Folding@home

[migit109]

Does Revision3 or digg have a folding@home team?

[bird603568]

not that i know of but hackaday does http://folding.extremeoverclocking.c...php?s=&t=44851

[nextgenxbox]

What's f@a ? Explain por favor.

[dkasler]

Originally Posted by nextgenxbox

What's f@a ? Explain por favor.

It's a distributed computing project that studies protein folding.

[nextgenxbox]

Originally Posted by dkasler

It's a distributed computing project that studies protein folding.

I see. And what's protein folding? =)

[migit109]

Its kinda complex if you go to the folding@home website it explains it better than i ever could

[mathwhiz]

Is there interest in havnig a Revision3 folding@home team? I'm currently part of the DL.TV team, but since that show has gone by the wayside, I'd like to support a Revision3 team, but there isn't one yet.

Rich

[guytheninja]

Originally Posted by nextgenxbox

I see. And what's protein folding? =)

http://folding.stanford.edu/

Think of it as protein assembling.

[icu]

http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/...qtype=teampage

http://revision3.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8555

Hey look at these two awesome future Rev3 hosts - this is where I first heard about it.


There's another similar project which does a similar distributed computing projects, but to my knowledge none of them involve pimping TRS - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...uting_projects

[cabster21]

Hak5 does, here's Famicoman's post from their forums.

Team Number - 51258
Stats Page - Here
Detailed Stats Page - Here
Client Download - Here
Wiki - Here
IRC - irc://irc.hak5.org/hak5 -- Ask for Famicoman

Who: The Hak5 Community, with all of their infinite wisdom and processing power.

What: A Folding@Home team. The Stanford Folding@Home project is one of distributed computing. The Stanford servers send your computer "work units". These units, also known as proteins, are then folded using excess cycles from your processor, designed not to disrupt whatever you are currently doing. The project aims to see how proteins fold, how they misfold, and ultimately how to help with the diseases this misfolding causes.

When: 24/7 or however long you wish to participate in the group. The client works best when you let it do its thing without turning off your computer. The project is open to anyone willing to join the team, always. If you want to fold, we can hook you up.

Where: Your computer! Your computer(s), work computer, servers, BBSs, PBXs, etc. Just about any computer can fold a unit on a variety of operating systems. There are also standalone clients for things such as your Sony Playstation 3.

Why: Through the use of the Folding@Home project, more research can be done into diseases affecting many people. By understanding how proteins fold and how some misfold, more information becomes available on how to fix and prevent problems caused by misfolds.

How: Simply download the client from the link above for your operating system of choice, enter in a name for yourself, and the Hak5 team number 51258 where appropriate and let the client do its work. Its all that simple.