Posts by Luke

1) Message boards : Politics : Dylan Ratigan is a legend... (Message 1171854)
Posted 18 Nov 2011 by Luke
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Perhaps most the legendary 4 minutes on TV I've seen for years. 100% truth from the one and only Dylan Ratigan.

Dylan (rightfully) loses it on air...
2) Message boards : Number crunching : Transistors go 3D. The Future is Coming. (Message 1103487)
Posted 5 May 2011 by Luke
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Transistors go 3D as Intel re-invents the microchip

At an event today in San Francisco, Intel announced one of the most important pieces of semiconductor news in many years: the company's upcoming 22nm processors will feature a fundamental change to the design of the most basic building block of every computer chip, the transistor.

Intel has been exploring the new transistor for over a decade, and the company first announced a significant breakthrough with the design in 2002. A trickle of announcements followed over the years, as the new transistor progressed from being one possible direction among many to its newly crowned status as the official future of Intel's entire product line.

In this short article, I'll give my best stab at explaining what Intel has announced—the so-called tri-gate transistor. Semiconductor physics are not my strong suit, so corrections/clarifications/comments are welcome. Also, this explanation focuses solely on the "3D" part of today's announcements. Other features of the 22nm process, like high-K dielectrics and such, are ignored. (So if you see a funny term on a slide and you don't know what it means, either ignore it or hit one of the Related Links for more info.)

But before we dive into what's new about Intel's transistor design, we first have to review how traditional transistors work....


An interesting read. I wonder how this affects the end of the CMOS production - which can only scale so far. 32nm is already here (boy, I remember talking about the amazing new 65nm & 45nm architectures on these boards!), 22nm is to be released soon at a cinema near you. That leaves on 16nm, which I am told is planned for Haswell's shrink - Rockwell, and then the unnamed 11nm architecture. At that point, quantum tunneling takes hold. It will be interesting to see how the engineers develop cunning ways of avoiding the subatomic mess that is to come...

And where to from that? Nanoelectrics? Individual positioning of atoms to make femto-size transistors? Silicon has a width of roughly half a nanometre - where to from there?

Some futuristic technology that harnesses the quarks in atoms to produce strange and curious atom-like objects at an even smaller scale???

And - I know, I know... The heart of a computer is the GPU now - the CPU does nothing, but it is always good to look back at the good old times and chat. :)

P.S. For those that are about to bite my head off about the above paragraph, it's a joke - yes, I know the CPU still has relevance in today's computers. ;)
Also - I was told I should pop in and post for once, as a friend here told me I was missed (?). So here we are.
3) Message boards : Politics : The Simple Math of CO2 Reduction (Message 1076440)
Posted 12 Feb 2011 by Luke
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Okay - Mind if I jump in??? :D

Good thread this is, not too much flaming, and full of reasonably truthful statistics. But after reading most of the thread, I see a number of false notations. Lets get a few things straight here...

1) Per Wind Farm, Per Year, Wind kills less birds than any conventional coal powered, gas powered or oil powered Power Plant. And, as blade sizes get bigger (it's all about the swept area! Larger Swept Area = Larger Amount of Energy possible to be captured), they rotate slower. Giving birds more of a chance. Bats? No problem, simply attach a low-power microwave transmitter atop each turbine.

2) The largest turbine currently in production is the Enercon E-126. 7.5MW capacity. A few companies are working on a 10MW turbine, and I've seen mockups and plans for 12MW & 15MW turbines. But don't you dare for one second think that just because the power output doubles, the blade length doubles. It doesn't. Google 'Swept Area'.

3) People who think wind turbines are visual pollution need to stop whining. Counter those types by simply asking 'Mate, would you prefer a wind turbine or a coal fired power plant next to your property?'.

4) Nuclear Fission is old, dirty, and obsolete. Pro-nuclear folk often argue that fission is green. No C)2, no other atmospheric pollutants (except for water vapor and steam - which can actually have a larger greenhouse impact). Where do they intend to keep the (small amounts) of high-level radioactive waste and the (infinitely more common) amounts of low-level radioactive waste. Google 'Sellafield / Windscale' - the waste is literally oozing sludge. And now that Obama has fatally stabbed Yucca Mountain...

5) The source of energy we need to to some R&D with is Nuclear Fusion. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it costs alot of money. Stop tending to some of those fission waste pools and we might have a bit more of it.... Fusion is CLEAN, ELEGANT, SIMPLE, BEAUTIFUL & INHERENTLY SAFE.

Clean?
The products involved in Nuclear Fusion are all around us and are safe. (In the long run) you fuse two Deuturium (Hydrogen with a neutron, often called Hydrogen-2) nuclei together, which can either release energy (key) and Helium-3 (which is high demand with short supply!) + Tritium (Hydrogen with 2 neutrons), slightly radioactive but still considered safe enough to use in watches!!!
At most, the low level radioactivity would be gone in 100 years.

Elegant & Beautiful?
Nuclear Fusion is how the sun operates. The sun is a natural fusion reactor. In all the chaos following the big bang, in all the entropy, matter assembled itself to create power and light.

Simple?
Fuse 2 nuclei together, make Helium, get energy. Got it? No mucking around with control rods and pressure reactors.

Inherently Safe?
There is no possibility of a runaway reaction. If the power fails, the lasers (which compress the deuterium, fusing it) stop working, which results in no power. The amount of deuterium 'fuel' in the reactor at any one time is on the order of grams. Fission reactors often contain enough fuel to last them a decade or more.

6) Drill, baby, drill. The moment I saw that, I lost all confidence in humanity. Sarah Palin's pro-oil agenda disgusts me. How many times has she been in bed with big-oil? And all those sheep in the crowd, holding and waving their 'Oil : Energy Independence for America'. Do they understand anything? How is it 'independence' if they continue to drill for a finite resource (40-70 years and counting of oil left). They're paying around $100 a barrel now!!! Energy independence via oil??? What a joke.

7) And big oil plus its crew continue to propagate the misinformation that people that care for the environment are 'tree huggers', and are 'nancy pansies' who drive Prius's and Leaf's everywhere? Get a life. Get on YouTube and search up kevindblanch's rant video well titled 'F* BP' - I won't link it for obvious reasons, but it has to be one of the most truthful videos I've seen in a long time. Does he look like a tree hugger nancy pansie to you???

7 points. 70 minutes. Thanks!
4) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Periodic Briefcase (Element Collection) (Message 1057326)
Posted 18 Dec 2010 by Luke
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Let's see.

Plutonium, radium, cesium, and uranium?


Two of them are possible within reason...
I actually know a really nice source of uranium.
5) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Periodic Briefcase (Element Collection) (Message 1057299)
Posted 18 Dec 2010 by Luke
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Hmm - apparently I still have credit to post here, even though I haven't crunched in the past three months. Go figure. I suppose however, after I finish 4 CPDN WU's, I'll crunch some more SETI, if there are units available.

I thought I'd just post here to say hi to my friends.

So, I have filled the last few month with general weirdness, such as geocaching... even brought a $400 GPS unit for it - rather neat actually.

I've always loved science, geology and chemistry instead (I suppose geochemistry is a good field for me?), and then I stumbled upon a very interesting and intricate website, about an entirely new hobby, that I had never heard of before. Something called 'Element Collecting' - it involves collecting samples of all elements ever to have existed (an impossible task).

The website in question is http://theodoregray.com/periodictable/ - run by Theodore Gray, the man that is part of the development of Wolfram Alpha and Mathematica products. He has also appeared on stage with Steve Jobs at prior WWDC's as well.
He designed a really nice table (see all the details at his page) and has accrued literally hundreds of samples of most elements - from 99.9999%+ pure samples, to spark plugs and 'Fiestaware'. Have a browse...
Why can't I do the same? I can. Just not his scale. So I launched a little thread over at the Sicituradastra team website called "The Periodic Briefcase" (Abbreviated TPB - Some of you may know it as a remarkable land of many delights where normally exceedingly expensive items can be acquired for free).

The basic design is a chest that has a lattice grid inside it, I cover over the 'cells' that don't house elements and, tada, you have the periodic table.

Here are excerpts from the page at the Sici forums...

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Basically, it a briefcase style chest that when open, has a lattice square arrangement on the inside, sort of like a spreadsheet, there are rows and columns and individual cells - inside each cell is a sample of that element, all arranged in the shape of the Periodic Table - hence the name Periodic Briefcase.

The briefcase dimensions are 928mm in width (nearly 1 meter, 92.8cm) and 578mm in length (over half a meter, 57.8cm). Seems like random numbers, but when you subtract 19mm x 2 (thickness of the wooden frame along each dimension), you are left with two much more elegant numbers... 890mm and 540mm. This is the dimensions of the space inside the briefcase.

Since the periodic table is 18 groups wide, and (essentially) 11 cells in length (the 7 periods, plus the lanthanides and actinides block (2), plus a space between them, and a space at the top = 11), the inner dimensions (900mm and 550mm respectively) have to divide nicely into these two numbers (18 and 11 respectively). The result of these equations *NEAR* 50mm. 40mm for the interior of each cell, and 10mm for a piece of lattice wood - what about the excess though? I said *NEAR* - the actual results of those equations are slightly less than 50mm - well, the last cell / column / row doesn't need a lattice, as the frame provides it.

Each cell will hold an individual element. And each cell (or cuboid) has dimensions of 40mm x 40mm x 56mm, which is 89.6 cubic centimeters in volume.
This is enough to accept a standard 5cm ampoule, which you commonly find element samples contained in, and many small rough samples of crystals and element pieces.
On top of each cell will be a cover of wood, individually removable, with the name and atomic number engraved or punched in.

Where will I source my elements?

I have found some great element stocking companies out there...

Metallium Inc. (Element Sales) - Offers probably the best deals on sample elements.
Element Displays (Element Collection) - Based in the U.K. they also offer a wide variety of elements, and they sell Uranium, which is harder to come buy.
Emovendo - Also seem to sell a few elements.
Smart Elements - Offers a wide range and selection.

Now the large corporate chemical suppliers...

Sigma Aldrich - A chemical manufacturing company that does ship orders to individuals.
Alfa Aesar - Like Sigma, they will also ship directly to people.
American Elements - A great company that takes a refreshing approach to small orders.

eBay also has listings for elements occasionally.

What sort of grade do you want to purchase?

I want both technical grade, laboratory grade, and field grade. For example, I might source a glass ampuole of magnesium sealed under argon, but I also might source a block of magnesium metal, and also obtain a splint as a sample!


What elements will I purchase?

Good question. I'll start out small. Probably some of the lighter metals like aluminum or magnesium.

Before I even begin, there is no point in ever hoping to aqcuire the radioactives. A nice goal is obtain all elements from 1-92. There are a few exceptions, like Americium, which can be obtained in small quantities from smoke alarms.
But within that 1-92 range, a few are many powers more unobtainable. Good luck trying to find yourself some Technetium, or trying to display Fluorine!

All the alkali metals down the left hand side, while readily available, are very expensive because of the HAZMAT shipping fees.
Start small. I'll keep this thread updated. I leave you with a picture and a question...



Which element should I buy first???

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Since this, A very kind person has already offered me Gold Sandstone for free!

I suppose, if this thread is liked, I'll keep it up to date.

Cheers... :)
6) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : Join Sicituradastra. - The Way to the Stars ;-) (Message 1035177)
Posted 21 Sep 2010 by Luke
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Simply Number One. We ARE reaching towards the stars!


7) Message boards : Number crunching : New outage schedule.... (Message 1008517)
Posted 26 Jun 2010 by Luke
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If the forum was still up I'd be ok with It. I still wouldn't like It that much of course, But the forum would make It bearable.


So S@H isn't so much about the science as it is about the forum?
Do something cool - do a jigsaw... go geocaching... play games online...
8) Message boards : Number crunching : New outage schedule.... (Message 1008507)
Posted 26 Jun 2010 by Luke
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I don't mind the new project schedule, actually - in fact, I am supportive of it. A project has to do what a project has to do.
It seems more scientifically oriented now, and that was the original goal was it not?
Not about the forums, not about the credits, simply about the science. Call me a purist if you want.

Perhaps we will see a breakthrough when the results are analyzed, and if we do, and if it is announced, it will be the biggest event in the history of humanity. We are no longer alone in this vast cosmos.

As a result, I'm winding down my obligations to S@H - leave it running on my aging Celeron (which is heading to 8 years). My two other computers, the i7 and the laptop will run CP.net full time.

I'll still be donating financially... and I really wish Eric and the crew the best with the data analysis.

Will it be my workunit that finds it? Or will it be yours? :)

Loving the new, pure, direction of S@H!
9) Message boards : Number crunching : Seti donation roll call....... (Message 1008398)
Posted 25 Jun 2010 by Luke
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A green star here as well. I will always donate to S@H, no matter what.
10) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Crunching up my RAC to 10 (Message 1008058)
Posted 25 Jun 2010 by Luke
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10! Ten! Now that's what I'm talking about!

CrunchMaster

iWorm 'em


Woah! 10! That's like 1 more than 9!
11) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The best 100 movie lines in 200 seconds..... (Message 1006351)
Posted 19 Jun 2010 by Luke
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I AM serious.....and stop calling me Shirley.


I love Airplane!
12) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Photoshop these days... (Message 1005909)
Posted 18 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Incredible what you can do with Photoshop these days.
I whipped together this "magazine cover" last night...

Anyone got any Photoshop creations to share? :).



From my deviantART page:
I was bored - so I decided to have a play around with Adobe Photoshop CS5... I might as well use it for something.

So I made this satirical magazine cover about the one and only Steve Jobs. Seems fitting since he just intro'd the iPhone 4.

Font used is Aurora Bold Condensed, most notable from the show Boston Legal. I'm sick of using Myriad Pro for everything I design relating to Apple.

Original raw .psd is a 232MB file consisting of 16 layers with the dimensions 2480 x 3508.
Uploaded here as a .jpg with 517KB at 40% original scale.

Email me or PM me if you want a higher quality .png file in the original dimensions. Thanks :).
13) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 118 (Live from the swimming pool in Death Valley!) (Message 1005658)
Posted 18 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Post the pics Luke


Can't - it's a video...
14) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 118 (Live from the swimming pool in Death Valley!) (Message 1005647)
Posted 18 Jun 2010 by Luke
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I must be getting good!
I just did 80-100 juggling catches in 5 ball cascade, and I got it on camera! :)
15) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People VIII (Message 1005591)
Posted 18 Jun 2010 by Luke
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A little bit of good news for my kitty loving friends.
You all know that Lori and I still miss our beloved Oscar.
And her dear Callie gurl is requiring sub-q fluids to keep her going and is getting rather frail. So the writing is on the wall there.

But Lori just got 2 new absolutely adorable purebred Maine Coon kittens....smoke and black and lovable all over. 2 brothers, about 4-1/2 months old. And growing like you would not believe. They came home only a week ago, and both Callie and Starbucks seem to have accepted them very well.

A couple of little rays of kitty sunshine for both of us.

Meow meow.


Sorry to hear about Callie... my sympathies to you and Lori. I have experienced the departure of cats too often.

But - great to hear about the two new MC kitties! Are they only available in the USA? I'm always open to a 4th cat...

Do they have names? And can we have some pictures??? Nothing is more adorable than the sight of a young kitten!

16) Message boards : Cafe SETI : How do you think you will die? (Message 1005578)
Posted 18 Jun 2010 by Luke
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My girlfriend is going to kill me in bed.

This coincidently is my preferred way to go. :-)


LMAO. What crazy idea are you concocting Monday?! ;)

Hopefully when I die laughing, it will be with my GF. :)
17) Message boards : Cafe SETI : How do you think you will die? (Message 1005567)
Posted 18 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Hmm. This topic came up during lunch break today with my friends.

How do you believe you will die?

I personally think I'll be murdered one day. :) - I'll probably piss someone off just a little to much...

Any thoughts or ideas?

Drinking, drugs, smoking, natural causes, act of god?

Also - how would you prefer to die? I would die by laughter if possible.
18) Message boards : Cafe SETI : It is only words. (Message 1004549)
Posted 16 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Don't even bother trying to learn your way around New Zealand English.

Even if we have been voted the world's sexiest accent... ;)

EDIT: I assume all English speaking countries have the same table etiquette? Once you pick up a fork or knife, it shouldn't touch the table again until the meal is finished (even after!). If you need to get up, place the utensils on opposite sides of the dish.
Not IN the meal or the end of the knife/fork on the table.
Just as when you finish, slide the knife between one of the gaps in the fork.

It amazes me how many people are ignorant of these simple rules.

I don't really believe every utensil has a proper hand. I grew up with the fork in my left the knife in my right. Only because I'm left handed.
19) Message boards : Number crunching : Hitting a Mill (Message 1004376)
Posted 15 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Congratulations Robert!
I only hope to get there before the ATi's make a million look insignificant!
20) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Rocky's Closed 042910 (Message 1004375)
Posted 15 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Is this cafe liquor licensed???

It is now... sharing a birthday present are ya? :)


It could be if you want some :). I have some of the 12 year Chivas in the cabinet. Along with various other wines and spirits...
21) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Rocky's Closed 042910 (Message 1004371)
Posted 15 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Is this cafe liquor licensed??? ;)


22) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Music Video Thread [5] (Message 1004367)
Posted 15 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Beautiful song...

The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony.
23) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Any Geocaching crunchers out there? (Message 1003919)
Posted 14 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Well - It was such a beautiful day I decided to tie in some geocaching during work. Found 2 out of 3. Both had incredible views.

GC1GE87 - Oriental Bay, Texas (Wellington, NZ)
GC23F4Z - Wellington's Iconic Cable Car (Wellington, NZ)

Also in the process of a simple multicache which is only a few miles from me.
It's so good to be back into this!

If you want to friend me, my username is "LukeSETI".
24) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy Birthday Luke (Message 1003781)
Posted 13 Jun 2010 by Luke
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1st day I'm 35, S@H breaks :).

It wasn't my fault.

Hope that you remembered if it was fun!


Heh! GF stayed over, so it wasn't all that bad.
25) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Any Geocaching crunchers out there? (Message 1003747)
Posted 13 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Well - you provoked me Michael!

It was cold, wet and windy day yesterday, I was bored, so I went out looking for a geocache. Required an hour long walk, but it only took 5 minutes of searching. For now, the iPhone seems to do well as a GPS. Looks like it has an accuracy of around 3-5m.
I can't seem to find my old geocaching.com account, so I've registered a new one as "LukeSETI".

Cache was a regular camo container. GVC1AM and named "Life's A Beach" by Outward Bound. TNLN. Geocache Link
26) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy Birthday Luke (Message 1003730)
Posted 13 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Thanks Uli, phud, Jim_S, Byron, VW (for the cake as well!!!), Carlos, Kenzie (LOL), Lilikrist, Mark, Angela, Andy, Scarecrow, Mike, Giz, Chris, Bill & Dune!!!

The party from 3PM (about the time this thread started) to 11:30PM - so by that time, I fell to sleep mostly drunk. :( - woke up in the morning (mostly hungover) and checked to find the message boards were down!

1st day I'm 35, S@H breaks :).
27) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Any Geocaching crunchers out there? (Message 1002864)
Posted 11 Jun 2010 by Luke
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I used to geocache. I simply didn't have enough time though. Pretty ironic, is that the iPhone I bought can be used as a GPS unit to find them, but it was also designed to make my work more efficient.

I'm heading an idea at the Sicituradastra. BOINC team of placemarking every members location around the world currently.

Good luck on your endeavours! Perhaps another time I can jump back in again... :)
28) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 1002846)
Posted 11 Jun 2010 by Luke
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***Let me preface this my saying the only Apple product I will ever pay for is the iPhone. Why? It may be locked in and a insidious revenue buffer for AppleT&T, but it simply is the best smartphone out there at the moment.***

Aye aye aye - do I upgrade to the iPhone 4?
I can reason with a 2 year upgrade cycle, not 1 year however. I may be forced to however, as my battery life has seriously degraded on my iPhone 3G.

The dilemma is I still have a 2 year contract with my MSP (mobile service provider) Vodafone New Zealand, and any upgrade would be paying full price for the iPhone 4 ($1379 most likely), selling my 3G for $650 with no contract on trademe.co.nz, and transfer my SIM from my 3G to the 4.

But... the iPhone 4 takes MicroSIMs instead of the usual std. SIM (I assume to improve space for other components).

So, I shot Vodafone an email...
Hi VF,
I am currently on a iPhone 60 plan with my iPhone 3G, which I have had for slightly more than a year.
I would like to upgrade to the iPhone 4 when it is released here in July, is there some way I can transfer and keep my current plan to a iPhone 4 and sell my 3G?
Problem is the iPhone 4 takes MicroSIM's whereas the 3G is a standard SIM - can I exchange my SIM for a MicroSIM?

Thank you & Cheers,
Luke.


Got this in return...
Hi Luke

Thank you for your website enquiry.

In regards to the new iPhone 4, there is no confirmed release date for this currently, however once this model has been released you would be welcome to use your current plan with this.

You would just need to purchase the phone outright and possibly sell your current model on Trademe or using a similar method, with the MicroSIM, we have no details regarding this at the moment but information will be released as soon as we have more details of the new iPhone.

Please check with the website occasionally as any new updates will be listed here:

http://forum.vodafone.co.nz/forum/16-announcements/

Kind regards

Paul


So it's a waiting game, eh?
29) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 117 (someone here will be 50 in July) (Message 1002064)
Posted 9 Jun 2010 by Luke
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<head>
<title>I Win</title>
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<body>
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30) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 117 (someone here will be 50 in July) (Message 1001757)
Posted 8 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Apparently - I am a citizen in the worlds most peaceful country!

New Zealand named world's most peaceful nation.
31) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 117 (someone here will be 50 in July) (Message 1001524)
Posted 7 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Steve Jobs has taken the stage at the WWDC conference.
New iPhone is called 'iPhone 4'.

Design looks like the one Gizmodo leaked a few months back.

And probably as locked as Steve Jobs brain is on AT&T.


Damn straight. :D
32) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 117 (someone here will be 50 in July) (Message 1001518)
Posted 7 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Steve Jobs has taken the stage at the WWDC conference.
New iPhone is called 'iPhone 4'.

Design looks like the one Gizmodo leaked a few months back.
33) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (32) Server problems (Message 1001440)
Posted 7 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Hmm... I have 3 weird S@H tasks on my i7 rig. Their labeled "Astropulse". What's an "Astropulse"?

;-)
34) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 117 (someone here will be 50 in July) (Message 1000837)
Posted 5 Jun 2010 by Luke
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JI Extreme : The Ultimate Car Bomb?
35) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 117 (someone here will be 50 in July) (Message 1000650)
Posted 4 Jun 2010 by Luke
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I still wish Obama didn't cancel Project Constellation. That had vision, a goal and something to aspire to!

Web feed goes live in 7 minutes. Rumor has it SpaceX is now targeting 11:20 a.m.

I agree Luke.


So do I.

T -15 plus a 36 min hold. so expect launch at about 9:15


Ugh. It's 3:30 am here, and I haven't had any sleep. I don't know if I can stay up much longer.


And the hold keeps getting longer too.


Nearly an hour into the hold. Watching the stream at spacex.com, the quality is marginally better and about 4 seconds ahead of SVC.com.

I'll give it another 30 minutes.

36) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 117 (someone here will be 50 in July) (Message 1000646)
Posted 4 Jun 2010 by Luke
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I still wish Obama didn't cancel Project Constellation. That had vision, a goal and something to aspire to!

Web feed goes live in 7 minutes. Rumor has it SpaceX is now targeting 11:20 a.m.

I agree Luke.


So do I.

T -15 plus a 36 min hold. so expect launch at about 9:15


Ugh. It's 3:30 am here, and I haven't had any sleep. I don't know if I can stay up much longer.
37) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 117 (someone here will be 50 in July) (Message 1000634)
Posted 4 Jun 2010 by Luke
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I still wish Obama didn't cancel Project Constellation. That had vision, a goal and something to aspire to!

Web feed goes live in 7 minutes. Rumor has it SpaceX is now targeting 11:20 a.m.
38) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 117 (someone here will be 50 in July) (Message 1000626)
Posted 4 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Get ready for some (possibly) explosive action... :)

The maiden flight of the Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX occurs at 11:00 a.m. Eastern this morning at Cape Canaveral.

The live feed from SpaceX's website begins at 10:40 a.m. Eastern and can be found only (not at spacevidcast or uStream) here...
SpaceX webcast

Weather is a 60% go.

Considering the fact that most maiden launches end in failure, be prepared!
39) Message boards : Technical News : June Update (Jun 02 2010) (Message 1000601)
Posted 4 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Thanks for answering my question Matt. :)
40) Message boards : Cafe SETI : KIttyman at a crossroads...part II. (Message 1000600)
Posted 4 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Good on you Mark. I wish you the best of luck with the surgery. Did you get my PM I sent you a short while ago?

Regards,
Luke.

I got it.........
I got to get some sleeps right now.

More discussion later.

What's left of the kittyman's eyes must rest right now.//

Meow.......

Just mind them kitty city clicks for now, please.

Meow.


Good night friend.
41) Message boards : Cafe SETI : KIttyman at a crossroads...part II. (Message 1000591)
Posted 4 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Good on you Mark. I wish you the best of luck with the surgery. Did you get my PM I sent you a short while ago?

Regards,
Luke.
42) Message boards : Politics : Wonder if Oil leak in Gulf can freeze europe? (Message 1000404)
Posted 3 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Not looking good.

Computer simulation suggests "Summer Of Oil" for entire Atlantic Coast, and possibly Europe.
43) Message boards : Politics : Are the global melters still lying? (Message 1000398)
Posted 3 Jun 2010 by Luke
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I'm going for a home made wind turbine... Blades 1.5m long and will be power planed. It will be wired using a 3 phase star configuration, with 12 NdFeB magnets (1x1x2 in). It feathers in approximately 28mph winds, at which it has a 1kW output. I'm copying a design from otherpower.com...

Yes, I knowwhat is inefficient and was isn't.

Sent from my iPhone, just to remind you it took forever to type. :\
44) Message boards : Number crunching : Setting BROWSER environment variable? (Message 1000271)
Posted 3 Jun 2010 by Luke
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Well the reinstallation has worked. Thanks Jord, Gundolf and 52 Aces for the help.

Association of protocols to programs in the control panel now shows Firefox associated with http/https/ftp etc.

Thanks :)
45) Message boards : Politics : Are the global melters still lying? (Message 1000268)
Posted 3 Jun 2010 by Luke
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All I can say for sure is, my boinc crunchers are most definitely contributing to global warming.

>:oP


As are you for breathing, others for driving their cars and SUV's, people who are smoking, as are the controlled oil burns in the Gulf, as is the volcano in Iceland. A lot of things contribute to global warming.

BOINC crunchers have to be one of the most negligible contributions. And remember not everyone is being powered by dirty coal and oil plants. My energy comes from a giant wind project 40km south of me. And soon it will come from my backyard when I get my 1kW turbine running.


Actual power produced is roughly 1/3 of installed capacity. That is what power companies who build wind farms plan for. So for a 1 kW turbine you should expect no more than 0.333kW-Hr average. That is minimal for a computer and don't expect to run a monitor.

But the good news is there is nothing we can do as it was all irreversible ten years ago. So stop worrying and enjoy life.

How many people realize I am among the most disappointed as I bought the palm tree franchise for Washington DC back in the mid-70s. I am almost ready to drop my annual renewal option.


Once again you fail to recognise the New Zealand is not the United States. Weather is different here. My turbine will be hoisted 10-20m above the ground on the hill I am situated on with a 360 degree view clear of all obstructions, in the windiest city it the world. Geddit?

All excess energy will be diverted through to a large battery bank. It will be wired so I can simply flick a switch and it goes back to the grid. Also it doesn't take 333 watts to run a monitor.
46) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XX CLOSED (Message 1000264)
Posted 3 Jun 2010 by Luke
Post:
2500 posts!

I might as well also mention I am nearing 750,000 SETI@home credits! Quarter of a million to go! :)

Congratulations to everyone else with milestones.
47) Message boards : Number crunching : Setting BROWSER environment variable? (Message 1000262)
Posted 3 Jun 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'd think a repair installation of Firefox is the easiest, but who am I. ;-)

See if http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/File-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html helps you out.


Thanks Jord... still no avail. :)
I will try a uninstall/reinstall of Firefox and see how it goes.
48) Message boards : Number crunching : Setting BROWSER environment variable? (Message 1000251)
Posted 3 Jun 2010 by Luke
Post:
Per re-install, sometimes you need to do a remove in order to get the install to tackle everything.

Another thought to the core problem, might want to check the usual suspect file association mappings (Start / Default Programs / Associate a file type or protocol) to confirm they're pointed to your browser. http, html, php, yadda



Hmm. Things get weirder. http, https, and ftp were all associated with "Unknown Program". I tried to reassign it but only got the options of Chrome (once), IE and Safari.

I really want to leave doing a remove and install as the last option.

Thoughts?
49) Message boards : Number crunching : Setting BROWSER environment variable? (Message 1000237)
Posted 3 Jun 2010 by Luke
Post:
Set up the default browser for the OS.


Hmm. It would seem like that should work. But I don't have the option to radio Firefox. Only Google Chrome, Google Chrome, IE, and Safari. And yes, it lists chrome twice?

Is there any settings in the registry or other options...?
50) Message boards : Politics : Are the global melters still lying? (Message 1000236)
Posted 3 Jun 2010 by Luke
Post:
All I can say for sure is, my boinc crunchers are most definitely contributing to global warming.

>:oP


As are you for breathing, others for driving their cars and SUV's, people who are smoking, as are the controlled oil burns in the Gulf, as is the volcano in Iceland. A lot of things contribute to global warming.

BOINC crunchers have to be one of the most negligible contributions. And remember not everyone is being powered by dirty coal and oil plants. My energy comes from a giant wind project 40km south of me. And soon it will come from my backyard when I get my 1kW turbine running.
51) Message boards : Number crunching : Setting BROWSER environment variable? (Message 1000234)
Posted 3 Jun 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hi folks...
I uninstalled a browser I hadn't used in a long time on my WinVista laptop, but every time I clicked 'Your Account' in BOINC it would launch with it.

Now the browser is uninstalled, when clicking 'Your Account' in BOINC manager, I firstly get the message:

"http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/etc...

Application not found."

Clicking Okay to that brings up the dialog box:

"BOINC manager tried to display the webpage http://etc... but couldn't find a web browser.
To fix this, set the environment variable BROWSER to the path of your web browser, then restart BOINC manager."

So naturally, I went to Control Panel > System > Advanced > Environment Variables > New... > and typed in for var name "BROWSER" and var value the location of the browser I want it to load in (Firefox 3.6.3). And then restarted BOINC.

All to no avail. Any ideas?

Regards,
52) Message boards : Technical News : June Update (Jun 02 2010) (Message 1000126)
Posted 2 Jun 2010 by Luke
Post:
Thank you Matt for the update, any is appreciated. All the servers are apparently running normally, we can upload, download and report tasks. All is fine and happy.

On a completely unrelated note... It was mentioned on the old list of things SETI@home would desire to implement is a sky search in the southern hemisphere, possibly using te parks observatory in Australia? Was this idea shelved? Or is it still in the back of your minds if Arecibo runs out of funding?
53) Message boards : Politics : Are the global melters still lying? (Message 1000077)
Posted 2 Jun 2010 by Luke
Post:
Fayvitt,

We all ready are in a snowball effect in my opinion. Just because it's irreversible doesn't necessarily mean we will see the consequences immediately.

The ocean currently absorbs about ~50% of all our CO2 emissions. The rest either get absorbed in the soil, trees etc. or is left unchecked.

Also funny how the oceans see to be acidifying, the more CO2 it absorbs... the 'ocean' is becoming more Calcium Carbonate than it is Dihydrogen Monoxide.

And once the oceans become void of nearly all useful life, only then will we self-important humans notice we have screwed the planet and ourselves.
54) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Rocky's Closed 042910 (Message 999918)
Posted 2 Jun 2010 by Luke
Post:
greetings gang... :-)


Hei Magenta! Glad to see you still around! How are you doing? :)

- Luke.


Really good Luke...busy though, how are you :-)

Hi Uli


Got a cold - so I haven't been up to much. Missed 3 days of work already.

Yourself and Monday should pop in more often!

- Luke.

Good morning Luke I don't think we've crossed paths before ? but I've always enjoyed reading your posts my name is Byron best wishes from the rainy west coast of Canada


Morning Byron! I've seen you about and read your posts before. Glad to see we still have active members here!

All too rainy here in New Zealand at the moment. 2 weeks of no sun is having its toll...

Best wishes to you!
55) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Forum counter is about to roll over ! (Message 999915)
Posted 2 Jun 2010 by Luke
Post:
Just noticed that we are about to see message board id 1000000.

[edit] Well in just under 750 messages ! [/edit]


Less than 100 now.


Just 74 posts until P1M.
56) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Rocky's Closed 042910 (Message 999901)
Posted 2 Jun 2010 by Luke
Post:
greetings gang... :-)


Hei Magenta! Glad to see you still around! How are you doing? :)

- Luke.


Really good Luke...busy though, how are you :-)

Hi Uli


Got a cold - so I haven't been up to much. Missed 3 days of work already.

Yourself and Monday should pop in more often!

- Luke.
57) Message boards : Politics : Wonder if Oil leak in Gulf can freeze europe? (Message 999879)
Posted 2 Jun 2010 by Luke
Post:
Now they are saying that the spill could keep going until August. Giant plumes under the sea, hope they don't mess with the Gulf Stream or mini Ice Age could strike again. Wonder how large amounts of oil would affect currents?


Not exactly sure. However, I heard the coming North Atlantic Hurricane Season is a *GOOD* thing because it will whip the crude up and disperse it. Which means it will break down much more easily.

Just to remind people... SpillCam

Still want to Drill, Baby, Drill?
58) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Rocky's Closed 042910 (Message 999871)
Posted 2 Jun 2010 by Luke
Post:
greetings gang... :-)


Hei Magenta! Glad to see you still around! How are you doing? :)

- Luke.
59) Message boards : Politics : WHY do you/don't you believe in GOD? (Message 999655)
Posted 31 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
From the words of the man...

George Carlin - Religion is Bullshit
60) Message boards : Politics : Are the global melters still lying? (Message 999654)
Posted 31 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
You ignorant, disgusting buffoon.

...

Study the hockey stick closer. I see a sharp hill, after a nice gentle 900 year stoll.


How is it ignorant to believe the experts who said that after the year 2000 it was irreversible and nothing could be done to stop it?

I am quoting the experts here. What is your problem with my believing what they have said?



Don't deflect. Answer my questions.
61) Message boards : Politics : Are the global melters still lying? (Message 999641)
Posted 31 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
You ignorant, disgusting buffoon.

Look what people like you have done to New Zealands glaciers!


What do I have to get you to do before any sane person can convince you of this enviromental, ecological disaster??? Do I have to make you read Retreat of glaciers since 1850 ten times over? Browsing the images double that?

So it's just a coincidence that since the 1800's (note: when the Industrial Revolution BEGAN - ever since we've released greenhouse gases, whether it be Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Chlorofluorocarbons etc, not to mention many other deadly, toxic and polluting chemicals) the global average temperature rose?

So you define climate change (also note: climatology is the study of temperatures, humidity, wind, particulate concentration over LONG timescales) as a 3 year stint where it gets a bit damn colder and you have a whinge about it.

Study the hockey stick closer. I see a sharp hill, after a nice gentle 900 year stoll.
62) Message boards : Cafe SETI : A powerful message. (Message 999288)
Posted 28 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Read this over and over again as you listen to this song... Greenpeace NZ's Anchor Me.

