Famicoman Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I'm just spitballing, but Hak.5 has who knows how many thousands of viewers. Maybe a good idea would be to start a folding group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Zaius Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I'd definately be interested in a Hak.5 distributed computing team of some sort. Protein folding doesn't really interest me, but it's all for a good cause I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Whats a folding group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famicoman Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 Yepper. I have quite a few boxes I could use, and it would be a great way to expand the Hak.5 Network (Hint, Hint, Darren) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Whats a folding group? What's a folding group?!? What's a folding group!?! how do you know know what a folding group is..... wait..... what IS a folding group? I don't know either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famicoman Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 http://folding.stanford.edu/ The basic premise is that all computers running the software are linked together to form one super computer, and what your computer is doing is folding proteins to find cures for diseases. You start a group, and the number of proteins your group folds increases its rank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopti Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 The basic premise is that all computers running the software are linked together to form one super computer Sorry to be pedantic, but the folding@home client simply gets work units from the servers, individual nodes are not linked together. That said, this is a great project I have been participating in for a while and I would be very interested in a Hak5 team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrytone Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Sure, I'd do it! I am currently ranked 39275 of 564446... It'd be nice to be a part of a team instead of by myself :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadaender Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I've looked into this before but never actually participated in it. However, I would love to take part because my computers are almost always on and not always used. Count me in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leetabix Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I used to participate in the SETI@home project, untill I went into university and realised they blocked the connection. I guess I could tunnel through though, as I'd only need the connection to obtain the work unit, and then send the data back right? I did laugh when I read in New Scientist about the SETI project thinking they'd gotten the wrong approach, and were looking at the wrong part of the EM spectrum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilml Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Im in, my com dosent run 24/7 but it runs evry second week 8 houers ca "i move to my dad evry second week so that pc is a bit slower" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famicoman Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 The basic premise is that all computers running the software are linked together to form one super computer Sorry to be pedantic, but the folding@home client simply gets work units from the servers, individual nodes are not linked together. That said, this is a great project I have been participating in for a while and I would be very interested in a Hak5 team. Yeah, I know, but its kinda like everyone is linked together, doing different tasks because in some way they are on the network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famicoman Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 Okay, I made the group. We are group number: 51258 Our Stanford Page is here Download the software here If anyone to use their awesom Photoshop skills and make a Hak.5 Folding logo, I'll put it up. Lets see waht we can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 How offten are the statistics pages updated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famicoman Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 I'm pretty sure its in realtime. It will add you to the list as soon as you finish folding your first protein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 One of my computers (my desktop computer) with a AMD 64 3200 has done 1% in 20 minuets... my SuSE 10.1 server (2.2GHz Celeron D) hasn't even got that far yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famicoman Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 Yeah, the proteins can take a while to fold. Some can take a matter of 45 minutes, some can take days. Its the luck of the draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadaender Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Just downloaded the exe, installed, joined our group and now I'm folding my first protein, pretty cool stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I'll get my other desktop (also running SuSE 10.1 with AMD XP 3200+) folding when I can be botherd to put it back in to a working state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leetabix Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I should start a similar thing, but for gullible people to run my theoretical chemistry jobs for me...now that's a plan :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadaender Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I should start a similar thing, but for gullible people to run my theoretical chemistry jobs for me...now that's a plan :D. While you're at it, whip one up for my Calc 3 homework. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 It's been running on my computer since 19:59 yesturday, it's now 05:46 and it's only done 37%! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famicoman Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 Now you know why they need so many people to participate. I'm only 5% done one one of my 733Mhz machines and been running it for 36 hours, yet my 500Mhz machine is 20% done in the smae amount of time. Its just the complication of the protein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadaender Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Still on my first protein, 152/500 frames completed and won't be done until Thursday at 4pm. And now I'm curious, I've been working on the "p1808 Collagen Brodsky r AMBER core" protein, what one's have your processors been diligently folding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilml Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 My protine is at 12/500 but i dont let the com run when i sleep, but i had only had the program for about 2-3 houers when i had to close it, right now my is gonna be done the 27 but i dont think it will be done there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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