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zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 9 Jan 2007
19:12 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | Hey guys, just wanted to remind you to please donate your spare cpu cycles for the folding@home project we're helping out (we're using the Grid.org client). It's for a good cause and will put your otherwise wasted cpu cycles that it'd use to run a screen saver for a good cause.
If you don't know what folding or grid are, it's basically a network of computers that operate together (hence the term distributed) in a large grid and essentially make up a supercomputer. Well know universities such as Stanford and Berkeley run science research projects on the grid in an attempt to find cure for cancer and other deadly diseases that will help humanity. This, unlike SETI@Home (SETI@Home is also a distributed project but is intended to discover alien communications) actually may produce a result in a near future and thus in my opinion poses a higher importance.
The more people help out, the faster this research can go and thus make the hope more reachable! The program runs as a screen saver when you're not using your computer and help the good cause.
If you'd like to help out, please go to Grid.org and register and account, then click this link (CalcGames.org Folding Team) and join our team and then run your client software, login and start donating your spare cpu cycles to a good cause!
Thanks!
If you have any questions, please post here and I'll try to help out.
<--- Click the Research link on the left main menu for other info related to the Grid.org research project or in case you forget the url to the project website.
[Edited by zkostik on 10-Jan-07 04:15]
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allynfolksjr
Administrator
Posted: 9 Jan 2007
23:35 GMT
Total Posts: 1892 | Thanks for reminding me about this... I forgot to migrate when I decommissioned the old desktop a while ago. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 10 Jan 2007
16:58 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | I thought so. I installed the client on some puters at work and had tons of folks ask me wtf that screensaver was. Once people learned what it was, I liked seeing their opinions of it. No one objected the installation of the client in my tech shop at work so 4 compys in there are running the UD client (hence my stats are doing quite well and CG team moved up in ranks).
So yeah, everyone should join up and help the cause unless you're one of those people who simply turns off their computer when it's not in use.
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haveacalc
Guardian
Posted: 11 Jan 2007
09:16 GMT
Total Posts: 1111 | or someone with a Mac...
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Liebe ist Krieg
Wraith
Posted: 11 Jan 2007
12:43 GMT
Total Posts: 542 | oh man... if i werent always on my laptop... i'd help out... but my laptop cant take the heat of continuous use.
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CoffmanRunner
Ultralisk
Posted: 11 Jan 2007
13:44 GMT
Total Posts: 235 | if you have a mac you should go shoot yourself :)
I have joined your "team"
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zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 15 Jan 2007
09:55 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | There's a client for Mac but its for a different network and I've had tons of problems with it, at least in a C2D based Mac. The Mac version of the other client is still in beta so that's probably why.
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Liebe ist Krieg
Wraith
Posted: 15 Jan 2007
10:00 GMT
Total Posts: 542 | hence Mac = difficult
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Hydralisk5201
Wraith
Posted: 15 Jan 2007
12:21 GMT
Total Posts: 576 | im wondering about security...
theres no chance of ppl hacking my comp is there?
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zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 15 Jan 2007
22:11 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | Umm, security? Every time you connect to the internet you open yourself to hackers so I'm not sure what all the worries are about. :)
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Liebe ist Krieg
Wraith
Posted: 16 Jan 2007
10:18 GMT
Total Posts: 542 | oh yeah about that... my firewall wont let anything through almost even when i completly shut it off. People have a hard time connecting with me.
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Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 16 Jan 2007
22:25 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | Is this the same one we've been doing forever? I'm putting up tons more points since I moved to my high-end desktop a year ago. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 17 Jan 2007
11:16 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | To Liebe ist Krieg: Umm, what f/w are you using? It sounds like you just need to configure it properly, although I know that some a serious pita.
To Lunchbox: Yes we have! Though, most people stopped doing it or moved to another box and forgot about folding. Not like I'm trying to force it onto anyone, just wanted to remind folks that it's there so might as well help out... :)
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zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 24 Jan 2007
20:04 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | Hey guys, I just wanted to say that our team is doing pretty well and thanks to those who are helping out. We're almost about to hit 8000th (generated points) place and whenever we pass the 5k mark our team will show up on the top team list. We're also moving up in ranks on the other scores and so far are almost about to pass the 11k mark. So keep up the good work and those who have not joined in yet, read the first post here to see what this is all about and join in to help.
Thanks!
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Hydralisk5201
Wraith
Posted: 24 Jan 2007
20:30 GMT
Total Posts: 576 | my comp wont really be of any use anyways
i barely leave it on long enough to go on screensaver
and even then theres no 100% chance of me being connected
sorry wish i could help!
but... my moms computer
shes leaves it on 24/7
and full on cable 24/7 hookup
ill tell her about it see if she will help
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