Please help stop the systematic destruction of the planet we live in.

Help stop the mass extinction of species of birds, plants and the animal kingdom.

Help stop the execution of whales and marine wildlife by other countries.

Help stop the mass dumping of nuclear and radioactive waste into our oceans.

Help stop the inviteable sea level rise and climate change that will occur over the 21st century.

Help stop the pollution of our atmosphere with coal, gas and oil.

Help stop biological, chemical and nuclear warfare that is all too prevalent in our sad society.

We ARE killing the only planet we have.

Lobby. Protest. Vote for change. This isn't about republican vs. liberal or politics, it's about the survival of our species as a whole.

Anchor me...
63) Message boards : Politics : On the Origins of the Yahweh Cult (Message 999273)
Posted 28 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
We wouldn't be discussing this irrational nonsense (religion, not the article in question) if everyone had some common sense.

Last time I checked, atheism didn't cause 9/11, the crusades, killings in the name of Allah, forum arguments, astronomers to be wrongfully imprisoned, sexually promiscuous priests and holy wars. No, it caused people to think rationally.

"If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people". - Gregory House M.D.
64) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 998855)
Posted 26 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Looks like Apple is developing their own inhouse Flash solution.

Yeah, because replacing a proprietary, non-standard solution with another proprietary, non-standard one is the answer.

Apple are a bunch of appholes.


Hey Luke,

Who are the bigger appholes? Apple or the customers that buy their products before doing their homework? Did you do ANY research before you bought your iPhone? Or, were you one of those folks that actually lined up the night before its release date to buy one? You know, the Type A's.

I know the iPhone is locked - so? Apple didn't consult you for your opinion nor should they. They are in the business of designing products that the non-techie person can use. Not for the teckno geeks jacked up on a caffeine energy drink.

S***, their OS doesn't even have a registry (thank God for that!).

JMHO...


The sure doesn't sound like a humble opinion to me.
Back when the iPhone 3G was released... Android didn't exist. Nothing rivaled the iPhone. Now we have the EVO 4G, the Nokia N series, the Nexus one etc.

Free, open, beautiful.

Apple is a seriously worrying company. I fear Apple.

Microsoft + Google all the way. Don't assume I lined up to buy a goddamn phone. I HATE Apple.

A bunch of Appholes.
65) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Seti whining thread......... (Message 998725)
Posted 25 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm pissed that every day more and more crude oil spills into the sea from the Deepwater Horizon.

Drill, baby, drill. Sure.
66) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 117 (someone here will be 50 in July) (Message 998433)
Posted 24 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
532nm 95mW laser (to complement my 5mW and 200mW) arrived a few minutes ago - and they had the courtesy of delivering it at night on a foggy day. Nothing better! :)
67) Message boards : Politics : Climate Change, 'Greenhouse' effects, Environment, etc part II (Message 998407)
Posted 24 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
That's one volcano. There are hundreds of volcanos on this planet that are active to some degree.


You deflected, and didn't answer the question.

Can you state to a scientific certainty that we don't have an effect on our planets climate?
68) Message boards : Politics : Climate Change, 'Greenhouse' effects, Environment, etc part II (Message 998396)
Posted 24 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
I just posted this in another thread, but I will post it here as well. Human contributions to the CO2 in the environment are minimal compared to natural sources like bogs, volcanoes, etc.


Really? Can you still state to a scientific certainty that we don't have an effect on our planets climate?



The European (that's right, not even including America) aviation industry emits TWICE as much as that Icelandic volcano does per day!

Imagine... possibly 15 volcanoes constantly spewing out Carbon Dioxide every day for over 100 years! And it will only continue!

Surely, one would have to at least explore the possibility that we are dramatically changing the Earth's climate in a way that will one day devastate the planet.
69) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Seti whining thread......... (Message 998098)
Posted 22 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm locking this thread for 24 hours. Please keep it civil folks.
70) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Anybody got anything to say? (Message 997509)
Posted 21 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Blackbird by Alter Bridge.

I'll say this now. As I probably won't post again for a week, but good luck with your eye. The hard truth is that YOU WILL have to have the surgery. YOU WILL have to shut some crunchers down, and YOU PROBABLY WILL have to save ALOT of money.

We all have our problems, I've got a left hand that is in constant pain. I type with one hand now. As you mention, you eventually get used to it. Your brain slowly phases the useless limb/eye/ear out until it feels slightly normal.

But you KNOW it is still there. Get the surgery. Don't wait for it to get worse.
71) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XX CLOSED (Message 996217)
Posted 14 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
The number of downloads of the latest 64 Bit Lunatics Windows installers, has now surpassed, for the first time, 32 bit installer downloads.

All hail the mighty Windows 7 x64 edition!


Now that's an interesting milestone! Thanks Jason. :)
72) Message boards : Cafe SETI : STS-132 : The Final Flight of Atlantis (Message 996137)
Posted 14 May 2010 by Luke
Post:


Just over 7 hours 30 minutes until launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on its 32nd and final mission into Space.

STS-132 will bring the Russian Mini-Research Module to the International Space Station, as well as other miscellaneous equipment.

The mission is planned to last 12 days and consists of 3 EVAs.

As I type, it is dawn at the launch pad at Cape Kennedy in Florida.

To watch the 3rd Space Shuttle flight of 2010, and one of only 3 Shuttle missions remaining, either tune in your TV or...
watch online in full HD at SpaceVidCast.com


Atlantis was first launched on STS-51-J in 1985. It was the fourth Shuttle orbiter to go into service. Behind Columbia, Challenger & Discovery.

To read more about STS-132, visit Wikipedia here.
Or, to read more about Atlantis' history, visit Wikipedia here.

Good Luck & God Speed Atlantis.


73) Message boards : Number crunching : Why isn't my 2-way SLI GTX480 getting any work??? (Message 996111)
Posted 14 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Someone please help. I'm about to ditch SETI and go somewhere where shit works like it is supposed to.


Geez. Grateful much???

Perhaps you should have investigated whether the components you bought would work straight off with SETI@home, instead of just rushing in and buying new technology which will obviously have teething issues for a few months.

The projects scientists do a hell of a lot of work and dedicate their time, money and effort just to give work to people like you who so arrogantly crunch.
74) Message boards : Politics : World may become too hot for humans... (Message 995721)
Posted 12 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Can you folks stop arguing and cussing? It makes you look like asses.

***Attack the argument and not the arguer, it simply shows what a lack of argument you have.***

In all seriousness, we need to do something about this. Green energy is the answer.
75) Message boards : Number crunching : ATI AstroPulse beta test started on Lunatics (Message 995542)
Posted 11 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Personally, I will be scared the day ATI support arrives mainstream at SETI@home. I appreciate all Lunatics does - and it does it beautifully! It's just it will be abused by credit whores.

That is the day SETI@home will turn from a science project into a credit hound project.

That is the day I leave BOINC, if it ever happens. Just my two cents. :(


Very strange position, I already pointed that at your post about person who owns many hosts. Try to understand, not everyone who attempt to do more work for SETI and granted big RAC due [s]his efforts do it for credits. Big RAC if no cheating involved really means big science done. What point to leave project then?....
GPU is just another device for doing work. If you strong in math, no one forbid you to do WUs manually or with calculator, your RAC would be in fempto-cobblestones probably, but it will be _very_ hard earned one. Do you really think that task computed in so inefficient way will be any better than task produced by GPU owned "credit whore"? Don't think so ;)


Admittedly, it is a strange position. I just care for the project... and with ATI available to the general public, the credit hounds from MW will arrive, with their huge appetite for work needing to be satisfied. It'll put more strain on the (already strained) servers, leading to more outages and less work available for the 90% of others. I'm talking RACs in the TENS of MILLIONS, not in the hundreds of thousands as it is currently. And the the tide will change from a science oriented project to that of a credit oriented project, for others to abuse.

It hasn't happened so much with CUDA, since it isn't (as of now, could be soon though) as powerful as some of the more top of the line Radeon GPU's. MW is relatively fine with the amount of WU's being sent out, SETI is a little more dependent on other things, such as whether the ALFA reciever is on, whether work can be sent back to Berkeley, and all assuming Arecibo is not closed!

LOL. I won't be seen doing SETI@home WU's with a calculator thanks... It'd take years.
76) Message boards : Number crunching : ATI AstroPulse beta test started on Lunatics (Message 995536)
Posted 11 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Personally, I will be scared the day ATI support arrives mainstream at SETI@home. I appreciate all Lunatics does - and it does it beautifully! It's just it will be abused by credit whores.

That is the day SETI@home will turn from a science project into a credit hound project.

That is the day I leave BOINC, if it ever happens. Just my two cents. :(
77) Message boards : Politics : World may become too hot for humans... (Message 995294)
Posted 10 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
This really hits home... and it deserves it's own thread.

World may become too hot for humans if some global warming scenarios occur.

Get thinking people! We need to solve this behemoth of a problem now!

It ceases to amaze me how plainly stupid some people are.
There are two basic kinds of climate change deniers - idealogues and profiteers. The profiteers think money will eventually overcome bad air and unstable climate at least for those who can afford whatever technologies will make that possible. Idealogues believe that man has been granted dominion over the earth and that everything in it and on it was put here for us to use, abuse and defile and that at some magical point in time the believers will be gathered up and saved by the deity of their choice. Unfortunately those of us who believe we owe the earth a debt of protection for providing sustenance and safe living space will burn just as surely as those who disregard our impact either for greed or because of the arrogance of their religious beliefs.

I really hope climate change DOES occur in my lifetime so I can laugh in the face of these losers who are drowning in their arrogance.

Hoping the world doesn't wither and die,
- Luke.
78) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XX CLOSED (Message 995286)
Posted 10 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
700,000
SETI@home cobblestones since December 31 2006.

Only 300,000 more cobbles to lay!
79) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 116 (Victor wins) (Message 995277)
Posted 10 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Well, if everyone is all done passing wind, we can get on to serious business. Before you know it, it will be Monday. Can't trust that day.


Nearly Tuesday here.
80) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (32) Server problems (Message 995261)
Posted 10 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Running down the C2D laptop on purpose - only 6 tasks left. That'll all be done tonight. What I do after, whether I take it offline, crunch more SETI or run it on another project for a while, I haven't decided.

My old Celeron has 4 tasks in it's cache. That's over 64 hours of crunching. It won't notice any outage.

As for the i7, I've got a load of Cosmology WU's to get through before I even touch the 10 days worth of S@H tasks that have cached.
81) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 116 (Victor wins) (Message 995084)
Posted 9 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Wow... N2O really is a beauty...
82) Message boards : Number crunching : "Your Projects" links gone... (Message 995079)
Posted 9 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
The "BOINC Combined Statistics" site which supplies that data seems to be down.

Looking at the BOINC source code, somebody has just tidied up an error message, but there's no sign of any intention to remove the links permanently.

I think it's just a server crash or similar failure, and the links should be back when someone has the time and resources to fix it.


Thanks Richard for a timely response. Hope they get it kicked soon. :/

So exactly how much of the your account page is provided by external sites? Do we know?
83) Message boards : Number crunching : "Your Projects" links gone... (Message 995073)
Posted 9 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Anyone else notice the fact you can't go between projects in "Your Account" any more?

The "Your Projects" box has disappeared completely!
Makes it difficult to switch between different project accounts.

Only noticed it after someone else told me :).

EDIT: And externally as well, can't see anything while logged out, and you can't see what other projects others are participating in either :(.
84) Message boards : Number crunching : Slow you down (Message 995067)
Posted 9 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Since when, doctor, do you have the right to tell me how many computers I am allowed to run S@H on?

There is no rule, limit or law prohibiting me, you or anyone else from running 5, 10, 50 computers on S@H. SETI@home was intended to be run using only spare cycles, but look at how much extra science is being crunched on S@H and other projects such as MW by these extra computers which were built specifically to run BOINC!

Simply a case of credit envy?

Something that you wrote 320+ days ago:
I have a problem with anyone who claims to have more than a few computers at home. Most homes have 200 or 220 AMP services. If use that service only for SETI@home functions and have more than 10 computers running, then you have no lights, refrigeration, heating and therefore have no life sustaining comforts. Then you should be called an Seti@work user Anyone who has been acknoledged "Top Performer for the day" with 5,000,000 units of work must also fall into that catergory, you are abusing the spirit of at home. Unless you are the rightfull owner of the company whose assetts you are claiming as yours, you are a thief, just that simple.

Seti@home was started for the use of personal home computers not doing anything most of the time.

There should be a distinction within SETI@home and BOZO users running up impossible scores that are not obviously within the spirit of at home users.

There is one user claiming 137 @home computers.
85) Message boards : Number crunching : Astronomical credits claimed - like 8,8e22 (Message 995066)
Posted 9 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Luckily, those tasks won't validate - no one has anywhere near that amount of credits. I'm not certain what causes it however, someone else will have to chime in on that one.

I do remember a while back Mark had an absolutely HUGE credit claim. I think it even broke the page wrapping...
86) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 116 (Victor wins) (Message 995043)
Posted 9 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Winning while cleaning my laptop with compressed air.
87) Message boards : Number crunching : Very new data... (Message 995042)
Posted 9 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Most of my work is either 13ja07 or 30no06.
Newest data I have is from 18no09.

My biggest thought is concerning data, eventually, the rate of data coming from Arecibo falls short of the demands of the ever increasing amount of computers.

Perhaps a resolution jump of 10 is needed. ;)
88) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 995041)
Posted 9 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Looks like Apple is developing their own inhouse Flash solution.

Yeah, because replacing a proprietary, non-standard solution with another proprietary, non-standard one is the answer.

Apple are a bunch of appholes.
89) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Tbe first rouge 007 thread........ (Message 995029)
Posted 9 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
This is really an undercover thread. What level of security clearance do we need to see this?


Only the KGB can see these top secret posts. Even mods can't!
90) Message boards : Number crunching : It was a bittersweet 1 1/2 years.. (Message 994738)
Posted 8 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hey guys, Im new to SETI but have been a system builder for some time. I am currently crunching on a Phenom II X4 Black Ed. I run flat out with 5% over clocking... 3210Mhz from 3000Mhz.

My advice is this. make sure you have plenty of case cooling and monitor your system. GPUs are designed to run hotter than CPUs but I still try to keep mine under 65* My CPU hangs at around 51* to 55* which is also a good target to hit. Any CPU exceeding 65* I would be concerned about.



65C for a CPU is a bit low. My i7 (along with many others) runs at about 70C. I think the i7 is fine up to sustained temps of 75C.

As for the new MacBook Pro... that reaches 100C when gaming.
91) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Trippin' (Message 994561)
Posted 7 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Can you dig it? I knew that you could.

iStack 'em


Not only do I dig it, I pwn it.

Get real.
92) Message boards : Politics : The 2 most overused words... (Message 994549)
Posted 7 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Terrorism. Terrorist.

People going around blurting out "terrorist" at every damn thing that they are opposed to.

The Sea Shepard society are not terrorists. Hell, if I had the time, I'd join them.

You calling me a terrorist??? I think not.

terrorist
- (a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities). wordnetweb.princeton.edu
93) Message boards : Number crunching : i7 and hyperthreading (Message 993991)
Posted 4 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
My 930 under full load... well, it varies. 75c at the moment under full load. The weird story is programs i use to monitor cpu speed + my bmessage at post report that this baby sometimes runs with a multiplier of 22. That i don't understand. Current clock speed is 22 x 147. So, 3.234 ghz.
When i bought the MB it has a very outdated bios. No option to change multiplier up, just down. Upgraded the bios and magically the number 22 appeared as an option.
Not good with saving pics, so can someone explain how i take a picture of say CPUID, and post it here?


Use the 'Print Screen' button on your keyboard and paste and crop the image in your favorite image editor...

That clock speed is a bit low for a i7 930... any reason as to why it isn't running at 3.7GHz+?
94) Message boards : Number crunching : Speedy PC Build 2010 (Message 993986)
Posted 4 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hi David...
So many New Zealanders in this thread. We really need to get together on Skype... :)

As for you Jarod - how is your build going? Figured out what your going for yet?
95) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy Birthday to Champ!!!! (Message 993978)
Posted 4 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
Happy Birthday friend!!!

Cheers & Regards,
Luke.
96) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 115 (Gary/ Post #700 wins) (Message 993467)
Posted 2 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
We aren't territorial about winning around here are we?
97) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 115 (Gary/ Post #700 wins) (Message 993165)
Posted 1 May 2010 by Luke
Post:
I know what to do. Lets declare everyone a winner and we all open a new TLPTPW thread:)


No need for that. OP will be back in a few hours with everyone else.
98) Message boards : Politics : Don't Buy British Petroleum (BP) (Message 993069)
Posted 30 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
F***'n multinatiional big oil corporations...

Exxon Valdez, Ixtoc, Atlantic Empress and now Deepwater Horizon.

For Fisherman, Spill Closes Door and Opens another.

I, for one, am looking forward to Peak Oil. And as soon as it becomes viable, I'm converting my car to solar.

Don't buy British Petroleum. They're always the first to raise the prices as the pump here.

I want to see big oil suffer.
99) Message boards : Cafe SETI : I just tried......again. (Message 992888)
Posted 30 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
1 in 3 would quit smoking to save their pets.
It affects your 4 cats too, Mark.

Cold Turkey?
100) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 115 (Gary/ Post #700 wins) (Message 992871)
Posted 30 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:


ROFLOLMAO.

I.. did.. not.. have.. sexual.. relations.. with.. that.. woman..
101) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 992772)
Posted 29 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Gulf Coast braces for an oily mess.

And people call wind energy dirty...
102) Message boards : Politics : Climate Change, 'Greenhouse' effects, Environment, etc part II (Message 992770)
Posted 29 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Just wait until a 'hair's breadth' becomes 'a centimetre a year'... and then 'a inch a year'.

I feel sorry for those who live at sea level.
103) Message boards : Politics : Two reasons I'm not a Christian.. (Message 992534)
Posted 28 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm not Christian because there is no reason for a god to exist.

America is a very religious country...
God, god, god, praise god, and god will give us hope, praise be to god, amen, god, god, and god will give us, god, amen our father, god, I did not have sex with that women...
104) Message boards : Number crunching : Switching to CP.net - wish me luck! (Message 992410)
Posted 28 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Is it just me or do others find the idea of crunching farms working on climate prediction somewhere between amusing & puzzling :) {:


In all seriousness - I'd think the positives greatly outweigh the negatives in that sense. Yes, computers use electricity, but it's either thousands of computers or one supercomputer with electricity needs in the megawatts...

Then again. This small farm is powered completely by renewable energy and will soon be powered by home generated renewable energy.

If anyone is interested in buying s wind turbine, PM me.
105) Message boards : Number crunching : Switching to CP.net - wish me luck! (Message 992011)
Posted 26 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
I would be interested to know how long it takes your I7 to do one cp.net model.
All the best over at cp.net


Well - It's 1 hour 50 minutes to do 0.75% - so (extrapolating here a bit) - it will take me 244 hours or just over 10 days of continuous computation to complete a single WU. Just hope I don't have any BSOD's in the process, although SETI WU's always seem to be fine.
106) Message boards : Number crunching : Switching to CP.net - wish me luck! (Message 991997)
Posted 26 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Okay - I'm partially phasing out my S@H WU's in favor of climateprediction.net

I do believe right now that the most imminent threat to civilization is Climate Change. So any way I can help out I will jump at the opportunity.

Might go for a 25 SETI /75 CP mix for the time being!

Anyone else have their own favorite projects?

Regards,
107) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 115 (Gary/ Post #700 wins) (Message 991995)
Posted 26 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Denny Crane. Trix are for kids.
108) Message boards : Number crunching : 1400 computers? (Message 991696)
Posted 24 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Boincstats tells he is also member of Team University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign <grin>


Perhaps someone should inform them that their computers have been 'hijacked'?
If one high school isn't happy about what went on with NEZ, I'm not sure a university would be either.
109) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 115 (Gary/ Post #700 wins) (Message 991535)
Posted 24 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
I claim the winning post!
110) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991511)
Posted 24 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
I've got great news! And a win to go with it.
111) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991454)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Morphing this in to something else, and thinking - give up all hope when you enter here.



Photoshopped?

Nope, looks real to Me, We've been skunked! ;)


I took a detailed look at it in photoshop. No evidence of alteration. Someone really did paint those raccoon to look like skunks!


Photoshop CS5 can do things that are truly magical. I've got CS4 Master... will upgrade to CS5 later this year.
112) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991440)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Morphing this in to something else, and thinking - give up all hope when you enter here.



Photoshopped?
113) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991434)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Wow. No one has won yet. Must be me.
114) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991358)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
387

Good morning everyone. Some time today there willbe a winner. Best of luck to you all.


Hi James!

Perhaps me. Maybe not. Give it 5 more hours and I'll be awake again.

Goodnight all.
115) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Movie Trailers.......... (Message 991332)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Another good 'un....

This is the flick I told you about, Luke.

Michael Douglas, Jesse Metcalfe....Beyond A Reasonable Doubt.

The plot twist at the end will leave you wowed.


HD looks absolutely fantastic! Will definitely give it a try tomorrow!

116) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The kittyman's musical travels.....a glad new start. (Message 991327)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Baba O' Riley EDIT: May also be called "Teenage Wasteland" in some countries.

YouTube ain't safe anymore. The big music corps are watching what we upload. Screw the WMG.
117) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991315)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:

Your loss, It involves intrigue and the idea of parallel universes.

I had a 12 hour work day today. I'm too tired for intrigue or parallel universes. All I want is an "adult beverage" and to be able to fall asleep tonight. The "adult beverage" is a sure thing. Falling asleep appears to be tied in some weird way to the arbitrary whims of that damn capricious Sleep Fairy. If I ever catch her, I'm going to feed her to my raccoons!

At least I'm winning another round for Team Insomnia...


Tequila? Baileys? Chivas Regal?
118) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991313)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
iWin.
119) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991296)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
is this thing not won yet?


Yes. This post is the winning number.
120) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991294)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
If I had a nickel for every post in the TLPTPW thread... actually... I do...

Plugged I bet.

And that is 669 Sol's for a year.

In for a win.


Plugging? No. Winning? Absolutely.
121) Message boards : Politics : Climate Change Answers (Message 991292)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Man-Made Climate change is happening. Period.

I refuse to call it global warming because not every location on the planet will experience a positive temperature or sea level anomoly. Hell, in some places, the sea level may actually drop.

But, back to the original point - anyone who doesn't believe it is short-sighted.
People will bury their heads in the sand because it will cost them money to FIX the problem. And the rich simply don't want to.

Solar, Wind, Next Generation Geothermal, Tidal, Wave, Space Based Solar is the future.

Nuclear Power plants are sort of - pre-positioned weapons of mass destruction... and if the next terrorist suicide bomber decides to aim a jetliner at a nuclear power plant instead of a highrise... it's lights out.

Climate Changer is real and it's here.
122) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991289)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Donny Crane.
123) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991286)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Donny Crane.

Who?

Oh and #365. :D


Donny Crane. That's who.

366. Leap years are better than normal years.
124) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991282)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Donny Crane.
125) Message boards : Number crunching : 1400 computers? (Message 991277)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Some crazy credit whore who will one day be fired from his high school administrative position. Nothing *AMAZING* to see here - he doesn't pay for the electricity, or the parts.
126) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991274)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
If I had a nickel for every post in the TLPTPW thread... actually... I do...
127) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991257)
Posted 23 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Dinner??? Are you mad? It's not even lunch time here...
128) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991221)
Posted 22 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hi Monday... how's it going?

This post 340 gives me a 0.625% chance of winning.
129) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991214)
Posted 22 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Denny Crane.
130) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 991197)
Posted 22 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Would you want this on your lap?

Aesthetics over Practicality : New MacBook Pro reaches 101 Celsius

Yikes.
131) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991194)
Posted 22 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
+1 Win.
132) Message boards : Politics : JAPAN PUSHES TO 'LEGALISE' WHALING! (Message 991179)
Posted 22 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
This planet is so much better without the human civilization.

Signed, and forwarded to 10 others.
133) Message boards : Politics : Climate Change Answers (Message 991177)
Posted 22 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Despite the ash... perhaps the Icelandic volcano will do some (short-lived, admittedly) good. Global Dimming may cool temperatures slightly, meaning the arctic may not melt so much this coming summer. Or, you could interpret it as ash landing on the ice will increase the albedo of the surface, and actually cause MORE melting.

But don't forget all the CO2 that wasn't released by 17,500 European and International flights...
134) Message boards : Cafe SETI : iPhone (Message 991061)
Posted 22 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
The Name Game is upon us...

I correctly guessed the iPhone 3G was to be called iPhone 3G before it was released, I was close when I guessed the 3GS would be called 3G+...

This time round, my money is on iPhone HD. Why??? Judging by the leaked Gizmodo images which are sweeping the world, the new iPhone looks entirely different (call it "HD" to separate it from the "3Gx" design), doesn't support WiMax 4G or LTE 4G (why would they call it 4G if it isn't 4G?), and has a much better resolution screen (HD is appropriate here).

You heard it here first.
135) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991051)
Posted 22 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
New Zealand English is hard to understand...

It's letterboxes, jandals instead of sandals, pants and not trousers, 'welly' for Wellington, fish and chips is the most popular takeaway, aussie for Australia, spuds are potatoes, vogels is a type of bread etc.
136) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 991044)
Posted 22 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Sorry VW, THIS is Wind Central. :)

I've landed at NZWN a few times as part of a PPL - never was it this windy!
137) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XX CLOSED (Message 991034)
Posted 22 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm finally in the Top 100 in my country!!!
138) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Trying to buy sched. 40 piping! (Message 991031)
Posted 22 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
LOL. No car - a 10' wind turbine. No small project...
139) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Ordered the iPad a few moments ago. (Message 991013)
Posted 22 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
iPhone hands down beats iPad any day. Period.

iWin. uLose.
140) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Trying to buy sched. 40 piping! (Message 990825)
Posted 21 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hey! Thanks WK!
As you say, they've got an outlet in Wellington. Perfect.
Looks like their pipes are T-304 schedule 40S (stainless steel). Great!!!

Specifically, I'm looking for 5 metal pipes...

T-304 1" sched 40 cut to 6 feet (is this it?)
T-304 1.25" sched 40 cut to 9" (is this it?)
T-304 2" sched 40 cut to 4" (is this it?)
T-304 2.5" sched 40 cut to 12" (is this it?)
T-304 3" sched 40 cut to 3.625" (is this it?)

Thanks again!!!
141) Message boards : Politics : New Zealand mayor slammed for comparing himself to Jesus (Message 990821)
Posted 21 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
LOL.
"...The comment has outraged at least one fellow councillor and the Catholic church..."


Yeah. The Catholic pedopriests can talk.

EDIT: North Shore shouldn't even have a mayor. Whatever happened to the "Auckland Supercity" proposal???
142) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Trying to buy sched. 40 piping! (Message 990814)
Posted 21 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Damn New Zealand! I hate living in this country some times.

I'm trying to order 5 T-304 stainless sched. 40 piping (12" long) of different diameters on Amazon. And I'm told it cannot be shipped to my address. **** you Amazon!

If anyone knows a website or can help me get the pipes here to NZ, it'd be greatly appreciated...

Regards,
143) Message boards : Politics : What is wrong with the Supreme Court??? (Message 990730)
Posted 20 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Supreme court rejects animal cruelty law, in favor of free speech.

Free speech my ass. I agree with the idea of free speech, but at the expense of animals???
144) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 990622)
Posted 20 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Norway is being governed via iPad
Jens Stoltenberg, prime minister of Norway, is one of the thousands of people stranded outside their home country. The politician is stuck in New York, but has reportedly been managing affairs in his home country on his Apple iPad. "It's official," says Stevie Smith at the Tech Herald. Apple's latest toy is "capable of running the world."


No wait, scratch that, Norway.

Norway ≠ World.
145) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # 114 (Message 990353)
Posted 19 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Winning while juggling.
146) Message boards : Number crunching : Speedy PC Build 2010 (Message 990279)
Posted 18 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
64-bit is the way to go these days. Programs are demanding more and more RAM - Adobe Photoshop CS4/5 included. I'd say the average amount of RAM installed in a computer these days is 4-6GB. Laptops, probably more around 4GB.

As for flavors of Windows 7, your best choice is Home Premium x64 or Professional x64, unlike prior released (Vista, XP) the flavors are 'stacked' or 'nested' in a sense. Everything in the Home Basic edition is in the Home Premium edition + more, everything in the Home Premium edition is in the Professional edition + more, everything in the Professional edition is in Ultimate edition + more.

Win7 is the way to go. Win XP is finally transitioning to 'legacy' software.
147) Message boards : Number crunching : Speedy PC Build 2010 (Message 990080)
Posted 18 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:


Is the 30c ambient inside the room?


In the middle of summer my room can get to over 30c this happen in the afternoons mainly. As I write it's 22.4c in computer room & 9.4 c outside.

Are you saying I would get better gaming performance from a 295 card?

Luke since having your i7 have you ever over run your data cap due to Boinc? Have you run any other projects apart from Seti?


Right now, It's 28c inside my computer case. All fans full blast. Although I haven't got my desk fan on. Outside it's probably 10-12c.

Sorry about that. Missed a word. With a 295, you'd probably see a negligible performance increase over a 285. Perhaps, in some circumstances, with extremely demanding games, it would be worth it. But Burnout looks pristine on a 260 :).

I usually stay with S@H. PrimeGrid perhaps once a month (it runs noticeably hotter). I plan on joining ClimatePrediction.net when I can.

Nope. S@H tasks aren't very big. 366kb a task. A few megabytes if you happen to catch an AP. Also, it depends on your own data cap. I'm with Slingshot, and I get 15GB a month for $49.95, but I'm with them for calling so it's cheaper than usual. May I ask which ISP you are with? Xtra?

I'm waiting for Fiber to the door. It's about damn time they unbundled the exchanges. Damn Telecom has held a monopoly for too long. Can't wait until I get ADSL2+!
148) Message boards : Number crunching : Speedy PC Build 2010 (Message 990064)
Posted 18 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
As I write this it is 21.2 degrees where my computer is & my q6700 is sitting at
    c#0 68c c#1 65c c#2 62 c#3 61 degrees

I unfortunately to not have the benefit of air conditioning, in summer where my computer is gets up to over 30 degrees. I know this is not good but there's not a lot I can do apart from turn a fan on. Temps are with four mb tasks running under lumus opti app & are are taken with core temp 0.99.5 Computer has been running since about 22.00 UTC 17th

In terms of the GTX 285 how many tasks does it process at a time & is this card good for gaming or are the 295's better? Are both cards affected by the driver recovery issue?



The 285 can process a single task at once. Just like every other 2xx card, except for the 295, which can process two at once.

For gaming, no, you probably [edit]won't[/edit] find a noticeable difference. S@H, yes, there will be a noticeable difference.

Is the 30c ambient inside the room?

Considering You have no form of A/C, I'd stick to the 285 or at most a pair of 285's, As they'll run cooler than a 295. Me I don't have any working A/C, I just have a swamp cooler, But then I live in the Desert, Their less effective in other areas of course.


I contradict. The NZ climate is not hot enough to force a downgrade from a 295 to a 285. Unless you happen to live in Alexandra. Sometimes Christchurch.

I don't have an A/C either. I've never had a use for one.
149) Message boards : Number crunching : Speedy PC Build 2010 (Message 990004)
Posted 18 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
If anyone has the same or similar setup to mine could they post some satistics please. Along the lines of roughly how many workunits a day cpu/gpu & how many mrgs it takes to fill your caches & how many days is it set to.
Thanks in advance.


Just browsing around in the top computers list there's this: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=5082339. It's the 8th highest at the moment with a RAC of: 35,668.86.

A rough guide to go by, given your specs.

Regards,

LOL...that would be my Frozen Nehi.
You have to remember that rig is phase cooled to about -32c and is running at 4.186Ghz.

Might be a little high as a benchmark.


Call it a stretch goal. Besides, if I recall, Speedy is an Kiwi. By their standards -32c is still short pants weather. He will probably welcome running the rig inside for some campfire-like warmth.

By the way Speedy, to an earlier question asked above, I suggest the GTX 285s instead. I have three and they're great bang for the buck. You can step it up to the 295s but they run much much hotter and hence generate a lot of fan noise.

Perhaps hot running 295s aren't a problem though - never gets above freezing almost year 'round down there, eh?

Regards,


I'm in Wellington - and it's too hot! 20C days aren't very nice during autumn. During winter it's a tough time getting above 10C.

Jarod lives slightly south of me... will be a tad colder. Wellington weather is a near parallel to Wisconsin weather, except without the snow.
150) Message boards : Number crunching : New Machine Build (Message 990002)
Posted 18 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
What fan are you planning for your TR U120E heatsink? If you aren't worried about noise, go for 2 Scythe Ultra KAZE 3000rpm 133cfm fans, in push and pull configuration. I've only got one on push right now, so if it fails, it's probably by-by to my i7.

Also, I echo the above. Never skimp on the power supply. But don't buy generic brands that offer "1500W" or crap like that. Corsair, Antec & Silverstone do great PSU's. PSU's are also usually at their most efficient around 60%-80% - and on that note, make sure the PSU is 80+ rated.

As for RAM - speed is more important that quantity for S@H crunching. Try and select DDR3 memory rated at 1333MHz or above. Corsair is also a good brand for RAM. I've got a set of Corsair XMS3 1600MHz 6GB chips.
I really don't see any need for more than 6GB or 9GB of RAM. Any more is usually overkill. 6GB definitely future proofs you for about 2 years.

Good luck with you build.
151) Message boards : Cafe SETI : My to do list(I have no honey, So no honey do list) (Message 989965)
Posted 18 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
My To Do List for today (Sunday):

Water lawn. Check.
Set sprinkler on bank. In Progress.
Harvest last crop of tomatoes. Check.
Harvest last crop of strawberries. Check.
Plan Wind Turbine. Not Yet.
Caulk small crack on pavement. Check.
Pull out seeding parsley plant. Check.
Buy Leaf Blower. On Hold/
152) Message boards : Cafe SETI : First mowing of the season..... (Message 989963)
Posted 18 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
No sign of green in my yard yet, but the snow is all gone.
We seem to be about 6 weeks early this year...not that I'm complaining.

I'm eyeballing the boat, thinking about getting that new fish finder and changing the oil in the leg.


Aye. True be that. We are about 6 weeks behind down here. We're getting summer weather in autumn. And summer was crap this year. It's April and it still hasn't rained!
153) Message boards : Cafe SETI : First mowing of the season..... (Message 989957)
Posted 17 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:

LOL....almost forgot....I got a pic of the beastie.



Nice lawn... LOL. Autumn here and mine is looking very yellow.

Not dead, as it's always a lush green in winter and early summer. you actually reminded me to get the sprinkler out.
154) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XX CLOSED (Message 989910)
Posted 17 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
My highest personal RAC ever. 4,550. I wonder what would happen if I let my i7 run 24/7. I'd probably be able to achieve 20,000... :)

If you set if up right, probably more than that, my friend.

Carry on as you will......

Hey, how about another Hydra run???


Setting it up now. Will PM you when finished.
Anyone else want to join Mark's team on Hydra?
155) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XX CLOSED (Message 989814)
Posted 17 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
My highest personal RAC ever. 4,550. I wonder what would happen if I let my i7 run 24/7. I'd probably be able to achieve 20,000... :)
156) Message boards : Cafe SETI : My to do list(I have no honey, So no honey do list) (Message 989661)
Posted 16 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Separate your needs and wants into a separate category.

