DU Folding@Home Thread #7 - Team DU in the Top 1000 Now!

[mcscajun]

Team DU, You DID It! A great big round of :applause: for everyone!

The DU Folding@Home Team continues its outstanding growth; yesterday we broke the 1000 barrier, and we're rapidly heading for the top 800, when more stats will be available to team members at http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=48157.

We're doing more and more important medical research every week! Imagine catching and passing the freepers, doing medical research and letting your computer do it all for you? How's that for an offer you can't refuse? How? All you need to do is join Team # 48157, Democratic Underground's own Folding@Home Team!

Join the Team here: http://folding.stanford.edu

Since ny_liberal sounded the first call on December 22, 2005, 154 DUers have donated the spare computing cycles of 228 CPUs to the cause. We started out small; our ranking was around the 17,000 mark out of over 40,000 teams.

Today, we're firmly entrenched in the Top 1000 Teams and going for the top 500!

Date of last work unit:      2006-02-01 16:23:29
Active CPUs within 50 days:      228
Team ID:      48157
Grand Score:      256057
Work Unit Count:      2024
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate):      953 of 42512

http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=48157

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Our DU CPUs are busily simulating the folding of proteins to support medical research into diseases and disorders that kill, cripple, and impair human life. Help the work...help find cures!

Every PC has spare computing cycles to contribute to the effort. The program is small and runs in background, can be paused at any time, or closed entirely if your workload or hobbies require more CPU resources. There's even an interesting graphic to let you watch the simulation in progress. Old PCs, Slow PCs, Spare PCs lying around that can be attached to your home network all help the cause. The race may go to the swift, but slow and steady racks up points, too!

Mac and Linux clients are available, also.

You can have fun catching freepers along the way. It's a great fringe benefit to joining Team DU. :)

The freeper team is about to move into the top 300 -- We need to double or even triple our membership to knock 'em off that pedestal they're sneering down on us from; what do you say, DU?

Join the Team here: http://folding.stanford.edu

If you've already joined the team, there's still more you can do. Send out the call to your progressive friends and family; get them to join our team!

C'mon, DUers! More CPUs!!!

Links to prior threads are included here, so you can check on questions and answers already covered:
Original Thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=753&mesg_id=753
Thread #2: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=38723&mesg_id=38723
Thread #3: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=120440&mesg_id=120440
Thread #4: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=164110&mesg_id=164110
Thread #5: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=204219&mesg_id=204219
Thread #6: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=241611&mesg_id=241611

[Roland99]

1. Awesome! 228 CPUs active but we need MORE!!!

And I haven't forgotten about putting together a FAQ for people wanting to know what F@H is and how to download and install it.

This week just turned hectic on me (at work and at home) and I haven't had time to get to it.

It's coming....I promise! :)

[mcscajun]

2. Great news on the FAQ.* When you get it ready, let us know.

We can put it in the OP for a numbered thread for sure, but it will certainly deserve it's OWN Thread. :)

* I know it ain't easy putting all this technobabble into real plain English. Kudos to you for attempting it. :applause:

[mikelgb]

3. 229

I signed up.

[mcscajun]

4. Glad to have you aboard!

:)

We'll see you on the stat pages as soon as your PC finishes its first Work Unit (WU).

[Mabus]

5. You'll "show up" officially when you've finished your first WU

How soon that happens depends on the WU you've gotten. Mine have taken as little as two days and as long as a week to complete. But hang in there you will start showing up soon enough.

[jsamuel]

6. I am going up the list :)

number 7 now :hi:

[jsamuel]

26. number 6 now

:silly:

[KAZ]

29. I am not going to buy...

more computers just to keep up with you. Though I've thought about it. :-)

[jsamuel]

107. hehe

Number 5 now :)

[EvolveOrConvolve]

7. Yeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw! Time for a party!

:party: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :party:

[corporate_mike]

8. Recommended - Please recommend so it will go to the greatest page.

More CPUs!!

[Maru Kitteh]

9. WaHOO. I have TWELVE down and two

CPU's crankin' away!

[Maru Kitteh]

10. nominated for the greatest page!

[IndyOp]

11. Mcscajun - Could you take over for Harry Reid in the Senate?

You seem to have this 'leadership' thing down!

:hi:

[Mabus]

12. I agree

She manages to keep a lot of us in line or should that be "on-line"?
:thumbsup:

[mcscajun]

15. Both?

:rofl:

NOT that I'm a control freak* or anything. :sarcasm:

*Only the name-calling has been changed to protect the guilty. :)

[Mabus]

16. Not mutally exclusive!

Just tell me how high to jump and when.

[mcscajun]

17. Ha!

:rofl:

[mcscajun]

14. Thank you...Herding cats is preferable to herding Senators.

I'll stick with helping out here. :)

[Mabus]

13. #948 with 228 CPUs and 2032 WUs

Date of last work unit 2006-02-01 18:20:48
Active CPUs within 50 days 228
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 257019 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2032 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 948 of 42512

[mcscajun]

18. Stat Update: 228 CPUs; 2034 WUs; Rank: 947 of 42512

Date of last work unit:      2006-02-01 19:16:05
Active CPUs within 50 days:      228
Team ID:      48157
Grand Score:      257414
Work Unit Count:      2034
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate):      947 of 42512

[samhsarah]

19. I just joined.

Have no idea what I'm doing, but it seems to do everything on it's own, I think.

