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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: October 18, 2002 Google Compute -- "Google would like to request your help on Google Compute, a new feature for the Google Toolbar. By turning on this feature, you can allow your computer to work on complex scientific problems when it would otherwise be idle. The work it does is automatically sent via the Internet to researchers who combine it with information sent by thousands of other users." (Comments: So I started up my browser and look what I saw, a link to Google Compute. Sounds like SETI@home and distributed.net.)
Reader Comments...
I was about to sign up when I learned that it's merely a proxy to the Folding@Home project. I'd graciously help Google perform searches, or something to that effect, but I have no more motivation to help the Folding@Home project. I was moderately excited, too... Posted by: MikeC on October 18, 2002 08:13 PM
Maybe I should sign up for it, all the extra heat generated by my PC's Athlon processor working constantly might help keep this flat warm through winter. Posted by: Matt Round on October 19, 2002 04:32 PM
How user focused is Google Compute? What does it do for me? More signs of feature creep? Who's to say what Google can compute on my computer? Posted by: Joshua Kaufman on October 21, 2002 10:32 AM
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