Changes between Version 9 and Version 10 of VolunteerComputing

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Aug 26, 2011, 8:24:24 PM (13 years ago)

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ayteck

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VolunteerComputing

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  * Because of the huge number (> 1 billion) of PCs in the world, volunteer computing supplies more computing power to science than does any other type of computing. This computing power enables scientific research that could not be done otherwise. This advantage will increase over time, because the laws of economics dictate that consumer products such as PCs and game consoles will advance faster than more specialized products, and that there will be more of them.
- * Volunteer computing power can't be bought; it must be earned. A research project that has limited funding but large public appeal can get huge computing power. In contrast, traditional supercomputers are extremely expensive, and are available only for applications that can afford them (for example, nuclear weapon design and espionage).
+ * Volunteer computing power can't be bought; it must be earned. A research project that has limited funding but large public appeal can get huge computing power. In contrast, traditional supercomputers are extremely expensive, and are available only for applications that can afford them [http://best-muscle-workouts.blogspot.com/ Best Muscle workouts](for example, nuclear weapon design and espionage).
  * Volunteer computing encourages public interest in science, and provides the public with voice in determining the directions of scientific research.