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MacResearch Introduces OpenMacGrid

Posted by kdawson on

Drew McCormack writes "MacResearch.org has just introduced OpenMacGrid. It is a distributed computing grid similar to SETI@home, but unlike other networks, it is built up entirely of Macs utilizing Xgrid, and access is unrestricted. Anyone with Mac OS X 10.4 can donate cycles, and any scientist with a reasonable project can burn cycles."

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  1. Terminology by John+Nowak · · Score: 4, Funny

    How about we call each node in the OpenMacGrid a MacGriddle?

  2. Slashdotted by John+Nowak · · Score: 5, Funny

    I do hope their website isn't representative of their grid's performance...

    1. Re:Slashdotted by Ash-Fox · · Score: 2, Funny

      Their website is probably run by a grid of PPC macs...
      Netcraft confirms they're running on Macs!
      --
      Change is certain; progress is not obligatory.
  3. imagine.... by dino303 · · Score: 4, Funny

    with a beowulf cluster of these... they might even handle the rush from slashdot.

    1. Re:imagine.... by MattPat · · Score: 2, Funny

      with a beowulf cluster of these... they might even handle the rush from slashdot.

      Well then, it's quite clear that they don't have one: Warning: mysql_connect(): Too many connections. :)

      They'd better not use the same MySQL database for storing grid results... I can picture the headlines now: "Cure for Cancer Lost Because of Traffic from Geek Website."

  4. Re:What constitutes 'reasonable'? by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's just commonsense. Modeling for global warming is OK. Modeling for taking over the world is NOT OK.

  5. Re:What constitutes 'reasonable'? by Funkcikle · · Score: 5, Funny

    From my experience of the online Apple-using community, this entire thing will be used purely to predict when Apple will be releasing new shiny things to buy. Forget about global warming - good God, man! There could be a minor iPod update next Tuesday!

  6. Kind of makes me hungry... by rogtioko · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...Bad for future foodility bills :(

    From my general vegan perspective: could instead call each node an apple. Get it? apples on tree branch grid. Dynamic with key word Macgrid.

  7. Re:...and access is unrestricted. by WrecklessSandwich · · Score: 3, Funny

    you can't just plug the Internet into your arm.
    I beg to differ.