KitGuruFolding | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Wed, 05 Feb 2020 09:58:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png KitGuruFolding | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 The KitGuru Folding@Home team is closing in on the top 150, could you help us out? https://www.kitguru.net/channel/james-dawson/the-kitguru-foldinghome-team-is-closing-in-on-the-top-150-could-you-help-us-out/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/james-dawson/the-kitguru-foldinghome-team-is-closing-in-on-the-top-150-could-you-help-us-out/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=450072 Since we published an article on Folding@Home in January, the KitGuru team managed by Andrew, otherwise known as ‘LimeyGeorge’, has managed to climb in the official rankings thanks to the support of the kind folks who donate their time and PC resources to a great cause. With a little more help the team could crack the …

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Since we published an article on Folding@Home in January, the KitGuru team managed by Andrew, otherwise known as ‘LimeyGeorge’, has managed to climb in the official rankings thanks to the support of the kind folks who donate their time and PC resources to a great cause. With a little more help the team could crack the top 150 very soon.

For those who have not heard a word about Folding@Home before, it is a project that originally started at Stanford University where users can volunteer by downloading a piece of software and donating some of their PC resources to help create a virtual ‘supercomputer’ made up of thousands of networked PCs. These systems join together to perform protein folding simulations, scientists then use this data in the research to find cures for diseases like cancer, ALS, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, Influenza and more.

Folding@Home is a quick and easy way for you guys to help in the fight against diseases across the world, by installing a small piece of software on your PC that will help solve complicated calculations and provides a novel computational way to develop new drugs.

Since we last checked on the official Folding@Home stats page, the KitGuru team has moved up a couple of places and now proudly sits in 153rd position, with a little more help from you guys we could soon crack the top 150 and who knows, we could go even higher. Our very own LimeyGeorge (Andrew) is our top-ranked Folder and is also in the top 850 Folding@Home contributors worldwide, which is an incredible achievement.

If you are interested in joining the KitGuru Folding team, or any other Folding@Home group to become part of this amazing project, then you can register to get up and running HERE. If you want to join us, the KitGuruFolders team ID is 196420.

Discuss on our Facebook page HERE.

KitGuru says: LimeyGeorge (Andrew) and the KitGuru team appreciate all the help they can get in the fight against disease with Folding@Home, could you spare a little time and some PC resources to help this great cause?

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KitGuru Folding@Home team ranks in top 200, you can join too! https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/kitguru-foldinghome-team-ranks-in-top-200-you-can-join-too/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/kitguru-foldinghome-team-ranks-in-top-200-you-can-join-too/#respond Sat, 04 Jan 2020 18:08:18 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=444566 Long-term KitGuru readers from the early 2010s will remember that we used to have our own forum. While that section of the website is on hiatus for now, the KitGuru Folding@Home team is actually still going. Andrew, otherwise known as ‘LimeyGeorge' reached out to us this week to let us know that he has been …

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Long-term KitGuru readers from the early 2010s will remember that we used to have our own forum. While that section of the website is on hiatus for now, the KitGuru Folding@Home team is actually still going. Andrew, otherwise known as ‘LimeyGeorge' reached out to us this week to let us know that he has been managing to keep the KitGuru team in the top 180 worldwide.

For those who don't know, Folding@Home is a project that started at Stanford University. Users can volunteer by downloading a piece of software and donating some of their PC resources to help form a virtual ‘supercomputer' made up of thousands of networked PCs. These systems band together to perform protein folding simulations, scientists then use that data in the fight against diseases like cancer, ALS, Parkinson's, Huntington's, Influenza and more.

It is an easy way for you to help a real-world cause by just running a small piece of software on your system.

The KitGuruFolders team is currently ranked 155 out of 228,965 teams, according to the folding at home stats page. Our very own LimeyGeorge (Andrew) is the top ranked and is also in the top 850 Folding@Home contributors worldwide, which is an incredible effort.

If you fancy joining a group of people helping others and participating in the Folding@Home project, then you can get up and running HERE. If you want to join the KitGuruFolders team, then our team ID is 196420.

KitGuru Says: We would like to thank Andrew for bringing Folding@Home back to our attention and for sticking with it for so many years. We hope that some of our newer readers, or older folding contributors will see this and be inspired to join/re-join the cause.

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