Distributed computing projects - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

AtomicLabMonkey · 2013-10-15, 07:06 PM

For Science!

Anyone else donating spare clock cycles to anything? I have a couple of machines running SETI@home, Einstein@home, and Rosetta@home on BOINC. Seems like a small but accessible way to contribute to general scientific advancement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkele...work_Computing

sperry · 2013-10-15, 07:25 PM

I figured bitcoin killed off all the philanthropic distributed computing projects.

MikeK · 2013-10-15, 07:56 PM

I accumulate cookies with my spare CPU cycles.

sperry · 2013-10-15, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeK

I accumulate cookies with my spare CPU cycles.

I'm about 1 quadrillion cookies away from my 100th antimatter condenser... it should be done sometime tomorrow. Then, hopefully, I can turn it off.

Nick Koan · 2013-10-16, 08:19 AM

I play ProgressQuest

http://progressquest.com/play/

MikeK · 2013-10-16, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

I'm about 1 quadrillion cookies away from my 100th antimatter condenser... it should be done sometime tomorrow. Then, hopefully, I can turn it off.

That's what I thought too, but it turns out that resetting gives you a permanent performance boost based on how many cookies you had when you reset.

http://cookieclicker.wikia.com/wiki/Heavenly_Chips

It also means that you can't quit after just one time through

AtomicLabMonkey · 2013-10-17, 08:34 AM

I'm gonna take all that as a 'no'.

2013-10-15, 07:06 PM	#1
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	Distributed computing projects For Science! Anyone else donating spare clock cycles to anything? I have a couple of machines running SETI@home, Einstein@home, and Rosetta@home on BOINC. Seems like a small but accessible way to contribute to general scientific advancement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkele...work_Computing __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2013-10-15, 07:25 PM	#2
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I figured bitcoin killed off all the philanthropic distributed computing projects. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2013-10-16, 08:19 AM	#5
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	I play ProgressQuest http://progressquest.com/play/ __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2013-10-17, 08:34 AM	#7
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	I'm gonna take all that as a 'no'. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

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