alt Hacker NewsHaving strong SETI@Home vibes from 25 years ago, except of course, this is not for the greater good of humanity, but a for-profit project.
Problem is, from a technical point of view, what kind of made sense back then (most people running desktops, fans always on, energy saving minimal) is kind of stupid today (even if your laptop has no fan, would you want it to be always generating heat?)...
I definitely want my laptops to be cool, quiet and idle most of the time.
I some times play about with local models via ollama/comfyui and more recently ace-step to generate music.
This is short bursts of heat 5-10 m during the render I would not be happy with that for multiple hours a day. I am sure that would have a negative effect on battery health.