Not yet a week old, Team Bravo is already proving itself to be a force to be reckoned with.
A force, that is, of people dedicated to returning as many results as possible, and the best way to do that is to have an open invitation to any and all others who would like to be part of that endeavour.
Six new members recruited already and hopefully plenty more to come.
Team stats to date:
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tgeorge1plplplplplplplplplplpl10,176lplplplplplplplplpl40
AutumnStormlplplplplplplplpl4,730lplplplplplplplplpl10
SaintlyNatelplplplplplplplplplp2,435lplplplplplpl plplpl6
Sherry Glplplplplplplplplplplpl 1,291lplplplplplpl plplpl5
ThunderBoblplplplplplplplplplpl668lplplplplplplp lplpl2
JamieBlplplplplplplplplplplplplp503lplplplplplplp lplpl3
karen6977lplplplplplplplplplplpl479lplplplplplplplplpl 2
courtney422
Team Totallplplplplplplplpllp20,282lplplplplplplplplpl68
Team stats to date:
Member Name:lplplpPoints generated:lplplpResults returned:
tgeorge1plplplplplplplplplplpl10,176lplplplplplplplplpl40
AutumnStormlplplplplplplplpl4,730lplplplplplplplplpl10
SaintlyNatelplplplplplplplplplp2,435lplplplplplpl plplpl6
Sherry Glplplplplplplplplplplpl 1,291lplplplplplpl plplpl5
ThunderBoblplplplplplplplplplpl668lplplplplplplp lplpl2
JamieBlplplplplplplplplplplplplp503lplplplplplplp lplpl3
karen6977lplplplplplplplplplplpl479lplplplplplplplplpl 2
courtney422
Team Totallplplplplplplplpllp20,282lplplplplplplplplpl68
Bravo!
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In other fantastic news, I've just heard word that Oliviah has joined the team as mate #9!
Oliviah, we are so happy to have you with us. Your joining shows once again, as you do in every post you write, every image that you create and those warm, giving comments you leave about the blogesphere, what a genuine and sweet heart you have. For once, we have the unusual circumstance of being able to do something by doing nothing, what could be easier.
Welcome,
Happy crunching,
and thank you for taking the time to join. :-)
47 comments:
Feels good to be under way. Crunching my first AIDS workunit as I type. The 3D view of the work is wicked. As you know, based on our discussion of planting grass, it doesn't take much to entertain me. :-D
Thanks Sweetest for all you do. Here's hoping we have more great volunteers join the fight soon.
Love, Poppet
Simple pleasures, the best kind for they give the biggest return.
That comment reminded me of an advert that I watched for the WCG, where one college student walks in on another asking what he is doing, and the stationary student replies 'Researching a cure for AIDS'.
And if that weren't enough to be entertained by the images moving across the screen, they use such pretty colours. :-D
Hoping.
Love to you, x
Congrats on your first recruit! Kiley from Weird Cake also joined us and has a wonderful plug on her blog today. We are now up to 11 mates.
:-)
Like Kiley even more now! :-D
Just added one more, I do believe, and 3 more minimum should be with us soon. Strength to strength, wooohooo! Just makes ya feel all warm, don't it! :-)
Two more just joined. We are now up to 13 mates and with Kiley's post, maybe we will add a couple more souls to the cause tonight. :-)
14 and counting. :-D
Happy, happy, happy!
Starfish just joined as mate #15. So good to have Karen on board with us again. :-)
Bless our Starfish! For once again showing us what an amazing person she is. :-D
Woohooo! 15, I'm thrilled!
Big welcome to Desi for joining as mate #16! Any and all welcome to join us in devoting our idle cpu resources to helping scientists research potential cures from everything from cancer to AIDS.
