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having a hidden install? Need an answer before 7am eastern time

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AngryJim

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Ok so I work at this really sub-par hotel and it's my last day, I'm changing over to work at a Marriot. I really hate this place (it's a Knight's Inn) and I'd like to install folding at home on the computers here before I leave.

First of all, this is probly illegal, right?

Second, is there any way to install it in such a way that it runs with absolutly no notification whatsoever? These computers are on 24/7 and only get shut down once a month, so I'd like to get FAH running here. They are all 2.8 ghz pentium machines that are only used to run a property management system that only uses 3-5% system load.

Remember, it's my last day and I have only 3 hours left. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

AngryJim :mad:
 
Well that sucks. Everyone who works here is completly computer illiterate, so I can't imagine they would ever notice. I may just leave a letter to the manager requesting he allow me to come back and install it sometime this week, although I'd be shocked if he let me.
 
I don't condone or endorse doing this, but you could just install it and then hide the tray icon :confused:

/I never said this
/this post does not exist
/you are dillusional
 
Legal solution:

Go to the boss. Know if he has reletives, parents, family, who have died of cancer, aids, anything. Mention to him that folding will find the cure, and not take up any other processes, no extra cpu cycles, nothing. Convince him to let you do it legally. Thank him profusely.

Then one week later, send him a fruit basket.
 
I'll just go the legal route, although installing it and making it hidden would be illegal, it's definetly not the worst thing I've done here. I work the front desk from 11pm to 7am, and let's just say sleeping for 6 hours every night at work is the one thing I've done that was the least likely to get me fired.
 
angry jim, no offense, but sounds to me like perhalps you deserve to b fired....
 
Since it appears the guys have talked you out of doing the covert install, there's no need for me to take any action. However, this is a good time to remind everyone that Stanford does not look highly upon people and their teams when an install is found that otherwise was not given permission.
 
This is a late response, but as an employee (setting aside the fact that he's on his way out), is it safe to assume that he has permission to use the computers in any way he wants, as long as its within the company guidelines?

If I worked at a company where I could install F@H (or whatever other programs) on my computer, I wouldn't hesitate loading it up. And I probably would leave it there if I left at some point in the future. If AngryJim isn't/wasn't allowed to install his own programs, I understand, but if he doesn't have to ask permission, is it bad to install F@H without asking, since he wouldn't have to ask for other programs?
 
Plain and simple, team stance dictates that if it isn't your equipment you need to get permission. Just because in the past there may have been full permission, doesn't mean someone new in the future won't find it and cause a problem. Certainly a situation where erring on the safe side is a far better option than the alternatives.
 
umm...first of all why did you wait till your LAST day to bring this up and secondly, why wasnt this brought to your boss attention the second you got the job/learned about folding??
And just to let you know, i dont know notice the F@H client at all and neither do any of the people i have borged (with permission of course ;))
 
It would be better to get permission. Getting your account zeroed by Stanford isn't worth the extra points.

<These are not the points you're looking for. ...Move along.> ;)
 
Mohonri - I always had hidden installs of AIM and a bunch of small games to keep me occupied on the job, but I was never specifically told not to install stuff.

Roftranspro - I was sitting around during my last shift thinking of nefarious stuff to do to that place before leaving that wouldn't cause any real harm, and that was the least devious thing I could think of at the time. In retrospect, if I had thought of it with a few days left to go, I honestly would have just borged them without asking.

There's a line between illegal and immoral and in my mind I wouldn't be crossing it by borging a bunch of computers that run 24/7 and consume just slightly over 0% of the cycles they are capable of.

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Getting your account zeroed by Stanford isn't worth the extra points.
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I honestly couldn't care less about the points. I did them as anonymous user names and team 33 before I erased the installs. Stanford can zero my account every day if they want, as long as my computer is doing the work and reporting it back, I'm happy.
 
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I honestly couldn't care less about the points. I did them as anonymous user names and team 33 before I erased the installs. Stanford can zero my account every day if they want, as long as my computer is doing the work and reporting it back, I'm happy.
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GTFO my internet if you cannot be respectful, why bother asking if you are going to do it regardless of what we said... Gosh scumbags like you shouldn't be allowed near computers. However if you do get permission from your boss, then we're all happy and if u don't get the permission from the upper ups and went ahead and install the F@H we the [H]ordes will not be happy and we will spit on you.

Just ask and if s/he says no then leave em be. It's better than facing a lawsuit if they do ever uncovered that you have been borging their system witout knowledge. It could happen.

This all what I've got to say.

EDIT: Apparently I've misread something from ur recent post, so in reply, I would say just ask your boss and if they say green light then more joy for us all.

 
Whoa there Jon855. Before you rip his head off, take a few deep breaths....
 
AngryJim said:
Roftranspro - I was sitting around during my last shift thinking of nefarious stuff to do to that place before leaving that wouldn't cause any real harm, and that was the least devious thing I could think of at the time. In retrospect, if I had thought of it with a few days left to go, I honestly would have just borged them without asking.

There's a line between illegal and immoral and in my mind I wouldn't be crossing it by borging a bunch of computers that run 24/7 and consume just slightly over 0% of the cycles they are capable of.
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First off...the words Nefarious and Folding should not be put into the same sentence....secondly, it is STRICTLY against the the rules to borg without permission cuz it underminds the integrity of the project and it becomes catergrizes (sp?) as nuthing more then spyware. NEVER EVER borg without permission. This is not the same as installing something as AIM....this is a serious project that could have some serious effects on a system. and if the machines arent working right and folding crashes them then they blam the project and it gets in the news...thats bad news for all of us....please think more broadly when making decisions instead of you just getting back at your boss.
 
Allow me to end this now. We do not condone installing FAH on any machine that you do not have permission to use. If you insist on doing so, which is very childish, please do not fold for team 33. We do not wish to be associated with someone like this and neither does Stanford for that matter. Time to grow up, Sparky. ;)
 
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