Gridcoin (GRC) - first coin utilizing BOINC - Official Thread

[adamandeve]

What is bonic? how does it work? i like what this does, but i wonder how the topics of research are chosen?

What part of full-atom molecular simulation is being funded or helped through this? Why my questions is important because, i dont want to see another longer cern particle collider just so we can find a smaller particle than the atom. why do i say this? because that will be an epic waste of money. just to bring a little perspective into the context, let me explain where i'm coming from...

maybe truth doesnt lie in finding the smallest particle, because the atom can tell us as much as the smaller particle can about the rest of the universe, as much as the universe and nature can teach us about the higgsboson particle without even finding the particle. so here's the leap of faith: if this is possible, we need to first start with a change in perception and logic/understanding of how our world really works, because what if all that we know is not truth? if we do not seek truth first, we are simply learning/educating blindly, things that could eventually be meaningless and even lead us into the wrong paths. Point here is; if we know Truth, we will know where to look for Knowledge. Do you agree with me?

i was told that #Gridcoin = money that can be obtained by contributing CPU/GPU power towards scientific research via BOINC.

in certain fields such as :
1. Full-atom molecular simulation
2. Asteroid research
3. Human genome mapping.. just a few things #Gridcoin mining does.

i'm interested in some more questions here..

by dedicating mining power via bonic, does that mean that the mining power is used for researchers to tap into a pool of computational power to run calculations in respect of conducting research? is this statement right? am i wrong or does it have more utility than this? because from what i know sometimes it takes hours and days just to run a calculation on your personal laptop for finding statistical relationships if variables n data is large. seems like really good way to take the load off the personal computers of researchers, while being able to tap into a network of otherwise wasted energy..

also, why these specific fields? what is the one goal of gridcoin, besides research? why pick the fields that were picked?

and how do you go about accelerating research & education within them?

what are your efforts to make gridcoin an environmentally friendly coin?

[traderman]

The boinc projects are chosen by the miners themselves, whatever fields of science you find interesting http://boinc.berkeley.edu/projects.php You can also make your own Boinc project and have miners contribute to it. Rob, the dev of Gridcoin is now working on financial options analysis with Boinc, you can read more about it here: https://cryptocointalk.com/topic/11357-gridcoin-finance-project/

What is bonic? how does it work? i like what this does, but i wonder how the topics of research are chosen?

What part of full-atom molecular simulation is being funded or helped through this? Why my questions is important because, i dont want to see another longer cern particle collider just so we can find a smaller particle than the atom. why do i say this? because that will be an epic waste of money. just to bring a little perspective into the context, let me explain where i'm coming from...

maybe truth doesnt lie in finding the smallest particle, because the atom can tell us as much as the smaller particle can about the rest of the universe, as much as the universe and nature can teach us about the higgsboson particle without even finding the particle. so here's the leap of faith: if this is possible, we need to first start with a change in perception and logic/understanding of how our world really works, because what if all that we know is not truth? if we do not seek truth first, we are simply learning/educating blindly, things that could eventually be meaningless and even lead us into the wrong paths. Point here is; if we know Truth, we will know where to look for Knowledge. Do you agree with me?

i was told that #Gridcoin = money that can be obtained by contributing CPU/GPU power towards scientific research via BOINC.

in certain fields such as :
1. Full-atom molecular simulation
2. Asteroid research
3. Human genome mapping.. just a few things #Gridcoin mining does.

i'm interested in some more questions here..

by dedicating mining power via bonic, does that mean that the mining power is used for researchers to tap into a pool of computational power to run calculations in respect of conducting research? is this statement right? am i wrong or does it have more utility than this? because from what i know sometimes it takes hours and days just to run a calculation on your personal laptop for finding statistical relationships if variables n data is large. seems like really good way to take the load off the personal computers of researchers, while being able to tap into a network of otherwise wasted energy..

also, why these specific fields? what is the one goal of gridcoin, besides research? why pick the fields that were picked?

and how do you go about accelerating research & education within them?

what are your efforts to make gridcoin an environmentally friendly coin?

[asdlolciterquit]

What is bonic? how does it work? i like what this does, but i wonder how the topics of research are chosen?

What part of full-atom molecular simulation is being funded or helped through this? Why my questions is important because, i dont want to see another longer cern particle collider just so we can find a smaller particle than the atom. why do i say this? because that will be an epic waste of money. just to bring a little perspective into the context, let me explain where i'm coming from...

maybe truth doesnt lie in finding the smallest particle, because the atom can tell us as much as the smaller particle can about the rest of the universe, as much as the universe and nature can teach us about the higgsboson particle without even finding the particle. so here's the leap of faith: if this is possible, we need to first start with a change in perception and logic/understanding of how our world really works, because what if all that we know is not truth? if we do not seek truth first, we are simply learning/educating blindly, things that could eventually be meaningless and even lead us into the wrong paths. Point here is; if we know Truth, we will know where to look for Knowledge. Do you agree with me?

i was told that #Gridcoin = money that can be obtained by contributing CPU/GPU power towards scientific research via BOINC.

in certain fields such as :
1. Full-atom molecular simulation
2. Asteroid research
3. Human genome mapping.. just a few things #Gridcoin mining does.

i'm interested in some more questions here..

by dedicating mining power via bonic, does that mean that the mining power is used for researchers to tap into a pool of computational power to run calculations in respect of conducting research? is this statement right? am i wrong or does it have more utility than this? because from what i know sometimes it takes hours and days just to run a calculation on your personal laptop for finding statistical relationships if variables n data is large. seems like really good way to take the load off the personal computers of researchers, while being able to tap into a network of otherwise wasted energy..

also, why these specific fields? what is the one goal of gridcoin, besides research? why pick the fields that were picked?

and how do you go about accelerating research & education within them?

what are your efforts to make gridcoin an environmentally friendly coin?

i think your last question is very important, but the answer is really simple.
When you mine gridcoin, you actually use (most of) your cpu/gpu for some boinc'project. So, you're not wasting power, but you're using it to help science.

