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declan_roberts ◴[] No.42188424[source]
Do super computers need proximity to other compute nodes in order to perform this kind of computations?

I wonder what would happen if Apple offered people something like iCloud+ in exchange for using their idle M4 compute at night time for a distributed super computer.

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1. conception ◴[] No.42188437[source]
If you weren’t aware - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folding@home
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2. declan_roberts ◴[] No.42188450[source]
More of a SETI@home man myself.