How To Convince Others Of Joining Folding.

[Dreadnought]

I do notice the iBook's fan running more over the past couple of days, but it doesn't seem to feel any warmer than usual. Still OK to proceed?

With respect to the display, I can turn the brightness all the way down. Anyone know how to turn it "off"? Or will turning the brightness down alleviate the heat concerns?

The fan is probably going to make some extra noise, because your Ibook is giving all its processing power. And that is something a laptop isn't made for. I would proceed with caution! Folding 24/7 will probably end your Ibook earlier. As for the screen, turning the brightness down doesn't help a lot. In energiesaver there is an option to turn off your screen when it's inactive. Don't know if this works when you are folding...

 

[radhak]

funny, i thought i already posted this response...

Radhak, if you go to our FAQ sections at the top of the Distributed Computing section, everything you need to know is explained there quite simple. There is a link to Stanford's page which explains everythin. Also Apple support folding and has its own folding team. On there website there is also information about it that explains it.

oh, i am sure these are all very detailed and thorough resources. but the main issue for me is motivation : is it really useful? i was interested in (and put my PCs to the services of) the SETI effort years ago, and on hindsight that seems to have been a wild-goose chase. and not just because there was nothing tangible achieved, but because the theory behind it seems to be a very vague hypothesis...and i get a feeling folding has the same premise...

Radhak,
I do medical research. it's my job. I'm in the position to understand the benefits and the possibilities of folding.
it's a good thing. It is a long shot but it will help understand basic biology, and this will eventually trickle down to therapy.
I also happen to have a 4 ys old who's been started on chemio two days ago, and I am about to panic.

Fold, Redhak,
it won't help him, but it might help someone else's kid.
Thanks

uh-uh. I am very sorry to hear about your kid. that is one unkind cut, both for the child and his parents. i hope he gets better, with or without help from folding/folders. btw, is that where you get your handle?
but anyway, that is one tough arm-twister : now i have to check out folding...

 

[Sparky's]

I've been reading this thread for several days now and didn't contribute because I really didn't know how to respond.
Today a customer walked in to our shop and (me being in Desktop Publishing, and my work station is in the front of the office - the "GoldFish Bowl" effect) asked if I liked working in OS X after a few minutes telling him we aren't there yet at work I mentioned that I used it at home and.......as a matter of fact, I am involved in something called "Folding". He said he had heard of it but never understood what it was about (local news coverage needed here) so I explained it to him and gave him my business card with my home e-mail on the back and will bring him all up to snuff on what we do. I know many people in my area that are interested in "doing good deeds" so I will be busy here helping to inform the public.

 

[wdlove]

That sounds great Sparky's. I have often found that one on one contact is the most effective. That is how I recruited.

 

[cjc343]

ok... I recruited AT LEAST two people from another forum for folding... possibly more, but I only know about two. The downside? I know one of them isn't folding for Macrumors, but rather decided not to choose a team. The other? No clue....

Even then, the fact that they are folding is the main thing I want, if they fold for Macrumors, it's just a little added bonus....

 

[MrMacMan]

Nice of you to start this very relevant thread,

Indeed most of my posts aren't relevant!

One question: Is it ok to let my Mac fold 24-7-365? Can my processor handle it?

While asked a while ago (damn computer fritz!) it is okay for it to do this.

ok... I recruited AT LEAST two people from another forum for folding... possibly more, but I only know about two. The downside? I know one of them isn't folding for Macrumors, but rather decided not to choose a team. The other? No clue....

Even then, the fact that they are folding is the main thing I want, if they fold for Macrumors, it's just a little added bonus....

Yes for the greater good of the project indeed.


I want to state that the only 'adverse' affect your laptop is going to have is less battery life, but if its stationary (plugged into a wall outlet) nothing will go wrong.