Interested in HPC? How about UFOs?

To many people HPC is like UFOs: We there's somebody somewhere, but we don't really know what they're doing and where they fit in the grand scheme of things.

Here's my attempt at explaining them (UFOs AND HPC). Happy reading.

If you think I've smoked one too many - please leave a comment. Equally, please let me know if the article makes sense to you.