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You see this is an appeal for you to join www.find-a-drug.co.uk You might have heard about SETI@home, you know the thing where a program runs in the background using your unused processing power to scan data from a satellite dish.
Well FAD is similar in operation, except that instead of looking for aliens it looks for molecules and proteins that can be targeted for further research and stuff in finding a cure for cancer.
I have been running distributed computing projects for over a year now.
It doesn't require much effort, you download a small program and a work unit (WU). Then the program runs in the background just processing. When it finishes that WU it moves on to the next in the queue of 2 or 3 that you download every so often from the net. When it is finished it gets sent back to FAD.
The program doesn't cause slowdown, it only uses unused power, as whenever you do anything else like type a letter it lets you do that and then starts processing again. After all other than in video editing or really high powered games you only ever use an average of 10% or so of your computers capacity. So why don't you donate it to a good cause?
FAD has several ongoing projects. Currently these are cancer, HIV, malaria, multiple sclerosis, SARS and bio terrorism antidotes.
If you do decide to join, I have now created a Special Reserve team. The team number for entering on the setup screen is 2072. So come on join up. So far there is 13 of us in the team. Out of 147 teams, Special Reserve is ranked 54. There is even a linux version now.
One day our efforts could make a difference. Imagine the lives that could be saved. In Britain, 1 in 3 people get cancer. Over a million people a year die in developing countries from Malaria, 3 times as many as AIDS kills. Even so, HIV is at epidemic levels and kills 100,000s a year all around the world. 40 million people in Africa have HIV, and in time it will kill them all.
This project doesn't require anything much of you, all you have to do run the program in the background. You can help to make a difference. It all builds up, just from lots of people running this. So far nearly 4,000 years worth of computer time has been spent scanning 27.62 billion moleculules.
There have been successes in finding growth inhibitors on several occasions in several areas. So come on, join us and help save the world.
Well FAD is similar in operation, except that instead of looking for aliens it looks for molecules and proteins that can be targeted for further research and stuff in finding a cure for cancer.
I have been running distributed computing projects for over a year now.
It doesn't require much effort, you download a small program and a work unit (WU). Then the program runs in the background just processing. When it finishes that WU it moves on to the next in the queue of 2 or 3 that you download every so often from the net. When it is finished it gets sent back to FAD.
The program doesn't cause slowdown, it only uses unused power, as whenever you do anything else like type a letter it lets you do that and then starts processing again. After all other than in video editing or really high powered games you only ever use an average of 10% or so of your computers capacity. So why don't you donate it to a good cause?
FAD has several ongoing projects. Currently these are cancer, HIV, malaria, multiple sclerosis, SARS and bio terrorism antidotes.
If you do decide to join, I have now created a Special Reserve team. The team number for entering on the setup screen is 2072. So come on join up. So far there is 13 of us in the team. Out of 147 teams, Special Reserve is ranked 54. There is even a linux version now.
One day our efforts could make a difference. Imagine the lives that could be saved. In Britain, 1 in 3 people get cancer. Over a million people a year die in developing countries from Malaria, 3 times as many as AIDS kills. Even so, HIV is at epidemic levels and kills 100,000s a year all around the world. 40 million people in Africa have HIV, and in time it will kill them all.
This project doesn't require anything much of you, all you have to do run the program in the background. You can help to make a difference. It all builds up, just from lots of people running this. So far nearly 4,000 years worth of computer time has been spent scanning 27.62 billion moleculules.
There have been successes in finding growth inhibitors on several occasions in several areas. So come on, join us and help save the world.
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Hmmm, but now I come home and find that I've done more jobs than you, found more hits than you, and (goddamit) taken six times as long as you. Not, of course, that I'm basing my entire worth as a human being on the result of this. That privilege I reserve for 3DMark2...no, wait, I'm trying to get a girlfriend, must supress geekish tendencies for a couple more weeks.
unknown kernel wrote:
> Icarus, I'm four places ahead of you in the member stats. Not that
> this is a competition: I just wanted to point that out.
Yes, but you must see that I've done more jobs than you, espite taking uo less time. NOT that we're in competition that is. ;)
> Icarus, I'm four places ahead of you in the member stats. Not that
> this is a competition: I just wanted to point that out.
Yes, but you must see that I've done more jobs than you, espite taking uo less time. NOT that we're in competition that is. ;)
Although you obviously figured that out now, seeing as your name is there now.
tigamilla wrote:
> D'oh why isnt my name on the SR team??
Because you never entered 2072 in the team box in the FAD control panel.
Right click the system tray icon, select setup, the general tab and then type 2072 in the team box.
> D'oh why isnt my name on the SR team??
Because you never entered 2072 in the team box in the FAD control panel.
Right click the system tray icon, select setup, the general tab and then type 2072 in the team box.
Pfff. I haven't swtiched on my super laptop for days, been working too much. Plus I don't want to stress out the CPU, it does have to last 4 years.
Icarus, I'm four places ahead of you in the member stats. Not that this is a competition: I just wanted to point that out.
Icarus wrote:
> I've sent one job so far. I am soooo dedicated.
Jeez, get it right damn fingers
> I've sent one job so far. I am soooo dedicated.
Jeez, get it right damn fingers
I've sent job so far. I am soooo dedicated.
D'oh why isnt my name on the SR team??
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