Folding@Home: CF Official Discussion Thread

**apj101** · 05-10-2005, 11:55 AM

This is the official discussion thread for the Computer Forum folding team.

What is F@H?

"Our goal: to understand protein folding, misfolding, and related diseases"

It's basically a distributed effort to unfold the secrets behind proteins and the way that they fold which sometimes causes mutations and serious disease like cancer etc. to occur. By joining in, you can help humanity and have fun competing with your friends at the same time.

To find out how Folding@Home works, how you can get involved and help, and to view the team stats and information, check out this thread:

Folding@Home: About

And help spread the word by copying and pasting this code into your signature:

PHP Code:


			
[size=1][b]FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND[/b] :[url="http://www.computerforum.com/56751-folding-home-about.html"][b][color=red]F@H Team 44358[/color][/b][/url] 

[/size]

atomic · 05-10-2005, 01:48 PM

there is also the more useless http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/

nice to look at but pointless.

**apj101** · 05-10-2005, 01:55 PM

yeah, i thought about that one, but i decided to list things that may be of more immediate applicable use. Not that i'm discrediting the work of the guys of seti.

4W4K3 · 05-10-2005, 02:40 PM

I do F@H, it's definetly not spamming. It's for a good cause

Is there a team here?

**apj101** · 05-10-2005, 03:06 PM

That is a bloody great idea!!

I have just set up a team for the computer forum for folding@home
http://folding.stanford.edu/

The good thing there is a ranking system in place within the team, so we can see who is doing most to help out a good cause. Common guys all join in!!

the team number is: 44358

p4r4s1t3 · 05-10-2005, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apj101

The good thing there is a ranking system in place within the team, so we can see who is doing most to help out a good cause. Common guys all join in!!

the team number is: 44358

Not many people by the looks of things!

**apj101** · 05-10-2005, 05:25 PM

team data will take a while to update, as it is only updated once you have completed a packet of data / unit of work, which may take a few days. Bearing in mind i only just set it up it will take a while for numbers and user to appear on their. Have you signed up. Well done.

If a lot of people sign up (as i hope) i will ask preator if i can post updates of the scores every week or so. So it's prob best if you sign up to folding@home with your computerforum username.

Good on ya!

4W4K3 · 03-21-2006, 06:04 AM

Is the F@H team still active here? My last team has just died, 0 folders. Looking to join another if I can.

atomic · 03-21-2006, 07:58 AM

The thing that worrys me most about these number crunching programs is, i dont have ideal full load temps, isnt this just like running a burn in program all the time?

cell4me · 03-21-2006, 06:39 PM

I for one am not doing it...I will probably be seeing alot of you posting in the security section soon with questions like, Why? Howcome? Do you think? Can you help? Along with a hijackthis log...LOL! Just warning ya up front anything that transmits data and uses your internet connection is spyware! You can defend this crapware and install it on your computer if you want but I'm not!

05-10-2005, 11:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 27 Posts: 10,119	Folding@Home: CF Official Discussion Thread This is the official discussion thread for the Computer Forum folding team. What is F@H? "Our goal: to understand protein folding, misfolding, and related diseases" It's basically a distributed effort to unfold the secrets behind proteins and the way that they fold which sometimes causes mutations and serious disease like cancer etc. to occur. By joining in, you can help humanity and have fun competing with your friends at the same time. To find out how Folding@Home works, how you can get involved and help, and to view the team stats and information, check out this thread: Folding@Home: About And help spread the word by copying and pasting this code into your signature: PHP Code: `[size=1][b]FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND[/b] :[url="http://www.computerforum.com/56751-folding-home-about.html"][b][color=red]F@H Team 44358[/color][/b][/url] [/size]` __________________ TechZine What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything! Nauru our homeland, the land we dearly love Last edited by magicman; 09-03-2006 at 07:07 PM.

05-10-2005, 01:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 27 Posts: 10,119	yeah, i thought about that one, but i decided to list things that may be of more immediate applicable use. Not that i'm discrediting the work of the guys of seti. __________________ TechZine What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything! Nauru our homeland, the land we dearly love

05-10-2005, 02:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
4W4K3 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lewisville, TX Age: 21 Posts: 6,986	I do F@H, it's definetly not spamming. It's for a good cause Is there a team here? __________________ My Computer I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe.

05-10-2005, 03:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 27 Posts: 10,119	That is a bloody great idea!! I have just set up a team for the computer forum for folding@home http://folding.stanford.edu/ The good thing there is a ranking system in place within the team, so we can see who is doing most to help out a good cause. Common guys all join in!! the team number is: 44358 __________________ TechZine What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything! Nauru our homeland, the land we dearly love

05-10-2005, 05:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 27 Posts: 10,119	team data will take a while to update, as it is only updated once you have completed a packet of data / unit of work, which may take a few days. Bearing in mind i only just set it up it will take a while for numbers and user to appear on their. Have you signed up. Well done. If a lot of people sign up (as i hope) i will ask preator if i can post updates of the scores every week or so. So it's prob best if you sign up to folding@home with your computerforum username. Good on ya! __________________ TechZine What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything! Nauru our homeland, the land we dearly love

05-10-2005, 01:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
atomic Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 25 Posts: 715	there is also the more useless http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ nice to look at but pointless.

03-21-2006, 06:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
4W4K3 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lewisville, TX Age: 21 Posts: 6,986	Is the F@H team still active here? My last team has just died, 0 folders. Looking to join another if I can. __________________ My Computer I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe.

03-21-2006, 07:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
atomic Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 25 Posts: 715	The thing that worrys me most about these number crunching programs is, i dont have ideal full load temps, isnt this just like running a burn in program all the time? __________________ If you can't beat your computer at chess, try kickboxing. :P

03-21-2006, 06:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
cell4me banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,487	I for one am not doing it...I will probably be seeing alot of you posting in the security section soon with questions like, Why? Howcome? Do you think? Can you help? Along with a hijackthis log...LOL! Just warning ya up front anything that transmits data and uses your internet connection is spyware! You can defend this crapware and install it on your computer if you want but I'm not!

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