QMachine

The World's Most Relaxed Supercomputer <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.qmachine.org">QMachine (QM)</a> is a web service that uses <a rel="nofollow" href="http://wilkinson.github.io/quanah">Quanah</a> to create a distributed computer powered by web browsers. QM contains three main components: an API server, a web server, and a website. The API server provides a message-passing interface between nodes using HTTP and JSON, and the web server exists only to serve the website, which functions as the browser client application. I am now revising the first of several manuscripts I have been preparing for peer-reviewed academic journals. These reports will explain some of the design decisions behind QM, demonstrate the use of QM in scientific workflows, and elaborate on the future directions of QM. I published a few screencasts on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLijUCyE0Z0-8nLL5qJ__v-VB3ZoRxSubg">YouTube</a> recently, one of which has been featured on the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-03-14/qmachine_combines_hpc_with_www.html">HPCwire</a> and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://insidehpc.com/2013/03/09/video-qmachine-commodity-supercomputing-with-web-browsers/">insideHPC</a> news sites. For more information, see <a rel="nofollow" href="https://wiki.qmachine.org">https://wiki.qmachine.org</a> :-)