Well, what a day I have had. First of all my disability was not being kind to me and as such I ended up being in bed until almost three PM. I don’t really enjoy such days, and it is very difficult for me to explain it in terms others would understand. Chronic fatigue is one of my most hated symptoms, because like today, I can be in relatively acceptable levels of pain. But be so physically exhausted that I can’t even walk. It is not often I get as bad as I have been today, it is an occurrence of
Well, it is time to congratulate Kev. He has shown us that you don’t need to own hardware to win. And setting a new record for Folding Month history is a testament to that fact. I remember in the early days when we considered the use of cloud computing to be cheating, not in the sense that we would disqualify someone. But at the time it felt like cheating to those of us who don’t have a credit card. Back then you needed a credit card to rent compute time ysee. But as it became more available to
The time of decision is now upon many participants. Are you happy with your performance? Your rank for the event? If not you have a very small window to make a difference. So start thinking about any and all hardware you can get running. Because when the dust settles you have to wait a whole year until you get the chance for a folding month do-over.
First, as is the norm for these blogs this year why Don’t we talk about music. Now I did take the time to listen to some of your sugges
I’m not going to lie to you all. With my pain being very bad today I have been stoned (on prescription cannabis, prescribed legally to me by a licensed physician) for most of the day. So I really have no idea how this blog post is going to go. As many of you who frequent the event thread, I made the reddest shout ever today. I will try to remember to include a photo in this post after I transfer it from Google Docs to LTT forums.
I’m listening to the MrBeast interview while writing
God, so first, I just want to say I’m feeling quite a bit better today, It's 22C but I feel cold… Outside is -3 so the humidity is 8%... no wonder I feel cold, not much I can do about it really. It’s nice to be back to my usual level of production, after the issue yesterday. Hopefully, I won’t have any more issues, but I am fairly safe with my position now @RollinLower has overtaken me.
Music, as always we love to talk music around here. Would it surprise anyone that I am once again
Well, this is what I get for resting, I have spent the majority of today throwing up, so that is not ideal! But I took some paracetamol and cyclizine, so I’m feeling a little better. Just need to eat and then see how I do with that before I sleep. This is actually the second blog post I have written today, I haven’t posted on any of my personal blogs in quite some time, so it was nice to publish again.
Music, don’t you just love talking about music? I’m in a bit of a jazz mood today
Day Twenty, we are now well past the halfway point and the general structure of the table is starting to settle. I expect a calm few days, then the final scramble will happen and we may see some shake-up there. Today has been a rather rare day for me, I have actually managed to rest. After my attempts have been ruined over the last few days I spent half the day in bed! It was very much needed. I must say that I should make better efforts to get rest in, I’m feeling pretty good.
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Well, well, today turned out to be more busy than anticipated. So I slept in because I very much needed it after all the travelling and the illness and such. So then I ended up needing to go out to get an emergency prescription because I ran out of a medication I need. Usually I wouldn’t run out, but the pharmacy lost the original prescription. Then to reissue it they need the doctor who signed the first to sign the second. He is on holiday. So… I had to go the route of getting an emergency pres
I got home today, just in time for the snow to start, it’s about… ¼ inch, so 90% of the trains in the country will be cancelled, and people will need to rush to the supermarkets to get 138 days' worth of toilet paper and canned spaghetti. We Brits really know how to act like the world is ending over something that is a bit of frozen rain.
I’m not going to lie, between the travelling and illness I’m feeling pretty crummy, I’ve got a slight fever, runny nose, cough, the joys of going
Well, today is a rather exciting one for me, I’m playing about with the internal sheet, getting it to give me more info for our coverage of the team effort as a whole. Thank you to Cbigfoot who once again was able to assist my mentally-spreadsheet-challenged self in helping to get what needed to be done working. The sheet has been stagnant for quite some time only very few changes over the last few years. Mental health is a hell of a drug.
