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Join Team UBBDev!
Blue (1+ results)
Bronze (10K+ pts.)
Silver (25K+ pts.)
Gold (50K+ pts.)
Platinum (100K+ pts.)
Coffee (250K+ pts.)
Code Red (500K+ pts.)
Jolt (750K+ pts.)
Emerald (1M+ pts.)
Sapphire (1.5M+ pts.)
Ruby (2.5M+ pts.)
Diamond (5M+ pts.)
Uranium (7.5M+ pts.)
Plutonium (10M+ pts.)
Help us search for a cure for cancer.
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| Joining Team UBBDev is as easy as 1-2-3! |
We Want  to help us find a CURE for Cancer!!!
Step 1 -
Download the UD Agent from United Devices website.
Step 2 - Install the Agent and beginning processing work units.
Step 3 - Visit the Team UBBDev Webpage at United Devices to Join Team UBBDev. |
| What is Team UBBDev? |
| "Team UBBDev" is our entry in the Intel-United
Devices Cancer Research Project. Team UBBDev, otherwise known as the Semi-Official UBB™
Cancer Haxxors is made up of fellow UBBDev members who have joined our effort to help
search for a cure for cancer. All are welcome and encouraged to join up! |
| What is the project? |
| The project is being co-ordinated by the Oxford University
and The National Foundation for Cancer Research, along with Intel and United Devices.
It is a peer-to-peer program, which combines the computing power of over 1,000,000 computers
to help evaluate potential cures for cancer. You start with a target protein, then thousands
of different combinations of molecules are evaluated against the protein. When it finds
a potential match, it is marked as a hit. The results are then compiled so that scientists
will know which molecules offer promise of a cure. |
| How can I participate? |
| You can participate by donating your brain. Not your brain
per se, but spare processing power that your computer isn't using. All you need to do
is download and install the UD Agent program. The program runs in the background without
disturbing your computer, where it performs computation chemistry. After the program
finishes with its sequence of molecules, the results are transmitted to the United Devices
server, and a new work task is downloaded. The program is secure and will not detect
or transmit any other files from your computer. |
| What are points? |
| Each participating member generates points based on their
contribution to the project. Points are awarded based on a calculation using the CPU
time used to complete a task along with the power of your machine. Machine power is
a weighted calculation taking into account your CPU Power, RAM, Drive Space and Internet
Connection. By joining Team UBBDev, your results will also be added to our team total.
Points are also used for promotional programs, such as contests and for charitable donations. |
| Where can I get the UBBDev Haxxors Avatar? |
| Your points will also determine your Avatar ranking. When
you join the team and generate your first results you will be rewarded with the Blue
Avatar. When you have generated 10,000 points for Team UBBDev, you will be rewarded
with the Bronze Avatar. When you reach 25,000 points you will receive the Silver Avatar
and upon reaching 50,000 points, you will be rewarded with the Gold Avatar. Moving up the ladder... there is Platinum at 100,000 points, Coffee at 250,000, Code Red at 500,000 and Jolt at 750,000. We've recently added a few additional levels for our Power Haxxors.... Emerald at 1 million, Sapphire at 1.5 million, Ruby at 2.5 million and Diamond at 5 million, Uranium at 7.5 million and Plutonium at 10 million. Remember, you have to continue to participate in order to retain your Avatar. If we don't update your image after reaching a new milestone, please leave us a reminder by posting in the Team UBBDev Forum. After confirming you've hit a new level your Avatar will be updated! |
| Where can I get more information? |
| Feel free to ask your fellow teammates for help, or check
out the United Devices Member Message Board at http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/Ultimatebb.cgi
. It's a great site for information (and a UBB to boot). |
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