Sony was only putting that c**p in it for us to say "awwwww". We've got researchers to help cure cancer, and if we should put any scanner in a device, why not the tv? Instead of the worst selling console right now.
I agree that consoles can have great features, but I think having a console that can cure cancer is a bit too out there. Sony, if you wish to do this, change to a medical research company, and quit gaming.
[QUOTE="jim1029"]Can somebody clear up this "PS3 curing cancer" thing for me? I have no idea what they mean. super_biohazard
Aparently, there was going to be something in a PS3 that would help cure cancer or something.
I see you don't own a PS3. Folding@home is a program created by Stanford University that runs on the PS3. The program is aimed at curing cancer. Eating components within the PS3 will not only NOT cure cancer, but will probably give you stomach mucosal lacerations.
Folding@Home is not a program that searches for cures to cancer. Rather, it is a program that puts different stresses and situations on proteins, and then computates how they will fold in that environment. Basically, they're trying to find what conditions can cause proteins to fold wrong leading to diseases (like Alzheimer's or Huntington's) or cancer. The data it collects could probably used for other fields, but the medical aspect is the primary focus of it.
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By the way, what does this have to do with the topic title? The PS3's inclusion of folding@home could prove to be extremely valuable. Dislike the console, but don't try to spin F@H as if it's a negative aspect.
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