Greetings from Team MacOS X!

[Macaholic]

Hey, howdy, hey! Warning: objects in mirror are closer than they appear! Let the games begin! :) Feel free to reciprocate the reconnaisance mission!

http://homepage.mac.com/macaholicg5/.Pictures/Funny%20Computer/Think%20Riot.jpg

[dragonV8]

Well Howdy to you too, hehe. Desperately trying to pick up some pace, but new mobo's that fail from new aren't helping the cause. :rolleyes:

Friendly rivalry is GOOD rivalry. :thumbsup:

[KingFish]

must........paddle.........faster

[muddocktor]

Hey Macaholic, how much of your 157+ GHz of folding power is Macs and how much is x86 machines? In my field of business there isn't too much use for them because of compatibility with the programs being used in the oilfield. Plus the fact that the only place you can get a machine to run OSX is from Apple; I swore off proprietary computer equipment when I decided to get away from my old Amiga 500 back in 94' and swore then I would never buy another machine that locked me into a sole-source supplier of either hardware or software on any new computer purchase. ;)

[Thrax]

Unfortunately, this is as fast as a Mac can get: http://en.wikipedia.org/math/8a4d1e3710c597f231361d5de73da375.png

[Shorty]

Guys... we are getting called out.. we must defend our honour (yes with a fricking U in it :p )

http://teammacosx.homeunix.com/forum/cgi-bin/ikonboard.pl?;act=ST;f=1;t=1422;st=0;r=1;&#entry23432

Observe.. :mullet:

[Thrax]

It's a Mac forum! I was expecting all the links to be hidden or broken in a gorgeous interface designed to distract you from insidiously poor interior quality!

[TheGr81]

Hey Macaholic, how much of your 157+ GHz of folding power is Macs and how much is x86 machines
I could make a rough estimate, hehe. The difference in performance between my P4 and G4 is pretty sad. ;)

.......

:bawling: Why does this have to happen! All I could do was watch as our team slipped from 8th to 11th! 12th place is too near! :bawling:

-Rick

[Shorty]

It's a Mac forum! I was expecting all the links to be hidden or broken in a gorgeous interface designed to distract you from insidiously poor interior quality!
;D ;D ;D

The perfect Thrax post :respect:

[jrrodeffer]

Guess Macaholic beat me here :p

Nice forum here, seems like you guys have a great attitude and a similar sense of humor as many of us at Team Mac OS X.

And yes, we have Win and Linux boxes on the team, just not enough of those quality Macs to go around :thumbsup:

I personally use Macs in my business for both workstations and servers, I just got tired of all the virus', spyware, adware, trojans, etc. in the Win world. I lost all patience with having to constantly update virus defs, system patches, etc., since I have to do it all myself. I do use Dell Dual Xeon's for a couple of folding boxen, along with an assortment of Dual P3 and Single P4 servers we used to use before we replaced them with the Mac servers.

We at Team MacOS X look forward to a good fight in the Octagon, on the way to folding on for the cures!

Thanks guys,
J.R.

[profdlp]

...We at Team MacOS X look forward to a good fight in the Octagon, on the way to folding on for the cures...
That's what makes it all worthwhile. One of the most overused cliches in sports is "there are no losers in a game like this - only winners". Folding is an area of competition where that saying is actually true.

If you guys do manage to pass us, it won't be because we layed down and rolled over. We'll be working as hard as we can to increase production right up to the bitter end - and after, should it come to that. It will be two good teams going full-steam, something which benefits us all.

Personally, I hope your team doubles its output. That way when we look back at you we'll know that we held our position through merit by staving off a ferocious effort. :thumbsup: :fold:

It's nice to hear from some kindred spirits on the other side. :cheers:

[TheGr81]

But prof!

.....

That's the ...other team. :aol:

[Thrax]

Love them after they're eating our dust, Prof! :mad:

[primesuspect]

Oh, it's SO on :rarr:

Welcome to short-media, Team OSX

from a closet mac lover

[jrrodeffer]

Oh yeah, it's on now! Here comes the pain! Not for those we are gonna cure, just for us :p

Yeah, and this week I'm bringin' on 3 more P4 servers. Better get building, boys (and girls) :mullet:

It's all good! Please stay to the right, we're comin' up fast!