This is all quite wonderful to see! I'm thrilled to be a part of it. :-)
Delighted to have you be a part of us, Kiley, truly are, not least having witnessed your enthusiasm (your post in particular and words here) and dedication since joining the team. Check out the forum (link in my sidebar or Trée's), early days yet at the House of Bravo, but in time, hopefully it will be a hotbed of discussion, or at the very least chitchat of the fun kind. Nice to see you, Kiley, happy days ahead. :-)
I'm drowning in work. Help!
that is awesome - i will join soon i swear!!! i am forgetful :(
you said I'm doing better than you are. If that is the case I really hope that things pick up for you. You are truly an amazing woman and you lift my spirits on a regular basis. Sometimes my days are so low until I read your comments. I'm sending you hugs and kisses with a bunch of warm wishes. I hope you fell them in the air.
Sunshine, more good news. DJB, aka Totalchaos, has joined Bravo as mate #17. Thanks again for all you are doing to promote the team and the cause. Every result we send back helps research.
You know, last year, Sony configured the Playstation so that it could be used in projects like this. The results were so incredibly positive that Microsoft is feeling the heat to do the same with the Xbox 360.
Here is the jist of the article:
Microsoft mulls Xbox 360 Folding@Home client
by Cyril Kowaliski - 04:05 pm, May 9, 2007
In an interview with the Mercury News, Microsoft Entertainment Business Corporate VP Peter Moore has discussed the possibility of introducing a Folding@Home client for the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 could have sufficient processing power to make such an endeavor worthwhile. It's outfitted with a 3.2GHz IBM PowerPC processor—"Xenon"—that has 1MB of shared L2 cache and three independent, in-order cores, each capable of handling two threads simultaneously. The Mercury News first asks whether Microsoft has anything in the works to make the Xbox into a "multi-purpose device" like the PS3. Moore replies:
We continue to look at this and see whether there’s real value. (Moore mentions that Bill Gates "quite frankly has had a conversation about this" and notes that Gates is interested in applying "philanthropic processing power to big problems"). But I’m not quite sure yet whether we’re seeing real tangible results from the PlayStation 3 Folding@Home initiative.
The paper then points out there "seems to be an enormous amount of participation that's leading to a lot of speed-up in that research." To that, Moore responds:
Then if we truly believe that we can in some way marshal the resources of a much larger installed base of Xbox 360 owners, with a processor that's of equal power to the PS3, then you have my commitment that we'll look at that. And if we believe we can add value to solving a gnarly problem such as the medical problems and the health problems that Folding@home seems to be doing, then we’ll certainly look at that very strongly.
The Folding@Home client for Sony's PlayStation 3 came out in late March, and it quickly increased the computing power of the Folding@Home project almost threefold. (Thanks to Kotaku for the tip.)
Saff, I'm sending Friday your way with hopes that once it draws to a close you will be offered a day or two of reprieve. :-)
Jodes, the door is always open, so when you do find the time/remember, come right on in, we'll be glad to see you. :-) Hope all's well over your way, xo
Tiff, I'm truly touched, that was such a nice comment to read. :-) I know you have your ups and downs, as do we all, but as I have said to you a time or two at least in different words albeit, you are always working towards something, and though things may sometimes get in the way, you never let that stop you, you just find an alternative route. I've known you two years now and too many times to mention, consistantly, you have shown yourself not only to be a fighter (determined to make the best of things), but someone with great beauty of heart and soul. You will eventually achieve all that you set your mind to, do your best to secure every bit of happiness that can be yours, for whatever else happens your determination and strength will always see you through. That's what I've learnt of you.
I thank you for the kind words, what I meant by that is that more often than not, I have no idea where I am headed or if I am going the right way, or even a clear picture of where I would like to end up. :-D But, it's all good.
Love and hugs, Tiff, you've fixed me with a long-lasting smile. xo
Poppet, that is absolutely fan*tastic news! Have to tell you, I'm loving strangers in the blink of an eye, realizing from trying to recruit people that I know well, just how difficult it is (though the process of joining couldn't be easier and being involved costs neither time or money) and thus what truly remarkable individuals are those who do decide to join. :-)
Can't wait for a couple more of the latest recruits to return their first results so that I can post the new team stats. I just love watching those figures grow. :-D
Thanks for sharing the article, sounds like there is a great deal of potential, especially if company image and competition enters the equation and thus pushes developments ahead much faster than they otherwise would. The rest, the technical stuff, was predominantly greek to me, but I did understand enough to know that this would have a huge, in the greatest sense of the word, impact on the work being done.
ohhhhhhh. I see. Again, thank you for your insight. You are amazing.
