Folding For a Day

DaMulta · Aug 10, 2010, 03:43 AM

Would it not be fantastic if we had something like folding for a day nation wide. Where all supercomputers, companies, schools and people across the world would fold for just for one day. If people could get the word out just like Earth Day is where everyone turned off the lights. I think it would have a huge impact like nothing before.

Of course there would have to be a a date, and maybe spreading the word across the net in mass emails like a chain letter. I think it could work, and I think people would do it no matter the cost of the electric bill seeing that it is just one day. However you know that a ton would stay on board after they were on.

Thoughts on this idea???

bogmali · Aug 10, 2010, 06:54 AM

Sorry to hear about your situation bro and hoping that you land that job

Great idea! I'm curious as hell as how much PPD the whole TPU community can amass if everybody folded for 24 hours

hat · Aug 10, 2010, 06:58 AM

Such a thing would be great if it ever happened, but I doubt it will.

Aug 10, 2010, 08:22 AM

i would like to see this also, just think how much research would happen if OEM's were pre-installed with BOINC and F@H. as if people who are doin much with thier lives on YouTube and Facebook/MySpace

NastyHabits · Aug 10, 2010, 02:18 PM

Good idea - but. Think of the investment in infrastructure that Stanford would have to make to support an entire nation of folders.

(Sorry for being a wet-blanket)

mlee49 · Aug 10, 2010, 02:44 PM

Great Idea! Probably hard to schedule/plan but might start by checking in with the F@H forums and seeing if there is already such a day.

If anything TPU could gather 10-30 contestants to gather as much folding hardware possible and then be given 24 hours to fold. Highest PPD folder gets a prize!

AthlonX2 · Aug 10, 2010, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TechPowerDown

i would like to see this also, just think how much research would happen if OEM's were pre-installed with BOINC and F@H. as if people who are doin much with thier lives on YouTube and Facebook/MySpace

thats the worst idea ever,you know how many people would be pissed off when theircomputers start crawling from running bionc and folding

DrPepper · Aug 10, 2010, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AthlonX2

thats the worst idea ever,you know how many people would be pissed off when theircomputers start crawling from running bionc and folding

They'll just need to get faster one's then

mlee49 · Aug 10, 2010, 03:27 PM

No they just need Dell/Best Buy to tell them they need more ram. "Now this model has 72GB of ram, it will speed up your system."

Cold Storm · Aug 10, 2010, 03:52 PM

u know, I applaud everyone that folds and crunch. I'll even sell cheap hoping it goes to you guys. if you add me to the list of people to contact, i'll start it up for a day. One day won't kill my electric bill.

DaMulta · Aug 10, 2010, 04:50 PM

Well I wonder what would be a good date to set for this. I'm thinking about in the middle of September. School is going on, and more people will be on the net than right now.

I think it would be great if someone could make some banners for the occasion, and of course we would have to have information about how to setup teams, join teams, and or just run your work anonymous into the system.

F.F.A.D.

r9 · Aug 10, 2010, 04:59 PM

Who knows maybe those crazy scientists are using all that power to play Crisys

.

mlee49 · Aug 10, 2010, 05:02 PM

Why not start locally and establish a TPU Fold for a Day event. I'll join

DaMulta · Aug 10, 2010, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mlee49

Why not start locally and establish a TPU Fold for a Day event. I'll join

That would work, but I imagine that a lot of us have a good mass email list that we could send out. I would like to see us reach out past TPU/.XS and the others we normally are in contact with.

I think I'll make a youtube video over it(I have about 190 people that follow me), and ask a few other people I know with big youtube followings to do the same. If everyone agrees on a certain date to set it on.

niko084 · Aug 10, 2010, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AthlonX2

thats the worst idea ever,you know how many people would be pissed off when theircomputers start crawling from running bionc and folding

So what's the difference when they ship them with 900 start up programs and Norton Internet Security packages?

Might as well at least be useful for something.