The real questions are do you need this? Or do you simply want this?
157) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #113 James Sotherden wins! (Message 989554)
Posted 16 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Well it has to be said. This IS the 21st Century, I can't believe that aircraft engine manufacturers cannot work out how to incorporate some sort of filter to avoid this problem. Perhaps they have never been pressurised to do so before....



I only think 2 aircraft have ever flown through an ash cloud before. A KLM and a BA - I believe both were 747's.

On the BA flight, from Kuala Lumpur to Perth (747), there was an eruption at an Indonesian volcano - All 4 engines coughed out until the acft was essentially a glider. LUCKILY the engines restarted as they descended below the cloud. They weren't told they were flying through an ash cloud - and since ash is inherently dry, it doesn't show on rain radar. They had no notice. It caused a phenomenon called St. Elmo's Fire. Ionized dust glowed blue as the acft flew through it all.

When they landed, all the engines were clogged with glass (it had heated up so much - the dust melted), the livery was completely scraped off, and the leading parts of the acft were showing their original metal structure.

Essentially - there is no need to design engines to withstand volcanic ash - as the plane gets shredded also.

And these STUPID, STUPID people complaining about the delays. Aviation is a deadly serious business - people seem to act like it isn't. Hell, I had a flight delayed once because the aisle emergency lighting had come out of place. I has a little ticked off because my flight was delayed. But I understood why the delay was warranted.
158) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Hope it's ok to put this here! Doing research... (Message 989521)
Posted 16 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Made the link active:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/59XJ5QJ
159) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Hope it's ok to put this here! Doing research... (Message 989519)
Posted 16 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
I've completed the survey. Thanks...
160) Message boards : Number crunching : i7 930 or 860? (Message 989459)
Posted 15 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
go for a 920 and overclock it :)


If he's going to overclock quite a bit, the 930 has been shown to be a better overclocker than the 920.


Isn't the 930 going to complement the 920, rather than replace it?
for the i7 range, I don't think a 133MHz head start (920 2.66GHz, 930 2.80GHz) will make that much difference. I really think the max you can OC Nehalem is to roughly 4.2GHz - without employing measures such as liquid nitrogen or liquid helium.

I'd like to see exactly how much of a performance increase you get over a 4GHz 920/930 compared to the 980X @ stock.
161) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Google's got a new logo and a redesign... (Message 989444)
Posted 15 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
I think it's only visible at google.com - not google.co.nz, google.com.au, google.whateversuffixgermanyis.

I personally hate searching by country - I always use google.com.
162) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Why today's kids are messed up (Message 989266)
Posted 15 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
It's not the kids. It's the damn parents.
And just because the few that screw it up are the ones featured on the news - that doesn't mean one generation has the right to criticize another.

I know a number of extremely intelligent and dedicated teenagers and a number in their early 20's (some of my cousins have had kids) - one's studying corporate law, the other works in a bank, another is a stewardess for Air New Zealand.

Stereotyping has run a muck. I mean, look at *OUR* generation - we've got corporate fraud, corrupt governments, sexual abusers, murderers, most wanted man in the world... etc.
163) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Google's got a new logo and a redesign... (Message 989210)
Posted 15 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
This isn't one of there jokes either. Looks permanent to me.

Google Search : Redesign

EDIT: Here's an article about it. You may not be able to view the redesign yet.
164) Message boards : Number crunching : i7 930 or 860? (Message 988949)
Posted 13 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Thanks for all the help and suggestions. Made the purchase. Another question. I have an LG sata DVD drive + sata2 500gb HD. On the gigabyte udr3 board there are 2 gsata connectors and 6 intel ones. Which do i use and why?

Thanks again.


I really don't think it makes a difference, does it?
Just be sure you use the data SATA cables and not the power SATA cables like I mistakenly did.
165) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #113 James Sotherden wins! (Message 988733)
Posted 12 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm just gonna keep it simple and create the winning post.


Replied.
166) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #113 James Sotherden wins! (Message 988711)
Posted 12 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
My brain is melting...


I've got Intel inside.
167) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #113 James Sotherden wins! (Message 988675)
Posted 12 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Luke (Win +1);


Luke (Win +2);
168) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : Join Sicituradastra. - The Way to the Stars ;-) (Message 988674)
Posted 12 Apr 2010 by Luke
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169) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #113 James Sotherden wins! (Message 988671)
Posted 12 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Luke (Win +1);
170) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 988526)
Posted 12 Apr 2010 by Luke
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[edit]No translucency on Mac, I think Mike just has one of the Person's installed.

Now if only Person's would work with other themes!!!!
[/edit]


Most of the Persona's I find are ugly - there's a few nice ones, but they either obscure the text or they're too distracting.


I am running Gradient iCool on my iMac and Crystalfox Qute on my PC's, I hate the default themes too much.


I *sometimes* use AeroFox on Firefox 3.6 when I get bored of the normal theme, but I just stick to stock usually.

Crystalfox Qute is actually quite nice...
171) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 988512)
Posted 12 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Roadmap Summary for Firefox, MozDev Previews, Minefield & Gecko Layout Engine



Minefield 3.7a5pre 20100411 is the latest bleeding edge nightly build. Since a4pre was updated a few days ago to a5pre, that implies developer preview will go alpha 4 today or tomorrow.
Minefield builds are ALWAYS the latest releases, ergo, once the alphas for 3.7 are done, Minefield will go to 4.0a1pre. Download it here. --!-- This is the TRUNK release --!--

Mozilla Developer Preview 3.7 alpha 3 is the latest Firefox 3.7 build. Since Minefield a5pre is out, MozDev Preview 3.7 Alpha 4 will be released today or tommorow (goal 12/4/2010). This is the product that will eventually mature into Firefox 3.7. Download it here. --!-- This is a BRANCH release --!--

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3 is the latest main release of Firefox. Download it here. --!-- This is a BRANCH release --!--

Keep up to date with the latest Mozilla Build information here:
Mozillazine Forums

--- YES. You can have all 3 builds on your system at once - but you cannot have them running simultaneously. ---

New 3.7a5pre Graphical Tab Interface


New 3.7 Alpha 3 Graphical Tab Interface
172) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 988509)
Posted 12 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Basically, I'm still learning how to use the Mac, since I've never used one before I got this one.


Don't get to attached to a Mac.

One of the coolest features about using a Mac is that it's really easy to shutdown. All you have to be doing is be using a program... and then poof! It goes away... its gone... it's shutdown. You didn't push any buttons, you didn't close, hell, you didn't even save. It's just gone.


I have never had that problem since I went to OS X builds.

Now Mac OS 9 and down on the other hand was a whole different ball of wax.

It might have not been translucency that I saw, it was just the aero affect on the Windows machine that I turned on for a moment.

I will check out the default theme on the iMac here in a bit.

[edit]No translucency on Mac, I think Mike just has one of the Person's installed.

Now if only Person's would work with other themes!!!!
[/edit]


Most of the Persona's I find are ugly - there's a few nice ones, but they either obscure the text or they're too distracting.
173) Message boards : Number crunching : Early SETI contributors - who's still around? (Message 988499)
Posted 12 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Hello.

Started crunching on my overclocked Celeron 300. It was a beast, got that bad boy up to 500mhz. 128kb of cache HOLLAH! Then the cheating became rampant in SETI and there wasn't any point. Walked away for a good while. Now maybe BOINC has a handle on the cheaters (and maybe not). Mostly SETI seems not to give a **** about the crunchers, so oh well.


Nice appreciation for those who work long hours to provide WU's for you to so arrogantly crunch...
174) Message boards : Politics : WHY do you/don't you believe in GOD? (Message 988469)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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There wouldn't be anything at all if there wasn't a God.


How do you know that? Give me factual encyclopedic evidence supporting the existence of a god or god-like structure to the universe. We don't no what was before or after the big bang - whether time existed or not... look up Oscillating Universe and Big Bounce.


So now you are going to tell me and others why we believe the way we do. Not only is that extremely arrogant of you, I view it as flamebait.


But it is. Many others agree. It's arrogant of you to believe in something for which no proof exists.


The worlds troubles... Don't forget about sickness, injuries, car accidents, plane crashes, train derailments, earthquakes, tornadoes, other natural disasters, crime, drug addiction, prostitution, alcoholism, depression, the fire in your backyard, generic technical difficulties, DoS attacks, slow internet connections, multiple personalities and obsessive compulsive cyber-stalkers who live in the past. Yep, all those are caused by religion. Rubbish.


I never said those troubles were caused by religion. I only said Jehovah's Witnesses refusing blood transfusions, The catholic church sex scandal, 9/11, London Underground, Madrid Bombings - nothing more.


A person doesn't need to rely on organized religion for their own personal faith.


Agreed.
175) Message boards : Number crunching : Must be summer approaching. (Message 988450)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Well, I have to admit, in the winter, I do OC the rig's and use cold air, from an open window, f.i., but when it get's hot outside, I've to back down, too.
Have heated a room with 3 QUAD's, 2 of them with 2 CUDA/CAL (ATI) card's, last winter.
[ADDED]Nice OC, btw. Must be the weather, I did the same, only 5 minutes ago, cause it's still rather cold, about 5 till 10C, when the sun rises, it still freezes!
Good for the PC, bad for my bones ;-)


LOL. Scratch that - BSODed while I checked the outside temps. A reasonable 17C here. Knocked the blck back a notch as well.
176) Message boards : Number crunching : Must be summer approaching. (Message 988445)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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LOL. Just raised the blck 4 notches and dropped the vcore a notch. Still working. No BSOD yet.

3.861GHz @ 1.224V - nothing breaking 70C yet.
177) Message boards : Number crunching : Must be summer approaching. (Message 988436)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Warmer weather has arrived, and with it comes BSOD's.

It hit 80f in the crunching den for the first time this year, and sho 'nuff...two rigs hit the skids.

That's how close to the edge I run them.
Backed off the FSB 2 Mhz, and they are good to go again.


80F ain't that much here. Temp inside my case is 82.4F right now and it's only 9:00 AM.

Now's probably a good time to up my OC... don't want to fry the chip however.
178) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #112 - Sciurus Vulgaris wins! (Message 988431)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Not according to what I read, there won't be enough of them. It will be like 40% of the country paying for the 60% retired.


Dark days lie ahead for our kids. Especially in America - but the politicians won't talk about it, because who's funding these elections? Baby Boomers!

Medicare, Medicaid & Social security already takes up 40% of USA's budget - in the next 20 years that's predicted to DOUBLE.
179) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #112 - Sciurus Vulgaris wins! (Message 988409)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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I've never had to do a tax return. The government always took it straight out of my wages.


I'm "lucky" like that too. I don't get to see half my salary because our Government have widdled it up the wall before it's given to me :(


Same here Andy. Except perhaps not half... more 33% - to be 30% soon with John Key in power.
180) Message boards : Politics : Do you believe in GOD? (Message 988398)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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This truly interests me, because other threads seem to indicate that we are overrun by agnostics, or worse.


Mark... I think that's because most religious people don't believe in ETI. There is obviously a slight bias favoring agnostics.
181) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 988310)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Minefield 3.7a5pre 2010411 trunk build changeset:

Last update: 2010-04-10 -- 01:30 PDT = 08:30 UTC
Last Changeset: 7fc54ac24458

Fixed:
1. #166235 [Core:Selection]-|-moz-user-select = "none"| should prevent copying to clipboard [All]
2. #515797 [Core:Networking]-Allow necko to create channels which are aware of Content Security Policy [All]
3. #557750 [Firefox:Phishing Protection]-Remove some old code [All]
4. #557987 [Core:XP Toolkit/Widgets: Menus]-Toolbar buttons with drop-down menus are busted [Win]


Partial Landings/WIPs/Incoming:
1. #550475 [Core:Graphics]-Cairo D2D code should use automatic pointers [Win]
2. #557671 [Core:Graphics]-OpenGL Image Layers need thread safety [Win]
3. #557768 [Core:Disability Access APIs]-A11y should use nsImageMapUtils [All]
4. #557896 [Core:Graphics]-Display OpenGL info on error console [Win]


Regressions/Annoying/Common bugs:
1. #423128 [Firefox:Places]-favicons aren't backed up to *.json [All]
2. #554279 [Core:XUL]-Restarting Firefox resets the toolbar customizations [All]


Trunk fixes since 20090813 (mozilla 1.9.3) = ~ 3341
Preliminary roadmap: Firefox 4.0 beta 1 Q3,2010 - release Q4,2010 (source)
Mozilla Developer Preview 3.7 alpha1 [20100210 2395], alpha2 [20100302 2642], alpha3 [20100319 2881], alpha4 [201004-- 3305]
182) Message boards : Number crunching : What clock speed is your i7 running at? (Message 988307)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Have a look here Luke


Thanks Jarod - didn't think about looking at jaycar... I simply use pricespy to find the cheapest electronic equipment.

But I think this who killawatt discussion is superfluous to the fact that I plan on building a 500-1200W wind turbine - won't need to monitor my electricity bill from meridian much longer! :D

I thought about it years ago, but local codes prohibited it.

Damn idiots.


I'm going with the 'screw the resource consent & regulations' idea.
Considering the way my property is located and oriented, no one is going to see it - I live in an urban area, but the views make it look rural.
183) Message boards : Number crunching : What clock speed is your i7 running at? (Message 988278)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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But I think this who killawatt discussion is superfluous to the fact that I plan on building a 500-1200W wind turbine - won't need to monitor my electricity bill from meridian much longer! :D

You are welcome. Good luck with wind mill build


Thanks friend...
184) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 988277)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Basically, I'm still learning how to use the Mac, since I've never used one before I got this one.


Don't get to attached to a Mac.

One of the coolest features about using a Mac is that it's really easy to shutdown. All you have to be doing is be using a program... and then poof! It goes away... its gone... it's shutdown. You didn't push any buttons, you didn't close, hell, you didn't even save. It's just gone.
185) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 988274)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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yes, I am


Must be Mac-only at this point. Translucency had problems displaying a number of webpages earlier on when it was first implemented.

My 3 PC's (XP, Vista, 7) don't have any sign of it. Say, mind trying it out on your laptop and see what happens? :)
186) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 988269)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Downloaded and installed it after I read this string (all of it); seems to be working OK (for me, so far).


LOL. Don't count on it. They don't call it "minefield" for nothin'. :)

Last 2 days worth of builds gave me the crash reporter when I clicked a video in YT.

Are you getting translucency?
187) Message boards : Number crunching : What clock speed is your i7 running at? (Message 988268)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Have a look here Luke


Thanks Jarod - didn't think about looking at jaycar... I simply use pricespy to find the cheapest electronic equipment.

But I think this who killawatt discussion is superfluous to the fact that I plan on building a 500-1200W wind turbine - won't need to monitor my electricity bill from meridian much longer! :D
188) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 988262)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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You're lucky Arkayn. Still no transparency here - 3.7a5pre.

But, the latest nightly build included a new tabs on top feature. Right click and select "Tabs On Top".

189) Message boards : Number crunching : What clock speed is your i7 running at? (Message 988260)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Luke, nice oc & temps. Do you know how many watts you rigs eating at the plug?


Not sure exactly... my PSU is 750W - I'd guess about 450-500W with GPU/CPU @ full speed crunching, cold cathodes on, and all the fans.

Get a freakin' Killawatt.

My top 2 rigs live on them.

I know every minute what they are doing, or not.

It's so silly simple........if I see the watts drop, I know something is amiss.


I can't find any in NZ.
And I can't use the ones from USA since you folks have different wirings.
190) Message boards : Number crunching : What clock speed is your i7 running at? (Message 988256)
Posted 11 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Luke, nice oc & temps. Do you know how many watts you rigs eating at the plug?


Not sure exactly... my PSU is 750W - I'd guess about 450-500W with GPU/CPU @ full speed crunching, cold cathodes on, and all the fans.
191) Message boards : Number crunching : What clock speed is your i7 running at? (Message 988188)
Posted 10 Apr 2010 by Luke
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To all the i7 crunchers out there...

What clock speed is your i7 running at? (What model is it also?) What is preventing you from going higher? How are you temps and what CPU cooler/fan system are you using?

Personally, I've got a 3.78GHz clock on my i7 920... temps running at 62-68C full load. Nothing is preventing me from going higher... I just found a nice (reasonably) stable point and I'm happy with it. Running a TR U120E 1366RT w/ Scythe Ultra KAZE 3000rpm 133.5cfm 120mm fan.

If I dedicated some time, I think I could get past the 4GHz mark - perhaps a little hot on temperatures though.
192) Message boards : Politics : WHY do you/don't you believe in GOD? (Message 988153)
Posted 10 Apr 2010 by Luke
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If there is a perfect god, why is there an imperfect world???

Regards,

It's a fallen world because of sin.


But surely there wouldn't be any sin in the first place if there was a god.
Blatantly, 'afterlife' is just an invention by "imperfect" and scared humans who don't want to die. People who believe in a afterlife are simply afraid of dieing.

The worlds troubles are all caused by religion, whether it be Jehovah's Witnesses refusing blood transfusions, The catholic church sex scandal, 9/11, London Underground, Madrid Bombings.

It all traces back to religion. All it does is cause arguments, fights, wars, loss and sadness!
193) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #112 - Sciurus Vulgaris wins! (Message 988017)
Posted 10 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Just woke up and said a little prayer for all my little kitty sisters and brothers who were caught unaawares by this deep freezez.

28 F here this morning

May God save the little birdies and such.


-2.2 C? Haven't had a day that cold for years.
New rig eletrical system doing it's job as a giant heater I suppose?
194) Message boards : Politics : WHY do you/don't you believe in GOD? (Message 988013)
Posted 10 Apr 2010 by Luke
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In response to Mark's thread - I'd thought I'd extend it a little from a YES or NO answer.

Explain your YES or NO answer. No flaming.

Me, personally, I've had sh!t happen to me that rattled any belief in a deity. The bible is full of outrageous claims and 'laws', hell, it basically even said Pi was equal to "3".

So, NO, I don't believe in god or deities. I'm athiest. If there is a perfect god, why is there an imperfect world???

Regards,


The question is always framed as a matter of faith not knowledge.

It never specifies which god. Rest assured the ones asserted to be monotheist do not have the same god save by a currently popular politically correct assertion.

Do you have knowledge of physical evidence which leads you to believe in something which is commonly referred to as a god? If so which god? Of if this god is otherwise unknown what does the evidence indicate is its nature?



I asked for an answer. Not a question.

My reason? I don't want this thread becoming flame bait.
195) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #112 - Sciurus Vulgaris wins! (Message 988008)
Posted 10 Apr 2010 by Luke
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I think we have the winner here.


Extremely rich white woman with a dog. Doesn't that just ring a MASSIVE stereotypical bell... :)
196) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Wonder how I know its Friday? (Message 987913)
Posted 10 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Any guesses?
ROFL!


Someone told you. And it isn't Friday, it's actually Saturday here. :)
197) Message boards : Politics : WHY do you/don't you believe in GOD? (Message 987883)
Posted 10 Apr 2010 by Luke
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In response to Mark's thread - I'd thought I'd extend it a little from a YES or NO answer.

Explain your YES or NO answer. No flaming.

Me, personally, I've had sh!t happen to me that rattled any belief in a deity. The bible is full of outrageous claims and 'laws', hell, it basically even said Pi was equal to "3".

So, NO, I don't believe in god or deities. I'm athiest. If there is a perfect god, why is there an imperfect world???

Regards,
198) Message boards : Politics : Do you believe in GOD? (Message 987877)
Posted 10 Apr 2010 by Luke
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No. Athiest.

If there is a perfect god, why is there an imperfect world?
199) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 987843)
Posted 9 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Considering the fact that Apple has just about banned Flash from all of it's touch based products (iPod touch, iPhone, iPad), I think the best option for Adobe is to simply pull ALL Flash support from every single Mac remaining. Big gaping white holes in the middle of most Safari pages ought to do it.
200) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XX CLOSED (Message 987816)
Posted 9 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Woo Hoo!!!
600,000 SETI@home cobblestones since December 31 2006.

Inching ever closer!
201) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 987560)
Posted 8 Apr 2010 by Luke
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I don't test Safari since I refuse to use another Apple product.


Use the Force, Luke! (You're simply pathetic! I used to know people like you, who swore by DOS…)


I simply don't want to spend more money (alot more actually, considering how Apple prices their 'products') on gadgets and devices that you simply get locked into for two years - Apple decides what products you get to use and don't - Apple decides it's going to release annual revisions of it's products so consumers get locked into an upgrade cycle. Windows is open, Apple is closed. I don't need to go into the details of how smug most diehard Apple fanbois are either.

And by attacking the arguer (like you have done gracefully here) it only highlights what a lack of an argument you have.
Debating rule #1 : Attack the argument, not the arguer.
202) Message boards : Science (non-SETI) : Aviation Help Needed : "ESWL 2000"? (Message 987362)
Posted 7 Apr 2010 by Luke
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I'm trying to understand what the hell 'ESWL 2000' means regarding RWY strength... I understand the standard PCN rating perfectly fine.

Doing a Google search brings up nothing that helps me.

Specifically, I'm looking at CHC/NZCH operational data and the smaller gr SFC RWY 02/20 (not the primary 02/20 - ASDA/LDG 515 metres) has a strength rating of "ESWL 2000".

If anybody with lots of aviation knowledge is around... it'd be very helpful.

Equivenent Single WheeL

Perhaps this might help you convert
http://janotes.com/acnpcn.html
even if it is for a somewhat bigger craft.


Thanks Gary!
203) Message boards : Science (non-SETI) : Aviation Help Needed : "ESWL 2000"? (Message 987359)
Posted 7 Apr 2010 by Luke
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I'm trying to understand what the hell 'ESWL 2000' means regarding RWY strength... I understand the standard PCN rating perfectly fine.

Doing a Google search brings up nothing that helps me.

Specifically, I'm looking at CHC/NZCH operational data and the smaller gr SFC RWY 02/20 (not the primary 02/20 - ASDA/LDG 515 metres) has a strength rating of "ESWL 2000".

If anybody with lots of aviation knowledge is around... it'd be very helpful.
204) Message boards : Cafe SETI : I'm sick of hearing about iPads! (Message 987210)
Posted 7 Apr 2010 by Luke
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LOL. I just realised. 'macs' is actually 'scam' backwards. Something that makes perfect sense for once... :)
205) Message boards : Number crunching : Speedy PC Build 2010 (Message 987209)
Posted 7 Apr 2010 by Luke
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I intend on using my pc for Boinc playing some games mainly racing V8 Suppercars 3, Burnout Paradise.


LOL. I must have missed that bit. Gimme' an email sometime and perhaps we can Freeburn online...

BTW - did you get the email I sent you today?

Regards,
206) Message boards : Politics : War (Message 987174)
Posted 7 Apr 2010 by Luke
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War is utterly wrong - Americans typically say "God bless America" - why would god bless a country that invades other nations and shoots civilians, just like as shown in that video? Disgusting. You guys (and by 'you' - I mean the US government... the people are lovely) have a leaky roof (public debt, obesity, medicare, medicaid) and your re-shingling abroad.

But hey, I don't mind - anything to lower the human population is good in my books...
207) Message boards : Politics : Animals don't invent Gods... (Message 987172)
Posted 7 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Curious if anyone out there believes their pet will go to heaven with them? Does anyone believe a dog will have an afterlife? Since we share so much DNA are we really that different? Plants have more DNA than us are they superior to us? Seems to me if there was a God that created us we would all have the same chances in life yet so many are born with defects. How can a perfect God create so much inperfection? I used to believe and wish I could but I guess God made me think to much....

But God created animals............

I believe in God, hiamps.
And I have asked myself many of those questions too. And many others. I guess if one has faith, one accepts that many of them will not be answered until we can speak to Him.

But I do believe that our pets have souls too. How could they not, such innocent loving companions that they are? And I believe that one of the great rewards and joys of going to heaven will be reuniting with them and sharing their love once again.


Faith - belief in something that cannot be proven. I personally don't believe in god - or a god-like structure to the universe, but I do respect other people's beliefs - and I'm not going to force my atheism onto others.

My reasoning is that we have more evidence supporting evolution than creationism. Plus some parts of the bible are utterly outrageous. For example:

The story of Noah and the great flood - the water covered everything until there was no land left. Where did all the water come from? Implying 'highest peak' means Mount Everest. over 8000 metres of water extra... that's more than double the amount of water currently in the oceans.

Regards,
208) Message boards : Cafe SETI : this Cafe is a wasteland of neglect . . . (Message 987140)
Posted 6 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Hey Richard! How are you doing my friend?

I certainly miss a number of people that once graced these forums...
209) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #112 - Sciurus Vulgaris wins! (Message 987139)
Posted 6 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Let's play a game while we wait for the winning number! Next person that posts in this thread loses... starting NOW!
210) Message boards : Number crunching : Speedy PC Build 2010 (Message 987137)
Posted 6 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
I like Delta fans better though, But to each their own. :D


Delta fans are hard to come by here. I don't think there would be a great deal of a temperature decrease by using one of those Delta 200cfm fans as opposed to the Scythe 133cfm fans... more of a NOISE increase. But also, if your prepared to live with the noise a Ultra KAZE generates, you'd probably be fine with the noise a Delta 200cfm generates.

Except by Prolimatech Megahalems, Noctua DH-14, IFX-14 and Prolimatech Armageddon(in near future, when its available).
Even True Copper cannot be compared to "items" in this list. Veni, vidi, vici :)

Actually, I'm gonna kick out my Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, bcs of most stupid mounting system I ever seen with top class cooler. Happily, 1366 CPUs has wider heatspreader and downside of mounitng is not that big PITA, but still remains slippery thing.


I agree... the mounting system included with the U120E 1366RT is pathetic. Plus it isn't capable of mounting a 38mm width fan (which the Scythe Ultra KAZE is)... only a max of 25mm.

I just searched for a pair of those wire clips that the old U120E included. Only cost me $8. I initially had thoughts that the wire clips wouldn't have been able to support the weight of the KAZE... they do look quite flimsy IMHO.

Regards,
211) Message boards : Number crunching : Speedy PC Build 2010 (Message 987035)
Posted 6 Apr 2010 by Luke
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I would recommend putting a Scythe Mugen-2 on that CPU (http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/cpu/040/scmg2000_detail.html). It's one of the best coolers for the money.


No way... nothing beats the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 1366RT equipped with dual Scythe Ultra KAZE 3000rpm 133cfm 120m fans.

Best CPU cooler in the business equipped with the best fans in the business. Unbeatable.
212) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #112 - Sciurus Vulgaris wins! (Message 986992)
Posted 6 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Would anyone like to try some...

sqrt (42^2+15^2)

...? It's very tasty.
213) Message boards : Cafe SETI : . . . anybody feel that quake? (Message 986714)
Posted 4 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
6.9... that's a pretty reasonable shock.
214) Message boards : Number crunching : AMD's (Message 986665)
Posted 4 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
... More isn't always better, sometimes it's just more.


Your right. It's called the Megahertz myth I think... or was it the Gigahertz Myth?

The uneducated state of (most?) journalists, reviewers, sales assistants and the general public is such that they appear to know no difference between those terms or any of:

mhz (mHz): milli-Hertz, as in thousandths of a Hertz as in one cycle per thousand seconds;

MHz: Mega-Hertz, million cycles per second;

GHz: Giga-Hertz, a thousand million cycles per second (American Billion);

mbit/s: milli-bits per second or bits per thousand seconds;

kbit/s: kilo-bits per second, a thousand bits per second;

Mbit/s: Mega-bits per second;

MByte: Mega-Bytes, a million bytes, eight million bits;

GByte: Giga-Bytes, a thousand million bytes, or eight thousand million bits;

And so on...


The units for broadband speed, data rate, clock speed, system memory storage, or disk storage seem to be badly confused. The only thing that sticks out is only the number before the units!

Overhearing the bamboozlement of some innocent shoppers by PC shop sales assistants can be gruesome. Then again, the ignorance of some shoppers is just simply painful!


It's an uneducated jungle out there!

Regards,
Martin


I think all SETIzen's know the difference luckily. Me included.
215) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Is it about finding ET anymore? (Message 986657)
Posted 4 Apr 2010 by Luke
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ET pwn 'em

Do you like being owned by an entity you know nothing about?

ET up there with his joystick/controller, moving/changing The Signals and laughing their pwn posteriors off.

ET owns me. ET has got me troning for the miniRAC of 10.

I feel used and abused.

iStack 'em for ET.


Your not making any sense at all mate...
216) Message boards : Number crunching : Mayday ! Mayday ! (Message 986656)
Posted 4 Apr 2010 by Luke
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Thanks everyone, removing the RTC battery reset BIOS also. Should have known that. I am surprised that the system was completely dead though. Oh well.



Did you fry your whole system? Check the motherboard. I'd be suprised if you fried the CPU.

Do your overclocking in the BIOS - don't trust these overclocking utilities.
When you raise the mult., try setting the vcore at a reasonable level as well (1.00V to 1.300V) - DON'T LEAVE IT ON AUTO WHATEVER YOU DO!.

I got a stable clock of 3.78GHz (mult. 21x, bus 180MHz, vcore 1.232V) and I didn't even fiddle with the RAM timings or clocks.

Let us know if you have another go at it.
217) Message boards : Number crunching : AMD's (Message 986653)
Posted 4 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Unfortunately, the public and gamers understand nothing of having a balanced design and instead focus on headline numbers. With various dubious and anti-competitive practices by Intel, that has left AMD chasing the less sexy ends of the market. Hence, AMD does very well in the server market and for supercomputing clusters. AMD also has the market for those who are price-performance conscious.

The very best example of this is clock speed.

The newer Intel designs are saner, but look at the P4 at 4 GHz when AMD was down around 2 GHz.

The P4 wasn't twice as fast simply because most of the instructions on the AMD part took fewer clocks to do the same work.

... but the public said "wow, look at all those GHz, that's fast!" and that was the end of that.

Depends on what you want.

On a related subject, I've seen SSE3, SSSE3 and SSE4 mentioned. I really haven't bothered to read up on these extensions, but they all add instructions to the existing x86 instruction set.

If the running program does not use a new instruction, then it follows that a "better" instruction won't help. If the application doesn't do the kind of math suited to a new instruction, an optimized app. still won't benefit.

More isn't always better, sometimes it's just more.


Your right. It's called the Megahertz myth I think... or was it the Gigahertz Myth?
218) Message boards : Cafe SETI : I'm sick of hearing about iPads! (Message 986651)
Posted 4 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Kinda speaks for itself.

Apple *oooh shiny*



What? It doesn't even have a headphone jack? LOL. Didn't know that...

That throws out the whole idea of listening to music privately on the go (I was thinking keep it in a work pack and have it running through to your ears.)

Wires?! You want wires?!! Bluetooth! Then you can listen while you wander to the loo. Or you can get those talking points beamed into your ear while everyone else just thinks it is from your crackberry.


I'd personally prefer wires. LOL.
I'd hate to imagine wireless headphones. IIcan imagine people dropping them down drains, cracks and crevices (or toilets for that matter). And it's more wireless energy being beamed into your head. No good news for you brain... LOL.
219) Message boards : Cafe SETI : I'm sick of hearing about iPads! (Message 986632)
Posted 4 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Kinda speaks for itself.

Apple *oooh shiny*



What? It doesn't even have a headphone jack? LOL. Didn't know that...

That throws out the whole idea of listening to music privately on the go (I was thinking keep it in a work pack and have it running through to your ears.)
220) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Ordered the iPad a few moments ago. (Message 986630)
Posted 4 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
How can something be held with both hands and worked. The act of holding negates the use of hands for "working". For the iPad or anything in The Universe-ETs or ours. Maybe ET and WE can use our proboscis while "working it".

Also, I would love to see the posture of everyone now using a device(desktop, laptop, smartphone, tablet, iPad, etc.). Every posture, I'm sure, would be optimum.

LOL haters. LOL

iStack 'em. Do you?


iPad fails miserably at stress tests - will crack screen if dropped onto carpet.

You'll be forced to buy 15 years of Apple Care for that thing. Total Cost: $14,827.35.

iDon't Stack 'em, iPwn 'em.
221) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 986528)
Posted 4 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Did a whole bunch of Acid3 tests today.

The latest Minefield nightly build scored 94/100.
Firefox 3.6.2 scores 92/100 in comparison. For a pre-alpha browser, that's fantastic.

Google Chrome 4.1.249.1045 score a total of 100/100! That should mean an Acid4 is in the works.

Internet Explorer 8 scores a total of 12/100. It looks horrible. Compatibility view worsens things and takes the rating down to a meager 6/100.

I don't test Safari since I refuse to use another Apple product. I'd like to know the Acid3 results for it...
222) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #111 Squirrel says: Thanks for the nuts! (Message 986516)
Posted 4 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
ROFLOLMAO.

911 Fail
223) Message boards : Cafe SETI : I'm sick of hearing about iPads! (Message 986452)
Posted 4 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
What a shame there isn't an option to ignore news about it in Google News.

50% of all the headlines on Google News Sci/Tech are about the iPad.

FYI Apple : I don't care about your latest 'creation' and anyway all these people raving about owning the first iPad won't be so happy when there $500 toy is made worthless a year later with the standard 'planned obsolescence' introduction of a new model.
224) Message boards : Number crunching : AMD's (Message 986429)
Posted 3 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:

AMD - max. SSE3
Intel - SSSE3, max. SSE4.1


Last time I checked, the stock S@H app doesn't run faster on SSSE3 or SSE4.1 - I think it's just because Intel has manufactured a physically superior chip - and they had a greater market share in the first place. I do hope it stays that way.

Take me back to the P4 Prescotts - talk about hot! They should've advertised it as a living room heater.

Intel took the crown when they released the core2 generation of CPUs.
Before GPU crunching, the floating point performance of the Intel core2 architecture simply blew AMD out of the water.

Now that GPU crunching is doing most of the work, there is less advantage for the CPU platform.


Fit everything a GPU has into the size of a GPU - it wouldn't be anywhere near as great.
225) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread V ;-) (Message 986428)
Posted 3 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hello, My daffodils poked up today, My lilac bush is going to pop open any day, and some of the maples are getting leaves now. I will have to take a new pic for my avatar.


The exact opposite is happening here. LOL.
But in good news - it means I can start planting 100 or so trees down the bank again. Just got to have some decent rain first. We had a total of 15mL's in March.

And at least my crunching room will be warm and toasty throughout the winter months.

Regards,
Luke.
226) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread V ;-) (Message 986288)
Posted 3 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hey Friends.

DST switches off in a matter of hours. Back to UTC+1200. Sigh.
Here come the cold, frigid, wet and most of all WINDY, winter months.

Saw 2 very cute young kittens at a mates today (Easter of course - even though I'm not christian myself). One white & tabby, the other white & tortoiseshell. No names yet. What cute and small bundles of energy... climbing up your legs and licking your hands, pouncing everywhere. LOL.

- Luke.
227) Message boards : Cafe SETI : precognition (Message 986026)
Posted 2 Apr 2010 by Luke
Post:
Precaution is an action taken in advance to protect against future harm.

Precognition is: Knowledge of something in advance of its occurrence, especially by extrasensory perception; clairvoyance.
(law) nothing.

I see a game thread going here!

iPwn 'em
228) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XX CLOSED (Message 985413)
Posted 30 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
16 Million on Seti on to the next one.
18 Million on Boinc total.

Dave


Congrats Dave!!! Those are some big stones...
229) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 985411)
Posted 30 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
As of last nights nightly trunk build - the Aero UI for Windows Vista & 7 has been removed. It now look like a standard 3.7a3pre build - perhaps they'll re-enable it in 3.7a5pre.

A few seconds after I opened the browser, I immediately noticed a bug - hovering over a bookmark will change the favicon background to black - the only way to gt rid of it is to close the bookmarks menu.

230) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 985264)
Posted 30 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I am running 3.7a4 on my iMac and my Quad Windows machine and do not see the UI change yet on them.

Of course I do run different themes than the standard.


Well, I don't think the UI has been updated for the Mac yet, and as for your Windows machine... it appears that the aero glass affect is only on Vista and 7.

Or you could have turned Aero off?


First thing I disabled after starting up was aero, I don't need the affects and I use my ATI 5830 to crunch.



Yep. LOL. That's the reason the Aero UI isn't displaying...
231) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Hobbyist Shoots Earth From Edge of Space With Used Camera From eBay (Message 985202)
Posted 30 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
If you are referring to an aircraft impacting with the balloon and bringing everything down. How come something as flimsy as a helium balloon, with an itsy-bitsy camera, has sufficient weight to scratch (let alone bring down) a long haul passanger aircraft. If it did it wouldn't have got off the ground in the first place.

How heavy is a bird? Only takes enough mass to break one turbine blade and the engine can shake itself apart throwing shrapnel all over the place. Ask Captain Sullenberger.


However, it is not likely you'll have 1000 helium balloons and cameras flying into engines at once, is it? US Airways Flight 1549 was a very rare occurrence...

A 747 can fly stable and get to its destination with 3 engines. And before anyone says it - the 747 CAN fly with asymmetric thrust.

It just takes one bird, not a flock.
http://jeremy.zawodny.com/video/F_16_vs_bird_ejection.wmv


Oh, I'm talking long haul commercial flights. Not military planes (which, self-admittedly, I know nothing about)...
232) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Hobbyist Shoots Earth From Edge of Space With Used Camera From eBay (Message 985198)
Posted 30 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
If you are referring to an aircraft impacting with the balloon and bringing everything down. How come something as flimsy as a helium balloon, with an itsy-bitsy camera, has sufficient weight to scratch (let alone bring down) a long haul passanger aircraft. If it did it wouldn't have got off the ground in the first place.

How heavy is a bird? Only takes enough mass to break one turbine blade and the engine can shake itself apart throwing shrapnel all over the place. Ask Captain Sullenberger.


However, it is not likely you'll have 1000 helium balloons and cameras flying into engines at once, is it? US Airways Flight 1549 was a very rare occurrence...

A 747 can fly stable and get to its destination with 3 engines. And before anyone says it - the 747 CAN fly with asymmetric thrust.
233) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 985197)
Posted 30 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
With every version of FF I have tried, it gets slower and slower and slower the longer it is left open. Occasionally I just have to kill it to get responsiveness back.


If you mean page loading, John - one way to speed up page loading is to type...
about:config
in the address bar and alter these entries:
Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”
Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true”
Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to 10.
234) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 985194)
Posted 30 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm afraid I think that looks horrible (but then I have never liked background pictures anyway.) I hope we will be able to disable it if we wish.


The translucency is only in Vista & 7 so far - XP won't be supported for transluceny.

If you want to disable it, the only options are to turn of Aero or use a Persona (introduced in 3.6).

I'm sure the devs will include an on/off switch at some point.
235) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 985188)
Posted 30 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I am running 3.7a4 on my iMac and my Quad Windows machine and do not see the UI change yet on them.

Of course I do run different themes than the standard.


Well, I don't think the UI has been updated for the Mac yet, and as for your Windows machine... it appears that the aero glass affect is only on Vista and 7.

Or you could have turned Aero off?
236) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Firefox 3.7/4.0 Roadmap releases! (Message 985164)
Posted 29 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Roadmap Summary for Firefox, MozDev Previews, Minefield & Gecko Layout Engine



Minefield 3.7a5pre 20100411 is the latest bleeding edge nightly build. Since a4pre was updated a few days ago to a5pre, that implies developer preview will go alpha 4 today or tomorrow.
Minefield builds are ALWAYS the latest releases, ergo, once the alphas for 3.7 are done, Minefield will go to 4.0a1pre. Download it here. --!-- This is the TRUNK release --!--

Mozilla Developer Preview 3.7 alpha 3 is the latest Firefox 3.7 build. Since Minefield a5pre is out, MozDev Preview 3.7 Alpha 4 will be released today or tommorow (goal 12/4/2010). This is the product that will eventually mature into Firefox 3.7. Download it here. --!-- This is a BRANCH release --!--

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3 is the latest main release of Firefox. Download it here. --!-- This is a BRANCH release --!--

Keep up to date with the latest Mozilla Build information here:
Mozillazine Forums

--- YES. You can have all 3 builds on your system at once - but you cannot have them running simultaneously. ---

New 3.7a5pre Graphical Tab Interface


New 3.7 Alpha 3 Graphical Tab Interface


----------------------------------------------------------------

Older information below. Translucency now removed.
Wow!

I've been testing Firefox 3.7 pre-alpha nightly trunk builds for the Firefox community for a few months now...
They're currently up to Firefox 3.7a4pre, and the first major UI change has appeared - translucency! Personally, I don't mind transparency, although window upon window of it makes it look horrible.

Minimized:
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/7407/firefox37a4preminimized.png

Maximized:
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/9226/firefox37a4prefull.png

Close up of the menu bar:
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1224/firefox37a4prebar.png

You can download Firefox 3.7a4pre here.
Just be sure to back up any necessary bookmarks or files, as this can crash regularly and at unexpected times. One release a few months back was completely unusable. Updates are released daily.
RAM usage seems reasonable, and it is just as fast as 3.6

Also note, the S@H website is rendered incorrectly when the browser is not fully maximized (the translucency extends through the whole page):
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/8694/firefox37a4prerender.png

It's getting interesting!

Regards,
Luke.
237) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XX CLOSED (Message 984740)
Posted 28 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
A few milestones that I might as well post now.

Nearly into the top #20,000 for SETI@home combined.
I've contributed more credit than 98.08% of S@H users.
Into the top #5,000 at PrimeGrid
And, 600,000 across BOINC combined.
238) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #111 Squirrel says: Thanks for the nuts! (Message 984735)
Posted 28 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Anybody want a Mega Cheese Crust Pizza?

LOL. Gotta' love The Chasers.
239) Message boards : Cafe SETI : iPhone (Message 984555)
Posted 27 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I've been using my iPhone most of today to surf/post/tweak my teams new forum etc. Does anyone else use an iPhone to access SETI while they're out and about ?



I only use the iPhone for web browsing when I'm on a commuting train - or moving.
Otherwise, I'll sit down in a Cafe - or long haul train trip (with desks), order some food and drink, fire up my laptop and use Internet Tethering to access it instead.
240) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The kittyman's musical travels.....a glad new start. (Message 984430)
Posted 27 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Teardrop by Massive Attack...
241) Message boards : Politics : Sarah Palin (Message 984203)
Posted 27 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Sarah Palin Got Pranked!

LOL @ Dena, we aren't mocking her political ideals, as we are mocking her lack of intelligence.
242) Message boards : Politics : JAIL life (Japanese whalers SLICE Sea Shepherd boat IN TWO!) (Message 983838)
Posted 26 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
The brain of the sperm whale weighs 7,800g, the elephant's weighs 7,500g, man's weighs 1,500g, the dolphin's 840g, and the brain of a mouse weighs 0,4g. If these figures are used to determine intelligence, then the sperm whale and the elephant are five times as intelligent as man, who in turn is twice as intelligent as the dolphin, which in turn is 2,000 times as intelligent as a mouse. Should we rank animals in order of how large their brains are in relation to their body weight, then the mouse would come out on top with its brain comprising 3.2%, the dolphin's 0.9% and the sperm whale's 0,021%. Neither absolute brain weight nor the relationship between brain weight and body size provide us with sensible criteria for comparing the intelligence of different species.


Are you saying you have really never heard of the ratio of brain weight to body weight as a consistent measure of intelligence?


OK, so a mouse is smarter than you...I guess I won't argue.
% brain of total body weight (150 pound human) = 2%
mouse with its brain comprising 3.2%


You could in fact research the matter before posting something like that. Trust me. It will not hurt you to learn something new.

Of course the issue here is the invented emotional attachment to trees, whales and other currently popular causes. Does your woman read your posts and you have to post things like this to get laid?

I assume the Sea World incident a couple weeks ago did make the world news -- Killer Whale kills Trainer. Given the name for that type of whale one does not see why the story was newsworthy.

I remind you of my response to the odd assertion of humans as mass murderers of whales, none of your friends are krill. Some whales are mass murderers of krill. Some whales are mass murderers of plankton. Killer whales are normally mass murderers of seals even of baby seals. Club 'em or chomp 'em. What's the difference?


You just love arguing don't you! Kill a whale, kill a cat, kill a dog. Go on, next time you see an animal, kill it. But you won't because you know it is WRONG.
243) Message boards : Number crunching : Unhappy kitties...... (Message 983834)
Posted 26 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Maybe you could go all 'eco-friendly' and build a 'wind-farm'. On the other hand, how do you 'farm' wind....aside from having lots of people eat beans and produce Methane, which is then used to drive a generator, via a gas turbine? lol







LOL. Funny you mention it. I'm planning on giving my much smaller den a rewire to handle larger capacities as well as Mark.

It involves building a wind turbine and some solar panels(link! to power the Core i7 system as well. It's always windy here - I'm on top of a hill and I live in New Zealand, perfect combination. LOL.

I am not sure right now which technology has the upper hand as far as watt/dollar payback right now.
I have read about massive solar cell farms being built.......
And wind turbine farms are popping up all over the midwestern USA.

I think the limiting factor at the moment might be the square footage required to set up a solar collection farm VS the smaller amount of land required to erect a large number of wind turbines.

The other factor is the 'not in my backyard' mentality concerning the erection of the wind turbines.....there is some noise generated. Whereas a solar installation is rather benign except for the space required.

And the there are the solar collection farms, which collect the heat energy and convert it to steam rather than directly to electricity via solar cells.

As far as I am concerned, any and all such approaches are admirable. I had many years ago actually considered erecting a wind turbine on my back lot. Until I found that there were local ordinances in place that would have made it impossible for me to do so.



Wind is more reliable than solar here - but the latter can be very useful as well. Not sure about WI, but I'd take a guess that wind was better.

Solar is in it's infancy. Current cells have an efficiency of less than 10%.

As for noise, I've heard that home built wind turbines cannot be heard, since the wind is usually louder.

It's all about saving money in my opinion, and to do that, you have to spend money.
244) Message boards : Number crunching : Unhappy kitties...... (Message 983832)
Posted 26 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
It involves building a wind turbine and some solar panels(link! to power the Core i7 system as well. It's always windy here - I'm on top of a hill and I live in New Zealand, perfect combination. LOL.

Now if you could work out a way to capture the methane from all those sheep... ;-P

F.


LOL. It's true. For every 1 person here, we have 16 sheep.
245) Message boards : Number crunching : Unhappy kitties...... (Message 983831)
Posted 26 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
...Gusts are hitting the mobilehome were ar 43mph, now their a bit lower at 36mph...


You call that a gust??? LOL. That's a daily occurrence here.

62mph is reasonable, 74mph is monthly, 83mph perhaps thrice a year - you got it lucky.
246) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The kittyman's musical travels.....a glad new start. (Message 983826)
Posted 26 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm At Wit's End...
Listen on full volume. Your desk and floor will rumble.
247) Message boards : Number crunching : Unhappy kitties...... (Message 983821)
Posted 26 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Maybe you could go all 'eco-friendly' and build a 'wind-farm'. On the other hand, how do you 'farm' wind....aside from having lots of people eat beans and produce Methane, which is then used to drive a generator, via a gas turbine? lol







LOL. Funny you mention it. I'm planning on giving my much smaller den a rewire to handle larger capacities as well as Mark.

It involves building a wind turbine and some solar panels(link! to power the Core i7 system as well. It's always windy here - I'm on top of a hill and I live in New Zealand, perfect combination. LOL.
248) Message boards : Cafe SETI : didja ever (Message 983767)
Posted 26 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Ever watched Whose Line Is It Anyway? on your PC, and when Ryan Stiles says something truly hilarious, you spit your drink all over the monitor and the keyboard???

LOL. It's happened to me before.
249) Message boards : Cafe SETI : anyone play the lottery? (Message 983457)
Posted 25 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
It's easy to win the lottery. Just don't play it.

You'll spend more money into it than you get out. By not playing NZ lotto for the past 10 years (at $6.50 a ticket), I've saved $3380!!! Yay!


That depends on how lucky a person you are.

Total outlay for the last 15 & half years = £3,176.00

Total returns = £90k approx as I didn't keep detailed records until 2007.

1st big win was for £3,122.00 back in June '95.


No such thing as luck. It's all a combination of probability, statistics and chance.

Chance of extra money if you don't play lotteries = 1 (certain, since you don't waste your money on it)
Chance of extra money if you do play lotteries = <1 (uncertain, could win your money back, but not guaranteed).

I'm a very rational person. I don't believe in psychics, religion, horoscopes, or gambling. Nor do I smoke, but I do casually drink.

Anyway, good luck (no pun intended, LOL) to you Sirius. May you be lucky (LOL, also no pun intended) enough to experience another win!

- Luke.
250) Message boards : Cafe SETI : anyone play the lottery? (Message 983420)
Posted 25 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
It's easy to win the lottery. Just don't play it.

You'll spend more money into it than you get out. By not playing NZ lotto for the past 10 years (at $6.50 a ticket), I've saved $3380!!! Yay!

Well the $8 I spent which is for a whole month or 8 draws, isn't much and over 10 years is only $960.00 total. :D


I'd take $960.00 over $0.00 any day.
251) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The kittyman's musical travels.....a glad new start. (Message 983418)
Posted 25 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Wake up, coz' it's a Brand New Day...
252) Message boards : Cafe SETI : anyone play the lottery? (Message 983416)
Posted 25 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
It's easy to win the lottery. Just don't play it.

You'll spend more money into it than you get out. By not playing NZ lotto for the past 10 years (at $6.50 a ticket), I've saved $3380!!! Yay!
253) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Damned if you do, and damned if you don't... (Message 983414)
Posted 25 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

I believe this was the title of a House M.D. episode once upon a time.

Anyway, back on topic, I've reported this to the forum admin, and the mods cannot see the thread either. We can only see & moderate the public forums.
254) Message boards : Number crunching : Chec my crunching machine spec please (Message 983002)
Posted 24 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Im not quite as poor but i understand where you are coming from.
To build this box and fill it with 4 x 9800GX2's will take approx 5 months subject to no unexpected bills coming in..


Have you totaled up the cost of this new system yet? How many of the components are new, used, or spare? It'd be interesting to know what the $:RAC ratio for the system will be.
Also, don't skimp on the RAM - that can influence the RAC too, HDD's to a much lesser extent. It's not the amount of RAM that matters, but the speed. 1300Mhz+ is good - DDR3 is a plus.

I built a gaming rig that cost me $3550, and I get 3500 RAC. LOL. Perhaps that's because it runs roughly 14 hours a week, instead of a full 168.

I used a Core i7 920 (running an OC to 3.72GHz), and a single EVGA GTX260 Core 216 SSC, and it uses dual HD monitors.
255) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XX CLOSED (Message 982711)
Posted 23 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Now #125 in my country.
Just passed Jarod (Speedy) as well. Won't be for long though as he has a i7 computer build coming.
256) Message boards : Number crunching : Astropulse Envy (Message 982710)
Posted 23 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Out of the 792 tasks on my i7 - I have 1 Astropulse.
First time this computer has ever crunched one.

Estimated to to completion: 16 hours 4 minutes.
257) Message boards : Number crunching : Chec my crunching machine spec please (Message 982664)
Posted 23 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
It could be someone from the Nvidia forum who's running Win7 and S@H and He couldn't run more than 5 out of 8 gpus from 4 GTX295 cards with the current drivers.


Yep, that's the problem I was talking about. nVidia is slow when it comes to bug fixes IMHO. They still haven't fixed the problem in the nVidia Control Panel for Vista & 7, where there is no option to click "Horizontal Span" in the Dual Monitors section. So games that you could have played on both screens are still limited to one screen. What's the point of dual monitors then???
258) Message boards : Cafe SETI : A big thank you for your service (Message 982662)
Posted 23 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Well done guys. It was great having you on the mod team!!! :)
259) Message boards : Number crunching : Chec my crunching machine spec please (Message 982658)
Posted 23 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Is there anyone else out the running multiple gpu's on a windows system
How many cards do you have in your system?

Is anyone out there running a 4 x dual gpu system??


4x dual GPU system??? That would show as [8] GPU's. The only way I think that is possible with the GT200 cards is buying four GTX295 cards (each GTX295 card actually has 2 processors).

MJS has the two top hosts, the first one (displaying 5 GPU's) is probably 2 GTX295's and another lower spec card, since S@H displays only the main card.

The second one is probably 3 GTX295's.

Also, I'm not so sure about this, but there is a problem with nVidia GTX295 cards displaying on recent versions of Windows (Vista, 7) - that limits the amount of cards available to the system to 2 or 3 I think.

Me, I only have a lowly EVGA GTX260 Core 216 SSC. Perhaps I'll do a build in 2012 with a multi GPU and CPU system.
260) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The kittyman's musical travels.....a glad new start. (Message 982019)
Posted 21 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Is this the new music thread???

AFI - Medicate

Best listened to with a pair of earphones. Preferably Bang & Olufsen A8's if you have them.
261) Message boards : Number crunching : What has happened to nVidia's number schemes? (Message 982016)
Posted 21 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
The old days of GT graphics cards were easier to understand...

The thousands placeholder designated the generation (i.e. '8')... The hundreds placeholder displayed the GPU's power within the generation (i.e. '1' low '9' high)... the tens placeholder would display any revisions if necessary... a 'M' after the 4 digit number signifies a mobile graphics card, and then a letter designation on the end designating power (i.e. 'GS', 'GT', 'GTS', 'GTX').

I understand nVidia got to the end of current number scheme, so they went to the hundreds, that's easy enough to understand. So, where was the GT100 series??? Have nVidia released mobile GT200 GPU's??? Are we skipping GT300 and going straight to GT400 series??? Look at the number gaps between the GT200 series... nothing that's mentionable below 260, then 270, then 280, then 285, then 295, and then there is the Core 216 variant of the 260...

Geez, they're blazing through the latest number system.
262) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #110 ... Gary wins, Next #111 (Message 981573)
Posted 20 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Winning while changing Windows registry settings.
263) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #110 ... Gary wins, Next #111 (Message 981494)
Posted 20 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
ooooh double post. What fun!


Perhaps I can doublepost my way to victory! :)
264) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't Buy EA Games (Message 981487)
Posted 20 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Sigh.

Steven: Hi, my name is Steven. How may I help you?
: Hi Steven... this is the 4th time I've been here today regarding a license key error when trying to connect the paradise city servers in burnout paradise. I was told by Kieth that I would be elevated to senior level... could I please be escelated to senior management?
Steven: I would like to inform you that as if your issue is being already escalated, please wait for 24 to 48 hours while our senior level assist you regarding your issue.
Steven: Ok.
Steven: Sorry for the inconvenience that you are facing.
: i have been told the only correct way to fix this issue is for your team to manually link my license key to my EA account.
: is that possible for you to do???
Steven: Sorry but No.
: why not?
: Please, I've re-installed the game 6 times!
: nothing is working.
Steven: Ok.
Steven: I would request you to please wait while our senior level assist you regarding an appropriate resolution of your issue.
Steven: OK.
: how long will this take??? others on the EA forums have reported that your team has linked license keys to ea accounts.
: the problem here is on YOUR side. Not mine. I now know that for fact.
Steven: I would request you to please wait for 24 to 48 hours.
: Why does it take 24 to 48 hours to escalate something that can possibly be solved in 20 minutes???
: I paid money for this game... all I want is to play online - this can be fixed by associating my license key to EA account.
Steven: Sorry but as being there so much of issues, it usually takes time.
I really apologize for that.
: Okay. Can I be guaranteed a response by EA senior management? Is this a known issue?
Steven: No, this not a known issue.
Steven: Thank you for contacting Electronic Arts support today.
: Then why is there a whole thread dedicated to this problem?
: http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/bp-technical-support/414208-invalid-valid-product-key-when-trying-go-online.html
Steven: Sorry for the inconvenience that you are facing.
: This is exactly my problem! This is in your forums! All I want is for someone to associate my license key to my EA account!
Steven: I would request you to please wait.
: Okay. Can you please get your supervisor on here?
: I paid money for this game, I expect to be able to play it fully.
Steven: Ok.
Steven: As your issue has been already escalated, I would request you to please wait for 24 to 48 hours while our senior level assist.
: Will I get a reply? How will you contact me?
Steven: I would like to inform you that you will be assisted.
Steven: Ok.
: So, you can't guarantee me a reply???
: Look, can you please get your supervisor over here? I've been here 4 times today!
Steven: Sorry but I would like to inform you that there is no supervisor available right now.
: Do you have a phone number I can contact???
Steven: Yes.
: What would it be? Is it toll free? I'm in New Zealand.
Steven: If you want to contact us by calling then you can call 650-628-1001, this service is available between 8 AM PST till 5 PM PST. If there is anything else we can help you with, please let us know.
Steven: Ok.
: Look, fine, I'm not getting anywhere with this. If I don't get a reply within 48 hours, I'll be back asking why.
Steven: Sure.
Steven: I really apologize for the inconvenience that you are facing.
: Thanks anyway.
You have disconnected.


Gosh, it's easier just to torrent the damn thing for free, isn't it!
265) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't Buy EA Games (Message 981439)
Posted 20 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Does EA even make original games anymore? Usually they are just involved with marketing and distribution, even if their logo comes up first.


I can't even remember the last time I played a game developed in-house by EA.
Burnout Paradise is developed by Criterion, Spore & Sims are developed by Maxis...
266) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't Buy EA Games (Message 981430)
Posted 20 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I've just had the worst experience with them. Just don't touch them. Their support is just pathetic.

I've tried for a whole 6 hours to get one of their games to work. Re-installed about 5 times - and I still get this crap about product keys and licensing. What a waste of $48.

I'm not ranting here, I'm just exhausted and warning you all. Gosh I'm tired.
267) Message boards : Number crunching : Unhappy kitties...... (Message 981414)
Posted 20 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Seems like my lot in life lately........
Just when the servers get going, so something happend on my end.

Woke up to find smoke pouring out of two power strips and I do mean pouring..................and you know that is not a good thing.

The whole house powered down. Twice.

Took me half an hour to rewire just to get this rig online........you have no idea.......

And whilst I am typing this, another one went offline.


Dunno why yet.

Give me a few hours or days.........but the kitty farm will never be the same agoin.


Geez Mark. That's dangerous. Glad you and the kitties are safe.
Unless your are already one, get a qualified electrician in to take a look.

And collateral damage???
268) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Some News . . . . NOT getting married (Message 981225)
Posted 19 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
So sorry to hear this Dave...
269) Message boards : Number crunching : Why do I have no sound??? (Message 981189)
Posted 19 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I gave you an honest answer. In control panel check sound devices. make sure its installed and windows is using the correct device. then have windows test it. the next step for me would be to reinstall drivers.


Thanks skil, that comment wasn't directed at you.
Fixed. Not sure what the hell went wrong. 4th time I replug everything in, it works. Not sure what happened.

Thread closed
270) Message boards : Number crunching : Why do I have no sound??? (Message 981161)
Posted 19 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Seti doesn't have sound... ah, that's not what you were asking. ;-)

Plug the speakers into something else (walkman, iPod, MP3 player) to see if they're not dead. try other speakers in your soundcard, to make sure it didn't die.

Or check all sound settings. perhaps one of them is set to Mute.
I also have a wireless keyboard at my TV server, with a very annoying Sound Off button that has on more than one occasion been pressed accidentally while picking up the keyboard. Something like that on your keyboard?


Don't have a sound card. It runs off the mobo. I'm talking Logitech X-210 speakers, not headphones.
Don't have anywhere else to plug it in. System settings are fine.
271) Message boards : Number crunching : Why do I have no sound??? (Message 981152)
Posted 19 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Everything was working fine last night. Speakers were working, this morning, all of a sudden, there's no sound from them. I've checked all the connections...

WTF has happened???
272) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #110 ... Gary wins, Next #111 (Message 980825)
Posted 19 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Morning :)


Morning Andy, how are you?
273) Message boards : Number crunching : Happy kitties!!! (Message 980821)
Posted 19 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
It must be hell for Matt, Eric & co when things go wrong like they have recently - and a pretty thankless task when they do get things working. There were hundreds of people whining about things not working, but only a small handful of people that have actually said "thanks" since it was all fixed.

I've already said thanks elsewhere, but as another kitty lover I'll add myself to the Happy Kitties list!


Thirded. Thanks Matt & Eric for doing all this thankless work.
There is a disturbing ratio of whiners to thankers.
274) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #110 ... Gary wins, Next #111 (Message 980815)
Posted 19 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Ouch, just sliced the top layer of skin off my middle finger. Blood everywhere. Bandaged up now.

I gotta' be more careful. LOL.

How the heck did you manage THAT?


Tried to lift a very heavy object onto a bench, which happened to be sharp. Didn't judge how high I lifted it, and my middle finger just ran straight across the edge of the bench. It hurts. LOL.
275) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #110 ... Gary wins, Next #111 (Message 980813)
Posted 19 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Ouch, just sliced the top layer of skin off my middle finger. Blood everywhere. Bandaged up now.

I gotta' be more careful. LOL.
276) Message boards : Number crunching : Speedy PC Build 2010 (Message 980811)
Posted 19 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
By the way, to the Americans, when Jarod posted the price of NZ$5200, that is roughly US$3700.

That's a heck of a lot.
277) Message boards : Number crunching : Speedy PC Build 2010 (Message 980799)
Posted 19 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Nice build Jarod! You just have to up my i7 system don't you? ;)

Personally, I'd hold off on a system like that for the release of the GTX470 & GTX480 GPU's.

Dude, do you use pricespy.co.nz? I suggest you go there, you might find cheaper prices there, but don't trust OC Zone, they use the bait scam.

Also, about the mobo, ASUS is always rock solid. Definitely my top choice. However, you might be able to grab the P6T Deluxe V1 for cheaper than the V2, the V2's changes are minimal and not worth the upgrade. I use the V1 anyway.

PM me if you have any concerns. You already have my email don't you?

Regards,
Luke.
278) Message boards : Cafe SETI : iPhone (Message 980141)
Posted 17 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Ice,
You mentioned earlier about a desire to jailbreak your iPhone. I'll assume you're using a iPhone 3GS, and you're using software update 3.1.2???

I may be able to help you jailbreak it if you want... apparently it's illegal in America, but we aren't in America, are we? :)

- Luke.

Hi Luke, I'd be very interested to know more about what the jailbreak involves, ie, will I lose any of the apps including TomTom which cost £60. I have a 'contract' for a year which is pay-as-you go on the phone but has a year's 'free' internet 3G usage which I would not want to jeopardize. I'm using software 3.1.3 (7E18).

Thanks


Okay, firstly, I'll say this now, you're screwed for the time being. Apple placed some really tricky stuff into 3.1.3 which wasn't announced publicly.

iPhone JBs (Jailbreaks) run off one of a few programs. Before 3.0 was released, I ran 2.x on a jailbreak referred to as 'QuickPWN for Windows'. When I upgraded to the 3.x line, I waited and waited and waited for a jailbreak for 3.x (basically, every new firmware release by Apple has to be re-jailbroken by the makers of the jailbreak).

I didn't bother JBing 3.0. 3.1 came out, and when a new Jailbreak came out, which is referred to as 'Blackra1n' (the current JB), I immediately took the opportunity to JB my iPhone again.

However, blackra1n only works with 3.1, 3.1.1, and 3.1.2. No 3.1.3 support YET. Usually, however, you could simply download a previous firmware and reinstall it on your iPhone, by going to any jailbreak community and downloading the applicable .ipsw file (usually 200-400MB in size, this is the iPhone OS). There are many different .ipsw files, all for different iPhones and firmwares.
Example:

iPhone3GS3.1.2.ipsw (firmware for iPhone 3GS - 3.1.2)
iPhone3G3.1.2.ipsw (firmware for iPhone 3G - 3.1.2)
iPhone3GS3.0.ipsw (firmware for iPhone 3G - 3.0)

Once downloaded, you'd connect your iPhone to the dock and (SHIFT) + click Restore, and it'd open a 'Find File' window, and you'd locate your .ipsw you want to install. Once you'd done that, and you click OK, iTunes would load your .ipsw file onto your iPhone. Taa Daa, previous firmware installed.

But, since 3.1.2, Apple has stopped signing the iPhone OS files, so there is no way of installing a previous firmware. (I don't fully understand this bit).

So for now, Ice, you're simply going to have to hold tight with 3.1.3. IF 3.1.4 or 3.2.0 is released, DO NOT upgrade automatically!

---
And to answer your questions about your apps. No, you will not lose any of you apps or application data when upgrading or JBing.
It is all stored in iTunes, so if you accidentally delete it, just sync it in from iTunes again. And even if you are unlucky enough to delete it in iTunes as well, IT will delete all your application data, but iTunes remembers your purchase, so just find the app and click "Buy" or "Purchase". iTunes will not charge you again.

And if you ever need to take it into an Apple store, to un-JB it, just click 'restore' in iTunes. It will delete your JB and leave no trace it was ever installed on the system.

Regards,
Luke.
279) Message boards : Number crunching : New feature request...New Button (Message 980113)
Posted 17 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Not that it would happen soon but it would be cool to have a couple extra buttons on the Projects tab page. We have "No new Tasks" but it would be helpful if there were also a "No CPU Tasks" and "No GPU Tasks". I assume both can be done by advanced users but I don't know how to stop boinc from downloading to CPU and still get GPU. A new button would be the easiest for the most. My CPU has plenty of work yet every now and then it still asks....


Hey hiamps...
I second that proposal. I never recieve GPU tasks anymore, so I'm stuck using ReScheduler to rembrand the CPU tasks to GPU. And as always, that results in the "wrong password" problem, which always requires ending the BOINC process then opening it again.

- Luke.
280) Message boards : Cafe SETI : iPhone (Message 979812)
Posted 17 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Ice,
You mentioned earlier about a desire to jailbreak your iPhone. I'll assume you're using a iPhone 3GS, and you're using software update 3.1.2???

I may be able to help you jailbreak it if you want... apparently it's illegal in America, but we aren't in America, are we? :)

- Luke.
281) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (30) Server problems (Message 979391)
Posted 16 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
As of 9:52 PM NZDT 16/3/2010 - I have 154 S@H tasks waiting on upload.
I'll still have enough to keep the room warm for a few more days hopefully.
282) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Everyone welcome KenzieB to the Modlist (Message 979287)
Posted 16 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Go Kenzie!!! :)
Great to have you on the team! Probably one of people best for it.
You'll learn the ins and outs in no time. :)

Regards,
Luke.
283) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Looking for a reasonable watch? (Message 978858)
Posted 15 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
A little off topic, but I got curious. Clocks in my apartment:

Range
Microwave
Refrigerator (I kid you not, it has a clock in the front panel.)
Computer
VCR (12:00...12:00...12:00)
DVD player
TV
Bedside alarm
Cell phone
Camera
Digital Recorder
Mixer console
MP3 player
CD player

And there are probably some I missed.

But, no conventional clock on the wall and I don't own a watch.


LOL. Let's see.
Celeron Computer
Core i7 Rig
Laptop
iPod Classic
iPhone
Microwave
Oven
Watch
Aviation Watch
TV
Blu-Ray Player
DVD Plaver (What's a VCR ;)
Kitchen Clock
Alarm Clock
Lounge Clock
Camera

I count 16. :)
284) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 978853)
Posted 15 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm watching myself win...It's a damn good show.

Yer show has been canceled due to poor ratings. :|


They made a spinoff involving me instead.

Spinnoffs are almost never as good as the original.


Your telling me CSI:NY is not as good as CSI??? :(
285) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 978834)
Posted 15 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm watching myself win...It's a damn good show.

Yer show has been canceled due to poor ratings. :|


They made a spinoff involving me instead.


Damn Daniel! Thanks to you I only got a 4 second win. :)
286) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 978831)
Posted 15 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm watching myself win...It's a damn good show.

Yer show has been canceled due to poor ratings. :|


They made a spinoff involving me instead.
287) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 978775)
Posted 14 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Winning while playing Burnout Paradise on 2 monitors. :)
288) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Looking for a reasonable watch? (Message 978718)
Posted 14 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Thanks everyone. Looks like everyone trusts Seiko. I went to a number of retailers in the city (not prepared to by a watch online - half of them are fakes). The Seiko's were all $300-$1000. Way outta' my price range. I found a good Lorus 9119 (brand owned by Seiko) watch for $120.

One day I'll save for a Bremont Alt1-Z. The same watch Bear Grylls wears. What a shame they're so expensive.
289) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Kittieman's musical travels.......part 2 (Message 978716)
Posted 14 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Africa - Toto, performed by Perpetuum Jazzile.
290) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 978714)
Posted 14 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Objection, badgering.
291) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Beethoven! Where have you gone??? (Message 978713)
Posted 14 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Got a message from him yesterday, he can't post because of his RAC.
Thanks for keeping us all updated Richard. :)
292) Message boards : Number crunching : What particular computer part (Message 978538)
Posted 14 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
i actually had a dual p3 mb suspended in a cage by nylon ties...had a 20 inch box fan blowing on it...

ahhh the good old days...


I'm not sure of the exact physics of this, but would propping an identical fan on the opposite side of a heatsink decrease temperatures?
293) Message boards : Number crunching : What particular computer part (Message 978513)
Posted 14 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
have you ordered the most?
hands down for me would have
to be fans....

what about you?


Cables of course. Fans second.
I prefer the Scythe KAZE 3000rpm 133cfm 120mm fan. Apart from the Delta 200cfm fan, which I cannot find, it's the most powerful fan out there.
294) Message boards : Cafe SETI : iPhone (Message 978509)
Posted 14 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Inbrics M1 is thinnest Android slider we've seen - Engadget

I'm waiting for iPhone 4G. Personally, I hope Apple incorporates an OLED or AMOLED display. They'd be able to slim down the thickness and make the battery life last alot longer.
295) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 978469)
Posted 14 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Winning after a 14 km hike with a mate today. Took 7 hours, we got permission from Greater Wellington council to use it. No one has been on it for 6 months or so. Fallen trees everywhere, plants growing on track, landslides - 10cm wide foot areas, otherwise a deadly drop down a steep valley! A lot of cuts and stings, and swearing, but we completed it! :)
296) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Decision Regarding Banished Users (Message 978263)
Posted 13 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I can only say thank you to those who have allowed me and my friends to return...And i can only say i'm sorry to those who my own past behavior has disappointed...I hope time can heal at least some of the wounds that have been felt by so many.


Hey Daniel!!!
Your welcome here by me. :)

Great to have you back...
297) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Looking for a reasonable watch? (Message 978131)
Posted 13 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Okay folks, perhaps a few of you could help me out???
I'm looking for a reasonable mens watch. I'd prefer the cost to be less than NZ$200 (US$135).

My aviation watch has quite a bit of 'clutter' on it, so to speak, and although is useful when I was flying, it just isn't suitable as a general watch for me to wear.

Anyone got any good suggestions?

Preferences:
Must be analogue.
Black or dark blue face.
Circular face.
From a reputable brand. (SEIKO, Omega, Pierre Cardin)
Include a date calender.
Don't mind about material, can be leather, silver steel, gold steel, but not fully gold steel.
Not minimalistic, but not cluttered.

I like the Pierre Cardin 4688
.

298) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XX CLOSED (Message 978106)
Posted 13 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Woo Hoo!!!
500,000 SETI@home cobblestones since December 31 2006.

