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que_66
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For all those who have survived cancer, like our fabulous Hard Bodied Bunny (aka: HBB), as well as those who have lost their lives to the various forms of this disease. To the family and friends who's lives have been forever changed because of it. This thread is in honor of you.
My husband died of brain cancer on 2/26/06. He and I were separated but I spent 12 years of my life with him and still loved him very much. The surgeon said the tumor had been growing for years and had asked if his behavior had changed. His behavior changes are a big part of the reason we separated.
About 2 years ago I learned of a thing called "Folding@Home." It's a distributed computing project through Stanford University that allows normal everyday people like you and I to assist with genetic research by running a small program on our computer(s). Protein Folding is what this little program does, it sends the results back to Stanford and they compile the results from the millions of machines that Fold. At the time, my husband had lost several family members to cancer so I began "folding" as it's called.
I now have a server rack in my basement with about 9 pc's running the folding program and that is all that they do. That is their sole purpose in life, to Fold. Since I haven't modded any of the cases I call it the "The Beige Brigade" and they are folding under a friends name. My folding stats are here: Que_66's Folding Stats
I have no affiliation with Stanford and I get nothing from them for making this post or any other promoting their project.
So many people want to help but aren't sure how. Maybe they don't have time to volunteer somewhere but they can use an old pc or a spare pc to Fold when they are at work or go on vacation.
If you have a pc that isn't being used all the time why not make it a folder and help find a cure for this disease and others. Maybe your a Network Admin with an old server tucked away in a closet somewhere. Why not dust it off, install Slackware and make it a folder. (Most of my machines run Linux)
I work in the health insurance field so I am well aware of the overwhelming number of diseases that plague our society and I do not diminish the importance of research for any of those diseases nor the impact they have on peoples lives. Cancer is the one that hits home for me.
If you want to fold under my name of Que_66 you are welcome to do so. I belong to Team Pimprig #596.
To learn more about this distributed computing project: Folding@Home
If this post is out of line I apologize to anyone it offends but I will not apologize for my passion regarding Folding@Home.
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Bunny - When I said you were an inspiration I meant it from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for your courage and for never giving up. The next Folding machine that I build will be in honor of you.
My husband died of brain cancer on 2/26/06. He and I were separated but I spent 12 years of my life with him and still loved him very much. The surgeon said the tumor had been growing for years and had asked if his behavior had changed. His behavior changes are a big part of the reason we separated.
About 2 years ago I learned of a thing called "Folding@Home." It's a distributed computing project through Stanford University that allows normal everyday people like you and I to assist with genetic research by running a small program on our computer(s). Protein Folding is what this little program does, it sends the results back to Stanford and they compile the results from the millions of machines that Fold. At the time, my husband had lost several family members to cancer so I began "folding" as it's called.
I now have a server rack in my basement with about 9 pc's running the folding program and that is all that they do. That is their sole purpose in life, to Fold. Since I haven't modded any of the cases I call it the "The Beige Brigade" and they are folding under a friends name. My folding stats are here: Que_66's Folding Stats
I have no affiliation with Stanford and I get nothing from them for making this post or any other promoting their project.
So many people want to help but aren't sure how. Maybe they don't have time to volunteer somewhere but they can use an old pc or a spare pc to Fold when they are at work or go on vacation.
If you have a pc that isn't being used all the time why not make it a folder and help find a cure for this disease and others. Maybe your a Network Admin with an old server tucked away in a closet somewhere. Why not dust it off, install Slackware and make it a folder. (Most of my machines run Linux)
I work in the health insurance field so I am well aware of the overwhelming number of diseases that plague our society and I do not diminish the importance of research for any of those diseases nor the impact they have on peoples lives. Cancer is the one that hits home for me.
If you want to fold under my name of Que_66 you are welcome to do so. I belong to Team Pimprig #596.
To learn more about this distributed computing project: Folding@Home
If this post is out of line I apologize to anyone it offends but I will not apologize for my passion regarding Folding@Home.
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Bunny - When I said you were an inspiration I meant it from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for your courage and for never giving up. The next Folding machine that I build will be in honor of you.
much love for Folders
