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by gunnarre
Sat Sep 23, 2023 5:09 pm
Forum: Issues with a specific WU
Topic: project 18429
Replies: 2
Views: 9763

Re: project 18429

Can this be updated? It doesn't look good to the folder that there's no hint about what the project is.
by gunnarre
Sat Apr 01, 2023 9:11 pm
Forum: Issues with a specific server
Topic: foldingathome.org blacklisted by F-Secure
Replies: 3
Views: 6859

Re: foldingathome.org blacklisted by F-Secure

Since some teams pay out cryptocurrency for folding, even if it's not officially supported by Folding at Home, there is a risk that so-called "cryptojacking" malware might fold for one of the crypto teams. It's perhaps not the most profitable way for malware creators to make money, but it ...
by gunnarre
Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:12 pm
Forum: Issues with a specific server
Topic: foldingathome.org blacklisted by F-Secure
Replies: 3
Views: 6859

foldingathome.org blacklisted by F-Secure

Hi, F-secure Antivirus apparently has blacklisted foldingathome.org and subdomains like client.foldingathome.org, assign1.foldingathome.org etc. I'm not sure if this is due to discovery of malware on any of those sites, or that some malware might be folding without permission, and thus foldingathome...
by gunnarre
Tue Jul 26, 2022 8:10 am
Forum: The Science of FAH -- questions/answers
Topic: COVID Moonshot - should it be left without saving lives?
Replies: 22
Views: 30742

Re: COVID Moonshot - should it be left without saving lives?

No, the "open data" does not jump-start drug development. The reason why we could get mRNA vaccines developed so quickly is because the genetic sequence of the virus was quickly discovered and published so that the pharmaceutical companies could start generating vaccine candidates. The Co...
by gunnarre
Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:09 am
Forum: The Science of FAH -- questions/answers
Topic: COVID Moonshot - should it be left without saving lives?
Replies: 22
Views: 30742

Re: COVID Moonshot - should it be left without saving lives?

DNDI has already funded two new compounds (in partnership with governments and drug companies), as well as gotten ten treatments approved based on known compounds or new combinations of compounds: Treatments delivered Since 2003, DNDi has worked with its worldwide network of partners to: develop two...
by gunnarre
Mon Jul 18, 2022 8:59 am
Forum: The Science of FAH -- questions/answers
Topic: COVID Moonshot - should it be left without saving lives?
Replies: 22
Views: 30742

Re: COVID Moonshot - should it be left without saving lives?

You're contributing to a project of one of them - the Covid Moonshot consortium and DNDi. Also many research institutions are non-profits. Many private foundations, like those run by anything from rich business owners, to churches, to charities like our national cancer society, fund research. This s...
by gunnarre
Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:51 pm
Forum: Issues with a specific server
Topic: Upload to 66.170.111.50:8080 failing repeatedly
Replies: 38
Views: 26840

Re: Upload to 66.170.111.50:8080 failing repeatedly

Seems to be fixed:

Code: Select all

16:45:00:WU00:FS01:Server responded WORK_ACK (400)
Space: 7.47TiB
by gunnarre
Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:01 pm
Forum: The Science of FAH -- questions/answers
Topic: COVID Moonshot - should it be left without saving lives?
Replies: 22
Views: 30742

Re: COVID Moonshot - should it be left without saving lives?

The traditional way of financing pharmaceuticals is that some big company funds development of a bunch of candidate compounds, and when one effective drug is found, they have to recoup all their research and development investments not just in this drug, but for all the candidate drugs which didn't ...
by gunnarre
Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:38 pm
Forum: Issues with a specific server
Topic: Upload to 66.170.111.50:8080 failing repeatedly
Replies: 38
Views: 26840

Re: Upload to 66.170.111.50:8080 failing repeatedly

Thank you.

A good thing is that this WU has pretty generous timeout of 3 days, and expiration 7 days, so as long as it's fixed within the weekend, everyone will get their points.
by gunnarre
Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:23 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Too big units, comparing to just finished ones
Replies: 31
Views: 52060

Re: Too big units, comparing to just finished ones

Due to the time critical nature of Folding@Home - (PPD drops the longer you pause a WU and it eventually times out and expires) - and the unpredictable processing times (each project has a different running time on your hardware, which might even vary a bit between WUs), Folding@Home doesn't lend it...
by gunnarre
Tue May 31, 2022 8:23 am
Forum: FAH Hardware
Topic: Help building out a folding machine (motherboard specifically)
Replies: 19
Views: 6070

Re: Help building out a folding machine (motherboard specifically)

The EVGA X99 FTW isn't really a "mining" board, but it indeed looks like a very good board for multi-GPU.
by gunnarre
Wed May 11, 2022 7:57 am
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: INTERRUPTED Problem, just started recently.
Replies: 6
Views: 2576

Re: INTERRUPTED Problem, just started recently.

In any case, the core shouldn't crash just because the CPU is loaded with higher priority tasks. An impact to performance would be expected if that happens, but it shouldn't crash completely. This sounds to me like either a bug in the folding core or the OS - if hardware stability has been eliminate...
by gunnarre
Tue May 03, 2022 12:45 pm
Forum: FAH Hardware
Topic: PCIE4 @ x8 mode for 2nd GPU?
Replies: 9
Views: 4612

Re: PCIE4 @ x8 mode for 2nd GPU?

Yes, so physical spacing between the slots you're going to use on the motherboard may be important too. Even in a good case, if the cards are sandwiched together with millimeter clearance, they may be thermally throttled.
by gunnarre
Tue May 03, 2022 8:02 am
Forum: FAH Hardware
Topic: Help building out a folding machine (motherboard specifically)
Replies: 19
Views: 6070

Re: Help building out a folding machine (motherboard specifically)

Water cooling is a hobby in itself, and you could build a custom loop which cools both GPUs and CPUs, or just one or the other. You might use AIO coolers in creative ways too. It is not very cost effective, but it's a nice DIY project. Don't forget that water cooling means that a water pump has to r...
by gunnarre
Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:56 pm
Forum: FAH Hardware
Topic: Computer goes blank, won't revive-cold reboot required
Replies: 21
Views: 6119

Re: Computer goes blank, won't revive-cold reboot required

I've got a couple of 6-core AMD processors - Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 5 5600G - feeding work to a couple an Nvidia GPU each. It works just fine, and sometimes they are used for CPU folding as well (when it's cold and power is cheap). The 5600 G seemed to be unstable at first, but it turned out to be a...