Half way there!
299) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 978058)
Posted 13 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Objection, hearsay.

Under ruled, Please divert.


Move to strike!
300) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 978055)
Posted 13 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Objection, hearsay.
301) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Welcome Home (Message 977955)
Posted 13 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Forgetting for a moment our returned friends, there are others I'd love the opportunity to welcome home.

People who drifted in, brightened the place up with their presence, then drifted back into the aether.

People like Stacey Jane, Rhe, MrGray, Beets and others.

I miss them, too.


Same here. A bit of nostalgia, eh?
302) Message boards : Cafe SETI : iPhone (Message 977954)
Posted 13 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Unfortunately Verizon doesn't have the iPhone, so I got the next best thing, an HTC Droid Eris, nice little phone. I loved the iPhone, and if Verizon were to ever get it (probably won't happen anytime soon), I'd upgrade to it. But this phone does everything I need it to do, plus more that I have no clue about. Biggest thing I like is that I can tether my phone to my laptop and be able to still get on the internet.


Hmm. The iPhone is unlocked here. You can put it on whatever network you like, I chose to keep it on Vodafone. Keep waiting for a Verizon iPhone 4G LTE, eh?

Can you not tether the iPhone to a computer on AT&T??? I do it all the time here...
303) Message boards : Number crunching : Decision Regarding Banished Users (Message 977909)
Posted 13 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hello again everyone!


Hi KB7!
304) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Decision Regarding Banished Users (Message 977905)
Posted 13 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I think everyone here needs to remember something called 'forgiveness'. Every religion teaches it, Christianity, Islam, etc, even though I am atheist myself, it can't hurt to try - and I say this to all of you.

They've served their time, and if you cannot forgive now, there is no hope for you. Remember that everybody.
305) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Welcome Home (Message 977902)
Posted 13 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hi John!!! Great to have you back! :)
306) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Ordered the iPad a few moments ago. (Message 977854)
Posted 12 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
LOL. Personally, I think it looks like a iPhone that's had the messaging and phone taken out of it then squished with a rolling pin.
307) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Giving A Spammer The Run Around (Message 977843)
Posted 12 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
What if he sends you unmentionables!

Luke better hope not: he might get arrested for trying to import hazardous materials.


LOL. I've had encounters with customs twice. One was for 5 juggling balls (NZ$150), they were filled with millet, which of course is organic, so I had 3 options, destroy them, send them back to the states or get them treated with radiation. Of course I chose the latter. :)

The other time was for a 95mW green laser. Got it right next to me in the draw. Powerful enough to blind ya', and burn through tape.
308) Message boards : Cafe SETI : iPhone (Message 977841)
Posted 12 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Love 'em or knock 'em - I love mine. I've just got a Powerskin for mine which doubles it's battery capacity.

Anyone bought any extras for their little marvels that they would either recommend, or not recommend?


Hi Ice...
I've got a Black Speck case for my iPhone 3G 16GB Black, which I bought a few months after the 3G version was released. I would NEVER forget to take it. It's definitely saved my iPhone from many broken endings.

I'll be looking to purchase the iPhone 4G when it is released this year. Hoping for a 5 megapixel camera, OLED screen, better battery life, multitasking.

But, an iPhone is not a myPhone without jailbroken software. I'm running 3.1.2 blackra1n. DO NOT upgrade to 3.1.3.

- Luke.
309) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Kittieman's musical travels.......part 2 (Message 977640)
Posted 12 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Real orchestral music...
Klaus Badelt's "Pirates of the Caribbean" performed by the RTS Symphony Orchestra.
310) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 977636)
Posted 12 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Objection, calls for speculation.
311) Message boards : Number crunching : How much you pay/ed for SETI@home ? (Message 977608)
Posted 12 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
If I had more money I would splurge on the SETI craze. But I don't. I earn a slightly above average wage compared to other New Zealanders.
Somehow I have to fit in nearly NZ$13,000 to achieve a PPL over the next few years. Do we have any commercial or private pilots here???

And everyone has hobbies. I have a few. Juggling, Water Rockets, Technology, Aviation... etc.
312) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Beethoven! Where have you gone??? (Message 977605)
Posted 12 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:


. . . just spoke with Beets - he's fine

& he'll be baCk here in a couple of days

[says hi to y'all . . .]



Thank you for the heads up, mate.
Perhaps we can get the forums back to the way I remember it... that will be the perfect SETI day.
313) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Beethoven! Where have you gone??? (Message 977588)
Posted 12 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Beethoven, if you ever see or read this, could you please give me a PM??? I & many others very much miss your presence on these boards. It is not the same without you :(.

And if anyone else is in contact with him, could you please notify me???

- Luke.
314) Message boards : Number crunching : Lacking CUDA WUs (Message 977573)
Posted 12 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
And yikes, a BSOD upon trying to open it.
I think it may be the program I use to extract it... trying a new one now.

If I still cannot open it via a new program, is there anyway to find out why I am no longer receiving CUDA WU's?
315) Message boards : Number crunching : Lacking CUDA WUs (Message 977572)
Posted 12 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Luke,
You should be able to get it from here:
http://lunatics.kwsn.net/12-gpu-crunching/cpu-gpu-rebranding-perl-script.msg19454.html#msg19454

-Dave


Thanks Dave...
316) Message boards : Number crunching : Lacking CUDA WUs (Message 977562)
Posted 12 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Ever since the last major outage a few weeks ago, I just haven't received any CUDA WU's for my GPU. I haven't changed anything in my preferences at all.

This is why my RAC has halved.

Also, anyone have the link to ReScheduler? Everytime I open the instance I have installed my rig BSOD's.
317) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Giving A Spammer The Run Around (Message 977559)
Posted 12 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Finally received a reply from "John"

Dearest Luke,



Thanks for your mail and your concern to me, honestly speaking I read your mail with sense of understanding and I appreciate your wiliness to assist me in handling this noble transaction, after reading your mail. I went straight to the bank were my late father deposited the money to introduce you to the bank as my legal guardian and my family trustee relative who will assist me to transfer the money $9 million dollars to overseas for investment program, the bank manager said that the bond agreement my late father held with the bank during the deposit of the money guided the money intact, for that reason we cannot access the money here due to its fix deposit account (Suspense Account), according to the bank manger he said that before we will access money until its transferred to a foreign account abroad, into any foreign account you will provide to the bank.



Dear Luke, for us to proceed further without much delaying please confirms to me this following information below as soon as possible.



1. If the 25% which I have decided to offer you for your assistance is acceptable by you to avoid any argument in future.

2. Your full name and your resident address.

3. Your telephone, mobile phone and fax number for easy communication.

4. Your photo, age and occupation

5. That you will maintain the Top Secret of this transaction between us only!



As soon as I receive your confirmation and your information I will go to the bank again and submit it to the bank manager and also well introduce him, and also give you the bank details to enable you reach the bank and confirm the existence of the money and also discuss with the bank manager directly concerning the smooth transfer of the money to your custody for investment purpose.



Sir, I hope this letter will meet you in a good health and also merit your sense of understanding, please send me yours details and photo too.



I will stop here and wait for your urgent response.



Remain Blessed.

Yours Faithfully,

John Michael

my call is +22544957435.


I lack innovation today. Not really sure what to say!
318) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 977318)
Posted 11 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Winners Win!


Move to strike.
319) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What would you do when the rapture comes? (Message 977317)
Posted 11 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Rapture? What rapture? 2012 is a load of BS, to put it lightly.
And yes, just for the record, I am atheist.
320) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Welcome Home (Message 977314)
Posted 11 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Welcome back mates...
Let's get this forum back to the way it used to be!
321) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Giving A Spammer The Run Around (Message 976898)
Posted 9 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Well, I've decided on my reply... thx Uli for the inspiration about tax laws.
Hi John...
I agree to all conditions, except I do not own a home phone (telephone) myself. Just a mobile. I also don't own a fax.
I am looking forward to the transaction between us only. What country are you located in? What about tax laws???

Regards,
Luke.


I have also received alot of PM's about 419eater.com.... I'll reply to those PM's shortly.
322) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Giving A Spammer The Run Around (Message 976766)
Posted 8 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Just got this in the mail:


Dearest Luke,



Thanks for your mail and your concern to me, honestly speaking I read your mail with sense of understanding and I appreciate your wiliness to assist me in handling this noble transaction, after reading your mail. I went straight to the bank were my late father deposited the money to introduce you to the bank as my legal guardian and my family trustee relative who will assist me to transfer the money $9 million dollars to overseas for investment program, the bank manager said that the bond agreement my late father held with the bank during the deposit of the money guided the money intact, for that reason we cannot access the money here due to its fix deposit account (Suspense Account), according to the bank manger he said that before we will access money until its transferred to a foreign account abroad, into any foreign account you will provide to the bank.



Dear Luke, for us to proceed further without much delaying please confirms to me this following information below as soon as possible.



1. If the 25% which I have decided to offer you for your assistance is acceptable by you to avoid any argument in future.

2. Your full name and your resident address.

3. Your telephone, mobile phone and fax number for easy communication.

4. Your photo, age and occupation

5. That you will maintain the Top Secret of this transaction between us only!



As soon as I receive your confirmation and your information I will go to the bank again and submit it to the bank manager and also well introduce him, and also give you the bank details to enable you reach the bank and confirm the existence of the money and also discuss with the bank manager directly concerning the smooth transfer of the money to your custody for investment purpose.



Sir, I hope this letter will meet you in a good health and also merit your sense of understanding, please send me yours details and photo too.



I will stop here and wait for your urgent response.



Remain Blessed.

Yours Faithfully,

John Michael

my call is +22544957435.


Any good ideas?
323) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 976694)
Posted 8 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Time for me to have a rant. I just stumbled on this BS from MacLife, another utterly biased, fanboy magazine run by a bunch of Steve Jobs worshiping, arrogant jerks.

Maclife: 25 Reasons Why Non-Mac Users Should Shut Their Damn Pie-Holes

1. Big clunky, cumbersome towers stashed under the desk are so ʼ90s.

So, then why does Apple in their infinite wisdom continue to sell the Mac Pro? And you obviously haven't heard of form factors!

2. Not to mention just UGLY UGLY UGLY!

Yeah, because a mono tonally white colored MacBook just looks so 'you'. I can design MY computer to MY specifications, a window, no window, a white case, a black case.

3. No, turning their machines into Satanʼs spawn (or any other case mod they can think of) does NOT make a PC tower any less UGLY.

Wow, to maximize the length of this list you put one reason in 2 different bulletpoints!!!

4. Satanʼs spawn canʼt protect from viruses... the majority of which are written for PCs.

Never, ever had one virus on Vista or 7. Get a good firewall and virus scanner (most of which are free!) and you're set forever.


5. Four words: Blue Screen Of Death!

Lets say this, I have only once experienced a BSOD on a stock (it means the CPU and RAM are running at normal settings, to complicated for a Mac fanboy to understand) machine. The rest (about 500) are me fiddling around with clock speeds on my i7.
And you're stuck with a little f****** beach-ball.


6. They need to wake up and join the new millennium - Macs run on Intel processors just like PCs... except better.

PowerPC say what??? Your finally on Intel?! Geez, that took a while. PC users are still 1 years ahead. Do you know what a 'Core i7' is?

7. Do they really like to watch their computers reboot that much?

What's a reboot?

8. Cheaper... riiiiight... and how much do they spend on getting that thing fixed and/or upgraded?

I could build a desktop cheaper and powerful than your CrapBooks. Fixed? What's going to break? You do realise PC's and Macs are all computers? They all run on the same hardware?

9. They gotta get an account with Terminix to deal with all those bugs in their apps! Hyuk yuk yuk!

Bugs? See this! Oh, that's right! You blame it on Adobe!


10. “Plays For Sure”... doesnʼt really play, for sure.

Yeah, since you've got really good at Minesweeper.

11. Who wants to be bothered with arcane details like - what I/O port a peripheral is assigned to? When it comes to plug-and-play, Macs are the real deal!

Play what, exactly??? Your game range is utterly pathetic!

12. Weʼve got more important things to do than play games all day.

Contradictory of point 11. Too busy making your spreadsheets in iWorks.

13. They think they're special just because they have more USB ports. Jerks.

Oh, that's right, since 1 USB on the MacBook Air is going to cut it for a mouse, an iPhone, an iPod, and a flash drive.


14. They never invite us to their LAN parties... WELL, SCREW LAN PARTIES! WE DONʼT WANT TO SOCIALIZE ON YOUR LOCAL AREA NETWORK ANYWAY!

Mac fanboys socialize?

15. Weʼve got better friends.

Who? Stevie Pie Jobs and his new liver that he probably stole of some other poor dieing patient?

16. Almost every show on TV uses an iPhone. When's the last time Windows Mobile solved a CSI case?

Yeah, everything you see in CSI is real, aye?


17. Envy is one of the seven deadly sins you know.

Contradicting point 13. Tut tut.


18. PC stands for “politically correct”, which the classic American film, PCU taught us is a lame, lame concept.

A monkey with ADHD knows that PC actually stands for Personal Computer, I shall now refer to "Macs" (which is actually "scam" backwards, BTW) as SJPC - Steve Jobs Personal Computer.

19. Not only are the products better, Apple has better ads than PCs too.

Because ads really affect the quality of the software! I see the connection!


20. Hundreds waited in line for the Mac OS X Leopard release. Windows Vista line... not so long.

And yet, for some unknown reason, Windows has a larger market share!!!


21. PC users still think the Mac mouse has only one button.

It has no buttons. A single-celled organism could master the Magic Mouse faster than you could. Jerk.

22. Speaking of mice... PC users might want to take a second and thank the success of the Macintosh for the one theyʼve got in their hands today. Yeah, you're welcome.

What? My Razer Diamondback 3G Gaming Mouse? I don't see you praising the inventor of the wheel everytime you hop into your car!
And don't forget Microsoft saved your sorry asses back in the 90s.


23. Gadgets are just Widget rip-offs. Do we have to think of everything for PCs to copy?

So if it's a copy, why doesn't Apple sue?

24. They get excited over “expandability” and “upgradeablility” - well, I hate to tell yaʼ, but most modern day Macs donʼt need any upgrade of their own. In fact, Macs have a longer computing life than most PCs. Just ask Robbie about the eight-year old G4 he uses at home to video edit with. When's the last time you saw an eight-year old PC do anything except crash?

A few minutes ago, my 8 year old PC is happily crunching SETI@home.

25. The Eternal Shame of Windows Vista: ʻNuff said.

Mac OS 9. That is all.

What a bunch of Windows bashing jerks.
324) Message boards : Number crunching : How much you pay/ed for SETI@home ? (Message 976479)
Posted 7 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Many thousands of kibbles, and about $300.00 a month for the juice to run the lot.
During the winter, some of that is offset by the furnace not running, but with the weather warming up, I have had to start shedding some heat by leaving the door to the garage open.


Not sure what the temps in Wisconsin are like in summer, but when you get 3 computers in one small unused bedroom in 30 degree heat, all I can do is simply open the window and turn on the fan.
325) Message boards : Cafe SETI : My bucket list.......... (Message 976292)
Posted 6 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Skydive, visit Chernobyl, visit USA once more, achieve a Private Pilot License, Become #1 in NZ for SETI.
326) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 976194)
Posted 6 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:


Yes, we are also nuclear free.
Murphy's Law "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong."
Even our equivalent of your Republican party supports nuclear free.


I don't think we'd survive nuclear free. Whether we like it or not it's our fuel of the future. Without nuclear power stations we'll have to go back to living in caves. Apparently we've used more than half of our North Sea oil reserves and rely heavily on gas imports both using undersea pipelines or tankers - this is making fuel very expensive here in the UK, so we need a sustainable alternative.

We don't have the geography for enough hydroelectric, we don't get enough Sun for reliable solar and wind is a no go when we get times like now where high pressure is sat over the near by continent.

I'm sure there are other options, but afford-ability is the problem right now.


The first connotation I get with nuclear fission is that of 'dirty and radioactive'.But that's just my mindset. However, I must visit Chernobyl in my lifetime.
When on the topic of nuclear, I always distinguish between nuclear fission, the low density, low efficiency, dirty, radioactive source. And nuclear fusion, the high density, high efficiency, clean, and non-radioactive source.

We desperately (as a civilization) need to put more money into fusion R&D. That is our future. Right now, the National Ignition Facility is our only hope.
327) Message boards : Number crunching : How much you pay/ed for SETI@home ? (Message 976193)
Posted 6 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Over $3500 New Zealand Dollars. Add $500 more if you count my future solar panel project to offset my computers electricity use. And Add $200 if you count the cans of compressed air. And don't forget the donations.
328) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Anybody wannna argue with me? (Message 976163)
Posted 6 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I thik I know who that guy is. I had a BEETS Caption pulled when I first started playing when I mentioned sheep.


Actually now that I think about it, how is Beethoven doing? Have we had any updates from him? I miss him greatly here. :(

If anyone is in contact with him, I'd love to know...
329) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Giving A Spammer The Run Around (Message 976153)
Posted 6 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
LOL. I was bored, there was a spam email in my inbox. I couldn't resist.
Lets see where I can take this over the next few days.

Original Message From Spammer:
Dear

With due respect and with God all thing were possible that is why I call for help to please Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you.
I am the only son of late Mr Michael Radci, My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on the first of January 2007 on their outing for the new year celebration.

My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.
Before the death of my father on january 2007 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of 9 million United State Dollars. US(9.m) left in fixed /suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan that he used my name as his only son for the next of Kin in Depositing of the fund.
He told me that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this money into and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management and also for orphanages, helping the widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavour that the house of God is maintained and building companies where poor God people can work and have their daily feedings with their families.
I pray to God to grant you more blessing to your business and for making up your mind that you will be doing this for the denefit of the people who are in need. i know that God will see you through.
I am honourably seeking your assistance in the
following ways:

(1) To provide a new bank account in where this money
would be transferred into.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am
only 22 years old.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your
country to further my education and to secure a
resident permit in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 25% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas.
All the necessary arrangement has been made at the bank where my late father deposited this money and the Director of the bank told me that as soon as an account of my choice is forwarded to their bank that
they will transfer this money to my destination.
Thanks and God bless you.
Best regards,

John Michael.


To which I replied:
Hi John,
Just before we proceed, did you watch the Super Bowl? And who makes the
iPhone? I'd like you to answer those questions so I know I'm talking to a
human and not a computer.

Regards,
Luke.


To which I recieved a reply:
call me for your questions ok +22544957435
Thanks
John Michael


To which I replied again:
Hi Michael,
I'm on an iPhone user plan, and I am charged for calling overseas. I currently cannot do this. Can we not discuss it over email? What is your home address?

Regards,
Luke.


I await a reply. Any suggestions on how to proceed for my fun? :)
330) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Anybody wannna argue with me? (Message 976149)
Posted 6 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I have no idea who the Winner is or have any need to know but a though came to mind. Either the banishment times were shorter in the past or the Winner had to stick with it for a very long time to rack up that many banishments. If the banishment times in the past were shorter, then some credit should be given for elapsed time.


How about a single 'serial' user who continues to create multiple frivolous and useless accounts daily from different IP's? LOL.

Slight rephrase.

How about a single 'serial" **permanently banished** user who continues to creat multiple frivolous and useless accounts daily from different IP's? ROFLMAO.


LMAO. Fjernhode.
331) Message boards : Politics : CLIMATE CHANGE, GREEN HOUSE,OCEAN FALLING PH etc (Message 976148)
Posted 6 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:

As the Alpine glaciers melt archaeologists are finding pristine artefacts nearly a thousand years old such as the remains of houses, fences and home implements being uncovered. How is this possible?


Nothing is static, Matt. Objects can move between places. Wind, Rain, Water all plays its part.
Also, how can I trust you if you spell 'artifacts' wrong?


Rather building homes and raising cattle under glaciers requires the strength of heroes. Or perhaps the glaciers were not there a thousand years ago. Perhaps one day will retreat sufficient that the ice tunnel used by Hannibal to get elephants across the Alps will be revealed. It could not be there was an ice free path back then. That would make Hannibal a weakling and a melter.


Or I could sell you a house next to a beach for $1, minimum staying period 100 years?
332) Message boards : Politics : CLIMATE CHANGE, GREEN HOUSE,OCEAN FALLING PH etc (Message 976146)
Posted 6 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
What the climate changers refuse to acknowledge is, if it is 100% human caused then the only way to reduce the problem is global thermonuclear war and make sure the most advanced countries have no one left. Reduce the human population by 80% and shove tech back into the stone age. And that may be the real reason we haven't found ET.

Only idiots say there isn't change.
Only idiots say is it 100% human caused.
Only weaklings refuse to say what their position means.
Fools try and set policy with 100% error bars.

Doesn't mean we don't reduce, we should on general principal, but we need real data and when huge natural sources are missed, we should have >1% confidence in the projections. If something that big has been missed, what else has been missed?


Nope. Nature will do that for us. Wars, Disease, Poverty will set the human population right. It costs money for people to 'do good' and build green roofs, install CO2 limiting scrubbers. Money the rich don't want to stump up, because they just want to get richer. So, they bury their heads in the sand and use their positions to lobby anti-climate change.


So the real question is, are you sure enough of the data that you are willing to bet 5/6 of the human population on it?


Yep. Count me in.
333) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 976134)
Posted 6 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
And the US Navy doesn't make port of calls there anymore either, As the Navy won't reveal what type of weapons each ship may or may not have board(Nuclear or not) and New Zealand also last I heard doesn't want any Nuclear powered ships/subs in It's waters, Not like the US Navy has ever had a problem with It's reactors(not once that I know of).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand's_nuclear-free_zone


Yes, we are also nuclear free.
Murphy's Law "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong."
Even our equivalent of your Republican party supports nuclear free.

Well then Your country is own It's own then as I said in the last post. Nuclear ships power plants are manned by pros and aren't the same as civilian shore installations, Their better, Admiral Hyman Rickover saw to that, Their not slipshod, Nor poorly maintained or designed. Your Nuclear Free zone also applies to Nuclear Powered Royal Navy ships of the UK too I'd think.


The act applies to any methods of transportation from any country that is wholly or partly powered by nuclear fission.
The Space Shuttle Challenger & Columbia were manned and controlled on the ground by 'pros'. Doesn't deny the fact that a 'fatal error' happened on both of those days.
334) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Anybody wannna argue with me? (Message 976133)
Posted 6 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
I have no idea who the Winner is or have any need to know but a though came to mind. Either the banishment times were shorter in the past or the Winner had to stick with it for a very long time to rack up that many banishments. If the banishment times in the past were shorter, then some credit should be given for elapsed time.


How about a single 'serial' user who continues to create multiple frivolous and useless accounts daily from different IP's? LOL.
335) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Anybody wannna argue with me? (Message 976127)
Posted 6 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
He's not even close.


True, contrary to popular belief, Mark does not hold the 'record' for most banishments. Nowhere near.

Mark is not even in the same league as the "winner"


Yep, it's the astronomical equivalent of comparing Earth to Sol, and then Sol to VY Canis Majoris.
336) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 976125)
Posted 6 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
And the US Navy doesn't make port of calls there anymore either, As the Navy won't reveal what type of weapons each ship may or may not have board(Nuclear or not) and New Zealand also last I heard doesn't want any Nuclear powered ships/subs in It's waters, Not like the US Navy has ever had a problem with It's reactors(not once that I know of).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand's_nuclear-free_zone


Yes, we are also nuclear free.
Murphy's Law "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong."
Even our equivalent of your Republican party supports nuclear free.
337) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Anybody wannna argue with me? (Message 976120)
Posted 6 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
He's not even close.


True, contrary to popular belief, Mark does not hold the 'record' for most banishments. Nowhere near.
338) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 976115)
Posted 6 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
LOL @ Everyone.

Living in New Zealand is very different.
We use the metric system, our main two political parties are "Labour" (Dem.) and "National" (Rep.).
Sheep outnumber humans 9:1.
The outage for me occurs Wednesday morning.
Wellington is the worlds windiest city, it's also the southernmost capital and it's where I call home.
We hold Australasia's highest mountain.
We have one of the worlds largest volcano's (Taupo Caldera), it is in the size range of Yellowstone Caldera, Siberian Traps and the La Garita Caldera.
We get international product releases first (W7, Vista, iPhone).
339) Message boards : Politics : Chasers War On Everything (Message 976061)
Posted 5 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
A Message From Osama : In Regards To Pizza

LOL. Loving the Chasers.
340) Message boards : Politics : CLIMATE CHANGE, GREEN HOUSE,OCEAN FALLING PH etc (Message 976060)
Posted 5 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
So maybe it isn't humans after all ...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100304/sc_nm/us_climate_methane
Methane bubbles in Arctic seas stir warming fears
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent – Thu Mar 4, 2:26 pm ET
OSLO (Reuters) – Large amounts of a powerful greenhouse gas are bubbling up from a long-frozen seabed north of Siberia, raising fears of far bigger leaks that could stoke global warming, scientists said.
It was unclear, however, if the Arctic emissions of methane gas were new or had been going on unnoticed for centuries -- since before the Industrial Revolution of the 18th century led to wide use of fossil fuels that are blamed for climate change.




Of course it's humans.
Climate deniers know climate change and global warming is manmade. They're just too scared to admit it. They just bury their heads in the sand. Because it might cost them money and will take effort.

Climate Deniers = Weaklings & Idiots.
341) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 975898)
Posted 5 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Goodnight Andy, Mark, et al.
Saturday tomorrow.
342) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Any body wanna know how you build a fire truck? (Message 975890)
Posted 5 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
But just how many different versions of white can be possible? I mean isn't white, white?


I take it you've never gone appliance shopping with your Significant Other.

Yes, but, we were not interested in white. The kitchen has black appliances.

Well, I asked one of my buds back in the paint shop today, and he figured that Pierce offered about 40 shades of 'white'....and about 70 different renditions of 'red'.
I didn't ask about black.


That's 2800 different combo's with just those 2 colors Mark! Wow!
Carlos raises a good question as well, Do you build all the trucks with standard petrol (I suppose you call it 'gas') engines or diesel (not sure what you call that in USA)? Biofuels?

How many co-workers are you with?

- Luke.

They are all standard diesel.......
Of course, there are many advances in diesel technology which have been required by the emissions standards in our country.
The latest involves using DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) injected into the exhaust stream...Selective Catalytic Reduction Technology.

Pierce has something around 1500 employees or more locally.


The initial connotation of 'diesel' is that of 'dirty'. These days, with advances in diesel efficiency and technology, that's hardly true, like you mention.
Look at the European market.

Also the Pierce logo reminds me of the Ford car manufacturing logo,


343) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Kittieman's musical travels.......part 2 (Message 975887)
Posted 5 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Bump. And a song - Angels by Robbie Williams. As long as music doesn't contain any of this Hip Hop or Rap crap, I'm fine with it.
344) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Any body wanna know how you build a fire truck? (Message 975886)
Posted 5 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
But just how many different versions of white can be possible? I mean isn't white, white?


I take it you've never gone appliance shopping with your Significant Other.

Yes, but, we were not interested in white. The kitchen has black appliances.

Well, I asked one of my buds back in the paint shop today, and he figured that Pierce offered about 40 shades of 'white'....and about 70 different renditions of 'red'.
I didn't ask about black.


That's 2800 different combo's with just those 2 colors Mark! Wow!
Carlos raises a good question as well, Do you build all the trucks with standard petrol (I suppose you call it 'gas') engines or diesel (not sure what you call that in USA)? Biofuels?

How many co-workers are you with?

- Luke.
345) Message boards : Politics : CLIMATE CHANGE, GREEN HOUSE,OCEAN FALLING PH etc (Message 975852)
Posted 5 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Obviously you have never been to New Zealand.
We nearly always have wind here.


You do not appear to be reading for comprehension.

Nearly always does does not mean at the highest useful speed. This means you have to overbuild to the minimum wind speed.

Nearly always means sometimes never. This means you need conventional or nuclear to produce ALL that is needed some times.

It is rather elementary engineering that whoever chooses to build wind farms needs conventional/nuclear power plants whose capacity is the same as though there were no wind farms at all. It means those who choose to add wind power are producing generating capacity over and above the installed capacity of enough.

Given current costs it means after building sufficient regular capacity you choose to produce more expensive power from wind instead of from installed capacity.

It is a deliberate choice to pay more for electricity to no apparent benefit.

If one does not have backup power generation equal to full demand one chooses to do without electricity on the occasions when there is no wind. In the world's major blackouts people do seem to enjoy them for a while as there is a population spike nine months later. These have been on the order of hours. Weather patterns tend to run in 7 to 10 day cycles.

It is unclear just what benefit one is purchasing with this highly uneconomic approach to power generation.


It seems you do not know that by linking together many wind farms, we will always have enough running, since it is guaranteed that somewhere in New Zealand there will be wind strong enough to power enough turbines. The world doesn't call the capital "Windy Wellington" for nothing. We are possibly the windiest city in the world.
You know nothing of New Zealand's climate, mate. Unless you experience it first hand, you don't have a clue.

Nuclear fission can kiss my carbon negative ass. Could there be a more disgusting, dirty (perhaps apart from coal) and unsafe method to generate power? Look at Chernobyl, look at the British Magox reactors? I see Germany are phasing out nuclear fission.
Where exactly do you plan to store your waste now? Yucca Mountain was a failure.

And yet, for some reason, even though nearly 70% of our energy is generated by renewables, we pay 15.81 (US) c/kWh, compared with your average of (from 2003) of 12 (US) c/kWh with only 10% generated from renewables.
346) Message boards : Number crunching : 50k credits! (Message 975672)
Posted 4 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
What do you do with all these credits?


Trade them on NASDAQ, among other things.
You could also once exchange 1 million for mug, before they ran out. It's now 100 million for 1 mug. I'm saving mine.
347) Message boards : Politics : CLIMATE CHANGE, GREEN HOUSE,OCEAN FALLING PH etc (Message 975670)
Posted 4 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
If you two want to start your own thread concerning Isreal & Jews that's up to you.
This thread is about climate change.

ML1, I completely agree with you.
Wind power is the way of the future. Turbines are becoming more efficent every day. California & Germany are seeing what is known as "repowering", small, many-kilowatt machines are being replaced with multi-megawatt machines (up to 7MW each!).

Here in New Zealand we only have 600MW worth of energy generated from wind and 80MW under construction, but there are resource consent applications for a total of 2800MW of wind energy.


At present existing wind farms only function at 35% of capacity because of wind availability. In other words is a 10 megawatt capacity is needed then at least 30MW must be installed to get 10MW-Hr because the wind is not blowing fast enough most of the time.

The bad news is that there are times when there is no wind. Some place there has to be a conventional or nuclear plant with the needed capacity unless people can be convinced to live without electricity until the wind picks up.


Obviously you have never been to New Zealand.
We nearly always have wind here.



100km/h is not uncommon. Perhaps two or three times each month.
348) Message boards : Politics : CLIMATE CHANGE, GREEN HOUSE,OCEAN FALLING PH etc (Message 975647)
Posted 4 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
If you two want to start your own thread concerning Isreal & Jews that's up to you.
This thread is about climate change.

ML1, I completely agree with you.
Wind power is the way of the future. Turbines are becoming more efficent every day. California & Germany are seeing what is known as "repowering", small, many-kilowatt machines are being replaced with multi-megawatt machines (up to 7MW each!).

Here in New Zealand we only have 600MW worth of energy generated from wind and 80MW under construction, but there are resource consent applications for a total of 2800MW of wind energy.
349) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 975436)
Posted 3 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Now a milestone of a different kind.
My original 7 year old Celeron has crunched through 20,000 credits worth of work @ 12 hours a day every day for the past 3 years 3 months.

Never cleaned it. I don't even want to think what lies inside. Waste of compressed air as well.
350) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 975278)
Posted 2 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Night all @ UTC+1300
351) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Stupid Laws part #3 (Message 975268)
Posted 2 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Maine Crazy Law

You may not step out of a plane in flight.


Heh. Wouldn't you need to define step???
I could jump, leap or hop out of a plane (to skydive of course! :).

In general you actually step out so you can be sure you are in control and miss the tail of the plane. Planes with rear loading ramps or T tails being the exceptions.


Not this guy! He took a leap...
Gosh, I'd love to do that someday!
352) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Stupid Laws part #3 (Message 975224)
Posted 2 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Maine Crazy Law

You may not step out of a plane in flight.


Heh. Wouldn't you need to define step???
I could jump, leap or hop out of a plane (to skydive of course! :).

353) Message boards : Number crunching : Tapes from 2009 again Hooray!!! (Message 975223)
Posted 2 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hoo-bloody-ray!!!

So, now that we have more data, it is definitely time to fix all the awful things in BOINC. And in SETI. And in the capitalist system. And in the way the NHL handles ties these days.

Won't life be grand then?


Never seen NHL, but if New Zealand wins the Rugby World Cup in 2012, yes it will be :).
354) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINC needs a overhaul (Message 975079)
Posted 1 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Thank you Richard for taking a civil approach on the discussion, even if our views don't completely align.

Why can't all posters be like him?

One of the first rules of an argument is to attack only the argument, not the person stating it. That just shows weakness.
355) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINC needs a overhaul (Message 974986)
Posted 1 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Sigh.
I simply post my opinion and a proposal for other users to accept or deny, and I get teared apart and bashed for saying this and that. Yes - I'm not denying the developers do a good job - I'm saying perhaps they could try a new strategy to build BOINC.
I want to know your polite personal opinions, not get told right in my face that "I suppose you want someone else to do it for you" "It's all about the credits, that all that matters to you" "rant rant rant, that's all you seem to do"
Can I not get a courteous gracious opinion without some fool metaphorically punching me in the nose? Is that too hard to expect from fully grown adults???
356) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINC needs a overhaul (Message 974981)
Posted 1 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:

Hiamps says:
Quick as possible for WHO? The backoff made mine go into 24 hr wait even after things were going again. Was not good for the project either if machines can't start working again. Plus boinc can't handle large loads which are growing with every Nvidia card added.

... and he'd vote for the re-write because it fixes this problem.

... as would msattler because it prevents him from getting his credit fix.

Someone else says "BOINC doesn't cache enough, by default, to work through the weekly outage -- that can't be right!" and guess what, if you're harnessing a waste product (idle clock cycles on computers that would be turned on anyway) then you're wasting a waste product, and it is not the end of the world.

Just for fun, let's define "code bloat" -- this is the list of all "features" that in the sole opinion of the one individual, is useless or actually does damage.

Get a complete list of "code bloat" from everyone here and the entire BOINC code base is gone.

I won't catalog the rest because they're all pet-peeves, and the "voters" are certain that the brain damaged behaviour they see would surely not be intentionally reinstated as part of a ground-up re-write.

The idea of voting is flawed because the people doing the voting can agree by voting that they want "better" without exploring the fact that each voter has a different (perhaps radically different) idea of better.

Fifteen votes, and fifteen different ideas of what an improved "overhauled" BOINC would do.

(Hell, I'll vote "yes" for better, just be aware of the fact that by "better" I'm pretty much rejecting every stupid idea suggested in this forum -- by which I mean nearly all of them.)

Here is an idea on how to "fix" BOINC.

Take the whole credit system and hide it. Call it canonical credit, and don't publish it anywhere. Ever.

Take the canonical credit granted over the past 30 days for all projects, and figure out how much credit was granted per second for each project over the prior 2,592,000 seconds, and grant that to each project for each CPU second BOINC uses. If all projects are out of work, grant credit anyway.

If credit is over-granted compared to canonical credit, the credit rate will adjust downward some.

Now, no one cares about uploads, and there are no "pending" credits. Credit simply rises like clockwork.

