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Parasitic Computing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the phlebotomy dept.

b0r0din writes: "CNN has this article about a way to force computers to solve complex computational problem using the checksum algorithm used by the TCP/IP protocol. For more technical details, see their website." You probably thought learning TCP/IP was useless. No! You can use it to make an extremely inefficient computer...

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  1. Extremely inefficient computers by YIAAL · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have one of those -- it's running Windows ME.

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  2. Heh heh... by Cutriss · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow! Could you imagine a Beowulf cluster choking on one of these?

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  3. Sun was right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The network is the computer

  4. Possible application by jmv · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, I could turn CodeRed into a SETI@Home client!

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  5. Let the MPAA servers DeCSS for you by Quikah · · Score: 3, Funny

    You could write a DeCSS client to find a decryption key by sending the computations out to the MPAA's servers. :)

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  6. If you do it, do it right. by Apuleius · · Score: 3, Funny

    For full effect, use avian transport for the
    TCP/IP packets. And write an interface to this
    so that you can use it for SetiAtHome.