[mia]

20. Welcome to the DU folding team!

My computer is still working on the first project I downloaded.
Sometimes it takes a while to show up on the active members page.

[corporate_mike]

23. Awesome - get some of your family/friends to join as well

:)

[mcscajun]

21. Thursday AM Stats:230 CPUs; 2062 WUs; Rank: 941

Date of last work unit:      2006-02-02 03:13:34
Active CPUs within 50 days:      230
Team ID:      48157
Grand Score:      261579
Work Unit Count:      2062
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate):      941 of 42517

[corporate_mike]

22. #939 (with 230 CPUs) --- FREEPers #300 (with 673 CPUs) --- Kos #1,514

FREEPer stats:
http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=36120

KOS stats:
http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=48083

[corporate_mike]

25. #927 (with 231 CPUs) -- FREEPers #298 (with 674 CPUs) -- Kos #1,504

[Roland99]

31. Freepers' top producer is outdoing our whole team!

What did he assimilate?


NASA?

[corporate_mike]

36. We need to find a guy like that -- computer store owner or school lab guy

More CPUs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[corporate_mike]

37. Good new is that he/she can't possible add any more CPUs

They are at their max. Their team stopped growing.

[iconoclastNYC]

44. Not true.

Jan 17th - 470 CPUS
Feb 3 - 676 CPUS

[Wrinkle_In_Time]

55. The fact that...

1) Anyone is helping the cause -- regardless of political orientation -- is wonderful.
2) Freepers dedicate their effort to Reagan irritates me personally (I never liked him... "great communicator" my ass).
3) Freepers are engaged in science makes me want to report them to the Witch-Smeller-Persuivant, or Heretic-General, or Cardinal-Fang, or just vomit.
4) Maybe, just maybe, DU can outpace them, even though they do have a lead on us.
5) It doesn't really matter who is ahead of who, since science will help us all regardless of political orientation or religious belief. That's the nice thing about science, it still works even if you don't believe in it.

/Yeah, it's a conflicted set of statements.
//I love science, me.

Edit: Apparently "Signature lines are currently turned off due to high traffic". Not that I had a signature line of particular note, but this does inspire me to promote the James Randi Educational Foundation (www.jref.org). Not only do they promote thinking, skepticism and naturalism (as opposed to supernaturalism), but they are nice people who also have a team of Folders in the 900's. I applaud their work.

[corporate_mike]

64. We can't let FREEPers beat us at this

That's just not an option :)

[iconoclastNYC]

77. We are being beaten.

We aren't gaining on them on any metic currently. We need to try different approaches to solicitation and maybe get the admins on board.

[iconoclastNYC]

76. I think more organized effort is required.

We need to come up with a private mailing list and come up with some ideas on how to better market our project to the DU community.

I know I have some ideas I'd like to share.

[iconoclastNYC]

106. He posted that he added 90 CPUS in one day

He must work in an IT department of a University. If he's running something on a logon script it would be very easy to add that many CPUs in a day. It'd be a shame if he got fired for doing this.

[Caoimhe]

162. Somehow I don't think he could possibly have permission

to tax that many computers. Unless of course he owns them all, which I seriously doubt. Oh well, all for a good cause! I've always enjoyed the grass roots approach rather than the steamroller approach to things myself.

[corporate_mike]

163. it's for a good cause (that's what matters at the end of the day)

. . . as much as I hate to admit it, even FREEPer folders are helping a great cause.

I wish all schools, colleges, computer labs, internet cafes, libraries, etc. would take part in this tremendeous project. We would find a cure to cancer much sooner.

[Mabus]

24. #927 (231 CPUs and 2096 WUs)

Date of last work unit 2006-02-02 14:16:08
Active CPUs within 50 days 231
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 266992 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2096 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 927 of 42525

[corporate_mike]

27. #923

[Mabus]

28. #919 w/232 CPUs and 2111 WU completed

Date of last work unit 2006-02-02 18:16:47
Active CPUs within 50 days 232
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 268830 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2111 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 919 of 42594

[mcscajun]

30. I would not be the *least* bit surprised...

...to come back on Wednesday and find us in the top 800!

Team DU is Cook-IN' !!!

:)

[Mabus]

32. Are you telling me/us to jump? And how high you want me/us to jump?

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

:rofl:

One of the sites (http://fahstats.com/index.php?col=1) projects Team DU to be in the mid-700's by the time you return.

In 24 Hs: 888
In 7 days: 745
In 30 days: 514

Mind you, these are just projections but we'll do what we can while you are away. :patriot:

[mcscajun]

34. I love it!

800, 700...Counting Down BIG Time!

See ya' next week!

