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April draw date chosen!

News - April 4, 2013

List of Entries is now final, the draw begins on Monday 8th.

Good luck folks - by the end of next week, one of you will be $1000 richer! 

April List of Entries Released!

News - April 2, 2013

You know the drill, folks!

List of Entries is here, use your unique Jackpot ID Number (you must be logged in) to check your Entries are correct. Any problems, please report them here.

After 48 hours, the List is final and we announce the Draw date.

Good luck!  

$1000 - Frank Ortmann

Prize Winner - March 20, 2013

After finishing my PhD in Operations Research 3 years ago, I was fortunate to get to work on software used to design superconducting circuits. Working on problems in engineering, mathematics, physics and operations research is a challenge, but it is something I love doing. I also get to do it from Stellenbosch, surrounded by beautiful vineyards and mountains!

I came across Charity Engine in one of the many tech blogs I read. I was really impressed by their business model and wanted to help out, so I signed up. Now I have won $1000! I am a lucky guy!

Towards zero-carbon computing

Blog - March 11, 2013 by Mark McA

Supercomputers and data-centres have two problems that aren't going away: energy and heat. The largest facilities cost billions of dollars and consume megawatts of electricity, enough to power small towns. Not only are more built every year, they're also getting bigger.

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