Now i' ve heard the PS3 will do a lot, especially by the fanboys, but this has to be the most out there of all of them...

ORIGINAL: Joystiq

File this under " strange but true." In conjunction with Stanford University' s Folding@home project, PlayStation 3 owners who leave their consoles connected to the internet can lend their extra horespower to running calculations and study various proteins. So far the project has made numerous discoveries, and the long-term goals include finding cures for Alzheimer' s Disease, Huntington' s Disease, and certain forms of cancer.

For those of you who don' t care about humanity' s survival, every PS3 user who runs the program gets a visualization program of the folding process, complete with HDR lighting. You can check out videos via the bottom of the FAQ. Next time you' re throwing a party and need some killer visuals, hook up a PS3, put on some Electronica, and have yourself a life-saving rave!

I' m scared now... really scared..

** huddles up in a corner**

I run a similar application on my PC. It' s a good cause. But I don' t think I' d leave a console on and connected to the internet all the time.

ORIGINAL: Zoy

I run a similar application on my PC. It' s a good cause. But I don' t think I' d leave a console on and connected to the internet all the time.

Never knew you could get such things to be honest

I bet the 360 cant cure Cancer!

It' s the main IDEA behind the Cell processor - that' s how they promoted it.

They said that computers with Cell can lend power to others over the network - some calculations and shit.

It doesn' t mean that PS3 is the uber power though :)

Yeah i remember about sharing processing power around. Didn' t really expect anything to come from it though, and no it doesn' t mean it' s uber powerful, but it' s something.

Fuck' em unless they want to share that nobel prize with me :)

ps3 is also the cure for ' Fat Wallet Syndrome' .
It is scientifically proven to remove those unsightly fat wads of cash almost instantly.

Pffft. The Xbox360 can cure cancer AND download a patch to an incomplete game simultaneously! The PS3 can' t do anything else while curing cancer. What a wimpy system!!

I bet the 360 cant cure Cancer!

got dam you iwas gonna say that

The 360 can cure AIDS, somatotropin hypersecretion syndrome, gonorrhea, diarrhea, herpes, cerebral palsy, diabetes, obesity, osteoarthritis, laryngeal neoplasms, smoking, manic-depressive psychosis, asthma, supraglottitis, paralysis, acne, hyperaldosteronism, common cold, acidosis, rhinoscleroma, and parkison' s.

The PS3 can only cure cancer. PS3 sux.

Unless Sony is allowing homebrew apps, how are they going to distribute it?

The 360 can cure AIDS, somatotropin hypersecretion syndrome, gonorrhea, diarrhea, herpes, cerebral palsy, diabetes, obesity, osteoarthritis, laryngeal neoplasms, smoking, manic-depressive psychosis, asthma, supraglottitis, paralysis, acne, hyperaldosteronism, common cold, acidosis, rhinoscleroma, and parkison' s.

The PS3 can only cure cancer. PS3 sux.

You ignorant - every PS3 owner is safe from every disease on the planet (except cancer) cause Cell processor is using one core to keep you healthy.

PS3 can cure cancer though...

Unless Sony is allowing homebrew apps, how are they going to distribute it?

Actually, Sony is allowing homebrew

This is a suprise. I would have thought they' d lock it down like the PSP.

Piracy is good!

Piracy is good!

Aye! Shiver me Bittorrent!

This is mildly outrageous, definately plausible, and completely ridiculous, all at the same time! It better be able to cure acute paranoia, because Sony is sounding more and more like a certain company from a certain game, a company that rhymes with " fumbrella shmorporation" .

So is anybody here going to do this?

I' ll will give it a try one or twice, and see how it goes, if its easy to start and stop then I could leave it on when I am downloading something or the like, nothing major, just doing my bid to save humanity,what did you do today?.

I think its great becuase this will be a huge help to the research, Imagine, millions of ps3' s doing this.

However if they make you pay, I doubt anybody will use it!



" lame ass 360 cant do this, It would give the wrong answer and screw it up!"
- Ken

" lame ass 360 cant do this, It would give the wrong answer and screw it up!"
- Ken

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