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AEJustin1 · 09-02-2011

So Cheetos has a special edition of the Cheetos Puffs out right now.... freaking sweet!!

[SS]Chief · 09-02-2011

Ahhhh...yes, Marketing. It works. I’m pretty sure they’re the SAME as the other Cheesy Poofs.

AEJustin1 · 09-03-2011

oh yea they are the normal cheetos puffs but with a much cooler bag. haha

Tagger · 09-19-2011

Gamers Crack Puzzle

In just three weeks, online gamers deciphered the structure of a retrovirus protein that has stumped scientists for over a decade, and a study out Sunday says their breakthrough opens doors for a new AIDS drug design.

The protein, called a protease, plays a critical role in how some viruses, including HIV, multiply. Intensive research has been underway to find AIDS drugs that can deactivate proteases, but scientists were hampered by their inability to crack the enzyme's structure.

Looking for a solution, researchers at the University of Washington turned to Foldit, a program created by the university a few years ago that transforms problems of science into competitive computer games, and challenged players to use their three-dimensional problem-solving skills to build accurate models of the protein.

With days, the gamers generated models good enough for the researchers to refine into an accurate portrayal of the enzyme's structure. What's more, the scientists identified parts of the molecule that are likely targets for drugs to block the enzyme.

"These features provide opportunities for the design of antiretroviral drugs, including anti-HIV drugs," the authors wrote.

Proteins are made up of long chains of amino acids that fold into complex shapes, but their structures are difficult even for computers to predict.

"We wanted to see if human intuition could succeed where automated methods had failed," said Firas Khatib, a lead author of the study, published in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.

The researchers were hopeful that their finding would open further possibilities of crowd-sourcing and online game-playing in scientific discovery.

"The ingenuity of game players is a formidable force that, if properly directed, can be used to solve a wide range of scientific problems," Khatib said.

Seth Cooper, a co-creator of Foldit, added, "People have spatial reasoning skills, something computers are not yet good at. Games provide a framework for bringing together the strengths of computers and humans. The results in this week's paper show that gaming, science and computation can be combined to make advances that were not possible before."

[SS]Midnight · 09-19-2011

Wow. This is cool. I have been participating in Folding At Home which is the computer predicting mentioned in that article. The idea that creating a video game out of scientific problems to harness what gamers have to offer is ...well cool.

[SS]Chief · 10-07-2011

Landscapes: Volume Two from Dustin Farrell on Vimeo.

[SS]Midnight · 10-07-2011

That was rather epic Chief. Showed my wife and I think we may play that on the big screen (TV) during our house warming party.

[SS]Snakebite · 10-14-2011

Nice, I just watched this. Had some issues with my video player earlier. Also looks great through my hd projector. Any idea if he has more movies and longer ones?

That's the fastest horse I've ever seen, betting the farm on him in the Kentucky derby...

[SS]Chief · 10-14-2011

The guy has a few other videos up in his profile http://vimeo.com/dustinfarrell

Tagger · 11-03-2011

For a write up of what happened, go to the article as it appears on The Blaze

Tagger · 11-14-2011

Tagger · 11-16-2011

Tagger · 04-25-2012

[SS]Chief · 04-25-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tagger

Sorry...posted it here...

However, very cool indeed!

Rush · 04-25-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by [SS]Chief

Sorry...posted it here...

However, very cool indeed!

lol its fake, a marketing stunt for black ops 2. would be cool to have one in real life though.

09-02-2011	#241
AEJustin1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 1,232	So Cheetos has a special edition of the Cheetos Puffs out right now.... freaking sweet!! If you don't stand behind our troops. Please feel free to stand in front of them... PROUD to be an AMERICAN!

09-02-2011	#242
[SS]Chief Brew Master Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Desert Posts: 7,070	Ahhhh...yes, Marketing. It works. I’m pretty sure they’re the SAME as the other Cheesy Poofs. "Give a man a beer, he'll waste an afternoon. But teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime!"

