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Johnnie C

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#Environment #Sustainability #Science #Gridcoin #BOINC #California #Arkansas #Hiking #Outdoors #Backpacking

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Johnnie C
@johnniec Aug 15, 2018, 2:27 AM UTC

Introducing Boid — The Social Supercomputer — Boosting Scientific Distributed Computing & Expanding Access to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

There is a new player in the “distributed computing for good causes” scene. Boid, seeks to boost participation in volunteer distributed computing efforts and make it easier for non-techie people to a…

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Johnnie C
@johnniec Jul 11, 2018, 4:26 AM UTC

Steemit Gets a Mention in The Economist

I just came across a nice mention of Steemit and Steem in a recent Economist article. Inside a special report on blockchain and re-decentralising the internet there was this: The special report as a…

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Johnnie C
@johnniec Jun 30, 2018, 11:55 PM UTC

The Concept of Drawdown is Gaining Steam as More Communities and Businesses Commit

The concept of Drawdown, is that in order to reverse global warming, we don’t just need to halt the increase in atmospheric CO2 concentrations, rather we need to bring them back down. I was a researc…

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Johnnie C
@johnniec May 10, 2018, 2:20 AM UTC

Finally a Volunteer Computing App for iPhones! Thanks Vodafone!

## Vodafone Foundation has released DreamLab which runs volunteer computing projects on Apple and Android devices! ## While BOINC has been available for Androids for quite some time, there hasn't bee…

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Johnnie C
@johnniec May 1, 2018, 1:35 AM UTC

Johnnie C's Favorite National Parks - Yellowstone

I mentioned in my last Johnnie C's Favorite National Parks post that the focus on wildlife was a teaser for the next park I'd cover. I love seeing wildlife when I'm out hiking, camping, kayaking or b…

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Johnnie C
@johnniec Apr 28, 2018, 4:23 PM UTC

Bored? Help find Gravitational Lenses By Looking Through Images of Distant Galaxies!

The Space Warps Project is a fun way to kill some time and help out scientists. Here is how they explain their project: "Gravitational lenses are massive astronomical objects – such as galaxies – tha…

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Johnnie C
@johnniec Apr 28, 2018, 3:39 PM UTC

What if Blockchain and Simulation Hypothesis are what give us Deja vu, Alternative Universes, Dreams and Forked Realities?

Classify this under Saturday morning waking thoughts that are fun to consider. As I was waking up from a particularly interesting dream featuring lots of my old friends, I had a random thought that s…

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Johnnie C
@johnniec Apr 26, 2018, 3:13 PM UTC

New Climate Projects Coming to World Community Grid

World Community Grid just announced three winners of its contest seeking new climate research projects to support on WCG. These winners get access to the volunteer computing resources of WCG (and Tea…

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Johnnie C
@johnniec Apr 26, 2018, 1:32 AM UTC

Threatened Turtles Return to Beach in India that Until Recently had Been Buried in Trash

Following environmental news these days it is easy to get depressed and become pessimistic. While these feelings are justified, they aren't always helpful. For this reason, I like to spend time seeki…

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Johnnie C
@johnniec Apr 23, 2018, 1:56 PM UTC

Johnnie C's Favorite National Parks - Wildlife

I recently started a new series "Johnnie C's Favorite National Parks". You can read the introduction here and my first post on Olympic National Park here. As a teaser for my next national park, I wan…

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