Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $17,324
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  • Bitcoin Mining Hindering Search For Alien Life, Scientists Claim

    02/20/2018 11:46:35 AM PST · by nickcarraway · 65 replies
    Scientists searching space for intelligent life already have a difficult job, but some are now saying their task is being made even tougher because of digital currencies like Bitcoin. “We’d like to use the latest GPUs (graphics processing units)… and we can’t get ’em,” Dr. Dan Werthimer told the BBC. The chief scientist of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or SETI Project, says the surging demand for GPUs from cryptocurrency miners is leaving the computer chips in short supply. “This is a new problem, it’s only happened on orders we’ve been trying to make in the last couple of months,”...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update -- We're Now # 57 of all teams with 18,000,000 Points

    01/07/2007 11:28:30 AM PST · by texas booster · 127 replies · 1,662+ views
    Time for a new Free Republic Folding@home thread. Our Free Republic team of 416 members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 57th place (with 1,032 active CPUs - 92,150 completed Work Units and 18.0 million points). This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update - We're Now #58 of all teams with 16,800,000 Points

    12/17/2006 6:29:12 AM PST · by texas booster · 75 replies · 1,537+ views
    Stanford University ^ | 12/17/2006 | Texas Booster
    Happy Birthday to the many folding FReepers who joined our little band last December. While we had been folding as a team for a long time, systematic was instrumental in rekindling interest in the team, and all the growth starts with his efforts. We had just passed into the top 2000 of teams when December started. No Klutz, no lrenh, no malsua. Uriah was our big gainer, having posted over 2000 points in less than a week! BoT was folding that first week and is still folding away for us. The research that we help advance will truly make a...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update -- We're Now 62 of all teams woth 14,700,000 Points

    11/06/2006 9:41:27 PM PST · by texas booster · 57 replies · 1,286+ views
    Stanford University ^ | 11/06/2006 | Stanford University
    Time for a new Free Republic folding@home thread. Our Free Republic team of 396 members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 62th place (with 1,030 active CPUs - 79,000 completed Work Units and 14.71 million points). This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update -- We're in the Top 65 of all teams with 12.75 Million points

    09/28/2006 11:45:29 PM PDT · by soccer_maniac · 81 replies · 1,716+ views
    Stanford University ^ | 09-29-2006 | soccer_maniac
    Time for a new FreeRepublic folding@home thread. Our FreeRepublic team of 358 members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world, contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 75th place (with 1,020 active CPUs - 70,500 completed Work Units and 12.75 million points). This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn more, please...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update -- We're in the Top 75 of all teams with 9.75 Million points

    08/02/2006 5:16:19 PM PDT · by texas booster · 390 replies · 8,387+ views
    Time for a new FreeRepublic folding@home thread. Our FreeRepublic team of 358 members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world, contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 75th place (with 1009 active CPUs - 55,700 completed Work Units and 9.75 million points). This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn more, please...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update -- We're in the Top 85 of all teams with 8.3 Million points

    07/07/2006 5:58:24 PM PDT · by soccer_maniac · 282 replies · 4,575+ views
    Time for a new FreeRepublic folding@home thread. Our FreeRepublic team of 351 members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world, contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 85th place (with 908 active CPUs - 47,400 completed Work Units and nearly 8.5 million points). This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn more,...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update -- We're in the Top 100 of all teams with 7 Million points

    06/08/2006 11:17:52 AM PDT · by soccer_maniac · 327 replies · 4,646+ views
    Time for a new FreeRepublic folding@home thread. Our FreeRepublic team of 342 members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world, contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 99th place (with 985 active CPUs - 39,500 completed Work Units and nearly 7 million points). This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn more,...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update -- We're in the Top105 of all teams with 6.4 Million points

    05/26/2006 9:12:44 AM PDT · by soccer_maniac · 119 replies · 2,104+ views
    Time for a new FreeRepublic folding@home thread. Our FreeRepublic team of 337 members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world, contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 103th place (with 988 active CPUs - 36,400 completed Work Units and more than 6,4 million points). This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update -- We're in the Top 110 of all teams with 6 Million points

