FR Folding@Home Project Update - 2 MILLION points & we're in the Top200

soccer_maniac | 2-21-06 | soccer_maniac

[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, please see the links posted below (or read one of the previous 8 folding threads)

[soccer_maniac]

That's fine. In fact, it's good news. Just wanted to make sure that you're aware (in case someone turned them off or something).

[generally]

We're now in the top 200. #198 to be exact.

Way to go, FReepers!

[Malsua]

I just added 12 more machines. :)

[BreitbartSentMe]

Folding ping - I'm doing the Lambada right now, so it'll be a while.

Is that like Dancing with the Stars - "Folding with the FReeps"

[houeto]

Bump.

[texas booster]

At this rate you will be outfolding DU by yourself.

I had hopes of closing the gap between us next month, but now I'll just be gald to be Top 3 ...

Howdy VeniVediVici ... Top 4 ...

plus Fortyfied ... Top 5 ...

at this rate I'll be glad to be Top 10. Good thing that I had a year headstart.

As long as DU doesn't learn all of our secrets then I'll be happy.

[Klutz Dohanger]

A 12pack of folders.... :)

[Malsua]

A 12pack of folders.... :)

Yeah, and for good measure, I added another 6-pack or so. Sorta lost count, 18 or 20 total today, heh.

I've still got more reserve too without getting into the junk. I'll save it for a while, see how this batch works out. Most 2.8s, some are 2.4. These tend to run decent numbers.

[Malsua]

At this rate you will be outfolding DU by yourself.

Well, I potentially could :). I have to be careful however because my machines exist in a less than stellar environment. I'll take it slow and if I see no issue I'll toss machines in here and there. The ones at it longest seem not to have had much issue so I figured it would be ok to toss in some more.

[SC Swamp Fox]

The graphs in reply #52 have been updated.

[SC Swamp Fox]

AAAARRRG! I had a network problem and I lost 1.5 days and a 202 point work-unit on my best machine.

[Malsua]

AAAARRRG! I had a network problem and I lost 1.5 days and a 202 point work-unit on my best machine.

That's how I feel about a power failure. :)

[derllak]

AAAARRRG! I had a network problem and I lost 1.5 days and a 202 point work-unit on my best machine.

Yea, thats how I feel when I realize 24hrs later that I forgot to restart the folding program after killing it the other night to play video games.

[FreeAtlanta]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for the secret tips. Those silly DU folders will never catch up, as long as they don't find out what we are doing. I will implement as soon as possible.

The DUmmies are going down hard!

[FreeAtlanta]

[derllak]

Hey, that aint got nothin to do with folding... but I'd vote for em!

[texas booster]

Speaking of big secrets, check out the trouble I caused over here ...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1584645/posts

Ought to be fun ...

[Clara Lou]

LOL! That's the funniest thread I've read in a while!

[Drango]

Well it's going to be a lonnnnnnnng climb for the next 100 places. We need to talk about sometning for the next 3 months.

[texas booster]

I was getting bored reading about the port controvery, and seeing if my muslim holy warrior could blow up your muslim sacred site # 492, but at least he didn't have a female interogator or panties on his head.

It sure beats (heh heh) the announcement I was gonna post about us hitting 1,000,000 points for the month.