Posts by David

1) Message boards : Questions and problems : A Question that's been bothering me (Message 28459)
Posted 2 Nov 2009 by David
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Good food for thought.

My energy comes from nuclear power - relatively clean - so I suppose if I can foot the bill it's not a bad idea.

Thanks for the responses. More are welcome....
2) Message boards : Questions and problems : A Question that's been bothering me (Message 27535)
Posted 22 Sep 2009 by David
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So here's something I've been wondering.

I agree that using boinc while I'm on my computer is a worthwhile task. However, with the comparatively minuscule contribution that a PC makes to the overall computing that is done through boinc, is it worth it, in a general sense of what's best for the world, to leave my computer on while I'm away, to run computations?

Does the small contribution to science outweigh the small usage of energy that my PC uses to continue running when I would normally turn it off?

Thanks for the consideration.



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