Like many users, I had used BOINC software for SETI@home. Started to crunch WCG as the result of a team challenge by Userfriendly. The aims and ethos of WCG seems closer to my own feelings. Since then have lost a younger cousin, father & mother in-law and 4 close friends (younger than me) to the big C.

So I will carry on crunching, hopefully with more machines in due course (pensions allowing)

SNURK has updated the links for the Globe sigs . See the thread here

I've always been tempted to try and build my own Beowulf-system, at some point, but space is an issue at the moment. Once I move from this flat, into something a little bigger (and not attached to so many other properties), then I may consider starting that project up...

This is a very tidy example, although I'm not sure if I'd go with cases for each machine, or whether to go with a custom-framework like this somewhat messier (but older) example.

In 2005 when I fist joined I was in my second year at university and I was learning about cellular biology so when I came across the WCG and the Human Proteome Folding project I felt like doing work to help what I was learning about, which was cool. That continued until the first year of my PhD at which point I stopped, don't remember why. That was followed by 5.5 year break during which time I got my PhD in clinical genetics and became a published researcher in cancer epigenetics. I'm not sure what made me think about this project again but it may have been me buying a new computer and wanting to put it to use while I was asleep or out. And I'm pleased I did as now there are now a number of projects aimed at cancer I can help with. The more I can do I hope the better everyone will be

Congratulations to the following UK team members on achieving a personal milestone in the lunchtime update:

dweymes1994 moves above 140,000 in the RunTime Rankings to #139,969

Soong 100,000,000 Points

MissMelisande moves above 30,000 in the Points Rankings to #29,966

UK team midday crunch:

			                    	Hours				
RunTime		      0:178:20:45:05		4,273				
7day Avg		181.1		        4,358				
February		180.1		        4,338		

 No. Of Members Active This Morning:								
				Total	        56	out of	93	
				Group 1    	34 	,,  ,,	36	
				Group 2    	11 	,,  ,,	13	
				Group 3    	 9	,,  ,,	24	
				Groups 4 & 5 	 2	,,  ,,	20