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DirtyCharmed
join:2002-01-17
Spokane, WA

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Re: [New Members] Introductions

Hello my name is Erin *hi Erin*
And I'm a...I mean, crap, wrong list!

*waves*
I'm 21 years old, from Montana originally but I live in Spokane (Eastern) Washington now, and I've had family members from ALL my families (I was adopted and am now married) die from cancer. I'm also a computer geek/forensic science major so just kind of interested in general. Kinda poor so I can't donate money, but CPU cycles I can donate.

Owlbet
Ignite the Ice
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join:2002-09-24
Palmer, AK

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Hello fellow crunchers. My name is Debbie. I'm a transplanted Yankee (Pittsburgh, PA) now living for the past 25 years in Alaska. I lived in Anchorage for 18 years before finally purchasing a home in Palmer. I'm married (25 years) and childless by choice.

I'm a number cruncher (accountant) for a large Alaska retailer. I was in public accounting for six years and I got tired of income taxes and accounting for my time (being "billable") and went back to my first love which is retail accounting.

My Mom beat colon cancer and my Dad beat prostrate cancer, but lung cancer has shown up in my Dad. He's undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. He's adamant, he doesn't want to go the surgical route. Bone cancer claimed my beloved dog Rocky's life and I figure anything that can help humans can help our animal companions.

I'm crazy for ECHL Hockey. It's something to do during the long, dark, cold winters here. Soon, we will have an Arena Football team. I have lots of other interests as well, but they are too numerous to list here.

MarkM
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join:2004-03-22
Saint Peters, MO

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I am currently posting in here because lilhurricane told me to and Beach Boy gave me trouble about it.

lonls
Life is good
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join:2006-03-20
Newark, DE

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Hey there... My name is John Greene, I'm 50 years old and I live in Newark Delaware. I've been married to my darling wife Susy for almost 26 years... We have two sons, Max is 23 and a second year law student at RWU in Rhode Island, Alex is 19 and an undeclared sophomore at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs NY.
I have work for a major office machine corporation for almost 27 years. I used to be a field tech working on production printers and copiers, and now I'm "rented out" to a financial institution to ride herd on all of their copiers, printers and fax machines. I basically come in, make sure everything is working and then wait for problems... I have a lot of time to browse the web... for now.
My hobbies are PCs, digital photography, music and reading. I walk... a lot, and family is the most important thing to me in the world.

Pictures here: »mysite.verizon.net/vze3jq4f/ this site is in serious need of updating...
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PS... My avatar is my cat Pete... he is 10 and has liver cancer (we and the vet think)... We give him steroids to make him hungry, he eats like a pig and he seems to be doing OK for now. He's a real sweetie.

Edit: avitar-avatar... learn to spell already...

Tursiops_G
Technoid
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join:2002-02-06
Brooksville, FL
ARRIS TM1602

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Hi!

I'm Tursiops_G See Profile and my name is John. I've been a member of BBR for almost 5 years.

I am 49, and I hail from from Norwalk, Connecticut.

I work in Electronics Engineering (25 Years now with my current company), and have been an Electronics Hobbyist ever since the age of 15.

I'm a US Navy Veteran (where I began my Career in Electronics), and the first real Computer system that I ever worked on was a DEC PDP-08/M (Yeesh, I'm REALLY dating myself now...)

Anyway, I had been interested in Distributed Computing ever since the start of SETI@Home, but I never actually got around to doing anything with it... (Until Today).

Why did I choose UD? - I figured that if I was going to do something involving DC, Cancer Research would be the most important thing to do.

-Tursiops_G.

hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
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join:2005-06-29
Florence, SC

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Good day to you girls and guys.

Im Mike 33 for now till next year i hope . I work in the transportion business in south carolina.

Born here in south carolina but moved to north carolina and chicago and now back down here away from teh snow..lol

Joined to the fact that my mom has breast cancer and had the kids computer idling too much so its busy now.

Today is it first day of cruching and it will cruch till it dies or till i get some servers in here(soon).

Edit i should also say pic of me and the hayabusa is in the pic section if you dont know what a hayabusa is..

NicoleDiana
Unexpected
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join:2003-10-10
australia

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You mean I didn't already post here? I guess that is what happens when you spend more time lurking than you do posting.

For starters, I'm an old team member that fell off the grid, so to speak, but returned this year after being harshly reminded of what it is that we are fighting. Four people close to me battled cancer for the first or second time in 2006 alone and that feeling of helplessness is actually lessened when I hear my CPU fan buzzing all night because the client is running.

