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To: Clara Lou

He's not the silliest one over there. He's just really bad at math.

They just had a guy propose co-opting LIBRARY computers. Like what does he think that will accomplish? First of all, they're in constant use, from opening until closing, they're going to get shut down at night, and I know for a fact, several of my local libraries, are still using Compaq Deskpro 2000's, that I contracted out to install, in 1997. Imagine that ancient beast, trying to get it's bytes around one of them big proteins.

I can't imagine, too many public libraries, having a pool of "folders", just waiting to start bending proteins.


38 posted on 03/13/2006 3:54:24 PM PST by Klutz Dohanger (Folding - Help science, as you browse the web. Team#36120)
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To: Klutz Dohanger

Looking at the relative closure rates... even with our current "slowed down by the energy manager" rate of folding, it'll still take them 160 days to pass the next to the last team we just passed, and the team we just passed in the 3pm update, they aren't overtaking at all.

They need to triple their number of active CPU's, just to keep from slipping behind, they sure aren't gaining any.

We're 8 days away from SISD, but I'm trying to kick it up a notch this week, thanks to Microsoft, so we'll see if we can't put that thorn in our side (the only team to ever pass us), to rest, by midweek.

Next up, that team that's "Totally in to science"... and I'm looking forward, to the slew of extremely bad jokes, regarding them, as we examine their team in the rear view mirror...


40 posted on 03/13/2006 4:41:14 PM PST by Klutz Dohanger (Folding - Help science, as you browse the web. Team#36120)
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To: Klutz Dohanger

Typical Democrat--Co-opting is evil if conservatives do it, but it's a fine thing if DUmpers do it.


41 posted on 03/13/2006 4:46:19 PM PST by Clara Lou (A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality. --I. Kristol)
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