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Charity Engine: The Ethical Supercomputer That Can Win You $10,000

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Jan 11, 2012

The company sells your donated processing power to organizations for cheap. In exchange for your generosity, you can win yourself a nice bundle of cash. READ»

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Jill Tarter, Director of SETI

BY Zachary WilsonMon Mar 29, 2010

When astronomer Jill Tarter was awarded the TED Prize in 2009, she was given the opportunity to make a wish big enough to change the world, and she did: "I wish that you would empower Earthlings everywhere to become active participants in the ultimate search for cosmic company." Now Tarter is laying the groundwork to make her own wish come true.READ»

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Intel Uses Facebook and Distributed Computing to Fight Climate Change, Disease

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Aug 4, 2009

Remember SETI@home? Launched in 1999, the alien-tracking effort was one of the first (and most popular) distributed computing efforts. It's still going, but a number of new distributed computing projects have popped up. The latest ...READ»

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Microsoft's Metered PC Idea Is Not Greedy. In Fact, It's Almost Brilliant

BY Chris DannenTue Dec 30, 2008

Microsoft's new "metered PC" concept has the nerd world united in a chorus of outrage. Despite all the yelling, the pay-as-you-go model might be one of the best ideas Redmond has had in years.READ»