01-21-2003, 02:00 AM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Join the Fight Against Cancer
It's been a while since we've posted on this, so I thought it was about time for a reminder. United Devices is a company that takes your unused CPU cycles and puts them to good use. Right now, the project is in phase II:
"LigandFit helps scientists characterize therapeutic targets and identify and assess drug candidates by performing automated docking of flexible ligands to a protein's binding site."
I have no clue what that means, but it sounds like a good thing, right?
Right now we're ranked #82 in the overall team rankings, which isn't too bad. I bet we can get that number higher! If you have a computer, click on the link above to download the client and join the Pocket PC team. The official team home page is the Microsoft Pocket PC site, so this is "non-partisan" and not a Pocket PC Thoughts-specific team. Other Webmasters, if you're reading this, please pass along this message to your readers. Let's kill the "Big C" once and for all!
I wonder how much excess processing power our Pocket PCs have going to waste while they're docked in their cradles? Hmm...that gives me an idea...
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01-21-2003, 02:09 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,023
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I've fooled with this off and on for awhile... but the more I think about it, the more I decide I'd be better off with my spare cpu cycles doing my work instead. Defragmenting, virus scanning, downloading, even rendering some 3ds scenes. It's a good idea in theory, but I'm unconvinced it all pans out. Not to mention my cpu runs a little hot at about 140F... not something I really want to be actually processing 24/7. I do like this PPC Team idea though, tempting.
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01-21-2003, 02:17 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 539
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you don't render a 3ds scene "in spare cpu cycles".
once you hit the "render" button, your PC bogs down. even with a dual system like mine you can barely work while rendering !
so, is this cancer thing like the SETI@home stuff?
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01-21-2003, 02:30 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 400
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Ok Jason, now I expect a PPC version! I'm currently up to 207 days with this program on my PC right now. :way to go:
I used to have The Matrix Screen Saver on my PC until I started using the United Devices Program, now I have the Matrix Screen Saver on my PPC for when it is cradled, I'd love to be able to replace it as well :wink:
I made a PPC Theme for United Devices awhile back as well.
Yes, it is very much like Seti@home, United Devices sends some numbers for your PC to crunch for them, when it is finished your PC sends the answers back and gets new numbers to crunch. :lol:
Cheers!
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01-21-2003, 02:34 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,023
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Originally Posted by dMores
you don't render a 3ds scene "in spare cpu cycles".
once you hit the "render" button, your PC bogs down. even with a dual system like mine you can barely work while rendering !
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All depends on what you're rendering, what your using to render it, and what you're rendering it on. Who says I didn't mean the cpu cycles of networked computers? But in this specific case I was speaking more in terms of while away from the computer or left on overnight.
Although, if you and a few of your friends would just kindly install this really small app I have that lets me borrow your unused CPU cycles, I'm sure multitasking with 3ds won't be a problem. 
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01-21-2003, 02:48 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 381
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while docked in the cradle and AS running, RhinoStats CPU Monitor reports that about 3 to 4% of the CPU is being used while @ the today screen.
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01-21-2003, 03:17 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 3
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CPU always processing
Unless your CPU has an idle mode (that you use) then your CPU is always doing the same amount of work whether or not your running any programs on that CPU. CPU's are clock based, and those clocks are always ticking.... AND
These applications work with idle CPU time, idle means that it will not interfere with things your doing, rendering, defragging, etc. I run Folding@home and play Unreal Tournament at the same time and have never noticed a performance hit since Folding@home immediately gives up its CPU time to the game.
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01-21-2003, 03:26 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,329
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Wouldn't it be better to find those aliens and then have them cure cancer and the world's problems?  :wink:
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01-21-2003, 03:32 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 215
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mmm... seti
While I am interested in this, I prefer to know exactly what my computer is doing. I dont know what ligand docking has to do with cancer, and I dont see what doing a little bit of math on my computer can help with cancer. Until I can wrap my brain around this concept, I am sticking with SETI or turning my computer off. Besides, SETI is almost done with the first run. BTW I dont know if there are aliens, but I see no problem in looking for them. I'm a christian - nothing about discovering aliens would change my world view.
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01-21-2003, 03:55 AM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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Originally Posted by dMores
so, is this cancer thing like the SETI@home stuff?
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Very much like it, only it actually has a purpose and might do some good. :lol:
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