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FR Folding@Home Project Update - We're in the Top 145 teams (A Tribute to Ronald Reagan)
soccer_maniac ^
| 4-3-06
| soccer_maniac
Posted on 04/03/2006 11:04:01 AM PDT by soccer_maniac
Time for a new FreeRepublic folding@home thread.
Our FreeRepublic team of 300+ members comprised primarily of Free Republic members in good standing have banded together to donate their excess CPU cycles to a worthy cause. Via distributed computing, millions of computers around the world, contribute directly to scientific research, in the quest for a greater understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Mad Cow (BSE).
Currently, the team is in 144th place (with 1,045 CPUs - 24,200 completed Work Units and nearly 4,000,000 points)
This is an entirely voluntary program, and if you want to learn more, please see the links posted below (or read one of the previous 8 folding threads)
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Folding@Home FAQ for new users:
What is Folding@Home? A Stanford University project to find out how proteins fold.
Why it's important: Proteins folding wrong causes all kinds of diseases, like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and forms of cancer. Folding@Home uses novel computational methods and large scale distributed computing, to simulate timescales thousands to millions of times longer than previously achieved. Through Folding@home, scientists now have the horsepower to study the mechanics of protein folding. With its ability to share the workload among hundred of thousands of computers economically, Folding@home can help scientists understand how proteins snap, or dont, into their predestined shapes and may help to explain the origins of diseases such as Alzheimers and apparently unrelated diseases. We're fueling research that could end all that.
How does it work?: You download a safe, tested program (see link below) that is certified by Stanford University. It gets work from Stanford, runs calculations using your spare computer power, and sends the results back to the University.
Is it safe? Yes! Folding@Home rarely effects computer performance in any way and won't compromise your privacy in any way. It only uses the computing power you aren't using so it doesn't slow down other programs.
How do I get started folding for Team FreeRepublic?: 1.)Download the folding program from Stanford University's folding download page (see link below). Type in your desired username. 2) Type in 36120 for the team number. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT - if you get the number wrong, you won't be folding for team FreeRepublic! 3) The third question asks, "Launch automatically at machine startup, installing this as a service?" - We recommend you answer YES. Otherwise you will have to manually start the program after every reboot.
How can my computer help? Even if he were given exclusive access to all of the worlds supercomputers, Standford still wouldnt have as much processing power as they get from the supercluster of peoples desktop systems Folding@home relies on. Modern supercomputers are essentially a cluster of hundreds of processors linked by fast networking. But Stanford needed the power of hundreds of thousands of processors, not just hundreds.
There's no reason to not get involved! It's free, easy, and you can know you're helping every minute without lifting a finger.
To: soccer_maniac
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| Free Republic Folders - A Tribute to Ronald Reagan |
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2
posted on
04/03/2006 11:10:42 AM PDT
by
soccer_maniac
(Do some good while browsing FR --> Join our Folding@Home Team# 36120: keyword: folding@home)
To: soccer_maniac; 1066AD; A.Hun; abner; AbsoluteGrace; Advil; aft_lizard; ahayes; Alexander Rubin; ...
3
posted on
04/03/2006 11:11:37 AM PDT
by
soccer_maniac
(Do some good while browsing FR --> Join our Folding@Home Team# 36120: keyword: folding@home)
To: soccer_maniac
Whoo hoooo! I finally broke the 220 barrier. It's worth Folding if only to confound the DUmmies! (Oh, yeah, benefits to science and medicine are nice, too!)
4
posted on
04/03/2006 11:14:47 AM PDT
by
Chanticleer
(Purple Mountains Maj and I will take your black jelly beans if you don't want them.)
To: soccer_maniac
5
posted on
04/03/2006 11:15:44 AM PDT
by
E.G.C.
To: soccer_maniac
Arg...I slipped over 100. :-)
6
posted on
04/03/2006 11:17:34 AM PDT
by
hiredhand
(My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
To: hiredhand
I'm gunning for you, hiredhand. I'm only 106 behind you!
7
posted on
04/03/2006 11:19:25 AM PDT
by
Chanticleer
(Purple Mountains Maj and I will take your black jelly beans if you don't want them.)
To: soccer_maniac
I think I'll total over 10,000 points in the next week. I have 600 coming in tomorrow evening alone.
8
posted on
04/03/2006 11:21:51 AM PDT
by
ahayes
To: E.G.C.; All
9
posted on
04/03/2006 11:23:08 AM PDT
by
soccer_maniac
(Do some good while browsing FR --> Join our Folding@Home Team# 36120: keyword: folding@home)
To: soccer_maniac
Hi!
