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Laminus

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arg-fallbackName="Laminus"/>
Brothers and Sisters!

If you have a computer and an internet connection you have no excuse to not join the world grid! This uses your extra CPU cycles in a massive distributed computing effort to advance science against Muscular Dystrophy, AIDS, and many other projects. I've been on since December and now have a team of six. We've completed over 600 units. Influenza will never know what hit it. There are millions of members worldwide, but I don't see anyone at the League stepping up to the plate yet. What say you? A League of Reason team would be unstoppable! I leave it up to you. Just type "world community grid" into Google.

Forward now, to victory!
 
arg-fallbackName="Laminus"/>
The Europeans have more members than the US! We cannot allow this to continue! We need 40,000 more to surpass the Europeans! To me, brothers and sisters!
 
arg-fallbackName="Netheralian"/>
Been using BOINC for some years - I think the SETI@home project much more exciting (although potentially less fulfilling...)
 
arg-fallbackName="Josan"/>
Signing up as we speak, I've heard about this several times, but always forgot about it before I got a chance to sign up.
 
arg-fallbackName="Laminus"/>
Excellent! AIDS, Dengue, Influenza, and Cancer cannot match our combined might! I thank you for your efforts! I look forward to hearing of your progress. My team of six has done about 700 units so far.

Oh yes, the World Grid is 100% compatible with Linux and Mac systems. There are extensive forums there, you can browse them and answer all your questions.

You guys could make a League of Reason team if you haven't joined other teams or if being on a team is your thing. I'm already committed to a team, else I would certainly spearhead a League of Reason collaborative.
 
arg-fallbackName="ninja_lord666"/>
Laminus said:
Oh yes, the World Grid is 100% compatible with Linux and Mac systems. There are extensive forums there, you can browse them and answer all your questions.
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Awesome. Then I'll join, but not right now. I'm currently in the process of moving to a new place, so after that's all done I'll look into it.
 
arg-fallbackName="Laminus"/>
It uses similar BOINC technology as Folding@home, however, Folding@home is limited to protein folding. You have your choice of projects to include dengue drugs, solar energy development, fighting AIDS, etc., with the World Grid. Even still, don't limit yourself to just the World Grid or Folding@home. Search distributed computing or have a look at the forums on the World Grid to find what project most interests you. There's one for CERN, SETI, etc.
 
arg-fallbackName="P3t4rd"/>
Hmmh, I currently run LHC@home and SETI@home using the BOINC manager, I'll check it out and possibly make a conversion to WCG.
 
arg-fallbackName="Laminus"/>
Europe still leads the US by 40,000+ members! This is untenable! We cannot be shown up like this! Spread the word, brethren!

http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/viewTellAFriend.do

http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about_us/viewMarketingToolkit.do

Stop for no one!
 
arg-fallbackName="Laminus"/>
There are so many computers that sit running all day at offices, labs, computer labs, etc. They are doing nothing besides use electricity if they sit running as such. Even when in use, especially in university computer labs, I rarely saw a machine utilized to its maximum potential, or any potential beyond word processing and web browsing. Why not utilize this idle time and cycling to crank on the World Grid? I've never had an issue of performance decreasing after installing BOINC, even if I play a graphics heavy game and crank the CPU usage way up on the BOINC settings. Additionally, it is hardly a security issue. BOINC is safer than email. There is only a connection between your computer and the Stanford or whichever project server you happen to work with. This software is used by hundreds of thousands of people around the globe and there is an extensive forum for troubleshooting should any issue arise. I have not had any issues in 8 months of continuous crunching.

A server at my office runs 24/7 because people all over the world need to access it. I installed BOINC on it and it has been cranking continuously since December. There hasn't been a single complaint from our many users. Any employer who would refuse this software is ignorant of the situation and actively subverting his company or institution's visibility.
 
arg-fallbackName="GegoXAREN"/>
Is a team up yet?
would be cool to have one up and running...
sugested names:
League of Reason
LoR
[LoR]
 
arg-fallbackName="nasher168"/>
I've installed it. Someone set up the team and I'll join.
Ha! That's an extra European on board! Take that America! :p
 
arg-fallbackName="GegoXAREN"/>
I have now joined the team....

I run ATM:
* Cosmology@home
* World Community Grid
* SETI@home
* einstein@home
* LHCatHOME
 
arg-fallbackName="Squawk"/>
I've been using BOINC for years, currently working on AIDS and Cancer. I'm not putting my CPU to use on LGM's when it might cure those two.

Been part of team gentoo for ages though, gonna change it now
 
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