My name is Nicole, by the way. I am a 32 year old single (divorced) mom of two fuzzy children: Muffin and the new baby dane, Bailey.

Second only to my pets is my love for all things tech so when I do shed my loner skin and venture out, I'm usually at Best Buy (or PetSmart, of course), a bookstore or the library.

Anyway, that's my condensed story. It is nice to meet all of you!

fire100
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join:2001-11-21
Twin Lake, MI

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I am fire100 See Profile and my name is Mark. I have been around for some time on both the site and Team Discovery. I recently just had my fourth anniversary crunching in November.

I live in Twin Lake Michigan and my passion is teaching and my weather. I upload data to my site , Weather Underground, Michigan's Adventure as well as our local TV station and NOAA using the CWOP program. In addition I am an official weather watcher for our local TV station WZZM-13 as well as through ARES/RACES.

I enjoy life with my wife and two boys. We our season pass holders to the amusement park above and visit at least twice a week in the summer. I love to ride wooden rollarcoasters with my kids.

I work for a small to midsize company and perform many roles from Network Administration to Accounting, if it's a front office function, I can do it. I am also continuing my education going for my MBA with a concentration in Leadership Studies (only seven more classes to go!).

lilhurricane
Crunchin' For Cures
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join:2003-01-11
Purple Zone

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~bump~

TheGeeze
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join:2002-07-17
united state

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My name is Mike and I'm a 56 year old native Houstonian. I'm a senoir R&D chemist in the drilling fluids division of "the company formally run by Dick Cheney".

My mother and several other friends have passed on because of cancer. Since I have a few computers I can dedicate to crunching, it seems like the right thing to do.

lotguru55
join:2002-02-06
Newburgh, NY

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Jeff G. here I have been a member for some time now I was doing UD but had software problems so I switched to TSC. I had almost 6000 and was in the roster until the other day when it removed me. Been doing have been home recovering from my seventh knee surgery and becoming a chacha search engine guide.

BBR name: lotguru55

TSC name: lotguru55

suprleg
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join:2004-05-06
Garden Grove, CA
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Whew, I almost missed this thread. I'm Kurt, I hail from the Syracuse, N.Y. area, however after attending Syracuse University my HS sweetie and I hit the road for parts unknown and ended up in Southern California where we’ve managed to make a living and two daughters as well as two Grandchildren. I’ll have 30 years in the Carpenter’s after ’07 and we plan on selling and moving to NC in ’08. Why did I join TD and FAH? I think its high time people universally started thinking of the earth and its inhabitants as one family and put “we” in front of “me”.

streetmedik
Just an Ole Streetmedik
join:2004-12-17
Henryetta, OK

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Howdy, I am Robert, a trauma junkie from Oklahoma. 47 single, and taking applications to fix that . I really would like to go to Hong Kong or Nakhodka, Russia for a year or 2. All I need is to find someone to sponsor my visa.

I have a emachine T6520 (an in not overclockable . My DSL provider is SBC/AT&T/Yahoo/whoever they are this week. I have 3000/512 connection with a 2wire 1000SW (that I am not thrilled with). want more speed (don't we all) but cant convince the powers that be to give it a try even at 4000 or 5000. So oh well, could be worse.

signmeuptoo94
Bless you Howie
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join:2001-11-22
NanoParticle

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OOOOPS:

Forgot I already posted about myself, but what the hey, here's more (like you really want to be bored to death, huh?):

How DO!

I am signmeuptoo, aka bucky, aka my real name withheld (due to harassment concerns of some DSLR trolls who won't leave me alone).

I am a former Photonics/Semiconductors Industry Junior Engineer/Technologist and grad of the leading LEOT college in the USA. I am disabled due to a health issue but actively working on NOT continuing disabled. I have been getting rehabilitation and have been working towards starting an entire new career in truck driving hopefully, if my body proves it can take it. An attempt on my life years ago put my life in a tail spin.

I crunch both Team Discovery projects and participate with Team Helix too. I am regularly encouraging people in other forums to come join us over here; I don't know if any have joined because of this, but I try. I implore my fellow members to also do this: suggest to others to join when you can, there IS nothing wrong with some moderate "evangelism" for the cause!

I have a passion for physics, optics, science, fishing, music (I have an off center taste in music, loving Fusion and Progressive arts), a former semi-pro guitarist. Cooking is another hobby, and back in the old days I liked to rappel.

I have lived all over the USA and my wife is a Filipina, so all things Pinoy are of interest to me as well. I am a proud daddy (the single most important and treasured part of my life was raising two step daughters and now a son).

