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Worth? 8,348 Views / 44 Replies  
Probably nothing however have you ever had a good night BS'n with the guys downing a few beers? Worthless but fun non-the-less.

As far as the benchmarking, I don't have a lot to say about this...
Posted by rkadowns, on Jul 27, 2004 at 07:13 PM, in Mac Desktops
My 3 year old G4/466 28,584 Views / 52 Replies  
I have not had my case fan in operation for more than two years. I unplugged it when I realized that air is passed by the CPU by being pulled with the power supply. Its also been overclocked to...
Posted by rkadowns, on May 7, 2004 at 09:54 PM, in Mac Desktops
Holy Sheit!!! 9,513 Views / 140 Replies  
All this time, say years, I have been tinkering around with different utilities and creating shortcuts and doing this and that to the interface of my Windows machine at work to make it more mac like....
Posted by rkadowns, on Mar 13, 2004 at 02:02 AM, in macOS
Ah, a weather repot thread! <img border="0"... 600 Views / 11 Replies  
Ah, a weather repot thread! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />

It's currently 113 degrees in lovely Phoenix Arizona with a dew point of 55 degrees and the barometer is...
Posted by rkadowns, on Jul 9, 2002 at 07:06 PM, in Team MacNN
Too bad most computers need AC otherwise you... 522 Views / 6 Replies  
Too bad most computers need AC otherwise you could just turn off the AC and suffer. All in the name of sceince. :D

Also, I found that most of these clients that are not so modem friendly work...
Posted by rkadowns, on Jun 15, 2002 at 12:26 PM, in Team MacNN
I appreciate all your time SkiBikeSki and Mikkyo.... 544 Views / 9 Replies  
I appreciate all your time SkiBikeSki and Mikkyo. None that was mentioned will fall on deaf ears.

Cheers
Posted by rkadowns, on Jun 12, 2002 at 08:17 PM, in Team MacNN
Just found <a... 544 Views / 9 Replies  
Just found <a href="http://www.jumptec.de/product/data/slotpc/coolmonsterpd.html" target="_blank">this...</a>

Have no idea if Mac software is in the works. Or pricing for that matter...

RIP
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Posted by rkadowns, on Jun 11, 2002 at 07:35 PM, in Team MacNN
"Oh and you couldn't run distfold on both since... 544 Views / 9 Replies  
"Oh and you couldn't run distfold on both since the PC card doesn't work in OS X."

Thanks. That's one of those, "do what I mean, not what I say" situations. I appreciate the response. I spent...
Posted by rkadowns, on Jun 11, 2002 at 07:26 PM, in Team MacNN
[OT] PCI PC Card 544 Views / 9 Replies  
I'm sorry to post a question like this here, but a really have no other online life anywhere else. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> So here-goes...

Once upon a time I had...
Posted by rkadowns, on Jun 11, 2002 at 03:32 PM, in Team MacNN
Oh my! There is so much love pouring forth from... 500 Views / 8 Replies  
Oh my! There is so much love pouring forth from my monitor! Must find a more buckets...
Posted by rkadowns, on Jun 6, 2002 at 03:40 PM, in Team MacNN
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 500 Views / 8 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by DAlex:
<strong>Sorry to...
Posted by rkadowns, on Jun 6, 2002 at 10:23 AM, in Team MacNN
I understand your pain. The apartments I used to... 458 Views / 3 Replies  
I understand your pain. The apartments I used to live at had T1 to my apartment for broadband. I since purchased a house, so now I'm on dialup. Probably will be for a while.

My only saving...
Posted by rkadowns, on Jun 4, 2002 at 12:11 AM, in Team MacNN
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 484 Views / 6 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by enola:
<strong>Anyone...
Posted by rkadowns, on Jun 2, 2002 at 02:00 PM, in Team MacNN
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by mikkyo:
<strong>So here...
Posted by rkadowns, on May 30, 2002 at 03:46 PM, in Team MacNN
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 547 Views / 33 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by Scotttheking:
<strong>...
Posted by rkadowns, on May 30, 2002 at 03:39 PM, in Team MacNN
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by CTho9305:
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Posted by rkadowns, on May 28, 2002 at 06:34 PM, in Team MacNN
:cool: ! RIP 547 Views / 33 Replies  
:cool: !