I’ve listening to something out of the norm
Day sixteen, there was a time that a 16-year-old in the UK could gamble, and you would think that is crazy old news but it was only increased to 18 in the late 2010s. Like almost all kids in my part of the UK, my proudest(of turning 16) moment was to buy a lottery ticket on the day. Yes, traditions can certainly seem strange in hindsight. But like being given a beer on your 13th birthday, which today would be crazy to see, but back then that’s what happened. Time moves on, and sometimes for the
And here comes the s… Oh I mean, welcome to week three of the event. I know it’s been hard, loud and hot, some of your systems have strange noises come from them. Especially the Jank-tastic setups out there. But this is a marathon, and you can’t give up. Before you know it, it will be the closing days of the event and you will regret all the random downtime to investigate every sound, issue and problem. But, for right now, we are listening to some blues with earbuds in so I can’t hear the cries
And just like that, we have already passed through two whole weeks of the event. I always forget how long these feel in hindsight, but they pass quickly during the moment. Before I know it, I will be writing about the awards ceremony. There is so much I could say about this, the event, the participants, the team. But the truth is I could never say enough. Yesterday's blog post was the longest at 1741 words. I’m not sure how long this one will be, to be honest, I never know until I’m finished. So
I'm going to start this blog post with the music of the day, mostly because I forgot how freaking awesome swan lake is. I'm sure you've heard of it, but here's the usual spotify link. Well well, we are already in the teens, that has gone by mighty fast! And some of you guys are really putting on a good show this year! I have not been this excited to see the ranks in since the legend of Den-Fi and his RX 580s was created. Folding is an incredibly resource-intensive task, which is why they need vo
Never did I think Keev would go so many days with this level of production. But here we are and I don’t know about you guys but I’m starting to believe he can go the distance. Today has been a less busy day than yesterday, only had one appointment with someone from the council.
I am back on the obscure and wonderful world of Eastern European composers, this time we are listening to mikalojus konstantinas čiurlionis, a little-known Lithuanian composer of the late 1800s to the early 1900s.
Day eleven has come and gone, ladles and gentlespoons, my name is Spec and I will be your commentator this evening. Now is the time we really see what everyone is made of, the lust for points is starting to dwindle and the energy bills are wracking up. We have moved past the point of impulsive participation and now, the marathon begins. I remember the first time we announced the event being five weeks. All the participants were happy to take part for longer but it does take a toll on the team.
So, hot off the presses, we have Kev507 inventing the warp drive, a device that distorts spacetime inside the computer to speed up the passage of time. I hear it also increases energy consumption. Down in 199th, we have another small sprint start as someone gets underway. I’ve had another lazy day, the pain is actually worse today, so that’s fun I guess, and the bruises are starting to set in.
First, it is time to talk music. Now I know I have been throwing lots of obscure names at you so
Just when I thought we were in for a quiet event this year, Kev507 felt the wind shift into his favour and commanded “Make All Sail.” There’s no need for tacking with the wind in his favour. But I do have the question: Is this a temporary gust or a seasonal change of the winds? Only time will tell. Elsewhere, we can see TVwazhere managed to lose two ranks today, so that’s something to point out.
I’ve had a rather lazy day of resting, it has been boring, but the pain demands I rest. One goo
The week is anew and we have once again been blessed by another day of Folding Month. There was a time when by this point I started to “flag” as we say in my part of the UK. That being a feeling of exhaustion mixed with boredom and throw in a little annoyance too. But I am not yet flagging. Although, I have not mentioned it on the forum purposefully so I will have something to discuss in this blog. Because I’ve been watching the data regularly while having not much else to do; I feared it may no
My name is Spec and I’m an Alcoholic… One moment, I’ve just been informed it is not actually Sunday and I’m not at AA. So…. anyway… Ladles and gentlespoons, this is the third time I’m writing this blog post. Have to say it’s getting a little repetitive for me. I’ve swapped back to writing the blog posts on Google Docs first. I’m not sure how my text keeps disappearing but at least I have a back button on here. So, where was I? Ah, yes, the sun has set on the first week of the event. And I have t
Today has been one hell of a day. I had a filling replaced, the old one was around 12 years, so had to enjoy a numb mouth. Then I needed to go for my flu and covid vaccinations, so I'm probably going to feel a little crappy tomorrow. But overall it hasn't been a terrible day, I got some things I needed while I was out of the house. The freezer broke, defrosted all my food and I'm as the Americans would say, broke, so that is going to need resolving. But that is a problem for future Spec, because
Five days, this is always a weird point for me personally. Because I've done enough of these blogs now for it to feel natural. But also, I'm not used to these late nights, so mentally I'm ready to rock and roll, physically my body is failing. But once again, we are here to celebrate another day of folding. Sometimes I wonder how many of these blogs I've written now, after seven years of running the team, and doing the blogs for a handful of events before I was the leader. Must be in the hundred-
Seems a lot of people decided to stop folding, making my dream of a 3 billion point day even more elusive. It's a good idea to remember that the prizes are randomly drawn, so it doesn't matter if you come in first, or last, you have the same chance to grab a prize. The beauty in folding month is not any one persons contribution, but how much we can contribute to the folding project as a team. So if you only manage 250k PPD, that's still incredibly generous of you.
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