RE: LeoThread 2024-09-12 09:41

[taskmaster4450le]

1. Open Science and Research:

   • Allows researchers to share computing resources for large-scale simulations
   • Enables citizen science projects like SETI@home or Folding@home

2. Resilience Against Censorship:

   • Makes it harder to shut down or censor information systems
   • Supports freedom of information and resistance to authoritarian control

3. Democratization of Computing Resources:

   • Allows individuals and small organizations to access powerful computing capabilities
   • Enables volunteer computing projects where people donate idle computer time