Well, it's WebAssembly, so there can't possibly be any exploits!
Show HN: RentMyCPU – An open-source computational network
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Re: Show HN: RentMyCPU – An open-source computational network
#12In 2007 when distributed computing was still a New Kid On The Block, I shared an idea with a colleague for what I considered to be a good idea at the time: Distributed computing for hire. Families around the world have reasonable amounts of computing power that sits mostly unused; why not make a few bucks doing things similar to Folding@Home Seti@Home, but for a price? Get paid for your computations. Of course this w…
I'd be worried about offering storage to random people, but what kind of compute are you worried about doing? I guess someone could use this as a kind of proxy, right? Like have your system perform some attack or send some communication.
Re: Show HN: RentMyCPU – An open-source computational network
#13In 2007 when distributed computing was still a New Kid On The Block, I shared an idea with a colleague for what I considered to be a good idea at the time: Distributed computing for hire. Families around the world have reasonable amounts of computing power that sits mostly unused; why not make a few bucks doing things similar to Folding@Home Seti@Home, but for a price? Get paid for your computations. Of course this w…
I'd be worried about offering storage to random people, but what kind of compute are you worried about doing? I guess someone could use this as a kind of proxy, right? Like have your system perform some attack or send some communication.
> I'd be worried about offering storage to random people
Isn’t that precisely how IPFS works?
Re: Show HN: RentMyCPU – An open-source computational network
#14In 2007 when distributed computing was still a New Kid On The Block, I shared an idea with a colleague for what I considered to be a good idea at the time: Distributed computing for hire. Families around the world have reasonable amounts of computing power that sits mostly unused; why not make a few bucks doing things similar to Folding@Home Seti@Home, but for a price? Get paid for your computations. Of course this w…
I'd be worried about offering storage to random people, but what kind of compute are you worried about doing? I guess someone could use this as a kind of proxy, right? Like have your system perform some attack or send some communication.
Computing generally implies even temporary storage, doesn't it? If not then you are correct. Even so, I would be wary of allowing my own equipment to be used for purposes that I did not explicitly approve of. Who's to say my equipment could not be used in legal but distasteful (to me) ways, by companies I'd never otherwise do business with? I don't think that it would be reasonable to trust any distributed computing for hire company to honor my wishes when it came to those things. If history has taught us anything, especially when it comes to computers, it is that the almighty dollar rules over all else.
Re: Show HN: RentMyCPU – An open-source computational network
#15Last time I met John Maddog, he had a similar idea, already implemented and the whole "ecosystem" used it's own cryptocurrency. Project Cauã or something. Because I can't seem to find new news, I'm guessing that it's perhaps going downhill.
Re: Show HN: RentMyCPU – An open-source computational network
#16https://www.golem.network/
Haven’t thought of these guys in a while.
Re: Show HN: RentMyCPU – An open-source computational network
#17Just some observations: - I don't have any info on how this works from the repo. 99% of people will click on the repo and click back because of the lack of this. I went on google and found a [this]( https://sideprojects.net/posts/NB697xnBrWQioywoP/rentmycpu-r... ) link, but still no information. - How are payments processed? Do you need to trust the other party a good amount? As a cpu cycle seller, how do I know I'll…
Don’t want to be cynical (and appreciate your more constructive feedback), but i’m surprised by the kind of stuff that makes up to the front page these days.
I tend to agree. I don't expect every project to have a landing page with flat trendy graphics giving you the bullet points like a start up, but just a few paragraphs/link to a white paper would go such a long way.
Re: Show HN: RentMyCPU – An open-source computational network
#18Well, it's WebAssembly, so there can't possibly be any exploits!
Wait, is WebAssembly known to be insecure? This is news to me.
Re: Show HN: RentMyCPU – An open-source computational network
#19Rent your CPU out as part of a botnet!
Botnet as a service already exists: https://brightdata.com/
Seems they recently rebranded, they used to be luminati.io
Re: Show HN: RentMyCPU – An open-source computational network
#20In 2007 when distributed computing was still a New Kid On The Block, I shared an idea with a colleague for what I considered to be a good idea at the time: Distributed computing for hire. Families around the world have reasonable amounts of computing power that sits mostly unused; why not make a few bucks doing things similar to Folding@Home Seti@Home, but for a price? Get paid for your computations. Of course this w…
I'd be worried about offering storage to random people, but what kind of compute are you worried about doing? I guess someone could use this as a kind of proxy, right? Like have your system perform some attack or send some communication.
Maybe brute-forcing passwords?