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Folding ranking...

*hands jelloshotsrule a ruler* Measure up big man.
(Mod, if you are offended take it off, I don't care)

We are getting a little off topic aren't we?

Did anyone recently come from the SETI team and/or knows people they can contact about switching?
 
Even more members are coming!

Well, I've been talking to a friend, and he was reading my AIM profile... and learned about folding. Now, that friend talked to another friend, and they both started folding a few hours ago!

And, nicely, they put there team number as 3446. Aren't they nice?

A big round of applause for: Jason and Joseph (not sure what their names will be on the board... but I'll find out eventually).

And now the long wait, as they watch their first wu take forever ;)

Tomasz
 
Re: Even more members are coming!

Originally posted by Tomasz
And now the long wait, as they watch their first wu take forever ;)
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which seems to turn off a lot of ppl, since half the stats are filled with ppl who do 1 or 2. it still helps though.

tell them thanks for helping out a worthy team and to be patient. :)
 
I'm climbing (and so is MacRumors)

HiHa,

I've installed the OS-X screensaver on my new Dual 876Mhz Mac.

At daytimes it's often working but this little machine is working every night and all weekend for Folding MacRumors.

At work we do have a lot of G4's on OS 9, and I wish I could use them for Folding but I just can't take the risk of having any troubles with those machines. Otherwise I would definately use them. Well, some things are just not gonna happen.

This is the result of 1 week folding.
 

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Re: I'm climbing (and so is MacRumors)

Originally posted by MacFocus
HiHa,

I've installed the OS-X screensaver on my new Dual 876Mhz Mac.

At daytimes it's often working but this little machine is working every night and all weekend for Folding MacRumors.

At work we do have a lot of G4's on OS 9, and I wish I could use them for Folding but I just can't take the risk of having any troubles with those machines. Otherwise I would definately use them. Well, some things are just not gonna happen.

This is the result of 1 week folding.
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Welcome to Marumors folding. :D
Have fun and we will all have a great time. :D
 
Re: I'm climbing (and so is MacRumors)

Originally posted by MacFocus
HiHa,

I've installed the OS-X screensaver on my new Dual 876Mhz Mac.

At daytimes it's often working but this little machine is working every night and all weekend for Folding MacRumors.

At work we do have a lot of G4's on OS 9, and I wish I could use them for Folding but I just can't take the risk of having any troubles with those machines. Otherwise I would definately use them. Well, some things are just not gonna happen.

This is the result of 1 week folding.
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Great to have you with us!

You may not know, but in order to use the second processor for folding, you must use the command line client--the graphical clients do not take advantage of two processors. We have scripts in the Distributed Computing section to help you utilise both, if you're interested. :)
 
Re: Re: I'm climbing (and so is MacRumors)

Originally posted by bousozoku
Great to have you with us!

You may not know, but in order to use the second processor for folding, you must use the command line client--the graphical clients do not take advantage of two processors. We have scripts in the Distributed Computing section to help you utilise both, if you're interested. :)
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Thanks for the tip.
Could you help me out here? Because I'm no command line type of guy.

I just realized that I can also use a P4 1,7Ghz for almost 24 hrs a day...:D Should help us don't you think?

When I looked at the stats at Macnn I saw that my machine doesn't seem to be doing anything for the last couple of days. Is it just that I have a large WU or is there something wrong?

Thanks
 
Re: Re: Re: I'm climbing (and so is MacRumors)

Originally posted by MacFocus
Could you help me out here? Because I'm no command line type of guy.
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go here and download DP_folding. i developed it especially for ppl like you. :) make sure ur done with your current WU though, as it doesn't continue from previous work.

I just realized that I can also use a P4 1,7Ghz for almost 24 hrs a day...:D Should help us don't you think?[
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p4s fold the best out of any processor.

When I looked at the stats at Macnn I saw that my machine doesn't seem to be doing anything for the last couple of days. Is it just that I have a large WU or is there something wrong?
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the most up to date stats would be found here, updated every hour. you might have a large protein, match the protein number with some quantitative data here to give you an idea of how long it will take. the key is pateince, and a fast machine. :)

thanks for helping out.
 
I'm happy to say Mods4Me will be soon behind us.

