TSA’s Folding Week: Introduction
Kicking off a week of Folding.
Published: 19:00, 25/07/2011 by Jas-n.
10This week, we thought we’d give Folding@home a big push and try to get as many new people folding as possible. So over the next 7 days we’re bringing you seven posts that’ll hopefully get you interested, if you’re not already taking part for this great cause.
Competition
But what’s a special week without a special incentive? Which is why good old uncle ‘Blue has supplied us with £15 worth of Amazon vouchers, another way of getting you all involved, even if you don’t have a PS3. We’ve also been allowed to dish out some TSA points. So here’s the prize breakdown:
- £10 Amazon voucher.
- £5 Amazon voucher.
- 100 TSA points.
Taking Part
As always with folding competitions, there’s only one way you can participate: over the next week (before Sunday’s post), you’ll need to have submitted a work unit. Don’t worry about telling us when you’ve submitted, we’ll be able to tell from your official stats (linked from here).
If you’re new to folding you’ll need to configure the relevant client with your TSA user name and our team number (78731).
As always, if you need any help with any folding related queries, pop over to the folding thread and we’ll be happy to sort you out.
So, hopefully this week will spark your interest in folding and we hope you’ll enjoy the next week of folding-related content.
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25/07/2011 at 19:05
Member since: Oct 2008
Hope I get lucky in the draw!
25/07/2011 at 19:06
Member since: Aug 2009
Folding now!
25/07/2011 at 19:10
Member since: Jan 2010
could somebody please explain what folding at home is ??
never quite got it
25/07/2011 at 19:33
Member since: Oct 2008
It’s an app that you can get for either your PS3 or PC/Mac and basically you leave it running for a few hours, in which time the app does loads of fancy calculations that I know nothing about, then at the end of it the calculations are sent off to Stanford University in the US where they’re used to help develop cures for diseases and things like that. Hope that helps. :)
27/07/2011 at 16:14
Member since: Jan 2010
eh?*stares at the last drop of strongbow*thanks for clearing that up?
25/07/2011 at 19:14
Member since: Jul 2009
Crumbs i’m a third of the way through a 10000 WU. :(
25/07/2011 at 19:17
Member since: Mar 2010
For science!
25/07/2011 at 20:05
Member since: Dec 2009
Instant karma while you sleep folks.. get in there! :)
25/07/2011 at 20:19
Member since: Jan 2011
I’ll fold but the fans on my PS3 sound like they are gonnna drop off, it sounds like a vacuum cleaner!
25/07/2011 at 20:37
Member since: Aug 2008
Have you tried using a hoover on it, preferably a Dyson.
25/07/2011 at 20:46
Member since: Jan 2011
I’ve haven’t, the more i put on the 500GB HDD so the sound of the fans seemed to get worse
25/07/2011 at 20:55
Member since: Aug 2008
Give it a good hoovering, it should clean out all the dust that’s reducing the airflow which increases the fan speed to try and get rid of more hot air. The more powerful (latest Dyson) the better.
25/07/2011 at 22:18
Member since: May 2009
Mine could do with a good hoovering, haven’t done it for a while.
25/07/2011 at 22:33
Member since: Aug 2010
I’ve never hoovered mine… it’s over two years old! Now where does the wife keep it? ;)
26/07/2011 at 12:17
Member since: May 2010
I’ve had my phat PS3 for 3 or 4 years now and never did that.
I’m supposed to just vacuum it from the fan holes or is it a disassemble/vacuum/assemble it affair?
Not that the fans are any noisier than usual… I think.
26/07/2011 at 12:52
Member since: May 2010
Nevermind, found out it’s just vacuuming from the outside. Will do next time i clean the house :)
25/07/2011 at 21:07
Member since: Apr 2010
Oooohhh nice! Good luck to all you other folders!! :D
25/07/2011 at 23:22
Member since: Feb 2009
I’ve already started folding for the tsa team, only managed 2 wus but I keep forgetting to put it on when I go to bed. I will get better, I promise!
26/07/2011 at 11:44
Member since: Aug 2008
If you go to the icon and press triangle you can set it to auto-start after 10 mins, that way all you have to remember to do is turn it on, and it’ll automatically start-up.