Posted on 01/08/2006 7:41:43 AM PST by texas booster
The more protiens that we fold, the more likely we are to help find a cure for the ailments that cripple and kill us.
Good job everyone!
Laundry bump out to the Folding@Home ping list!
Please FReepmail me if you want on or off the list.
Have a terrific week.
Want to start folding? It's VERY easy.
1.)Download the folding program from Stanford University's folding download page http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html . Type in your desired username. 2) Type in 36120 for the team number. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT - if you get the number wrong, you won't be folding for our FreeRepublic member team! 3) The third question asks, "Launch automatically at machine startup, installing this as a service?" - We recommend you answer YES. Otherwise you will have to manually start the program after every reboot.
Remember: 36120 is our number
BTTT
I have one more machine that I might be able to use but I'm fighting some network issues right now. Plus, after taking two weeks vacation at the end of December, I'm now back at my day job.
Not quite true... the GUI version sets itself up to start when you log on to Windows (XP, at least). If you stay logged on it keeps running. Plus, if you're going to advise people to run as a service, please at least mention which of the various Windows versions should be downloaded.
I personally find the GUI version to be quite suitable where only one instance is to be run: it's stable and permits one to readily check on the progress. I fear that in the interest of trying to squeeze an extra per-cent or so of progress each day, some people have been talked into running the console version and now find that they are in over their head when trying to find out information about the progress of the Work Unit.
Other's opinions and mileage may vary.
Ya think we'll ever find the mis-folded protein that causes liberalism?
LOL. We'll need quantum computing to handle that problem!!
For people just starting off and have a Windoze box, the NT/2000/XP 5.03 version is the way to go IMHO. http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html
Hey, that's my line!
Bump!
Got a 400 Frame 241 Pointer that should hit by 02:00EST Monday.
Fold On Bump.
The above computerese is Greek to me. Can anyone explain it in English?
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I may be able to add some newer faster computers later on.
What is protein folding?
Each of your cells contains about 2 meters of DNA, all folded into the tiny space inside the nucleus, which is a million times smaller. As you might imagine, these long, thin strands can get tangled very easily in the busy environment of the nucleus. To make things even more complicated, DNA is a double helix, which must be unwound to access the genetic information. If you have ever tried to unravel the individual fibers in a piece of rope, you will understand the knotty problems that this can cause. To help with these problems, your cells build several different enzymes that untangle and relax DNA strands. DNA, RNA and over 50,000 protiens all unfold in the process of keeping you alive every heartbeat.
http://folding.stanford.edu/education/protfold.html
Check the link out. It doesn't bite.
Regarding our drop in production, I wonder if a lot of folders might not be turning off their computers.
Here's something that's affected my statistics. For some reason, FAH opts to send my not-so-powerful home PC 400-frame workunits. The first one took nearly two weeks--but it finally gave me a burst of 239 pts. [I did turn it off a few times and also lost a night's work when my PC froze for reasons unknown to me.] Now FAH has sent me a new 400-framer, which will cause my PC-processor to have no points for about 10 days. So, it seems like I'm not producing.
On the other hand, FAH sends my G4 laptop 100-frame WU's that are only worth between 50 and 100 pts. that finish faster. I'd have thought my laptop would get the high-pt. value WUs and my PC would get the smaller pt. value. Whatever.
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