We are about 60 points away from passing them which shouldn't take very long at all. :D
Once we pass them we will currently be #38.
 
Originally posted by MrMacman
Ah. I smell a small victory.
*checks folding page* yes I did smell it al right. ;)
Now how about we start outpacing LWD :D
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If I could figure out a way to fold on my PDA I would. :) I bet everybody actively folding here could find a way to add another machine to the list. Just talk one friend into helping...
 
To the rescue

Ok, so after I added a 512 chip into my ibook500 it zapped my Folding Progress. I started on monday and I'm at 50.3%

Hopefully I can secretly install it on my girlfriends P3 1ghz up in Canada, that's if she lets me.
 
Frames?

Anyone know how I can tell how many frames I'm folding. I'm using the graphical client.

Is the protein changing shape in that diagram or am I losing it?
 
Originally posted by Stelliform
If I could figure out a way to fold on my PDA I would. :) I bet everybody actively folding here could find a way to add another machine to the list. Just talk one friend into helping...
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Yes someone port Folding@home to the Zaurus. If mine wasn't dead I could use it.

Assuming someone did port Folding to PocketPC, does anyone think it would really perform at the 400 MHz we're accustomed to or would it be slower/faster?
 
Re: Frames?

Originally posted by NavyIntel007
Anyone know how I can tell how many frames I'm folding. I'm using the graphical client.

Is the protein changing shape in that diagram or am I losing it?
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the graphical only shows %, so u'll have to go here:

~/Library/Folding@home/work/logfile_0#.txt

...where # is a number from 1 to 9. ~ stands for home, in case u didn't know.

look up the amount of frames in a given protein here.

when proteins fold, the amino acids in the polypeptide chain rearrange themselves. different arrangements of amino acids yield alpha helicies and beta pleated sheets. the chemical composition doesn't change, but the phyisical properties do. so it's not just u, it's supposed to do that.
 
Awesome... Sorry just a Computer Science major headed for the military. This DNA stuff is way over my head but my grandmother has altzheimers really bad so I figured I should do my part (to save my own ass). :cool:
 
Re: To the rescue

Originally posted by NavyIntel007
Ok, so after I added a 512 chip into my ibook500 it zapped my Folding Progress. I started on monday and I'm at 50.3%

Hopefully I can secretly install it on my girlfriends P3 1ghz up in Canada, that's if she lets me.
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you live in Florida and your gf lives in canada....?
:confused:
 
Originally posted by NavyIntel007
Awesome... Sorry just a Computer Science major headed for the military.
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guess what? i'm CS too. but for my major, my stupid univ decided that i had to take a science course that ppl would if that were their major.

i had a choice of either chemistry, physics, or bio. i took two semesters with lab: organismal and cell & molecular biology. fun stuff. now i have all this useful knowledge to expound. :cool:
 
Originally posted by mc68k
guess what? i'm CS too. but for my major, my stupid univ decided that i had to take a science course that ppl would if that were their major.

i had a choice of either chemistry, physics, or bio. i took two semesters with lab: organismal and cell & molecular biology. fun stuff. now i have all this useful knowledge to expound. :cool:
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Funny how that happens... I switched over from engineering and a semester later, they overhall the program. So I'm one of the last to take the old version of the major because the Navy wants me graduated and ready for OCS by January.
 
Another Numbercruncher??

Does anybody know if the graphical client for Win2K uses both of my processors in my dual P4 2Ghz Xeon?

(I'd rather use a Mac, but can't leave this baby doing nothing at night :D :D )

My P4 1,7 is crunching since yesterday and my Dual 876 is going to use the second proc after the current WU has finished.
 
Re: Another Numbercruncher??

Originally posted by MacFocus
Does anybody know if the graphical client for Win2K uses both of my processors in my dual P4 2Ghz Xeon?
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no. but it is really easy to setup the console version.

just DL two console apps in two seperate folders.
then run them both and use advanced options.
the only difference in setup between the two should be the Machnie ID part.

when u get to that part it should say:

Machine ID [1], where 1 is default.
set up the first one to 1, and the second one to 2 and u should be set. never had a DP PC to try it out on, but it should work.

make sure u check afterwards as it's just educated speculation on my part. :)
 
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