Posted on 03/13/2006 8:55:21 AM PST by 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 the links posted below (or read one of the previous 8 folding threads)
I'm thinking of buying a used 'puter to "fold" with. Is there a easy to use software (freeware) test I can use on the box to check overall health? More than just a BIOS test. In other-words, is there a comprehensive set of tests/diagnostics I can take on a CD or USB pen drive that will make sure I'm not buying a lemon?
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Free Republic Folders - A Tribute to Ronald Reagan |
Date of last work unit | 2006-03-13 19:13:49 |
Active CPUs within 50 days | 988 |
Team Id | 36120 |
Grand Score | 3005828 (certificate) |
Work Unit Count | 19075 (certificate) |
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) | 163 of 43240 |
Home Page | http://www.freerepublic.com |
Well, the number one tester that I use is F@H. I load it on and if it completes a WU than the system is good to go.
Look here at majorgeeks.com for freeware system testers:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads7.html
Posted on 03/13/2006 5:10:20 PM EST by tsmith130
Just heard of Fox News Alert...no other details.
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Maybe the earlier cheeleaders had a small bought of sanity and got "tombstoned."
durn... that's gonna take, like forever or something...
Mon Night '24' bump
LOL! That's great!
My goal has been to reach the top 10% of all folders. Am at 54360 of 538877. That's 10.0087%. I've had some monster WUs lately, has slowed me down. Will finish a 5000 framer at about 0530 (7 hours from now), and a 20,000 framer at about 0500. Will recalculate tomorrow!
Let's fold!
Hey, wait just a minute. I resemble that remark.
BTW, girfriend is gonna buy a laptop with her tax return. Well, the check came in yesterday. Should be purchased by the weekend. She's living in a FEMA trailer right beside my house. That'll give me three machines.
Woo Hoo!
I don't know how to do the screen captures but I thought this DUmmie post was funny.
Translation: We can't compete with the FReepers so let's stop trying.
I just wanna finish the one I've been working one for daaaaaaaaaaaaays.
I have 4 CPUs going and 4 that have been running for days...
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I'm on step 74 now. I figure another few days. Someone said it is was worth 400 points. If that's the case, when you break it down ....
You can check how many points each WU is worth - see "credit" column in the link below:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/psummary.html
It's worth 404 points. I'll finish another up tomorrow...FIIINNNNNNALLLLLY. Plus, I'm gonna bust the 10,000 point barrier wide open!!
Thanks. Not worth 400 it's worth 404. I want those 4, I need those 4. :-)
I think I'll hit 10,000 next Christmas or soon after. lolol
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