I tried #foldingathome and #boinc on my M1 and M2 macbook airs to see how they work without fans.
None of them use the efficient cores of the #applesilicon CPUs, even #einsteinathome, which supposedly is written for these.

#apptamer can force #foldingathome but not #boinc to run on the efficient cores and #primegrid can use the GPU.

Makes me wonder again how green is #distributedcomputing compared to projects just building or leasing larger, more efficient computers. #greencomputing

Exciting news for #Apple #OSX devices owners. #PrimeGrid is the first #BOINC project that has native #OpenCL application for #M1 #GPU. Check this #HowTo article on #Reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BOINC/comments/10ej6po/m1_gpus_now_could_be_used_in_boinc_howto_guide/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

#DistributedComputing #VolunteerComputing #GridComputing #CitizenScience

ooh #primegrid has started running on my laptop again now that I adjusted the settings in my primegrid.com profile

"Basement: 1.19, outside: -0.44, kitchen: 3.44"
Looks like my plan to burn electricity by contributing to #primegrid and raising the temperature in my house is working. All this because of a broken thermostat

finally got #primegrid working again. they've changed a bunch of stuff, causing my client to sit idle for oh a year or two