Mark sez, "Charity Engine has a new twist on volunteer computing: using surplus, wasted PC resources to raise money for major charities including Oxfam, Amnesty, MSF and CARE – and also for huge prize draws for everyone running it. Based on UC Berkeley's famous BOINC software, the Charity Engine grid is hired to science and industry as a super-cheap supercomputer, then the profits given to the charities and volunteers. It's already paid out over $30,000. The app only uses a tiny bit of electricity and generates far more for the good causes – and the prize draws – than it costs to run. Free to download, Charity Engine is available now for PC and Mac."
Grid computing turns your idle cycles into a charity-supporting supercomputer
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey's new border wall already falling
Yesterday Arizona Governor Doug Ducey tweeted some photos of a new section of the border wall he's constructing out of shipping containers, with the caption, "Behind the scenes of the 8,800-pound shipping containers fortifying Arizona's southern border near Yuma. These 9-by-40-feet containers are linked together, welded shut and not budging!" Well, that lasted about a… READ THE REST
Which button would you choose at the chance of becoming a millionaire?
For fans of the "Would your rather … ?" game, here's a fun one to think about. If you were offered an instant $1 million, or a 50-50 chance at getting $50 million, which would you choose? READ THE REST
New BB series! "Updating the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction"
Even when Boing Boing wrote about the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction (HDSF) at its launch, in January 2021, the project was already evolving. The HDSF — based on the OED Science Fiction Citations Project, a 2001 effort to crowdsource quotations for the Oxford English Dictionary — is a full-fledged dictionary of SF on historical… READ THE REST
Don't paws! Get your dog in shape with this great piece of exercise equipment
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. It's safe to say we all love dogs. How could you not? They are cute, friendly, funny, and to put it bluntly, we just don't deserve them! So for how much joy dogs… READ THE REST
Feeling tense these days? The Lyric massage tool might help, and it's just $100 now.
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. Is there anything more frustrating than muscle tension and stress? Probably not. And that's why we will go to such great lengths to mitigate our tension levels, but unfortunately, sometimes it just seems like… READ THE REST
This light is the perfect addition to any study to help your score that A+
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. If you're embarking on a new scholastic journey, you might find studying from home challenging. For one, a dimly lit room doesn't make learning easy as it's terrible for your eyes… READ THE REST