[berni_mccoy]

33. Ok, I just joined and added 4 CPUs.

[mcscajun]

35. WTG! See you on the stat page shortly...in a Big Way.

:yourock:

[Mabus]

38. Welcome aboard, so to speak

Thanks for joining us in doing medical research and our quest to beat the freepers.

:hi:

[Mabus]

39. # 904 and moving up!

Date of last work unit: 2006-02-03 08:13:18
Active CPUs within 50 days: 237
Team Id: 48157
Grand Score: 275500 (certificate)
Work Unit Count: 2161 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate): 904 of 42604

[Caoimhe]

40. 237 CPUs.. New Rank 902 of 42604!

Active CPUs: 237

RANK: 902 of 42604

Grand Score: 276162

WORK UNIT COUNT: 2165


WOOOHOO! Go DU!

[corporate_mike]

42. #900 (with 238 CPUs) -- FREEPers #290 (with 676 CPUs) -- Kos #1,477

Gap between us and FREEPers is narrowing :)

[clixtox]

41. Amazing progress

Our team is growing and growing! Invite your friends and family to join us please! Thank you

[iconoclastNYC]

43. # 891

But we need more CPUs! The freepers are actually adding more CPUS faster than we are.

On Jan 17th when i started keeping stats they DU had 35.5% as many cpu's active as the Freepers. Now we only have 35.2%.....we have to get to 100% (CPU Parity) before we'll even hope to catch up to them.

[Caoimhe]

45. You must be looking at the F@H stats page

here http://fahstats.com/index.php?col=1&search=democratic%20underground

which seems a bit different than site http://fahstats.com/index.php?col=1&search=democratic%20underground
I guess they update the different pages at different times
then there's the extremeoverclockers one here: http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=48157

We are doing very well, but we NEED MORE CPUs!!! Tell your friends, your family, your neighbors sister in laws grandmother! Whoever you know that wants to help out science and is of a liberal mindset, get them on this team! DU TEAM# 48157 Tell them to go here http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html to download it, follow the instructions and let it run! It won't hurt a thing.

PS the freeptards are talking about our folding team: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?id=55596 when I googled extremeoverclockers to find that link, I got a link to a freeper post.

heheh!

BTW Glad you are so obsessed with us, freeper re:puke:s! Kiss my Democratic ASS! :dem:

[corporate_mike]

46. #897

http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=48157

[samhsarah]

47. Can someone help me here.....

How do I even know if I'm doing this right? I have NO CLUE what I'm doing. I just downloaded the program and let it do it's thing. And I typed in th DU team #. Is that all? Do I need to do anything else? Thanks in advance.

[mia]

48. Sounds like you're all set up.

You shouldn't have to do anything else.

Welcome to the DU folding team!

[samhsarah]

49. Thanks!

I really appreciate it. I know it's for a good cause, so I will gladly do it, I'm just such a computer dunce!:dunce:

[Mabus]

51. Welcome to the team

And yes, it is really that simple and it is for a good cause. Besides, by joining we're that much closer to beating the freepers.

:hi:

[samhsarah]

52. Kicking freep ass?

SIGN ME UP!!!:evilgrin:

[Mabus]

56. You've done your part

now its up to your computer.

[Avalux]

50. Wow! We are moving up fast - incredible.

:applause: Keep it going! :bounce: :toast:

[alfredo]

53. I'm loving this. We're at 240 CPU's. I'm hoping we can get

300 and more soon. It will take time, but we can do it. Placing high in the stats is good for DU too, it gives us some notice with some that may no know we exist. Folding is good for DU on so many levels. We are doing something good for a fellow man, we are building community spirit, we are gaining good exposure for this site, and we are making the freepers look over their shoulders.

[Wrinkle_In_Time]

54. At rank 888 and rising at time of post. Well done team! n/t

[Mabus]

57. Saturday AM update - #882 (241 CPUs and 2245 WUs)

Date of last work unit 2006-02-04 07:15:45
Active CPUs within 50 days 241
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 287129 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2245 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 882 of 42612

mcscajun will be proud!

[corporate_mike]

58. #881 (with 241 CPUs) -- FREEPers #280 (with 680 CPUs) -- Kos #1,439

FREEPer stats:
http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=36120

[berni_mccoy]

59. The lead guy on their team has 225 CPUs working just for him

We'd need about 700-1000 CPUs on our team just to compete with their team with that guy on their side.

His call sign is Klutz_dohanger. Here's his stats: http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&teamnum=36120&username=Klutz%5Fdohanger

[corporate_mike]

61. Better yet, convert him to our side :)

He's probably a progressive deep down but probably just can't yet admit it publicly.

[corporate_mike]

60. FREEPers ahead of us by only 601 spots

and the difference is dropping every day!!

[alfredo]

62. We are still climbing, slowly but surely. 242 CPU's 880 ranking

Keep on folding.

[corporate_mike]

63. #873 (with 243 CPUs)

[corporate_mike]

66. #870

[alfredo]

69. We've dropped back one. I guess we have reached a group that is

near our strength.

