I totally agree.
I agree with previous comments also.
I guess the majority of the "folders" have extensive computing hardware knowledge, and that is why they fold.
I think this is a true statement.
But most people have capability to expand their horizons.
To help introduce the folding-hardware experts to Life-Extension, maybe it would be good to have something in common with them.
The instructions from Stanford is simply poor, and most users won't even know how to set up the regular clients, not to mention SMP or GPU clients.
If potential folders would inquire, we could help them in this aspect.
If anyone reading this would like to know how to start, just post here or somewhere.
Speaking for myself, if you would like to have help to get started via telephone (in United States, for CPU folding), that can also be arranged.
Likely, others could help with GPU and PS3 folding.
It is sad that only 8 users are active folders,
I think the original poster meant in the 80's for the number of active folders participating (the x for a variable).
if all members of imminst forum would fold, how much closer are we to being immortal??
That cannot be answered definitively. But the answer most certainly is: closer than we are now.
There are a good number of ImmInst members that have folded in the past (part of the 225 plus non-active folders on the team). The question arises "Why did they quit?" Part of the reason is that they may not have gotten enough feedback. Only fairly recently has there been a Forum for the TLM team.
Possibly there is some of the sentiment, typified by the attitudes portrayed in the following:
"I've already folded, aren't we done yet?"
"It's too much trouble"
"My computer is not fast"
"My computer locked up"
"The singularity is near".
"What's the next big thing?"
Hopefully, only a few think like this, but Folding is like everything else in life. If it were easy, likely it would have already been done.
Accomplishing things takes dedication and continual effort, usually over long periods of time.
Edited by dnamechanic, 07 August 2008 - 05:44 PM.