alsemanche 97,797 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Hello peeps! Since COVID-19 is still going strong as a pandemic and spreading like crazy, I thought it might be beneficial to share this news here (although I'm not sure if it's appropriate for GGD, take it down if not ) Some labs (no, not Haus Labs ) have given the opportunity for people to contribute to COVID research in order to develop possible vaccines and cures for it. Basically, anyone with a computer can download two programs and lend some of their CPU and GPU power for research, as labs tend to send some work units to PC power outside of the labs in order to get things done faster and more efficiently. Usually, these works are done by big computers that have strong computing powers. However, these software are available for everyone to download and use. And since we need every single bit of computing power we can have, anyone with any computer, no matter how weak or strong, can (and should) contribute as much as they can. The two software (BOINC client which runs Rosetta@home, and folding@home) are both customizable and allow you to decide how much power you want to dedicate to research. You can choose to have them run in the background as you work with minimal power, or run on full power when you're not using your machines. BOINC is more customizable (and frankly, more user friendly) as you can decide exactly how much CPU power to allow it to use. Folding@home is good if you're willing to allow some GPU usage, as BOINC only uses CPU while folding uses both CPU and GPU. I have been doing this for a while, despite my tiny computer, and it's been going smoothly. I almost always have either one of the programs running, but not both at the same time because my machine isn't that strong. I'll link the original reddit post because it has all the details on how to download, install, and run the software. If you have any (basic) questions on how to use BOINC, let me know. I'm not very familiar with folding@home because I rarely run it, but I'll try to help with that too. (Also, I'm NOT a scientist and don't understand most of the stuff that happen within science so please don't ask me scientifically complicated things ) Let's all help with this global pandemic and play a tiny role in saving lives Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I dont think this is the right time to ask people to donate their money.. Specially that its a global pandemic so its the governments job to find a solution and fund it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetsGetHigh 52,683 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, Faysalaaa said: I dont think this is the right time to ask people to donate their money.. You didn't even read the thread. Not one bit of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister max 18,480 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, Faysalaaa said: I dont think this is the right time to ask people to donate their money.. Specially that its a global pandemic so its the governments job to find a solution and fund it. Have you read the post? OT: My computer is already linked to one of these programs (I think folding@home) Buy ARTPOP on itunes or smth? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I dont feel comfortable with this...the description sounds like another tactic for the government to take your information... Nowhere in the description did it even say how this will help researchers...like... Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 97,797 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 17 minutes ago, Faysalaaa said: I dont think this is the right time to ask people to donate their money.. Specially that its a global pandemic so its the governments job to find a solution and fund it. It's literally all free and requires 0 money (unless you're buying a new laptop?). Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 97,797 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 12 minutes ago, TimisaMonster said: I dont feel comfortable with this...the description sounds like another tactic for the government to take your information... Nowhere in the description did it even say how this will help researchers...like... It's all in the reddit i linked. "Distributed computing is a fairly simple concept - a university, government research institution, etc takes a large chunk of data and breaks it up into small pieces. The data is sent out to anyone who is a member of that research team, your computer does the number crunching, and the finished product is sent back to the institution to be added to the whole body of research." Rosetta recently sent an update about COVID tasks, and folding@home has specific tasks that are for COVID in particular (I'm trying to find the reddit page for that particular program but I can't recall what the title was, I'll link you as soon as I find it). EDIT: here's a link for the folding@home tasks: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/fhb5e4/coronavirus_specific_gpu_projects_are_now/ Eventually, it's your choice whether you want to take part or not. It's nothing obligatory. Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,023 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Thanks, but I’ll pass. Anything that involved downloading and installing something are not worth it. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartz 12,762 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I'm sorry but techie stuff I don't understand scare me. I have sensitive files in my laptop, and... you understand. Inside, we are really made the same. 🕊 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlash 14,539 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I already only have a potato and I use it all day . I mean, people with strong PCs should definitely do that, but Ew, David! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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