[alfredo]

68. We haven't stalled out yet. We are still moving up. #870

[corporate_mike]

70. #868

[alfredo]

73. We lost ground there for a few hours. It's good to see us climbing

again.

[Caoimhe]

65. I lost another big one but still chugging along

laptop froze up and I had to pull the battery. Lost about 360/500 frames but.. as soon as I rebooted, it began chugging away on another so not much of a loss. Keep on folding!

For some beautiful folding of another type, visit this guys gallery! http://www.langorigami.com/

Wish I could do that!

[alfredo]

67. That's normal. It will go back to a point and restart from there.

You won't lost the work unit, just some frames.

[Mabus]

71. Saturday PM update: #866

Date of last work unit 2006-02-04 20:16:44
Active CPUs within 50 days 245
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 293388 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2294 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 866 of 42623

http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=48157

[Wrinkle_In_Time]

72. Climbing and gaining...

Change in last 24 hours
#8 Democratic Underground +26
#33 Free Republic Folders - A Tribute to Ronald Reagan +10

Change in last 7 days
#5 Democratic Underground +246
#32 Free Republic Folders - A Tribute to Ronald Reagan +59

[Roxy66]

74. Ive' been folding a single protein for about 2 weeks now

finally at 353/400. I hope my next protein doesnt take as long. it's fun checking in every day though.

[iconoclastNYC]

75. FREEPER REPORT

The Reagan fellating asswipes over at Free Republic have team members with access to computer labs.

One person said he brought 90 CPUS online at 80% utilization which explains their stellar CPU growth lately.

It'd be funny to look into it a little bit and get the jerk fired for violating IT regulations.

[corporate_mike]

78. Most computer labs allow folding - we need to find somone similar

[berni_mccoy]

83. Actually they don't... This type of software is a security risk

in an enterprise environment. Most Enterprise IT groups would find this behavior unacceptable. More and more shops are moving toward a managed desktop solution (locking down what apps can/can not run on them). I work in the enterprise desktop management industry. The people having 100+ CPUs at their disposal are probably doing so either because
- they manage those desktops,
- they are doing so without the approval on the owners,
- they have gotten everyone they know to run the client with their account information, OR
- they reverse-engineered the network traffic and are sending false results back.

[corporate_mike]

85. so why are large tech companies supporting it?

my brother works for a large tech company and the folding application was installed on all of their computers

[berni_mccoy]

104. Dunno, can't speak for those companies, just what I know

about our customers... I can't see them allowing this type of app to run. Think about the power usage alone to run the computers overnight (many big enterprises will hibernate idle systems).

I could see where some companies like Apple and IBM would want to show off their computing might... and they'd have the resources to secure these computers.

[corporate_mike]

126. Many large companies have tens of thousands of computers on all the time

I never turn off my computer either

When I was in college, our computer lab must have had 2000 computers that were on 24/7 - imagine all the wasted computing capacity.

[corporate_mike]

79. They have 6 other guys with more than 10 CPUs each

[DainBramaged]

82. Business owners, flogging their workers or the empty desks

[corporate_mike]

84. lol

[alfredo]

80. 247 CPU's 280 ranking

Keep folding, keep spreading the word.

[corporate_mike]

86. #848 (with 248 CPUs) - FREEPers #272 (with 710 CPUs) - Kos #1,395

[alfredo]

89. One more CPU has join our team.

[corporate_mike]

129. that's great ----------------------- every CPU helps

[alfredo]

81. Here is the wonderful EvolveOrConvolve instalation tutorial

I got this from a discussion over in the Lounge.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4665410&mesg_id=4665410


Post #75. Installation tutorial for Window's users

These instructions pertain to using the graphical client for Windows.

1) Download the client software. Here's a link to the download site:

http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html

- on the download page under the section "Please download one of the clients listed below", find the proper link (either the WinXP/2000 or Win98/ME downloads)
- click the download button and save the file to the local computer (so that it can reinstalled if needed)

2) Browse to the file that was just downloaded, and open it up to start the installation process.

3) On the 'User Information' step of the install process, enter the username which will identify you on the F@H list. The username can be pretty much anything, and can even be your DU name. On the download page (link above) there is a username check utility that allows you to check to see if a username is available.

4) Follow the instructions to complete the installation.

5) At the end of the installation process, make sure that the 'Run the Installed Application' box is checked.

6) The Folding@Home Control Panel is the first Window to pop up after installation (unless the View Readme box was also checked). On the Control Panel:

- make sure that your username is correct
- enter in 48157 for the team number
- on the Advanced tab, there are several options that a user might want to check:
a) Check the Pause work... box when installed on a laptop so that it stops processing when the laptop is on battery power.
b) Set the CPU usage Percent value to a lower value so that less strain is put on the CPU. (I leave it at 100%)

7) The F@H client should be set automatically to run at startup. To check if it is, click Start->Programs->Startup and look for the Folding@Home entry.

