Folding at home, or, only you can save humanity!

[Capt Bluesman]

Happy New Year to everyone!! Maybe it's the California air getting to me, but I thought a good way to kick off 2008 would be to turn everyone on to a fabulous way to contribute to vital medical research. This site, Folding@home - Main , explains how you can donate your computer's unused computing power to help run protein folding simulations, essentially giving the researchers access to a massive supercomputer. For those of you with PS3s, it can be run on them, as well.

I hope you all have a wonderful start to 2008!

[Gun Grape]

Whew,
By the title of the thread, I thought you wanted us guys to help the other half fold LAUNDRY

[TopHatter]

Whew,
By the title of the thread, I thought you wanted us guys to help the other half fold LAUNDRY

Yeah me too!

Wow....:(

[Debbie]

Geez, I thought we were going to be talking about the benefits of hanging clothes outside in the fresh air and how nice it is to smell them while folding.

[bonehead]

I would prefer to rotisserie, smoke, bake, or grill my protein.) I have folded a slice of ham around a piece of cheese. Does that count?

The mechanisms of folding proteins and cellular communication rather interested me in college and I would have loved to learn more. Unfortunately, they handed me a diploma and booted me out the door. I am still stuck on dial up so I am not a good candidate. The medicinal value of the knowledge of protein folding is invaluable.

[dalem]

Geez, I thought we were going to be talking about the benefits of hanging clothes outside in the fresh air and how nice it is to smell them while folding.

You're such a girl.

-dale

[Capt Bluesman]

You may all rest assured, the joys of laundry folding will never be a subject I will post about. Though, Debbie, since we're on the subject at the moment, I like how clothes smell when they're dried outside, too.

[bonehead]

I like how clothes smell when they're dried outside, too.

I think that all depends on what you are down wind of.

[Southie]

You may all rest assured, the joys of laundry folding will never be a subject I will post about. Though, Debbie, since we're on the subject at the moment, I like how clothes smell when they're dried outside, too.

I fondly remember the smell of my clothes, sheets, pillow cases, etc after being hung outside to dry. Unfortunately most communities condone clothes lines in the yards. Sometimes though I put my pillows out on the lanai to freshen them.

But like bonehead said, it depends on what you're down wind of. My back yard neighbors have three huge dogs that they don't clean up after in the yard. On those beautiful days when the windows could be open, they stay close!

[Debbie]

You're such a girl.

-dale

and you are a dork ,so your point is?

[tim52]

This site, Folding@home - Main , explains how you can donate your computer's unused computing power to help run protein folding simulations, essentially giving the researchers access to a massive supercomputer. For those of you with PS3s, it can be run on them, as well.

Very cool!

[Skull6]

I've been doing this with my wife's computer for some time, as she was rarely using it (& we have a cable internet connection). I used to do the same for SETI, but thought this "folding" effort was infinitely more applicable.

Now that she has a laptop which is even more rarely connected to our internet connection at home, I'll have to see about using my own home computer to continue "Clan Skull6's" "folding" efforts.

Excellent idea--posting this link!

[TopHatter]

You're such a girl.

and you are a dork ,so your point is?

Both of you go stand in the corner until you can learn to behave yourselves.

And after that, there's plenty of laundry to be folded.

[Julie]

Yeah...just what Top said....and no name-calling unless it's in a food-fight thread !

[dalem]

Aww, we're just foolin' about. She calls me a dork all the time. And she IS a girl.

-dale