Thread 'Known potential evil applications of some BOINC projects?'
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Send message Joined: 9 Aug 07 Posts: 28 |
Are there known potential evil (military or otherwise) applications of some BOINC projects one could consider avoiding? ID: 113176 ·  |
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- Many years ago there was a password cracking project possibly up to no good. It was shut down probably because it relied on Rainbow Tables, which someone thought made the project gay. - I'm not too sure about Prime Grid. It probably helps the NSA to some extent. - The leaders of the SiDock project are from Russia and Slovenia so it's gotta be sketchy. <= Disclaimer / Joke: I don't believe this & crunch it. - Einstein@Home calculates data for the next generation of nuke weaponry. ID: 113222 · |
 Bill Freauff Send message Joined: 26 Mar 11 Posts: 192
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- Many years ago there was a password cracking project possibly up to no good. It was shut down probably because it relied on Rainbow Tables, which someone thought made the project gay. The Last entry ....- Einstein@Home calculates data for the next generation of nuke weaponry. I believe is totally false considering that the only work that Einstein@home does is Astronomical research related. Bill F ID: 113583 · |
 Send message Joined: 10 Mar 20 Posts: 68 |
Cleaned up. Please keep politics out of any forum, aside from maybe the Lounge. ID: 113844 · |
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