Diigo screen savers, Xgrid and BOINC: distributing the load - 78 views

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  #1 Graham Perrin on 11 Nov 08

   

  BOINC is popular.
  
  Xgrid is present on every Mac OS X computer running Tiger (10.4) or greater.
  
  Et cetera.
  
  Suggestions:
  
  1) use distributed computing to ease the server/processing requirements of Diigo
  
  2) whilst the computer is processing for Diigo, present to the user something that's relevant to their use of Diigo
  
  3) that presentation might be a screen saver, a cloud of words within which legible words (above a certain point size) become clickable.
  
  AFAIK Digg do something like this with Flash.
  
  Motivations:
  
  * cloud on a time line, which would certainly require some processing power.
  
  * occasional forum references to delays.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://boinc.berkeley.edu/ " rel="nofollow">BOINC</a> is popular. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/technology/xgrid.html" rel="nofollow">Xgrid</a> is present on every Mac OS X computer running Tiger (10.4) or greater. <br /> <br /> Et cetera. <br /> <br /> Suggestions: <br /> <br /> 1) use distributed computing to ease the server/processing requirements of Diigo <br /> <br /> 2) whilst the computer is processing for Diigo, present to the user something that's relevant to their use of Diigo <br /> <br /> 3) that presentation might be a screen saver, a cloud of words within which legible words (above a certain point size) become clickable. <br /> <br /> AFAIK Digg do something like this with Flash. <br /> <br /> Motivations: <br /> <br /> * <a href="http://www.diigo.com/annotated/2bd628cb87104260d29e1231c3f48c13" rel="nofollow">cloud on a time line</a>, which would certainly require some processing power. <br /> <br /> * occasional forum references to delays.</div>

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  #2 Graham Perrin on 10 Jan 09

   

  Subject: distributed computing, Diigo services load/performance
  
  @ Diigo, a question:
  
  Could distributed computing, as outlined in this topic, have a positive effect on load/performance of any Diigo service?
  
  A considerately designed screen saver would be welcomed.
  
  For such screen savers, BOINC is a popular choice.
  
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  Precautions, against anything resembling the unacceptable super-node behaviour of Sykpe:
  http://www.diigo.com/04li5 and http://www.diigo.com/04li6
  
  With those highlights in mind, a design for any locally-installed Diigo application for should:
  
  a) be generally acceptable in enterprise environments (not make inconsiderate use of network resources)
  
  and
  
  b) not require patching by end users or system/network administrators.
  
  Regards
  Graham

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Subject: distributed computing, Diigo services load/performance <br /> <br /> @ Diigo, a question: <br /> <br /> Could distributed computing, as outlined in this topic, have a positive effect on load/performance of any Diigo service? <br /> <br /> A considerately designed screen saver would be welcomed. <br /> <br /> For such screen savers, BOINC is a popular choice. <br /> <br /> --- <br /> <br /> Precautions, against anything resembling the unacceptable super-node behaviour of Sykpe: <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.diigo.com/04li5" rel="nofollow">http://www.diigo.com/04li5</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.diigo.com/04li6" rel="nofollow">http://www.diigo.com/04li6</a> <br /> <br /> With those highlights in mind, a design for any locally-installed Diigo application for should: <br /> <br /> a) be generally acceptable in enterprise environments (not make inconsiderate use of network resources) <br /> <br /> and <br /> <br /> b) not require patching by end users or system/network administrators. <br /> <br /> Regards <br /> Graham</div>

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