Folding Flash : Promoting the cause of Folding@Home

Daniel Pass 16 Jul, 2004 at 5:52am ET Article published in Tech

Short-Media is proud to present a flash movie created by one of our members, Thrax

The reason for this endeavour? The Folding@Home distributed computer effort. Using spare CPU cycles to crunch mathamatical data used in research into some of the most deadly diseases and conditions in our modern world.

I was listening to this song one evening (1:30 AM EST…) and “Forever young..” kept going through my head even after the song was done. And I thought to myself “That’s a particularly good theme for F@H. Let’s do a video.”

Having given myself a crash course in SWiSH about 14 months ago, I downloaded the newest version and gave it ago.

Needless to say, riding on the crest of innovation, I had completed this at about 7:30 AM and then collapsed in my bed. I gave a sneak peak to Shorty before I collapsed, now it’s time to promote the cause that folding@home is.

Good work and hopefully it will help 🙂

Comments

16 Jul 2004 ~ 6:27am TBonZ Nice job Thrax, I like it a lot!

Fold4Ever
16 Jul 2004 ~ 7:17am Thrax Change your name you drum-slapping hippy!
16 Jul 2004 ~ 9:08am Jengo great job thrax?!

who ever knew something so good could come out of you?
16 Jul 2004 ~ 10:00am walaka7 team 32 Muddocktor was kind enough to drop the folks over here a linky to your new presentation. That is a really nice job you did. Keep it up!!
16 Jul 2004 ~ 12:35pm Linc Great work, mate
16 Jul 2004 ~ 2:43pm PirateNinja aww hell, i might as well start folding again. good work
16 Jul 2004 ~ 6:37pm mmonnin I had the song in my head all day at work thanks to you Thrax!
16 Jul 2004 ~ 6:52pm Thrax Good!
16 Jul 2004 ~ 7:29pm KingFish Nice job Thrax!

KF
16 Jul 2004 ~ 9:03pm Hawk Outstanding Thrax. You have honors over at [url=]http://www.icronticforums.com/showthread.php?t=4679[/url].
I will be showing it to many friends.
16 Jul 2004 ~ 9:32pm Spinner Ace stuff dude!
17 Jul 2004 ~ 2:59am Medlock Great job, Thrax! I can tell now this song will be stuck in my head too. :banghead:
17 Jul 2004 ~ 10:52am TBonZ

Thrax wrote:

Change your name you drum-slapping hippy!

Management may do as they see fit, I won't contest it.
17 Jul 2004 ~ 10:59am Thrax SHORTY!

Change it back to TBonZ!
17 Jul 2004 ~ 11:06am primesuspect omg i'm so on it
17 Jul 2004 ~ 11:15am TBonZ Well, well, wasn't that quick.
17 Jul 2004 ~ 11:24am Thrax Pwnt!

Victory!
17 Jul 2004 ~ 11:28am TBonZ

Thrax wrote:

Pwnt!

Victory!

Only because of the AV Thrax.

Well...maybe that flash also had something to do with lowering my defenses.
17 Jul 2004 ~ 11:30am Shorty w00t! TBonZ is back.. with correctly capatilized name... jeez.. Brian... you suck at VB
17 Jul 2004 ~ 11:37am Thrax

TBonZ wrote:

Only because of the AV Thrax.

Well...maybe that flash also had something to do with lowering my defenses.

So if I wanted to butter you up for a night of hot... Uh, bocce ball, make another flash video?
17 Jul 2004 ~ 11:55am primesuspect I really wonder about you sometimes, Thrax......
17 Jul 2004 ~ 12:03pm Straight_Man Good Flash Video, Thrax!