8) Some considerations:

- F@H uses OpenGL, which only allows one application to use it at any given time. That means that any games or applications that also use OpenGL will not work when F@H is running. To stop the F@H process, find the F@H icon in the system tray (next to the clock on the taskbar). The icon looks like a red cogwheel (I guess). Right click the icon to open the context menu. The context menu will allow you to open the Control Panel, pause F@H processing, or close the F@H process completely. To run another application that uses OpenGL, you have to select Quit. (Note: pausing F@H does NOT allow you to run another OpenGL app). If you quit F@H, make sure that you start the process back up when you're done with your gaming. To do so, click Start->Programs->Folding@Home->Folding@Home 5.xx.

- Because the F@H client is CPU intensive, make sure that your computer is clean and well ventilated. All intake holes should be clear of dust, and open to the air (not pressed up against a wall or desk). Give your CPU a rest at least once a day by pausing the F@H client for about 15 minutes. This allows any excess heat to be dispersed.

- After installation, the F@H client is pretty much independent. It will download and work on Work Units (WUs) by itself. You can check the progress (and see a pretty image) by double clicking on the F@H icon in the system tray. To view your overall progress, the DU team list is here:

http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=48157

- I've noticed that sometimes the F@H icon doesn't appear in the system tray. This only has happened to me on a Windows XP Professional machine after it restarts. To get the F@H icon back, you have to stop the processes manually. To do this:
a) Right click on the taskbar and select Task Manager.
b) On the Task Manager screen, select the Processes tab.
c) There are two processes that need to end. One is the FahCore_78.exe process, the other is the winFAH.exe process. I believe that you have to stop the winFAH process first.
d) WARNING: stopping other processes can adversely affect your machine, and might require you to restart your computer. Only end the F@H processes. If you do end other processes, and your computer starts acting funny, don't say you weren't warned!

- Other useful links:


The DU extremeoverclocking.com page:http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=48157
The Freeper extremeoverclocking.com page:http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=36120
F@H extremeoverclocking.com home page: http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com /
The F@H FAQ: http://folding.stanford.edu/faq.html
Configuration FAQ: http://folding.stanford.edu/FAQ-settings.html
A Folding@Home Wiki FAQ: http://fahwiki.net/index.php?title=FAQ

[Mabus]

91. Thanks for this

We've needed something like this. I'm bookmarking so I can refer to it!

:applause:

[alfredo]

92. thank EvolveOrConvolve he/she put it together for us.

[Mabus]

93. LOL

I switched screens. I thought I was replying to EvolveOrConvolve. :blush:

I've been kid watching today. We picked up my friend's kid this morning to come over and watch the Kansas-Oklahoma basketball game with us. His dad doesn't have a television so we've been picking him up so he can watch the games this season. I just got back from dropping him at practice and I found out several of my brothers are coming by in a few minutes. I'm trying to figure out how to feed everybody and pick the kid up from basketball practice so we can finish his homework. I'm a little overwhelmed today.

[alfredo]

94. It's Sunday, it's OK to be distracted.

I've been upstairs making lentil soup. My distraction.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

96. You're very welcome

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me in one of the F@H threads or PM me. I've been tinkering with it quite a bit (I've even broken it }( ), so I've got a pretty good feel for how it works.

[Maestro]

87. Okay, I am in.

I'm using my same handle so add one more cpu to the total. I think I have two more computers I'll add as well. One question is that I am a gamer plus I do a lot in photoshop, both of which requires all my cpu cycles. Where is the setting to set the program to fold only when my computer is inactive? Thanks.

Edit: The post above mine answered my questions. Thanks!

[corporate_mike]

88. excellent, welcome to the team

[Mabus]

90. I'd have a couple more WUs done if it weren't for the games

I'm a Blizzard-addict and I have to stop folding when I indulge my gaming habit. :blush:

[Wrinkle_In_Time]

95. Considering that you are the #54 DUer at time of posting...

... you obviously aren't playing enough. :P

Good for you! I assume that you know how to configure F@H to have less of a CPU footprint, but being a hard-core gamer you probably want every FLOP, right?

/Oh, did I accidentally kick this thread...?

[Mabus]

98. I'm not

Believe me I am not playing enough! :banghead:: I've been really busy these past few months and haven't had as much time as I would like. For some odd reason my husband thinks, since we are self-employed, that some of my time is better spent doing billable work. I have no idea what's up with that! :shrug: I guess he likes doing things like eating and keeping the heat on.

Actually we've have been busy with work these past few months. We had a bit of a dry spell last summer so I haven't minded this recent spate of work. It was starting to look a little bleak but lately we actually started to save a little. I'm also aware that if this workload continues I will be able to upgrade my computer to a faster one by the end of the summer. :eyes: My gaming experience will be greatly enhanced sooner than I had expected, so it all works out in the end.

And you're right, I need to have the full power of my current CPU available especially when I'm in the final show down with Baal.

[Maestro]

105. Me too!

You'd think I would grow up at some time. ;)

[Mabus]

108. Where's the fun in that?

Besides, you and I know everyone else is jealous of us. :evilgrin:

[mia]

97. # 829 with 251 CPUs

Moving up!

[alfredo]

99. Welcome

Thanks for helping with this project and for joining our team.

