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Any way anyone else can 'contribute' here to reaching a cure? I'm thinking - somehow bootstrapping a node to join a distributed blockchain network of protein fo

• drdeca 7y ago
  I don’t think a blockchain would really help with task specific protein folding simulation stuff?
  • hanniabu 7y ago
    There's projects that use blockchain and cryptocurrency as a form of incentives and payment for resources that people are putting forward for computing power.
    • lawlessone 7y ago
      Money that would be better spend on super computers i think
      • hanniabu 7y ago
        I think any contributions are be welcomed.
    • ryanlol 7y ago
      You don’t need either of those for incentives and payment for resources that people put forward.
      • hanniabu 7y ago
        What other alternatives are there?
        • ryanlol 7y ago
          Cryptocurrency isn’t exactly the only way to transfer money.
          • hanniabu 7y ago
            Nice dodge from answering the question.
            • ryanlol 7y ago
              Well, you could just use regular old bank transfers. I just assumed that I don’t need to tell you this. And even if you were using cryptocurrency for payouts, that hardly requires any blockchain stuff on the side consuming the computing power.
• DrAwdeOccarim 7y ago
  Join a company working in the space. There is a need at all of them for good UI, automation, and database engineers.
  • hanniabu 7y ago
    Happen to know of any off the top of your head?
• nnq 7y ago
  ...you mistyped an extra word in that sentence: "blockchain".