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On Saturday, a childhood hero of mine - David Rocastle - died of a form of cancer. He was 33.
My best friend's dad also died from cancer a few years ago.
I also fear cancer because, though I've never smoked, I grew up with two parents who were heavy smokers; my mum has since given up, but my dad continues to smoke reasonably heavily.
Now all of us with PC's or Mac's have a chance to assist in finding a cure for this disease.
Go to this URL:
http://members.ud.com /vypc/cancer/
(remember to remove the space)
...and download the software. It runs in your computer's spare cycles and analyses potential cures for cancer.
All other relevant info can be found on the site.
If anyone is interested in joining it, I have created a team called 'Special Reserve Forum Regulars'.
My best friend's dad also died from cancer a few years ago.
I also fear cancer because, though I've never smoked, I grew up with two parents who were heavy smokers; my mum has since given up, but my dad continues to smoke reasonably heavily.
Now all of us with PC's or Mac's have a chance to assist in finding a cure for this disease.
Go to this URL:
http://members.ud.com /vypc/cancer/
(remember to remove the space)
...and download the software. It runs in your computer's spare cycles and analyses potential cures for cancer.
All other relevant info can be found on the site.
If anyone is interested in joining it, I have created a team called 'Special Reserve Forum Regulars'.
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ok wookiee, thanks, i'll see how it goes. Have you got any points yet? If so, do you know what they are?
> Ok, i'll give it a go. Still on a whopping 0% after 5 hours and 219
> million conformations!
> Has yours finished yet? If so how many
> conformations did you have? Does it upload automatically?
Conformers reset every so often - the important figure, I believe, is 'Hits'.
So far, at work, I have 17 hits; none here at home though.
The agent shuld definitely pick up from where it left off - I just shut it down and restarted to check, and it did.
> million conformations!
> Has yours finished yet? If so how many
> conformations did you have? Does it upload automatically?
Conformers reset every so often - the important figure, I believe, is 'Hits'.
So far, at work, I have 17 hits; none here at home though.
The agent shuld definitely pick up from where it left off - I just shut it down and restarted to check, and it did.
Grix Thraves wrote:
> Why the hell are there only three members in the SR team?
> Get downloading! Now!
Yeah, or I'll pull yer arms out!
Seriously though... the site is still a bit on the slow side, but it's much better than it was last night.
> Why the hell are there only three members in the SR team?
> Get downloading! Now!
Yeah, or I'll pull yer arms out!
Seriously though... the site is still a bit on the slow side, but it's much better than it was last night.
Why the hell are there only three members in the SR team?
Get downloading! Now!
Get downloading! Now!
Ok, i'll give it a go. Still on a whopping 0% after 5 hours and 219 million conformations!
Has yours finished yet? If so how many conformations did you have? Does it upload automatically?
Has yours finished yet? If so how many conformations did you have? Does it upload automatically?
Pretty sure, yes - when I put my home PC on tonight, mine restarted from where I shut it down last night.
Are you sure wookiee? I tried that last night, but it had all gone back to zero when i restarted today.
Your Honour wrote:
> How do you stop it if you want to shut down your computer?
I just click the Snooze button, then shut down. When you switch back on, it just picks up where it left off.
> How do you stop it if you want to shut down your computer?
I just click the Snooze button, then shut down. When you switch back on, it just picks up where it left off.
Im worried about this now, its been goig just over 3 hours, has found 13billion conformers, an is still on 0%.
Any advice?
Any advice?
How do you stop it if you want to shut down your computer?
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