For those not familiar with F@H -> some diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer and even "mad cow" disease are believed to be linked to protein (mis)folding.
A scientist team at Stanford University studies this phenomenon to try and find a cure to these diseases. Due to the enourmous amount of computing power needed, they designed a software (folding@home) which enables people to donate unused power from their computer to the project.
To: systematic; Glenn; prion; Uriah_lost; martin_fierro; thoughtomator; CarrotAndStick; csvset; ...
To: systematic
So we do have a team now? Cool. What do I do to get on it? I've already got the software installed.
4 posted on
11/25/2005 6:53:53 PM PST by
kenth
(Come back here... so that I may brain thee!)
To: systematic
Well, they may fold, but do they wash windows? ;~ )
7 posted on
11/25/2005 6:56:20 PM PST by
nuconvert
(No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR) [there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
To: systematic
HOLY COW! I've just been given the Work Unit from Hell!!! It takes three days per page, and five hundred pages. It's due to be completed in SEPTEMBER, 2010.
Anybody know what's up here? Do you lose everything if you quit before it finishes the unit? Because, like, I will be astonished if this machine is still running in five years, let alone without a reboot.
16 posted on
11/28/2005 2:05:44 PM PST by
prion
(Yes, as a matter of fact, I AM the spelling police)
To: systematic
A little growth....need more Freepers! Let your wasted processes do good works!
17 posted on
11/30/2005 7:49:08 PM PST by
Uriah_lost
(We aren't pro-war, we're PRO-VICTORY!)
To: systematic
Can you carry over SETI@Home work units? It didn't seem so, and I've got about 7700 completed. It seemed a bit of a disappointment.
31 posted on
12/09/2005 6:34:25 PM PST by
Riley
("Bother" said Pooh, as he fired the Claymores.)
To: systematic
Fascinating.
Does your Mom know you ripped off her calculator?
Never mind, she's here.. I'll ask.
32 posted on
12/09/2005 6:37:38 PM PST by
humblegunner
(If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
To: systematic; ChadGore; A.Hun; Malsua; Uriah_lost
Glad I found this thread.
I started the FR F@H group over a year ago. All of the (old) computers listed are friends of mine that let me maintain their systems.
Uriah has one screaming machine. He has already broken top 10 in only a couple of weeks.
33 posted on
12/09/2005 11:23:22 PM PST by
texas booster
(Bless the legal immigrants!)
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