09-03-2011	#243
AEJustin1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 1,232	oh yea they are the normal cheetos puffs but with a much cooler bag. haha If you don't stand behind our troops. Please feel free to stand in front of them... PROUD to be an AMERICAN!

09-19-2011	#244
Tagger Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 1,402	US Gamers Crack Puzzle in AIDS Research Gamers Crack Puzzle In just three weeks, online gamers deciphered the structure of a retrovirus protein that has stumped scientists for over a decade, and a study out Sunday says their breakthrough opens doors for a new AIDS drug design. The protein, called a protease, plays a critical role in how some viruses, including HIV, multiply. Intensive research has been underway to find AIDS drugs that can deactivate proteases, but scientists were hampered by their inability to crack the enzyme's structure. Looking for a solution, researchers at the University of Washington turned to Foldit, a program created by the university a few years ago that transforms problems of science into competitive computer games, and challenged players to use their three-dimensional problem-solving skills to build accurate models of the protein. With days, the gamers generated models good enough for the researchers to refine into an accurate portrayal of the enzyme's structure. What's more, the scientists identified parts of the molecule that are likely targets for drugs to block the enzyme. "These features provide opportunities for the design of antiretroviral drugs, including anti-HIV drugs," the authors wrote. Proteins are made up of long chains of amino acids that fold into complex shapes, but their structures are difficult even for computers to predict. "We wanted to see if human intuition could succeed where automated methods had failed," said Firas Khatib, a lead author of the study, published in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. The researchers were hopeful that their finding would open further possibilities of crowd-sourcing and online game-playing in scientific discovery. "The ingenuity of game players is a formidable force that, if properly directed, can be used to solve a wide range of scientific problems," Khatib said. Seth Cooper, a co-creator of Foldit, added, "People have spatial reasoning skills, something computers are not yet good at. Games provide a framework for bringing together the strengths of computers and humans. The results in this week's paper show that gaming, science and computation can be combined to make advances that were not possible before." _________________________ Galatians 2:20

09-19-2011	#245
[SS]Midnight Lima Oscar Lima! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8,276	Wow. This is cool. I have been participating in Folding At Home which is the computer predicting mentioned in that article. The idea that creating a video game out of scientific problems to harness what gamers have to offer is ...well cool. "Nobody makes me bleed my own blood! NOBODY!" -- White Goodman Last edited by [SS]Midnight : 09-19-2011 at 01:23 PM.

10-07-2011	#246
[SS]Chief Brew Master Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Desert Posts: 7,070	Landscapes: Volume Two from Dustin Farrell on Vimeo. "Give a man a beer, he'll waste an afternoon. But teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime!"

10-07-2011	#247
[SS]Midnight Lima Oscar Lima! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8,276	That was rather epic Chief. Showed my wife and I think we may play that on the big screen (TV) during our house warming party. "Nobody makes me bleed my own blood! NOBODY!" -- White Goodman

10-14-2011	#248
[SS]Snakebite Thats Mr Sarcastic to you Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Right behind you Posts: 6,451	Nice, I just watched this. Had some issues with my video player earlier. Also looks great through my hd projector. Any idea if he has more movies and longer ones? That's the fastest horse I've ever seen, betting the farm on him in the Kentucky derby...

10-14-2011	#249
[SS]Chief Brew Master Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Desert Posts: 7,070	The guy has a few other videos up in his profile http://vimeo.com/dustinfarrell "Give a man a beer, he'll waste an afternoon. But teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime!"

11-03-2011	#250
Tagger Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 1,402	For a write up of what happened, go to the article as it appears on The Blaze _________________________ Galatians 2:20

11-14-2011	#251
Tagger Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 1,402	_________________________ Galatians 2:20

11-16-2011	#252
Tagger Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 1,402	_________________________ Galatians 2:20

04-25-2012	#253
Tagger Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 1,402	_________________________ Galatians 2:20

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