::::Folding@Home::: Any active Ron Paul teams?

[Texan4Life]

got my new rig together and was thinking about getting back into folding if there is a RP team to put points toward.

Anyone know?

 

[evilfunnystuff]

I have no idea what your post means.

 

[trey4sports]

i like to fold my clothes as soon as they're out of the dryer so they dont get wrinkly.

 

[JuicyG]

I used to use that for a while as it came bundled with ATI drivers as optional software.

It`s basically a scientific project which uses the combined power of PCs worldwide to advance scientific development.

Poster is suggesting to make/join a Ron Paul sharing group to get Paul more visibility and maybe some headlines in the media.

 

[Schiff_FTW]

I have no idea what your post means.

It's a project where you download software that uses your computer's spare processing power to advance disease research.

I remember participating in something similar way back in the 90's called SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) that mapped out unexplored regions of space.

 

[LibertasPraesidium]

I do not have the thing on my computer but would be willing to coordinate to make a Ron Paul Team 4 Folding at Home. (Which for those who do not know is a protein folding program that runs in the background of your computer to analyse different folding patterns within protein structures in the fight to cure cancers, prevent diseases and in general go through as many permutations as possible.

There is another program that is a game called fold it. It is an interactive version of protein folding with some slight differences.

 

[Texan4Life]

sorry, thought F@H was a little more well known. I like to contribute since my computer is on 24/7 anyway. Might as well as put my new AMD 6 core cpu to work

here is the site anyone is curious: http://folding.stanford.edu/

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folding@home

Folding at home is a project that was started by Stanford University. These protein simulations require massive amounts of computing time more than even the fastest super computers, thats why they are using a distributed computing model. This allows them much more computing power not to mention it's free. As your computer runs these calculations and completes works units you get points. What are points good for? nothing really, it is just a score board to promote competition and encourage users. The simulations help scientists understand how proteins "misfold" in the body and when this happens many of the well know diseases and cancers occur.

I did some more googling and searching found a few ron paul/revoloution oriented ones that no longer had any active cpu's. Then I found a team called "Ron Paul 2012" Sounds like a winner to me.

Team #182919

Stanford stat page: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=182919

Kakao Stats page: http://kakaostats.com/tsum.php?t=182919

 

[Nate-ForLiberty]

i used to do all of that until one of the projects burned up my computer. can't remember which one as I was using BOINC which allows you to que many different projects. Cool idea though!

 

[Sullivan*]

Definitely. I've been folding for [H]ardOCP for years, I'll switch over tonight.

 

[jamezelle]

I used BOINC for a different development purposes before. Currently only have my laptop that goes with me everywhere but this is a great idea.

 

[LibertasPraesidium]

Two things, I will join tomorrow when I get home ( I sadly only have a dual core at this point but my xbox seems to never get any use so I would definitely employ that thing) http://folding.stanford.edu/

and to post this http://fold.it/portal/ If you ever get bored it is pretty fun, and it helps science advancement just like F@H.

 

[Texan4Life]

and to post this http://fold.it/portal/ If you ever get bored it is pretty fun, and it helps science advancement just like F@H.

cool I will have to check that out

 

[JuicyG]

Just joined RonPaul2012 team http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=182919

Let`s take make it top 10. If we managed to do that, perhaps we can get media to pick up on it.
This is currently the top 100. More support is needed to get into 100 and then climb our way up.
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teamstats

 

[soulcyon]

:o looks interesting, did you guys try BOINC?

 

[Nirvikalpa]

Joined

 

[glennpat]

I joined. Here is a link to our team stats:

http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=team&proj=fah&team=182919

 

[tommyzDad]

I've just joined the team at http://www.hardfolding.com/fh_stats/index.php?pz=2&tpn=1, but I need to ask how I attach BOINC to the project?

 

[soulcyon]

Joined

u desi? :o

 

[Monotaur]

Definitely. I've been folding for [H]ardOCP for years, I'll switch over tonight.

Whoa.. [H]. I used to hang out there quite a bit years and years ago. I haven't been there in a while. I actually met Kyle in Vegas at Comdex 2000.

Oh the memories...

 

[Elwar]

You know a fun thing to use that extra GPU time for?

http://www.bitminter.com