1) Message boards : Number crunching : Just hit 1,000,000+... (Message 741244) Posted 19 Apr 2008 by classydave Post: Took almost 5 years, and untold cpus that passed in and out of my life. My 14 yr old son and I actually watched the counter roll over past the million. I knew it was very close, called him over, started a drumroll, and refreshed the numbers... Sure enough, it rolled past, I started whooping and jumping around.

2) Message boards : Number crunching : A question from the simple minded... (Message 30412) Posted 27 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: > Since hardware seems to be such a big problem, why do you need to run hugely > expensive Sun (et. al) machines? > > I build PC's for work, and just did an Athlon 3200 with 2gb DDR400 and 300GB > storage (mirrored) for £500. Oh, man - that's just not possible... Sun boxes are MAJOR pieces of hardware - the scope of their performance would smoke any pc/mac. '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04"

3) Message boards : Cafe SETI : My team Canuck Potheads vs. Microsoft (Message 29882) Posted 25 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: Microsoft team ranking rank 211 Microsoft 1164 889.56 58038.91 My team - I'm the founder, president and CEO rank 200 Canuck Potheads 1 749.56 60441.32 Canada Very proud grin... Take that, you happy, overpaid bunch of nerds... Take that... '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04"

4) Message boards : Number crunching : Only AVATAR gallery, fun challenge to the most beautiful avatar ;-) (Message 27891) Posted 19 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: Obviously I have several fixations... '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04"

5) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Sig test - ignore (Message 27221) Posted 17 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: goaboutyourbusinessnothingtoseeherejusttestingmyavataractually '-~

6) Message boards : Number crunching : Great News... (I guess)... (Message 24327) Posted 10 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: September 9, 2004 Stats are now available on your cell phone. See 'Your Account' for the URL. Ummm... Jeez guys, I'm a card carrying member of the BOINC fanclub - honest - #3 to sign up, but... I'd trade this "bonus" if the proggy ran OK for its intended purpose... Know what I mean, Vern... '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04"

7) Message boards : Number crunching : Download failure - MD5 & garbage URL (Message 23408) Posted 7 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: I too have had some bad wu's downloaded - and mine have also disappeared after manual update... Ahhh - but the work is movin' again - time to get back to work (finally)... Thanks BOINC... '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04"

8) Message boards : Number crunching : What's a good CPU to get? (Message 22421) Posted 4 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: > And the Prescott take the cake. P4 3.0E Prescott running at > 3450MHz 230x15 Corsair XL 2-3-3-6 at DDR 460. > 2 WUs in 2hr 55mins. > I love it when people bring pictures... Nice... 8-) '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04" (Free Marc Emery)

9) Message boards : Number crunching : What's a good CPU to get? (Message 22420) Posted 4 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: > One thing that will make the biggest difference for seti@home (not sure about > other DC projects) is the L2 cache. I see things like Siran above saying it > takes his 3 GHz P4 4 hours per 2 work units and then I look at my measly 1.3 > GHz Pentium-M laptop that does 1 work unit in about 2.5 hours while taking up > about 1/4 the power and think to myself 'what the hell did Intel do to the > good engineers when they designed the P4???'. And while the Penium-M is based > on the P3 core which was MUCH more efficient than the P4 core, it also has a > lot to do with the 1 MB of L2 cache on the Penium-M. I don't have the cache > settings of all the current processors memorized but 'bigger is better' as > they say. Of course you also pay dearly for it. > > Really, there is no 'best CPU' in my eyes. I get what I can afford and what > will meet my computing needs. Then I put BOINC on it. > > ------------------------------------------- > - A member of The Knights Who Say NI! > Possibly the best stats site in the universe: Amen from the choir... I've been running several 1.5's, and they are speedy little chips... Although, they max out about par with a P4 2.8 - not the snappiest... You are bang on about their relative performance vs power consumed - smokin... '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04" (Free Marc Emery)

