United Devices Cancer Research Project
 

I was wondering if anybody on these boards ran the above program on their computers. I have just set up a team on their system called The Loafers and thought it could be nice to have a team of us working towards a good cause. I started running the program in June 2002 and my computer has done 202 days worth of work well letting me continue using it as if it wasn't there. If you are interested in joining the team please do. Anyone who wants to find out more their website is www.grid.org and the information is under projects - Cancer Research.

We started running the program after my Mother-in-law died from cancer. This is something that costs us nothing in time or money but may in time help a lot of people.

Stickied for a while.

I'm on the team!!

Does everyone have to run the same project?

Count me in. . .what do I have to do?

Welcome to the team Chris. I don't see why we have to run the same project as there are a few there. I choose not to do the smallpox project because it seemed to run to the computer so much more than the cancer one and we run the program because of my mother-in-law who died of cancer.

Rob if you go to the website www.grid.org you will need to download a small program which runs in the background on your computer. Your computer will then tell you when it needs to connect to the internet to send the results of the work it has done.

ya what does one have to do?

Once you have set up the program you can then join the team

im in black dog and have already done 3% for the smallpox

can i change it to the cancer one??? instead of the smallpow??

If you login with your password and go to my member profile at the bottom of the screen there are the two programs they are running at the moment. If you uncheck the box for the patriot grid running smallpox your computer will just run the cancer project.

If you then click on teams you can join The Loafers and be part of our new team please Click here

Thanks for running this program

I would like to sign up for this, but how do I know it is safe? Is there anyway that they could access other things in my computer? I'm not such a computer wizz as to know what can and can't be done. Can someone please reassure me that it is safe? :!:

Thank you for your interest plukie. I understand in this day and age we have to be careful about what we download from the internet. I have found some information about security on their website if you use this link it will take you straight to it http://www.grid.org/help/faq_security.htm

I can not guarantee the safety because I do not have enough knowledge of computers to do this but I have been running this program for 18 months and my computer has now donated 206 days of time. If you go the team you can check my details to see that this is true. My UD name is shelley_845211 you will automatically view my information since I joined the team but if you click on my name it should give you my history. My parents have been running the program for even longer. It was through them that I learnt of this site.

Any queries you can always PM me.

Thank you again for your interest.

Shells

Just joined the team. Radio_Badger.

Welcome to the team draconia and radio_badger.

thank you and i am also TRYING to get someone else to join but he is worried about his firewall
do you know anything that will help him????

I've just checked the site draconia and found this in the question and answer section.


I hope this will help you.

Shells

WEEK 1

Team members - 4
Total CPU Time - 6 days 5 hours 32 minutes
Results returned - 22

Thank you for your help.

I can't believe it. We returned 8 results yesterday. Thats a record for us so far.

Well done

Shells

WOO HOO :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

1785 points and over 2 days of CPU time :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
my poor comp over heats all the time now but its worth it

Congratulations draconia :D :D

Just been on the site and see you are now up to 3 days CPU time. That is great work.

WEEK 2


Team members - 4
CPU time this week - 9 days 17 hours 18 minutes
Total CPU time - 15 days 22 hours 50 minutes
Results returned this week - 34
Total results returned - 56

Great work. Congratulations everyone

Hi there, just joined!

Welcome to the team Cabbie212.

WEEK 3


Team members - 5
CPU time this week - 8 days 2 hours 8 minutes
Total CPU time - 24 days 0 hours 58 minutes
Results returned this week - 21
Total results returned - 77

Great work. Congratulations everyone. Welcome on board Cabbie212.

I don't know if anyone else has noticed but the units seem to be taking longer to process at the moment. Some of mine have been 10+ hours where they were about 6 hours. Just as well the program saves the information after each Ligand.

yes i had noticed that also black dog :twisted:
but i havent had my comp on for a while so i didnt realise it as a problem :evil: :evil:
hehe i thought that it was just me :oops: :oops:

The only reason it has come to my attention is that our computer is turned on every evening when we come in from work and left running. I started leaving it on over night so that it could do extra work and used to come down to find that it had always finished in the morning ready for me to download when I got up. Lately it hasn't finished when I get up which is why I have noticed.

