tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post3005550558786298791..comments2024-03-27T20:43:05.862-07:00Comments on The Eternal Universe: Boinc = Distributive Computing!Joseph Smidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02583891162785742138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post-88276507402872752182007-07-03T09:36:00.000-07:002007-07-03T09:36:00.000-07:00Sorry, the Calvin and Hobbes version is "Scientifi...Sorry, the Calvin and Hobbes version is "Scientific Progress Goes Boink". However if you type in "Scientific Progress Goes Boinc" into Google you get references to the project you mentioned, so maybe there is a connection somehow.Joseph Smidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583891162785742138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post-25791312002247436922007-07-03T06:37:00.000-07:002007-07-03T06:37:00.000-07:00Wow, that's a good possibility for the origin of t...Wow, that's a good possibility for the origin of the name, it is pretty silly: "Boinc". Guess we'd have to compare the dates of creation.Jared Greenwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07409347148589869607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post-1930374918780502702007-07-03T06:30:00.000-07:002007-07-03T06:30:00.000-07:00Jared, very interesting. Maybe I will have to try...Jared, very interesting. Maybe I will have to try it out: IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE. I did a search and you will be happy to know Ubuntu already has this software packaged for you: <A HREF="http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/x11/boinc-manager" REL="nofollow">here</A>, <A HREF="http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/science/boinc-app-seti" REL="nofollow">here</A> and <A HREF="http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/x11/boinc-manager" REL="nofollow">here</A>. You can just type in a terminal: sudo apt-get install boinc-client boinc-manager boinc-app-seti.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if they got the name from the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip "Scientific Progress Goes Boinc".Joseph Smidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583891162785742138noreply@blogger.com