RIP
Posted by rkadowns, on May 25, 2002 at 11:53 AM, in Team MacNN
Well. Obviously this will hurt us. It was good... 1,258 Views / 90 Replies  
Well. Obviously this will hurt us. It was good to have you crunching as often as you have. Sad news indeed.

:( Looks like we either need to yield (like we have a choice) or pick up the slack...
Posted by rkadowns, on May 23, 2002 at 06:26 PM, in Team MacNN
This domain was registered Saturday July 22, 2000... 491 Views / 10 Replies  
This domain was registered Saturday July 22, 2000 by C. Hogue Consulting. They are based out of Canada and have also had distributedfolding.org registered at that same time. Lets all take a...
Posted by rkadowns, on May 17, 2002 at 12:42 PM, in Team MacNN
I think this is just the beginning and a small... 491 Views / 10 Replies  
I think this is just the beginning and a small example of what we will be seeing in the future as more and more organizations compete for our cpu cycles.

Public DC is going to make someone rich...
Posted by rkadowns, on May 17, 2002 at 12:21 AM, in Team MacNN
BTW AIM was mentioned. I really don't use... 660 Views / 27 Replies  
BTW

AIM was mentioned. I really don't use IM'ing as I have no life and nobody to chat with, but I may actually install an use something like that if there was a official Team MacNN chat room...
Posted by rkadowns, on May 15, 2002 at 08:17 PM, in Team MacNN
Holy cow-patties Batman! Reader50, you do a... 660 Views / 27 Replies  
Holy cow-patties Batman!

Reader50, you do a whole hell of a lot more than I thought. I could imagine that running these stats pages took some effort, and I see little things here and there get...
Posted by rkadowns, on May 15, 2002 at 08:08 PM, in Team MacNN
Careful. You might come across as one of those... 850 Views / 40 Replies  
Careful. You might come across as one of those "snobby" Mac users. :rolleyes:

Good to have you crunching with us. Keep it coming!!

RIP
Posted by rkadowns, on May 10, 2002 at 07:49 PM, in Team MacNN
And be magically implemented just as the whole... 850 Views / 40 Replies  
And be magically implemented just as the whole OSN team joins us. Wouldn't that be a coincidence?

Can you pass him an email?
Posted by rkadowns, on May 10, 2002 at 02:43 PM, in Team MacNN
Broken link. Let me try that again ... 850 Views / 40 Replies  
Broken link.

Let me try that again

Nasty (http://www.piratefleet.com/forums/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=6&t=006304)

Sorry...
Posted by rkadowns, on May 10, 2002 at 02:18 PM, in Team MacNN
Don't know if any of you have seen this tread on... 850 Views / 40 Replies  
Don't know if any of you have seen this tread on OCN:
Nasty (http://www.piratefleet.com/forums/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_)

Notice the taste, or lack thereof, with their English?

I think...
Posted by rkadowns, on May 10, 2002 at 02:10 PM, in Team MacNN
I'm game. Like to see OCN talking smack after we... 1,258 Views / 90 Replies  
I'm game. Like to see OCN talking smack after we power up...

Obviously we will need DAlex and enola back in the game. They powered down considerably after the race. I think DAlex quit...
Posted by rkadowns, on May 10, 2002 at 10:09 AM, in Team MacNN
Just keep in mind OCN, our dFOLD efforts are no... 850 Views / 40 Replies  
Just keep in mind OCN, our dFOLD efforts are no where near top production. I hope you brought some serious heat along with your overclocked Cyrix's. ;)
Posted by rkadowns, on May 9, 2002 at 02:48 PM, in Team MacNN
I find DC to be an entertaining use of my... 3,237 Views / 403 Replies  
I find DC to be an entertaining use of my computers, however I find myself somewhat torn over what I find more so. The joy of DC itself, or the joy I find reading these forums of those participating...
Posted by rkadowns, on May 6, 2002 at 12:36 PM, in Team MacNN
I have not been able to deturmine totaly yet, but... 595 Views / 26 Replies  
I have not been able to deturmine totaly yet, but it seems this new protien does not leak, or leak as bad as the old. :)
Posted by rkadowns, on Apr 16, 2002 at 12:19 PM, in Team MacNN
You ask, here is my opinion. Personally I... 475 Views / 16 Replies  
You ask, here is my opinion. Personally I believe all efforts are a waste of time for the exception of dFold and Folding@home, and to a lesser degree Ubero. Curretnly Ubero does not have any...
Posted by rkadowns, on Apr 15, 2002 at 12:39 PM, in Team MacNN
Below is a reply from Brian the Fist when I... 595 Views / 26 Replies  
Below is a reply from Brian the Fist when I notified him of the leak.