Hey A- Just saying hi ... Miss hearing about M, your folks, and of course you. You seem to be still at the same job - hopefully liking it! I miss your posts. Feels like you've gone missing or something ;-). Jillie will be long soon - hope you have a grand time.
Okay, we're off to sushi!
Morning Sweetest. Coffee ready, just as promised. Have I told you that I love you? I do. Now get out of bed sleepyhead! :-D
Your dear Poppet
Coffee, you, a new thoroughly wonderful chapter, what more could a person ask for. :-) Love you to the moon and back. Thanks for waiting up, though I overslept again, getting to be a habit, though perhaps something to do with not being able to tear myself away in the evenings. :-D Sweet dreams, sweetest heart, missing you already. x
Jillie arrives a week today, so it's getting very exciting. :-D A good time surely to be had by all.
M's good, as are parents. At the same job still, the convenience of it (so close by etc) meant that I didn't really make much of an effort to find something else, but the time has come to start actively searching for something else. This was great as a temporary job, but not something I could do for years.
Hope all's well you're side too.
Besides the above, life in general, I've been trying to tell everyone I know about the World Community Grid, hoping to raise the numbers at team Bravo. The more crunching, the more we are helping, and as I've said many times now, it's such a small thing to do, but it makes a very real difference. You're very welcome to join us, Terry, it takes just a couple of minutes to download the agent and join, and you'd make my day! :-)
Sweet dreams, happy day ahead.
Sunshine, congrats on exceeding 10,000 points so quickly, my dear little Sweetest crunching machine. :-)
Come see my at the cabin--yes, we have a cabin in the mountains for those days when the cottage by the sea doesn't appeal. :-)
Poppet
Just doing my best to catch up to you. ;-) Lead on, my captain. Not quite as sweet as the new favourite, but I like calling you that. :-D
A cabin in the mountains, well, that or cliffside, is the stuff of dreams, racing right on over, and just plain cos I haven't seen you all day. :-)
By her own request: Maria's poem
Simply brilliant, just like her mom. :-)
(beams)
:-D
Got four letters for you when you wake from sweet repose: MIKA
Now if that doesn't make you smile, I don't know what will. ;-)
Miss you already. Walking in Memphis--soon. Promise. :-)
Oh, and make sure Jillie shows you her, ahem, well, you know. I want pictures. :-D
I can't wait until I start making trips abroad because we are definately going to hang out. You really know how to make me smile. (on the inside.) Thank you. I hope you are having a great weekend, day, moment. All of the above. XOXOXO.
Tiff
Likewise, Tiff, the smiles you have sent my way through your posts, emails and comments are too many to count, but I thank you for each of them. :-)
BTW did you hear J is leaving Florida too?
All you need is the ticket and I'll take care of the rest - anytime in other words! I'd be ecstatic!! To say the very least. :-)
Going to get there soon too, as soon as calm and holiday time synchronize. :-D
Happy days ahead, xo
Hey sweet stuff!
Simple minds, simple pleasures. :-D
MIKA, what did I miss? Blushing in prep for this being something I should know and am clueless about. (Just remember I was having the strangest dreams last night, about a group of Koreans and my great-uncle Karl. Hmmm)
Sweet dreams, my lovely, (H)
As for Jillie, once she reads this, she'll have you doing the asking. LMAO
Daydreaming of walking in Memphis, just the thought of being able to quote and there be truth in it gives me a thrill already. This is where we will go all-night dancing (aka ass-shaking). :-)
Oh, couple of zeros have disappeared btw and no replies on that email, so hopefully a couple more gone soon.
Happy, shiny day, xo
Happy Mother's Day Autumn!
you're one of the golden ones,
and M is lucky to have
such a fine mama!
hope you have
a wonderful celebration!
xo
Lisa, thank you, that is such a nice thing to say!
