I need 1756 to match Zahadoom who is no longer folding. and that will be for 10th spot... I'm doing my 2nd p3038_supervillin-03 right now, adn seems to go through them fairly fast. I still have my eye trained on Matress though. Mu hahahahaha!!!

300k points, and in a couple months I think we might break out of the 1000s in team rank and in to the hundreds.

That's the wierd thing - I HAVEN'T yet completed a unit since my computer was fixed!

...I'm thinking they missed my original copy of Folding on the computers in work...

Chris.. I might be able to help with this one..

I worked as a temp at a RNA business. So learned a little bit..

The protein's can be added to RNA (a division of DNA) then those are joined to strong DNA and from that comes the reverseal or cure.. However I have a gal next door who could answer this as she has a degree in this field.. I'll ask her...

[EDIT] 1663 left to catch Zahadoom ..... on third 5000 WU...

I'd guess knowing what proteins are responsible, what's wrong about them and how they get that way is half the battle. It was only some time in the last month the definitive answer as to what protein is to blame in alzheimers was absolutely confirmed (but long suspected).

Economics is my field, though, so... I fold, Stanford publishes tons of research papers, I nod, smile, and fold on.

Okay.. they can create a generic version of RNA with the protien in it.. then that is set in a generic DNA sample.. that can in turn be made into vaccines
and other medicines..

IT is more complex then I figured it to be..

It looks like we've got back to averaging around 1000ppd as a team!


Chris, I notice you're still turning in bum WU's, 5-7 a day it looks like. I guess no luck figuring out whats wrong?

At least it isn't in the hundreds as it was, Ringold. I had noticed that the points and WU weren't matching up, but I assumed it was someone *else* since we weren't returning the hundreds that we were.

If we could sort out these units, we'll be able to return more points for the team.

I was able to get a 546pt WU last night too; those things are nice.

My points-per-day for an average WU, like this 186pt WU I've got on the other client right now, is around 150; for this 546 pointer, my ppd is 315.

300ppd total with normal WU's, or around 600 if I was able to get a steady stream of big WUs..

of course.. we can't get them like that.. but they sure are a treat when we do get them.

After taking 10th it wont be too long at all till you get 9th, too. After that.. only a matter of time until you settle in 5th or so; just have to step over the bodies in the highway till then! Unless one of them like Author_Wonderbird stirs back to F@H life, but dont know how like that is at this point. Evilhawk is on the rise

Arthur is still waiting for his laptop to be fixed - it's in PC World at the moment, but it could be anything up to a week or more before he gets it back.

He was getting a BLACK screen of death - as in the lights were off AND the people had moved house.

Once it's fixed, he's going to wait at least a week before installing folding again - he has a suspicion that his problems are (At least in part) down to folding@home.

Laptops are hit or miss, I'll begrudgingly admit. Some are better able to take the heat than others.. compact ones rather than 'desktop replacement' models are especially that way.

To be honest, a Compaq laptop of mine had an HD give out after 13 months (and of course the warranty was 1 year) and I suspect it was at least half from the extra heat. Looking back, I think that even more now after a Google study earlier this month that found most HD's aren't affected by heat but those that are die fast and young (like mine did).

That, plus two desktops that fold well plus a third on the way, plus the loud fan noise the laptop makes, = I don't fold on it any more. If my output was lower, and I cared more, I'd use the command line client to limit its CPU usage to 70% or so to limit the heat output.. but I don't care to go to that much trouble for an extra 80ppd for running 24-7. If Arthur wanted to, he could try the same, but lots of hassle for very little points.

Good luck Arthur. :\ Dont worry if you can't fold -- I'll fold that much harder for you.

Well, by Friday, my product will approach 1k/day.. Hm, not that I've got anybody to catch up to.

I'd ask for ideas for recruitment, like starting a new thread, but really I guess our community is fairly small and more or less tapped out in that regard. :\ Just about everybody in the forum already has some points on the board, from Wonderbirds 392 to Azrael's 9413. Even the strobel bone, at 1818.

Hmm.. well, Fold on, guys! Fold on!

Im Back! Started folding today. My laptops been returned and it's working now. So far I haven't had any faults.....

Also all my files were intact so I haven't had to re-install all the files too so thats a bonus.


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Also I hate laptops! lol I would also choose to have a pc to a laptop but coz i'm in uni and my accomodation gets smaller each year and I move alot, it was impraticle for me to keep my old pc. But as soon as I move into a decent house i'm back to the desktop pc!

You Go Stumpy! LOL
I'm Grrrrrrrrring right now! lol 10th spot is 9398 points. All good. I'm now at 9369points. A difference of 29 points!

Sooooooooo close yet sooooooooo far away! lol