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1.5million candela??!?!! Ouch! My eyes! My eyes! Make it stop! OMG... Where's the ground? Lots of discusssion in the threads in the past. Do a search, and you'll find most of what you're looking for. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Craig: What was your computer doing? Jerm: I haven't had a chance to look into any other RISC based codes. I did find a user forum at: http://forum.folding-community.org/. I am also aware they have a Beta team. They may be writing/Optimizing code for your other platforms. Might be worth looking into if you are the computer guy you'd appear to be. Edit: We're up to eight strong, with Phree on the board! The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I think you are referring to the number of frames in your work unit. The frame sizes are different for different projects. Folding assigns a "Credit" value to each project that reflects how much work is required to "fold" a particular sequence. Work units that take more computations to complete are worth more "Credit" than those that finish very quickly. Hang in there. Curing diseases apparently requires patience. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

They really wanted a new HD-TV, anyhow. We love our Sony's, and we love our warranties. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I've experimented with a few configurations on planes. At the Eloy Boogie, I mounted a camera inside and outside a few different airplanes, with a very sturdy clamping system. I've found it easier than trying to run wires from a mounted camera to a deck. I think it was Jason Bell built a pretty sweet gizmo he calls the "Rhino Cam" that has a lipstick camera mounted on a short pole attached to a helmet, pointed at the wearer. Might be what you're looking for as far as putting one on a body. His website: http://www.vertical-visions.com/ I've used a few types of belly mounts that give good perspectives, and a foot-mounted camera that was very well thought out (Bonehead Shu-Vue). The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Quick bit of advice... Unplug it! The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Two more on the board! We're starting to grow like a fungus. Only a good kind of fungus... "R2hubert" and "Lil'_Jon" showed up a short time ago. If you have already installed folding, and you aren't on the board yet, don't give up... From what I've read these things can take over 20 days to finish! In the meantime, it makes pretty pictures, and people at work will think you're really smart when they ask what kind of screen saver it is, and you tell them you're "analyzing protein folding, misfolding, aggregation, and related diseases." The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

We're growing! A new name "piriya" showed up today... Not sure who it is, so let us know who you are! Here's the latest stats: http://folding.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/teampage?q=31515 A new line on my resume, or on my computer's resume? Protien folding Analyst The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I'm not Lew - she's far better looking than I am. We don't know the exact name of the warranty company, but they provide the warranties for both Best Buy and Ultimate Electronics. The warranty paperwork has a toll-free number you can call to find the nearest service center or drop-off for carry-in service. They also do in-home plans on some things (like our televisions), that are transferrable (if you sell the TV), and go wherever your house goes (our house has wheels). The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Hooray! Push and Andy are on the board! Check out the updated stats: http://folding.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/teampage?q=31515 Now I see why your computer took awhile to process that unit, Push. I have done all of the reading I can on this project, and it is different from SETI, in the workunit size is variable. The large/complex unit your computer was crunching is reflected by the high score of 47 for that single unit. There are apparently some HUGE units out there with scores of 73, and have been reported to take over 20 days to finish. You're right - this is no SETi@Home. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Perhaps dropping it from altitude would fix it?... I'd recommend progressively higher altitudes, though. Don't just try it from 11 grand, maybe start with 5 or 6 feet, and go higher bit by bit, 'til you find the correct altitude that fixes your particular problem. Unless, of course, each camera is only good for one fall. In that case, take it as high as you can and drop it, since the higher altitudes also include all of the altitudes below it. In the Navy, we called it "percussive maintenance." The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

And our warranty specifically allows coverage from water or moisture. It does not allow for "cosmetic" damage. It does include cleaning and alignments. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Congrats! Nothing like more resposibility, without more compensation. Maybe you'll have more time to post on dz.com, at least. I hope they are paying you what you're worth... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I just checked the stats page on the dropzone.com folding team. The first work units are complete! The dropzone.com team just might make the world a little better place. I've been trying to think of an incentive for people to pitch in. I haven't talked it over with WFFC (Michael) or Phree (Eric), but I'm thinking computer time at The Convention would be a nice bonus for helping to cure diseases. Check out the team stats here: http://folding.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/teampage?q=31515 Edit to make clicky and prevent hot forking. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Send me your system specs (be very detailed - processor/s, RAM, chipset, video card, capture card, operating system, service packs, and other software installed) and I'll try to help you get your system stable so you can encode it in Premiere. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

