Folding@Home

**Exitilus** · 05-15-2007, 09:39 AM

I just joined a Huge Project known as Folding@Home. We all know what a supercomputer is and that it is used for high end processing etc... Anyways some people at Stanford University decided to create their own supercomputer. By combining the processing power of all the computers on the internet (And now PS3's!)

Basically they borrow or use the processing power of other computers to do the simulations needed. They do work with Cancer, Alzheimers and a variety of other diseases. Their main focus is Proteins and how they fold.

Check it out. It's really interesting and cool

And it's a way you yourself can benefit society.

Link: Folding@Home Distributed Computing

Here is some of the stuff they are researching

Link: Science of Folding@Home

I've also created a Team for House of Crazed. Here is the information that you need

Quote:

Any client program can contribute to the statistics for this team by putting the number 72361 in the team field
(right-click to configure a client program)

TheLoneOne · 05-15-2007, 09:49 AM

I wanna do the Folding @ Home but I'm only able to get online at work. I'd like to hook my PS3 up though. I keep hearing that the PS3's hooked up already are putting out some major processin power to the project.

**Exitilus** · 05-15-2007, 09:52 AM

Yup. apparently a few of the simulations they had would normally have taken a year. but with all the PS3's that joined ... they were able to finish in a month!!!

You probably could do it at work

It doesn't use much Network Bandwidth at all (only when it starts and finishes). Just uses processing power.

I've also created a House of Crazed team!! Which means I can see if other members are using this as well as we can see how well we are doing

Any client program can contribute to the statistics for this team by putting the number 72361 in the team field
(right-click to configure a client program)

iburn · 05-15-2007, 07:44 PM

will it fold my laundry?

iburn · 05-15-2007, 08:02 PM

consider me a team player

raindrops · 05-15-2007, 08:14 PM

Got my workstation on it, will put the rest of the office machines on later (it's good to be the geek).

**Exitilus** · 05-15-2007, 11:51 PM

haha. I think it's a pretty good way to help science. Turn it off when you need your processor. Off when you don't want it

**Exitilus** · 05-19-2007, 09:40 PM

Muwahh ... We've completed our first Work Unit (hoping others are running this!)

Here is HOC Certificate

Village Of The Damned · 05-19-2007, 11:15 PM

Question?

Does it matter if you are overseas?

Clearly you can tell im no nerd

raindrops · 05-19-2007, 11:36 PM

No, that's kinda the point. Distributed computing is about harnessing extra cycles that would otherwise go wasted, doesn't matter where you are.

I hear tell there's this intarweb thing that lets us communicate across long distances.

(and no, not being snarky toward you, I'm just snarky in general)

Village Of The Damned · 05-19-2007, 11:38 PM

k then .. i'll look into it

raindrops · 05-19-2007, 11:41 PM

Think of it like this:

If you were just hanging out somewhere, doing nothing in particular, but those moments you spent doing nothing could be repurposed in conjunction with lots of other people's idle moments to do something, that's what it's like.

Village Of The Damned · 05-20-2007, 12:34 AM

ok so if i leave my comp on all night - as i usually do anyway and i have broadband and its going all the time the lil old me can help *bats eyelashes*

**Exitilus** · 05-20-2007, 10:27 AM

Yup. And it uses VERY little Bandwidth. It downloads the workunits, processes them, then uploads them. So in general ... it virtually doesn't use any bandwidth except when it needs too.

iburn · 05-20-2007, 02:01 PM

Why aren't I on our list of members? I joined and have been running it at night... I have the right team number and everything...

raindrops · 05-21-2007, 04:48 PM

I see no one but Derek on it, and I should be showing up also. My client says I'm on it, but I keep getting a "Could not connect to Work Server" error. The FAQ says this is normal, they are having some server issues.

Village Of The Damned · 05-21-2007, 05:37 PM

I only see him on it too ... but i was thinking ... (scary i know) does it only show you once you have completed a WU??

Mines working at the moment .. very slowly but surely its going!

iburn · 05-21-2007, 07:34 PM

exit hasnt responded... so he doesnt know either

Village Of The Damned · 05-21-2007, 08:06 PM

haha exactly what i was thinking!

PB DrunkIdiot · 05-23-2007, 12:28 AM

I use to have SETI@Home on my work PC as a screen saver.

Similar project put it analyzed patterns in cosmic radio data.

05-15-2007, 09:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheLoneOne Krazed Addicted Master Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Private Age: 30 Posts: 2,796 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home I wanna do the Folding @ Home but I'm only able to get online at work. I'd like to hook my PS3 up though. I keep hearing that the PS3's hooked up already are putting out some major processin power to the project. __________________ Is this the part when I'm supposed to give a shit? Sorry... must've missed it.