    05/17/2006 6:57:16 AM PDT · by soccer_maniac · 100 replies · 1,782+ views
    Time for a new FreeRepublic folding@home thread. Our FreeRepublic team of 325+ members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world, contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 108th place (with 991 active CPUs - 34,150 completed Work Units and more than 6,000,000 points). This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn more,...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update -- We're in the Top 120 teams with 5 Million points

    04/25/2006 6:37:14 AM PDT · by soccer_maniac · 207 replies · 4,416+ views
    Time for a new FreeRepublic folding@home thread. Our FreeRepublic team of 300+ members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world, contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 117th place (with 1,038 active CPUs - 29,000 completed Work Units and more than 5,000,000 points). This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn more,...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update - We're in the Top 145 teams (A Tribute to Ronald Reagan)

    04/03/2006 11:04:01 AM PDT · by soccer_maniac · 268 replies · 4,145+ views
    soccer_maniac ^ | 4-3-06 | soccer_maniac
    Time for a new FreeRepublic folding@home thread. Our FreeRepublic team of 300+ members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world, contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 144th place (with 1,045 CPUs - 24,200 completed Work Units and nearly 4,000,000 points) This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn more, please see...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update - We're in the Top 165 teams (A Tribute to Ronald Reagan)

    03/13/2006 8:55:21 AM PST · by soccer_maniac · 217 replies · 3,061+ views
    Folding@Home Official Stats ^ | 3-13-2006 | soccer_maniac
    Time for a new FreeRepublic folding@home thread. Our FreeRepublic team of 300+ members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world, contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 164th place (with 992 CPUs - nearly 19,000 completed Work Units and 2,982,241 points) This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn more, please see...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update - We're in the Top 190 teams (A Tribute to Ronald Reagan)

    02/27/2006 6:44:55 AM PST · by soccer_maniac · 295 replies · 4,598+ views
    soccer_maniac ^ | soccer_maniac
    Time for a new FreeRepublic folding@home thread. Our FreeRepublic team of 250+ members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world, contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 188th place (with 940 CPUs - 15,725 completed Work Units and 2,330,000 points) This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn more, please see the...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update - 2 MILLION points & we're in the Top200

    02/21/2006 10:13:18 AM PST · by soccer_maniac · 266 replies · 3,797+ views
    soccer_maniac | 2-21-06 | soccer_maniac
    Time for a new FreeRepublic folding@home thread. While this folding@home team is not officially sanctioned by Free Republic, it's 250+ members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world, contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 204th place, having reached more than 2,000,000 points! This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn more,...
  • FR Folding@Home Project Update - We're are in the TOP250 teams and still climbing!!

    02/12/2006 1:46:32 PM PST · by soccer_maniac · 460 replies · 6,240+ views
    soccer_maniac | 2-12-2006 | soccer_maniac
    Welcome to the new FreeRepublic folding@home thread. The previous thread has gotten too large, so we move on to yet another. While this folding@home team is not officially sanctioned by Free Republic, it's 250+ members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world, contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 241st place, having moved up from 1200th...
  • (Vanity) Folding@Home - Team (we're still searching for a name), is now at #777 and still climbing.

    01/03/2006 7:46:46 PM PST · by Klutz Dohanger · 316 replies · 4,513+ views
    Vanity | 03/03/2006 | Klutz_dohanger
    Welcome to the folding at home thread. The previous thread has gotten too large, so we move on to yet another. While this folding@home team is not officially sanctioned by Free Republic, it's members, or it's founders, it is comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing, who have banded together, to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via Distributed computing, millions of computers around the world, contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimers, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE). Currently, the team is in 777th place,...
  • SETI@Home Project Ends

    12/17/2005 3:58:48 PM PST · by Vermonter · 62 replies · 2,066+ views
    PC World ^ | 12/16/2005 | Phil Hochmuth, Network World
    SETI@Home Project Ends For years, volunteers shared idle CPU cycles to analyze interstellar data. Phil Hochmuth, Network World Friday, December 16, 2005 Along with the Howard Stern Show, another radio endeavor involving alien life forms is going off the air this week; SETI@Home, a grid supercomputer project for detecting signs of extra terrestrial life from deep space, officially ended December 15. "We'll be shutting down the "SETI@home Classic" project on December 15," read an e-mail sent by SETI@Home administrators at the University of California at Berkeley, where the project started in 1999. "The workunit totals of users and teams will...