The official Folding@HOME with GAF thread
Cure cancer GAF. Make it happen.
It all started with this foldathon event:
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&thread.id=1336294
IT HAS BEGUN. PS3s rocking the science world
GAF TEAM homepage:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51353
How to join you ask?
Click triangle when running the folding client and select Identity. There you can choose a name and a team. Make sure to put 51353 for team NeoGAF!
PS3 kicking Super Computer ass:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=osstats
Google link to allow you to fold and browse at the same time.
http://www.google.com
Milestones:
* World Record bitches!
* PS3 now doing Petaflops on its on :O
* WE HAVE REACHED A PETAFLOP (though now is sort of back and forth)
* we are in 133th place at the momment with a trmendous run since the folding program started.
* PS3 as a user (those that didnt supply their name), is in first place and has a wopping 804,530 Work units and growing, twice as much as the closest rival.
* 2CH@PS3 is the best PS3 only team at the moment. 44th place and projected to be 37th a month from now surpassing their own Team 2CH.
Funny Video, PS3 Self aware after Folding ...:
http://gamepro.com/video/player.cfm?vid=106060
Update from PS blog:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2007/07/03/foldinghome-update/
I just wanted to follow up on some comments from my earlier Folding@home post and provide some quick statistical updates.
Some people wanted to know what this folding is all about and why it makes sense on the PS3. To learn more about the project, you should visit the Stanford Folding@home site and have a look at the PS3 FAQ. But why PS3? First of all, there is no obligation to run the program, you can always ignore it if you prefer. The PS3 has two valuable things to offer researchers at Stanford: its powerful Cell Processor plus a large, dedicated PS3 community that is willing to help. These two things combined result in a significant contribution to the work that is done at Stanford to fight diseases.
There have been a lot of feature proposals. The F@h client on PS3 will be updated from time to time, and I am sure that we are picking up some of the suggestions. Stay tuned for details
Many folks posted their WU scores - good work everyone! You probably know that there are statistics pages at Stanford where you can lookup your scores. But did you know that there are also other sites that take those scores and come up with a much more in-depth analysis? Take a look at Kakaostats or ExtremeOverclocking, just to name a few. You can figure out when you would reach a certain milestone, which rank your team would have a month from now, or review your contribution history. Some PS3-related highlights are below:
Folding@home program as the most powerful distributed computing network in the world and in Guinness World Records!!
Folding@Home recognised by Guinness World Records
Mark Androvich 21:44 (BST) 31/10/2007
SCE to continue supporting distributed computing projects
Guinness World Records has officially recognised Sony's Folding@home program as the most powerful distributed computing network in the world.
As previously reported, Folding@home surpassed the one petaflop computer milestone in early September, counting both PC and PS3 users. PS3 users alone reached the petaflop mark on September 23.
"To have Folding@home recognized by Guinness World Records as the most powerful distributed computing network ever is a reflection of the extraordinary worldwide participation by gamers and consumers around the world and for that we are very grateful," said Vijay Pande, associate professor of chemistry at Stanford University and Folding@home project lead.
"Without them we would not be able to make the advancements we have made in our studies of several different diseases. But it is clear that none of this would be even remotely possible without the power of PS3, it has increased our research capabilities by leaps and bounds."
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=30144
congrats to all involved.
Professor Pande, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University and Folding@home project lead, said it best:
To have Folding@home recognized by Guinness World Records as the most powerful distributed computing network ever is a reflection of the extraordinary worldwide participation by gamers and consumers around the world and for that we are very grateful. Without them we would not be able to make the advancements we have made in our studies of several different diseases. But it is clear that none of this would be even remotely possible without the power of PS3, it has increased our research capabilities by leaps and bounds.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2007/11/01/foldinghome-recognized-by-guinness-world-records/
