Posts by johnnymc

1) Message boards : SETI@home Staff Blog : Another Bittersweet Milestone (Message 2100245)
Posted 27 May 2022 by Profile johnnymc
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I'd define this ending as painful. The memories, the participation, the passion, and the potential this project has impacted millions of people globally.
To be able to visit & treasure or even own any part of the SETI@Home hardware would be akin to winning a lottery to some who held this project close to their hearts.
This is one of oh to many instances where I chide myself for not having the financial ability to preserve artifacts of this nature as I did in my younger years.

Thanks for sharing this farewell with us Eric.

PS- I wear my S@H 20 year Anniversary T-shirts twice a month and get interesting comments and questions from those who see it.
2) Message boards : SETI@home Science : Arecibo Observatory (Message 2065988)
Posted 18 Jan 2021 by Profile johnnymc
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https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/01/how-famed-arecibo-telescope-fell-and-how-it-might-rise-again

This just blew my mind. I had to idea the amount of damage caused.
3) Message boards : SETI@home Science : Arecibo Observatory (Message 2064819)
Posted 2 Jan 2021 by Profile johnnymc
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https://www.engadget.com/puerto-rico-approves-8-million-to-rebuild-arecibo-telescope-155454170.html

I truly hope this comes into fruition.
4) Message boards : News : Dan Werthimer wins 2019 Carl Sagan Prize. (Message 2014903)
Posted 10 Oct 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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Congratulations Dan indeed!
5) Message boards : Number crunching : Anything relating to AstroPulse (3) tasks (Message 2004059)
Posted 24 Jul 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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A record IIRC of 17, 12, & 14 arrived on the 24th, 23rd, & 22nd. Praise Be.
6) Message boards : Number crunching : Ryzen and Threadripper (Message 2004042)
Posted 24 Jul 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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Price seems to be dropping more and more. Now I am tempted...
7) Message boards : Number crunching : Nvidia RTX "Super" (Message 2000810)
Posted 3 Jul 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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I am enjoying seeing AMD put pressure on both Intel & Nvidia. Reminds me of Google Fiber coaxing Comcast to start providing 1Gbit service of its own.
8) Message boards : Number crunching : Don't know where it should go? Stick it here! (Message 2000685)
Posted 2 Jul 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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Thanks Keith. I had browsed other machines and tried associating the driver soon with the associated card and saw a myriad of combinations; none of which seemed “odd”.

Someone mentioned one version was “slower” than another version but I didn’t see any evidence supporting that claim from others so I disregarded it.

On a semi-unrelated note, I’ve experienced the -nobs option quite beneficial.
9) Message boards : Number crunching : Don't know where it should go? Stick it here! (Message 2000656)
Posted 2 Jul 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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Is there an optimal Nvidia driver version for Linux depending on which card you use?

Not sure if it would affect the stock app or the special sauce flavor.

I couldn’t glean this info easily. Thanks for any input!
10) Message boards : Number crunching : Exporting stats (Message 2000278)
Posted 29 Jun 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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With SETI, it's automatic.

One of the places you can see your stats is https://boincstats.com/en/stats/0/user/detail/9763896

11) Message boards : Number crunching : GPU Wars 2019: 7nm (Navi reviews) (Message 2000276)
Posted 29 Jun 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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It's sad my two Lenovo Y560 laptops have fans at the far left edge and finding raised cooling pads with fans able to reach the cpu vent to actually blow cool air into it is nearly impossible for the price I want to pay.
12) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI@Home mostly only GPU tasks, few CPU tasks (Message 2000249)
Posted 29 Jun 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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It is also worth running with a small cache when running more than one project- it allows the work share to balance out much, much, much sooner than if running with a large cache.
+1
13) Message boards : Number crunching : Anything relating to AstroPulse (3) tasks (Message 1999152)
Posted 22 Jun 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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Happily & belatedly, I noticed receiving and processing 4 of them on 21-JUN-2019 just about 5 minutes ago. /welcomeback
14) Message boards : Number crunching : Anything relating to AstroPulse (3) tasks (Message 1998006)
Posted 13 Jun 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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Its been so long since I saw an AP unit... there are no results of past units either in my tasks history on any of my devices.
15) Message boards : Number crunching : High performance Linux clients at SETI (Message 1995185)
Posted 25 May 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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But it is disheartening to regularly see the anti Linux bias since I want to assume all members who contribute their processing power would be welcomed with open arms and it shouldn't matter what platform they run their computing devices on.

Well said Keith.

This is the Volunteer & Grid Computing mantra -- though on some or many occasions may not feel like it.
16) Message boards : News : 20 years and counting! (Message 1994137)
Posted 18 May 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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Thanks to all who have contributed to this project!
17) Message boards : Cafe SETI : 20th Anniversary T-shirts - More in stock (Message 1992508)
Posted 4 May 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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Two shirts arrived and fit to a T! They are very crisp in contrast on the black material; I love them!

Thanks again to all involved in this tribute.
18) Message boards : Cafe SETI : 20th Anniversary T-shirts - More in stock (Message 1991410)
Posted 25 Apr 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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When I first saw the photo of these 20th S@H shirts I was ecstatic!- then the 1999-2019 seemed to resemble a "R.I.P." to the project and I wondered if others not tuned to this endeavor of ours would have that same thought...

Nonetheless I am still eager to proudly wear the two shirts on order.
19) Message boards : Cafe SETI : 20th Anniversary T-shirts - More in stock (Message 1988074)
Posted 30 Mar 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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I would like to purchase 2 - XL (Black) shirts please! If I ever lose weight, they'll still look great.

Thanks for putting this together again Uli!
20) Message boards : Number crunching : Anything relating to AstroPulse (3) tasks (Message 1986634)
Posted 22 Mar 2019 by Profile johnnymc
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The most AP's I've ever had at one time occurred today when I noticed 13 (lucky me?!) in my queue.

Boinc processed two of them then coyly moved along to pester the guppis...


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