Hide all work units. Remove all of the client-side logs. Encrypt all of the data files (work units, client state, etc.).

Replace the "update project" button with a code segment reports "your update is complete" and nothing else. Maybe a delay so it is believable, or give some bonus cobblestones -- they're meaningless anyway.

This way, everyone sees things moving in a nice smooth positive direction, and nobody can see what happens.

There. Fixed.

... and the developers are free to work through the actual issues without being molested by crazy people who buy computers and throw good money to the power companies just to amass valueless credits.

As far as I can tell, just about everything else in the forums (with the possible exception of the raccoon and TLTPW threads in the Cafe) is pure whining from people who can't be bothered to ask "why" before they start graphically demonstrating their ignorance.


This isn't an argument about credits. Start another thread if you wish to rant about that.

When I say this, I speak for Mark also, Frankly, I don't give a **** about the credits!
When the project came back up after the upload problems, I reported over 3000 credits worth of work that was marked as invalid because it was returned late. I was pissed off that the system didn't accept the science yes, but not for the credits.
I like the fact that credits show how much work you have done, but if I don't receive them, I don't really care. And yes, it is an achievement to pass a milestone, but I'm not going to go round arbitrarily aborting tasks because some give more!

Also, you whine about people whining? Where is the rational argument in that???
357) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 974974)
Posted 1 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
You have that last one wrong. It will be the iHouse!


There will be no windows at all. ;)
358) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 974964)
Posted 1 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
iEvolution.

359) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What good have you done today? (Message 974959)
Posted 1 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:
Plant a couple of trees for me Luke!

That's an awesome idea.

I am reasonably green anyway, I drive a Toyota Prius, have a heat pump providing hot water & space heating and have insulated as much as this old property will allow me.

How many trees would I need to repay for my annual flights to the US from the UK?!

edit - how may more trees would I need to remove my carbon guilt for a trip to NZ to come & visit my trees? :D


Hi Andy!
Sure, I'll plant some trees for you! I'll take pics as well if you want them... Gotta' wait 2 months though since planting in summer isn't a good idea!

Well, to remove 1 ton of carbon from the air annually requires 5 trees to be planted annually. For the 2009 year, I emitted 710kg of carbon. If you drive a Prius, yours will be about the same!
One 11,000km return flight from London to San Fransisco is about 3969 kg of CO2-e (carbon dioxide equivalent)!!! But since trees breath Carbon & not Carbon Dioxide, the carbon atom makes up 27.27% of the molecule CO2 (by mass). So 3969 (kg) x 0.2727 = 1,082 kg of Carbon. Every return flight you make like that is equal to just over 5 trees annually!
The NZ trip is probably the same...

- Luke.
360) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINC needs a overhaul (Message 974943)
Posted 1 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:

By "fix it" you acknowledge a problem with the BOINC system. The 14 people who propose a rewrite of the software aren't whining, they are expressing they're opinion.


without expressing my own opinion, we've heard that 0.007% of the user base feels a change is needed. How do the rest of the Boinc user base feel?

I suspect that the majority (more than 50%) of the user base don't even realize there's ever any problem at all. So, rest of the users, how about it?

-Dave

(no, I don't really expect them to answer... that's the point really...)



Hi dnolan...
Well, by my reckoning, out of the 22 or so people who have expressed their opinion about 15 would like to see an overhaul... 70% or so.
That's a very small pool of users though.

- Luke.
361) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINC needs a overhaul (Message 974934)
Posted 1 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:

Anything follows from a false premise, and this thread contains the most selfish, ignorant set of "demands" I have seen in years of participating.


First false premise: They are not demands as they are more of a polite suggestion to the dev community. I'm not going to give an ultimatum, and leave if it isn't met, I'll just keep on crunching.


First false premise: the problems are caused by code-bloat.
Every feature in BOINC exists because it tries to solve some problem.

Strip back to the very beginning, and all of those problems will still exist. Some code will need to be added to work on each problem, and very likely, the replacement code will be the same.


Every program has some form of code bloat. It's how much it contains that is the critical factor here. I know to a few users I have discussed with think that there is code bloat in the BOINC software.


The second false premise: Code features are added specifically to piss off users.
First of all, Mark, you simply aren't that important, and you are no more qualified to decide what is a coding disaster than I am to dispense medical advice. Your self-centered view is that BOINC must make you happy at the expense of everyone else.
The project wide backoff will improve recovery after difficulty, if idiots could only leave it alone and watch.


Directed at Mark, no need to reply.


Probably the biggest false premise: software development by democratic vote.
Who votes? The end users like msattler who are constantly whining because BOINC doesn't work the way he thinks, or the projects that are looking at spending a lot more money just because they have to provide an order of magnitude more capacity to keep stupid people happy.

With the possible exception of JM7, no one here is qualified to determine that BOINC needs to be re-written. With 40 years experience, I'm not qualified without a thorough code review -- and that'd take months.

I say "possible exception" in John's case because he knows a lot of the code, but he's the only one who could say if he knows enough.


You don't have to be qualified to state a reason or opinion in most cases. People listen to politics all the time, you don't need to be a politician to have a say. We all get to vote don't we?


Saying the developers should read this forum is just plain arrogant. If they read here, shouldn't they also read Einstein, and CPDN, and every other forum? Doesn't that mean every single thread?? ... and you want a complete re-write??? When can they do that if they have to bend to the whim of the childish forum members who can't be bothered -- reading forum posts can be a full time job.


I implied the BOINC message boards, I thought that was pretty obvious. That's just stupid to make them read every different project forum.


If you don't like it, deal with it, because it is the truth, and no amount of whining is going to fix it.


By "fix it" you acknowledge a problem with the BOINC system. The 14 people who propose a rewrite of the software aren't whining, they are expressing they're opinion.

-----

With the finances they have and the staff, they do a great job at building the software. Don't get me wrong. I just think they're time could be put to better you by doing a ground up design instead of (bluntly put) bug-ridden minor versions.
362) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINC needs a overhaul (Message 974930)
Posted 1 Mar 2010 by Luke
Post:

You folks have no idea how good you've got it. I run public builds of Boinc (ok, it's dogfood) as soon as possible. When things tank on me, it's 90% the S@H project, 10% my own fault, and 0% boinc.


I will politely disagree :). I've had many different problems with BOINC over the past few months. Before I get into details, a good piece of software will function correctly around it's enviroment (i.e. Windows) - programs should work with the host, not the other way round. Blaming Windows is not an answer before I start :). Sometimes I close BOINC down, next time I open it it's stuck in suspend mode and I can't get it out, it gets blocked by UAC in Vista, it can't handle in excess of 4000 tasks well, clicking the icon on W7 seems to open another instance of the program even if one is already running.


Ya know, 70 out of 100 ideas around here really aren't that great because the evangelist don't understand all the issues (fails to scale, etc). 10 might be great, but they just don't itch the passion of the devs to work on it (it's just reality that if a dev is unexcited about something, it won't get done, or at least not well). The other 20 ideas probably get done and are either unacknowledged by the community, or quickly forgotten within days (that's greatness and gratitude for ya).


Are they quickly forgotten because the documentation is poorly done? ;) I can't remember the post here, but that is what someone said.


But you've already solved the problem in a way that suits the people here. If Early Adoption Livin' In Internet Time doesn't float your boat, then pick a wagon towards the end of the wagon train. Something which best maximizes happiness and stay with it until something supercedes it. Slap it with the 'Luke Seal Of Approval' ;-)


It doesn't need my seal of approval, although I would like to know that BOINC is safe, secure and easy (which it is definitely not at times - just look at all the users posting here with problems).

Regards,
Luke.
363) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINC needs a overhaul (Message 974814)
Posted 28 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
I count 14 votes...
Luke - Yes
RFP - Yes
hiamps - Yes
WinterKnight - Yes
msattler - Yes
Grant (SSSF) - Yes
Spectrum - Yes
Sten-Arne - Yes
Fred J. Verster - Yes
gizbar - Yes
Gary Charpentier - Yes
Aurora Borealis - Yes
<hidden> - Yes
<hidden> - Yes
52 Aces - No (?)
Richard Haselgrove - Undecided (?)
Bill Walker - Undecided (?)
Matthew McCleary - Doesn't Care (?)

Is there anyway the BOINC development team could at least be informed of this thread? So that they know there are groups of users who want change? I've never tried to contact them before.

Gizbar summed it up perfectly... BOINC seems to be upgrading for BOINC's sake and not for the community or for the science. BOINC, which literally means Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing, was designed for distributed computing. I.e. its main priority was the advancement of science and said distributed computing. When it focuses more stability issues, performance issues, and (quite possibly) security issues, I think it's time for a reboot.

52 Aces & Richard, I'll reply or PM you both you later, I've gotta' get to work now.

Regards all (and sorry for the short reply),
Luke.
364) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What good have you done today? (Message 974720)
Posted 28 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
I am Waiting for the Sunrise.....


Nice! I like this song River of Dreams by the one and only Billy Joel.


Might not have been the inspirational message you were going for......
I love you Luke.
It works for me, my friend.

And that is the best thing I did all day.


As long as it is positive and does good. It's absolutely perfect.
As do I, Mark. . .

Time for me to sit down and watch some TV with the GF.

Night Mark et al.
365) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINC needs a overhaul (Message 974718)
Posted 28 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Looks like we have 8 who want change (if you count 2 others I've messaged off-boards). Any more???
366) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What good have you done today? (Message 974715)
Posted 28 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
I loved my Squirrel kitty.
She is by my side......simple enough for me.

Watched the sun rise yesterday.

Hope to see it rise today.

Called Lori.

Hugged kitty again.

Drank some more beer.

Responded to my friend Luke.

Prayed to God.

I think that's enough for one day, eh?


That's good enough for me mate.
367) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What good have you done today? (Message 974713)
Posted 28 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Positive and good stuff here, no negativity, only bliss and hapiness. Negativity is for the Politics section.

What good have you done to the globe / yourself / to a friend / to the community today?

Today was a Sunday, so apart from arguing about BOINC software...
I watered all 119 trees on my unused section below my property I had planted and sowed from seed scattered around my property. By hand. That's a 2 hour job in itself. The hose can only stretch so far.
I calculated via a carbon emission calculator that my household emits 217.17 kg of CO2e- a month. And once I had that figured, I also calculated that I only need to plant 3.55 trees a year to maintain my carbon neutrality and offset my carbon emissions. In fact, I am carbon negative!!!

And I plan much more tree planting, just to give you an idea, the area I own that I am planting is just over 3000m2. None of it is viable for development, so I go for the next best option. I am planning 1500 trees!

Wanna be carbon negative with me? I have more than enough trees than I'll ever need. Simply work out (carbon emission calculator) how much CO2e- kg/lb you waste monthly/annually, and I'll sponsor your carbon neutrality for free. :)

The 3 kitties helped out as well. Leaping and bounding through the long grass playfully as I worked away.
I also went to the Kapiti Coast to pick up some sticks and stones for the tree markers and path at the top of the bank respectively.

Here are some pictures...
Today, after the fire. From the top of the section, if you were to move slightly back and look right you'd see my house and garden. I wonder if Mark built that fire truck? ;)


Looking southeast. Just one small portion of the bank I have planted. My neighbors house is visible. If you were to go straight up you'd get to my house.


Looking west, past that flax bush is the area of land I'm working with, all the way down to the bottom of the photo. This shows exactly why I get such grand views.


Just one growing section of my land. The trees that were planted the earliest are at the top. You can see the windbreak I put up as well. Behind the top trees is my house, which you can just see.


Olly lapping up the sunshine at the end of the day on top of the bank.


And a spectacular sunset to finish off a great day.


So, now I ask, what good did you do today???
368) Message boards : Politics : CLIMATE CHANGE, GREEN HOUSE,OCEAN FALLING PH etc (Message 974703)
Posted 28 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
If one takes a look at the things which have been exposed as nonsense such as melting glaciers, rising sea levels, Amazon deforestation, as well as the admission the Medieval warming was real we see there is no need to address the science. What has been exposed are only the wildly extremist horror stories of the consequences which never had any basis in any science.


WHAT??? Are you having some kind of a sick joke at the expense of nature?!

Look what you stupid naysayers continue to do to my country!!! Your combined poisoning of the planet has caused New Zealand's glaciers to retreat many hundreds of meters!


Sea level rise not real??? Are you joking? This data was compiled from 23 climate gauges across the globe. The sea level is 20cm higher than it was 100 years ago!


And again! According to the national geographic, the Amazon rainforest, which is home to millions of different species, wildlife, fauna and fauna will reduced by 40%!

And yet I'm stuck here listening to your climategate crap and rebutting your inconceivable bullshit that you call 'facts'.

Today, I watered all 119 different native trees that I have planted on my unused bank, which was previously home to gorse. Today, I discovered my household only produces 217.17 kg of CO2e- monthly. I only need to plant 3.55 trees a year to make me carbon neutral. I am carbon neutral for the next 29 years!!! In fact I am carbon negative!!!

I suppose you believe in the moon landing conspiracy and the 9/11 cover up. Well, guess what? Al Queda crashed an enormous plane into a building. I think it is pretty obvious what caused the building to crumble.

You disgust me.
369) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINC needs a overhaul (Message 974678)
Posted 28 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Thanks RFP & hiamps!!!
370) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Any body wanna know how you build a fire truck? (Message 974659)
Posted 28 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
How many do you produce at once, roughly? How many do you make a year? Have you seen any of your work in action, Mark? How long does it take to make a single unit?

So many questions.
371) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINC needs a overhaul (Message 974642)
Posted 28 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm going to get utterly scathed for saying this... BUT, before you do rip me apart, LISTEN to what I have to say.

Perhaps a complete code overhaul or ground up design is something to prioritize for a future BOINC 7 release???

It seems to me and many other users around the boards, that every version and release of BOINC seems to be a step backward and in the wrong direction. More and more bugs seem to be introduced every time, with little being fixed. And quite apparent that most ideas and bug reports aren't getting through, or they are, except the devs don't seem to acknowledge them. Comparing it to a commercial business, isn't it good customer service to reply or answer your calls and emails so the customer knows they have been acknowledged?

It also seems that there is a positive, ready, community willing to contribute and discuss many ideas for releases, except it isn't harnessed by the developers:
Reporting about it on these forums does not make any sense as the developers HARDLY read these forums."
and in my humble view that is terribly inefficient.

And yes, some of you will argue that it is better for them to spend time developing and writing the actual code than listening to the communities ideas and issues that arise with each and every release. But you all know what can go wrong if the dev team shuts out a community buzzing with great ideas.

If the view that BOINC is bloated and buggy spreads beyond a select few, as a whole that could turn potential users away from the idea of (which, if correctly implemented, is a great humanitarian and scientific tool) distributed computing. Current users may be put off updating to new releases, or others may simply refuse to (like me, I'm not upgrading until I see that the majority of the bugs are fixed). Some, dare I say it may even leave.

My message to the BOINC dev team is to (politely) halt producing 'stop-gap' releases (6.10.32, 6.10.34, 6.10.35, 6.10.xx) strip the program right down to it's core code, and work upwards from there. It may take a lot of time and effort, but it'll be worth it in the end.

- Luke.
372) Message boards : Cafe SETI : CHILEAN Earthquake (Message 974617)
Posted 27 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hmm, It was nearly 50 years ago that carbon copy earthquake occurred in the same region. The magnitude 9.5!!! 1960 Valdivia earthquake struck Chile. It is also of note that 38 hours after the main shock occured, Cordon Caulle began a fissure eruption. I wonder if it will do the same again?
373) Message boards : Cafe SETI : CHILEAN Earthquake (Message 974609)
Posted 27 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
kenzieB wrote:
...Things could get interesting for Luke in NZ...


:) - Across NZ we've been experiencing surges ranging from 0.2 metres to 1.5 metres in less populated areas.

Here is the NZ Geonet.co.nz tidal gauges... I live in Wellington. The two largest cities are Wellington & Auckland. Raoul island is a few hudred miles northeast of NZ main and Chatham island is 400 miles east of NZ main.

374) Message boards : Cafe SETI : CHILEAN Earthquake (Message 974594)
Posted 27 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Oops... New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defense is warning of up to 1m waves along the entire New Zealand east coast.

Won't cause damage, but that'll certainly knock you over.

Don't think you understand the nature of a tsunami wave. That will be a 1 meter tide that lasts 15 to 30 minutes and re-occurs for a couple hours would be a better description than wave.


I don't think you understood what I said???
Oops... The New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defense is warning of up to 1m waves along the entire New Zealand east coast.


I said or claimed nothing. It all travels through one medium, the media.
I only stated what I had heard and saw on the broadcast.
375) Message boards : Cafe SETI : CHILEAN Earthquake (Message 974538)
Posted 27 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Oops... New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defense is warning of up to 1m waves along the entire New Zealand east coast.

Won't cause damage, but that'll certainly knock you over.
376) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Kittieman's musical travels.......part 2 (Message 974374)
Posted 27 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm not sure if you do Mark, but I love my instrumentals . .-- Hocus Pocus by Focus is perfect. Great Dutch band. Good song to juggle to as well.

I keep most of my songs I like in my iTunes collection... bookmarks are usually links to websites and my StumbleUpons.
I keep my favorite videos in my YouTube account.
377) Message boards : Number crunching : Still want a 'sent' box.... (Message 974142)
Posted 26 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
David Anderson several months ago stated an intention to transition to Drupal for all the web stuff. The core distribution includes forum software, contributed modules are available which extend or maybe even replace that. What's probably needed is someone with the skills and enough interest to actually do some work in that area.
                                                              Joe


Drupal has alot of security vulnerabilites. I know a iPhone dev's website, Critical Thought Games, was completely hacked because he used Drupal. Here is what David (creator of GeoDefense, GeoDefense Swarm & GeoSpark - CEO of Critical Thought Games) had to say about it.

Yeah. I have a real love/hate thing with open source.

Oh, not the idea of it, that I unequivocally love. But the reality of it can sometimes be another matter.

I use open source, don't get me wrong. I've released stuff into open source. And like the internet itself, when it's used for good... it's great. When it's used for evil... it's EVIL.

This site, for example, runs on Drupal. And Drupal is open source, and it has vulnerabilities. These get patched, but the act of patching sets of this nice little cascade:

1. Drupal announces patches to fix security problems
2. Hacks look at what was fixed (readme + diff of source) and figure out exploits with little effort required
3. Software scans Google looking for Drupal sites and then auto-hacks each one it finds

This all happens moments after a security patch is released. And before poor site operators can react to it. This site was one to get hit, and not only was a phishing exploit installed on it, but Google detected it and (helpfully or not) blacklisted Critical Thought Games as a phishing site.

Sigh.

Naturally I've corrected the problem, and requested they remove me from their list... but I have no idea how long that'll take. In the meantime, anyone coming to my site will be told I'm a big fat security risk. In the sense I use Drupal (or anything like it), I guess tht would be generally true.

But it's only true because of open source. The argument is that Open Source projects would be more secure because you have more eyes looking at the code. That theory is not backed up by the realities on the ground. The realities on the ground is that Open Source platforms get used a lot, and that means that a single exploit can be leveraged into hacking hell of a lot of sites in one go. Whereas a site that is all proprietary code means that exploiting it is probably a one-shot deal for the hacker. The laws of economics are at work here. Unless that one site is big, like a Amazon or something, it's not worth messing the effort relative to a sweeping hack of all one-rev behind Drupal, Joomla or whatever sites.

Open Source, in practice, can sometimes really suck. But since I knew this was a possibility going in, I can't claim it was anyone's fault by my own.
378) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 974132)
Posted 26 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
According to google, Seti still sells viagara.


Just remember everyone, when you pop one of those pills, your actually taking a chemical compound with a combination of 22 carbon, 30 Hydrogen, 4 Oxygen, 6 Nitrogen & 1 Sulfur atom :).

And the wonderful turn on of a name, 1-[4-ethoxy-3-(6,7-dihydro-1-methyl-
7-oxo-3-propyl-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-5-yl)
phenylsulfonyl]-4-methylpiperazine citrate.
379) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 974010)
Posted 26 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
<win>
Winning while listening to a song Moon sent me... :)
Winning while posting in modmyi.com
Winning while jailbreaking iPhone
Winning while Private Messaging
Winning while photoshopping.
</win>


Wow! A multi-tasking win!


Yes, contrary to popular belief, I can multitask. When I do, people always act surprised. :)
380) Message boards : Number crunching : If this ain't a kick in the pants.... (Message 974008)
Posted 26 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Any stats on the most reliable HD around?
MTBF.....24/7?


If you are willing to pay a bit extra, you could skip RAID and invest in a SSD. Very high MTBF.

Otherwise,
I'd recommend Western Digital. My old 80GB WD SATA is still going 7 years strong. And my 1.5TB WD SATA is still working 1.5 months into its life.

Dunno.......
I think the jury is still out on long term SSD longevity.
Solid, yes. Fast, yes. But long term read/write stats have been in question compared with a standard magnetic HD.

MTBF stats...anything outstanding that anybody knows of?


I'd go SSD if I had a failure like that, but it's your choice.

Don't always trust MTBF. Apparently they're greatly exagerated. There's a 2TB WD out there that has a 1.2 million hr MTBF (137 years). That's a huge example of exaggeration.
381) Message boards : Number crunching : If this ain't a kick in the pants.... (Message 974004)
Posted 26 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Any stats on the most reliable HD around?
MTBF.....24/7?


If you are willing to pay a bit extra, you could skip RAID and invest in a SSD. Very high MTBF.

Otherwise,
I'd recommend Western Digital. My old 80GB WD SATA is still going 7 years strong. And my 1.5TB WD SATA is still working 1.5 months into its life.
382) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 974003)
Posted 26 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
<win>
Winning while listening to a song Moon sent me... :)
Winning while posting in modmyi.com
Winning while jailbreaking iPhone
Winning while Private Messaging
Winning while photoshopping.
</win>
383) Questions and Answers : Wish list : Signature Character Limit (Message 974000)
Posted 26 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
I know this doesn't isn't related to MB/AP or BOINC... but could it be possible for Eric or Matt to up the signature character limit to a figure around 400 characters? Because right now, 250 is on the lower side of most forums, some don't even have character limits at all.

I've never heard of signature limit abuse, and I'm sure it wouldn't be to hard to change.

My 250 characters (Oops, I mean cents)


Luke, that makes 2.50 dollars!
But I would like to add my wish to yours because I also miss some more characters for this feature. As we all know, things (internet sites and content) are getting more and more heavy and dense.
Therefore, the same rule should apply (Moore´s Law) for us.
The same, for example, applies for the avatar/profile picture.
Cheers!


Yikes! I unsubscribed from this along time ago. :)
Thanks for agreeing with me...

I hereby call on the gods of SETI@home... :)
384) Message boards : Number crunching : Still want a 'sent' box.... (Message 973999)
Posted 26 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Still want a 'sent' box in the PM's......

Have asked for this before. Here and in the Q and A forum...

Any response to this request?

Another nice thing would be a 'online' 'offline' icon like they have in the Lunatics site....

Whatever.......shouting to the wind, as usual, I suppose.


Two VERY good ideas. I have also posted in Q&A about raising the signature char limit. 250 is very small. How about 400?

One thing I'd want with the offline/online icon is the ability to "appear offline" - to the public you are offline, when you are really lurking or reading.

Implement it as a drop down menu of sorts:
"Show Current Status"
"Appear Offline"

- Luke.
385) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Some kind of kitty miracle?? (Message 973995)
Posted 26 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Update....

Squirrel the miracle kitty has been amazingly bouncy the last few days.
The high calorie diet and the meds are obviously making her feel much better.
I can only hope that her medical condition 'beneath the skin' is doing as well as her demeanor would indicate.

Even if it is temporary, I am very happy and thankful that she is having some wonderful days again.

Meow meow.


Great to hear Mark. You have a PM :).
386) Message boards : Number crunching : AMD starts shipping 12-core Magny-Cours Opterons (Message 973973)
Posted 26 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
I don't think these chips are generally available to consumers. They are dedicated server and enterprise level chips only. The motherboard itself will probably cost at least $1000.
Just like Nehalem-EX.

Also, I don't know if you see a play on words like I do, but... "Magny-Cours" sounds and looks a bit like "Many Cores"? :)
387) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 973953)
Posted 26 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
West texas is prime real estate for wind and solar. we're talking loads of vacant land unfarmable and not natural resources to exploit. build them there. I understand new mexico arizona and eastern california also have ample non arable land. again use that for solar and wind farms. the land is probably not that convenient to use but at least we get to keep farms from being turned into solar farms

Think I was composing a reply when I was interrupted by a system crash.

You mean that California real estate that used to be BLM lands which could be developed but now are National Parks and Monuments? You mean that California land that is home to the endangered California tortoise? You mean that California land that is home to the endangered kangaroo rat? [1]

Sorry dude, the federal land grabs have taken everything, it is going to have to be Texas farm land. Fortunately California farm land is subject to tule fog and not suitable for solar. Perhaps Arnold can balance the budget based on that?!


[1] I've seen one of these in the wild. It ate a peanut I'd dropped by accident. Hope I'm not going to jail for that!


Why is your thinking so provincial? :) Yes, of course we need to preserve the ecosystem as much as possible!!!
But I believe the days of mass energy generation are numbered - thinking that that is the answer is wrong. We need to transition to personal and small scale energy generation. Solar panels on roofs, wind turbines on highway lights, trees on top of buildings, invest in transparent solar panels, solar power laptops, Apple has patented an idea to use solar panels on iPods. What the world needs is high density energy generation (W/m2 of land).
388) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Personal Projects (Asides from Crunching, that is.....) (Message 973915)
Posted 26 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
@ Luke, yes I did catch your fire thread just before forum went down. Very glad you're okay, maybe next time (hopefully not), you be a little bit wiser & get out before the flames get too close......


By my judgment on the landscape surrounding and the wind direction, I thought I was safe... but then I am a risk taker. Lets hope it was a once in a lifetime event.

New project . . . - replace or service iPhone 3G tomorrow. Sigh. I'm having battery issues (i.e. not charging, getting very hot while plugged in). So, it firstly means I have to download 3.1.2 OS, restore and unjailbreak it, then take it to Vodafone NZ, who will then ship it off to Apple in USA. Crap.

All while I wait for the next gen 'iPhone 4G' to arrive in August. :(
389) Message boards : Cafe SETI : iPhones, iPod Touches? (Message 973473)
Posted 23 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
I own an iPhone myself, and so does Andy... anyone else in the SETI@home community with an iPhone or iPod Touch? I'd love to know.

And if you do own one, have you bothered to jailbreak it?

My current theme is ZX5 by zausser from modmyi.com...
390) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Personal Projects (Asides from Crunching, that is.....) (Message 973472)
Posted 23 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hmm. Finish planting the unused and desolate bank I own which is beneath my property with about 1000 trees (about 150 planted at the moment - summer here, can't plant right now). As I have just seen (and you if you read my fire thread), fire + dead, dry grass and gorse is not a good mix.

With trees, it makes the view look nicer, it saves the environment, it provides a natural habitat for birds, it stabilizes the 30-60 degree slope, makes me carbon negative and provides much needed fire protection.

It won't complete until at least 2012 though.
391) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #109 ... An Olympic Year (Message 973444)
Posted 23 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm being forced to win against my will.
392) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 973412)
Posted 23 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2010/02/rajendra-pachau.html

If the "scientists" who espouse this BS actually believe it, why don't they act like it? Seems they think the draconian legislation they want enacted only applies to the "little people".

For that matter, if anyone on here really believes it, why are you burning all that coal to make electricity to crunch? Hypocritical?


Complain, complain, complain. That's all you seem to do. Just because you may not own a mansion, that does not give you the right to criticize others that do.

Don't assume I'm burning coal. 75% of electricity in New Zealand is generated by renewable energy. We only have 1 coal plant here. And, personally, my energy comes from a very large wind farm.
And yet, our energy prices are cheaper here than some states in America.

I suggest you get off your skeptical behind and stop complaining about everything. Get a positive attitude and help the world a little.

Or is that too much to ask???
393) Message boards : Cafe SETI : seti@home hacked? (Message 973167)
Posted 22 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Could this all have something to do with this?
394) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 973165)
Posted 22 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Here's my milestone... 186 tasks waiting to upload. And my RAC has halved. :)
And that's only on my i7.

Now mixing PrimeGrid tasks 50-50 into whats left of the SETI@home units I haven't crunched.
395) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 973156)
Posted 22 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Apparently, this wasn't no accident.

A 14 year old kid is being charged with Arson today.
396) Message boards : Number crunching : Overdue tasks vs. Outage (Message 973052)
Posted 22 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
I vaguely remember a good answer to this question, but I cannot put my finger on it...
I have a tasks on my laptop that are (just like everybody else), waiting to upload. Some of theme are now overdue.

Do they still validate and I (eventually) receive credit or do they time out and get sent to another computer to crunch?

And yes, we are all annoyed right now with the current uploading issues, but there is no need to bite peoples heads off. It looks childish IMO.
397) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 973047)
Posted 22 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
<sigh> This was actually a very good debate, at least until the same old tired teabagger diatribe above.

There was a piece on NPR this morning about nuclear power. A proponent of nuclear pointed out that polls among those who actually live near nuclear power plants strongly support them. I count myself among them. I live 10 miles as the crow flies from a nuclear power plant. I have also seen first hand what the coal-fired plants in Tennessee have done to the trees in North Carolina's mountains. I would gladly have another nuclear reactor added to the plant here if it means shutting down older coal-fired plants.


Why can't you support solar or wind? High tech energy needs to develop quicker. How about instead of building another dirty nuclear fission plant, we invest in nuclear fusion technology. Install small low noise wind turbines above highway street lights to power them and a bit more, just in case, link the lights together every 100 or 200 miles so that if there is no wind in one place, the excess energy from another location 150 miles away can power the lights where there is no wind.

How about solar roofs on buildings and offices? Building with hemp concrete which absorbs CO2?

I'm no greenie or hippie here. I simply believe in future high tech energy and technology to solve the worlds problems.


Actually, I do support both wind and solar. However (IMHO) the US is not being very creative or effective in the way it's being implemented.

One of our local companies recently set up a solar farm. They got a lot of good press and probably a nice tax credit, too. Unfortunately, by doing so, they took a significant patch of undeveloped green space (and additional area around it to insure unobstructed sunshine) and destroyed its ecosystem. Nothing can grow under those solar panels.

Instead of trying to take big bites (in other words, giving tax breaks to energy companies) I believe we should be promoting small nibbles. Rooftop solar panels are much better alternative. There are also great new designs for small wind turbines that can be used for homes or small buildings. They perform very well in light winds as well as gusty conditions.

When I was growing up, there was no cable TV or satellite. Every house had a TV antenna. Why not have every house with its own wind turbine?


I like your ideals.
If I may be so bold, I'd say to cut your countries insane defense spending and put it towards something more useful.
As for the area and sheer size of solar panels, I agree. More efficient placement could be useful. However, recent advancements may mean, we could reduce the solar plants area by tenfold and still generate nearly the same amount of energy by using transparent solar panels.

And what about wind farms doubling as solar farms? Install sun tracking panels above the turbines themselves, which automatically provides a clear, unobstructed view of the sun. That would be neat.

We need (as a civilization) to get off our habits of building dirty low density mass power plants, and move onto extremely efficient, renewable and high density mass power plants, as well as have personal (or local) power generation.
398) Message boards : Number crunching : WTF is going on here, people???? (Message 972722)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
i have several wu to up load but if i cant get them up soon im going to have to dump them and may be do some othere tasks


Why on earth would you abort completed tasks? They don't take up any CPU cycles.

Baseless threats these days.
399) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 972715)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Fire is still raging south of my place. You can see the glow.
The bit near my place is still flaring up at times as well.

All fire appliances and choppers are still flying over with monsoon buckets.
400) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 972707)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Fire is under control. They're dampening down the smoldering patches now.
Nearly 9 PM here.

Well Done to the Rural New Zealand Fire Service & the pilots of HeliPro Ltd. for keeping the fire under control
401) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 972701)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Many people where watching it unfold. The location where I took this photo is now covered in smoke.
402) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 972696)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Okay. Danger to my house is gone. Danger to other properties have increased.

These 3 images are probably the most terrifying stuff I've seen in the last few years. This is from my property. The fire was no more than 200 metres away,




Here is the view from outside the main driveway (access for 5 houses, including mine). Beyond the cordoned zone is a long street that is parallel to the fires path. They were all engulfed in fuming smoke.
403) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 972692)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Chopper trying to move in. This was before the fire was really close to my place.


Before it was bad. Everything downwind is now smoldering or in flames as I type. The building in front of me (Golf course) is so far safe.

404) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 972689)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
A quarter of the Titahi Bay Isthmus is now in flames or smoldering. Luckily, that side is just full of gorse shrub and no houses. This fire has been going for nearly 4 hours, and there ain't any signs it's going to stop.

I am still close to fire, and the 4 bucket choppers are still reveberating the house, but it is now threatening houses south of my own.
405) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 972674)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
6 Choppers are on scene. My house is only 20 metres behind the evacuation zone.

I hope to person that lit it feels real f***** proud of themselves.
406) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 972666)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Holy shit. Flames are only 400 metres away. No order for evacuation yet. You can almost feel the heat.
407) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 972660)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Flames are still huge. Choppers trying to control it. I'm close enough to feel the drips when the choppers with the buckets pass over. Very scary.

I'm staying put for now. No order for evacuation yet.
408) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 972654)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
3 choppers on the scene now. You can here the bush scrub burning.
Was 1st headline on national news.
409) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 972651)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
All 3 cats are inside.
410) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 972650)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
They've got 2 choppers fighting the fire, 2 hours after it started.
Where the hell are the others?

They'll need about 6 if they want any chance in hell to stop the fire.
411) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 972646)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
F***. Perhaps half a kilometer away.
Haven't been asked to evacuate yet.
412) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Huge fire, Titahi Bay - Near Me! (Message 972644)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Started 1 hour ago about 3 miles from my house. Wind is blowing in my direction

May be forced to evacuate, only 1 mile from my house now. 300 foot flames. Shit. Seriously Shit.


413) Message boards : Cafe SETI : 12/21/2012 (Message 972592)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
So, the world will actually end in 2036?


Nope.
414) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 972564)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
<sigh> This was actually a very good debate, at least until the same old tired teabagger diatribe above.

There was a piece on NPR this morning about nuclear power. A proponent of nuclear pointed out that polls among those who actually live near nuclear power plants strongly support them. I count myself among them. I live 10 miles as the crow flies from a nuclear power plant. I have also seen first hand what the coal-fired plants in Tennessee have done to the trees in North Carolina's mountains. I would gladly have another nuclear reactor added to the plant here if it means shutting down older coal-fired plants.


Why can't you support solar or wind? High tech energy needs to develop quicker. How about instead of building another dirty nuclear fission plant, we invest in nuclear fusion technology. Install small low noise wind turbines above highway street lights to power them and a bit more, just in case, link the lights together every 100 or 200 miles so that if there is no wind in one place, the excess energy from another location 150 miles away can power the lights where there is no wind.

How about solar roofs on buildings and offices? Building with hemp concrete which absorbs CO2?

I'm no greenie or hippie here. I simply believe in future high tech energy and technology to solve the worlds problems.
415) Message boards : Cafe SETI : 12/21/2012 (Message 972551)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Kittyman, my comments where not at you, they where for the New Zealander. As for weather the Mayan calender and what it says well who knows. Maybe it will happen and maybe it won't, personally I will be taking a two week holiday inland and get as far away from the coast as I can both in September and December. I gamble so I will do what a good gambler does take a each way bet and go west the worst that can happen is my home wont be there if it happens otherwise I will have a bloody good time. If you smart do the same.

