Author Topic: Folding@Home Team "Blockheads"  (Read 6882 times)

Yeah.  When you're in it you go to information or something and you'll see a place that you can change your team.

I joined but it is barely using any resources on my computer. I have a dual core 3.0 ghz processor. I expected it to be faster. Any fixed I should try?

I'm using my PS3. Go to the identity section of the triangle menu.

RW, have you taken a look at the settings? I'm pretty sure theres an option in there.


"You can help by simply running a piece of software.
Folding@home is a distributed computing project -- people from throughout the world download and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Every computer takes the project closer to our goals. Folding@home uses novel computational methods coupled to distributed computing, to simulate problems millions of times more challenging than previously achieved. "

Reminds me of something.

Triangle menu whut?
On the PS3, once it's loaded hit the triangle button.

"You can help by simply running a piece of software.
Folding@home is a distributed computing project -- people from throughout the world download and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Every computer takes the project closer to our goals. Folding@home uses novel computational methods coupled to distributed computing, to simulate problems millions of times more challenging than previously achieved. "

Reminds me of something.
The failed Project A idea.

How can it fail, if it never started?
Also, why are you willing to accept the exact same idea just by a different person/company. That software does almost exactly what I had in mind for Unity.

How can it fail, if it never started?
Also, why are you willing to accept the exact same idea just by a different person/company. That software does almost exactly what I had in mind for Unity.
Because it is a college, that already did it, for CALCULATIONS!  For forgets sake, do you really think you will pull that off?  A couple of little kids on the block thinking they can code, if they just think about it, really, it is harder than just that, and who would donate computing power for a game?  This is for a good cause, handicap.

Because it is a college, that already did it, for CALCULATIONS!
That was exactly what I was suggesting. You could use the network of linked computers to render the environment and calculate the physics.

For forgets sake, do you really think you will pull that off?
Why couldn't we?  :cookieMonster:

A couple of little kids on the block
What. Also, what is the age group you are specifying by "little kids".

thinking they can code,
You'll find out later.

if they just think about it, really, it is harder than just that,
Harder then what? Coding software to send/receive the data? Promoting it? What are you talking about?

and who would donate computing power for a game?
The people that play the game maybe?

This is for a good cause,
I'm sure it is.

Anyways, I see how you guys look at new ideas. If it's by someone you don't like, it's automatically bad for no valid reason, and no one will accept it. Then another person can come along and suggest the exact same idea, and you will gladly accept it. I find it funny. :D

1. Sounds stuffty
2. Prove you can.
3. normaly it means 11-
4. I wana find out now :(
6. Most people wouldn't want to. i wouldn't and if you forced me i wouldn't play.
(see spation's post "ONO HALP IT R SLOWING DOWN INTERWEB :( : ( : (")
7. moo

also, new ideas are good. if we know the people who are doing it can do it.
These people are trying to cure a disease that could help millions, not just running a game
they have backing from lots of companys
its freaking stanford!

10,000 Points!!!  Woo!!!

10,000 Points!!!  Woo!!!
Yaay! 11,000 points. We're over 9,000!
Anywho, I'm going to speak to my IT teacher to see if I can get all the computers in the school to run this while users aren't logged in. It's a good cause, I can't see why they'd reject it.

Also, how would you get the power to do that stuff from computers playing the game?  Also, 5.  Uh, yeah, if you just think about something, it won't be done.  Like the old saying "It is easier said than done."
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Also, how would you get the power to do that stuff from computers playing the game? Also, 5. Uh, yeah, if you just think about something, it won't be done. Like the old saying "It is easier said than done."
What? Power? There is this thing... I think it's called electricity.
if i wuz 5 i tlk liek diz.
"Uh, yeah, if you just think about something, it won't be done."
So if you think about something it can't be done? So I can't move my mouse over to the post button? Crap. I wanted to post this.
I know it would be hard, I never said it wouldn't be.