I'm at 19,400 of 20,000 on my current work, which should be done by tomorrow.
Big bump!
10
posted on
04/03/2006 11:24:33 AM PDT
by
fanfan
( We have become the best/biggest news gathering entity in the whole known history of the world.)
To: soccer_maniac
Arrgh! 2 Procs and still falling behind!
11
posted on
04/03/2006 12:00:18 PM PDT
by
Incorrigible
(If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
To: soccer_maniac
Bump for more volunteers.
12
posted on
04/03/2006 12:29:16 PM PDT
by
Route66
(America's Main Street)
To: soccer_maniac
Stuck in the middle of another 10,000 frame work unit BUMP.
(the last one only gave me 200 points...b@st@rds!)
13
posted on
04/03/2006 12:39:59 PM PDT
by
uglybiker
(Don't blame me. I didn't make you stupid.)
To: soccer_maniac
14
posted on
04/03/2006 12:48:03 PM PDT
by
KOZ.
To: KOZ.
15
posted on
04/03/2006 1:25:49 PM PDT
by
abner
(Looking for a new tagline- Next outrage please!- Got it! PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS LOST IN THE USA!)
To: Chanticleer
Thanks! I KNOW why I got behind...I've got three Linux workstations here running the client and had them all running FULL time. I started turning one off at night now and then.
Ya know...believe this or not...I've got about five Sun Enterprise class machines at work that are NOT being used for ANYTHING. We pulled them from service not long ago and replaced then with IBM (x86) servers running Linux.
But I discovered a month ago that at least some of the Sun hardware runs the Sparc 64 port of Debian Linux. :-)
If it would run the client, that would be cool. :-) Although, I'm pretty sure my wife isn't going to tolerate many more "wind sucking machines" (...or...as my FR friend subatomicdust calls them...WSMs).
I'll see if they'll work though...that would be cool. A stack of Sun Enterprise hardware dedicated to running folding clients. :-)
16
posted on
04/03/2006 1:44:09 PM PDT
by
hiredhand
(My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
To: Chanticleer
I needed a break from what I was working on...so here's a screenshot of the three machines I have here running the folding client. Only one xterm is from the machine I'm using as a workstation now. The other two are down the hallway a little. :-)
I
JUST noticed....it's
QUITTING time! :-)
17
posted on
04/03/2006 2:07:55 PM PDT
by
hiredhand
(My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
To: soccer_maniac
18
posted on
04/03/2006 4:53:25 PM PDT
by
auboy
To: soccer_maniac
19
posted on
04/03/2006 5:44:48 PM PDT
by
DocRock
To: DocRock
20
posted on
04/03/2006 7:00:11 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
To: soccer_maniac
21
posted on
04/03/2006 9:37:19 PM PDT
by
Bobibutu
To: hiredhand
LOL -- I have one Toshiba laptop and high hopes!
22
posted on
04/04/2006 3:56:27 AM PDT
by
Chanticleer
(Purple Mountains Maj and I will take your black jelly beans if you don't want them.)
To: All
We won't pass any teams today but we will pass 3 teams tomorrow. We pass 3 more the next day and then 3 more in the next 2 days. Then 3 more teams the next day.
It's nice when we hit these "clusters".
23
posted on
04/04/2006 4:46:19 AM PDT
by
Straight Vermonter
(The Stations of the Cross in Poetry ---> http://www.wayoftears.com)
To: Straight Vermonter; All
Rank Overall |
Change 24hr |
Change 7days |
Points 24hr Avg |
Points Last 24hr |
Points Last 7days |
Points Update |
Points Today |
Points Week |
Points Total |
WUs Total |
| 142 |
+2  |
+9  |
45,188 |
49,002 |
316,319 |
5,298 |
10,733 |
99,360 |
3,995,712 |
24,338 |
|
Top 5 Conquests and Threats!
