Check it out:
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_summary.php?s=&u=168164
Now which FReeper has the systems furthest from, say, DALLAS TX? Central to the USA, where most of our CPUs are located.
I'll start - I am 30 miles away and have systems that live as far away as 120 miles (lappies excluded).
Please fill the thread with all the WOW! factor that we felt when we first hit 5,000 ppd, and then to have Klutz start folding that many by himself.
Pinging the mighty masses to the new Folding thread!
Pinging the mighty masses to the new Folding thread!
On or off the Ping list, let me know.
Malsua b on steroids?
I’m folding from the San Francisco Bay Area.
I am right at 2,000 miles from Dallas.
# 163 on the whodunnit list.
Heh, nothing so sinister. I suspect it's that a number of machines have been offline for so long and they all popped in. Either that or it's just wrong. I should be ramping up slowly, not like that.
Well this week I’m home, but I’m normally more than a thousand miles away (quite often further as I travel overseas alot). Keeping the systems up while away is quite a chore.
How does it work?: You download a safe, tested program (see link below) that is certified by Stanford University. It gets work from Stanford, runs calculations using your spare computer power, and sends the results back to the University.
Is it safe? Yes! Folding@Home rarely effects computer performance in any way and won't compromise your privacy in any way. It only uses the computing power you aren't using so it doesn't slow down other programs.
How do I get started folding for Team FreeRepublic?:
1.) Download the folding program from Stanford University's folding download page (Folding@home Client Download). Type in your desired user-name.
2.) Type in 36120 for the team number. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT - if you get the number wrong, you won't be folding for team FreeRepublic!
3.) The third question asks, "Launch automatically at machine startup, installing this as a service?" - We recommend you answer YES. Otherwise you will have to manually start the program after every reboot.
How can my computer help? Even if they were given exclusive access to all of the world's supercomputers, Stanford still wouldn't have as much processing power as they get from the supercluster of people's desktop systems Folding@home relies on. Modern supercomputers are essentially a cluster of hundreds of processors linked by fast networking. But Stanford needed the power of hundreds of thousands of processors, not just hundreds.
There's no reason to not get involved! It's free, easy, and you can know you're helping every minute without lifting a finger.
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Extreme Overclockers Stats for FreeRepublic
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Competition (Not!!) Dummies ..Daily Kos
Dummie Folding Threads #7 #8 #9#10#11 #12
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How much are those work units worth? And what are they?
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Fahmon Third Party Monitoring Software
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Past FreeRepublic Folding threads
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I have five to seven machines folding at any given time in Greensboro, NC, and usually two machines (including one PS3) in Gibsonville, NC.
If you're interested in tracking your folding machine(s) over the web, please Freepmail me or follow the links below.
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0 miles from Dallas
I’m folding 1,769 miles from Dallas.
Only 7,730 points in about a year and a half but I keep chugging.
Hey... I just noticed that I passed 100,000 points!
I guess I have not checked in a while.
It would be nice to add some more active folders to the team and increase our momentum.
Lurkers.... Sign up. :-)
My good friend Jeff died June 12, 2007 from Huntingtons.
I’m bumping this thread in hopes that there will be others that can help us by using their spare cpu cycles to help find a cure or treatment for these terrible diseases.
Here is the national website for Huntingtons: http://www.hdsa.org/site/PageServer
Here is my State of Wisconsin chapter: http://www.hdsawi.org/
Both sites will accept donations
Please help us find a cure.
Bump from Nashville, 673 miles away.
Lurkers, please see post 36 as to why we do this.
I’m on board as well