acquiring and using the Console and PlayStation Store and Network and HOME. Planeteers chime in with who owns and, if you want to, list your PlayStation Network Handle and I'll add it to this list. Or PM me if you're not listed. LONG LIVE PLAY -TE CP username.....PSN username tinyEvel = (same) xbarretx = (same) BuckinKaeding = BuckinKaeding (and) TobiasfunkeMD Wa-Z = (same) kcxiv = (same) Black Ice = TravNasty7 bgguitarman = (same) rustShack = rustshack Chiefsfan4Life = CF4L BigChiefFan = (same) mikeyis4dcats (same) jiveturkey = hnosaj2 raiderH8r = hambino714 BWillie007 = bwillie07 oaklandhater = conker121 Sure-Oz = shizzy2001 FireMeBoy = (same) ZootedGranny = WorthingtonsLaw dj56dt58 - cwh69 SLAG = Slag_02 Farzin = BusBrain21 HolmeZz = t3hjc guru = lllgurulll (three small "L"s on each side) saulbadguy = saulbadguy bishop_74 = bishop_74 RockChalk = beer_me517 MrFlopnuts = USHLAGRANADA aturnis = aturnis okcchief = nolavdop 88TG88 = Lendak6 KCKID58 = KCNUT58 Huffman83 = WarHmr Tyton75 = Tyton1975 kcmaxwell = kcmax31 priest31kc = priestkc31 rolstrol = rolstrol KCtotheSB = MMXcalibur Rausch = Rauschtastic Kcrockaholic4ife = kcrockaholic CHENZ A! = drunktyrone Stryker = lllStrykerlll reiko57 = reiko57 pestilence = pestilenceaf23 DBSHO = FHWinner KCFalcon59 = KCFalcon59 Archie Bunker = Woodrow_Call DMAC = Hytee_Dytee Onthewarpath58 = JustMuckIt Kraus = Kraus989 Wyatt Earp = CONeal81 Sofa King = BushwhackerBoyd Suds79 = sud79 WhitiE = IWhitiEI (capital I on each side of his name) badmajama = badmajama QuikSsurfer = NotSureIfSiris Gonzo = Hntrsdad Mr Grimm = Milfinator34 Icarus = Chiefmac82 MotherferJones = Betelgeuse-123 Last edited by TinyEvel; 07-25-2013 at 10:39 PM..*
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03-03-2008, 09:15 PM	#170
banyon Supporter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hermosa, SD Casino cash: $10176551	Boffin stacks 16 PS3s to simulate black hole collisions http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/02...ng_blackholes/ By Scott Snowden [More by this author] 28th February 2008 00:02 GMT When most of us arrived home with our newly purchased PS3, we couldn't wait to start annihilating aliens in Resistance: Fall of Man or kicking butt kung fu-style in Virtua Fighter 5. Not astrophysicist Gaurav Khanna - he used his to build a supercomputer. Khanna now owns a total of 16 PS3 consoles, all linked together to provide the same computing power as a 400-node supercomputer. His set up, which he calls a 'gravity grid', is used to simulate the activity of very large black holes for the Physics Department at the University of Massachusetts. Rack mounted PS3s at the University of Massachusetts Stacked Sonies: the 'gravity grid' set up The project is an attempt to estimate the properties of gravity waves generated by the collision of two black holes. Gravitational waves are 'ripples' in space-time that travel at the speed of light. These were theoretically predicted by Einstein's general relativity, but have never been directly observed. In order to run his simulation data on the consoles, Khanna had to load the PS3s with Linux. What makes the gaming console more effective than high-end computers for complex research algorithms is the Cell chip built by IBM to process high-end gaming functions. PS3 cosmology rack Linux powered "Linux can turn any system into a general-purpose computer, but for it to work for me I have to run my own code on it for astrophysics applications. The hard part of the job was to make sure my own calculations could run fast on the platform, which meant I had to optimise the written code so it could utilise the new features of the system." Related stories The 16 PS3s haven't been physically modified. They're networked together using an inexpensive Gigabit Ethernet switch. "Overall, a single PS3 performs better than the highest-end desktops available and compares to as many as 25 nodes of an IBM Blue Gene supercomputer," Khanna noted. More details from Khanna's project site here. __________________ “When war breaks out people say: 'It won't last, it's too stupid.' And war is certainly too stupid, but that doesn't prevent It from lasting.” ~Albert Camus, The Plague.
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