Team Name |
Rank Diff |
Points Diff |
Gain Daily |
Date Overtake |
| Vietnam Overclockers Zone Folding Team |
1 |
-47,055 |
43,849 |
04.05.06, 8am / 1.1 Days |
| Team Overclockers Chile |
2 |
-47,615 |
40,482 |
04.05.06, 11am / 1.2 Days |
| MODTHEBOX |
4 |
-69,729 |
42,815 |
04.05.06, 10pm / 1.6 Days |
| AV123 |
5 |
-70,361 |
39,380 |
04.06.06, 1am / 1.8 Days |
| AMD Zone |
3 |
-66,813 |
35,562 |
04.06.06, 4am / 1.9 Days |
|

| Last 7 Months Production |
| Month |
Points |
WUs |
| 04.06 |
138,026 |
679 |
| 03.06 |
1,421,809 |
7,469 |
| 02.06 |
1,292,680 |
7,378 |
| 01.06 |
894,120 |
6,690 |
| 12.05 |
154,578 |
1,449 |
| 11.05 |
12,451 |
128 |
| 10.05 |
0 |
0 |
| 09.05 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
| Last 7 Weeks Production |
| Week |
Points |
WUs |
| 04.02.06 |
99,360 |
511 |
| 03.26.06 |
316,786 |
1,481 |
| 03.19.06 |
319,397 |
1,940 |
| 03.12.06 |
335,559 |
1,723 |
| 03.05.06 |
308,210 |
1,600 |
| 02.26.06 |
359,378 |
1,691 |
| 02.19.06 |
367,590 |
1,850 |
| 02.12.06 |
297,280 |
1,788 |
|
|
| Last 7 Days Production |
| Day |
Points |
WUs |
| 04.04.06 |
10,733 |
46 |
| 04.03.06 |
47,200 |
285 |
| 04.02.06 |
41,427 |
180 |
| 04.01.06 |
38,666 |
168 |
| 03.31.06 |
44,182 |
191 |
| 03.30.06 |
54,244 |
224 |
| 03.29.06 |
46,506 |
200 |
| 03.28.06 |
43,198 |
212 |
|
|
| Last 24 Hours Production |
| Time |
Points |
WUs |
| 04.04, 6am |
5,298 |
24 |
| 04.04, 3am |
5,435 |
22 |
| 04.04, 12am |
3,507 |
17 |
| 04.03, 9pm |
3,839 |
28 |
| 04.03, 6pm |
6,462 |
26 |
| 04.03, 3pm |
8,906 |
44 |
| 04.03, 12pm |
9,674 |
45 |
| 04.03, 9am |
5,881 |
87 |
|
|
Users are color coded based on 24 hour average production. Color codes are as follows: 0 / 1+ / 100+ / 200+ / 400+ / 800+ / 1.2k+ / 1.6k+
| Top 20 Producers |
Rank Team |
User Name |
Points 24hr Avg |
Points Total |
|
|
Klutz_dohanger |
10,803 |
1,146,408 |
|
|
lrenh |
4,078 |
206,464 |
|
|
Malsua |
3,096 |
239,675 |
|
|
andyk |
1,723 |
24,906 |
|
|
davemaher |
1,477 |
62,426 |
|
|
Texas_Booster |
1,293 |
92,855 |
|
|
Chris_Primavera |
848 |
18,845 |
|
|
Advil000 |
663 |
38,323 |
|
|
FreeAtlanta |
616 |
18,149 |
|
|
dfwddr |
600 |
32,175 |
|
|
walkerk |
544 |
41,423 |
|
|
farsighted |
512 |
28,129 |
|
|
Andrewksu |
447 |
56,725 |
|
|
zeugma |
429 |
27,939 |
|
|
Kingu |
386 |
49,155 |
|
|
Derllak |
373 |
29,489 |
|
|
LSimpson |
370 |
55,022 |
|
|
VeniVidiVici |
369 |
62,336 |
|
|
Uriah |
350 |
27,829 |
|
|
Egon |
346 |
27,679 |
|
|
| Team User Info |
| New |
3 (-7 ) |
| Active |
|
| Inactive |
|
| Total |
315 (+3 ) |
| Avg PPD |
270.6 |
| |
| Production Group Totals |
| 1.6k+ |
|
| 1.2k+ |
|
| 800+ |
|
| 400+ |
|
| 200+ |
|
| 100+ |
|
| 1+ |
|
|
|
Milestone Group |
Active Users |
New 7days |
| 1,000,000 |
1 |
|
|
|
Milestone Group |
Active Users |
New 7days |
| 200,000 |
2 |
+1  |
|
|
|
|
|
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posted on
04/04/2006 6:03:14 AM PDT
by
soccer_maniac
(Do some good while browsing FR --> Join our Folding@Home Team# 36120: keyword: folding@home)
To: soccer_maniac
The fight for second place is becoming interesting.
25
posted on
04/04/2006 6:13:10 AM PDT
by
soccer_maniac
(Do some good while browsing FR --> Join our Folding@Home Team# 36120: keyword: folding@home)
To: All
A little shameless self-promotion here:
If you'd like to be able to track multiple folding PCs via the web, and be able to tell when individual PCs stop folding for one reason or another, I've devised a system to do this.
