Folding @ Home: TG bands together to advance disease research

**Augustus Gloop** · 04-28-2008, 12:40 AM

The TG Folding @ Home Team

Tactical Gamer has had a Folding @ Home group running since at least September of last year, but there are only 10 people on it out of how many thousands of members.

We are currently ranked 1835 of 118407 teams. That's with 10 members! Imagine what will happen if there's a groundswell of TG participation!

This is a perfect opportunity to spread our name around in the outside world, and help a cause that's right up our alley and obviously deserving of all the support we can give it, especially if it's otherwise wasted computer cycles.

Both PC and PS3 owners are able to contribute to the team by downloading the Folding @ Home software, and putting the TG team's number (#78445) in the configuration panel of the client software.

If you'd like to check out the papers already published as a result of previous Folding distributed work, look here.

If you'd like to see the awards and international recognition Folding has received, look here.

This link will take you to a simple description of both protein folding, and what Folding @ Home is able to do.

A link to the TG Thread about our team!

If this isn't precisely your cup of tea, TG has a SETI @ Home team as well!

Consider setting this up. It only takes a little while, and it would be for two great causes, Disease research and Tactical Gaming.

**Catman1975** · 04-28-2008, 10:02 AM

Cat signed up

**draeh** · 04-28-2008, 11:02 AM

dreah's in.

My machine sits idle all day while Im at work. Might as well be doing something useful.

**Extinct** · 04-28-2008, 11:35 AM

Signed up and helping the cause!

**lush** · 04-28-2008, 12:07 PM

I'm in! We should get good results with all our uber machines runnin! =)

AirTransRanger · 04-28-2008, 01:53 PM

AirRanger in!

Centurien · 04-28-2008, 02:15 PM

Loaded on my PS3 and my laptop so they can work while I'm raiding in WoW... TG FTW!

**birdie_in_Texas** · 04-28-2008, 03:43 PM

I will set up a little box to run this when I get home this evening.

**brain21** · 04-28-2008, 06:53 PM

Does it work with Boinc? I got Rosetta and SETI running on it, so I wanna add this.

Turtle21 · 04-28-2008, 08:00 PM

What is Folding????

**Rincewind** · 04-28-2008, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turtle21

What is Folding????

It's usually done after laundry is cleaned and dried.

**FrankManik** · 04-28-2008, 09:20 PM

I'm in. Distributed computing is teh win.

I think folding at home uses distributed computing to model something to do with proteins. something very complicated that proteins do that is important to our body function. And it requires a lot of processing power, so they outsource parts of the simulation to participant computers. We run bits of the simulation on our machines using spare cycles that otherwise wouldn't be utilized, and they get a very, very powerful computing system to work with.

Turtle21 · 04-28-2008, 10:41 PM

ok thx

**Sirusblk** · 04-29-2008, 02:07 AM

I'm signed up, just in case you wish to know, I'm DavidMcLarenPS3

JamesTerror · 04-30-2008, 07:49 AM

Im so in, my computer has been running non-stop for the past 2 weeks without anything useful in the works.

04-28-2008, 12:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
Augustus Gloop Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Gone for the weekend folks! Age: 32 Posts: 2,589	Folding @ Home: TG bands together to advance disease research The TG Folding @ Home Team Tactical Gamer has had a Folding @ Home group running since at least September of last year, but there are only 10 people on it out of how many thousands of members. We are currently ranked 1835 of 118407 teams. That's with 10 members! Imagine what will happen if there's a groundswell of TG participation! This is a perfect opportunity to spread our name around in the outside world, and help a cause that's right up our alley and obviously deserving of all the support we can give it, especially if it's otherwise wasted computer cycles. Both PC and PS3 owners are able to contribute to the team by downloading the Folding @ Home software, and putting the TG team's number (#78445) in the configuration panel of the client software. If you'd like to check out the papers already published as a result of previous Folding distributed work, look here. If you'd like to see the awards and international recognition Folding has received, look here. This link will take you to a simple description of both protein folding, and what Folding @ Home is able to do. A link to the TG Thread about our team! If this isn't precisely your cup of tea, TG has a SETI @ Home team as well! Consider setting this up. It only takes a little while, and it would be for two great causes, Disease research and Tactical Gaming.

04-28-2008, 10:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
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04-28-2008, 11:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
Extinct Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: British Columbia Age: 19 Posts: 300	Re: Folding @ Home: TG bands together to advance disease research Signed up and helping the cause! __________________ http://www.obsidianedge.net/

04-28-2008, 12:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
lush Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ottawa, ON Age: 30 Posts: 48	Re: Folding @ Home: TG bands together to advance disease research I'm in! We should get good results with all our uber machines runnin! =)

04-28-2008, 01:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
AirTransRanger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lubbock, Tx Age: 29 Posts: 179	Re: Folding @ Home: TG bands together to advance disease research AirRanger in!

04-28-2008, 02:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Centurien Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Twin Cities, Mn Age: 25 Posts: 43	Re: Folding @ Home: TG bands together to advance disease research Loaded on my PS3 and my laptop so they can work while I'm raiding in WoW... TG FTW! __________________ BF2142 - ACM/TG Centurien WoW - Centurion, 70 Priest, Tactical Gamer, Thunderhorn Centurien, 52 Warrior Cessna, 30 Druid

04-28-2008, 03:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
birdie_in_Texas Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: TEXAS..! Age: 39 Posts: 1,971	Re: Folding @ Home: TG bands together to advance disease research I will set up a little box to run this when I get home this evening. __________________ Call of Duty - Official Rules, Announcements & SOPs Contact a CoD Admin Here

04-28-2008, 06:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
brain21 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: West Vancouver, BC Age: 15 Posts: 894	Re: Folding @ Home: TG bands together to advance disease research Does it work with Boinc? I got Rosetta and SETI running on it, so I wanna add this. __________________ "SIGN UP FOR THE NEW IRREGULARS SOLITAIRE PLATOON HERE! MUST BE PLAYED ON WIN2000 or 98!" - Axis \|TG-Irr\| Brain21

04-28-2008, 08:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
Turtle21 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 8	Re: Folding @ Home: TG bands together to advance disease research What is Folding????

04-28-2008, 09:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
FrankManik Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 227	Re: Folding @ Home: TG bands together to advance disease research I'm in. Distributed computing is teh win. I think folding at home uses distributed computing to model something to do with proteins. something very complicated that proteins do that is important to our body function. And it requires a lot of processing power, so they outsource parts of the simulation to participant computers. We run bits of the simulation on our machines using spare cycles that otherwise wouldn't be utilized, and they get a very, very powerful computing system to work with.

04-28-2008, 10:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
Turtle21 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 8	Re: Folding @ Home: TG bands together to advance disease research ok thx

04-29-2008, 02:07 AM	#14 (permalink)
Sirusblk Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orange County Age: 19 Posts: 949	Re: Folding @ Home: TG bands together to advance disease research I'm signed up, just in case you wish to know, I'm DavidMcLarenPS3 __________________

04-30-2008, 07:49 AM	#15 (permalink)
JamesTerror Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 286	Re: Folding @ Home: TG bands together to advance disease research Im so in, my computer has been running non-stop for the past 2 weeks without anything useful in the works. __________________ \|TG-Irr\|JamesTerror Cheese in my ears and Donuts around my fingers

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