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There is a new player in the “distributed computing for good causes” scene. Boid, seeks to boost participation in volunteer distributed computing efforts and make it easier for non-techie people to access the world of cryptocurrency and blockchains. With the launch of its Public Alpha on August 3rd, it already has almost 1,000 active users earning BOIDs for contributing to cancer research.

This video gives a great explanation of what Boid does:
https://youtu.be/3-C5dxJvFMA

[Check it out](https://www.boid.com/) and let me know what you think! Or get started at: [app.boid.com/u/Johnnie](app.boid.com/u/Johnnie)
Early users get a bonus for helping us work out the kinks.

As an advisor for Boid, I am excited about its potential to boost distributed scientific computing by making it simple for anyone to earn cryptocurrency for putting their devices to work on scientific research projects. Look at the impact it is already having on the World Community Grid Mapping Cancer Markers Project (Breaking 1 million Total Credit today!):
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Come compete against your friends to see whose computers can do the most cancer research! 

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[https://www.boid.com/](https://www.boid.com/)
[https://app.boid.com/](https://app.boid.com/)

Boid is on Steemit too! [https://steemit.com/@boidcom](https://steemit.com/@boidcom)