tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post8174280447311683074..comments2024-01-19T04:29:08.081-06:00Comments on subrealism: distributed couch potato computingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-71713163383198946702011-09-20T23:42:02.209-05:002011-09-20T23:42:02.209-05:00Nope, hadn't read about this until you posted ...Nope, hadn't read about this until you posted a link.<br />But it makes sense. I watch some of my little cousins stay up all night just to get to the next level of a video game.<br /><br />http://fold.it/<br />Have you tried it yet?Uglyblackjohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-39455450918504060082011-09-20T21:46:01.184-05:002011-09-20T21:46:01.184-05:00program and interface..., http://www.prometheus6.o...program and interface..., http://www.prometheus6.org/node/28277CNuhttp://subrealism.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-72949808019733558832011-09-20T21:23:59.343-05:002011-09-20T21:23:59.343-05:00:)
Not if they know how to program their game-obs...:)<br /><br />Not if they know how to program their game-obsessed peers.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-5940679466087560642011-09-20T20:07:38.392-05:002011-09-20T20:07:38.392-05:00If this catches on, it's gonna put MIT undergr...If this catches on, it's gonna put MIT undergrads out of work....,CNuhttp://subrealism.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-63988344550216073782011-09-20T16:17:15.530-05:002011-09-20T16:17:15.530-05:00So, sorry for the string of comments, but you fina...So, sorry for the string of comments, but you finally get your like Bobby Fischerss's (current chess champ is V. Anand of India btw) potential realized in applications. If they care to participate, which, some of the many incredibly brilliant chess masters who make like $4,000 a year or less may be available at least part-time. Someone could call them at least.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-90393913635742636092011-09-20T16:14:05.786-05:002011-09-20T16:14:05.786-05:00No but this could be freaking awesome. Have scien...No but this could be freaking awesome. Have scientists with domain-specific knowledge design the games (a step or two beyond designing a model, granted) and then get really good, obsessed <em>gamers</em> to design/find the actual solutions. The gamers themselves can use computers, whatever, sure.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.freewebs.com/freestyle-chess/index.htm" rel="nofollow">Freestyle chess</a>, Vernor Vinge style (except like a lot of SF authors he seems obsessed with interface issues. Which, dudes, no, the future is now).Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-26706675479322739202011-09-20T15:55:48.500-05:002011-09-20T15:55:48.500-05:00Yeah it's a fantasy that computers are going t...Yeah it's a fantasy that computers are going to take care of problem solving for us. People <em>using</em> computers to look at siht and play with it intelligently are a lot more powerful. Not a popular view though.Tomnoreply@blogger.com