Why do you fold?

crimedog · 12-08-03, 02:04 PM

I don't know if this has been done before, a short search returned no resuts.

Why do YOU fold?

I fold because I HATE wasting my computer by not using it

Tawcan · 12-08-03, 02:10 PM

B/c I can and b/c ppl who I know are suffering/suffered from cancer and other diseases Stanford is researching through F@H.

orangebug · 12-08-03, 02:12 PM

I fold for a couple of reasons. I hope that the knowledge that it produces can benefit us somehow (new drugs/treatments). Mostly I fold for the feeling of being on a team and doing something bigger than myself. And if I can do that while doing something worthwhile, then that's a bonus. I guess that's why SETI never appealed to me - the team aspect was there but not the worthwhile cause (to me at least, I don't want to bash anyone who participates in the SETI program).

Orangebug

new_novice · 12-08-03, 02:19 PM

I do it because this forum was my first real forum and since they have something going that I can help, I fold

(and because of personal reason too)

nikhsub1 · 12-08-03, 02:42 PM

"I fold for my daughter who has a rare protein disorder which is called Mildhyperphenylalaninemia (yeah it's a doozie of a name), a variant of PKU. Fortunately, her condition is extremely mild and requires no treatment and will have no ill effects to her health."

From THIS thread.

Chris · 12-08-03, 02:51 PM

To be honest at first I just started folding because I was a member of this forum and wondered what "folding" was. I came in here and thought, why not? So I started folding and then a little later started reading more of what its actually about and got interested, and now I fold for the cause! Devided we stand united we fold!

sautegod · 12-08-03, 04:29 PM

I fold for nikhsub1 and others like him.
There's not to many times in life you have the opportunity to participate in something to has the patential to affect so many peoples life. not only the people who suffer from the disorder but also there family and friends.

This program, this team is bigger then all of us, and I don't just mean team 32 but all the teams, every one who is helping in any way.
Some day this is going to do something big and I wan't to be part of it!!!!!

vonkaar · 12-08-03, 04:33 PM

Why do I fold?
For the chicks.

Arkaine23 · 12-08-03, 04:39 PM

To ascend to the same greatness as vonkaar.

9mmCensor · 12-08-03, 04:42 PM

Because it should be a crime not to fold!

Planus · 12-08-03, 05:06 PM

I fold so theres at least one hard working thing in my university room

Cjwinnit · 12-08-03, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Planus
I fold so theres at least one hard working thing in my university room

Great minds think alike

DAGO · 12-08-03, 06:47 PM

I began folding for Team 32 because is seemed like such a worthwhile cause, and once I had been convinced that it would have no negative affects on my computer or my wallet, I started folding 24/7...Been at it for 1 year now...
Its a GOOD thing...

RadiationMan · 12-08-03, 07:36 PM

I feel kind of uncomfortable donating money to many charities, because you never know how it is going to be used, or whose pocket it is going into. With folding, I know my contribution is going to be used 100% for what it was intended. It makes me feel good to be able to help.

The friendly competition in the stats are also a lot of fun.

y0bailey · 12-08-03, 09:14 PM

i fold so i can watch my name fly up the stats chart....and for free prizes i win for borging the crap out of everything....its all about the thrill of competition for me

oh and the fact that it can benefit us all. i mean my excessive drinking is eventually going to blow up something in my body, and all my friends bodies. its a race to find the cure before we all need the cure, pretty beneficial to me!

Wedo · 12-08-03, 10:04 PM

Top five answers to "Why do you fold?"

5. The cure.

4. The cause.

3. The Team.

2. The chicks.

1. The kittens.

(not in that order)

Wedo

cbakey · 12-08-03, 10:19 PM

The Cure and the competition.

mjmnam · 12-08-03, 11:59 PM

it's my good deed for the day. sometimes i even get two. the potential to further medical science. and the competition.

Audioaficionado · 12-09-03, 12:28 AM

I've aready have the chick of my dreams and plenty of kittens...

...so I do it for the cause and I enjoy eating greenies for breakfast

Melhisedek · 12-09-03, 02:46 AM

I lost 3 of my loved ones to cancer. 2 of them fairly recently.