Having looked at the forum the information says that the smallpox units are taking about 24 hours but because they have 200 ligands to work on. Because of this they obviously save the information more often than the cancer work units which only have 20 ligands.

Mind you it doesn't help when my son plays games on the computer because he uses so much of the computers resources that the program doesn't really go anywhere.

Anyway whatever usage my computer gives is all something that I am giving for nothing really.

WEEK 4


Team members - 6
CPU time this week - 8 days 18 hours 19 minutes
Total CPU time - 32 days 19 hours 17 minutes
Results returned this week - 21
Total results returned - 98

Great work. Congratulations everyone. We have a new member JCMoorehead. Welcome to the team.

WEEK 5


Team members - 6
CPU time this week - 8 days 56 hours 9 minutes
Total CPU time - 41 days 15 hours 26 minutes
Results returned this week - 26
Total results returned - 124

I've had to do this a day early as I will be in France tomorrow.

Great work everyone.

Just looked and we have now done 50 days work.

That's really great. Congratulations to everyone that's helped

WEEK 6


Team members - 6
CPU time this week - 12 days 19 hours 20 minutes
Total CPU time - 54 days 15 hours 29 minutes
Results returned this week - 27
Total results returned - 151


Great weeks work everyone.

I was innocently having a beer in the Barf and BellMe and saw the United Devices thing, so I've just signed up as Kathy_Loafer, will at least give it a try.
Kathy

Welcome to the team Kathy. New members are always welcome. Specially if they drink in my local (Bat and Belfry)

WEEK 7


Team members - 7
CPU time this week - 9 days 23 hours 59 minutes
Total CPU time - 64 days 15 hours 28 minutes
Results returned this week - 18
Total results returned - 169


Great weeks work everyone.

I joined up yesterday

Welcome to the team Heat. It's nice to have another new member

WEEK 8


Team members - 8
CPU time this week - 9 days 2 hours 46 minutes
Total CPU time - 73 days 18 hours 14 minutes
Results returned this week - 20
Total results returned - 189


Great weeks work everyone.

How do I sign up???

If you go to the first post you will be able to join the UD program and then you will need to go to teams and join the loafers. It would be lovely to have you on the team

Awwww :cry: !!!!!!

My dad said I'm not allowed to download it because it slows down the computer and causes problems etc!! Apparently it's the same as the extra terrestrial thing and we tryed it before and it was no good!!

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
I'm really sorry BD!!! If theres any other way in which I could help please don't hesitate to ask!!!

No worries Heli. Thank you for looking at it

Isn't it cool when your ligand takes an interesting shape? Last week I had the Michelin Man, this morning it was a Caterpillar From Outer Space :lol:

LOL yes it is Kathy very funny indeed :twisted: :twisted:

Glad you enjoy watching your computer when it's hard work

Hi my Hubby has been joined for a while now and its very interesting watching it.

Feleena

Hi Feleena. Nice to hear your hubby's running the program. Would he like to join our team? The Loafers

My computer has now donated

250 Days

nice 1

mine has only done 18 days but it over heats my prossesor :evil: so i dont have it on all the time now :evil:

WEEK 9


Team members - 9
CPU time this week - 8 days 4 hours 15 minutes
Total CPU time - 81 days 22 hours 29 minutes
Results returned this week - 21
Total results returned - 210


Great weeks work everyone

Welcome to the team Steve (Feleena's hubby)

WEEK 10


Team members - 9
CPU time this week - 14 days 18 hours 19 minutes
Total CPU time - 96 days 16 hours 48 minutes
Results returned this week - 34
Total results returned - 244


Great weeks work everyone

Great news. We have collectively done 103 days work so far.

