[DPB101]

the system may be capable of a half trillion operations a second

January second of last year, Bush signed an Executive Order allowing more powerful computers to be exported. Many on the right went ballistic. Bush was just like Clinton! Selling out to BIG BUSINESS and arming our enemies!

The Bush EO alllowed the export of any computer capable of under 190,000 MTOP (Millions of Theoretcial Operations Per Second).

This Sony Playstation cluster is capable of 500,000 MTOPS.

[eno_]

Right you are. Stupid laws do a lot more to turn Americans into criminals and provide excuses for the BATF to kick in doors than they do to make us safer.

[lelio]

The Bush EO alllowed the export of any computer capable of under 190,000 MTOP (Millions of Theoretcial Operations Per Second).
This Sony Playstation cluster is capable of 500,000 MTOPS.
That hits the nail right on the head: are we going to stop exports of PS2's to China as they can all be tied together? This isn't like nascar racing where you can require restrictor plates on cars, you can shop anywhere and tie anything together in the tech world.