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Post Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 6:43 am   Post subject: Electric sheep - the grid computing screen-saver Reply with quote Back to top  
http://electricsheep.org/

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Post Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 8:10 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
I've seen that somewhere before. ... Never mind.

Anyone know how much CPU power this takes? I think it is a cool idea... but I'm not sacreficing Folding power.


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Post Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:18 pm   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
I've discovered this because someone just submitted Flam3 (http://www.flam3.com/ - the fractal engine behind the screensaver) for a package review.

Very cool stuff, deserves a bump.

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Post Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:57 pm   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
I fail to see the point.

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Post Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:53 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
I think EEp would be mesmerized... Big Smile

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Post Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:31 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
It is in the Ubuntu repositories, so I'll give it a whirl.

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Post Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:59 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
ThunderDawg wrote:
I fail to see the point.


To art?

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Post Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:42 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
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