I think we all deserve a celebrationary drink in the Bat and Belfry

WEEK 11


Team members - 9
CPU time this week - 13 days 17 hours 51 minutes
Total CPU time - 110 days 10 hours 39 minutes
Results returned this week - 33
Total results returned - 277


Great weeks work everyone

WEEK 12


Team members - 10
CPU time this week - 14 days 9 hours 23 minutes
Total CPU time - 124 days 20 hours 02 minutes
Results returned this week - 32
Total results returned - 309


Great weeks work everyone

Welcome to the team TREX2003

Hello

Im downloading the program now

That's great news Tracie. The more the merrier. I hope you join our team The Loafers

WEEK 14


Team members - 10
CPU time this fortnight - 34 days 22 hours 29 minutes
Total CPU time - 159 days 20 hours 31 minutes
Results returned this fortnight - 85
Total results returned - 394


Great fortnights work everyone - sorry forgot to check last week

WEEK 15


Team members - 10
CPU time this week - 21 days 6 hours 56 minutes
Total CPU time - 181 days 2 hours 17 minutes
Results returned this week - 44
Total results returned - 438


Great weeks work everyone

I just saw this link in your sig. I used to run SETI@Home for fun and got loads of hours up, but I am back from uni for summer (where my pc is on 24 hours mainly.)

I will make sure I sign up when I get back though :D

WEEK 17


Team members - 10
CPU time this fortnight - 35 days 6 hours 58 minutes
Total CPU time - 216 days 9 hours 15 minutes
Results returned this fortnight - 86
Total results returned - 524


Great weeks work everyone

It will be great to have you on our team when you are able to Badger

WEEK 18


Team members - 10
CPU time this week - 15 days 8 hours 54 minutes
Total CPU time - 231 days 18 hours 50 minutes
Results returned this week - 39
Total results returned - 563


Great weeks work everyone

WEEK 20


Team members - 10
CPU time this fortnight - 31 days 21 hours 15 minutes
Total CPU time - 263 days 16 hours 5 minutes
Results returned this fortnight - 90
Total results returned - 653


Great weeks work everyone

WEEK 25


Team members - 10
CPU time this month - 84 days 7 hours 42 minutes
Total CPU time - 347 days 23 hours 47 minutes
Results returned this month - 258
Total results returned - 911


Great months work everyone. We've nearly done a full years work.

I had to stop. My RAM was at 95% all the time and my compy couldn't handle it. Sorry.

No problems Rob. Thank you for all the work you did.

Just checked and we have not achieved

1 year 6 days work

I think that's well worth a celebration

Im setting up a website and i am going to persuade people to join and raise awareness.


Just so you know :mrgreen:

oh yeah....and im now a part of the team!

Thank you for joining the team Biter. The more the merrier.

Just realised I haven't updated the site for ages so here is the latest information.

Totals
Members 11
Current Members 11
Retired Members 0
Total CPU Time(y:d:h:m:s) 1:133:18:16:29
Points Generated 197,770
Results Returned 1,384

Here's the update for the last month

Members 11
Current Members 11
Retired Members 0
Total CPU Time(y:d:h:m:s) 1:190:22:28:58
Points Generated 220,302
Results Returned 1,566

I had forgotten about this!

I have just downloaded and joined the team :)

Members 12

Total CPU Time(y:d:h:m:s) 2:094:22:44:42
Points Generated 346,382
Results Returned 2,198

That is amazing. Haven't checked this for ages and can't believe it's 2 years 94 days.

Well done everyone.

Another update

Just checked our team scores and they are as follows:

Total CPU Time(y:d:h:m:s) 2:255:13:16:04
Points Generated 413,434
Results Returned 2,523

Great news isn't it that we've managed to give so much computer time.

They've got a second project running alongside the cancer program. My computers picked up one of the other units to work on and it's been going for 28 hours 54 minutes and is only 78% complete. Oh well it's all good work.

Removed.