12-08-03, 02:04 PM	Thread Starter #1
crimedog Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South of Boston	Why do you fold? I don't know if this has been done before, a short search returned no resuts. Why do YOU fold? I fold because I HATE wasting my computer by not using it __________________ i'm packing heat
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12-08-03, 02:10 PM	#2
Tawcan Registered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC	B/c I can and b/c ppl who I know are suffering/suffered from cancer and other diseases Stanford is researching through F@H.
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12-08-03, 02:12 PM	#3
orangebug Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Baltimore	I fold for a couple of reasons. I hope that the knowledge that it produces can benefit us somehow (new drugs/treatments). Mostly I fold for the feeling of being on a team and doing something bigger than myself. And if I can do that while doing something worthwhile, then that's a bonus. I guess that's why SETI never appealed to me - the team aspect was there but not the worthwhile cause (to me at least, I don't want to bash anyone who participates in the SETI program). Orangebug
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12-08-03, 02:19 PM	#4
new_novice Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: san jose, CA	I do it because this forum was my first real forum and since they have something going that I can help, I fold (and because of personal reason too) __________________ Asus P5Q Deluxe Intel Q9550 @ 3.4 Ghz 4 Gbs Kingston 1066 Saphire 4780 1Gb version 1 Raid 0 for scrap (2) 1 Raid 1 for OS (2) 1 Raid 10 for data (6x)
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12-08-03, 02:42 PM	#5
nikhsub1 Unoriginal Macho Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Los Angeles	"I fold for my daughter who has a rare protein disorder which is called Mildhyperphenylalaninemia (yeah it's a doozie of a name), a variant of PKU. Fortunately, her condition is extremely mild and requires no treatment and will have no ill effects to her health." From THIS thread. __________________ Loading Signature ...
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12-08-03, 02:51 PM	#6
Chris Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: England, UK	To be honest at first I just started folding because I was a member of this forum and wondered what "folding" was. I came in here and thought, why not? So I started folding and then a little later started reading more of what its actually about and got interested, and now I fold for the cause! Devided we stand united we fold! __________________ *Folding@Home Team32*
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12-08-03, 04:29 PM	#7
sautegod Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: kitchener, ontario	I fold for nikhsub1 and others like him. There's not to many times in life you have the opportunity to participate in something to has the patential to affect so many peoples life. not only the people who suffer from the disorder but also there family and friends. This program, this team is bigger then all of us, and I don't just mean team 32 but all the teams, every one who is helping in any way. Some day this is going to do something big and I wan't to be part of it!!!!!
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12-08-03, 04:33 PM	#8
vonkaar Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Flower Mound, TX	Why do I fold? For the chicks. __________________ -->>Ranked #1 of all folders in the world!!<<-- named Vonkaar... I7 920 D0 @ 4.2Ghz // MSI X58 Pro-E // Sapphire 5870 // 6x Seagates in RAID0 // Microsoft Keyboard Overclocked to 18 WPM (STOCK COOLING!) Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittamj
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12-08-03, 04:39 PM	#9
Arkaine23 Captain Random Senior Evil Genius Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Woodlands, Tx	To ascend to the same greatness as vonkaar. __________________ Folding.for.team.32.as.OC3d! i5 3570 @ 4.5 \| 8GB \| SSD \| 5-disk Raid 0 \| 660 Ti +154 other/slower clients folding
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12-08-03, 04:42 PM	#10
9mmCensor Disabled Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Banned Camp	Because it should be a crime not to fold!
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12-08-03, 05:06 PM	#11
Planus Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK	I fold so theres at least one hard working thing in my university room
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12-08-03, 06:47 PM	#13
DAGO Curmudgeon Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Chico CA	I began folding for Team 32 because is seemed like such a worthwhile cause, and once I had been convinced that it would have no negative affects on my computer or my wallet, I started folding 24/7...Been at it for 1 year now... Its a GOOD thing... __________________ "DAMN THE TORPEDOES, FULL SPEED AHEAD!"------------Farragut at Mobile Bay----------- DFI NF4 DAGF A64 3500@2.4-6600GT-2Gigs Crucial PC3200 UCCC-CDRW-WIN XP Pro SP3- <<<--Disabled Vet---Beale AFB 66-69--456th CSG---O/C Geezers Guild--DOB 2-26-47---- "Enjoy yourself, cuz there's only one time around, baby." ----------Uncle Milty---------- <<<--2.4 Gigs Folding for Team 32--Folding for the Cures~Not the Stats---Fold like HABU--- Last edited by DAGO; 12-08-03 at 07:22 PM.
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12-08-03, 07:36 PM	#14
RadiationMan Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pratt, KS	I feel kind of uncomfortable donating money to many charities, because you never know how it is going to be used, or whose pocket it is going into. With folding, I know my contribution is going to be used 100% for what it was intended. It makes me feel good to be able to help. The friendly competition in the stats are also a lot of fun.
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12-08-03, 09:14 PM	#15
y0bailey Member Join Date: Jan 2003	i fold so i can watch my name fly up the stats chart....and for free prizes i win for borging the crap out of everything....its all about the thrill of competition for me oh and the fact that it can benefit us all. i mean my excessive drinking is eventually going to blow up something in my body, and all my friends bodies. its a race to find the cure before we all need the cure, pretty beneficial to me! __________________ Phenom 955 @ 4.0 Noctua nh-d14 Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
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12-08-03, 10:04 PM	#16
Wedo Senior Kitty Power! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lost Angeles	Top five answers to "Why do you fold?" 5. The cure. 4. The cause. 3. The Team. 2. The chicks. 1. The kittens. (not in that order) Wedo __________________ ~ Folding for Sharon, Joy, Kathy, Cathy, Nancy, Peanut, and so many others ~[/size]
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12-08-03, 10:19 PM	#17
cbakey Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lancaster, PA	The Cure and the competition.
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12-08-03, 11:59 PM	#18
mjmnam Member Join Date: Jul 2003	it's my good deed for the day. sometimes i even get two. the potential to further medical science. and the competition.
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12-09-03, 12:28 AM	#19
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12-09-03, 02:46 AM	#20
Melhisedek Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sweden	I lost 3 of my loved ones to cancer. 2 of them fairly recently.
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