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Use your computer to find a cure
Mince:
https://pcmasterrace.org/foldingteam
Computer owners are being asked to donate some of their computing power to an international effort researching diseases including the novel coronavirus, as well as cancer and Alzheimer's.
Diane CBPFC:
--- Quote from: Mince on March 15, 2020, 06:56:31 PM ---https://pcmasterrace.org/foldingteam
Computer owners are being asked to donate some of their computing power to an international effort researching diseases including the novel coronavirus, as well as cancer and Alzheimer's.
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Doesn't that seem a bit risky in this age of computer viruses?
Mince:
--- Quote from: Diane CBPFC on March 16, 2020, 12:00:03 PM ---Doesn't that seem a bit risky in this age of computer viruses?
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Simple answer: No
Complex answer: The source code is written by the creators. The source code is then compiled by the creators into the program that you download. The only way the program could contain a virus is if the creators maliciously added one in the source code. Why would they?
Tarquin Thunderthighs lll:
--- Quote from: Mince on March 16, 2020, 04:00:06 PM ---
--- Quote from: Diane CBPFC on March 16, 2020, 12:00:03 PM ---Doesn't that seem a bit risky in this age of computer viruses?
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Simple answer: No
Complex answer: The source code is written by the creators. The source code is then compiled by the creators into the program that you download. The only way the program could contain a virus is if the creators maliciously added one in the source code. Why would they?
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Very complex answer: Not if you wash your hands regularly.
Diane CBPFC:
--- Quote from: Mince on March 16, 2020, 04:00:06 PM ---
--- Quote from: Diane CBPFC on March 16, 2020, 12:00:03 PM ---Doesn't that seem a bit risky in this age of computer viruses?
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Simple answer: No
Complex answer: The source code is written by the creators. The source code is then compiled by the creators into the program that you download. The only way the program could contain a virus is if the creators maliciously added one in the source code. Why would they?
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Why would anyone?
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