Happy Mother's day, hope you get to do something special with Sarah, and seeing a few of those beautiful messages that Brian has left about you on his website, he obviously adores you, I've no doubt though he may be apart physically, he'll make his presense known. :-)
Tiff, I just had to go looking. August 25th 2005.
Was fun to see who came when (confirming too what I suspected that there was a short span of time where the majority of those still visiting today, all came to along) and realize just how long they have been coming, not least since this blog has been quiet, to say the very least, of late, to be kind. :-D
Didn't go past you, but Justin, Isay, Keshi and Virgil I've known since May 2005.
I was away for the whole of June, and in July Kyra, Trée and Chai visited for the first time. And in August, Lindsey, Sara, Aseem, Saffron, Agnes visited as well as you.
Wow. 2 years of good times, and 2 years of getting to know some of the most genuinely fantastic people through their blogs and comments. Makes me want to whoop my own ass into gear and get back to writing again. How much I enjoyed that, writing and the exchange thereafter, I have no words for. Almost as much as I enjoy reading and the exchanges there. Feel sooooo thankful and blessed to have met so many beautiful souls, :-), LOL, feeling all nostalgic now.
Love to you, x
Just a reminder the door that leads to Team Bravo is always open. All welcome. :-)
Happy Mother's Day Autumn. Hope M was there to cheer you on for being the lovely Mom you are - love and hugs. xo
Mother's Day here was actually about 2 months ago (and M was darling on the day), but I'll take those wishes anyway. :-D As said, hope your's was a treat too. And that your weekend generally was a good one.
Hey to G. :-)
I posted some peonies at my site, not the traditional Mother's Day carnations, but something different for a change.
How was your Mother's Day?
It was great, thanks Saff. Beautiful shots at your place. :-)
Have a great Tuesday, xo
Thank you Autumn. I'm not sure my computer is doing it's job though, it keeps showing a message saying a file is missing-- but the screen saver thing shows up, so I don't know. Baffling. Have talked with Trée about this but I got side-tracked by some annoying life problems so it's still a mystery to me. Big hugs to you!
Hope you're doing okay, Oliviah.
Trée told me about the missing file and that there wasn't anything he was able to suggest, so in order to get the device working, you would have to get some local help. You might want to do that at some point, especially if it prevents you from doing something else that you wish to do. As for the team, you are still very much a member, points or no points. The very fact that you took it upon yourself to join, which I will tell you now though it is such a simple and positive step to take, it's actually suprisingly difficult to get people to even have a look at what the World Community Grid is, and that in my book, in Trée's and the other team members, shows first and foremost that you have a beautifully caring and generous heart and even if the problem is not worked out, makes you as much a part of Bravo as any one of us.
Hugs to you, hope you have a most enjoyable Sunday. :-)
Re-reading that (was pre-coffee last time around), it sounds very promising that your screensaver seems to be working. You can check there to see if you have accumulated any runtime.
How cool, it might be working after all? How do I check to see if I've accumulated any runtime? That's probably a dumb question but I can't even begin to tell you how much I would like to be contributing to this.
:-) Another reason to love you.
In the panel at the bottom of your screen, where your clock is, there should be a small icon that looks like a thick blue 'V'. If it is there, then that is the first sign that all is as it should be.
If it is there, when you roll your mouse over it, it should say, if working correctly 'World Community Grid Agent - Primary task is executing' and then a percentage which indicates how far along your current task has progressed in it's calculations.
Now, if this is there also, then it's another clear sign that all is as it should be.
If you right click the icon and select open, you will be able to view the device window (and that is probably not the correct name for it, but hey, never mind, eh), which consists of three boxes, the first being your 'Primary Task Information', the second your 'Member Information' and the third your 'Device Information'.
Under the Primary Task information you will be able to see how much runtime you have, i.e for how long your device has been performing it's current task, and underneath that how far along it is percentage-wise. With a little luck, all this while you have just been working on one gigantic calculation, hence this would be why you have not accumulated any points yet that we would be able to see, and thereby confirm that you are actually fully-functional so to speak.
Your Device Information is some sort of comparison, not savvy on this part at all, so I'll leave that there, it matters not for what we are wanting to know right now.
