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by PlayLoud
Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:55 pm
Forum: Scientific discussions (Non-FAH)
Topic: Cancer war, no progress? [URL]
Replies: 5
Views: 3528

Re: Cancer war, no progress? [URL]

My fear is that even if we are someday reasonably able to treat most forms of cancer, it will not be affordable. These companies that charge thousands for a single shot... I can't even continue my thought. How is that any different than current treatments? I am all too aware of what is charged for ...
by PlayLoud
Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:53 pm
Forum: FAH Hardware
Topic: Is GPU folding more valuable than CPU folding scientifically
Replies: 23
Views: 11652

Re: Is GPU folding more valuable than CPU folding scientific

yes, PG has stated that scientific value is their goal when assigning points i.e. PPD. Theoretically, more PPD means more scientific value. As a second point, with Core_17, GPU PPD values are assigned by running the same WU on the SMP benchmark machine. So theoretically there shouldn't be a disconn...
by PlayLoud
Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:01 pm
Forum: FAH Hardware
Topic: Is GPU folding more valuable than CPU folding scientifically
Replies: 23
Views: 11652

Re: Is GPU folding more valuable than CPU folding scientific

Short answer: No. Points are tied to scientific value, so equal points means equal scientific value. That is the whole basis of the points system, equal pay for equal work. Personal opinion has nothing to do with it. Has this really been stated by the PG? Just looking at the Client Statistic page, ...
by PlayLoud
Sun Apr 06, 2014 6:17 pm
Forum: Scientific discussions (Non-FAH)
Topic: Cancer war, no progress? [URL]
Replies: 5
Views: 3528

Re: Cancer war, no progress? [URL]

My fear is that even if we are someday reasonably able to treat most forms of cancer, it will not be affordable. These companies that charge thousands for a single shot... I can't even continue my thought.
by PlayLoud
Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:33 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: What is happening with the Linux client?
Replies: 7
Views: 2523

Re: What is happening with the Linux client?

Looking into this is on our todo list, but we're currently using developer time to push on the NaCl and two other new clients for some tight deadlines, so this may have to wait a bit. Thanks Vijay! PS I should stress that this appears to be a stats-underreporting issue. So it would seem. Down to ze...
by PlayLoud
Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:19 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: What is happening with the Linux client?
Replies: 7
Views: 2523

What is happening with the Linux client?

I was just checking out the "Client statistics by OS" page. http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=osstats2 According to that, there are only 202 active CPUs running the Linux client, running at 1 TFLOP. Is there something wrong with the stat, or are there now only a few of us L...
by PlayLoud
Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:30 pm
Forum: Issues with a specific WU
Topic: Server does not have record of this unit ???
Replies: 12
Views: 2585

Re: Server does not have record of this unit ???

For PlayLoud, the work server is 171.64.65.60 which has some troubles these days and has been reported multiple times (The thread just below this one for instance : viewtopic.php?f=19&t=13010 ... Search is your friend ). In my defense, I was just viewing new posts and found one describing my pr...
by PlayLoud
Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:14 pm
Forum: Issues with a specific WU
Topic: Server does not have record of this unit ???
Replies: 12
Views: 2585

Re: Server does not have record of this unit ???

Windows client here... [15:05:52] Trying to send all finished work units [15:05:52] Project: 6318 (Run 1960, Clone 13, Gen 1) [15:05:52] - Read packet limit of 540015616... Set to 524286976. [15:05:52] + Attempting to send results [February 5 15:05:52 UTC] [15:05:52] - Reading file work/wuresults_01...
by PlayLoud
Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:33 am
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Electrical Costs
Replies: 44
Views: 10343

Re: Electrical Costs

Man, even if the rest of the house was dark and quiet, and I was being charged the lowest tier for electricity, it would be about double what you guys are paying. There is a studio apartment nearby that I was thinking of moving into after I buy a newer car. The best part? All utilities (including el...
by PlayLoud
Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:12 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Electrical Costs
Replies: 44
Views: 10343

Re: Electrical Costs

Ideally yes, but the reality is electricity costs money. I live in Southern California, and I can assure you the electricity cost is noticeable. ... did you think about buying couple of solar pannels? Southern California.. just some five 200Watt pannels on the roof and you could run powerful foldin...
by PlayLoud
Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:16 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Electrical Costs
Replies: 44
Views: 10343

Re: Electrical Costs

why would you want anyone to consider running one instead of the other that doesnt even start to make sense. everyone should be encouraged to run everything they have Ideally yes, but the reality is electricity costs money. I live in Southern California, and I can assure you the electricity cost is...
by PlayLoud
Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:08 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Do Laptops Get Too Hot?
Replies: 24
Views: 4532

Re: Do Laptops Get Too Hot?

Low 70's here. I keep a deck of cards (in the box) under the front of my laptop (under the spacebar) to let the air flow. Works like a charm. Been folding on it for well over a year now with no trouble.
by PlayLoud
Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:38 am
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Comparing performance between folding clients
Replies: 15
Views: 4631

Re: Comparting performance between folding clients

Not if what 7im said is true, in that the GPU clients have to rerun some of those calculations, because they do not retain the results in memory like a CPU would.
by PlayLoud
Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:48 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: CPU or GPU Client?
Replies: 18
Views: 2958

Re: CPU or GPU Client?

With that setup, I think I would run one GPU2 client, and one standard console client.
by PlayLoud
Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:48 am
Forum: Issues with a specific server
Topic: http://171.64.65.56:8080/ 503 status
Replies: 35
Views: 18590

Re: http://171.64.65.56:8080/ 503 status

I'm still getting 503 status