Fallen Ray

I have a laptop which i rarely use. I bought it on 2007. It has 12 inch wide-screen monitor, celeron mobile processor with 512 MB memory. The top cover has some scratches because i often brought it along. That’s why, one day I put a sticker cover with superman logo there. Then, i gave him a brand new name, the icetop (S logo on top of laptop).

Since i got new ones, blackie and silvie, i barely use icetop anymore. Icetop is still good enough for small jobs like preparing presentations, doing homework and such mobile tasks.

Well my point is, technology has a very short life time. Two-three years ago it was a big shot, and now it become part of history. Especially when we’re talking about computer. PCs and laptops for some people are considered a luxury, a high-end consumer product. We’re not really aware that we never use them effectively.

I mean look at how many hours per day we use a PCs. Open the task manager, at average we only use 10% of CPU and 25% of memory. You know, sometimes i thought it’s a waste. All of my computers and laptops become outdated even when they still work fine.

A wise man says, “Which would you prefer? Broken down by overwork or Leave it unused, dried hung up and goes rotten“?

Imagine PCs as human, every time they only do small tasks. Most of days they just sit, idling, doing nothing. When the payday come, they demand the highest salary.

So, I mean why don’t we just use them like a slave for every single second until they broke down into pieces

The best way to “spend” your PC is for charity. In one of my class, i have to present about distributed computing. After some researches, I bump on a very interesting project. http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/. It has been there for years. I didn’t know it until just now. Why everyone tried to hide it from me?

“Donate the time your computer is turned on, but is idle, to projects that benefit humanity!“, quoted from main homepage. All you need to do is register and download a software. This software works just like screensaver.

I want my laptop to do lots of works before outdated. Electricity is considered cheap. Internet connection is flat rate for unlimited usage. This is a perfect solution for me. Whenever i’m not using my laptops, i would keep them turned on. Let them help World Community Grid fights against cancer, drugs, aids, and whatever. I don’t want my silvie or blackie or icetop to be idle for even a second. Bwahaha *evil laugh*.

Case closed. Don’t waste your PC’s life, ever! Or you’ll be sorry…. ever!