Folding@home Team Update

When encountering a protein in water, be sure to have a sturdy submersible equipped with ninja fury torpedoes.

It's been some time since we last updated everyone on our Folding@home progress, but on this day we have achieved a Folding benchmark. Today the DigitalMonkeyBox Folding@home team achieved rank 1000 of all 77,000+ Folding teams. We not only met the 1000 ranking, but surpassed it. Our furious fighting Folding force folds proteins so hard it hurts.

Although they have now been with us for awhile, we should properly welcome the newcomers that have joined the team. First up we have the one and only Nick Cage. Through his various connections Nick Cage found out about our little band of rebel folders. He liked our stamina, admired our gumption, and knew we were helping a good cause. Nick Cage excels at being schizophrenic and laughing awkwardly when faced with a protein.

Callonme was a rabid work-out girl that listened to upbeat techno and dance. She heard about the Nick Cage joining and knew she had to get in with that. Callonme loves to work out her lats when folding proteins and does so in the sexiest way she can. However, like SuperHappySally, I have a feeling that Callonme could actually be a dude.

Bobblebrad joined up out of the blue. One day we were pinned down in a trench by some crazed proteins. We heard a massive proteinic explosion and did slow motion leaps for our lives. When the smoke cleared Bobblebrad was standing there, folded proteins in hand. Bobblebrad may not have a huge amount of proteins to his name, but his help is greatly appreciated and admired by the ladies.

To help promote his latest album that still isn't finished and possibly find a girlfriend, DJRealSmells joined our gallant team. His music touches all of us in a place that we can only describe to the local authorities. I'm kidding, really. His tiny cheeseburgers rule, though. There was also another member that I personally recruited down in L.A., but we have yet to see him officially fold a protein for us.

It's not bad for team consisting of at least nine members. I say at least nine because the member named PS3 could be one person, or a conglomerate of persons that did not change the Folding identity on their PlayStation 3. We also say thanks again to our other team members of SuperHappySally, Hurriken, and Deadite. If anyone would like to join our Folding team and have a piece of our patented ninjitsu laser protein strikes of fury, set your team number to 55203. You shall be adored for all time in the annals of Folding history.

- Shawn - 08/21/07

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