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FR Folding@Home Project Update - We're are in the TOP250 teams and still climbing!!
soccer_maniac | 2-12-2006 | soccer_maniac

Posted on 02/12/2006 1:46:32 PM PST by 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 place, a week earlier, and is now in the top 100 teams, for daily contributions.

This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn more, please see the links posted below (or read one of the previous 8 folding threads)


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KEYWORDS: boinc; competition; computers; computing; cpu; cpus; dc; distributed; folding; foldingathome; foldinghome; folds; laundry; mutants; mutations; proteins; seti; setihome; standord; supercomputers; workunits; xmen
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To: Drango
Monday (tomorrow) is a holiday...perhaps Tuesday?

I'll start the new thread on Tuesday morning.

381 posted on 02/20/2006 6:19:59 AM PST by soccer_maniac (Do some good while browsing FR --> Join our Folding@Home Team# 36120: keyword: folding@home)
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To: derllak; zeugma
Just read the thread from 200 on. Buy, that was depressing.

I guess, with any great idea, it takes awhile to catch on. I'm glad the project was brought to my attention, and I'll keep folding-- and hoping that success breeds success.

382 posted on 02/20/2006 6:34:38 AM PST by Egon (We are number one! All others are number two... or lower.)
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To: soccer_maniac

Well, the Electric company just came by and informed me that they're upgrading the meters and installing receivers at the end of each street in out sub. So, we'll be off the grid for up to 3 hours.

Keeping my fingers crossed that I don't lose my current foldings...


:O)

P


383 posted on 02/20/2006 6:42:06 AM PST by papasmurf (Join Free Republic Folders. Folding@Home Team # 36120)
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To: DocRock

Monday bookmark


384 posted on 02/20/2006 6:46:03 AM PST by DocRock
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To: soccer_maniac

Have you contacted them about joining our team?


385 posted on 02/20/2006 7:22:07 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (Join FR Team 36120 at http://folding.stanford.edu {Protein Folding Project})
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To: FreeAtlanta

Contacted who? Not sure what you mean.


386 posted on 02/20/2006 7:27:30 AM PST by soccer_maniac (Do some good while browsing FR --> Join our Folding@Home Team# 36120: keyword: folding@home)
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To: derllak

Does the DUmmie website "officially" sanction their efforts?


387 posted on 02/20/2006 7:29:33 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (Join FR Team 36120 at http://folding.stanford.edu {Protein Folding Project})
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To: soccer_maniac
The RedState.com group. I assume they are conservative.
388 posted on 02/20/2006 7:31:40 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (Join FR Team 36120 at http://folding.stanford.edu {Protein Folding Project})
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To: All
Folding is fun bump


389 posted on 02/20/2006 7:57:54 AM PST by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: soccer_maniac
Mark another milestone. Yesterday marks the first 50,000 point day. (51,114) Here's to many more!
390 posted on 02/20/2006 8:58:09 AM PST by SilentServiceCPO
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To: FreeAtlanta
Have you contacted them about joining our team?

Recruiting from other teams is frowned on.

391 posted on 02/20/2006 10:20:31 AM PST by SC Swamp Fox (Join our Folding@Home team (Team# 36120) keyword: folding)
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To: SC Swamp Fox

Oh, ok. I guess it is my residual NFL gene.


392 posted on 02/20/2006 10:52:42 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (Join FR Team 36120 at http://folding.stanford.edu {Protein Folding Project})
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To: FreeAtlanta

I don't think so. I saw they were saying something about trying to get more official publicity for the team.


393 posted on 02/20/2006 10:52:58 AM PST by ahayes
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To: RebelTex

Monday bookmark


394 posted on 02/20/2006 11:00:41 AM PST by RebelTex (Help cure diseases: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548372/posts)
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To: All
Hey DUmmies!

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395 posted on 02/20/2006 11:44:26 AM PST by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: ahayes

NO. No publicity. THAT is a very sore subject here. One does not want to re-visit that fiasco.

Please, read through this thread...http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1550656/posts?q=1&&page=151

I'd start at post# 188.

:O)

P


396 posted on 02/20/2006 11:49:44 AM PST by papasmurf (Join Free Republic Folders. Folding@Home Team # 36120)
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To: RebelTex

Teams "TheGreekGroup" and "dualboot.net" will go down with the next update:

http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=36120


397 posted on 02/20/2006 11:50:07 AM PST by soccer_maniac (Do some good while browsing FR --> Join our Folding@Home Team# 36120: keyword: folding@home)
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To: papasmurf

Yeah, I saw that earlier. I was replying to a post about DU's team.

If you ask me it's a silly reason to not have our team be official!


398 posted on 02/20/2006 12:11:57 PM PST by ahayes
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To: ahayes

DUmmy membership drive :)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x472040


399 posted on 02/20/2006 12:22:55 PM PST by soccer_maniac (Do some good while browsing FR --> Join our Folding@Home Team# 36120: keyword: folding@home)
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To: soccer_maniac

We overtake those 2 teams today - and 6 more tomorrow - FReeper Folding Fun.


400 posted on 02/20/2006 12:43:02 PM PST by RebelTex (Help cure diseases: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548372/posts)
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