Smashing (and) the HPL Benchmark

Once a year I write a column the week before the big HPC show. This year SC10 (a.k.a. the show) will be in New Orleans. I assume very few people will actually read this installment because they are either in the Big Easy, on their way, or running around frantically trying to get ready for their week on Bourbon Street. I fall into the last category. I have have been preparing my Limulus Machine, writing a white paper, helping a few clients, and smashing my thumb with a step ladder.