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Future Of Internet-Based Distributed Computing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the james-earl-jones dept.

miss_america writes: "CNN is running an article about how the Internet has fueled distributed/parallel computing. It talks about the limitations, implications and possibilities of internet-based distributed computing. The article highlights UC Berkeley's SETI@home project, Distributed.net, and the ProcessTree Network."

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  1. It's those little white mice... by TheLocustNMI · · Score: 5
    Year: 2199
    Place: Distributed.net HQ
    Time: end of 198 year long search for the meaning of life.

    "... and the answer is: ......"

    "42."

    "42? What the hell!?!."

    Ham on rye, hold the mayo please.

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    thelocust[dot]org
  2. Re:What's the price of my CPU time? by PD · · Score: 4

    It's built in a distasteful pyramid scheme.

    Tell all your friends and family - annoy them with incessant pleas to install some mysterious software on their computer because it will make them money. And what's in it for them? They've got to become salespeople in turn if they want to make enough money to cover their electricity.

    No thanks. Pay me fairly by the hour and I'll decide for myself if it's a good deal or not. If you want more people to join the project, then pay more. Simple. Don't make me annoy everyone around me. We're already sick of the make money fast schemes.

    Sorry, I was ranting.. :-)

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    If tits were wings it'd be flying around.