[mia]

100. You're welcome!

:thumbsup:

[corporate_mike]

101. #822 (with 254 CPUs) -- FREEPers #269 (with 715 CPUs) -- Kos #1,376

[Mabus]

102. Currently 819

http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=48157

Date of last work unit 2006-02-06 08:16:24
Active CPUs within 50 days 255
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 315773 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2444 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 819 of 42648

mcscajun will be proud. We should hit the top 700's before she returns on Wednesday!

:woohoo: :applause: :woohoo:

[alfredo]

103. 255 CPU's 819 Ranking

Keep at it folks.

[Mabus]

109. Some suggestions, re: DU f@h team, from iconoclastNYC

iconoclastNYC has posted a thread at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x337518 concerning suggestions for the DU f@h team's future. A lot of thought was put into that post and I think it deserves a read by everyone involved with folding. I also would like to ask everyone to recommend it for the greatest page to help increase awareness of the team.

We are now ranked #818

Date of last work unit 2006-02-06 12:15:18
Active CPUs within 50 days 255
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 317104 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2453 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 818 of 42654

[berni_mccoy]

114. That's a great post... we also need a TWEAKING Thread

I've found a way to improve the performance of the app on my machines that not everyone may know. I'll start a thread on that in general later this evening once I've compiled all the data.

[iconoclastNYC]

110. Know the enemy

here's the latest update on Free Republic:

OK, new thread for the next week, now that Pittsburgh has another Super Bowl ring.

First, a big shout out to the SETI and BOINC members who have added CPUs to the effort. Remember, its Team 36120, NOT Team 0.

Next, congrats to all for bumping our team up to 714 processors and 271 user names. We have a number of new users in the team, with over a 50 computers now from GetLoaded.com, a trucking support website, all contributing while their owners ply our freeways keeping the nation moving.

We now have 22 members who have contributed at least 10,000 points each. Greenbo, stylin19a, and smith288 are the latest to reach this milestone. Chesterbelloc and mediamole will join them this next week. Great job! Even dfwddr will make this mark one day ;`)

Even more impressive, our team now boasts 180 members who have folded at least 1,000 points. That is more than the entire number of folders for our erstwhile left-wing environazi competitors!

Free Republic Folding@Home Stats Page

On the global front, Free Republic Folders is now listed at # 268. We will be in the Top 250 on Wednesday!

As we continue to grow there are a number of milestones coming around the bend:

Top 250 by February 10
Top 200 by the end of the February

We have 1,350,000 points so far and have folded over 10,000 WU. We will soon reach an exalted mark of folding a million points per month, each and every month! Fantastic!

Thanks again to all that are helping us advance science and promote the peaceful use of computers.

[corporate_mike]

112. do you have a link?

I couldn't find it

[Mabus]

116. Wait until they find out this is helping with human-animal hybrid research

:eyes:

[berni_mccoy]

118. LOL!!!! THAT'S FUNNY!

:rofl:

[iconoclastNYC]

111. Sortable Team Stats link

http://fahstats.com/t.php?col=2&t=48157

[berni_mccoy]

113. Wow, great site. Thanks for posting!

:D

[corporate_mike]

115. #812 (with 256 CPUs) -- FREEPers #267 (with 722 CPUs) -- Kos #1,365

[berni_mccoy]

117. Ok, I just posted a TWEAKING thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=342130&mesg_id=342130

Enjoy!

[corporate_mike]

119. Awesome!

Thanks

[Mabus]

154. Just found this post

Great tips. Thanks for doing this. I got it bookmarked and not just DU bookmarked but "real" bookmarked too.

[corporate_mike]

120. #792 (with 260 CPUs) -- FREEPers #263 (with 726 CPUs) -- Kos #1,359

[lakeguy]

121. i'm in!

under my user name. super easy to setup and run...

Date of last work unit 2006-02-07 06:16:07
Active CPUs within 50 days 260
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 329677 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2522 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 792 of 42660

[corporate_mike]

122. cool, welcome to the team

[lakeguy]

125. sweet, at first my time for the first project was 11 days but i left my

pc for about an hour and a half and now it says a day and a half to finish. 24 of 500 folds total for the protein (in 2 hours), is that fast? maybe it depends on the protein, dunno. suppose i should read a bit before i start asking questions.:o

[Mabus]

123. #787 (260 CPUs and 2532 WUs)

Date of last work unit 2006-02-07 08:18:23
Active CPUs within 50 days 260
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 331152 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2532 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 787 of 42660

:woohoo: :applause: :woohoo:

[corporate_mike]

124. We're #36 overall based on active members (FREEPers are #32)

http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_list.php?s=&srt=1

[corporate_mike]

127. #785 (with 260 CPUs) -- FREEPers #261 (with 727 CPUs) -- Kos #1,358

[Mabus]

128. #782 (260 CPUs and 2551 WUs)

Date of last work unit 2006-02-07 13:17:45
Active CPUs within 50 days 260
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 333914 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2551 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 782 of 42661

[berni_mccoy]

130. Good News/Bad News

The Bad News is, they are producing twice as fast as us.

