Comment Cycles are cheap (and will be cheaper ...) (Score 1) 304
As long as Moore's Law is still true, there will be faster computers and more unused cycles. Your computer's computing power will become cheaper and cheaper.
It is a bad business model to collect and resell unused cycles. I have a P2 300 MHz. If my unused cycles worths US$10 this month, the same number of cycles may only worth US$5 in less than two years. People will hate it. Unless I upgrade my computer every year, I will earn less and less money in the long run.
The growth of unused cycle may be even steeper than the Moore's Law predicts as much more computers are built each year. Many server farms without customers may sell their unused cycles to buyers.
So this home computer business can seriously devalue. It's not very efficient on a paid basis. I'd rather donate my free cycles as long as it helps somebody.
The screening of compounds are of little value by itself. We have too many compounds and only so few of them are useful. We didn't do anything. It's those who spend their time in labs who deserve to have the profit. We don't deserve anything.
I don't mind if anybody profits from my unused cycles. It will be even better if they make huge money. I want to see new drugs. Patented ones will be great. If nobody makes money, we will have no drugs at all.
It is a bad business model to collect and resell unused cycles. I have a P2 300 MHz. If my unused cycles worths US$10 this month, the same number of cycles may only worth US$5 in less than two years. People will hate it. Unless I upgrade my computer every year, I will earn less and less money in the long run.
The growth of unused cycle may be even steeper than the Moore's Law predicts as much more computers are built each year. Many server farms without customers may sell their unused cycles to buyers.
So this home computer business can seriously devalue. It's not very efficient on a paid basis. I'd rather donate my free cycles as long as it helps somebody.
The screening of compounds are of little value by itself. We have too many compounds and only so few of them are useful. We didn't do anything. It's those who spend their time in labs who deserve to have the profit. We don't deserve anything.
I don't mind if anybody profits from my unused cycles. It will be even better if they make huge money. I want to see new drugs. Patented ones will be great. If nobody makes money, we will have no drugs at all.
