Functional flash mobs

Some graduate students at the University of San Francisco have come up with a new practical application for a flash mob, the New York Times reports: building an instant supercomputer.

The idea is that everyone turns out with their computers, which will be networked together. The first such attempt will be April 3. More details at FlashMobComputing.org.

I can't decide if this heralds a revival of interest in flash mobs, or if it's more evidence that the fad's glory days are over.