“Supercomputer” is up there with “Boffins” as words that are only exclusively used by British journalists in the media. Even my boomer parents know what an algorithm is. - ThreadSky

sbienkowski.bsky.social • 95 days ago

“Supercomputer” is up there with “Boffins” as words that are only exclusively used by British journalists in the media. Even my boomer parents know what an algorithm is.

Reposted from Opta Analyst

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Following Manchester City's defeat to Spurs and Liverpool's win at Southampton, here are the updated numbers from the Opta supercomputer.

Liverpool are very much the team to beat.

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sotarmurre.bsky.social•95 days ago

Also in 80s movies.

ericnicolson.bsky.social•95 days ago

Briefs. Broken his silence. Lifted the lid. I could go on....

antiquetoke.bsky.social•94 days ago

Wait they not the same tho right? the super computer runs the algorithm, but I get your point

sbienkowski.bsky.social•94 days ago

The supercomputer doesn’t exist

antiquetoke.bsky.social•94 days ago

Nah it's an old term, obsolete probably, even our phones are super computers ect, but I always thought about the term as reference to machine processing the data. But that's just me and I'm officially crazy. It's more fun I think

antiquetoke.bsky.social•94 days ago

Cos that's what the super computers did process primitive algorithms, anyway have a nice day I will not change my sci thinking regardless

antiquetoke.bsky.social•94 days ago

Final point on a meaningless discourse because I'm sure you are correct in most contexts, my reasoning is presumably why opta uses the term super computer, it's a call back.

guilfoos.com•94 days ago

There is actually an annual conference I just got home from called "Supercomputing" that had 18k attendees. Occurs every year. Its a real term about a real field about real computers that cost millions of dollars.

antiquetoke.bsky.social•94 days ago

Yeah turns out super computers never left us, but I just like to have fun with shit that doesn't matter I'll die on the wrong hill if it's harmless

sbienkowski.bsky.social•94 days ago

Oh I’m sure there are supercomputers. And quantum computers. I just don’t think sports websites use them 😂

antiquetoke.bsky.social•94 days ago

I think you completely missed my point, I am fully aware opta don't have a super computer, but the term is reference to the old university supercomputers that processed data. So I think about it like that.

guilfoos.com•94 days ago

Yes, whatever Opta is doing is almost certainly being done on a macbook

sbienkowski.bsky.social•95 days ago

(I should add that I adore the analyst and the guys that run it ❤️)

styrmann.bsky.social•95 days ago

Boffins in anoraks tinkering on their supercomputers in garden sheds

Bingo.

sbienkowski.bsky.social•95 days ago

crmckinnon.bsky.social•94 days ago

"Supercomputer SMASHES woke Europhile Boffins' EPL predictions" - the S*n soon enough

superruss.bsky.social•95 days ago

They used the supercomputer to see how much money is in the war chest

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