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r/DistributedComputing

Distributed Computing

Founded January 2010 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Oct 21

*For those who want to cure cancer and make first contact in their spare time* To discuss distributed computing projects such as Folding@Home or the many BOINC programs. The centre for reddit teams: * [Folding@Home](http://folding.stanford.edu/) - [Team reddit #50959](http://kakaostats.com/t.php?t=50959)

Members

5,465

5.5K

Online now

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not captured in the last snapshot

Posts per day

0.2

from the last 100 posts, spanning 533.2 days

Comments per post

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no sample yet

Growth · 7d

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not enough history yet

Growth · 30d

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not enough history yet

Promo tolerance

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not assessed yet

Last post

Oct 19

sampled Oct 21

Distinct posters

67%

of the last 100 posts

Tracking since Sep 14 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows. Posts/day is measured from the community’s own newest posts on Reddit, not from what Prowlo happens to crawl.

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r/DistributedComputing — frequently asked

How many members does r/DistributedComputing have?

r/DistributedComputing has 5,465 members as of our most recent crawl on Oct 21. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/DistributedComputing growing?

We don't have 30 days of snapshot history for r/DistributedComputing yet, so we're not going to invent a growth number. We've been tracking it since Sep 14; the chart fills in as history accumulates.

How active is r/DistributedComputing?

Around 0.2 posts per day, measured from the newest 100 posts on Reddit, which span 533.2 days. Posting rate matters more than subscriber count when you're deciding where to spend your time — it determines how long your comment stays visible.

When was r/DistributedComputing created?

r/DistributedComputing was founded in January 2010 and is a public — anyone can post community. Age matters: an older community with steady growth has survived Reddit's moderation churn; a young one with a spike may not.

Who posts in r/DistributedComputing?

Of the last 100 posts we sampled, 67% came from distinct accounts; the newest was published Oct 19. A low share means a feed dominated by a handful of accounts (bots, mods, or one prolific poster) rather than a community.

Can I promote my product in r/DistributedComputing?

We don't have a promo-tolerance read for r/DistributedComputing yet. Default to the safe approach: read the sidebar rules, contribute in threads where you gain nothing, and mention your product only when it is the honest answer to someone's question.

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