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08-20-2001, 08:23 PM
|  | Mistress of Mayhem | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: New York
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Quote: Originally posted by amykhar
A few months ago, Epinion Addicts held a blood drive in order to try to help the communities that we live in. Working together, we were able to get quite a bit of blood donated. (I am sure Sara will be along later with the exact number that escapes me now.)
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The exact number escapes me as well, but it was in the neighborhood of 3 gallons. 
Sara
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08-20-2001, 08:24 PM
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If Mac users are interesting in a distributed computing program since this one isn't available (and you may as well use your extra cycles for something), you might want to look at Seti@home. Although not for such a good cause as cancer research, space research and the space program has led to many advances in medical and other areas that greatly enhance the lives of most of us even if we don't know it. Some of the advances directly attributable to space research and the space program:
* surgical lasers
* optical devices used by legally blind and by surgeons
* astroturf (okay, so we could have done without this one)
* special shoes that help many formerly wheelchair bound people walk
* many many more
Seti@home is not directly supporting this research, but it is bringing more attention to it in a time where scientific research funding has already been completely decimated. One of the goals of Seti@home is to provide enough visibility that funding isn't cut further.
So if you can't do the Genome projects, try Seti. It runs on Macs and several flavors of UNIX (and of course Windows too but you folks are going to run Genome). http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/
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08-20-2001, 08:36 PM
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Yay! We're moving right on up the team rating column.
Rah Rah Ree!
Kick 'em in the knee!
Rah Rah Ras!
Kick 'em in the other knee!
Yaaaaaaay Team!
Lynne - shaking pompoms madly |
08-20-2001, 08:37 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by amykhar
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08-21-2001, 02:04 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by amykhar
....Please Join Us in the Fight Against Cancer
| I changed the Us to Epinion Addicts. I'm assume that's Ok, but if I've just commited a Web Etiquette Faux Pas by using the site's name, please let me know.
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08-22-2001, 10:43 PM
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I uploaded my last batch HOURS ago, and they still haven't upgraded. I'm hoping this last one is enough to trade Deb for last place.
I hate being in last place. 
But wait!
Once nicholemere lists her gene, I will no longer be in last place anyhow! 
Nichole? How many computers are you running?
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08-22-2001, 10:56 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by hypotenuse
....Once nicholemere lists her gene, I will no longer be in last place anyhow!
... |  Quote: Originally posted by hypotenuse
...How many computers are you running? |
--- Blue Gene Baby |
08-23-2001, 07:21 AM
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Katherine's on the list! 
Sara
Still waiting for Slick
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08-23-2001, 08:26 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by taurusmoon
Katherine's on the list!
... | Yay!
Go Team Go!
My Current rank: 7909 out of 10519 users
Wow, a lot of users. Way to go Internet!
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08-23-2001, 11:52 AM
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We are ranked #300 (out of 800+) and climbing rapidly.
GO TEAM!
Sara
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08-23-2001, 11:52 AM
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Team EA cracked the top 300 this morning. Onward to victory!
(It is too a competition, Taurus, hush!) |
08-23-2001, 11:53 AM
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ROFLMAO
Great minds think alike Joubert.
Sara
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08-23-2001, 02:52 PM
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Less than 3 hours later and we're up to #294.
Oh yeah. We're hot.
Sara
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08-23-2001, 07:57 PM
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"Hey, we're #293 and counting," said Joubert, who is contemplating risking his relationship with all MIS people work to run the client on his laptop while they're not looking. |
08-23-2001, 11:04 PM
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Redlass is in da house!
You've been added Bridgette.
Sara
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08-24-2001, 07:38 AM
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287 with a bullet!
Go team!
Sara
Who might be checking the stats a wee too much
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08-24-2001, 07:49 AM
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All right, I'm in.  I'm on the sixth part of my first gene after running for eight hours. Is that normal? Or do I just have a darned slow computer?
Cindy
who noticed that an extraordinary percentage of the EA Steppers Club are also Genome@Home team members!
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08-24-2001, 09:01 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by jenninca
All right, I'm in. I'm on the sixth part of my first gene after running for eight hours. Is that normal? Or do I just have a darned slow computer?
| Fret not, that's normal. Quote:
Cindy
who noticed that an extraordinary percentage of the EA Steppers Club are also Genome@Home team members!
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I think there's a study in that somewhere. Deb? Can you use this for one of your classes?
Sara
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08-24-2001, 10:14 AM
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285!
Sara
Who has her sights set on bypassing the Ministry_of_Silly_Walks team in 265th place
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08-24-2001, 10:23 AM
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Yay! Pageclot (and his far inferior system to his wife's  ) is in the house!!
Go team! |
08-24-2001, 04:35 PM
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I'm seeing double
RUBICON01 59.15 units 4 genes
and
rubicon01 10.64 units 1 genes
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My favourite gene name so far:
Major Cold Shock Protein (Cspb)
My most boring name:
Gene V Protein
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08-24-2001, 04:48 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by nicholmere
I'm seeing double
RUBICON01 59.15 units 4 genes
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rubicon01 10.64 units 1 genes
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3 guesses who that might be. 
Sara
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08-24-2001, 08:08 PM
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Sara, you designed on ovomucoid? Sorry, but that sounds like a runny egg to me. Ewwwww
Amy
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08-24-2001, 11:24 PM
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Hey, hey, hey! I'm particularly proud of that one. 
Sara
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