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Folding@Home Recruitment Drive Distributed computing, anyone?

#1 The Journalist

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Posted 15 April 2005 - 10:16 PM

Hello all...

I recently restarted my participation inFolding@Home. It's a distributed-computing project that analyzing proteins and how they "fold." I can't really explain exactly what it does because i have no idea. But, I get the impression it's a good thing. You can run the software either as a console window, a screensaver, or a GUI program. There's also a program called InCrease that, if nothing else, figures out how long it'll take to finish(InCrease is mac-only; the Folding client runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux). The ASW boards are team 35022.

Yes, I (and/or someone else) did this recruitment before, but I think it was a long time ago.

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This post has been edited by The Journalist: 15 April 2005 - 10:22 PM

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Posted 15 April 2005 - 10:32 PM

I'm confused.

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Posted 15 April 2005 - 10:38 PM

Basically, it uses your processor when you aren't and accomplishes something with idle time.

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Posted 15 April 2005 - 11:17 PM

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Posted 16 April 2005 - 12:34 AM

It's all automated, it's not like there's some administrator poking around in your particular computer.

In other words, you're not important.

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Posted 16 April 2005 - 12:40 AM

The Journalist, on Apr 15 2005, 07:38 PM, said:

Basically, it uses your processor when you aren't and accomplishes something with idle time.

Oh. Well, I'm not actually on the internet that much so I don't think I'd be of much use...sorry.

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Posted 16 April 2005 - 02:31 AM

You download the file, process it, and upload the results, you don't need to be constantly connected, just once a day at most.

I'm personally not interested, installing the software drastically increased my system startup time.

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Posted 17 April 2005 - 08:29 AM

It kills battery life and spins my fan up, so I'm gonna have to pass.

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Posted 17 April 2005 - 10:46 PM

Avatara, on Apr 15 2005, 11:31 PM, said:

I'm personally not interested, installing the software drastically increased my system startup time.

That's weird...

of course, I almost always leave my computer on(which is why i'm doing this to begin with)

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Posted 18 April 2005 - 02:29 AM

I often have to restart every week or so because some java applications don't quit nicely and I end up with small amounts of free RAM.

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Posted 21 April 2005 - 07:56 AM

I had it installed on 9 computers at the office here, then my boss nailed me for it

No go this time, sorry.

(I was almost #1 in ASW for a while with my processor farm over here

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Posted 21 April 2005 - 11:28 AM

I just wish they compiled the Linux package for Macs. My 6500 needs something to do while I work on things.

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Posted 21 April 2005 - 04:08 PM

The Apple Cøre, on Apr 21 2005, 11:28 AM, said:

I just wish they compiled the Linux package for Macs. My 6500 needs something to do while I work on things.

It could start by burying itself.

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Posted 21 April 2005 - 05:34 PM

Shrout1, on Apr 21 2005, 04:56 AM, said:

I had it installed on 9 computers at the office here, then my boss nailed me for it

No go this time, sorry.

(I was almost #1 in ASW for a while with my processor farm over here

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Nice, that explains how you got that many in such a short time...but..

from the FAQ said:

Can I run Folding@Home on a machine I don't own?

Please only run Folding@Home on machines you either own or on which you have the permission of the owner to run our software. Any other use of Folding@Home violates our license agreement (and just isn't a good idea in general).

Someone didn't read the rules...

This post has been edited by The Journalist: 21 April 2005 - 05:34 PM

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