TheAnvil 0 #1 January 4, 2006 The discovery of the new Mersenne Prime piqued my interest in this stuff once again. I've participated in a couple of these before - still am actually - and just wanted to see what else was out there. Quite interesting. Great work some of these organizations are doing. Clicky Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #2 January 4, 2006 I take it you were a part of the SETI distributed computing project as well?Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #3 January 4, 2006 That Seti one for a while, then I did this protien folding one that I thought was a bit more useful for society. My WinTel laptop still does the protien folding one, but my Mac doesn't do one. Apparently there are a couple that support Macs now too. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hambone 0 #4 January 4, 2006 Probably a pretty basic question but what exactly are you talking about when you say distributed computing? and how would it help society? I am just wondering, cuz if its worth while i would love to help out.Yeah...You need to grow up. -Skymama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #5 January 4, 2006 It's basically where you use many different computers to solve many different parts of a total problem. You download the software and it runs on your system when when you are not using it - kind of like a screen saver would. It then uploads the results from your computer and gives your computer another section of data to crunch. There's probably a far more technical explanation, but that's the basic gist of it. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #6 January 4, 2006 This would be cool if you were talking about building one. Like I am. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hambone 0 #7 January 4, 2006 I think that it is a pretty cool idea, i have heard about it before but just not in these terms i don't think. If i had a computer that i didn't use i would be happy to help out, but as it is the only computer that i have is the one i am on now that sits in my office. so thats how that goes. Thanks for the info.Yeah...You need to grow up. -Skymama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #8 January 4, 2006 What is yours going to do? These things are quite nifty I think. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #9 January 4, 2006 crunch lots of data.... just for meeeeeeeeeeeeee and none for you Mine's actually a little different, its going to be more in the region of a cluster. Except the rendering farm - which is happening somewhat secretly as I steal cycles from every machine in my office while no ones watching. I'm gonna wear my ninja suit and carry a sack with Mhz stencilled on it, then I'm going to fill it, and empty it into my laptop. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
