How to set up your BOINC Manager so it runs without disruption.
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Mon, 16. December 2013
Citizen Science - How to Get Started
Citizen Science, Donated Computing, Grid Computing or Distributed Computing. Four names for the same thing.
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Citizen Science - Its Importance to Astronomy
Science is driven by data.
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Tue, 19. February 2013
BOINC Astro-Computing
Full steam ahead on BOINC now.
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Wed, 5. December 2012
Volunteer Computing for Astronomy
Zooniverse, theSkyNet and BOINC are three different ways that individuals can do real science on their home computers. By volunteering your computer's idle time, you are contributing to the science of astronomy and you are reducing the need for astronomers to invest in super-computers. Some people call it Distributed Computing. Others call it Volunteer Computing or Grid Computing.
Here are three ways anyone can do real science, at home, on a computer:
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Fri, 14. September 2012
Donated Computing for Astronomy
Serious astro-computing.
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Tue, 10. July 2012
Non-Scientists Help Discover Higgs Boson
LHC design parameters are fine-tuned by home computers around the world.
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Sun, 4. March 2012
Planet Hunting is Cool
Have I helped discover a new exo-planet?
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Fri, 21. October 2011
SkyNet
Radio Astronomy is a vital key to unlocking the secrets of the Universe. Use the spare capacity on your computer to help professional astronomers process radio astronomy data.
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