The Good New is, our team is growing 4 times faster than theirs.

If our growth continues at the same pace, we will be able to match their production in about 5 weeks (mid-March).

[corporate_mike]

131. That's excellent news!! We can catch the FREEPers in 5 weeks (mid-March)

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[berni_mccoy]

132. Catching them will take a bit longer... they have a head start

of about 1 million points. If we simply matched their production in 5 weeks, we'd still need to grow in order to overtake them, and that would depend on how much more we continued to grow vs. their growth. If we match their production and stop growing, we won't overtake them w.r.t. points. If we continue to grow twice as fast, we could probably overtake them in about 2-3 more months (by June perhaps)...

[corporate_mike]

136. I got you

bottom line is we need to continue to add CPUs

[Mabus]

133. # 776 (260 CPUs and 2,554 WUs completed)

Date of last work unit 2006-02-07 14:22:36
Active CPUs within 50 days 260
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 334796 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2554 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 776 of 42661

[mcscajun]

134. I'm baa-aack. And WOW! What progress!

All of you fine people have been rockin' and rollin', foldin' like crazy in my brief absence. :)

:woohoo:

Date of last work unit:      2006-02-07 15:22:30
Active CPUs within 50 days:      260
Team ID:      48157
Grand Score:      335191 (certificate)
Work Unit Count:      2557
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate):      775 of 42662

Anyone seen ny_liberal in the past week? She should SEE what she started!

[corporate_mike]

135. it's been a couple weeks since "ny_liberal" posted on DU

not sure what happened

[mcscajun]

138. It's been more than just a couple...

...and she said she'd be offline for a few days.

[Mabus]

140. I got a message from her in early Jan

around the first, saying she'd be away for a few days. Since then I have heard nothing.

[Mabus]

137. Welcome back - now #772

Date of last work unit 2006-02-07 17:18:29
Active CPUs within 50 days 260
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 336212 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2565 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 772 of 42665

:thumbsup:

[corporate_mike]

139. #768 (with 260 CPUs) - FREEPers #258 (with 726 CPUs) - Kos #1,339

[corporate_mike]

141. #758

[mia]

142. My first WU should be in by Sunday.

:dem:

[mcscajun]

143. See you on the stat pages, then!

:woohoo:

[corporate_mike]

144. #757 (with 263 CPUs) -- FREEPers #256 (with 727 CPUs) -- Kos #1,330

[r0tt3n1]

145. Speaking of stats...

Individual stats are now available at the extremeoverclocking site. All numbers are skewed because the tally has just started, but these are awesome stats for us stats junkies!
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_list.php?s=&t=48157

[corporate_mike]

147. It takes 740 points just to be on Page 1 of DU member stats

[Caoimhe]

146. MORE CPUS MORE CPUS

We are capable of getting so many more! C'mon tell everyone you know and keep this thread kicked!

Go team DU!

[Mabus]

148. We're in the 700 Club. HELP! #754

Date of last work unit 2006-02-08 11:18:01
Active CPUs within 50 days 263
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 347489 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2637 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 754 of 42676

More CPUs!

[corporate_mike]

149. #754 (with 263 CPUs) -- FREEPers #252 (with 728 CPUs) -- Kos #1,326

[corporate_mike]

150. #751 (with 265 CPUs) -- FREEPers #252 (with 728 CPUs) -- Kos #1,321

[mcscajun]

151. #750 !!! with 169 DUers contributing to the effort.

Date of last work unit:      2006-02-08 18:17:07
Active CPUs within 50 days:      264
Team ID:      48157
Grand Score:      351906
Work Unit Count:      2667
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate):      750 of 42681


We Need More CPUs!!!

That '264' is no typo -- someone's gone "inactive".

[corporate_mike]

152. #747 (with 264 CPUs) -- FREEPers #250 (with 732 CPUs) -- Kos #1,318

[Mabus]

153. #746 -- 264 CPUs and 2,678 WUs completed

Date of last work unit 2006-02-08 21:14:57
Active CPUs within 50 days 264
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 353498 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2678 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 746 of 42683

http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=48157

[clixtox]

155. Movin' On Up...

Of all of the 740 teams ahead of us in the standings, there are only about 80 other teams that are folding faster than we are with our current number of CPUs. If we can continue to attract more participants to our DU team we will soon become more productive than many of these 80 teams. We will be in the top 100 teams in less than a year. If we can attract more folks to our team it could happen even sooner...

[mcscajun]

156. "If we can attract more folks to our team..."

Precisely! If each current member of the team personally recruited One additional member, we could double our membership in No Time Flat.

C'mon, DUers! More Members; More CPUs!!!

[corporate_mike]

157. #745 (with 264 CPUs) -- FREEPers #248 (with 736 CPUs) -- Kos #1,303

[lakeguy]

158. finished my first WU today! on to the next...nt

[r0tt3n1]

159. no longer a virgin!

:thumbsup: to ya lakeguy!

[lakeguy]

160. yes, hopefully i will soon be registered as a protein folding

slut! probably get myself spied on by the NSA too...kinda like a two for one.