It matters not about 2012, you have more to worry about in 2028 and 2035 go to NASA and look up Apophis not shore if I spelled it correctly, it a meteorite named after the Egyptian god of destruction you may not believe the Mayan calender or the 5 great sear's but can you dismiss NASA and what they are saying ???. Here is a logical reason why the Mayan calender stops in 2012. It's the end of a astronomical cycle nothing more that that. People are so gullible.
heheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheh


Mankind cannot predict when or where future events happen. All this prophecy and Nostradamus crap is plain and pure BS.
So what if the Mayan calender ends in 2012??? Does humanity become extinct on December 31 when our calenders run out? No. We buy ourselves a new one. Same for the Maya civilization.

As for 99942 Apophis (designation 2004 MN4) which is an asteroid not a meteorite, the chances it will hit Earth are null in 2029. However, there is the most infinitesimal possibility that it will pass through a 600 foot/meter (can't remember which) gravitational keyhole that will set it up for a 1 in quarter million impact chance in April 2036. There is also a 2037 impact chance that is in the tens of millions.

That's all of the top of my head. Yeah, I'm an astronomer too. Stop arguing like I know nothing.

EDIT: Oh yeah, I took the liberty of fixing up your terrible spelling and grammar.
416) Message boards : Number crunching : Best & Worst Backup Projects ? (Message 972512)
Posted 20 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Best backup project=Cosmology@home!!!


Ditto. I love that project. I just wish I had more crunching time for them.
417) Message boards : Cafe SETI : 12/21/2012 (Message 971970)
Posted 20 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
418) Message boards : Cafe SETI : 12/21/2012 (Message 971815)
Posted 19 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
to all the mayan calender says 22.12.2012 some also point to 22.9.2012' the world does not end . Only humans will die . It has a picture of water falling down 1 side witch turns into a wave . Bob Ballard recently made a discovery on the Black sea that suggests that is where the story of the great flood of noah occured. You should be asking yourself whot could cause this food and can it happen again. It matters not wheather it is a profacey a dream or shear dumb luck ,but when you can find the same thing said from many different suces then you would be wise to listen as all those who did when 9/11 occured and made a heap of money outa it .The north pole shrank by 2/3 in just 1 season and nobody saw it comeing . A hint on were and how ,just 1 of the ways a 1.5klm tideal wave could come from ,and if it happens we have our self to blame for it we where warned . A good gambler would take a each way bet so he wouldn't lose .......ARE ANY OF YOU GOOD GAMBLERS


Irrational idiots these days. Unbelievable.
419) Message boards : Cafe SETI : 12/21/2012 (Message 971269)
Posted 18 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Will be a normal day for me. And on 12/22/2012 I'll laugh at the idiots who believed a stupid internet rumor.

My theory is: "If the world has been around for 4.5 billion years, why should it end in another 2?"
420) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #108 - Closer and closer... (Message 971124)
Posted 18 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Nothing is better than world peace.
A private pilot license is better than nothing.
∴ a private pilot license is better than world peace.

I like it. Simple, efficient and to the point.
421) Message boards : Number crunching : have CPUs become irrelevant? (Message 971121)
Posted 18 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Yes and No.
As skildude has already mentioned, CPU's are still a critical part of a computer. We need them to run calculations and instructions that GPU's just can't do yet. They just aren't anywhere near as flexible, plus their is a visual and perceived bias by BOINC users to see CPU's as "irrelevant" and obsolete, since one of the tasks GPU's perform best at is distributed computing - easily defeating any CPU. The whole computing world isn't BOINC centric, like many people here seem to blindly think. S@h and BOINC is just a small, infinitesimal part of technology and computing in general.

Yes because it's all one step towards a technological singularity. TV's are becoming more like computers, I watch half of my TV through my computer these days. Smartphones are doing netbook-like jobs and laptops are selling more than desktops.

And a company never needs to be focused on one specific consumer area. Look at BIC. They manufacture pens and lighters. No connection between the 2 products whatsoever. Intel could start making keyboards for all the world cares. Companies (in most instances) are very flexible.
422) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Some kind of kitty miracle?? (Message 971117)
Posted 18 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Good to hear Mark. This is sort of the "perfect" recovery every pet owner hopes for. Keep us updated.

By the way, do your cats like catnip?
423) Message boards : Science (non-SETI) : Scientific & Technological Advancements in Your Lifetime? (Message 970655)
Posted 15 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:

And the BIG one.
Why are we here? Why does EVERYTHING exist? Shouldn't there be just nothing?

Where it shouldn't it don't. Space and all this stuff.

The question is incorrect. Something exising only if someone can observe it. Without obsever existance is not possible.

For example, i created an some internet site. I paid for place and forbid it. No one know about it. Even Google. This site is not exist. Is it online or not is doen't matter. It not exist.


Comparatively, so your answer to "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" is No.

Wrong.

Of course it makes a sound!
You don't have to observe something for it to exist. It exists anyway.
424) Message boards : Science (non-SETI) : Scientific & Technological Advancements in Your Lifetime? (Message 970424)
Posted 14 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
What are some Scientific & Technological Advancements you hope to see in your lifetime? I am 34 now, and, lets be optimistic and hope I live to 2060. I would like to see:

A cure for AIDS, Malaria & Cancer.
Manned missions to Mars (Mars Trilogy Style).
Lunar Outpost (NASA Base Style).
Basic Asteroid Mining.
Space Based Solar Power (SBSP) in its infancy.
Commercial Nuclear Fusion, bringing to an end of the harmful, radioactive and risky Nuclear Fission business.
Countries starting to go carbon neutral and negative (Sweden, Norway, New Zealand).
Computers more powerful than a human brain.
A population of no more than 9 billion.
Our international oil dependency gone.

Questions I want answered:
What is the meaning, if any, of Ulam's Spiral?
Is Extra Terrestrial Life out there?
Do other structures of the cosmos exist? Such as Multiverses?
Is there a once predicted, but still theoretical, Island of Stability?
Is Pi an irrational or rational number? If it is the latter, where does it end?
Can wormholes, if any, in space be used to transport matter, time and energy?
What caused the Tunguska event?
What do Earth's geomagnetic poles reverse? And why on seemingly irrational timescales? How long until the next reversal? What will be the consequences of said terrible cataclysmic event?
How did life on earth begin and originate from? Did a molecule gain the ability to make copies of itself (replicator theory)? If yes, what did it substitute for DNA?
What is the meaning of dark matter & antimatter?
Where does a black hole lead to? Where does all the matter, light and energy go? Even though the conservation of energy law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?
What is sleep? How does it give us energy?
Why does an OOBE occur? What is the meaning of an OOBE? How is a OOBE caused?

And the BIG one.
Why are we here? Why does EVERYTHING exist? Shouldn't there be just nothing?

------

I'd love to see all your opinions on this. Propose theories, add questions, add advancements. I love futurism.

- Luke.
425) Message boards : Politics : Looks as though the NO SPANKING experiment a bust... (Message 970420)
Posted 14 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm thinking that maybe I wont vote this year. And perhaps if more people said enough then maybe they'd get a clue.


Not voting is how the special interests get into power. If you can't stand either of the parties, vote for the third or fourth party on the ballot. If enough did that it would send the message. Not voting simply keeps the status quo of special interest money and slime politics.


Whoever said perhaps not to vote has a point. Politics is a flawed system, when was the last time you benefited from your vote?

Doesn't mean I don't vote though. I do. But seriously, I decide to vote National (your republicans) & John Key (your John McCain) in our 2008 election, he and the National Party take power, and all of a sudden GST rises from 12.5% to 15%!

And yet, all of the time his election campaign was "are you better off than you where in 2005?".
426) Message boards : Politics : Ok.......here's a simple question. (Message 970393)
Posted 14 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Does my use of the 'F' bomb offend you, fellow Seti folks?


Truthfully, not really - I use it as well. But then again, there is no need to add the f word to every sentence and double the length of your post.
427) Message boards : Number crunching : SETIQuest.org - Coders + volunteers needed (Message 970343)
Posted 13 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
SETIquest is not a competitor. All of you should know that and have at least read one verifiable story.
Volunteers can only look manually through data and pick out bits that could be ETI. Very inefficient.
SETI opens its data up to citizen scientists.
Also, on the above link, read the comments.
428) Message boards : Cafe SETI : We have a competitor: SETIquest (Message 970342)
Posted 13 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
SETIquest is not a competitor. All of you should know that and have at least read one verifiable story.
Volunteers can only look and sift manually through data and pick out bits that could be ETI. Very inefficient, and I think most will only be inquisitive and look once.
SETI opens its data up to citizen scientists.
Also, on the above link, read the comments.
429) Message boards : Cafe SETI : STS 130 Launch -- Attempt #2 (Message 969219)
Posted 8 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Congrats Endeavour!

Launch sequence completed.
430) Message boards : Cafe SETI : STS 130 Launch -- Attempt #2 (Message 969218)
Posted 8 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Single engine ops 3.

Press to MECO.

EDIT: Go for plus x go for pitch.

Single engine press.

Nominal MECO ohms 1 not required.
431) Message boards : Cafe SETI : STS 130 Launch -- Attempt #2 (Message 969217)
Posted 8 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
She's off.


Press to ATO.
432) Message boards : Cafe SETI : STS 130 Launch -- Attempt #2 (Message 969211)
Posted 8 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Best place to watch it is spacevidcast on USTREAM. Much better quality than NASA TV.
It's where I'm watching tonight.
433) Message boards : Cafe SETI : STS 130 launch tonight (Message 968966)
Posted 7 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Scrub-a-dub-dub.


The Russians never scrubbed their missions due to weather. NASA, you are not impressing me recently.
434) Message boards : Cafe SETI : STS 130 launch tonight (Message 968964)
Posted 7 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Just under 17 minutes until launch now. Shuttle weather officer reports "green" for launch, even though weather is still 30%.
435) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 968944)
Posted 7 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Just passed 400,000 credits. Nearly half way there.
436) Message boards : Cafe SETI : STS 130 launch tonight (Message 968943)
Posted 7 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'll be watching...
Not a particular fan of the night launches though. And I am very saddened by Obama's choice to cancel Constellation.

While we wait... A look back at one of my favorite launches, STS-129 in Full HD.

EDIT: Lets not get ahead of ourselves, it looks like the chances for acceptable weather have just been downgraded to 30%.
437) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The eyes of the Kittyman....epiretinal membrane (Message 968926)
Posted 7 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hi Mark. Looks like your not the only one with eye problems.
I can barely make out roadsigns 4 metres away with my right eye. Even then, it is fuzzy no matter what distance. Left eye is more or less perfect though.
I only passed my Private Pilot License Class 2 medical, because I had glasses.
438) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The kitties' Free Rice Challenge........ (Message 968760)
Posted 6 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
1000 grains in Country ID - if anybody wants to earn lots of grains really quick, do multiplication. :)
439) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 968644)
Posted 6 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
IT Crowd : You Wouldn't Steal A Car Parody

Personally, I like to believe it to be more copying than actual stealing.
440) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Whiskey's Mini-City News III (Message 968619)
Posted 6 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
What is this "Hydra"? Anybody got a link?
441) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : Join Sicituradastra. - The Way to the Stars ;-) (Message 968615)
Posted 6 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:

Join Sicituradastra! The true BOINC team! ;)

We are now in 30th place in the world for BOINC! Out of thousands of teams - we are the only ones who have the ultimate dedication!

Free, exclusive member only forums are available to all new members as well, not too big, and definitely friendly!
A team is meant to be about friends joining together for a common goal. We have and provide that right here. Join the team where the only direction is up! - And to the stars! ;).

442) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (28) Server problems (Message 968399)
Posted 5 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
"Message from server: (Project has no jobs available)" on several of my crunchers. Server status page hasn't been updated in six hours, but reports 51,000 multibeam available.


Same problem here. uploading & reporting are fine though. Good time to give my cache a purge. I've set NNT on all machines.
Perhaps I'll run my laptop on PrimeGrid for a few days, once I'm out of S@H tasks.
443) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 968397)
Posted 5 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
iWin.
444) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 968251)
Posted 5 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:

Nice picture Luke.


Thanks Mike. Nice to know someone appreciates my fan art. But I won't bore you with my usual rants though.

How are you?


I´m fine Luke thanks.
Hows your hand ?


No better. It is very numb right now. That's probably all the painkillers though.
445) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 968249)
Posted 5 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:

Nice picture Luke.


Thanks Mike. Nice to know someone appreciates my fan art. But I won't bore you with my usual rants though.

How are you?
446) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The kitties' Free Rice Challenge........ (Message 968245)
Posted 5 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Just what is needed around here. 500 grains from me as a start.
As you were saying Mark, just looking back over the prior threads, my threads have racked up 5,295,410 grains. I think Mark's thread could do better than my average.

Just a note to any one who cares, a baseline of rice donation is =
20,000 grains of standard jasmine grain rice is enough to provide the caloric needs of a single average American adult daily.
447) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 968241)
Posted 5 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
448) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 968221)
Posted 5 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
This just in...

Series of Concentric Circles Emanating From Glowing Red Dot - The Onion

LOL.

Ahh yess........the news as only the Onion can report it.

Is the wrist starting to settle down a bit now Luke?


Nope my friend. I have graduated one hand typing in NCEA though. Getting used to using the track pad also. Work is still hard as well.

It may take many weeks. Sigh.
How is life in Wisconsin?

Sorry to hear that the healing process is taking so long...I hope you are in touch with your doctors to make sure this is what they anticipate.

Life in Wisconsin is good. Squirrel is hanging in there....still waiting for the meds to do their stuff, and hoping there are no side effects.
Done with my toil for the week, very tired. But happy to be able to sit here and not worry about getting to bed ASAP so I can get up and go back to work tomorrow. No complaints about work though, really. I thank God I have a job every day I get out of the car in the parking lot to walk in and punch the time clock.


We are all very lucky to still have our jobs. So glad for that. By the sounds of it, when Squirrel is better, I shall be too. That's sorta' the time frame we are looking at.
449) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 968213)
Posted 5 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
This just in...

Series of Concentric Circles Emanating From Glowing Red Dot - The Onion

LOL.

Ahh yess........the news as only the Onion can report it.

Is the wrist starting to settle down a bit now Luke?


Nope my friend. I have graduated one hand typing in NCEA though. Getting used to using the track pad also. Work is still hard as well.

It may take many weeks. Sigh.
How is life in Wisconsin?
450) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 968211)
Posted 5 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
This just in...

Series of Concentric Circles Emanating From Glowing Red Dot - The Onion

LOL.
451) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 967664)
Posted 2 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Anyone know the song in this ad? I'm dying to know, the ad has been on national TV frequently in the past week.

Anyone got a song analyzer or finder???


According to the trusty I-Phone it's Cavalry, Midnight Youth.


Thanks Andy! I own an iPhone... what app is it? I should have it already...
452) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 967661)
Posted 2 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Anyone know the song in this ad? I'm dying to know, the ad has been on national TV frequently in the past week.

Anyone got a song analyzer or finder???
453) Message boards : Cafe SETI : How's your weather 2 (Message 967660)
Posted 2 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
8:12 PM here in Wellington, thermometer outside says 21.5C, at 5:30 PM it was 27C.

Official Weather:

Fine, 15.5C at airport.

Wind: Moderate
Speed: 20 km/h
Gusts: 33 km/h
(in last 10 minutes)

Rainfall: 0.0mm
Humidity: 85%
Pressure: 1028hPa
(latest hourly observation)

Satellite Image:


Analysis:


Rain Radar Wellington:


See the North Island right in the middle? I'm at the bottom of it. So, I'm in the middle of New Zealand.
454) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 967521)
Posted 1 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Just hit my wrist against the door! In sooo much pain. Getting late here... must go to bed... Where's the bottle of damn codeine when you need it?! Shit... agony...

OUCH!!! The one you just had surgery on??
Hope it feels better when you get up today.


Yes. Tripped against my own shoe and onto the door. I basically drugged myself to sleep, I swear. I've lost count of what I'm taking for pain nowadays.
455) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 967520)
Posted 1 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
2nd in sign up class. Long way to go before I take the number one spot, but it will happen eventually ~ 1 year.
456) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 967424)
Posted 1 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Just hit my wrist against the door! In sooo much pain. Getting late here... must go to bed... Where's the bottle of damn codeine when you need it?! Shit... agony...
457) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Wallpapers / Backgrounds : WARNING! Large Images (Message 967416)
Posted 1 Feb 2010 by Luke
Post:
Two new images I have slowly designed over the past few weeks...




Native resolution of 1920x1080 created with Photoshop CS4 Extended.
458) Message boards : Number crunching : Oiling computer fans? (Message 967357)
Posted 31 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I came across this website that claims that you need to oil computer fans.

Do any of you guys actually do this? It seems really strange to me.


Yes some computer fans are sealed with just the sticker & eventually the seal breaks letting the oil out. Honestly at the rate I have this failure happen I just replace the fan. I've got some fan that are 10+ years around that haven't shown any signs of giving it up yet.


Same here. My WinXP Celeron PC has been going 7 years since 2003, crunching S@H nearly 12 hours a day for the past 3 years. I've never cleaned it or opened it up. Who knows how much cat hair, dust and dirt is stuck inside the CPU fan, case fan, ports and motherboard...

I'll bet it'll still be crunching when it is 10 years old.
459) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 967328)
Posted 31 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:

Does anyone make a solar-powered 295?


Yep. US$250-$400 will give you about 180W at optimum. A 295 will need a lot more juice than that though.
I plan on building 3 x 60W solar panels on my roof to power the gadgets and accessories in my house least.
460) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 967266)
Posted 31 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hi Mike & Andy...
Just off to bed now.
461) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 967175)
Posted 31 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hahaha... quote on bash.org:

< robT> Name ONE thing that your windows comp can do that my MAC cant
< bawss> Right click.
462) Message boards : Number crunching : New PC Build & Specs(Secret) Help! (Message 967171)
Posted 31 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Here you go, save some money on your dust filters...LOL
Tower dustcovers

The HAF-932 is 22"Hx9"W and the covers there are designed with 8" case sizes in mind, So the Magnetic filters are the only real answer and they are washable too and they don't obstruct the optical drives either.


Are you absolutely sure you need some dust protection? Does a can of compressed air not do the job when you need it?
463) Message boards : Number crunching : New PC Build & Specs(Secret) Help! (Message 967158)
Posted 31 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Reading back part of the thread, why are you ordering a separate I/O shield? Last time I checked they are included with the mobo.

Other than make all the holes fill what does an I/O shield do? Is it necessary?


I assume you know I/O means Input/Output to start :). It's a little plate that is (usually) included with the motherboard to be mounted between the I/O hole in your case and the motherboard. It can be useful in dusty environments and if you are looking for aesthetics (which is nearly always me).

Next case I want is the NZXT M59...

Boy. I love the looks on that.
464) Message boards : Number crunching : New PC Build & Specs(Secret) Help! (Message 967143)
Posted 31 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Reading back part of the thread, why are you ordering a separate I/O shield? Last time I checked they are included with the mobo.
465) Message boards : Number crunching : New PC Build & Specs(Secret) Help! (Message 967135)
Posted 31 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
May I vote to just save some money? Anyway... judging by Intel's latest silicon cadence model, it won't be long until i7's are obsolete. But, if I had to vote, it would be ASUS. Never had a problem with a mobo from them.

Tick... Tock...
466) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 967052)
Posted 30 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:


Good summary for this thread!

Cheers,
Martin


Quite so, and notice that in the Windows x Windows Fan part of the grid, the monitors are off? Could it be that the safest machine with Windows installed is one that remains powered down?


The safest machine is the one that doesn't install Linux or Mac. Call me a windows fanboy, but if there is one company whose side I would want to be on, it would be the rich and powerful one. Microsoft.
Because Apple makes everything, if they choose to drop a product of theirs, it can leave many users stranded. But since so many companies make PC's, there is little if no chance of every being stuck, unlike Mac OS X. It's good to have your eggs in separate baskets.
467) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 967050)
Posted 30 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Aah, so it was Mars that I was looking at through my telescope last night. I assumed it to be Jupiter. No wonder I couldn't see any moons. At the time I guessed they were drowned out by the light of the Moon. Very neat.

Soooooooo

How's the wrist doing today, my friend?


No better. It's going to be a long, painful road to recovery. Single hand typing is very efficient now though. 9:40 AM here now on a Sunday.

If anyone has a program or settings change to auto-capitalize after a full stop, could you please notify me? I'm too tired to look around right now... after the little sleep I got last night...


468) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 967029)
Posted 30 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Aah, so it was Mars that I was looking at through my telescope last night. I assumed it to be Jupiter. No wonder I couldn't see any moons. At the time I guessed they were drowned out by the light of the Moon. Very neat.
469) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 967024)
Posted 30 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Good morning all. Luke, I juggle too. Oh and Mark there are lots of juggling tricks you can do with one hand, I often practice juggling two objects with one hand. Or a really fun thing to do is to stand next to another juggler. Each can use one hand. Just avoid chainsaws, molotov cocktails, rubber chickens and other objects of mass destruction.


Morning Carlos... I know a few good patterns. Got any to share?
Lemme see, I can juggle (off the top of my head):

2 Balls, 1 Hand (stable)
3 ball cascade (stable)
3 ball reverse cascade (stable)
3 ball columns (stable)
3 ball shower (stable)
3 ball half-shower (stable)
3 ball '423' (stable)
3 ball factory variation (which I am sure I invented myself - partially stable)
3 ball jugglers tennis (stable)
3 ball columns tennis (stable)
3 ball columns (4,2) Fake (stable)
3 ball columns infinity
3 ball columns "W"
3 ball columns "M"
3 balls in 1 hand (a few catches)
4 ball fountain (default 4 ball pattern - stable for a few minutes)
4 ball columns (partially stable)
5 ball cascade (really hard - stable for a few seconds ~ 80 catches)

Go here for specific patterns if anyone is interested... JuggleWiki.
470) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 966885)
Posted 30 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Just past 12 AM here now. Off to bed.
Another beautiful ISS pass... another day in pain... another night testing my sleep patterns with an iPhone app called "Sleep Cycle".

It uses the accelerometer inside the iPhone to detect movement and judge your stage of sleep. It wakes you up in a window of time you specify the night before when you are sleeping the lightest. Presents you with a graph in the morning as well... and the amazing thing is is that it does work.
471) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 966860)
Posted 30 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hi HAL9000, FiveHamelet & 52 Aces...
I think someone along the way assumed it would be running 24/7.

You 3 have your answer ;).
472) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 966812)
Posted 30 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
[quote]
But, you know now that I am not BSing about the amount of energy stored in about 15 pounds of steel rotating at about 8000 rpm......

I thought that some would think I was lying.


Haven't we all got past the lying stage...? I can juggle, but I am sure some won't believe me.
473) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 966795)
Posted 30 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Luke has been posting like a one armed paper hanger lately.........

Hope he is doing better after the surgery.


I feel slightly better. Thanks. Still typing with one hand, which is pretty fast now. Capitalizing via shift is still an annoyance. The right shift key on my keyboard hasn't seen so much use in years.
474) Message boards : Cafe SETI : All dogs are not created equal... (Message 966778)
Posted 30 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I am a cat owner more than a dog owner, but...


Aawwww....
475) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 966732)
Posted 29 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Wow. I just saw the ISS past over. Very bright. Must have been a negative magnitude... win.


That's cool. I once saw it as it crossed paths with a iridium flare. I had taken a bunch of kids out to see it. For a sec, it looked like they were going to crash. Some of the kids, 2-5th graders, even covered their heads as they watched.


Hahaha! Don't the Iridium flares go quite fast? But slower that a meteor?
476) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 966606)
Posted 29 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Wow. I just saw the ISS past over. Very bright. Must have been a negative magnitude... win.
477) Message boards : Cafe SETI : I have a hard choice... (Message 966602)
Posted 29 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
CT surgery was performed today. Apparently, it went "very smoothly". Wrist is bandaged up, so I am only assuming I have a horizontal cut (in respect to my arm). I've been prescribed a slightly more stronger painkiller as well. If pain gets better, I will not need DQT surgery, if it doesn't alleviate itself... well... we'll see.
Learning to type quite quickly with one hand. I could get used to this.

Thank you for all the support friends.
478) Message boards : Number crunching : Curious about AP (Message 966601)
Posted 29 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
OK.....
Best for the project........in your view?

I know this is a loaded question........

Best in what respect.....

But you seem to have an opinion about everything (and that's not a problem).....

AP or no AP?

Mark.


My view on this is that on the science side, it is a great thing for the project. A second way to analyze potential ETI signals (as an extension, since I do go off topic sometimes, are we ever going to see SETI@home data from the Southern Hemisphere, specifically from Parkes Observatory in Australia? We have many more stars here, and less light and visual pollution too).

Server side, I see a negative effect from AP's. But that is just the way I perceive it. I may be biased.

Cruncher side? I stick to the rule that I crunch what I'm given. VLAR, VHAR, MB, AP, CPU only, GPU only, I'll crunch what I'm allocated. So I don't really mind.
479) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 966595)
Posted 29 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
2 images that just totally make sense...



480) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People VIII (Message 966585)
Posted 29 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
All very true Mark.
I regularly donate to my local SPCA shelter, where I have adopted 2 of my 3 cats. I've found the best option for donating two times as much without donating any more money than necessary is to buy the kibble food from the shelter, and then hand them the kibble as well. So they get the money and the food. Works quite nicely.
481) Message boards : Cafe SETI : I have a hard choice... (Message 966464)
Posted 28 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Thank you all for your opinions. There seems to be an overwhelming lean towards surgery.
I have CT surgery scheduled for today. De Quervains Tenosynovitis surgery, if there is any needed, will have to wait until I have recovered from CTS.
482) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Some kind of kitty miracle?? (Message 966463)
Posted 28 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Good to hear Mark - keep us updated. Feline Hyperthyroidism is treatable.
No cat ever likes the carrier box...
483) Message boards : Politics : Obama to kill Ares program (Message 966460)
Posted 28 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Why have people fallen out with manned space travel?
Do you American's no longer have any pride in having the ability to land on the moon, and potentially Mars?
I find it very sad that Constellation is most likely being cancelled. I don't like the idea of hitching a ride on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft (both questionable safety records and it is the Russians we're talking about) and commercial space travel just looks sad... a government cannot get man into space but a small start-up company can?! Pathetic.

I'd say continue onwards with the Constellation program - $6 billion and 7 years has already been spent on it! Give NASA a much needed boost in funding, ergo speed up the progress of construction. Keep the ISS running until 2020, then service the Hubble Space Telescope one final time in the late 2010's. Off to the moon by 2020, and off to Mars in 2025-30.
After servicing the Hubble get on the construction of the 16m Advanced Technology Large Aperture Space Telescope (AT-LAST), which depends and is designed around the possibility of using the Ares V for launch, then we have a true successor to Hubble.
Landing in Apophis in 2029 would be pretty cool as well.

I'm 34 now. I do hope I will see a manned Mars mission in my lifetime. Not a chance if Constellation is canceled though...
484) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 966454)
Posted 28 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm going to buy an iPad.

Stack 'em.


So your either buying said iPad just to piss me off or just because you don't have your priorities in life right?

One thing I would definitely have said yes to is the TechCrunch CrunchPad. What a shame it never made it out of manufacturing.
485) Message boards : Number crunching : Scratching my head over iPad (Message 966351)
Posted 28 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
The iPad is missing the MacBook Wheel (youtube link) :(


Gotta' love The Onion. My favorite satirical news source.
Favorite quotes such as: "The new ultra-thin hummingbird battery, which can power it for a full 20 minutes"
"It is yet to be seen if the Macbook wheel will catch on in the business world, where people use computers for actual work and not just dicking around"
"Moving on... police warn that the Sudoku killer will kill either 1 4 or 9 victims next".
486) Message boards : Number crunching : Scratching my head over iPad (Message 966252)
Posted 28 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
As I have said before, the "iBooks" are probably deliciously coated in Apple's DRM recipe.
The iPad has very little place in the Apple line up. I think even the Fanboi's are going to be partial to this new product.
487) Message boards : Number crunching : Scratching my head over iPad (Message 966234)
Posted 28 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
See my "Why I hate Apple" thread in Politics. It's the topic over there. I've already blogged about it if you follow the link.

I thought you were trying to rest your hands...


I am. And it's only 1 wrist. Typing with the other one is fine. Capitalising via shift is a bit of an annoyance though.
488) Message boards : Number crunching : Scratching my head over iPad (Message 966232)
Posted 28 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
See my "Why I hate Apple" thread in Politics. It's the topic over there. I've already blogged about it if you follow the link.
489) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 966220)
Posted 27 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Okay, I've chimed in on my opinions about it...
Apple Introduces the Underwhelming iPad

You would not believe how painful it was to type that...
490) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 966195)
Posted 27 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I am laughing in pain right now. Apple has just introduced the "iPad" a tablet that sounds like a unmentioned women's product.

Rafe Needleman of CBS has called it a "ergonomic disaster", people are panning it's 10 hour battery life, it can only currently play games and read books. And Apple stocks actually dropped 5% as it became clear halfway through the presentation that the media wasn't impressed!

Apple has introduced the most stupid technological product I've ever seen.
491) Message boards : Cafe SETI : I have a hard choice... (Message 965998)
Posted 26 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
The wrist pain I have been experiencing is probably a combination(according to GP) De Quervain's Tenosynovitis AND (!!!) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. What are the chances? I've had wrist pain before, but never this bad. Haven't had a good nights sleep for over 5 days. Pain is indescribable.

I'm ODed on my Ibuprofen and codeine painkillers... I'm counting the pills I've taken. I've had 36 hours worth of codeine in the 24 hours past... and 'bout 2 days worth of ibuprofen recently. Need morphine or vicodin or some painshit like that... nitronox would be good right now.

Back the the choice... do I opt for the pain to alleviate itself? Do I take shots of cortisone steroids? Or do I have De Quervain & Carpal Tunnel Surgeries?
What would you do? Or what would you not do?
492) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Some kind of kitty miracle?? (Message 965995)
Posted 26 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Yes... I shall post even with the pain...

Wow. Absolutely Wow.
God bless you Mark. You truly have a wonderful cat there - that is an incredible story. Take her to the vets if you can just to make sure something isn't up...

God bless you all.
493) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What does your work area look like? (Message 964966)
Posted 21 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm appalled. I knew you where all bad, but I never thought this bad! LOL.
When I get time tonight, I've got dibs on an image of Mark's workstation on my desktop looking into Dan's workstation.

"Infinite Computers", just like "Infinite Cats"
494) Message boards : Number crunching : Picture this.... (Message 964964)
Posted 21 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
It is always good to see inside the world of the kittyman.
Your i7 looks exactly like mine (maybe slightly more "rough" though) - same HDD slot, same ODD slot, same HS, same CPU fan. And it even looks like you've taken the liberty to remove the PCI-E slots to vent air further, just like I did (but never actually revealed here).

But even a kitty lover like myself has to ask, WTF is up with the kitties on the GPU in the Frozen Nehi? LOL.

As many know... here is my i7 (when not crunching SETI@home, it does very well at Crysis).
First boot, no case fans running:


Installing W7:


After a second time inside the case:


What it looks like now (taken at request of Sicituradastra team forums):


I love these boards.
495) Message boards : Number crunching : little hot or normal (Message 964868)
Posted 21 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
im currently running the asrock x58 xtreme motherboard,and my cpu is at 1.2 volts


Never heard of the motherboard... I'd personally try and stick to common brands such as EVGA, Intel, Asus or Gigabyte.
Can the vcore go any lower that what it currently is now? Perhaps try and undervolt it. What is the ambient temps like? How is your case ventilation? What CPU fan are you using? How did you spread the thermal paste? etc...
496) Message boards : Number crunching : little hot or normal (Message 964858)
Posted 21 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Just got my heatsink in and after an hour of trying to interpret directions i finally got it in and snug,booted in windows and now temps are better idle about 58c and 100% load using seti it runs about 78c give or take a few c.Not sure if hyperthreading will also increas temps a few C


You should have bought the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme... very good cooling when equipped with a Scythe KAZE fan.
Those temps are still a little high.

I'm running a 3.7GHz OC on my i7 920 and the temps barely break 70c on a hot day with hyperthreading on and while crunching S@H.

If you know how to, you should go into the BIOS and see if you can adjust down the vcore (CPU core voltage) to a lower figure. I am running mine in the 1.26 range, you may be able to get it down to 1.20 or 1.15 even (since your on stock), but then instability may kick in.

The max I'd want my i7 is around 75c, peaking at 75c would be fine, but if it is always 75c, I'd be concerned.

Or you could just have a dud chip. Remember, the 920 chips are the ones that didn't make it to the 965 standard, they were either too hot or didn't perform as well. Basically, it is because there is more dust, microscopic particles and defects embedded in the chip. It doesn't in anyway mean they're "broken" though.
Try and keep your temps about 20c below the max recommended by Intel.
497) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Quote of the Day (Message 964856)
Posted 21 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Dogs act like humans. Cats act like god.
498) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 964833)
Posted 20 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I want to patent and copyright the upcoming post numbers 700 and 707 in this thread, just in case (for the win, you know?)!


You may want to, but I already have got copyright on 700, 701, 707, 710, 711, 717, 770, 771 and 777. :)

Well that leave My number open: 666 ;)


A rational number with an irrational meaning. It is only a number... there is no such thing as luck. Only probability. :)
499) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 964826)
Posted 20 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I want to patent and copyright the upcoming post numbers 700 and 707 in this thread, just in case (for the win, you know?)!


You may want to, but I already have got copyright on 700, 701, 707, 710, 711, 717, 770, 771 and 777. :)
500) Message boards : Number crunching : New Arecibo work? (Message 964819)
Posted 20 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Interesting....
Not that there is any problem with processing the cleaned-up old tapes...it's still all valid work.
I just was under the impression that they were more of a stopgap until work collection could resume after last year's Arecibo shutdown rather than a priority.
Especially since Matt had tried to load some new datasets after Arecibo came back online, and found that they were corrupted for some reason.

Hopefully the collection of new work is continuing in the background and they are building a nice backlog of new data for future processing.


They'll need their largest backlog of data ever, me thinks. Seeing as CPU's & GPU's are getting faster than ever before.
I personally don't see the "credit" making it through another decade.
501) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 964816)
Posted 20 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I like Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnon much more.


Couldn't stand Pierce Brosnan. The films he played were way too contrived.
Daniel Craig is great. Much more down to earth, and the films expose his character more.
502) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 964736)
Posted 20 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
OMG... Olivia Wilde looks soooo hot in this... House M.D. set to CSI: Miami

What a shame she is 9 years younger than me.
503) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #107 --- Bond, James Bond (Message 964689)
Posted 20 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Crane, Denny Crane.

<html>
<body>
<win user="Luke";>
I win.
</win>
</body>
</html>
504) Message boards : Politics : Getting rid of politicians (Message 964687)
Posted 20 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Or people could use my vote choice method. I weigh the campaign stuff. I vote for the guy who has the least amount of junk mail. I assume he is the one who took the least in special interest money and isn't beholden and therefore can do the people's business.


I've actually done this once... I have one of those "Addressed Mail Only" (different from no junk mail - excludes local newspapers as well) signs on my letterbox... And yet, while it was regional elections as few years back... I got all this crap campaign mail from one candidate. So I emailed them and told them I wouldn't be voting for them at all. Never got an reply.

Do people not understand what addressed mail only means?!
It has to have my name on it! Idiots.

