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FoBoT
09-30-2002, 10:08 PM
pick your time/date that we will hit 10,000,000,000

i got October 10 at 8:32 pm EST

(for anybody that doesn't know what an anchor pool is -> linky (http://www.olgoat.com/substuff/dex56.htm) )
Angus
09-30-2002, 10:12 PM
You're in trouble - I won three straight anchor pools on my ship...

almost got keelhauled.


:crazy:


edit: Ok,, I posted first, then read the link. that is the funniest explanation of an anchor pool I ever expect to read.

I served on both surface ships and subs (how's that for a Coastie !) and every anchor pool we had paid out the entire ante, none of this slush fund keeping part crap.

Brings back great memories.......
Angus
09-30-2002, 10:20 PM
How are we gonna tell what the magic minute is?
FoBoT
10-01-2002, 12:54 AM
Originally posted by Angus
How are we gonna tell what the magic minute is?

somebody will have to watch

http://www.distributedfolding.org/distribfold.txt

when it gets close and screen shot it , i guess
FoBoT
10-03-2002, 09:55 PM
so nobody wants to guess huh?
Angus
10-04-2002, 12:17 PM
I would think that since the stats are not updated in real time, that it would not be possible to select the actual minute.

Doesn't Howard only update the stats every 5 or 10 minutes?


If I'm wrong, then I select minute 33. :)
Paratima
10-04-2002, 12:56 PM
Huh! Just like swabbies, bettin' on stupid stuff.

Whatever number you decide to use, I'll take 0703 EDT on October 11th. :D
Condor
10-04-2002, 02:10 PM
It looks like DATA is coming back so I'll say about 1/2 hour from now.

Seriously, I'll take 9 Oct. 10:14 am. :eek:
lemonsqzz
10-04-2002, 10:31 PM
Put me down for Oct 12 07:00:26 2002 EST
...I may have to slow down a bit soon :(

My systems have been discovered here..
FoBoT
10-04-2002, 11:14 PM
Originally posted by lemonsqzz

...I may have to slow down a bit soon :(

My systems have been discovered here..

that high bandwidth usage can setoff alarms to network guys, especially when they look and see the destination is the same for many systems
FoBoT
10-08-2002, 01:12 PM
only 3 guesses posted

looks like it will go past Condor's guess

not sure it will last until lemonsqzz's

i think i am still in good shape :D
lemonsqzz
10-08-2002, 01:36 PM
Can I make another guess?? ..
Who made that lemon icon for me ...??
Paratima
10-08-2002, 05:43 PM
Dunno where it came from, but keep it. It's you! :jester:
JTrinkle
10-08-2002, 07:01 PM
Who made that lemon icon for me ...??

do you not read your PM's ??

-JTrinkle
FoBoT
10-08-2002, 10:42 PM
ok condor is looking pretty good right now
Paratima
10-08-2002, 11:06 PM
Sure is! We moved a lot faster than I thought we would. :(
lemonsqzz
10-09-2002, 02:35 PM
Distributed Folding Project Statistics
as of: Wed Oct 9 14:20:27 2002 EST

View / Download statistics as plain text

Total registered participants: 13865
Active users (working on current protein): 2460
Total structures generated so far:
10,000,659,172
Goal number of structures:
10,000,000,000
FoBoT
10-09-2002, 03:01 PM
thank you , i was in the car :rolleyes:

condor wins the big prize!!!! congratulations!!!

http://www.fobot.net/prize2.jpg
Paratima
10-09-2002, 05:32 PM
:jester: :rotfl: