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Subject: Re: [9fans] killing processes
From: Lucio De Re <lucio@proxima.alt.za>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:21:23 +0200
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> I don't see any point in computing on a file server. CPUs are so cheap. 
> Just throw as many of them as you need at a problem until the problem 
> succumbs to them.

That's the view from a particular location.  Think in terms of limited
resources, like electricity, for example.  Or networking bandwidth.
Or cooling.  And, lastly, multitasking programming skills.

++L