[FaD] [UD] Please help in the Cause

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

I'm posting this in hopes more people will join in the fight for a great cause, As some know I'm currently active in FaD (formerly in UD, but had a disagreement) and very glad to be part of such a great team. From what I understand I am captain of this team, tho it does tend to lead itself.

Incase some don't know, I recently had a battle with Lymphoma (lymph gland Cancer) and went through many rounds of Chemo, C.T. scans and blood tests. I've been told by the doctor that it is gone, cured, however I live with the knowledge that many will not be so lucky. This disease has to end and I feel that with the use of these programs, and the knowledge they build that a better way will be found.

I am asking anyone that has a computer regardless of processor power, on 24/7 it doesn't matter to run one of these 2 programs that are trying to find a better way, There has to be a better way of beating this disease that affects us all, granted some more then others, but it can affect you so quickly as I found out, I was in perfect health for 9 years, never had to see a doctor, then with a pain in my knee found out that this horrible disease had found it's way to directly affecting me.

I have witnessed the FaD team grow with leaps and bounds in the recent times, To all those that have joined, I am truely grateful. I am asking that if anyone has a PC, and even friends and coleagues with PC's, If you could install one of these programs (ask if it's not yours ) in the hopes that someday in the near future a "little blue pill" soloution will be found.

If you have any questions I can be emailed at fad@woo.gotdns.com or feel free to inquire in this thread, I'm sure people of the respective teams will be more then happy to assist.

Together we can make a difference to many lives, not only ones we know, but the ones we don't.

You don't have to join a team if you care not to, However I find it a bit more enjoyable to be part of a team making a difference.

Info on how to join FaD.

Info on how to join UD.

(sorry for the linking to your site Surreal, however you had it nicely laid out at http://www.timodc.com/ )

Thank you for taking the time to read this post.

Nice post, cap'n!

I'll add this: the research conducted using FAD is top notch, and the owner of the FAD software is an academic, not a businessman. That means the focus is on the research itself, not a business model. The FAD project is not-for-profit.

You can check the FAD site to see the science and methodology that is used.

FAD has one of the best chances of finding useful treatment options for cancer and other diseases, IMO.

So, as the cap'n said, come join us!!

Cheers
Mick

edited to clarify the project is not-for-profit. Thanks for correcting me, PJ. The rest of the statements I stand firm on, though.

[PresterJohn]

mickwish,

while your enthusiam for FAD is noteworthy, i think your post contains innuendoes & misinformation that does a great disservice to the UD project. shame on you!

1) while grid.org is a business in that they sell their 'grid' computing technology to outside companies, the UD cancer project is a collaborative effort amongest partners, the foremost of which, is the University of Oxford. the last time i checked...Oxford University was an academic organization.

2) with the earlier & very successful completion of stage 1 of their cancer research project, UD has an established record of achievement in this very important endeavor to find a cure. now in stage 2 of the project, i expect UD to make further inroads in cancer & drug research.

3) your attempts to paint Treweren Consultants (who crafted the client software for FAD) as purely not-for-profit isn't exactly truthful either. as quoted from their site Treweren Consultants aims to work with a small number of companies who are interested in collaborative development of its innovative THINK software used for virtual screening and HTS data analysis.

in this light, treweren isn't any different than grid.org (UD). both companies are in the business of designing analysis software which are targeted towards pharmaceutical and research companies. it is neither harmful nor unethical to having a commercial stake or interest in such a business.

bottom-line, both organizations contribute resources, time, & effort to finding a cure....that's what's a stake here. FINDING A CURE! please leave your personal bias'es at the door.

those interested in participating in the UD project can visit the this link for more info...

http://www.grid.org/projects/cancer/faq_results.htm

edit:typos

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

Sorry, This post is not about which one is better, This is to help with the research that both are running, PJ, I included a link to each programs respective installations.

This is also a bump for any who did not see this post.

[Rovastar]

I think sorting teh stickies at the top would be a better job than regular threads like this.

I mean the cancer sticky is long and outdated (no references FAD stuff etc) and it iscalled Grid now etc, etc. Surey locked sticks is the way forward for subjects where littel changes.

Or maybe I mod my forums differently. Dunno. *shrug*These are only small forums anyway I mean tyou haven't even got 100,00 members or threads yet.

Rovastar, someone has to write the thread and ask for it to be stickied before it's going to happen.

[Rovastar]

Sorry I am just an onlooker. DO you have to unwrite a thread for it to be unstickied too.

[Idigguns]

I'm glad to hear about your recovery, Wiz! My mom died from cancer a couple years ago. I've been thinking about joining either FaD or UD. I just got my new modem, so hopefully my main PC will be working this weekend, then I'll network my three PC's together. Once everything is working I'll join. One problem I have is that I can't get DSL or Cable where I live. I'm stuck with crappy old dial-up! So, my three PC's will be connecting through the modem of my main PC. Is one project better than the other for me, considering my connection problem? Also, not only do I have dial-up, but I have some of the worst connection speeds immaginable! This house was built in 1957, and I don't think they've ever done any work on these lines since. I'm not kidding! So, any feedback about which project would be the most forgiving for my situation would be appreciated.

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

Well, AFAIK, UD requires a constant connection to the internet, or at least to have the ability to dial, FaD has a queue, so you can connect, download 20 jobs, upload them manually whenever you're online or have it set to ask to upload (however it will sit and wait when all jobs are done until you hit OK) (but it won't do it too often if you have enough in queue)

Personally I feel FaD would be the better choice for a not always on connection. Either one would do if you have an always on connection.

[anki]

Originally posted by Wizzard~Of~Ozz
[(however it will sit and wait when all jobs are done until you hit OK) (but it won't do it too often if you have enough in queue)

Personally I feel FaD would be the better choice for a not always on connection. Either one would do if you have an always on connection. [/B]

Not quite correct good captain sir FAD caches all completed jobs and if all jobs are completed and no connection is available to download new jobs the jobs in the cache are added to the job queue and rerun against a different query no wasted crunching time
In my oppinion FAD is definitely the project for anyone with unreliable internet connection