J.R.

[Macaholic]

I brought along some canned goods for the trip! ;) Oh yes! It's on!

http://homepage.mac.com/macaholicg5/.Pictures/Funny%20Signs/Wupass.jpg

[Camman]

ruh-roh...not to fear though, I got the 2800+ back online with folding, my production has been slipping, but we must put the brakes on this slide now!!

Welcome to Short-Media Team OSX, friendly competition is what drives us, here's to hoping we can ramp up production and hold you off! :D

[Gravite2090]

:)

Some propoganda for the real techies.

[jrrodeffer]

If everyone used Macs,........

support people would have personal lives.

software developers trying to defeat adware/spyware/virus would be out of work.

the turkies who develop adware/spyware/virus code would have to go out and get real jobs.

Teletubbies would not have their own home page on XP.

iPods would be even more popular than they already are.

Steve Jobs would be the richest man in the world.

all names for folding teams would contain the word Mac.

life would be sooooo SWEET !!! :D

Luv you guys, bring the pain :o But be careful of flying debris as we blow by. Stomp on the pedal on the right, we love a good drag race.

J.R.

[Thrax]

An ex PC user takes his Mac back to the store and is greeted by a well-dressed, cologned, well-groomed trendy neo-hippy.

"Sir, this Mac doesn't work. I can't do anything with it."

<i>"That's an obvious irrelevancy. Don't you see how pretty it is? Observe its prettiness. Does not its highly-polished exterior call to your soul like a gull upon the breeze? Note the beauty of its large display, see how it caresses your spirit and tickles your senses! Do not these tiny but elegant speakers seem beautiful?</i>"

"I can't do anything with it... Games? Maybe, maybe not, probably slowly. Oh, oh.. I can run Final Cut but I don't do video editing."

<i>"See how pretty it is? Mac users are wealthy, educated, and liberal people! They support progressivism in all facets of intelligence! They are creative, beautiful, trendy, desirable people! Don't you want to be a creative, beautiful, trendy and desirable person?"</i>

"I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT. NO DIRECTX, IT'S SLOWER THAN MY PC AND 120% MORE IN PRICE."

<i>"Well, this benchmark from 1996 shows Photoshop to be faster. Oh, and we're the first supercomputer in the world, and.. 128 bit architecture!"</i>

"I have contemporary benchmarks that prove you wrong, no you're not, and nobody cares."

<i>"Well you just give me that pretty Mac back. It's obvious you're an uncreative, ugly, untrendy, undesirable stupidhead... You go play your faster PC that you paid less for. You'll be economically smart, but you'll never be PRETTY! PRETTY LIKE THE G5! YOU IDIOT!"</i>

The trendy, well-groomed man sips his $12 cup of coffee and will leave for home at the end of the day in a lexus to continue his painting in his loft apartment overlooking a large and artistically-rich metropolitan area.

[primesuspect]

Yes, but they're THE FASTEST DESKTOP COMPUTARS ON AERTH

[Thrax]

But, they're NTO DESKTOP COMPUATRS THEY AER SUPERCOMPUTERS PRIMOSUSPECHOSO (REAL MAC USERS KNOW OTHER LANGUAGES BECAUSE WE'RE SMRT)

By the way, I've taken the liberty of issuing necessary corrections to this post:

If everyone used Macs,........

Support would migrate to people being paid to tell others why the Mac can't do (insert hardware-intensive task here)

Spyware/adware/virus protectionists would remain, as virus/malware ingenuity is focused on that which does the most damage. If Macs became the mainstream, they'd be the main target.

Teletubbies would still have their own homepage; the contract would be redirected to Jobs and Co. which needs every dollar they can grasp.

iPods would be even more popular than they already are.

Steve Jobs would be the richest man in the world, having effectively made a fortune off of a product that does vastly less than it advertises.

Folding efficiency would fall in the ****ter.

life would be sooooo DIM AND TERRIBLE !!!

Love you. Hate your computers.

