Posts by Brook

1) Message boards : Number crunching : Problems with minirosetta version 1.+ (Message 51314) Posted 11 Feb 2008 by Brook Post: Just a quick note on the NOD32 issue. I had the same false-positive on my system and after having a quick look and a scan it appears that it is only IMON that detects Mini as a virus. IMON is NOD32's internet scanner, it actually scans files as they are downloading by watching HTTP and POP3 traffic to stop viruses making it onto a system in the first place. NOD32's realtime scanner does not detect Mini as a virus and neither does the on demand scanner.
2) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINC and electricity (Message 39480) Posted 16 Apr 2007 by Brook Post: An interesting point comes to mind: It may not be worth running BOINC on old computers because the science completed by an old 450MHz desktop may not outweigh the expenditure of electricity and thus fossil fuels. Is the tiny amount of science crunched by old computers worth the extra pollution? What do people think about this? As long as the WU is completed before the WU's deadline the computer will contribute to the project. The CO2 produced by the process of generating the electricity to power that computer, is another issue. I suggest buying some solar panels or wind turbine, connecting a battery and then plugging in the computer. This will produce free carbon neutral power for the computer, although this is expensive.