# Where can I rent time on a supercomputer?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-rent-time-on-a-supercomputer/185744>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 2, 2003, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-rent-time-on-a-supercomputer/185744 "2003-07-02T10:04:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-rent-time-on-a-supercomputer/185744/21 "2003-07-02T20:01:29Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Terminus Est \*  
> \*\*I didn’t see any math in **Finagle** ’s comments. Just 😉 computer science. \*\*

Which is why I went into computer science. 😉

Well, that, and the women. And the glory.

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**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-rent-time-on-a-supercomputer/185744/22 "2003-07-02T20:33:46Z")

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No, no, no. First you get the _sugar_, then you get the power, _then_ you get the women.

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**Author:** ![Bongmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Bongmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bongmaster)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-rent-time-on-a-supercomputer/185744/23 "2003-07-02T20:47:26Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Finagle \*  
> \*\*Which is why I went into computer science. 😉
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> Well, that, and the women. And the glory. \*\*

Women!? Glory!? Damn, I shouldn’t have gone the network admin path…

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