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Distributed.net Starts New Project

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the prove-to-the-world dept.

drydorn writes "Today, distributed.net will officially begin its next distributed computing project. Visit their Optimal Golomb Rulers project page for more details. Their first ruler length will be 24 marks, known in D.net lingo as OGR-24. " And, remember, your mantra: I must sign up for Slashdot Team. I must crack keys. You can grab your client here, which includes documentation on installation, what clients do, etc. etc.

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  1. And then there's the Tierra project by grinder · · Score: 3

    The distributed computing project I'd most like to see get of the ground is The Tierra Project.

    This project is exploring digital evolution. Start off with a bunch of organisms and breed them with genetic algorithms. See how they fare.

    Then, and this is where it gets interesting, an organism can migrate from one host to another, possibly taking better advantage of the environement there. What kinds of digital ecologies will appear? What kinds of emergent behaviour will be encountered?

    It's actually much more complex than that. If you're curious, I recommend reading the introduction.