Folding at Home

Didn't Anttaru make a thread about this? hmmm
 
During a time when it was a Sheppard's wish to bash Sony, nearly 2 years ago I made a thread on this topic, before the PS3 was even released. And when i simply acknowledged what the PS3 will do is good, what kind of feedback did we get ? ...

..."Oh now you think your PS3 is a God, well better things will come, your such a fan-boy". "Who cares if Sony wrote their own software for Folding, they never invented Folding@home you retard". "That doesn't mean the PS3 will have the best games, it's a gimmick so Sony can look better than they really are!!"...
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More on topic though. PS3 has become the leading machine to contribute with Standford's Folding servers.

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Aside from surpassing the mighty PC, the PS3 gets more folding done than everything else combined. This is good no ?
 
im trying to get my computer to run it but am having issues
 
I'd actually use this program if I didn't have to activate it through my PS3. If it turned on when I wasn't using my PS3, then it'd be as useful as the PC version; but as it is now, I never turn it on.
 
I stopped folding once i had over 750 work units. I'm saving some electricity for now.
 
Stop folding isn't the only change I've made but my electricity bill for my old 800 square foot apartment was ~$90 a month and my electricity bill for my new 1800 square foot home is now ~$42. Difference.
 
gotta love not havin to pay for electricity? :D i got it to work and im running it at night while i sleep
 
I turned it on my computer for five minutes, found the cure for leukemia.
 
Bajaratt said:
I'd actually use this program if I didn't have to activate it through my PS3. If it turned on when I wasn't using my PS3, then it'd be as useful as the PC version; but as it is now, I never turn it on.
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So you wouldn't mind if your PS3 is on and folding while your not using it. You know, with the same effort it takes to shut down the PS3, you can start the folding process.

I just posted a readout showing how the PS3 was outnumbered 18 to 1, and is still putting out more progress. Let's not assume the PC version is more useful, while your not being very bright about it in the first place.
 
To be fair, Ant, both versions are as useful as each other, in the sense that both are getting something done. That's the beauty of collective computing -- the servers don't give a shit who's doing it, just as long as it's getting done.

I've thought much about putting the Linux Client on my laptop to run while at work.
 
Tristam Green said:
To be fair, Ant, both versions are as useful as each other, in the sense that both are getting something done. That's the beauty of collective computing -- the servers don't give a shit who's doing it, just as long as it's getting done.

I've thought much about putting the Linux Client on my laptop to run while at work.
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I know that, and i even mentioned that the first time around. When i do batch rendering on multiple CPU's I'll put an old Pentium II to work if it's free.

I just don't recognize Bajarret's ways with the PS3, He'd like it to fold when he's not using it, but instead of commanding the system to shut down, all he has to to is command it to fold.
 
Amidamaru said:
I just found the cure of Alzheimer's
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At the risk of sounding insensitive (god forbid), does your PS3 go "DING!" when you find the cure for something?
 
Anttaru said:
So you wouldn't mind if your PS3 is on and folding while your not using it. You know, with the same effort it takes to shut down the PS3, you can start the folding process.
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Yeah, it really is too much effort.

99% of my use of the PS3 is to play downloaded TV shows/movies(I'm doing it right now, actually)which doesn't even come close to requiring the cell's power. If it would use up any unused processing power like the PC version does, then I could have folding at home working while I'm doing something else. Hell, for the couple million people who bought the PS3 just for the blu-ray player, they could do the same, since it doesn't take that much power to play a DVD.

I also don't feel like adding that extra $250 a year to my electric bill by leaving my PS3 on. My computer is always on, so I don't have a problem with having that do some extra work while I'm sleeping. Not to mention I don't want to deal with a larger load on my power cleaning station if I'm not actually using the device.
 
The PS3 has also been on top for being the most efficient way of folding, and now more than ever with the 65nm Cell B.E. that runs cooler and more efficiently (200 watts cut down to 135 Watts) Less than $0.09 USD KWH I recokon

Long story short, your paying more to fold on your PC. If you continued your regular routines, and folded on the PS3 instead your electricity bill would be cheaper.
 
Tristam Green said:
At the risk of sounding insensitive (god forbid), does your PS3 go "DING!" when you find the cure for something?
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My laptop made a beeping noise then shut down. Now it wants a BIOS password.
Failget.
 
Anttaru said:
The PS3 has also been on top for being the most efficient way of folding, and now more than ever with the 65nm Cell B.E. that runs cooler and more efficiently (200 watts cut down to 135 Watts) Less than $0.09 USD KWH I recokon

Long story short, your paying more to fold on your PC. If you continued your regular routines, and folded on the PS3 instead your electricity bill would be cheaper.
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That'd really sway me if that was the whole reason why I don't use the folding at home on my PS3.

My PC is already on, I leave it on to do an anti-virus and anti-spy/adware sweep while I'm sleeping. It's also on so that I can leave downloads up while I'm sleeping, or big file moves/conversions. Folding at home on my PC adds ZERO cost to my electric bill, because my computer is always on already, so it's just making use of any available processing power that I'm not using anyways and has no negative effects on me.

I do not leave my PS3 on, or anything else in my home theater turned on all the time; so leaving the PS3 on all the time would add in an extra cost that I don't feel like incurring. I'm also not sure that I have that chip set, so I'd be paying more per hour to leave it on.

I use my PC all the time, which is why I leave it on, so that I don't have to sit and wait 2 minutes for it to fully boot up. My PS3 sees only occasional use at the very best(and is usually on for maybe 20 minutes a week to check the PSN and get turned off in disappointment), so there's no reason for me to leave it on other than this program, and that's no where near a good enough reason.

Edit: if you have a PS3, don't use a PC that often, and you're really into folding @ home, then yeah, the PS3 is obviously the way to go. There absolutely is nothing wrong or immoral with not using the program though, for any reason. I don't feel like paying more for a program that makes more efficient use of a system's resources on PC(in terms of when/how it's running, not processing power) than on a system that I rarely use and don't have much value in. Regardless of my reasons, I don't use the program and there's nothing wrong with that choice.
 
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