I won't post the link here for obvious reasons, but Freepmail me if you're interested.
26
posted on
04/04/2006 6:56:06 AM PDT
by
Egon
(We are number one! All others are number two... or lower.)
To: All
I'd been holding steady at 40 for a few weeks, but just got passed by 3 power crunchers. Way to go!!!! This has been much more enjoyable than SETI. Thanks to all......Colin
To: Chanticleer
I've only got ONE machine here at home worth a hoot. It's reasonably "beefy". The other three are anything from AMD-K6 400MHZ to P-III 800MHZ. It's all in a "heap" on a rollable rack and has been christened the "WSMs"....Wind Sucking Machines.
I'm still thinking about those Sun Enterprise class machines over at work though...heh..heh... talking about an "UNFAIR" advantage! I'll find out tomorrow or Friday if they'll run the client in Linux. :-)
28
posted on
04/04/2006 8:46:31 AM PDT
by
hiredhand
(My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
To: soccer_maniac
To: soccer_maniac
OK, soccer_maniac - I'm sitting at 365 points so far for today, and I have a 404 pt WU scheduled to finish real soon, so I should push over 760 points in this 24 hour period and suddenly appear high up on your list you just posted... Be sure to post it here when I do, since I'll drop like a stone and have another day with 0 points tomorrow. (my chart looks like a pogo stick for the last couple of weeks!)
30
posted on
04/04/2006 11:41:54 AM PDT
by
Bush_Democrat
(Ex-Dem since 2001 *Folding@Home for the Gipper - Join the FReeper Folders*)
To: soccer_maniac
The fight for second place is becoming interesting. Oh sure. Make me go add more machines ;)
31
posted on
04/04/2006 12:57:50 PM PDT
by
Malsua
To: soccer_maniac; HangThemHigh; All
Well, I lost two machines in Sundays storms (middle TN). I've got one almost ready to come back online, but the other one may be toast. It was my slowest machine, so I may not rebuild it right away. The Budget Director in the kitchen is failing to see the logic in building another AMD X2 machine, but I'm going to refine my presentation and keep trying. Meanwhile, alas, my ascent is to be slowed somewhat.
32
posted on
04/04/2006 3:33:24 PM PDT
by
dfwddr
(Join our Folding@Home team (Team# 36120) keyword:folding.)
To: Straight Vermonter
33
posted on
04/04/2006 3:47:29 PM PDT
by
FreeAtlanta
(Join FR Team 36120 at http://folding.stanford.edu {Protein Folding Project})
To: dfwddr
The Budget Director in the kitchen is failing to see the logic in building another AMD X2 machine... That's funny! I refer to mine as the Budget Committee. Great minds and all that...
34
posted on
04/04/2006 5:10:26 PM PDT
by
Egon
(We are number one! All others are number two... or lower.)
To: Egon
Hi Egon - thanks for the Linux PHP script. Still have'nt figured out how to run it, so I've given up for now - maybe try again when I have more time.
I did find out that I have several different installs of PHP, but I don't have the libcurl installed. I posted some questions to the Mepis (my version of Linux) website & they were pretty helpful in learning more about Mepis and the packages installed. Here's a link, if you're interested:
http://www.mepis.org/node/9511
Anyway, thanks for your efforts. I like seeing how some of our other team members are doing and how many CPUs they have.
RT
35
posted on
04/04/2006 9:13:53 PM PDT
by
RebelTex
(Help cure diseases: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548372/posts)
To: dfwddr
Same over here - rain Bay Area CA - lost my buddies systems (he's in Poland) limped back online for a while today - then more rain.
My brave little 667 PowerBook finally completed 11 days of crunching only to get another 11 day assignment.
I actually made the top 20 for a day before everything went south.
Well - back to folding - when things settle down I'm going to do egon's thing!
36
posted on
04/05/2006 12:40:40 AM PDT
by
Bobibutu
To: RebelTex
Hi Egon - thanks for the Linux PHP script. Still have'nt figured out how to run it, so I've given up for now - maybe try again when I have more time. Sorry I can't be of more help. Still a beginner at this Linux stuff. I'll be watching that thread to see what they come up with, and incorporate it into the help page wherever possible.
I know that the PHP interpreter we're using is able to be invoked just by running the script at the command line. I suspect that the magic is in the first line of the script, which tells the shell where to find the interpreter for the script.
Once you're able to successfully run the script from the command-line, that's where cron comes in. You'll basically create a crontab that will automatically kick off the script on a regular schedule. I've almost got enough information to write that section of the help file now.