This is actually a spin-off from the Distributed Computing thread. It is about a world-wide effort to understand proteins and their role in certain diseases. It is called "Folding@Home" and this effort is already producing results. Some of you may have heard about SETI@Home, and it's search for extraterrestrial intelligence by scanning the skies with radio telescopes and analyzing the signals they pick up from space. Folding@Home (F@H) works much the same way, in that analysis of data is shared by many computers. Collectively, many computers become one, huge, super-computer. This "super computer" studies protein folding, misfolding, aggregation, and related diseases. Something much more meaningful to most of us than searching for extraterrestrial intelligence. To help in this effort is very easy. You simply download a program from http://folding.stanford.edu/. And install it on your computer. The program only runs when you are not using your computer, so it doesn't interfere with any work you are doing. When you install the program, you can also join the dropzone.com team. Simply put "31515" for your team number. You can also do this later, or change to a different team at any time. I am a reformed SETI@Home user. Something that helps us all is something I cannot ignore. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Very compelling arguement, AndyMan. Not only have I done some searching to find out more, I've downloaded and am running Folding@Home on one of my processors. I even started a F@H team for dropzone.com... Team #31515. It may not carry the hopes of a jump from a spacecraft, as Bunky's SETI team might provide, but a search for a cure for diseases is a little closer to home for me. If anyone would like to join, it's really easy... Go to http://folding.stanford.edu/ and download and execute the program for your operating system. When you set it up, just put in "31515" for the team number. Edit to add: This program uses your computer when you are not. It runs when your computer is "idle" - not when you are trying to work. It is a world-wide effort, and each and every one of us can contribute. You do not need a super-fast computer, or special computer skills. Just download and install. Choose a username (you can try your dz.com nick), and enter 31515 for the team number. Who knows... Your computer may help save lives and suffering... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Your cooling fans should be on 24/7 anyhow, if you are worried about "wearing out" your computer parts. It's really about thermal stability. The heat-up and cool-down cycles of shutting your computer down is much more wear-and-tear on components than leaving them up and running all the time. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

If you joined, participation would be that much higher. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

All other things equal, I'd go for the Bonehead - with the battery bulge. Sony "S" batteries suck. The extra capacity batteries are still less than the standard capacity "M" batteries. You may not care about extra battery capacity now, but when you are changing your battery every-other-jump, it becomes a factor. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Yes, this will work with Adobe Premiere. The links I sent in my PM did not include the model I would prefer - the Dazzle 150. It is similar to the 200, but does not have the universal reader, but is USB 2.0, which (if your computer supports it) will give you a more consistent frame-rate. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I thought you were supposed to show your boobies on Fat Tuesday??? The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

You forgot to photoshop yourself into the drivers seat. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I hear there will be beautiful women at the World FreeFall Convention this year... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I've worked with all sorts of tuner-type capture cards and they are consistently crappy, even in terms of the quality expected of a typical VHS tape. They are acceptable for putting on the web, where you watch the output in a little window on your monitor. Watching the output on a DVD would be painful to most any of us. The best quality for entry-level composite video capture I've used is made by Dazzle. I have a USB version that I carry with my laptop and have been quite pleased with. They are very easy to set up, and can be moved from computer-to-computer very easily. The mid-grade one I have even does PAL, and PAL/NTSC conversion. Dazzle has a prepacked solution you may want to consider, that captures in MPEG-2, DVD, and S-VCD (it has a built-in encoder which simplifies and speeds up everything considerably), and outputs to AVI, Real, WMP, and DV. It also has PAL/NTSC compatibility (full frame), a 6-in-1 media reader, and all the software you need to get started. Take a look: http://www.dazzle.com/products/dcs200.html It's more than you were looking at spending on the video card you showed us, but you're getting much more for your dinero, and you won't have to buy anything more (if you already have a CDR/DVDR). The laws of physics are strictly enforced.