My heroes are Dr. W. Edwards Deming, R. Buckminster Fuller, Nikolai Tesla, Abraham Lincoln (who battled with mental illness while struggling to hold a wife and nation together), Larry Coryell (an innovator of Jazz Fusion) and countless other men and women who have proved to have greatness. I will never be such a man, but I like to dream anyways.

My thing of greatest value is LOVE. While it has many forms, LOVE is the glue that keeps the human race from destroying the planet, if we didn't love, we would all be dead by now.

I am VERY worried about global warming and have given up on my political party because of it.

BTW: I used to work at our labs and I can tell you from personal knowledge that our nation's most brilliant scientists are ***ALL*** GRAVELY concerned about the planet, for instance, the polar ice caps will be gone is just a few decades and billions will perish. Sorry to end on that note, but any of you driving planet killers should think about that. Cars are THE greatest polluter of the planet, by FAR.

I lost my mom from cancer and emphysema, and, worse, from progressive depression. I still ache inside over her loss at a way too young age, she inspired me in a number of ways as a boy and I am furious with the tobacco companies who killed her. Yes, she made the choices, but THEY got her hooked and kept her addicated, all the tobacco companies are is "legal" drug pushers, and just like the song says, "god dag the pusherman!"

Edit: I have to mention, like Aggie Dan and some other here, I am an Aggie, oh well, at least a semi Aggie (my techical college used to be an "extension" of A&M's long arm. The reason Aggie jokes are so popular is because Aggies can take a joke as good or better than anyone!

I applaud all my fellow cruchers and folders, may God and The Heavens bless all of you, and your loved ones!

lilhurricane
Crunchin' For Cures
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SeArChEr63
Searcher
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join:2002-03-29
Dog House MI

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My name is Rick, 58 I've been around here for quite some time. Charter member at HughesNet, Discovery, Helix. I was gone for a couple years and just returned to DISCO.
Diagnostic Eng. for OnStar, IT coordinator at Engineering group Renaissance Center 400 tower.
Live in SE Michigan, born Key West FL. Fighting Lupus for 25 years.
Lost Mom and Gramma to cancer, Sister to Nephritis, 2 aunts to breast cancer. So I crunch all I can.
Happy to be back here.

Gooiool
May God bless you.
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join:2006-11-27
Fort Smith, AR

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Well I thought I would join do to the fact I have juvenile diabetes. Type 1 and have had it for more than 17 years.
So I guess it's not juvenile anymore ,lol.

I have a few old computers laying around so I got out the hub and router and set one up .

More about me I'm disabled due to fact of diabetes. I have nerve damage in both legs. That why I'm on the keyboard a lot now.
Well glad to be on board .......

kfsutops
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join:2002-08-19
Lutz, FL

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My name is Ken. I am 38 (wow did I really say that). Currently employed as a Financial Analyst for a fortune 500 company. Which basically means I am involved with a lot of different stuff.

Originally from the Tampa area in Florida. I served four years in the US Navy from 86-90. Graduate from FSU in 96. Lived in So Florida (Boynton Beach area) for about eight years finally moving back to the Tampa are just over approximately two years ago.

Single with no kids and currently working on my Masters.

I feel like I just completed a singles ad.

Akasha
OT Queen
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join:2006-08-10
Am I lost?

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Hi Team Discovery!
Meet your newest member (as of about a half hour ago!)
I don't even think my spinner is showing up yet!

My name is Laura.

I'm located in Northeastern Ohio. Been here all my life.

I joined Team Discovery because I work for an Otolaryngologist (Ears, Nose and Throat doctor) and I see cancer patients everyday! I also lost my mother-in-law to cancer in 1994. My husbands side of the family has lost several members (Grandmother, Aunt, Uncle) to cancer so anything that I can do to help, I'm gonna do it!

wings10
I Am Legend
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join:2004-06-09
South Elgin, IL

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Hi all,
Name is Dave. Live in the Midwest. I lost my Mother several years ago. And now a friend of mine has become ill.