Thrax

[Shorty]

Oh the bashing is in full swing ;D

:mullet:

[Dexter]

And yes, we have Win and Linux boxes on the team, just not enough of those quality Macs to go around :thumbsup:


Oh, there are plenty of them available out there...just not many people can justfy paying that much extra for a computer ;)




I do use Dell Dual Xeon's for a couple of folding boxen


I'm not sure if that is really much of a step up from a Mac though.... ;)

And I'm actually one of the local Mac appreciatists, and one of it's few defenders around here.....:)

Game on! :rarr:

Dexter...

[Shorty]

I'm not sure if that is really much of a step up from a Mac though.... ;)

;D ;D ;D ahahahahahahahahaha

[jrrodeffer]

But, even diehard PC users gotta admit, the new iMac 20" G5 is a pretty sweet machine, both for performance, engineering, and style (dare I mention that). I don't think there are many PC manufacturers that could build a computer like that.

Just wish I had one, guess I'll have to stick with the Dual G5 for now :D

Later guys,
J.R.

[jrrodeffer]

Actually, the Dell Precision 450 Workstations we use, with Dual Xeon 2.8 procs, are pretty sweet desktops. For a PC, that is. :p

We did a financial analysis, and the extra money we pay for Macs is more than made up in less than 18 months in time savings for support, upgrades, and software we don't need to license and pay annual fees in order to fight off the bad side if Windows - virus, adware, spyware, Trojans, and other malicious forms of time wasting malware. Unix and Linux just cost less to maintain.

Enjoy the spyware and adware! hehehe

J.R.

[Thrax]

The quality engineering at Apple stops at their sleek designs. Their CPUs run hot, they're woefully overpriced, underperforming by a similar margin.

Technologically, Apple is behind -- I'm a large proponent of price/performance, or performance/megaherz.. But on both fronts, it's a race Apple loses nigh on universally.. Since I care very little for Apple's idea of style, my appreciation for them effectively stops at the iPod.

But for the sake of argument, you speak of spyware/adware/viruses etc.. I've been using a Windows-based PC for 13 years now.

Viruses? Zero.
Spyware? None.
Adware? None.

Susceptibility is only as broad as the user is astute.

[jrrodeffer]

The quality engineering at Apple stops at their sleek designs. Their CPUs run hot, they're woefully overpriced, underperforming by a similar margin.

Technologically, Apple is behind -- I'm a large proponent of price/performance, or performance/megaherz.. But on both fronts, it's a race Apple loses nigh on universally.. Since I care very little for Apple's idea of style, my appreciation for them effectively stops at the iPod.

But for the sake of argument, you speak of spyware/adware/viruses etc.. I've been using a Windows-based PC for 13 years now.

Viruses? Zero.
Spyware? None.
Adware? None.

Susceptibility is only as broad as the user is astute.


No bias here :D

[Thrax]

No, none. :p But the bias can be factually and statistically represented too. :D

Am I under your skin yet?

[dragonV8]

Am I under your skin yet?



The early version of Thrax would have been!!! ;D ;D

[Thrax]

The early version of Thrax would have been!!! ;D ;D

Them's fightin' woids.. ;D

[mmonnin]

If your users would be knowledgable computer users they wouldnt get Viruses/Spyware.;)

[TheGr81]

Is now a good time to mention I'm viewing this thread on a G4 iBook? (Not mine :D ) This thing is too pretty for me, I like being ugly! :aol:

I think it's pretty stupid that Apple rates their computers based on monitor size. I think with each upgrade in size comes another measly 200 MHz, which in mac terms, is crap. :grumble:

If your users would be knowledgable computer users they wouldnt get Viruses/Spyware.;)
Everyone here knows that, except maybe the mac protagonists... The Mac Panthers! :vimp:

[Macaholic]

Guess we woke the Team Short-Media tech giants! Hidden cameras have indicated they are currently upgrading all boxes to fold faster! The end is near! ;) Folding is as folding does!

http://homepage.mac.com/macaholicg5/.Pictures/Funny%20Computer/Windows%20Upgrade.jpg

[dragonV8]

That's pretty good Mac. :thumbsup:

Wish i knew how to Photoshop. :rolleyes:

[primesuspect]

photoshop...

[jrrodeffer]

No, none. :p But the bias can be factually and statistically represented too. :D

Am I under your skin yet?