[Ion] · Aug 11, 2010, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by mlee49

No they just need Dell/Best Buy to tell them they need more ram. "Now this model has 72GB of ram, it will speed up your system."

Or just to download more RAM

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Originally Posted by DaMulta

Well I wonder what would be a good date to set for this. I'm thinking about in the middle of September. School is going on, and more people will be on the net than right now.

I think it would be great if someone could make some banners for the occasion, and of course we would have to have information about how to setup teams, join teams, and or just run your work anonymous into the system.

F.F.A.D.

IMO, October would be better, it's not so hot here then

Aug 10, 2010, 03:43 AM	#1
DaMulta My stars went supernova Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma T-Town Posts: 10,337 (4.12/day) Thanks: 1,449 Thanked 1,477 Times in 1,113 Posts System Specs	Folding For a Day Would it not be fantastic if we had something like folding for a day nation wide. Where all supercomputers, companies, schools and people across the world would fold for just for one day. If people could get the word out just like Earth Day is where everyone turned off the lights. I think it would have a huge impact like nothing before. Of course there would have to be a a date, and maybe spreading the word across the net in mass emails like a chain letter. I think it could work, and I think people would do it no matter the cost of the electric bill seeing that it is just one day. However you know that a ton would stay on board after they were on. Thoughts on this idea??? __________________ ocLIT The Hardware Punishers Last edited by DaMulta; Aug 12, 2010 at 03:26 AM.

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Aug 10, 2010, 06:54 AM	#2
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Aug 10, 2010, 06:58 AM	#3
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Aug 10, 2010, 08:22 AM	#4
TechPowerDown Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	i would like to see this also, just think how much research would happen if OEM's were pre-installed with BOINC and F@H. as if people who are doin much with thier lives on YouTube and Facebook/MySpace

Aug 10, 2010, 02:18 PM	#5
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mlee49 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: KU Posts: 6,934 (3.47/day) Thanks: 1,603 Thanked 2,064 Times in 1,610 Posts System Specs	Great Idea! Probably hard to schedule/plan but might start by checking in with the F@H forums and seeing if there is already such a day. If anything TPU could gather 10-30 contestants to gather as much folding hardware possible and then be given 24 hours to fold. Highest PPD folder gets a prize! __________________ Heatware: Mlee49 115-0

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mlee49 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: KU Posts: 6,934 (3.47/day) Thanks: 1,603 Thanked 2,064 Times in 1,610 Posts System Specs	No they just need Dell/Best Buy to tell them they need more ram. "Now this model has 72GB of ram, it will speed up your system." __________________ Heatware: Mlee49 115-0

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Cold Storm Battosai Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In a library somewhere on this earth Posts: 10,566 (5.08/day) Thanks: 4,245 Thanked 3,051 Times in 2,495 Posts System Specs	u know, I applaud everyone that folds and crunch. I'll even sell cheap hoping it goes to you guys. if you add me to the list of people to contact, i'll start it up for a day. One day won't kill my electric bill. __________________ The only way success is before work, is in the dictionary Support for the mind. Support for your hardware

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Aug 10, 2010, 04:50 PM	#11
DaMulta My stars went supernova Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma T-Town Posts: 10,337 (4.12/day) Thanks: 1,449 Thanked 1,477 Times in 1,113 Posts System Specs	Well I wonder what would be a good date to set for this. I'm thinking about in the middle of September. School is going on, and more people will be on the net than right now. I think it would be great if someone could make some banners for the occasion, and of course we would have to have information about how to setup teams, join teams, and or just run your work anonymous into the system. F.F.A.D. __________________ ocLIT The Hardware Punishers

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mlee49 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: KU Posts: 6,934 (3.47/day) Thanks: 1,603 Thanked 2,064 Times in 1,610 Posts System Specs	Why not start locally and establish a TPU Fold for a Day event. I'll join __________________ Heatware: Mlee49 115-0

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