"Yes, I saw the thread. It appears this is isolated to Mac OS X though as it definitely does not occur on Windows or Linux. ...
Posted by rkadowns, on Apr 15, 2002 at 12:04 PM, in Team MacNN
You guys go and have fun. I'll just sit here,... 3,237 Views / 403 Replies  
You guys go and have fun. I'll just sit here, eating dust and washing sand out of my eyes. :cool

RIP
Posted by rkadowns, on Apr 13, 2002 at 03:00 PM, in Team MacNN
I forgot to mention that the client was sitting... 595 Views / 26 Replies  
I forgot to mention that the client was sitting idle when the problem was discovered.
Posted by rkadowns, on Apr 13, 2002 at 12:10 AM, in Team MacNN
The client uploads every 5K folds processed. The... 595 Views / 26 Replies  
The client uploads every 5K folds processed. The progress file indicated 277K processed when I noticed the slowdown and memory loss. I believe the ship is taking in water.

RIP
Posted by rkadowns, on Apr 13, 2002 at 12:08 AM, in Team MacNN
TOP is pretty CPU intensive for what its purpose... 595 Views / 26 Replies  
TOP is pretty CPU intensive for what its purpose is. It uses about 8% of your cpu just sitting there so I wouldn't recommend having it running all the time.

Also, if you cd to the directory you...
Posted by rkadowns, on Apr 12, 2002 at 04:05 PM, in Team MacNN
In the meantime, is anyone with the knowledge... 595 Views / 26 Replies  
In the meantime, is anyone with the knowledge willing to create a script that would exit cleanly and restart the client every 24 hours or so? :D

I'll attemt to modify the Ubero script to do this...
Posted by rkadowns, on Apr 12, 2002 at 02:38 PM, in Team MacNN
Memory Leak? (dFold) 595 Views / 26 Replies  
Greetings,

I ran into a problem yesterday. Found out my G4 crawled to a halt and pretty much stopped crunching sometime yesterday at around 227K folds. When terminal finally opened I ran TOP and...
Posted by rkadowns, on Apr 12, 2002 at 11:14 AM, in Team MacNN
�Will I'll be!�, said Gomer Pile. How about that... 448 Views / 10 Replies  
�Will I'll be!�, said Gomer Pile. How about that Phantom Powerhouse I prophesized?


Thanks for joining Kevin! Just don't forget who is on your tail...

RIP
Posted by rkadowns, on Apr 12, 2002 at 11:04 AM, in Team MacNN
If only a 68k client existed and Airport worked... 448 Views / 10 Replies  
If only a 68k client existed and Airport worked on my ol' 25Mhz Quadra 610, I'd whip that baby out and spank you all...
Posted by rkadowns, on Apr 11, 2002 at 05:39 PM, in Team MacNN
;) Married! If that happened, that would... 448 Views / 10 Replies  
;)

Married! If that happened, that would only bump us up to 3rd and wouldn't benefit the team at all.

I do have a plan to add another 100,000 units per day, but I have to get a few people to...
Posted by rkadowns, on Apr 11, 2002 at 03:16 PM, in Team MacNN
Too bad Yellow briQ's... 591 Views / 33 Replies  
Too bad Yellow briQ's (http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/store/purchase.phtml?products) are'nt about $1k cheaper. I think a rack or case full of those would be killer...
Posted by rkadowns, on Apr 4, 2002 at 01:00 PM, in Team MacNN
 
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