cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17934982

> SiDock is a volunteer computing project on the !boinc@sopuli.xyz platform which uses the computing power of computers of volunteer's to do open source drug discovery.

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/13369735

> Release Notes: https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/Client-release-notes#changes-in-802 > > Download page: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php > > Report issues: https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/new/choose > > This is a major release that introduced a new type of applications called 'Sporadic applications'. > > Details are described here: https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/Sporadic-Applications > > For Android users this release should be also available soon on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/edu.berkeley.boinc/ > > For Linux users on Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora and openSUSE, currently this release is in 'alpha' channel. Soon will be available in 'stable' channel as well. > > Installation instructions: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/linux_install.php

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/10923656

> Android/MacOS/Windows: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download_all.php > Linux: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/linux_install.php > Release Notes > https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/Client-release-notes > Please report any bugs > https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/new/choose >

This version fixes a problem that causes GPU apps to fail after a MacOS upgrade to Sonoma: https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/pull/5502 Download it here: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/5970321

> The BOINC Census is back for another year! 🎉 > > If you use BOINC, we want to hear your thoughts! Take the survey with the link below 👇 > > Should only take 5 min and your response could help shape the future of the community 😁 > > https://forms.fillout.com/t/n33grsgkeRus > > The BOINC Census is a project of the Science Commons Initiative, a 501(c)(3) non-profit rebuilding the bridge of trust and participation between the public and science. > > Happy crunching! 🚀

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/3236620

> The 7.24.1 version of the BOINC client software has been released for Windows, OSX, and Android. Download it here: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php. > > Release notes: > > - improve implementation of CPU throttling > - the default value for the "suspend_if_no_recent_input" pref is 0, not 60 > - if sched request fails, show the scheduler URL (that might be the problem) > - Show alert if idle time to resume computing is greater than idle time to suspend computing > - ignore old prefs sent by projects or AM > - avoid overscheduling CPUs in presence of MT jobs > - Manager: computing prefs dialog bug > - Manager: Add button in event log to display only alerts (errors) > - Manager: Improve consistency of control labels and accelerators > - Manager: Show native names for language options, and only those for which translations are available > - Android: if suspend because of battery heat or charge, don't resume for at least 5 minutes. > - Mac: Support Dark Mode in Advanced View > - Mac: Add standard command-comma shortcut for Preferences menu item

Sidock@home is an international volunteer computing project aimed at drug discovery. The first mission of the project is discovery of possible drugs against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It uses the BOINC framework to distribute the large computational load.

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