05-15-2007, 09:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Exitilus Sock Violater Site Owner Join Date: May 2004 Location: Washington Age: 28 Posts: 5,454 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home Yup. apparently a few of the simulations they had would normally have taken a year. but with all the PS3's that joined ... they were able to finish in a month!!! You probably could do it at work It doesn't use much Network Bandwidth at all (only when it starts and finishes). Just uses processing power. I've also created a House of Crazed team!! Which means I can see if other members are using this as well as we can see how well we are doing Any client program can contribute to the statistics for this team by putting the number 72361 in the team field (right-click to configure a client program) __________________ Beware the otter, for it is wise and terrible in the same way that bricks really hurt when they are thrown at you. Albert Einstein: Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.

05-15-2007, 07:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
iburn One Very Hot Apple Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington Age: 29 Posts: 3,590 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home will it fold my laundry? __________________ *The world's a fiction and made up of contradiction.*

05-15-2007, 08:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
iburn One Very Hot Apple Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington Age: 29 Posts: 3,590 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home consider me a team player __________________ *The world's a fiction and made up of contradiction.*

05-15-2007, 08:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
raindrops always falling somewhere Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: California Age: 43 Posts: 399 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home Got my workstation on it, will put the rest of the office machines on later (it's good to be the geek).

05-15-2007, 11:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
Exitilus Sock Violater Site Owner Join Date: May 2004 Location: Washington Age: 28 Posts: 5,454 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home haha. I think it's a pretty good way to help science. Turn it off when you need your processor. Off when you don't want it __________________ Beware the otter, for it is wise and terrible in the same way that bricks really hurt when they are thrown at you. Albert Einstein: Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.

05-19-2007, 11:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Village Of The Damned Luke's Lovely Lady Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Age: 29 Posts: 3,498 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home Question? Does it matter if you are overseas? Clearly you can tell im no nerd __________________

05-19-2007, 11:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
raindrops always falling somewhere Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: California Age: 43 Posts: 399 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home No, that's kinda the point. Distributed computing is about harnessing extra cycles that would otherwise go wasted, doesn't matter where you are. I hear tell there's this intarweb thing that lets us communicate across long distances. (and no, not being snarky toward you, I'm just snarky in general)

05-19-2007, 11:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
Village Of The Damned Luke's Lovely Lady Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Age: 29 Posts: 3,498 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home k then .. i'll look into it __________________

05-19-2007, 11:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
raindrops always falling somewhere Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: California Age: 43 Posts: 399 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home Think of it like this: If you were just hanging out somewhere, doing nothing in particular, but those moments you spent doing nothing could be repurposed in conjunction with lots of other people's idle moments to do something, that's what it's like.

05-20-2007, 12:34 AM	#13 (permalink)
Village Of The Damned Luke's Lovely Lady Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Age: 29 Posts: 3,498 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home ok so if i leave my comp on all night - as i usually do anyway and i have broadband and its going all the time the lil old me can help bats eyelashes __________________

05-20-2007, 10:27 AM	#14 (permalink)
Exitilus Sock Violater Site Owner Join Date: May 2004 Location: Washington Age: 28 Posts: 5,454 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home Yup. And it uses VERY little Bandwidth. It downloads the workunits, processes them, then uploads them. So in general ... it virtually doesn't use any bandwidth except when it needs too. __________________ Beware the otter, for it is wise and terrible in the same way that bricks really hurt when they are thrown at you. Albert Einstein: Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.

05-20-2007, 02:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
iburn One Very Hot Apple Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington Age: 29 Posts: 3,590 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home Why aren't I on our list of members? I joined and have been running it at night... I have the right team number and everything... __________________ *The world's a fiction and made up of contradiction.*

05-21-2007, 04:48 PM	#16 (permalink)
raindrops always falling somewhere Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: California Age: 43 Posts: 399 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home I see no one but Derek on it, and I should be showing up also. My client says I'm on it, but I keep getting a "Could not connect to Work Server" error. The FAQ says this is normal, they are having some server issues.

05-21-2007, 05:37 PM	#17 (permalink)
Village Of The Damned Luke's Lovely Lady Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Age: 29 Posts: 3,498 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home I only see him on it too ... but i was thinking ... (scary i know) does it only show you once you have completed a WU?? Mines working at the moment .. very slowly but surely its going! __________________

05-21-2007, 07:34 PM	#18 (permalink)
iburn One Very Hot Apple Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington Age: 29 Posts: 3,590 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home exit hasnt responded... so he doesnt know either __________________ *The world's a fiction and made up of contradiction.*

05-21-2007, 08:06 PM	#19 (permalink)
Village Of The Damned Luke's Lovely Lady Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Age: 29 Posts: 3,498 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home haha exactly what i was thinking! __________________

05-23-2007, 12:28 AM	#20 (permalink)
PB DrunkIdiot Bam's Bish Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: California Age: 31 Posts: 383 My Mood:	Re: Folding@Home I use to have SETI@Home on my work PC as a screen saver. Similar project put it analyzed patterns in cosmic radio data. __________________ Peace, Love and Booze Patty Bush - Drunk Idiot

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