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Re: [tor-bugs] #4666 [Company]: Write proposal for proof-of-work service
#4666: Write proposal for proof-of-work service
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Reporter: mikeperry | Owner: mikeperry
Type: task | Status: new
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Comment(by mikeperry):
Replying to [comment:10 cypherpunks]:
> See if [http://folding.stanford.edu/ Folding@home] will work. Also, you
could just mine [http://bitcoin.org/ Bitcoins] and donate them to TTP.
SETI@home is just looking for nearby space aliens; that would be a
colossal waste.
The problem with both Folding@Home and Bitcoin are that the units of work
are waaaay up there, on the order of a day to days. Rosetta does similar
computations to Folding@Home with shorter units of work, but has insane
RAM requirements.
So if SETI could give us short units of work with low RAM requirements, I
think it's certainly a more productive option than factoring products of
small primes. After all, "Where is everybody???"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox#Name
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