Guest ViperX883 Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hey guys, I saw a thread dedicated to Seti@Home, but I ran some searches and found nothing on Folding@Home (aside from a few posts in that mammoth SETI thread). Anyway, I was wondering if anyone was interested in this program. It's a distributed computing program run by Stanford Univeristy just like SETI. Basically, you run protein folding simulations for them and teh results are used for medicinal research in order to find cures for related diseases like cancer and Parkninson's. With all these members, you guys would make one crazy folding team!!! There are also a lot of other team that would love to have you along if you wanted to join. If you're interested, click the link in my sig for more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiral_ju00 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 In his sig there is a link to more links, FAQ and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ViperX883 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Heh, maybe I should have titled the thread something like "Help Cure Cancer". More people probably would have checked the thread that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiral_ju00 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 In his sig there is a link to more links, FAQ and so on. Thank you. I don't usually check those sig links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 OK, I`m in and running `bout time this puter had something to do with spare cpu cycles since the dnetc OGR competition closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 NP, I only looked at it to see where he was from. Heh, maybe I should have titled the thread something like "Help Cure Cancer". More people probably would have checked the thread that way. Maybe, but you didn't leave it open for much discussion anyhow. It's more of a 'hey, read this' type of thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ViperX883 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 NP' date=' I only looked at it to see where he was from. Maybe, but you didn't leave it open for much discussion anyhow. It's more of a 'hey, read this' type of thread. [/quote'] Yeah, you're rigth about that, but I think more people would have read it that way. Anyway, my hope is to keep this thread alive long enough for everyone to see it. I mean, hey, if it's 7 pages long, who isn't gonna want to know what is so cool that a 7 page thread could be made about it, eh? BTW, those of you that are joining up, are you joining up on the team in the FAQ or joining anonymously, or something else??? I'm just curious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiral_ju00 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Is it just me, or is this app pretty buggy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ViperX883 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I have never had an issue with it. Some people have said that the graphical version has a few bugs though. Try the console version - it's easy to setup also, but will require a little more finesse to run at startup. Basically, download the console client and stick it in a folder. Then create a shortcut to it on the desktop. Then place that shortcut into your Startup folder in the All Programs menu. Then it will autostart every time you boot. There are alos ways to minimze teh console version to the system tray so it won't take up valuable resources. Do a quick check of the FAQ in my sig, and check the links at the bottom. If you guys have questions, let me know. Keep folding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Seti is easier to use, therefore more people will use it, therefore it has more chance of success, therefore why not let the aliens give us the cure for cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ViperX883 Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Lol, this is a science forum... I know you know the answer to this one. Let's assume we find aliens... chances are that they are at least 35 light years away since we have been broadcasting radio signals for about 70 years now and haven't yet received anything back. Since nothing can travel fatser than light, odds are that even if we do contact aliens it will require at least another 70 years for us to send a new message and get a reply!!! 70 years!!! I don't know about you, but I'm betting we can get some pretty advanced cancer treatments/cures within the next 70 years. Besides, how do we know aliens woudl be friendly??? It's really not easier to run anyway... all you have to do is download teh graphical F@H and install it and let it run. 95% of the time there are nor problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 We don't, but the common language of cancer would make them give us the sympathy vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ViperX883 Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 You still gotta wait those 70 years though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSX Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I'm running the UD agent, whose cause is similar to that of folding@home. The difference is that it is run by the Chemistry department of Oxford University. Like you, I have a link on my signature. Here's the old thread on UD: http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4234&page=1&pp=20&highlight=ud+agent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ViperX883 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Good to hear NSX!!! Always great to see people involved in distributed computing projects. Hopefully some more notice will be taken people over time. Keep it up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiral_ju00 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 I've been a member with United Devices since '01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ViperX883 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Dood to hear fells. I just wanted to let people out there who have never heard of distributed computing that they could aid some great causes. It's good to hear that a lot of you are already helping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSX Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 How is seti doing right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt_f13 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Still counting all the aliens we discovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Which, I daresay, is not a whole lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ViperX883 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Ehh, let's not make it a Folding vs SETI war... How many of you guys have jumped onboard and started folding anyway??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MolecularMan14 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Yea I joined F@H a while ago. Im on the leading team in the country, if anyone's interested in joining, its team 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MolecularMan14 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 I think I will start a thread called "Help Cure Cancer" and just link it to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSX Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Ehh' date=' let's not make it a Folding vs SETI war... How many of you guys have jumped onboard and started folding anyway???[/quote'] UD pwns joo all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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