Why folding and SETI?

[PacFu]

Why folding and seti?? is there a distributed computing program for cancer research or something?

 

[Unforgiven]

Fina A Drug does research for Cancer, HIV, Malaria and other types of diseases.

 

[amdxborg]

Originally posted by: PacFu
Why folding and seti??

Well, basically because someone can spend their cpu cycles on whatever they like.

Better options

Each person is an individual and better for one isn't better for another.

If you wanna do cancer research, Find-a-Drug and United Devices will be what ur looking for.

 

[scoser]

I think the better question to ask people is "Why aren't you doing any distributed computing at all?" I just look at all the computers burning cycles at the company I'm interning at and think "The TeAm (or even the company) could be #1 in most projects in 2 seconds if I had the chance to install a DC program on even the desktops in one building. Now if I was a full-time IT person with some experience in the job at the company, I'd think about broaching the idea. It's like a big charitible contribution that doesn't require much extra money.

 

[Soggysocks]

I agree with you scoser, but, unfortunately, if most companies are like the one I work at, the systems have barely enough memory or processing power to boot let alone anything else. What a bunch of tight wads anyway :disgust: