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[dnamechanic]

I suspect that the bouncing around had something to do with the PS3 work units problem

Looks like you nailed it.

Hadn't looked at the Folding@Home Blog lately but the chart they are showing for the PS3 team looks very similar to the one for Intermezzo, except for the absolute number of points.

It sure looked like Intermezzo was a PS3 based team (the participant's submitted work unit point values and distribution of points among members within the team provide clues).

[dnamechanic]

Welcome thughes,

You are the 213th contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 199
Current active contributors - 49
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 19,259

[dnamechanic]

For SENS Research, and for the record:



Here's a 'Thank you' to all The Longevity Meme F@H team contributors.

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[Live Forever]

For SENS Research, and for the record:



Here's a 'Thank you' to all The Longevity Meme F@H team contributors.

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Hooray!

[Aegist]

Well I finally joined. I'll look into getting folding working out on our server, our PS3, my fiance's computer, and my flat mates two computers. That should add a little...

[dnamechanic]

...That should add a little...

Indeed. Thanks Aegist.

Soon after your first work unit is submitted, your name will appear in all the stats sites.

[reason]

For SENS Research, and for the record:



Here's a 'Thank you' to all The Longevity Meme F@H team contributors.

http://www.fightagin...ives/001416.php

I'll shortly be writing that check to fund a little more of the Methuselah Foundation's longevity science - and I hope that some of you folk decide to do the same this year. Don't forget that donations to SENS research are presently tripled by matching funds from Ryan Scott and Peter Thiel; my $1000 check will send $3000 to the researchers working on the LysoSENS and MitoSENS projects.

[Live Forever]

For SENS Research, and for the record:



Here's a 'Thank you' to all The Longevity Meme F@H team contributors.

http://www.fightagin...ives/001416.php

I'll shortly be writing that check to fund a little more of the Methuselah Foundation's longevity science - and I hope that some of you folk decide to do the same this year. Don't forget that donations to SENS research are presently tripled by matching funds from Ryan Scott and Peter Thiel; my $1000 check will send $3000 to the researchers working on the LysoSENS and MitoSENS projects.

Excellent suggestion, Reason! A tripling of one's donation makes it well worth donating whatever you can to the cause. I am sure your $1000 will be put to spectacularly good use!

[dnamechanic]

Welcome parry,

You are the 214th contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 198 (new record)
Current active contributors - 51
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 18,265

[dnamechanic]

Welcome acr2d,

You are the 215th contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 198
Current active contributors - 48
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 17,638

[dnamechanic]

Welcome RichardLeis,

You are the 216th contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 199
Current active contributors - 53
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 18,387

[dnamechanic]

Welcome dglen,

You are the 217th contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 198
Current active contributors - 50
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 19,380

[dnamechanic]

Welcome Aegist,

You are the 218th contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 198
Current active contributors - 50
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 19,864

[dnamechanic]

Welcome Cameron_Ruggles,

You are the 219th contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 200
Current active contributors - 49
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 19,686

[dnamechanic]

New team members are registering for the prize, so it is likely that the team productivity will begin to increase soon, if not already.

Looking back, here is a productivity graph of The Longevity Meme team that was saved by mrfesta (the originator of this thread) evidently on June 26, 2005.

At the top of the graph, on June 26, the team rank is listed at 623 (out of 38,801 teams). There are now over 112,000 teams.
Productivity at that time at about 2200-2400 points per day (PPD).



For comparison, here is another graph taken today (March 23, 2008). Team rank is 199, productivity ranges between ~19,000 and 20,000 PPD.

The total number of contributors was 219, and there were 51 active contributors.



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Edited by dnamechanic, 24 March 2008 - 01:50 AM.

[Cyberbrain]

OK I think I joined, but can anyone confirm this, or are my settings off (I cant tell if my firewall is getting in the way or not)

[Cyberbrain]

In the "Connection" tab in configure ... is there anything I have to check? How can I tell if I'm connected? For instance, I have a firewall, but I can't tell if im sending any information.

Edited by Kostas, 24 March 2008 - 05:23 AM.

[dnamechanic]

OK I think I joined, but can anyone confirm this, or are my settings off (I cant tell if my firewall is getting in the way or not)

Thanks for joining, Kostas.

Without direct access to your computer, no one will be able to confirm that you are actually folding work units until you have completed a work unit.

When you have completed your first work unit, your name will show here on this list first, shortly thereafter it will appear on all the other stats sites.

To participate in the prize competition, it is necessary to register your Folding user name in a special registration thread.

Usually no special settings are required for the firewall, just use normal client default settings.If you were able to download the folding client, then I don't think your firewall will be any problem. If you do see something that you think is unusual, mention it here.

In the "Connection" tab in configure ... is there anything I have to check? How can I tell if I'm connected? For instance, I have a firewall, but I can't tell if im sending any information.

Most people probably use normal default values for client settings.

After starting the client, if it is running, you should have a multi-colored symbol in the 'system tray' at the bottom of the screen (assuming Windows OS) then the client is running. After a bit of time, maybe a few minutes to a couple of hours, click on the tray symbol, you should see progess in percentage (%) complete, Not sure of the actual format, but there will be indications of work unit progress if the client is engaged. Progress on the work unit will depend on the particular type of work unit and the speed of your computer. Typical work units on a typical single-core computer usually run about 1-2 days, but some work units could take many days to complete.

Nothing else very obvious will happen until the work unit is completed (100%), then the client will contact Stanford servers to send the completed work unit in. Usually when Stanford servers have received the completed work unit, then the server will then send a new one. Sometines, under certain circumstances, the server will send a new work unit back to you before the previous one was received. In this case, the previous work unit remains in queue to send later, usually a only few hours or less.

Download size can be as small as few kilobytes (kB) to more than 5 MegaBytes (MB). To receive the larger units you must set a 'big work unit' flag in the client. Upload result file sizes are around a few hundred kiloBytes up to maybe 40-50 MegaBytes , the larger sizes are associated with 'big work units'.

The only communication with Stanford servers is the downloading of new work units and the sending of completed work units.

Edited by dnamechanic, 24 March 2008 - 01:08 PM.

[dnamechanic]

Welcome aiguy,

You are the 220th contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 199
Current active contributors - 53
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 20,904

Edited by dnamechanic, 24 March 2008 - 01:32 PM.

[dnamechanic]

Welcome kevindewalt,

You are the 221st contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you for your generous offer of contribution to the Methuselah Foundation.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 199
Current active contributors - 54 (new high)
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 20,411

[dnamechanic]

Welcome AgeVivo,

You are the 222nd contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 199
Current active contributors - 55 (new high)
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 20,409

[Luna]

I think I'm in..

[dnamechanic]

I think I'm in..

Hi Winterbreeze, thanks for registering for the prize.

When someone completes their first work unit, their name will first appear on this statistics list. At that time, or soon as practical thereafter, I try to acknowledge their contribution by listing them here along with other selected team stats.

If you, or anyone, has a question or concern regarding the F@H client installation or performance, feel free to mention it here.

[dnamechanic]

Welcome afzal,

You are the 223rd contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

To participate in the prize competition, it is necessary to register your Folding user name in the special registration thread.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 199
Current active contributors - 55
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 20,505

[dnamechanic]

Welcome Ben_Wraith,

You are the 224th contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 199
Current active contributors - 55
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 21,668

[dnamechanic]

Welcome GazingMoon,

You are the 225th contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 199
Current active contributors - 56 (new high)
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 20,543

[dnamechanic]

Welcome Kostas_Hatalis,

You are the 226th contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 199
Current active contributors - 57 (new high)
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 20,827

[dnamechanic]

Thank you Kostas_Hatalis, for your generous offer of contribution to the Methuselah Foundation.

[dnamechanic]

Welcome GrumpyMrGruff,

You are the 227th contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 199
Current active contributors - 53
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 18,511

[dnamechanic]

Welcome kaworu,

You are the 228th contributor to sign on with The Longevity Meme F@H team.

Thank you.

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Selected stats from Extreme Overclocking:

Team Rank - 199
Current active contributors - 53
Points per Day (Avg. ppd) - 18,523