An interesting site out at UCLA has been brought to our attention here at macrumors. AppleSeed: A Parallel Macintosh Cluster for Numerically Intensive Computing is a simple site describing a parallel cluster of Macs setup by a group in the physics department. From PowerPC vs. Pentium III benchmarks to a downloadable fractal generator (which will work with a single-CPU Mac if you're sadly deprived) to ...well, there's just a lot of cool stuff to be found. Check it out! Your Mac need not be an island!
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