On 6 Apr 2006, at 5:11 am, Chris Dagdigian wrote: > > Looks like I'll still continue to be a grid computing cynic in > 2006. Nothing has really changed -- I look around and see lots of > hype and little one-off "grid" projects that will never live or > grow beyond their initial rollout phases (or the lifespan of the > academic grant). Also I'm seeing more academic and industry folk > who demand (or think they *really need* ) WAN-scale grids for no > clear practical, scientific, IT or business reason. Odd. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one of that opinion. Actually, I suspect most of us on this list are of that opinion. :-) Tim