Is that what that itching sensation was? I thought it was just a virus I picked up from a Windoze box. :D

Maybe I just kicked up too much folding dust, or perhaps one of those Media mites landed on me. :eek:

Keep trying, you can't rattle a No Limit Holdem player, hehe.

J.R.

[primesuspect]

"No Limit Holdem" --- is that one of the many (six) games available for Mac? :D

[profdlp]

"No Limit Holdem"...
That gives me dirty thoughts... :clap:

[Geeky1]

Prof, everything gives you dirty thoughts.

[profdlp]

Prof, everything gives you dirty thoughts.
True enough. True enough...

[Macaholic]

Just a friendly reminder. Time to pick up the pace! ;)

01.17.05, 4pm / 48 Days

http://homepage.mac.com/macaholicg5/.Pictures/Distressories/Discipline.jpg

[QCH]

Everyone here knows that, except maybe the mac protagonists... The Mac Panthers! :vimp:

Crtl+Alt+Del Web Comic (http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com) is a great comic about Gamer's and PC's. The artist/ author did have a run about Mac's (http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/?t=archives&date=2004-10-09).

It runs for about 12 strips.... very funny.... (Some language)

[QCH]

Did I kill the thread?

[profdlp]

Did I kill the thread?
No, we're all still busy reading the comic. :D

[Macaholic]

I was about to ask the same question! But then I saw the stats pages and drew my own conclusions. ;D

http://homepage.mac.com/macaholicg5/.Pictures/Funny%20Computer/Car%20Windows.jpg

[Thrax]

..

[GrayFox]

I was about to ask the same question! But then I saw the stats pages and drew my own conclusions. ;D

http://homepage.mac.com/macaholicg5/.Pictures/Funny%20Computer/Car%20Windows.jpg

What about us pc users that use debian :p

well for all but video games :(

[NoahJ]

Sounds very similar to the Mac users you laugh at. Better OS, but sometimes you just cannot get away from the Windows world... :p

Believe me, Being an SMS2003 administrator at work I would love to leave Windows behind.

[primesuspect]

Welcome to short-media, everyone :)

[Macaholic]

What about us pc users that use debian :p

well for all but video games :(

You've got promise! ;)

http://homepage.mac.com/macaholicg5/.Pictures/Funny%20Computer/Tux%20Baby.jpg

[tcith]

Think Different

[Leonardo]

What about us pc users that use debian I dated her once; but I think she spelled her name differently from that.

[SimGuy]

Mac: Crash Different. (http://www.giganex.com/hwsale/macvids.zip) (WMV format and need DiVX). ;) :D

[Geeky1]

ROFL. Old, but good. And so true.

[TheGr81]

Thank you SimGuy! LOL I love the second one! ;D ;D

[Macaholic]

Webster's Dictionary definition of Windows

Windows: n.

32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of competition.

The definition will, of course, need to be upgraded if Longhorn ever sees the light of day. ;D

[Macaholic]

OOPS! My bad guys! Longhorn should be available first quarter of 2005! I am so, so sorry! Peace, love, and fold! :thumbsup:

http://homepage.mac.com/macaholicg5/.Pictures/Funny%20Computer/Tiger%20Longhorn.jpg

[sokukodo]

We take no prisoners! Go Mac! :Rocker:

[Macaholic]

Better watch out! We're gaining momentum! Turn around quick! :)

01.14.05, 5pm / 43 Days

http://homepage.mac.com/macaholicg5/.Pictures/Funny%20People/Pilot%20Pose.jpg

[csimon]

Webster's Dictionary definition of Windows

Windows: n.

32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of competition.

The definition will, of course, need to be upgraded if Longhorn ever sees the light of day. ;D

;D glad to see you guys putting your macs to a great worthwhile cause! :thumbsup:

[Lord_Night]

:eek:
we need to ROW I mean FOLD faster, start recruiting people..
see image as to why...

"YOU SHALL NOT PASS"
Famous Words from a Famous Wizard (Gandolf)

[KingFish]

"YOU SHALL NOT PASS"
Famous Words from a Famous Wizard (Gandolf)

I remember someone else saying that before in here too....

