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Re:Boinc lets you help cutting-edge science research using y... by Rayston on Sunday March 17, 2024 @03:37PM (#39737322)
???

For the majority of boinc projects its just citizen science, they results are published for free. No money is involved.

I donate my computer time (and corresponding electricity costs) to projects I believe in or find interesting.

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Re:Boinc lets you help cutting-edge science research using y... by agilob on Sunday March 17, 2024 @04:27PM (#39737744)
Dude above said "electric bill", compute on older hardware is expensive. Modern hardware will be considered expensive in a few years too.
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