10) Message boards : Number crunching : What's a good CPU to get? (Message 22410) Posted 4 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: Don't know about the Prescotts, but... IMHO Go AMD - Athlon 64, as big as possible - more memory the better... I've got all cpu's in my pharm, and find the AMD does chew thru wu's faster (overall, and with time)... Just one omniscient beings opinion... '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04" (Free Marc Emery)

11) Message boards : Number crunching : Are you too enthusiastic ? (Message 22135) Posted 4 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: > "I know, I know you know, I know you know I know, we know Henry knows, and > Henry knows we know it. We're a knowledgeable family." > -- THE LION IN WINTER I Know, I Know, I Know, I Know, I Know I Want You, Want You... The Pointer Sisters... '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04"

12) Message boards : Number crunching : Are you too enthusiastic ? (Message 22108) Posted 4 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: As we know, There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know There are known unknowns. That is to say We know there are some things We do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, The ones we don't know We don't know. Donald Rumsfeld That's hilarious - this guy talks like I do after a few juicy bong hits... Rumsfeld is a stoner... '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04"

13) Message boards : Number crunching : Testing Sig (no need to reply).... (Message 21686) Posted 3 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: '-~ FREE MARC EMERY!!!

14) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINCing at phenomenal rate....! (Message 21459) Posted 2 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: > > > > > @Classy Dave...Don't bogart that joint my friend ;) > > > > If I do - it's only 'cause I'm one toke over the line... > > > > '-~ > > "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04" > > > >@classy Dave...rotflmao...you're alright dude... Grassy Ass, muchacho - grassy ass... '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04"

15) Message boards : Number crunching : SIG TEST POLLUTIONS (Message 21437) Posted 2 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: > > Not to mention the rat bastards who reply to threads just to see their > > sigs... > > Indeed. Just a little provocative or trying to be funny I guess. How 'bout a little from column A, and alot from column B... Jeez, dude - ya may wanna start buying the undies in a bigger size, they seem to be bunchin' up on ya... '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04"

16) Message boards : Number crunching : SIG TEST POLLUTIONS (Message 21243) Posted 2 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: > There are currently 4 threads in this page alone > about testing the signature. > > Test Sig > sigtest only > sig test > testing sig > > One is enough for testing. No need to create new one > each times. Is there another way to test ? > > Friendly > Marc Not to mention the rat bastards who reply to threads just to see their sigs... '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04"

17) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINCing at phenomenal rate....! (Message 21242) Posted 2 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: > @Classy Dave...Don't bogart that joint my friend ;) If I do - it's only 'cause I'm one toke over the line... '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04"

18) Message boards : Number crunching : boinc.mundayweb.com news (Message 21224) Posted 2 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: > Hi all, > > Just to let you know that I have moved over http://boinc.mundayweb.com/seti2 > to use the XML stats. As a result, I have added user and team ranks to user's > graphics. > > The site is still able to make use of the HTML stats if a user's stats cannot > be found in the XML files. > > It is also possible for the site to fall back entirely on the XML stats should > anything go wrong with the XML stats. > > I am now working on an all on one signature for users as well as a single > account that will allow users to administer all of their BOINC sigs in one go. > This will remove the need for an account for each of my mini-sites. > > Watch this space. > > Any problems/comments, let me know at admin@boinc.mundayweb.com. > > Neil Munday Great work, Neil... Looks fantastic... '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04"

19) Message boards : Number crunching : Know what I miss??? (Message 20783) Posted 1 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: Cool little achievement certificates I can print off and show my kids when I pass a milestone... SetiClassic had those... Can we get those too, please??? '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04"

20) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINCing at phenomenal rate....! (Message 20780) Posted 1 Sep 2004 by classydave Post: > > you're right LOL - AS/400 ... what a piece of work... > > > > Not very good to play doom... Ahhh, but have PLAYED the text version of Doom3??? Pretty spine-chilling... And the big iron sure throws it onto the screen quick enough... '-~ "Nipple Free Since 08/24/04"

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