CB Folding@Home Team <-- Join Up! (in Off-topic)

Folding@home is a distributed computing project (similar to the SETI@home project) except that instead of looking for E.T., they are studying how proteins fold which has various applications in medicine.

Basically you download a program and it runs in the background using the computer cycles that you aren't actively using.

I have a CB team (3 members currently) and we are ranked 5683 of 35542...we can do better than THAT! So if you want to join and/or want more information, go to http://folding.stanford.edu, sign up, and help us out! The team ID is 41446. Thanks... now fold those proteins!

Yeah but if we find ET then maybe he will used his advanced computer to do the, erm, folding, in like 0.0002 of a second :p

But if that 0.0002 seconds is, say, 1,000,000 years from now, this method could be much, much faster.

i think i joined the team, but it doesn't show me there yet :P.

It won't show you as part of the team until you have completed one WU (work unit). Once you have, then you'll show up.

Heck of a worthy cause; I just joined my already existing machine(s) to this team.

I like that (s) after machine Moe :D Thanks for joining up :P

ah, ok. so by wednesday i'll be in :P. 3 frames done so far. whoo.

that's awesom :) i just installed it on my personnal PC.

Working on installing it on the Ghost used for all PC's at college (at least 78 PC are way overpowered :D )

Lol.... that's crazy Salketer!

Up to 6 people on the team... I know more of you want to join...!

Well, 1 week after the original posting, here is how much we improved:
Users - From 3 to 8!
Ranking - From 5,683 of 35,542 to 4,473 of 35,713!

We've gone up over 1,000! ranks. Go CB.

I know more that 8 CBers have computers (in fact, I'm pretty sure they all do) so come fold some proteins! You can even fold WHILE you play CB... what have you got to lose?

i joined =D

ah. i leave my computer on 24/7, maybe i should join too. heh

I'm already on folding... but I like Boinc for seti@home better :)

I'm one of the original 3. Folding at home, when I researched what it all meant, is actually working on how proteins fold in the body. The work unit i'm on right now is working on how HIV mutates proteins. This could lead to possibly a cure or a better medicine out there. The more you know how it happens the better it is to help correct. Really worthy cause and I haven't seen it slow down my computer at all.

Alright, since last week:

Members:
Last Week: 8
This Week: 8

Ranking:
Last Week: 4,473
This Week: 3,769

Come on and join up to help a worthy cause.