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Arcadia Weekly Apr 02, 2020
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Did you knowthat most of your computer’s and gaming console’s life are spent just idling?With all that technology at your disposal, wouldn’t it be nice if it couldsolve some of the world’s most complex problems when you’re not using them?Yes, they can!
Withdistributed computing, this is now possible. What that means is you can takethousands or even a million computers around the globe and network them into avirtual supercomputer.
One of theseprojects is called Folding@home. This project uses its crowdsourced computingpower to run simulations of proteins for researchers to study. They announced inFebruary that it would begin analyzing protons found in the coronavirus behindthe pandemic. These proteins can be used to help develop drugs that can combatthe virus in an infected human. The more people that are on the Folding@homenetwork, the faster researchers can help find a cure.
If you are interested in donating your spare computer cycles, you can go to foldingathome.org to find more information on how to get started.
Tech Rockstars is also offering a $20 discount on any in-store services when joining their folding team. Tech Rockstars can even help you install it on your system. Ready to join the fight and start folding? Tech Rockstars’ Folding@home Team ID is 257217. Let’s Fold together! Share your folding rig by using #TechRockstarsFoldingTeam on social media.
