Is distributed computing dying or just fading into the background? Ars Technique

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Zoom in / This image has a warm and nostalgic feel to many of us. Distributed computing exploded onto the scene in 1999 with the release of SETI@home, an ingenious program and screensaver (when people were still using them) that scoured radio telescope signals for signs of alien life. The concept of distributed computing is … Read more