As the installation of PHP seems to vary between the flavors of Linux and the installers available (sounds like you're using Synaptec, whereas I use Aptitude) and the availability of different PHP interpreters, I'm not sure I can successfully integrate that into help.
I've figured out that curl and libcurl components are the mechanisms by which the information is actually transmitted via HTTP.
Someone in that thread mentioned the option of creating a shell script to accomplish the same functionality. Not sure that would work. While a shell script could possibly grep the information out of the unitinfo.txt file, I don't think it has the sophistication to wrap the info in XML, let alone send it via HTTP.
37
posted on
04/05/2006 7:27:12 AM PDT
by
Egon
(We are number one! All others are number two... or lower.)
To: Egon
Fedex just got here with my new PC! With a processor >5x faster than my old one I should finally be able to pull my weight around here.
38
posted on
04/05/2006 8:50:48 AM PDT
by
Straight Vermonter
(The Stations of the Cross in Poetry ---> http://www.wayoftears.com)
To: Egon
39
posted on
04/05/2006 11:29:15 AM PDT
by
abner
(Looking for a new tagline- Next outrage please!- Got it! PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS LOST IN THE USA!)
To: soccer_maniac; texas booster; Egon
40
posted on
04/05/2006 1:16:49 PM PDT
by
NY.SS-Bar9
(DR #1692)
To: abner
Just a post to say WOO-HOO to all the FReeper Folders, for passing the 4 million mark! We rule, and DUers drool!!
41
posted on
04/05/2006 3:18:06 PM PDT
by
Bush_Democrat
(Ex-Dem since 2001 *Folding@Home for the Gipper - Join the FReeper Folders*)
To: Bush_Democrat
| Free Republic Folders - A Tribute to Ronald Reagan |
42
posted on
04/05/2006 5:53:55 PM PDT
by
soccer_maniac
(Do some good while browsing FR --> Join our Folding@Home Team# 36120: keyword: folding@home)
To: KOZ.
I have been oscillating between 95 and 105. There is a bunch of us there within a few hundred points of each other.
43
posted on
04/05/2006 6:33:52 PM PDT
by
SC Swamp Fox
(Join our Folding@Home team (Team# 36120) keyword: folding)
To: SC Swamp Fox
I have been oscillating... Ouch, that sounds painful.
In other news, I've been too lazy to configure and fire up my old PIII. Shame on me.
44
posted on
04/05/2006 6:59:51 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
To: Drango
Well if you need an incentive to get that old system out and blow the cob webs away, check out this great thread ...
Put your old computer to folding before it kills someone!
Hackers can turn your computer into a bomb!

You have been warned!
45
posted on
04/05/2006 10:41:00 PM PDT
by
texas booster
(Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120))
To: Egon
"...cron...crontab,,,Synaptec...Aptitude...PHP interpreters...curl and libcurl...HTTP...grep...XML..."
There you go speaking Greek, again. LOL Man, I don't know about all that new fangled stuff - guess I'll just have to find an old Fortran or Cobal compiler & write something to make it work. (just kidding, as if I really could, LOL)
I do have Synaptic, but I think my main problem is that I don't have curl & libcurl installed. I think I'll wait for your updated help file before I try tackling it again. Thanks for all your hard work.
BTW - seeing the points on the FAHUpload page was really neat. Congrats & thanks for getting that on there.
RT
46
posted on
04/05/2006 11:38:55 PM PDT
by
RebelTex
(Help cure diseases: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548372/posts)
To: texas booster
47
posted on
04/05/2006 11:40:12 PM PDT
by
RebelTex
(Help cure diseases: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548372/posts)
To: texas booster
I sent one of those "bomb" computers to my mother-in-law last year.
48
posted on
04/06/2006 3:34:26 AM PDT
by
Drango
(A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
To: Egon
I just checked your help page and only the top half of the page loaded & the following error was given:
"Step 2: Edit the script
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a004c'
Path not found
/fah/FAHHelp.asp, line 137"
Thought you'd want to know.
RT
49
posted on
04/06/2006 7:06:37 AM PDT
by
RebelTex
(Help cure diseases: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548372/posts)
To: RebelTex
Bumpity-bump for today. BTW, here is is the 6th day of April, and the latest folding thread over at the DUMP has a grand total of 5 posts so far from the month of April. Yea, they're going to kick our a$$ alright.....Snort...
50
posted on
04/06/2006 10:25:23 AM PDT
by
Bush_Democrat
(Ex-Dem since 2001 *Folding@Home for the Gipper - Join the FReeper Folders*)
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