Interesting Races and Folders-on-the-Move

Nowhere_man · Post by **Nowhere_man** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:34 pm

dasman wrote:
WoodsBoy wrote:They left me alone with the PC for 15 minutes and I set up FAH as a service on their P4-1.8 Any idea how well one of these performs??

Ummmm, you do realize that borging anothers system without their permission is strictly against the EULA? It's stuff like this that ends up giving folding a bad name...

Dave

I'm with dasman borging is not a good thing and sets bad example for all.

Tibors · Post by **Tibors** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 8:41 am

It is not only illegal. In this instance it is even not the most effective you could have done.

You supply them a service by fixing there PC problems. Now you could ask them to fold for you on ALL the computers in their household as a payment.

Lets get more computers folding, but do it the right way.

WoodsBoy · Post by **WoodsBoy** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 5:04 pm

Will everyone please GET OFF MY ASS

I'm not the first or only one to do this.

1. They wouldn't have cared anyways.

2. This is the only PC they have (besides the old 486SX)

How many here have installed it on their computer at their work place??? You know you didn't ask your boss if you could install it on just yours. IT'S the SAME DAMN THING !!! You might have asked if you were wanting to install it on all the computers.

Leave me the F#$* alone. Trying to help out the team and all I get is this crap.

Maybe Macrumors would appreciate the points...

isp · Post by **isp** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 5:25 pm

Didn't see that coming!

Putz · Post by **Putz** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 7:32 pm

Copper wrote:Well it looks like I got ya, Putz. It was exciting racing, thanks for the challenge. Had I not added the extra machine I don't think I would have stood a chance. It won't be long before you join the front page and I look forward to seeing you there.

Good work! It was a close race until yesterday, and now you're zooming up the ranks way ahead of me, leaving a green trail on my LCD monitor.

Now that I'm getting mainly Gromacs, my PPW is going steadily back down again, but I'm glad all those Tinkers I got helped to make things interesting!

BTW, nice job putting three hot machines on one Reserator! Glad it worked out for ya.

Putz · Post by **Putz** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 7:45 pm

WoodsBoy wrote:Leave me the F#$* alone. Trying to help out the team and all I get is this crap.

Maybe Macrumors would appreciate the points...

Now calm down...

As long as you don't write a virus-like installer like a certain someone did not too long ago, and you don't generate any bad publicity, then nobody is going to raise a serious stink about this issue. If, in your opinion, it is morally right to "borg" machines as you did, then I'd say go ahead (we do appreciate the points). Probably the reason you met some resistance here is because they don't want you to get too carried away with it and lose sight of the big picture.

Personally, I've resisted borging work machines thus far (mostly for fear of losing my job); instead, I recently spent $300 of my own pocket money to build a dedicated folder. But I did sorta cave a couple weeks ago: I finally borged my girlfriend's lightly-used-but-frequently-on 2Ghz Dell with a service installer.

It is still sitting on my conscience, though.

dasman · Post by **dasman** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 8:40 pm

Woodsboy,

Relax -- my post was intended to be a friendly reminder

of what the EULA states -- it's far to easy to get caught up in the points part of things. Also, others lurking the thread may not realize what the EULA says on the subject.

As long as you don't write a virus-like installer like a certain someone did not too long ago, and you don't generate any bad publicity

Whether a virus like installer does the installation or it is done manually doesn't make much of a difference if someone goes to Stanford's site and posts a "I don't know how this got on my system, but here's a log file -- how do I get rid of it" message. You never know which "borg" may backfire. I, for one, would start to wonder why my computer is suddenly running louder and start to look around. It wouldn't take long to find a 100% process when nothing is running. It's easy to ask, harder to explain after the fact.

As for running at work, yes, I run at work on all of the systems, but since I'm the boss, it was easy to say yes to me.

I'd be royally PO'd if I found something installed on all of the systems without permission, without an explantion of what it does and without thorough in-house testing of the application. The last person that installed Kazaa (or whatever the p2p software was this past time) on our systems was canned and caused yet another net safety seminar to be held in-house.

Again, nothing personal was intended and it wasn't intended to start a "pile on" series of posts

Fold on,

Dave

TheScarf · Post by **TheScarf** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:48 pm

Shathal!!

Keep out of it!!

