Neat little article in the Chicago Tribune on distributed computing projects

[scottv67]

The Chicago Tribune ran a neat little article on distributing computing projects. I laughed when they interviewed one guy who runs the Folding client on seven computers. Oooooo!!! The reporter should have interviewed MadMurph or Markfw.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/...5dec25,0,2528641.story

-scott :beer:

 

[Markfw]

Exactly... And he is searching for the beginning of the universe ? I would rather cure cancer, so I can see my grandchildren.

 

[Insidious]

I like this part

Such "volunteer computing" studies have also spawned a quirky global subculture of home enthusiasts who are bringing their personal passion and the collaborative power of the Internet to the most refined domains of science.

Let's get quirky baby! :beer:

-Sid

Thanks for putting this up SV67

 

[GLeeM]

 

[RaySun2Be]

 

[caferace]

Originally posted by: Insidious
Let's get quirky baby! :beer:[/b]

I'm pretty sure we don't need to get Quirky. We're waaaay past quirky, and well along the path to Eccentric Mad Scientists.

hic. :beer:

-jim

 

[Markfw]

Any person with 4 computers in their bedroom, and 2 on the dining room table, 2 under the table, and 6 in the "computer room" is way past "quirky" and already in or past "Eccentric Mad Scientist". (speaking for myself):beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

 

[biodoc]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
Any person with 4 computers in their bedroom, and 2 on the dining room table, 2 under the table, and 6 in the "computer room" is way past "quirky" and already in or past "Eccentric Mad Scientist". (speaking for myself):beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

Hey Mark...where do you put the candle when you invite a girlfriend over for dinner?

I guess you could drill a bit bigger hole in a CD, jam a candle in the hole and open up the tray on the 'puter and slide the "candle holder" in the tray!

 

[petrusbroder]

I agree - having 21 comps spread around the house, planning to build the 22nd, heating the house with those comps - that is way beyond "quirky".
It is a tremendous amount of fun!
Mad scientist? Why not. Especially considering that quite a few of the DC-bunch are academically active scientists in life sciences, physics, chemistry and - I would guess - all other branches of science; while quite a few others contribute just for the cause and fun of it!

I like Dr. Pande's final comment:

"A pregnancy takes nine months, but you can't get nine women together and get it done in a month," he said. "Some problems can't be divided."

At least my wife wished some times during her pregnancies it were possible...


Edit: added the last 3 sentences.

 

[Assimilator1]

Originally posted by: caferace

Originally posted by: Insidious
Let's get quirky baby! :beer:[/b]

I'm pretty sure we don't need to get Quirky. We're waaaay past quirky, and well along the path to Eccentric Mad Scientists.

hic. :beer:

-jim

Jim & Markfw
lol

Thanks scott67 for this

Btw A Stanford University protein study called Folding@home now gets the majority of its processing work from the consoles

Is that true??

 

[Insidious]

Last I heard, the consoles were still very limited in what kind of science they could do, albeit what they can... is FAST.

A majority of the work? Not even close. unless he means the console client (CLI) .... instead of gaming consoles (PS3)

-Sid

 

[GLeeM]

Edit: I went so far off topic I moved my post to the "F@H Holiday Racers Welcome" thread.