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Give Your Computer to the BBC

I've just been reading about a new Climate Change experiment that the BBC has just launched.

They want to recruit at least 10,000 people to take part in the experiment - quite ambitious! So what are they asking of participants? Computer capacity.

So without claiming to be any kind of an IT computer expert, it sounds as if they want to harness all the unused capacity in people's computers round the world in order to build a super-computer that has enough brain power to calculate how climate change could effect the world.

The better the predictions we have about climate change, the better prepared we'll be for extreme weather conditions, changing landscapes and rising tides.

Intrigued? Want to join the experiment?
Go to: www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/

February 15, 2006 | 8:32 PM Comments  2 comments

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bich nguyen thi ngoc bich
February 16, 2006 | 7:04 AM

How many percentage do you believe in it ?
How many percentage do you think that they well operate fully and well ?
Bitsy Lucia
February 16, 2006 | 7:57 AM
Thanks
Hmmm...it's always encouraging to read negative and discouraging comments implying all efforts are useless...

I just wanted to say thanks. I read about it on the link and I dared to try, and it all operates "fully and well," thank you. I was afraid their software might affect and slow up my computer and the other programs I use, but there was also an option to uninstall it, so with that option available, I tried it. But, on the contrary, it is entirely imperceptible in every aspect, from the functioning of programs to the functioning of the Internet connection. Now there is a globe showing the progressive climate change from 1920. It's neat, though I haven't figured it all out yet :).
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