Now, the Member Information will state your member name, your total points and your total runtime and beneath that will be the link 'View your scores'. If everything else was as it should be, the final test would be to click this link and to check whether the third panel states that you are a member of Bravo.
And if none of that made any sense, without doubt, Trée would be able and willing to explain it better. :-)
Love to you, simply and for the reasons stated in my previous comment, your obvious dedication is just so thoroughly heartwarming, but I expected nothing less from you. You are such a sweet heart!
Well, bummer. I don't have the icon. I went to the folder to see if I could figure out something on this and (I wish I could remember how I did this but I can't) I found something that said I have no...I don't know what the words for that...oh darn it, here's the short of it: it's not working. I did try to uninstall and reinstall before, so that gave me two names. One is Oliviah and the other was OliviahO. Just so you know who that "other" Oliviah is. I feel like a moron, can't get any help around here on how to set this straight so I guess I should remove it again and try again at a later time. Maybe it is just one of my brain failures. In this case, I hope so, and I hope that later my brain will set itself right and get this operational on my computer. Thank you so much for all your help and suggestions. Big hugs to you
Oliviah, if the same thing had happened to me, I wouldn't know where to start either. There is no possible way you could have done something wrong during installation as it is all automatic. You have uninstalled and reinstalled and again the same thing happened, which is further confirmation that this is done to something yet unknown. Talked to Trée about what could possibly be causing this and it could be something to do with your firewall or antivirus.
Here is what he found:
Q. I'm having trouble downloading the software
A. Perhaps your Internet Explorer is configured to block installing downloads.
Within Internet Explorer, click on Tools-> Internet Options -> Security -> Custom Level -> Downloads. Check to see that File downloads are enabled.
There might be other settings which need to be enabled such as the ability to execute Javascript. See if this helps.
Q. Does the Agent work with Zone Labs and how do I configure the Firewall?
A. Yes. The agent initiates only outgoing connections on port 443 to server.worldcommunitygrid.org. This could be preconfigured as a safe zone.
Alternatively, the UD.exe executable in the WorldCommunityGrid install directory could be configured to be permitted to perform this communication.
However, if and when we update the agent software, it could need to be configured again. Double click on the Zone Labs icon in the system tray at the lower right. Click on "Firewall" at the left. Click on the "Zones" folder tab in the upper right area. Click on "Add >>" in the lower right. Choose "Host/Site". Select "Trusted" for the Zone field. Enter "server.worldcommunitygrid.org" for the Host name field. Enter "World Community Grid" for the Description field. Click the Lookup button. Click OK. Click Apply in the lower right. Then close the window with the X in the upper right.
Q. Why does my firewall (I use Zone Labs) keep asking me if I want to contact World Community Grid. Isn't it safe?
A. Firewalls, including Zone Labs, are not familiar with World Community Grid. Even though World Community Grid is safe, firewalls are designed to ask you to make the decision. On Zone Labs, just click on "Yes" to continue. You may save yourself some time in the future by optionally check-marking the message "Always allow this program to access the internet" and/or check-marking the message" Remember this answer the next time I use this program."
With a little luck, that will be a whole lot easier to understand while actually following the instructions. You know, I once lived without sound for about 4 months. Had spent hours, days, trying to figure out what was wrong, bought new speakers (which worked for about 2 days before apparently conking out also) and just plain gave up until I really needed to have my sound back. Got someone professional in to help and it took him about 2 seconds to find out that I had somehow switched my sound off, was mortified (though how it worked for two days with new speakers, I still don't understand) and I've never had any problems since. In other words, this could be the simplest of things standing in the way of the agent working properly, but trying to figure out these things when one isn't a computer expert, can be like trying to negotiate the toughest maze.
Hugs back attcha, sweetie, xo
Thank you...I just copied what you wrote into Notepad and will try to get my room mate, (the computer-whiz who gets irritated when asked for assistance, :-\) and hopefully, he will take a minute to figure this out. I appreciate the information you and Trée have found and maybe this will be a very simple thing after all. That will be great.
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