This is stricttly between me and Pete!!

That's right Amer, you 'eard!!

*cuffs Pete a ripper behind ear with ye olde gauntlet.....then sits down for a nice cup of tea*

burcakb · Post by **burcakb** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:52 pm

bye pete

hi, bill

ooopss, sorry, bye bill

OK, now I can slow down a bit

TheScarf · Post by **TheScarf** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:52 pm

AND CONGRATS ON 20000!!

peteamer · Post by **peteamer** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:15 pm

Umm... Mr burcakb...

Courtesy of Stanford...

Mr Bill Amer.......21089
Mr Burcakb........21069 .

Not quite yet Matey..

Thanks for the congrats Scarface, I also note with glee, that your 7 days behind me, was 8 days behind two days ago..

Heh heh heh..

Love to All.

Pete

Putz · Post by **Putz** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:20 pm

(#100; yay me!)

Copper · Post by **Copper** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:24 pm

Putz wrote:(#100; yay me!)

Alright!!

Putz · Post by **Putz** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:28 pm

Thanks, Copper

Took me a long time (almost two days -- seemed like forever!) to get over the hump from 102 to 100. I'm happy to not have to switch to Page 2 in the EOC Stats anymore; it feels more like I've accomplished something now.

I think I'll take a break from checking my stats for a while. My resolution: don't check again until tomorrow morning

billamer · Post by **billamer** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:34 pm

burcakb said :

> hi, bill

> ooopss, sorry, bye bill

No probs fellow folder

Fold on

. Give my regards to those in the top 50 or 20 when you arrive

Bill

(owner / driver = only using own kit)

edited for typo

shathal · Post by **shathal** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:16 am

I will too

.

Just a question of days ... eventually ...

.

billamer · Post by **billamer** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:31 am

Yep.

I noticed a few coming up fast from the rear

Bit like surfing in Hawaii or similar

. .

. . but looking over your shoulder and . . .

"Oh Sh*t""

Bill

billamer · Post by **billamer** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 9:10 am

. . and still not quite . . .

bill_amer.....21399.6

burcakb......21116.2

Bill

Tibors · Post by **Tibors** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 9:47 am

You can't see it in my sig at the moment, but I made it to page 3 on EOC.

shathal · Post by **shathal** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:47 pm

CONGRATS Tibor

Go for the top 100

.

TheScarf · Post by **TheScarf** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:59 pm

....still (according to EOC) Mr P. 'Voodoo Sheep Fraterniser' Amer, SIX BLOODY DAYS!! I shall prevail!!

And well done Tibors!! The trouble hasn't started for you yet though, wait till you try and pass Pete!! Its a nightmare(at least for me)!!

FOLD ON!

peteamer · Post by **peteamer** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:03 am

Tibors · Post by **Tibors** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:47 am

O, I'll get him. All in due time.

I have this nice unused P4 2.8C. Waiting to start its work in the new case I am silencing at the moment.

Although, it is nice and sunny outside for the first time in days. So that may wait till monday before I continue.

billamer · Post by **billamer** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 1:16 am

. . and still not quite . . .

bill_amer.....21628.7
burcakb.......21333.2

Bill

peteamer · Post by **peteamer** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 1:57 am

OY, Scarface...

Don't panic, your as far away from me as is possible on this planet...

And I'm sure there's enough sheep in Oz even for your... appetite.

If not there's always N.Z. next door...

Tibors,.. BRING IT ON !!!

There's only 23 on my 'gonna get me list', it's gone quiet...

I'll race you to #78...

Regards

Pete

TheScarf · Post by **TheScarf** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 10:15 pm

I'll race you to #78... Twisted Evil

Typical. Pick an easy target!!!

and in two days, there's still 5 DAYS TO GO!!! Unbelievable.

monkiman · Post by **monkiman** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:06 am

I'm finally moving in the right direction again

Went as high as 49th before I dropped back to 74th or so....

shathal · Post by **shathal** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:19 am

No worries.

I'll indulge you in a bit of nostalgia in a few days

wussboy · Post by **wussboy** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:02 pm

Yay me! I hit 50,000 today! Please send me gifts.

billamer · Post by **billamer** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:17 pm

Hey burcakb !

Made it past me at last !

Bill