Genuine Question

NLOCliff

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I'm not trying to be a dick or anything, but I've always wondered if DC is really producing any results. Has all the processing be for nothing, or is there anything to show for it? And if there is, is there somewhere online that I can see said results?

Sorry if I come off like a dick,

Cliff
 

Philippart

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There are some websites which cover all the results; like this one in french (which even translated the papers): http://www.boinc-af.org/content/category/9/110/295/ however it's very incomplete WCG for instance has produced a lot more.

Somewhere on rechenkraft.net and on boinc.berkeley.edu there's a similar and more complete list. Browsing the different project helps too!

Finally the probably most producing project: http://folding.stanford.edu/English/Papers
 

Philippart

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and we should not forget all the primes we found!

A common misconception is that the result of our computations is a finished drug ready for commercialisation. Most projects do the base work, like protein databases (like SIMAP) or protein function and behavior modeling (folding or rosetta) or other modeling and screening work (malariacontrol or helpconquercancer). These projects make the basic research needed in order to design drugs Only few test finished (where the said basic research is done) drug candidates, the best results will then be tested in a lab. These projects include dengue drugs and fightaids on WCG.
 

VirtualLarry

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DC produces a lot of ... heat. The global warming folks should be against DC any day now.
 

Philippart

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Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
DC produces a lot of ... heat. The global warming folks should be against DC any day now.

except for the clean energy project and climate prediction
 

NLOCliff

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Thanks! I used to do SETI@Home and one of the medical BOINC projects. I just wondered if it did any good.
 

Assimilator1

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SETI is a very long term project, so as far as finding ET goes nil results yet, personally I believe it will one day even if it isn't via the current search using radio waves.

Oh btw you didn't come off like a dick :thumbsup:.

Does anyone know if astropulse has turned up any results yet?
 

Alyx

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Originally posted by: Philippart
Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
DC produces a lot of ... heat. The global warming folks should be against DC any day now.

except for the clean energy project and climate prediction

I heard climate prediction recently added its own heat creation as a variable in the models.


jk
 

flyted

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Very good question. I've asked myself that and others and its more of a hope situation than fact. No guarantees. Never been a good independent review of DC projects that I've ever seen. Look at WCG and the pay behind the top people and it would make any reasonable person wonder if its for real or for money. You'll also find some that will support DC no matter what the reality. I was major league into DC, in the top 25 in one project and it finally went belly up. Try to find what others are paid in some of these projects, you'll never find out. Does that mean they dont do good work or will eventually find a golden nugget? NO! But your playing the lotto with DC, it more hope, wishful thinking and just plane luck. Its not much of a price to pay for the small guy logging online a couple times a week, but its a big thing for those of us who had dedicated machines built just for DC and saw no results. The argument there is it takes time, maybe years or several years, to make progress. Those years have come and gone, maybe the cure is tomorrow, maybe decades, its a gamble and a good question you asked. Many don't because the die-hards flame you pretty good when you question the process. I'm still looking for a quality project that I think is close. Actually having a project find something real and the publicity would be a boon for DC, if it ever happens.
 

Assimilator1

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I think the issue is with many DC projects is that the results don't turn into immediate fixes, ie medical projects won't & can't(?) give an immediate cure to a disease, however that doesn't mean the info won't lead onto a new drug etc for improved treatment. Yes it comes back to time & waiting, although I think I'm right in saying that F@H has had some 'low' level sucesses that is leading to new medicines being created (they do have some peer reviewed results), I'm no expert on F@H so I'll defer to someone else with more knowledge .

Something like Orbit@H (when it finally gets running) should be able to show pretty quick turnaround from results as any predicted asteroids etc could then be directly observed.

Which project died on you?

Btw New Scientist have covered a few DC projects, 1 article was a few months ago, although they didn't go into any great depth.
 
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