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shadowmage13 · 07-21-2005, 08:25 AM

Please read this and help find a cure for diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, cystic fibrosis, BSE (Mad Cow disease), an inherited form of emphysema, and even many cancers!

In team with Folding@Home, a distributed computing project from Stanford University, Google is offering a program that uses your spare CPU to help F@H gather data to understand protien folding. When protiens mis-fold they can result in diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, cystic fibrosis, BSE (Mad Cow disease), an inherited form of emphysema, and even many cancers are believed to result from protein misfolding. The program WILL NOT slow down your computer! It uses CPU that is not being put to use by your computer to conduct research and send data to F@H.

Visit the site for details here.
Google offers a program that requires the toolbar here.
For those who do not have internet explorer AT ALL on their computer, are not running off of microsoft or do not wish to download the google toolbar, F@H offers their own software which is available here.

PLEASE CONSIDER THIS SOWFTWARE. IT CONTAINS NO SPYWARE OR ADWARE OF ANY KIND. THIS IS A RESEARCH PROJECT BY STANFORD UNIVERSITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PROTEIN FOLDING AND CURING VARIOUS DISEASES. SEE SITE for DETAILS. PLEASE PASS THIS ON. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SEND ME A MESSAGE!

I AM SURE YOU HAVE YOUR OWN TOOLBAR SOFTWARE but DOWS YOURS CONTRIBUTE TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH!?

darrenstraight · 07-21-2005, 02:43 PM

Here's an even better idea, why not join the Google Community Folding@Home Team.

http://www.googlecommunity.com/about204.html

shadowmage13 · 07-21-2005, 04:51 PM

I did it automatically does if you use the google compute version. plus ive heard there are a lot of flaws in the f@h version. I tried it and didn't encounter any but it didn't look like a very well put together program.

Lupine1647 · 07-21-2005, 10:50 PM

I don't actievly participate in Folding at Home (have crunched a few units my self), I'm mostly active in the BOINC projects like predictor. Folding at Home is currently testing a BOINC client which I'll end up attaching to my little network of systems once it's out in the public.

L4nc3k · 07-22-2005, 02:51 AM

Hmm...
I am interested in joining the Folding at Home.
-Lancer

darrenstraight · 07-22-2005, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L4nc3k

Hmm...
I am interested in joining the Folding at Home.
-Lancer

Well good luck to you, what team are you going to join?

shadowmage13 · 07-26-2005, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lupine1647

I don't actievly participate in Folding at Home (have crunched a few units my self), I'm mostly active in the BOINC projects like predictor. Folding at Home is currently testing a BOINC client which I'll end up attaching to my little network of systems once it's out in the public.

sounds great!

shawn_93 · 08-12-2005, 05:43 PM

1 Question

oes this take up alot of system resources?Because I only have one computer at home and everyone is using it everytime!And so,even if I installhtis,I might not be able to help much!
Note:I will install this once I get MY own PC,and would be bookmarking this.

Lupine1647 · 08-12-2005, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shawn_93

1 Question

oes this take up alot of system resources?Because I only have one computer at home and everyone is using it everytime!And so,even if I installhtis,I might not be able to help much!
Note:I will install this once I get MY own PC,and would be bookmarking this.

All Distributed Computing Projects have a priority level of 1(low) so that they shouldn't mess with other programs that you're working in. Folding@Home for example has to have workunits back by a certain time for them to be effective. BOINC for example will give your system the amount of work it can handle.

shawn_93 · 08-14-2005, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lupine1647

Quote:

Originally Posted by shawn_93

1 Question

oes this take up alot of system resources?Because I only have one computer at home and everyone is using it everytime!And so,even if I installhtis,I might not be able to help much!
Note:I will install this once I get MY own PC,and would be bookmarking this.

All Distributed Computing Projects have a priority level of 1(low) so that they shouldn't mess with other programs that you're working in. Folding@Home for example has to have workunits back by a certain time for them to be effective. BOINC for example will give your system the amount of work it can handle.

Ok,thanks ofr clarifying,as I said earlier on,I will install this on my own PC or laptop when I get one,which should be after my examinations,which are ending around 1-2 months later!

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07-21-2005, 08:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
shadowmage13 Noogle Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	SAVE LIVES Please read this and help find a cure for diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, cystic fibrosis, BSE (Mad Cow disease), an inherited form of emphysema, and even many cancers! In team with Folding@Home, a distributed computing project from Stanford University, Google is offering a program that uses your spare CPU to help F@H gather data to understand protien folding. When protiens mis-fold they can result in diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, cystic fibrosis, BSE (Mad Cow disease), an inherited form of emphysema, and even many cancers are believed to result from protein misfolding. The program WILL NOT slow down your computer! It uses CPU that is not being put to use by your computer to conduct research and send data to F@H. Visit the site for details here. Google offers a program that requires the toolbar here. For those who do not have internet explorer AT ALL on their computer, are not running off of microsoft or do not wish to download the google toolbar, F@H offers their own software which is available here. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS SOWFTWARE. IT CONTAINS NO SPYWARE OR ADWARE OF ANY KIND. THIS IS A RESEARCH PROJECT BY STANFORD UNIVERSITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PROTEIN FOLDING AND CURING VARIOUS DISEASES. SEE SITE for DETAILS. PLEASE PASS THIS ON. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SEND ME A MESSAGE! I AM SURE YOU HAVE YOUR OWN TOOLBAR SOFTWARE but DOWS YOURS CONTRIBUTE TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH!?

07-21-2005, 02:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
darrenstraight Microsoft Student Partner Google Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: England Posts: 5,787 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Here's an even better idea, why not join the Google Community Folding@Home Team. http://www.googlecommunity.com/about204.html __________________ Visit my Tech Blog!

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shawn_93 Noogle Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1 Questionoes this take up alot of system resources?Because I only have one computer at home and everyone is using it everytime!And so,even if I installhtis,I might not be able to help much! Note:I will install this once I get MY own PC,and would be bookmarking this.

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07-21-2005, 04:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
shadowmage13 Noogle Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I did it automatically does if you use the google compute version. plus ive heard there are a lot of flaws in the f@h version. I tried it and didn't encounter any but it didn't look like a very well put together program.

07-21-2005, 10:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lupine1647 Elite Googler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 1,065 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I don't actievly participate in Folding at Home (have crunched a few units my self), I'm mostly active in the BOINC projects like predictor. Folding at Home is currently testing a BOINC client which I'll end up attaching to my little network of systems once it's out in the public.

07-22-2005, 02:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
L4nc3k Google Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Selangor, Malaysia Posts: 424 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hmm... I am interested in joining the Folding at Home. -Lancer

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