Last quarter, in my Social Analysis of Computerization class, we analyzed the ways in which our culture and lifestyle is increasingly being molded by technology. No, this isn't going to be a spiel about how Facebook has altered the world, since it is only a grain of influence compared to the vast emergence of technologies in these past 2 decades that have forever changed the way we interact with the world.
At an IBM networking event two days ago, I was introduced to the World Community Grid. For those of you who don't know, IBM's goal as a global enterprise is to create a smarter planet and use their technology and resources to make a positive impact to the community. The gist of this software is to utilize surplus computer processing power (aka. unused computer time) by capturing its spare power to create a computing grid that contributes to solving world-wide problems, such as "Help Fight Childhood Cancer", "GO Fight Against Malaria", "Computing for Clean Water", etc. It's absolutely free, and allows us to give back to the world that we take so much from.
Learn more about this technology here.
Until next time,
Lils
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