LadyL
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join:2002-09-18
Lorain, OH

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Well, I'm LadyL here @ DSL, LadyLonnie @ TSC (FINALLY!) but birth name is Ilona...prefer to be called Lonnie.
Born in Germany, came over in '51 (yup, I'm that old ). grew up in San Francisco, been married 2x (divorced once, widowed 8/8/06). Have lived in California and Kodiak, Alaska - hubby was USCoastGuard - Flight Engineer on C-130's and Aviation Metalsmith (AMC/E7 Retired). He decided to retire from the military instead of going for Warrant Officer and a deskjob @the CG Academy, so we moved back to Lorain, Ohio (his hometown) in '77. He retired in '92 from BFGoodrich. In my younger days, I worked for the CoastGuard at 12th District Hdqtrs (SanFran), Navy in San Bruno (Calif), DHEW (that's Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare - don't know what it is called now)(SanFran). Went to Kodiak and worked for the CG again at the Commissary, then transferred to the FAA as a Supply Specialist.
Came back to Lorain, stayed home for 9 years, then went to work for the Gold Circle Dept. store as a Price Change Associate until it closed down. Then worked for Toys'R'Us from '89-95 - did everything except have keys to the store and signin for the $$$ from Brinks! Quit there in '95 and stayed home...got bored to tears and went to work at Kohl's in Avon 11/23/04...still there.
Have 3 children - Erika (40), Kathy (37), and William, Jr.(Bud)(35)...and 9 grandkids - 20g,16b,16b,16b (twin boys ), 14g,13g,12b,9b, and 8b!
My sister (9yrs older than me) died of cancer in Germany - have no idea what form of cancer...she died in '2001. That's the only person that I know of that has had cancer.
I decided to crunch because I have a new computer and it is on all the time anyway.

Cheese
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join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL

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I am Albert, born and raised in Naples, Florida and still here, it's just to beautiful to leave! Oh, and most of family is here!

Tychicus
Children are our most precious resource
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join:2002-01-18
Helena, MT

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Howdy all I am male 51 years old and living in my home state of Montana.

My legal name is Lawrence but I have never went by it I go by Lucky in real life. I have a story about the name.

All of my family including both sides called me Lucky. Growing up in Montana in the Gallatin valley we moved to the then tiny town of Bellgrade, and at that point in time there was no kindergarten you just started the first grade.
On my first morning of first grade the lovely old lady by the name of Mrs. Agnes called roll call. But when she came to my name she used Lawrence. ( at that point in time I never knew I had any name but Lucky) so when she figured out that I was the missing link in her roll call she demanded that I answer to Lawrence. I remember thinking this one of those crazy people I had heard about and I refused to answer to "Lawrence" as my name was Lucky, so she grabbed me by the ear and I got to go to the principles office where they called my mom and I will never forget the sound of her laughing over the phone as she informed the principle I had never been called anything but Lucky and had no idea Lawrence was my legal name.

I have recently(as a single parent for a tad over 13 years) finished raising two boys ages 22 as of last week and 20 last Jan.

I too as so many folks here have lost friends and family to cancer over the years and am glad to be able to do anything to help in the fight.

About 8 years ago I used to do the Folding@home at a local tech school and always liked the idea of many small threads making a strong rope.

The most important thing I do is volunteer at local old folks homes and hospitals where I play music. My most accomplished instrument is harmonica and I am a proficient guitar player and I mess around with a mandolin and banjo.

Having grown up in Montana I know a lot of old country stuff but I also enjoy a little of every sort of music but Blues and Jazz are floating at the top along with Bluegrass, Folk, and country.

I am looking at going on the road with a friend of mine within the next year (God willing)and do a traveling fix it repair for old folks, disabled, and the poor along with a music ministry.

maquejp
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join:2001-12-19
BELGIUM

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well well

My first name is Jean-Philippe, married with two children (one girl 30mth and one boy 6mth)
I am employee in IT (Database Administrator and developer)
I live in Belgium (Europe)
I am around since 2001 with a break but I am back I use BOINC on several project (Seti, roseta, einstein, wcg, climate...)
I use to TSC but not for the moment (they should open to boinc it will be great for me)

that's it 8D

Khaos
-K-OS-
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join:2007-03-12
West Palm Beach, FL

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Hello all,my name is Khaos.I am 31 yrs.old.I reside in WPB,FL.I have been crunching off and on for a couple of years now.I have a total of 4 boxes,2 windows XP home and 2 Ubuntu Fiesty boxes.I am also an active member of Team Helix and Team Starfire here at BBR.My employer is so Comcastic!!
SGR
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join:2003-05-19
East Berlin, PA

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I'm Stephen, I'm 24 and am a student majoring in Computer Science.

My sister died of cancer when I was six and I'm doing this in memory of her and in hopes of finding a cure for cancer so others don't have to go through what my family already has.
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technovert
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join:2007-06-14
Canada

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Re: [New Members] Introductions

I am Steve, I am 20 years old, I am currently studying Occupational Health and Safety through the University of New Brunswick, College of Extended learning. My mother is a Thyroid cancer survivor, and has now been cancer free for about 8 years.
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