[Caoimhe]

161. LOL!

Glad to have you on our team! :toast:

[corporate_mike]

164. #740 (with 266 CPUs) -- FREEPers #248 (with 739 CPUs) -- Kos #1,300

[lakeguy]

165. added one more processor...have two running now. nt

[mcscajun]

166. With 170 DUers busily folding...

Date of last work unit:      2006-02-09 15:12:22
Active CPUs within 50 days:      267
Team ID:      48157
Grand Score:      363811
Work Unit Count:      2744
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate):      739 of 42697

[cynthia]

167. I've added mine

I like the idea of doing something to support some other folks who are smarter than I, who can maybe make a difference.

[Mabus]

168. Welcome aboard to the folding team

:hi: For some reason it is addictive. If you have any problems just ask. There are some pretty knowledgeable people helping out.

[Mabus]

169. # 733 (270 CPUs and 2,773 WUs)

Date of last work unit 2006-02-09 21:19:06
Active CPUs within 50 days 270
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 368913 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2773 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 733 of 42700

with 172 DU'ers donating their CPUs.

:woohoo: :applause: :woohoo:

[Punkingal]

170. I just got a friend to download today...

So that's another one for our team. It's so exciting!!!!

[Mabus]

172. Way to go

The more the merrier.

:toast:

[corporate_mike]

171. #727 (with 270 CPUs) -- FREEPers #244 (with 747 CPUs) -- Kos #1,288

The gap between us and the FREEPers is narrowing

[Mabus]

173. #723 (270 CPUs and 2,824 WUs)

Date of last work unit 2006-02-10 12:11:19
Active CPUs within 50 days 270
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 376284 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2824 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 723 of 42708


Closing in on the top 600. Way to go fellow folders!

[corporate_mike]

174. #718 (with 270 CPUs) -- FREEPers #244 (with 753 CPUs) -- Kos #1,281

FREEPers stopped moving up :)

[mcscajun]

175. Getting close to another milestone...moving up toward 300 CPUs

Date of last work unit:      2006-02-10 15:10:19
Active CPUs within 50 days:      270
Team ID:      48157
Grand Score:      379445
Work Unit Count:      2844
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate):      718 of 42714

C'mon, DUers, you can do it: More CPUs!!!

[mcscajun]

177. Saturday morning stats: 272 CPUs; Rank: 711

Date of last work unit:      2006-02-11 05:23:58
Active CPUs within 50 days:      272
Team ID:      48157
Grand Score:      387675
Work Unit Count:      2898
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate):      711 of 42719

[corporate_mike]

178. #711 (with 272 CPUs) -- FREEPers #244 (with 756 CPUs) -- Kos #1,259

[Mabus]

181. and getting close to being one of the top 600 teams

:bounce:

[lakeguy]

176. bump

1 more WU for me!

[corporate_mike]

180. #710 (with 272 CPUs) -- FREEPers #243 (with 761 CPUs) -- Kos #1,249

[Mabus]

179. #710 (272 CPUs and 2,909 WUs completed)

Date of last work unit 2006-02-11 12:12:50
Active CPUs within 50 days 272
Team Id 48157
Grand Score 389268 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 2909 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 710 of 42724

Way to go fellow folders!

edited to correct formatting.

[LiberalAndProud]

182. #707 (272 CPUs) /nt

[corporate_mike]

183. #701 (with 273 CPUs) - FREEPers #242 (with 736 CPUs) - KOS #1,239

[mcscajun]

184. # 697 (with 275 CPUs) --We're in the Top 700 now !

Date of last work unit:      2006-02-12 04:10:25
Active CPUs within 50 days:      275
Team ID:      48157
Grand Score:      399845 (certificate)
Work Unit Count:      2972 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate):      697 of 42733

[mia]

185. Go team! Breaking 700 deseves a new thread!

Join DU's Folding@Home team.

*Click on the protein.



*Click here for free download.

*Type in 48157 when asked for the team number.


It's a free and easy way to help science and boost the DU team.
We're the party that cares about humanity. Let's prove it!

[mcscajun]

186. A new thread is in the works...Roland99 will be starting Thread #8 shortly

as I will be out of the country for the next two weeks, beginning Tuesday. :)

[mia]

187. Looking forward to it!

I just posted a "pep rally".
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=392726&mesg_id=392726

Have a good trip!

[Mabus]

188. Have a good trip

I know you'll still be folding while you're gone!

We will miss you and your incredible enthusiasm and encouragement while you are away.

P.S. if you run into ny_liberal on your trip let her know what she started.

[Vox_Reason]

189. 3000 Work Units, top 700 ranking!

Way to go!

I joined today--won't you also consider it?

[corporate_mike]

190. #694 (with 275 CPUs) - FREEPers #241 (with 767 CPUs) - KOS #1,227

[mcscajun]

192. Welcome aboard! Love your enthusiasm

That's the spirit...each one, recruit one!

Get personal, folks!

[Roland99]

191. Thread #8 now up!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x396309