[Gravite2090]

what about "none shall pass!" from monty python's holy grail?
much more appropriate if you ask me

short-media is the black night of folding, our current slump is but a flesh wound! :D

[jrrodeffer]

what about "none shall pass!" from monty python's holy grail?
much more appropriate if you ask me

short-media is the black night of folding, our current slump is but a flesh wound! :D

Looks like a LOT of blood for just a "flesh wound" :p

According to our medical records, you will bleed to death in 40 days or so :mad:

The cure is bringing on more folding power, which is our specialty. Bring it on! We love the competition, and the science benefits the whole world.

Your friends from Team MacOS X,

J.R.

[tcith]

..

[Macaholic]

Actually, the Mac users strayed here first! We drew First Blood! So just back off pal! We can be an angry lot! You have no idea the forces you are dealing with! ;D

http://homepage.mac.com/macaholicg5/.Pictures/Funny%20People/Street%20Gang.jpg

[GnomeWizardd]

Ok u leave me no choice On go the folding for SM team 93

[entropy]

Goodness. I hadn't realized we slipped so much.

/me starts Folding again. And plans on recruiting a handful of computers.

Beaten by Macs. Ack! ;D. If only they didn't come with one farkin' mouse button! :shakehead

(yes yes, I know you can use any USB mouse, but that's not quite as insulting/humorous, is it? :D)

[GnomeWizardd]

added my 3400+ A64 and going to install it on my roomies 1800+

[Macaholic]

added my 3400+ A64 and going to install it on my roomies 1800+

Don't you worry my pretty! We'll get you and your little CPU too! Fly! Fly!

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/6396/www002.jpg

[Macaholic]

SHHHHHH. Testing in progress. Anybody home? Bueller? Bueller? ;)

[dragonV8]

what about "none shall pass!" from monty python's holy grail?
much more appropriate if you ask me

short-media is the black night of folding, our current slump is but a flesh wound! :D



Trying to close the gap. Added a P4 3.4 @ 3.73. Sally managed to sort out some problems with a P4 3.2 @ 3.5. She has them both running steady temps with water-cooling. :thumbsup:

Love the new Abit boards. Easy to OC for novices.
Haven't tallied it up, but Sally should have well over 50 Gig now. (must update sig) :)



To verify Gravite's mere flesh wound.

Be scared, be VERY scared, hehehehe! The "Black Night" fears none. ;D

Jon

[NoahJ]

And still we gain... :scratch: :p

Keep up the good work guys! Really, it is good to see active teams work to stop an up and coming competitor! :)

[Macaholic]

Oh yes my friends! It's a Mac, Mac, MacWorld! What's old is new again! Seeing is believing! You've got to fold a little bit closer now!

01.07.05, 6am / 8 Days

http://homepage.mac.com/macaholicg5/.Pictures/Funny%20Computer/MacWorld%20Jobs.jpg

[Thrax]

Yes folks, the most stubborn and near-sighted man alive! Steve Jobs!

[GnomeWizardd]

Ahh get it away! Get it away the Satanic bible has been posted in this thread! !!!!

[mmonnin]

Well hopefully my former teacher will get his lab running before that time. He should be getting new computers during christmas break. Most likely HT P4s.

[Macaholic]

You have succumbed! Keep up the fold! Until we meet again!

http://homepage.mac.com/macaholicg5/.Pictures/Funny%20Signs/Mac%20Attack.jpg

[entropy]

:Pwned:

:(

We'll keep fighting, though. We've even got 2 (at least) of your kind among our ranks ;D Now, if they were folding for US, that would be ironic.

[KingFish]

Well good job Team MacOS. Yes we shall meet again. Keep up the good work and go harass those goons.

[dragonV8]

Congrats to the MAC Team. :thumbsup:

MACnificent effort.

Way to F:fold:LD. :smokin:

Jon & Sally

*just in case, keep a look in your rearvision mirrors. ;D

[primesuspect]

Keep up the good work, Team MacOS!

Congratulations! :D

[mmonnin]

Congrats guys. Keep up the fine folding.:)

[Leonardo]

Credit where credit is due. Solid work, great perserverance, Team MacOS X! :thumbsup: