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Distributed Computing

Discussion in 'Member Casual Chat' started by mswan, Jan 18, 2022.

  1. mswan

    mswan Well-Known Member

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    Does anyone here donate the unused resources on their personal computer for use on distributed computing projects?

    For years I've offered computer time to Rosetta@home and World Community Grid. My computer is part of the team at University at Buffalo that does this.

    https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/
     
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  2. AARguy

    AARguy Well-Known Member

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    I have contributed old laptops to grammar schools.... does THAT count?
     
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    mswan Well-Known Member

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    Not quite, but still a great thing to do.
     
    mswan, Jan 18, 2022
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    I was on SETI for some time, but dropped off when I got new computer and never reconnected. Does it work on laptops too?
     
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  5. mswan

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    I don’t know. I’ve only used it on my desktop, that’s always on.
     
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    Most of the projects my computer time has been assigned to for the last couple of years have been related to COVID research, which is to be expected, I guess.
     
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    I used to do folding at home, but completely forgot to set it up on the new pc. Thank you for the reminder.
     
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