[traderman]

Looks like someone is hitting the GPUgrid project pretty hard!

[asdlolciterquit]

Looks like someone is hitting the GPUgrid project pretty hard!

anyways, i really think that ati gpu projects are not enought.

[traderman]

I think there are some Boinc projects that work with Nvidia, no?

Looks like someone is hitting the GPUgrid project pretty hard!

anyways, i really think that ati gpu projects are not enought.

[asdlolciterquit]

I think there are some Boinc projects that work with Nvidia, no?

Looks like someone is hitting the GPUgrid project pretty hard!

anyways, i really think that ati gpu projects are not enought.

yep, the nvidia projects are great, but for some reason the best one (for me eh!) are not available on ati

[asdlolciterquit]

where can i find a chart of the network hashrate?

[traderman]

You can get stats, but i don't think there is any place to see the hashrate on a chart.

where can i find a chart of the network hashrate?

[asdlolciterquit]

You can get stats, but i don't think there is any place to see the hashrate on a chart.

where can i find a chart of the network hashrate?

ok, where can i find the values of the hashrate 12,9,6,3,0 months ago?

[traderman]

You should prob ask Rob!

You can get stats, but i don't think there is any place to see the hashrate on a chart.

where can i find a chart of the network hashrate?

ok, where can i find the values of the hashrate 12,9,6,3,0 months ago?

[asdlolciterquit]

You should prob ask Rob!

You can get stats, but i don't think there is any place to see the hashrate on a chart.

where can i find a chart of the network hashrate?

ok, where can i find the values of the hashrate 12,9,6,3,0 months ago?

ok, thanks.

Sadly he doesn't view this forum anymore

[RTMoney]

Rob is very active on the Cryptocointalk forum: https://cryptocointalk.com/forum/464-gridcoin-grc/

[asdlolciterquit]

Rob is very active on the Cryptocointalk forum: https://cryptocointalk.com/forum/464-gridcoin-grc/

yep, i know.

Sadly, i'm start to thinking that this GREAT coin is slowly dying...am i the only one? I hope so...

[anonerd]

Rob is very active on the Cryptocointalk forum: https://cryptocointalk.com/forum/464-gridcoin-grc/

yep, i know.

Sadly, i'm start to thinking that this GREAT coin is slowly dying...am i the only one? I hope so...

want to buy cheap, eh?
We could write a script to relay the postings on cryptocointalk to this board to open the discussion, maybe.

[asdlolciterquit]

Rob is very active on the Cryptocointalk forum: https://cryptocointalk.com/forum/464-gridcoin-grc/

yep, i know.

Sadly, i'm start to thinking that this GREAT coin is slowly dying...am i the only one? I hope so...

want to buy cheap, eh?
We could write a script to relay the postings on cryptocointalk to this board to open the discussion, maybe.

no! i want to sell at a fair price! Are you really not worried about the price?

[RTMoney]

Rob is very active on the Cryptocointalk forum: https://cryptocointalk.com/forum/464-gridcoin-grc/

yep, i know.

Sadly, i'm start to thinking that this GREAT coin is slowly dying...am i the only one? I hope so...

want to buy cheap, eh?
We could write a script to relay the postings on cryptocointalk to this board to open the discussion, maybe.

no! i want to sell at a fair price! Are you really not worried about the price?

Nope, there are good reasons for the price to be where it's at today and I don't see it at a threat to the existence of the coin.  The orderbook is a lot more stable now too.  Also there are some big changes that are coming which will help make it easier for exchanges and third party developers to support GRC.  The price will respond as these changes start to work their way through the system.

[asdlolciterquit]

Rob is very active on the Cryptocointalk forum: https://cryptocointalk.com/forum/464-gridcoin-grc/

yep, i know.

Sadly, i'm start to thinking that this GREAT coin is slowly dying...am i the only one? I hope so...

want to buy cheap, eh?
We could write a script to relay the postings on cryptocointalk to this board to open the discussion, maybe.

no! i want to sell at a fair price! Are you really not worried about the price?

Nope, there are good reasons for the price to be where it's at today and I don't see it at a threat to the existence of the coin.  The orderbook is a lot more stable now too.  Also there are some big changes that are coming which will help make it easier for exchanges and third party developers to support GRC.  The price will respond as these changes start to work their way through the system.

uhm...if there are good reasons, why don't you write it down?

I remember when the cpu's mining gridcoin network was hacked and rob needed to stop it. The price went down, but i though..this is normal, when people can mining with their cpu again price will rice again.

Instead, now the price i sooooo low. I'm worried!

[traderman]

That is why I was pushing for a multipool for Gridcoin! We need one badly!

[asdlolciterquit]

That is why I was pushing for a multipool for Gridcoin! We need one badly!

Ok. How can we obtain this multipool? what we have to do?