Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
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join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
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|  Google's partnership with Folding@Home
Am I the only one who thinks that this partnership will help DC projects in general? Google did the right thing in my opinion. This isn't some spyware application. They aren't following the Kazaa example by any means. Positive distributed computing applications need to be advertised and implemented heavily because it benefits everyone if a cure is found. This one by Google is a postive project. Kazaa's project is a totally for profit project and provides no benefit to the human race as a whole.
I hope this also raises the awareness of DC programs in general.
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AOL ROCKS
join:2001-09-25
98210 | Agreed! This is a wonderful way for your PC to help out humanity instead of just sucking power all day long. Kudos' GOOGLE! |
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jmargel
join:2001-03-07
Northumberland, PA | Hey.. I have an idea..
Let's use DC to distrube MASSIVE AMOUNTS of spam...
I'm sure one of these scammers like that Ron guy might think its a good idea.. |
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vampyre10
join:2002-05-18
Albany, NY |  reply to AOL ROCKS
Re: Google's partnership with Folding@Home
AOL ROCKS? YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING.
"So Easy No Wonder It's Number One!!!" -stupidity for the masses.
Rock on man. |
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freedonia
join:2002-03-13
| DC...Is it theft?
Here's an interesting twist...Is Google trying to condone computer theft? Wasn't there a guy that is having federal charges brought against him for installing DC programs on computers at his work (school campus)?
If he is charged with this (if it is a crime) then everyone who installs this feature on their browsers at work will be a breaking the law.
Google will have millions of criminals working for them.
IMHO, DC is good but there are those that haven't a clue as to what is happening in the real world but have the power to make laws for us. |
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bmn
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Premium,ExMod 2003-06
join:2001-03-15
hiatus
| Choice Choice...
I think the Google bar should come with a choice of Folding@home, Seti@home or an integrated Distributed.net client. That way you can chose which project you want to use. Right now I've put my Seti@home clients behind my Distributed.net client so that the project can crack the RC5 project faster (we're getting there, less than one year till completion!).
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normat
Premium
join:2000-08-02
Boynton Beach, FL
clubs: | reply to freedonia
Re: DC...Is it theft?
It's opt-in so the user would have to activate the feature. Not all that much different than the user installing the client separately. |
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