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  1. #721
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    Well, we're still chugging away, but just barely. I was just checking the stats over at http://folding.extremeoverclocking.c...php?s=&t=36480 . There were only 16 producers at that time snapshot.

    I've watched us move from about 147th place down to 222nd place in the folding standings. But, that's still not too bad considering all of the other teams below us. Of course, in this 'competition', the more people that pass you, the better for the project, eh?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bs_texas View Post
    Well, we're still chugging away, but just barely. I was just checking the stats over at http://folding.extremeoverclocking.c...php?s=&t=36480 . There were only 16 producers at that time snapshot.

    I've watched us move from about 147th place down to 222nd place in the folding standings. But, that's still not too bad considering all of the other teams below us. Of course, in this 'competition', the more people that pass you, the better for the project, eh?

    UPDATE:

    5 million points just around the corner for me. Woohoo. I see 5 real strong points producers. We need more, I'm recruiting.

    If anyone out there has a PS3, get it folding, they rack up points fast.

    Cheers
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    Man, bs_texas is kicking in with some horsepower....
    I might have to get a part-time job
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    I just ordered 4 more computers. They're those little Shuttle X27Ds with the 64 bit dual core Atom 330. They were $189, and adding memory, hard drive, and optical drive, came to around $333 a piece. One of them will replace my Smoothwall machine and the other 3 will be used in my wired test Network for my CCNA studies. But, they will also be doing double duty wireless-ly and folding on my regular home network.

    My main drawback has been the stupid 56K dial-up connection. Fortunately, for the last few days it seems to have improved over the previous few weeks.

    I've been re-arranging like mad. I'll post up some more photos one of these days. I just added another Netgear 8 port gig switch, replacing a Linksys 100Mbit switch, and a D-Link NAS DNS-321, which I put 2 terabyte drives into. Of course, now I have to find something to put on them!! I also recently added a Gateway SX2800 and built a little quad core Q9650 machine in a Silverstone SG01. That one keeps dying. I might have to go with a bigger case or add some sort of external fannage...

    Hey, I'm on a little island in the pacific with no bills and not much else to do!!
    Last edited by bs_texas; 09-22-2009 at 09:59 PM.
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    Cool. Post pics ASAP, I love hardware pr0n.
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    Here are a couple of shots:
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    Last edited by bs_texas; 09-26-2009 at 06:03 AM.
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    Nice! Thanks.
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    Is anybody else having trouble getting work packets and sending results for the last couple of days?
    Code:
    [18:16:58] + Attempting to send results [September 30 18:16:58 UTC]
    [18:17:03] + Attempting to get work packet
    [18:17:03] - Connecting to assignment server
    [18:17:08] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
    [18:17:08] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
    [18:17:08]     (171.67.108.17:80)
    [18:17:08] + Retrying using alternative port
    [18:17:13] - Successful: assigned to (171.67.108.13).
    [18:17:13] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
    [18:17:13] Loaded queue successfully.
    [18:17:23] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
    [18:17:23] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
    [18:17:23]     (171.67.108.17:8080)
    [18:17:23]   Could not transmit unit 03 to Collection server; keeping in queue.
    [18:17:26] + Could not connect to Work Server
    [18:17:26] - Attempt #2  to get work failed, and no other work to do.
    Waiting before retry.
    [18:17:38] + Attempting to get work packet
    [18:17:38] - Connecting to assignment server
    [18:17:44] - Successful: assigned to (171.67.108.13).
    [18:17:44] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
    [18:17:44] Loaded queue successfully.
    [18:17:48] + Could not connect to Work Server
    [18:17:48] - Attempt #3  to get work failed, and no other work to do.
    Waiting before retry.
    [18:18:11] + Attempting to get work packet
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    Yeah I'm seeing the same thing. They'll get it going again sooner or later
    Meanwhile I'm enjoying the AC.
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    A good reason to fold...

    Hey... speakin' of folding and cancer research and real life ...

    I recently had a physical exam and discovered that I have a high PSA reading. That's prostate specific antigen. The PSA score is not an absolute predictor, but it's a controversial test that, I guess, shows high in many prostate cancer cases.

    From what I've read, a typical, normal PSA is somewhere around 2.0. My last reading was 7.1! I know 2 guys whose readings were around 6.0 and they both had prostate cancer. But, they have histories of it in their families. They have both been treated and are 'relatively' ok now.

    I'll be seeing a urologist soon for further testing.

    Need to buy more computers.. do more folding.... take more vitamin C!!

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    Small freaking world. I'm working on a protein that (we think) regulates PSA gene expression (KLK3 and other members of the kallikrein family.) You're talking about dangerous stuff, make sure you stay on top of it. As you know, if you develop prostate cells that escape androgen dependence, the prognosis is very bad
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    Wink

    Hey... speakin' of folding and cancer research and real life ...
    Hey buddy that's crappy news, keep us posted, we're all rooting for ya. I'll go sieze a few botnets and get them folding

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    Woo Hoo...



    For a couple of days now...
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    Unhappy

    Well, this just sucks now. We've been having a LOT of trouble with our stupid dial-up connection to the internet. I have all of this folding horsepower and all of my machines are saying "cannot transmit unit ... "



    My current production is about 336 points in the last 2 or 3 days!

    Last edited by bs_texas; 10-11-2009 at 08:11 PM.
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    Well, I'm back up a little these last few days. This 56K dial-up system is just so unreliable. (Oh, did I mention that before?)

    Anyway, since it is so unreliable and takes a lot of effort to keep chugging away, I'm going to be mostly off the grid for the next 3 weeks while I take a trip; a little vacation, a little TDY, a little medical.

    I'll be shutting down my whole home system.

    I'll be back mid-November.

    Keep on folding.

    Photos: A couple of shots of part of the home system and a book that I hope I don't have to to get too involved with.

    I know, I'm a picture postin' phenomenon!
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