User talk:195.16.185.35

re: deleting top 10 concerns. Thank you. I agree.

talk:idea policy Duke 20:09, 24 October 2006 (EDT)

distributed computing

Why did you remove references to setiathome or einsteinathome? I'm not the original author, but I think it's a good reminder of some of really big efforts (much like the OLPC itself) that need to be distributed and collaborative (ok, the child wouldn't do the math ;) Nevertheless, I also think they are a good pedagogical start-, mid- or ending-point for many subjects in science... 'even' the mersenne project could be interesting to the typical question: 'Which is the largest prime number?' we've all asked at one point or another... --Xavi 12:45, 30 January 2007 (EST)

Follow-up to reply User talk:Xavi#seti at home et al.

1) Advertising? Of free software? I don't agree... I would label it more on the 'plug' side, or 'btw, look at this'.

2) Those screen-savers are designed for off-line computing (they connect, download a work-unit, disconnect, work..., connect, upload results, get a new work unit, disconnect...). They don't need 24/7 connectivity, and are designed to work during the idle-process of the computer (thus the analogy to a screen-saver). They have several configuration parameters or preferences to fit almost any user's whims...

3) It's upto the laptop user to install and use it. Similarly, connecting and using a USB CD-Rom will also eat your battery away... it's upto the user the balance the trade-offs; not us.

I still think that somewhere they should at least be mentioned.

Millions of the children live in malaria-infested areas; and for them it may make perfect sense to collaborate in a project like malariacontrol.net both for awareness and a (hopefuly) a possible solution. --Xavi 11:50, 1 February 2007 (EST)