What tasks can be done to keep computer busy at short breaks when you are AFK?

linustalman · 10-19-2013, 09:19 AM

Hi.

What tasks can be done to keep computer busy at lunch time or other short breaks when you are AFK?

Could people post both offline and online tasks.

e.g.
Offline:
Virus scans (probably not relevant for Linux OS)

...

Online:
Bitcoin Mining

Seti

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lleb · 10-19-2013, 06:49 PM

look into F@H for letting your system crank out some numbers that can really help folks lives.

nigelc · 10-19-2013, 09:59 PM

boinc/setiathome

jamison20000e · 10-19-2013, 11:00 PM

"cappuccino
an utility to let your boss think that you're working hard"

linustalman · 10-20-2013, 10:09 AM

Thanks guys.

*** Updated lists. ***

OFFLINE:
* cappuccino - Utility to let your boss think you're working hard. sudo apt-get install cappuccino
* Virus scans (probably not relevant for Linux OS)

ONLINE:
* Bitcoin Mining
* BOINC: Malariacontrol.net, Rosetta@home, SETI@home, etc.
* FightAIDS@Home
* Folding@home (FAH or F@h)
* World Community Grid worldcommunitygrid.org

jamison20000e · 10-20-2013, 11:57 AM

Linux (user base growing fast) does have virus scanners but (still) more for winblow$ partitions: http://www.clamav.net/lang/en/

dugan · 10-20-2013, 01:11 PM

Online:

Downloading large files for personal use.

sundialsvcs · 10-21-2013, 11:28 AM

I just fire-off a few "very nice" background jobs in the startup-script, and shut them down in the logoff. The jobs run all the time during the session but at such a low priority that they wind up only consuming otherwise-unused resources. (If necessary, specify a ulimit for the processes in the startup-script, so that they can't consume more than what you want to allocate to them.)