Where Did All the Folders Go?

[sheroo]

I need to get back into the fold... I think I need to change electricity supplier - my current one has just increased rates by 20%.

 

[hmmblah]

I need to get back into the fold... I think I need to change electricity supplier - my current one has just increased rates by 20%.

Holy crap, 20%! That's quite a jump. What's their rationale for increasing rates so much?

 

[WYP]

Plus, mining is much more difficult than folding so it's only a matter of time before people switch. Mining can be pretty back breaking work and has all sorts of negative health effects like respiratory issues. Folding can be done indoors while seated and is much easier on the body. I'll continue to fold in the comfort of my own home rather than try mining and get injured or worse. Not to mention, mining is extremely dirty work and would ruin all my clothes!

This post man... love it.

 

[sheroo]

Holy crap, 20%! That's quite a jump. What's their rationale for increasing rates so much?

Something to do with the end user in the UK picking up the tab for the energy suppliers installing smart meters, which the government wanted in every house by 2020. They thought it would help reduce usage by the consumer so they could reach some target or other. They have now realised that smart meters don't reduce usage, so they are now saying that they will "offer" every household a smart meter by 2020. The consumer is left picking up the tab as usual...

 

[riotcity76]

This post man... love it.

Thought I'd have a bit of fun after reading this post https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/6rw8wj/this_whole_time_i_thought_you_guys_were_talking/


Apologies if I'm not allowed to post other links. h34r:

 

[RickPlaysWarr]

Hi

I need to get a better case. My twin GTX1070 setup just heats up way to fast in the H440 even with the 2x360 radiators. Case is just too restrictive. Also it heats up my room fast and its above 85 Fahrenheit most days in Southern California where I live

--Rick--

 

[riotcity76]

I'll be shutting down at some point in the next 24-36 hours to prepare for Irma. If it hits Miami, no telling how long I'll be without power but I will get back up when I can

 

[hmmblah]

I'll be shutting down at some point in the next 24-36 hours to prepare for Irma. If it hits Miami, no telling how long I'll be without power but I will get back up when I can

Damn dude, keep safe!

 

[JLR]

We are down to 10 active folders ATM, where did you all go?

I will be honest I haven't done it in a while, mainly because I have had to move my setup out of the attic and into the living room as the conditions are not ideal up there.

Sad to see the numbers dwindling. I do think mining has taken a lot of the focus away from projects like F@H and Seti. It's pretty damn tempting to let your GPU crunch away plus get paid for it, if you catch it at the right time. I don't know how much it's affected our team, but I'd love to see some people come back.

We always see numbers go down in summertime. Maybe they will pick up again when things cool off?

I agree, I think mining has a lot to do with taking focus away from other projects. I live in the UK and I personally dont see the beneft, especially with our energy prices the way that they are.

I need to get back into the fold... I think I need to change electricity supplier - my current one has just increased rates by 20%.

Same here, my energy bills are ridiculous.

I'll be shutting down at some point in the next 24-36 hours to prepare for Irma. If it hits Miami, no telling how long I'll be without power but I will get back up when I can

As the previous post said, stay safe dude

 

[Wraith]

I'll be shutting down at some point in the next 24-36 hours to prepare for Irma. If it hits Miami, no telling how long I'll be without power but I will get back up when I can

Stay safe and batten down those hatches we're all praying for you overseas.

 

[Kei]

Same here, my energy bills are ridiculous.

Likewise, I had to stop folding a few years back as I was getting stick for leaving the pc on folding whilst at work and the bills were bad enough back then. These rate increases haven't helped particularly as I have an old phenom II system that runs 24/7 as a storage server. (undervolted obviously) Whilst I could use it to fold, it would be pretty naff considering the dinky quadro nvs 310 in it and the age of the other hardware.

 

[NeverBackDown]

I'll be shutting down at some point in the next 24-36 hours to prepare for Irma. If it hits Miami, no telling how long I'll be without power but I will get back up when I can

Good luck and stay safe. Get as far north as possible. I've seen video footage of Harvey and that was bad enough. So really get far far north. Praying for you from Cali.

 

[JLR]

Likewise, I had to stop folding a few years back as I was getting stick for leaving the pc on folding whilst at work and the bills were bad enough back then. These rate increases haven't helped particularly as I have an old phenom II system that runs 24/7 as a storage server. (undervolted obviously) Whilst I could use it to fold, it would be pretty naff considering the dinky quadro nvs 310 in it and the age of the other hardware.

Yeah that's why I have invested in a NAS, because leaving a system on 24/7 wasn't helping the energy bills. Only issue is I cant fold on it but at least I can access it from anywhere at anytime without it using that much electricity.

If you don't mind me asking where in South Wales are you?

 

[Kei]

Yeah that's why I have invested in a NAS, because leaving a system on 24/7 wasn't helping the energy bills. Only issue is I cant fold on it but at least I can access it from anywhere at anytime without it using that much electricity.

If you don't mind me asking where in South Wales are you?

I reckon mine is pretty greedy once you factor in the 7x enterprise class disks, SAS expander and megaraid hba.

I'm down in Newport.

 

[riotcity76]

Damn dude, keep safe!

As the previous post said, stay safe dude

Stay safe and batten down those hatches we're all praying for you overseas.

Good luck and stay safe. Get as far north as possible. I've seen video footage of Harvey and that was bad enough. So really get far far north. Praying for you from Cali.

Thanks guys. I'm not able to evacuate, but I'll be in a pretty safe place. I just hope it's not another Andrew :mellow:

I just completed my last WU for a while...keep the production up until I get back, eh?

 

[riotcity76]

I'm back

 

[hmmblah]

I'm back

Good to hear! Any damage to your house? My sister in Tampa lost so many trees. What's unbelievable though is she had a unicorn pool float that stayed in the pool. Something like this:

 

[riotcity76]

No damage to the house at all! There's lots of tree damage and I just got power back yesterday, but other than that I think we got very lucky.

Funny about the pool float! I heard Tampa fared pretty well...the Keys and Jacksonville got hit pretty hard though.

 

[hmmblah]

No damage to the house at all! There's lots of tree damage and I just got power back yesterday, but other than that I think we got very lucky.

Funny about the pool float! I heard Tampa fared pretty well...the Keys and Jacksonville got hit pretty hard though.

Awesome, glad everything turned out good for you. I haven't been to her place in years, but it was fully wooded around the house. Now it looks like a war zone. Sucks to lose those trees, but I guess considering what could have happened it's not a bad deal.

 

[stevehat1]

Glad you are back and survived without issues.

Two tremendous hurricanes with so much devastation in a short time period is hard to take. My best to all effected, sorry to all for your losses and pain of reconstruction.