Protein Folding

I just thought I'd let the people of HGF know about something that I learned about two years ago, and I thought I'd let people here know about it as well. I know alot of you may think that it's kinda dorky cuz it's got alot to do with science, but it's also cool because you get to help out people without (you) doing anything!

It's called Protein Folding, and it's a cool program where people from all over the world donate their spare computing power to science in hopes of finding cures for numerous diseases including Alzheimer's Disease, many types of Cancer, and others. You can learn alot more about that side of the program by going to http://folding.stanford.edu.

To join, all you need to do is simply download the software from here. I personally recommend the GUI version because it allows you to pause the computing process in case you need to use your computer for something like playing graphic-intensive games such as CS. Once you install it (either the GUI of the no-nonsense Dos Prompt version), at some point it'll ask for a team ID. I've already created an account for HGF, and the number is 48485. Plug that in there, use your username from HGF, and let your computer do the rest. Simple, yes?

Before I wrap this up, there's an incentive to join. The goal in running the program is to complete as many WUs (work units) as you can to contribute to the team, and move up in the rankings. Once we get above the 2,000th place mark, we'll be listed on a different site that's basically just cooler looking and gives out more complete statistics, found here. There are nearly 50,000 teams currently computing with over 1 million computers working on the data. With the 1,000+ members of HGF, I think we could really excel at this. Why not help out science by doing almost nothing?

Feedback on this topic greatly appreciated.

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Hmmm... I thought we were the people at HGF...

But, I've heard about this, but I know damn well, that my computer wouldn't handle that shit, haha... Stupid POS.

What kinda computer you got? As long as its got like 500 mhz it will help contribute a fair amount.

They say that any computer with a computer and internet can join...of course, that's like the minimum and should only be considered as an extra item.

Ha, yeah, we are the people at HGF, I knew something didn't sound quite right.

So we just download that, then register and thats it?

GUI:
Download, Install, Open, RightClick, and enter name and team#

Console:
Download, Open, (Type name and stuff<only first time>)

Yup, simple as that. Like I mentioned before I prefer the GUI version cuz you can pause it. With the prompt version, you can't do that and you'd have to start over from wherever it checkpoints your data. Just remember to put in the ID (48485 for HGF) and your screenname and you're all set. You'll appear on the stats list when your first work unit is sent in (that's why I'm not even on the board yet, cuz I still have yet to turn one in).

Sounds gay.

meh is my response to that Image file not present in the recovered backup

Image file not present in the recovered backup Well phooey man, I know it might, but it makes it so it's possible for you to help when you're actually not. This program is like a "get it, then forget it" kind of thing. And if you look at the stats pages, you'll see there's some real competition and effort put forth, cuz there's people out there that really want, and need, this research, and this program's the way to do it.

yeah)) Word U right..

I'm gonna do this with a couple of spare computers at work

I bin doing this for years, I do folding@home, seti@home, someothershit@home, ill post a screenshot of all the ones I do, theres about 7/8 I help the world

So you can run multiple instances per computer? Sweet!

yeah multiple instances of different projects =]

if your using boinc then you can set them to use diferent ammount of time of your pc (via a %age) ill do some screenie on how to do this when I get home - it'#ll be on my website 1

I used to run seti@home on my computers for about 4years. I did so many blocks but just gave up once hackers fucked them over.

I might try this. But depends on how many are doing it to see if its worth it

I don't really see what needs to be processed that needs this much CPU power. Why can't they just have a DC full of local servers to supply them with the power? LAN connections are typically slow anyway.

because home computers all togeather have more power. Seti has the biggest computer power in the world with all the computers running (Well it did afew years back... not read up on it since)

im doing it...

HAHA theres like bajililions of little protein data and there making more data than this whole distributed computer process can handle, its kinda like SETi with tons of radiowaves.

Well, minus the people who think this is all crap, I like the support. This won't get anywhere unless the first few people join and get us somewhere. Image file not present in the recovered backup

I did SETI@Home once, and yeah it's cool looking software, but personally, I'd rather help out a cause that I know will have results, not with something that is borderline science fiction.

the stuff I'm doing
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so how comes there are no stats on the HGF team page?

no one has completed anything, and some may be on dfilms team going for the prize

grr. Why have 2 teams Just have one.

Ill leave mine on tonight to see if stats update... I gota finnish this torrent anyway for BTD

Yeah there are no completed WUs for the HGF team, yet. They will update almost instantly in the stanford site once there is something. I originally wasn't going to tell you guys about this until there was something up there, but then I felt like a cheat, so I told you sooner.

And I agree: There should only be one team. If you look closely, Karl's team (DFilms) has a later number, so HGF is the "original" team.

It was my idea first...

Thats cos Karl is a sneeky fuck. I think he is mole..... Keep an eye on him

HGF has only about 60 active members that come here often enought to want to contribute by doing folding, so I thought it would be better to have it on DisturbedFilms, and offer them a reason to do it.

Also, Doyle and I are working on figuring out how to retreive the stats and integrate them to the new site, with other stuff as well

Cheers