And of course my name is... Denny Crane.
505) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (28) Server problems (Message 964592)
Posted 19 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
THX Luke^^
I thought on 'something like that'...
I'm always ready to learn^^

greetz littleBouncer


Anytime littlebouncer...! :)
506) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (28) Server problems (Message 964589)
Posted 19 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I reported 8 completed tasks and got 4 new tasks, but in the resultstable they are still not reported yet (the first 6 ,then the next 2 are still in progress and the next 2 should also be reported). Also the 4 new tasks aren't listed yet.
Will this be corrected or is the done work lost?

(local Time = UTC+1)
19.01.2010 06:30:26 SETI@home Reporting 6 completed tasks, not requesting new tasks
19.01.2010 06:30:31 SETI@home Scheduler request completed
19.01.2010 08:28:35 SETI@home Reporting 2 completed tasks, requesting new tasks for GPU
19.01.2010 08:28:40 SETI@home Scheduler request completed: got 4 new tasks

greetz from Switzerland
littleBouncer


The replica database is offline, you won't be able to see updates on your computers, your tasks, or your pending page until it is backup.
However, you can see basic stats and your RAC still update on the "Your Account" page.

I've just had 23 tasks go through myself.
507) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 964587)
Posted 19 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Just another win...
508) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy birthday MSattler! (Message 964571)
Posted 19 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Happy birthday friend...
Regards,
Luke.
509) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 964470)
Posted 18 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Have you ever seen G4's Attack of the Show sketches featuring their own Steve Jobs? Check this one out, it's hilarious!


LMAO! And it's all true... LOL.
510) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 964449)
Posted 18 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Oh no. Apple has announced a media event for January 27, prepare for the media, blogosphere, and fanbois to go wild.
It will likely be the unveiling of the Apple tablet (iS late) or iPhone OS 4.0.
Ugh. I wonder if it will feature Steve Jobs with all his smug arrogance?
511) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 964443)
Posted 18 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Winning at work. Yeah, I suppose I should just get on with what I've actually got a job for.
512) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Wallpapers / Backgrounds : WARNING! Large Images (Message 964353)
Posted 18 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I warned you... here is a Boston Legal fanart image in Full HD 1920x1080 resolution I designed today. Any critiques? Or do I need to join deviantART?

Again... if you would like this image just PM me and I can get it to you without the watermark, and in highest quality.
It must really suck to be using 800x600 right now...
513) Message boards : Number crunching : Never see GTX280's mentioned. (Message 964349)
Posted 18 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:


I've seen this so many times. Overrated like hell... And I heard it was actually to GTX295's, they only produced 1000 of them as well.

I'm not sure as to which bright spark decided to release this on the eve of Fermi's release, which will be much more powerful and consume less power.

Maybe not, But they do look impressive, Besides who knows when Fermi will be released from the Lab.


Any idea of the cost of these Mars GPU's?
514) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't use Internet Explorer, Warning about Exploit (Message 964345)
Posted 18 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Just caught a virus on one of my quad cores and I always use Internet Explorer! Time to change web browser...


This just in... Firefox browser share rises 0.00001%.
515) Message boards : Number crunching : Never see GTX280's mentioned. (Message 964330)
Posted 18 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:


I've seen this so many times. Overrated like hell... And I heard it was actually to GTX295's, they only produced 1000 of them as well.

I'm not sure as to which bright spark decided to release this on the eve of Fermi's release, which will be much more powerful and consume less power.
516) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 964307)
Posted 18 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
The kitty crew has just reached the 50 million mark for Seti crunching.
Took a while to get this far.

Meanwhile, congrats from the kitties for all who reach their personal milestones.

Meow meow.


That's no small feat Mark! Congratulations!
517) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't use Internet Explorer, Warning about Exploit (Message 964295)
Posted 18 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I agree. I think the Microsoft hatred has gone to far. I still use many MS products, but I try and have some variety where I can.
I use Firefox for my web browser, but MS Office is by far the best productivity suite.
And for design I use Adobe CS4 Master edition.

As for viruses, get yourself a good anti-malware, anti-spyware suite such as Kapersky, and you won't have to worry about viruses at all. I've never had a virus on my 2 year old Vista laptop that I know of.

I use Avast and Spybot Search and Destroy here and I like the Search and Destroy part, Hehehehe.

I use FF3 for browsing, Although I can activate IE8 within FF3 for Difficult sites, Also I use IE8 for Windows Update of course.


Okay, I have to say this because of a pet peeve... As I often take part in the Firefox community . I must ask you to try and not to use "FF" as the abbreviation of Firefox... Mozilla prefers FX, just like Google prefers you not to use "Googling" and Adobe prefers you not to use "Photoshopped".

- Also as a side note, I use FX3.7a1pre as my main browser, since I am alpha-testing nightly builds, so far it only has a few problems, memory usage isn't the best either.
518) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 964274)
Posted 18 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Winning while watching an episode of ....

NOVA?

Entitled: What Darwin never knew...

Chicken, Corn & Humans, What do they have in common?

Answer: 23,000 Genes...


Click the link... in the dots. ;).
519) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 964264)
Posted 18 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Winning while watching an episode of ....
520) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't use Internet Explorer, Warning about Exploit (Message 964192)
Posted 17 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I agree. I think the Microsoft hatred has gone to far. I still use many MS products, but I try and have some variety where I can.
I use Firefox for my web browser, but MS Office is by far the best productivity suite.
And for design I use Adobe CS4 Master edition.

As for viruses, get yourself a good anti-malware, anti-spyware suite such as Kapersky, and you won't have to worry about viruses at all. I've never had a virus on my 2 year old Vista laptop that I know of.
521) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 964188)
Posted 17 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I just passed 300,000 cobblestones!
522) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 964068)
Posted 17 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Goodnight folks. Just past quarter to 1 in the morning... need some sleep.
Just finished watching all the uncensored scenes of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, some of the funniest comedy you will see in your life. I would link it here but there is swearing, entendres, etc. (PM me if you really want the link ;).
523) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Wallpapers / Backgrounds : WARNING! Large Images (Message 964036)
Posted 17 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
For all the Huddy fans out there... I designed a new image today... PM me if you want full resolution and without watermark ;).

Any requests of good TV shows?...
524) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Wallpapers / Backgrounds : WARNING! Large Images (Message 963773)
Posted 16 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
One of the best.....
Stop me before I get there.........

Alzheimers.....the real issue.

My brother did the deed.....many years ago.....and I grapple with the reality of his loss still.
But he had different issues he apparently could not deal with.

I never knew why. I never shall......until I meet him again when I die.

I chased him down on that day, and was a couple of minutes late........

Luke......I have sidetracked your thread......move this post elsewhere if you wish.......I just went off, like I always do, in my own direction........which can be wayward, at best.

I hope you understand.


Don't worry about it. It stays unless user requested...
525) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Wallpapers / Backgrounds : WARNING! Large Images (Message 963766)
Posted 16 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Denny Crane.

Donny Crane.

Denny Crane.


Donny Crane.
526) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Wallpapers / Backgrounds : WARNING! Large Images (Message 963763)
Posted 16 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Denny Crane.

Donny Crane.
527) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Wallpapers / Backgrounds : WARNING! Large Images (Message 963760)
Posted 16 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Here's another television related image... Denny Crane!
Shown here resized, optimal resolution in 1650x1080.
Not that hard to make actually, just a few layer styles, lens flares and cutting and selecting.
And, you can actually download the Boston Legal font for free.. it's called Aurora Bold Condensed BT.

And if anyone wants me to make a photoshop image... I'm more than happy to do so. I've got waaaaayyy to much spare time on my hands these days.
528) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 963749)
Posted 16 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Just finished my second origami icosahedron! I've posted instructions to my blog so if you wanna' make it, go here.
529) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Wallpapers / Backgrounds : WARNING! Large Images (Message 963627)
Posted 15 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Colorado River taken from Moran Point in Grand Canyon National Park.
Click little picture for bigger picture.


Wow Arkayn! Great shot! I've always wanted to go there...
530) Message boards : Cafe SETI : OK....kittyman is back.......best chase scenes... (Message 963567)
Posted 15 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Here's a Blue Brothers chase scene, not the same one you listed, but it is better quality.
The Blues Brothers.
531) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Wallpapers / Backgrounds : WARNING! Large Images (Message 963565)
Posted 15 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I think this will do okay for my 2000th post.
Post your wallpapers and backgrounds, or any images you have designed.
Here is my wallpaper I am currently using that I designed this morning:

Native resolution is 1680x1050

All images up to 1920x1080 are allowed here, if you complain, stop using 800x600!!!
532) Message boards : Cafe SETI : OK....kittyman is back.......best chase scenes... (Message 963563)
Posted 15 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
First one is great Mark.
I know there was a quick, but powerful chase scene in James Bond : Quantum of Solace. Trying to find it now...

EDIT: Here it is...
Quantum of Solace Chase Scene
It looks sooo much better in HD though. Which is a shame.
533) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 963524)
Posted 15 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hi Rebest!

Hi Mike!

Hi Luke!

Hi SJ!

Hi Carlos!

Hi Mark!


Hi Andy! England still cold? :)
534) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 963520)
Posted 15 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939375105820974944592307816406286298998628034825342... and so on.
535) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 963456)
Posted 15 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Winning while designing a wallpaper in Photoshop. Lens Flares FTW!
536) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Music Video thread [4] - CLOSED!! (Message 963437)
Posted 15 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
OMG. Best Huddy compilation ever - must watch: House M.D. - The Huddy Compilation.

Due to the fact that I work nights, and more so to the fact that I do not currently own a working television.......
I have not followed House, and so, have not become a fanatic.

But I have seen a number of episodes at Lori's house, and he is such a lovable......how shall I say......ass. LOL.

I luv the notion that somebody that is so talented in their field that their quixotic behavior will be tolerated because their good outweighs their bad.

He epitomizes someone who is so engrossed in himself that he sometimes cannot see his emotional impact on others.....but, in the end, spits out what everybody needs to know.....the answer.

I hope I resemble that remark here on Seti.


I've seen every episode... and I luv it. Never missed one. Perhaps if you have a DVR you could record it. I own the seasons on DVD, but, I hardly ever have time to watch them anymore.

He's an arrogant ass. And a jerk, but you have to love him.
537) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Music Video thread [4] - CLOSED!! (Message 963423)
Posted 15 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
OMG. Best Huddy compilation ever - must watch: House M.D. - The Huddy Compilation.
538) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 963412)
Posted 15 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Well Luke looks like your rig just went past the 3K RAC mark.

Dave


Thanks Dave...
I must load the 2.3dlls as well. I will get onto that now as well. 19107 drivers are installed, wasn't my imagination after all.
Will get a GPU OC as well soon.
All that is left is to produce the video... in which I will thank you all, and install the FC, 80mm LED fan, and red cold cathode.
539) Message boards : Cafe SETI : the Haitian Earthquake(Pics and Links to pics included) (Message 963392)
Posted 15 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Very sad. And the even sadder thing is, if we had the exact same earthquake here in Wellington, everything would be fine, with only a bit of superficial damage.
540) Message boards : Politics : JAIL life (Japanese whalers SLICE Sea Shepherd boat IN TWO!) (Message 963176)
Posted 14 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:

First of course is get the fishermen gainfully employed doing something else!

Longer term is to get rid of wild caught food industries. That brings its own farm problems and conversion of sea acreage into farm acreage, just as has happened on land.

Somewhat longer term is to reduce the planet wide population of humans to a sustainable level. This abates most of the issues.


I heard some group "grew" chicken meat from stem cells (?). I can't remember it well, but they said it could eventually replace farming animals. No one ate it so they aren't exactly sure what it tastes like.
I'd be fine eating it as long as it wasn't "made" in china. I don't eat food from china at all now.

I agree with you on the last point. The maximum amount of humans the Earth can sustain well is something like 1 billion (?).
541) Message boards : Politics : JAIL life (Japanese whalers SLICE Sea Shepherd boat IN TWO!) (Message 963142)
Posted 14 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Whaling should be allowed as long as it`s controlled and does not threaten the species. Holy cows do not exist, neither do holy whales. If someone is poaching then they chould be punished for it, but saying that some specific species can never ever be harvested is wrong.
Again, as long as it`s effective - the whole animal, not just fins like with the sharks, or something other equally ridiculous.

IMHO the whole "sea sheperd" gang of maritime hooligans are just that. I`ve seen their show, they are completely arrogant, will unncecessarily risk their lives, and not even help their own comrades in trouble. Funny, but even from their POV they get better treatment when in trouble from the japanese, then they do from themselves. If something happens to them they had it coming. Noone dragged them into this.

Hunting, fishing, whaling, and all other form of harvesting FOOD (a big emphasis on that word) is something that requires both regulation, a humane and an effective approach of taking only what one needs and not causing unnecessary suffering or harm. I`m not siding with the whalers, I am just saying there are ways it all can be done properly.

I`m not a vegetarian, I`ve eaten whale meat on several occasions and I did not like it. It`s like beef, but tastes funny. I have no respect what so ever for any vegans or vegetarians, and have as much underatnding of their agenda as if a tiger or a bear would if they could understand humans and would hear that "all animals have feelings and you should stop eating them because of that".
We are the top predators on this planet, with all the benefits and responsibilities that come with that priviledge.


You calling me a hooligan? LOL. What a joke. So you believe it's absolutely fine to kill 850 whales a year for "research"? What other options are there? UN won't rule on it, their too tied up in Afghanistan and America to care. The japs come near our waters and poach our whales? What are we meant to do? I know it's international waters. But, I don't like it.
If I had the opportunity, I'd join the Sea Shepherd's.
Now lets get this straight, I'm no greenie here. I vote who I think suits the role of Prime-Minister. This time round, it was John Key.
I believe in the advancement of highly advanced technology to solve the worlds ecological and environmental problems.
Such as green roofs, renewable energy, carbon capture, storage, and sequestration. I believe in using as little energy as possible. Hell, with all the planting I'm doing on the land I own on the bank below my house to stop the fire prone gorse from growing, I'm actually carbon negative.
542) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Hope everything OK after Earthquake (Message 963131)
Posted 14 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Our chances of a major earthquake (8.0+) here in Wellington recently got downgraded. However, it has been quite a while since the last 7-8 earthquake in New Zealand. They were extremely frequent in the 1800s.
543) Message boards : Politics : JAIL life (Japanese whalers SLICE Sea Shepherd boat IN TWO!) (Message 963111)
Posted 13 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
LOL. I stumbled on a quote from bash.org once... it went something like this:

Person 1: I'm a vegeterian, I help save the enviroment.
Person 2: No you don't, you keep eating all the f****** plants.

I ROFLed.
Vegeterians miss out on the best taste in food. By far.
544) Message boards : Number crunching : [bug] green ? (Message 963105)
Posted 13 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I've always wondered this, so I'll ask now as it is (the most slightly) on topic.
Why is it that the french always have their usernames at [AF>blah>blah>blah>]?

I'm not saying I don't like it and I'm not against it, I'd just like to know why? When / Where did it start? Who started it?
545) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 963103)
Posted 13 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hi Luke my i7 HT on does a VLAR in just over 3 hrs, 8 at a time.
A standard MB takes about 2.5 hrs 8 at a time.
No OC here.

Dave


That seems slightly slower than mine, but I'm running OC of course, so it's all fine?
I've got cuda 191.07 drivers installed as well now.
546) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 963099)
Posted 13 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Apparently, I have very long completion times coming from the i7 CPU, how long should they be taking to complete then?
547) Message boards : Number crunching : Rig on the BENCH (Message 963066)
Posted 13 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
@ Luke as the subject suggests Rig on the BENCH no case.
I did also bet that your RAC for your new rig at the end of Jan would be around 16k.

Dave


Oops.
Well, it's not going to even be a quarter of what you predicted.
548) Message boards : Number crunching : Rig on the BENCH (Message 963058)
Posted 13 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Kinda pissed off right now... so I'll reply as nice as I can.

Looks like you have a potential #1 cruncher there. I stick with Intel, because it is what I know best. 2 PSU's? Where do you have the space in your case to fit 2 of those buggers? What wattage?

If you are going to run the with case side on, remove some (if you have any left) of the PCI-E slots at the back. That's what I did, and it just lets the air flow a bit more freely, and it a allows for a slightly positive case coefficient, I believe. As for the CPU to feed, like gizbar, I run 8 CPU's + 1 GPU, without any problems.

My i7 rig has peaked at 3,500 RAC. Really a f****** disappointment.
But right now, I'm focusing on other things in life, so I may only be around a few times a week.

Before July I will buy an extra GTX-260 (screw Fermi), and I am looking to build my own solar panels to power some of the house for about NZ$300.

Yeah, still pissed.

PS Luke is the culprit.

Luke's fault again, huh? (LOL)

Yeah, I seem to do that alot. Even HAL9000 spent some money after watching my thread.
549) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 962895)
Posted 12 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
First win after the outrage!
550) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 962868)
Posted 12 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Win
No.


Right.


Left. Or Wrong. Whatever you prefer.
551) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 962845)
Posted 12 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
No Luke those are not that bad. The last one I felt, was the one in Berkeley last year. Registered a five plus.


Good to know you Californians are hardy... :)
552) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 962843)
Posted 12 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
We've had a few Earthquakes down here again:

Banning, CA	 65 miles / 105 km  	4.3  	6:36 PM PST 2010-01-11
Banning, CA	 65 miles / 105 km 	3.2 	3:33 PM PST 2010-01-11
Banning, CA	 65 miles / 105 km 	3.1 	3:24 PM PST 2010-01-11
Keeler,  CA	118 miles / 191 km 	3.1 	6:55 PM PST 2010-01-09
Minimum magnitude displayed is 2.5. For more information, visit USGS.


Hmmm. Are they that bad though? NZ gets that sort of crap daily. We have a magnitude 5 in Wellington roughly every month. Check out http://www.geonet.co.nz.
We've had 9 quakes over 3.0 since the new year.

But I do understand what you mean... if you don't have one in a while, sometimes it can alarm.
553) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (28) Server problems (Message 962820)
Posted 12 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
New thread time as (27) is over 200 posts, but at least it is not a fast building thread like some of them.


That's a little low, don't you think? Yes, people are still on dial up, but even the most dial up friendly threads I've seen don't stop until at least 300.

In other news... watch the number of AP units count down! 613 in the wild.
554) Message boards : Number crunching : How hot do you let your i7 get? (Message 962685)
Posted 11 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hi,
so these are my temps, under water:



Very like my temps, except I'm running 28MHz slower and using air. Try lowering the vcore a bit, if you can, or raise the bclk a notch and see if it stays.
555) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 962684)
Posted 11 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Winning while creating a 24 piece module flower-like spiked ball from origami. Very time consuming.


Wow. I've finished that... very hard to get the modules to wrap into a ball. Next time, I'll try a larger version with 96 modules. The angles won't be as acute.
556) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 962675)
Posted 11 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Winning while creating a 24 piece module flower-like spiked ball from origami. Very time consuming.
557) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 962672)
Posted 11 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Tachyon has just passed 3000 RAC.
Just an update on the build status, it is not entirely finished yet, I haven't configured the fan controller, I haven't added the bottom fan, and I haven't added the red cathode.

Once those are all in, I can start producing my video. Fingers crossed.

I might as well mention this is well. I have a BSOD this morning, after about one and a half weeks of stability. So I raised the vcore a notch. That really suprised me.
558) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Controllable Webcams! (Message 962623)
Posted 11 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I stumbled through a way to find open webcams in Google search, by using (the one and only) StumbleUpon.
Yes, they are user controllable, but you only get 2 minutes to 30 seconds to control them before another person gets a turn.
I am sure, by looking at the IP addresses, someone will be able to geolocate these.
And... if you get a little red X, stop using Internet Explorer!

Unknown Ski Resort / Park (1 minute control) - definitely the funniest. When it is "open" watch people slip and fall over!
City Centre? (40 second control)
Trinidad Harbor (20 second control)
Weird Asian(?) Area? (1 minute control)
Dark Place (40 second control)
Harbor in Japan? (20 second control)

If you are lucky, you can control it for as long as there is no more other users wanting to control it.

Enjoy!
559) Message boards : Number crunching : Image Map with Rollover? in HTML / CSS (Message 962597)
Posted 11 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I have created an image map in HTML. But, is it possible to integrate a 'rollover' type feature as well?
i.e. I hover over one section of the image map, and it changes, and I hover over a different section, and it changes differently?
I don't have a guru knowledge of HTML / CSS. But I know enough to understand.

- Luke.
560) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 962475)
Posted 10 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Goodnight everybody. Back to work (mostly) for me tomorrow.
At least I got my blog set up today.
561) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 962344)
Posted 9 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:

Daum! Fell right on his face..again..and again and again... Reminds me of someone, just cant think of who ATM.

I wonder what was in the cup? It would be a shame to waste good coffee.

I would cry if it was a nice cuppa whiskey.....

Or Irish Coffee...


I would cry if it had alcohol in it at all. Especially Baileys.
562) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 962343)
Posted 9 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm now 4th in my sign up class, and into the top 250 for my country.
Also, I've had my first day with credits in excess of 10,000!

All while my i7 rig is just getting started...
563) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 962229)
Posted 9 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Nearly midnight here. Goodnight all...
564) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #106 - For the once and Future Kitty (Message 962216)
Posted 9 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
A much needed win. I'm so bored, I've actually taken time out of my day to complete an origami icosahedron. Quite fiddly. But worth the effort.
565) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 962209)
Posted 9 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Tachyon now has a RAC of over 2000. 18,000 more to go.
566) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 962139)
Posted 9 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
If the users ever realized what has happened, and demanded that XP support continued, I wonder what millions of requests to Billy G. would do???


Absolutely nothing. XP served it's purpose and did well. Vista is architecturally more solid and advanced than XP ever was, and Win7 builds upon that foundation. I think with the sales figures so far, Win7 is showing people that it's time to upgrade. I don't think nearly as many people will be hanging onto XP anymore, despite some naysayers and their dreaming.

Windows 98 Gold crashed at demo. Windows 98 Second Edition was very solid, but still crashed at times. NT 4.0 was simply NT 3.51 with Windows 95's interface slapped on top of it. It was solid, but didn't support anything, including decent Plug and Play. I found that Windows 2000 was more flexible and just as solid as NT 4.0 was.

I don't know why anyone would just Win7 against Vista/against those who hated Vista. Vista is a great OS and is built like a brick house. I've never seen anything crash Vista or Win7 other than heat or power related problems (which is not the OS's fault).

BTW - Typing this on my Pentium II 333MHz Windows 98SE machine. :)


I think Vista may fill the same place that Windows ME did. Something to get out the door while they work on the actual next version. I don't like some of the GUI features of windows 7 that I can't turn off, but at it's core it is build well. Even for Microsoft! I would just like a version not designed with the design staff of playskool.


That would be Windows Server 2008 R2.
As for Vista, never had a single problem with it. People just give it a bad name because others do.
567) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 962023)
Posted 8 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
So, you wanna say 98 was not a brick???

LOL.


98 was the most stupid OS of all time. Not nearly as bad as ME.
LOL. BSOD at the presentation.
568) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 962003)
Posted 8 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:

Of course.......
But nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition...........

Of course there's always the Kitty Inquisition... ;)

One of these days I'll get around to an OS upgrade, Maybe 7, But I'm in no hurry right now. :D

You are flaunting fate, my friend.

Do not try to fix something that already works. Or almost does.

The kitties will not hunt you down..........they have all they can do to keep up with me.
But they will chase you down if you do anything stupid, like 'upgrading' to 7'.

NT4.0 was the most stable thing ever. I ran it since day 1, and dos before that........ And XP grew out of it.

If the users ever realized what has happened, and demanded that XP support continued, I wonder what millions of requests to Billy G. would do????


I agree. NT4.0 was more solid than a rock. Wasn't nearly as flexible though. However, it did make for really long uptimes.

My favorites of Windows have to be...7, NT4.0, 2000, & XP.

Worst would definitely be Millennium Edition.
569) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 961936)
Posted 8 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
@Luke,
Whenever I have recently run into problems changing nVidia driver versions, I have had 100% success using ccleaner to remove all traces of the old version before attempting to load the desired version. The steps I use are:
1: Download (Save) the desired nVidia drivers.
2: Uninstall the nVidia drivers via the Control Panel.
3: Reboot into "Safe Mode"
4: Run the ccleaner and remove all traces of nVidia drivers
5: Reboot - cancelling out of Windoze automatic "Intalling Drivers"
6: Run the downloaded installer.

Works every time for me. YMMV. Good luck.

F.

You would be well advised to stop BOINC, and disable any auto-run at startup before embarking on this procedure.

Well spotted, Richard.
Stopping Boinc I took as read - but you are correct, it should have been included as Step 1. Auto-run on my Vista set-up requires manual confirmation (UAC) so I just cancel at the dialogue box. But, again, I should have remembered it.

F.


Thanks Fred & Richard...
It's step 5 I'd probably have trouble with. Before I can even cancel the operation it has completed itself. Well, it seemed that quick when it did that yesterday.

- Luke.
570) Message boards : Number crunching : For those with Win7 or Vista 32bit, Have Fun (Message 961880)
Posted 8 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
This has sprung up all over the blogosphere.
And just a minute ago, I stumbled onto a cnet article stating that there are 15 more "godmodes" available.

Personally, I've had it on my taskbar for about a week now. It can be useful.

Geez, all of my rigs have been running in 'godmode' forever........

LOL......really. Or maybe it's just 'Super Jesus' mode...........

As in........'Jesus, how are you running that fast??????'


LMAO. The epicness of that whole metaphor is amazing. Right from my first post. ROFL.
571) Message boards : Number crunching : For those with Win7 or Vista 32bit, Have Fun (Message 961874)
Posted 8 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
This has sprung up all over the blogosphere.
And just a minute ago, I stumbled onto a cnet article stating that there are 15 more "godmodes" available.

Personally, I've had it on my taskbar for about a week now. It can be useful.
572) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 961861)
Posted 8 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:


New problem. BOINC now isn't recognize the GPU at all.
I've tried going through the unified installed process again... but it still doesn't recognize it...

Suggestions?

As for the ExpressGate crap, yeah - like you said, it as just a disable/enable option in the BIOS.

What driver did you end up with?

Try to get going with the 190.62 or 191.07.....

Do you get your dual monitor setup going?

Then, we'll try to sort the Boinc thingy.


Ugh. Just as I saw the message, I clicked install to driver 195.
BOINC is now reporting a GPU, so all is well in BOINC land.
Dual Monitors and resolution are working and on HD.

Which still now leaves the question of how I downgrade a driver?

Luke....if you want to try to back down the driver, you have to first uninstall the current one.
Then I would reboot.
If 7 gives you an option to reinstall the current or last driver, cancel it.
The run the install for 190.62 or 191.07...it should not matter which one.

It should install correctly....

Or, if you are tired of fighting with it, and are willing to accept a few percent loss in GPU crunching.......stand down, and be happy that Windows is letting you crunch at all........ROFLMAO.


Standing down. 7 & BOINC appears to be happy as they are.
I can handle a few percent loss in crunching.

But, why should the EVGA CD say that this driver only runs on Vista, when in fact, 7 was fundamentally designed to run everything Vista does.
573) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 961859)
Posted 8 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:


New problem. BOINC now isn't recognize the GPU at all.
I've tried going through the unified installed process again... but it still doesn't recognize it...

Suggestions?

As for the ExpressGate crap, yeah - like you said, it as just a disable/enable option in the BIOS.

What driver did you end up with?

Try to get going with the 190.62 or 191.07.....

Do you get your dual monitor setup going?

Then, we'll try to sort the Boinc thingy.


Ugh. Just as I saw the message, I clicked install to driver 195.
BOINC is now reporting a GPU, so all is well in BOINC land.
Dual Monitors and resolution are working and on HD.

Which still now leaves the question of how I downgrade a driver?
574) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 961857)
Posted 8 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
OMG. Mark... you are a legend... Quick reboot and 7 automagically reinstalls the driver - albeit 195.xx.

Now - anyway to safely downgrade to 191.07, without making my monitors seem like I am living in the days of 800x600 Windows?

Try uninstalling the drivers as I suggested, and then run the 191 install....

It may seem like a maze sometimes, but a few reboot cycles usually sets things right in the end....

You did get rid of that pre-bios launch crap, didn't you?
You should have a pretty fast booting rig.



New problem. BOINC now isn't recognize the GPU at all.
I've tried going through the unified installed process again... but it still doesn't recognize it...

Suggestions?

As for the ExpressGate crap, yeah - like you said, it as just a disable/enable option in the BIOS.
575) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 961854)
Posted 8 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
OMG. Mark... you are a legend... Quick reboot and 7 automagically reinstalls the driver - albeit 195.xx.

Now - anyway to safely downgrade to 191.07, without making my monitors seem like I am living in the days of 800x600 Windows?
576) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 961851)
Posted 8 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Same error as before. Nvidia found no hardware compatible with blah blah blah.

3 different drivers. None of them work. Now what???
577) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 961850)
Posted 8 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
@ Luke I have noticed that you are running the latest nVidia drive for the 260.
From other posts and from my own usage of the driver over the last weekend.
The concencius is that the driver is slower than the 191.07 driver for Cuda.
I had a GPU giving computation errors,so I thought I would try the latest driver. It works ok but is about 2 or 3 mins slower on average.
I had a wager on your RAC at the end of the month being 16k on you new rig,but I would rather help you get a better cruncher.

Dave


WTF!!! I uninstall my current driver... and my screen goes to 1 monitor an to 800x600. And I can't reinstall my driver! WTF! I get an error saying nVidia did not find any compatible hardware trying to install the 191.07, and I try and install my driver from my EVGA CD and I get told it can only be used for WinXp & Vista!

WTF do I do now? I'm stuck with 1 monitor only and 800x600 resolution!


Calm down....LOL.

Try going into Control Manager (or whatever they call it in 7) and remove all nvidia drivers....
Reboot and cancel any attempts at 7 installing your card.
Try the install of the 191.07 again.




Downloading my original driver now (195.xx), from EVGA this time. I will try again once it's finished.

Drivers. The most outrageous time vampires of all time!
578) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 961846)
Posted 8 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
@ Luke I have noticed that you are running the latest nVidia drive for the 260.
From other posts and from my own usage of the driver over the last weekend.
The concencius is that the driver is slower than the 191.07 driver for Cuda.
I had a GPU giving computation errors,so I thought I would try the latest driver. It works ok but is about 2 or 3 mins slower on average.
I had a wager on your RAC at the end of the month being 16k on you new rig,but I would rather help you get a better cruncher.

Dave


WTF!!! I uninstall my current driver... and my screen goes to 1 monitor an to 800x600. And I can't reinstall my driver! WTF! I get an error saying nVidia did not find any compatible hardware trying to install the 191.07, and I try and install my driver from my EVGA CD and I get told it can only be used for WinXp & Vista!

WTF do I do now? I'm stuck with 1 monitor only and 800x600 resolution!

EDIT: Solved. Anyone got a good metaphor for showing drivers in a negative fashion? LOL.
579) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 961784)
Posted 8 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Now I'm really getting into the crunching...
Tachyon's RAC is now at: 1,117.
580) Message boards : Number crunching : Cherry-picking + Mass VLARkill usage. (Message 961764)
Posted 8 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
One problem with VLar Kill that has not been brought up.

5 aborts for a WU and the WU is never processed.

Cherry picking may get extremely hard on the daily quota. There is discussion about lowering the recovery rate dramatically - just to prevent cherry picking.


And you will see lot of people leave the project (which don't want to babysit (ReSchedule) their PCs).

Because they don't want to waste their electricity bill for to crunch VLAR WUs on their GPUs.


____________
[Optimized project applications, for to increase your PC performance (double RAC)!][Overview of abbreviations, which are used often in forum and their meaning.]


Well, that just shows how much those users care for the project, if they leave, it's all a number game to them, and nothing more.
I only Reschedule once a day, Mark (for clarity sake) Reschedules twice a day. It only takes a few minutes of your time... I wouldn't call that "babysitting". = Not a valid point.
Babysitting implies you are constantly watching and monitoring something.

How about making an Auto-reschedule tool that reschedules automagically at a user-specified time? That may help some...
581) Message boards : Number crunching : Cherry-picking + Mass VLARkill usage. (Message 961647)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Luke,
Speaking as a one time ghost on Mark's machine, does that count as an error? It does result in a resend. I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only one sitting waiting for them to time out either. With the amount of WUs he has on his machine it's next to impossible for him to even know they are ghosts.

Would it be possible to build in a button in the BOINC manager to report suspected ghost tasks?


I can't comment on this... because I don't know enough about the whole 'ghost' topic, and I don't want to be misleading.

As to to the button in BOINC... I think it has to with something tasks getting lost in between, the ghost tasks won't appear on your machine, but they will still show up as "In Progress" here on the S@H website.
The button would probably have to be on the S@H website in the task list.

582) Message boards : Number crunching : Cherry-picking + Mass VLARkill usage. (Message 961645)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:


Do you overclock your systems? By the looks of your rigs, you do.
VLARkill still has a larger overall probability of killing a task.

Anyone that overclocks their systems should know to test it thoroughly before running any critical program on it. Most people will test their systems strenuously 24 hours or longer to make sure it's stable, Prime95 may not be as harsh as S@H, but I'll tell you, OCCT's LINPACK benchmark is definitely harder, and most overclockers will check with more than one program.
And even if you pass the most strenuous benchmarks, and somehow, you still have errors, and then you choose to crunch S@H, eventually, through one program or another, your going to get an error or a BSOD.
Overclocking errors are finite. Because most overclockers know what they are doing, and when a BSOD arrives, they will take the appropriate method to fix it.

Anyway, this isn't a discussion to ban overclocking. If you would like to start a new thread about it, please do.

I have never had a single error through my i7 rig. And I'm pretty damn sure Mark's rigs have only ever had a minimal amount of errors, if any, relative to how many tasks he crunches.


You're missing the point.

What's the basis of saying vlarkill should be banned?

Unless I'm also missing the point, you are basing this on the argument that vlarkill creates unnecessary re-sends.

I don't think either one should be banned, but what my argument is getting at is that you can't really argue to ban a practice because of X (and here, X would be "creating unnecessary re-sends) but then say that some other practice that results in X is OK. And I'm not saying that YOU specifically are creating errors with OC-ing, but people DO create errors with it, just like some people create re-sends with the vlarkill app, but not everyone does.

Anyway, I guess I've said enough for now.

-Dave


All I am asking for is for people to use common sense and use rescheduler instead of VLARkill, crunch the work they're given, and in effect, stop wasting server bandwidth, time, and money, by re-sending perfectly good work via VLARkill, all at the expense of a minimal RAC gain. That's all I'm asking for.

My counter-argument metaphor:
In New Zealand, we have banned nuclear power (say this as VLARkill), because of the pollution and danger factors, does that mean we should have to ban solar plants (Overclocking) and hydropower (optimized apps), because they also cause pollution on a lower scale as well? No.

All I'm asking for is common sense and a little bit less "I'm going to squeeze every inkling from my RAC, even if it has negative consequences".

I hope you understand (and me to you).
583) Message boards : Number crunching : Cherry-picking + Mass VLARkill usage. (Message 961621)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
This whole topic is just annoying.

Luke, from other threads, I see that you're overclocking you system. Don't you know that this can increase the possibility that the results you send back won't match a non-OC'd system, or any other system? And that would cause more work to be sent out that would not be required had you not overclocked your system? So why do you do it? Based on your argument, OC'd systems should be banned, too.

I have the vlarkill app installed on my 2 systems that have CUDA cards in them. I don't normally have it abort since I also use the rescheduler tool, but occasionally a vlar sneaks up on my system and gets killed. Still uses less bandwidth than me installing an opt app incorrectly and trashing the cache or doing an upgrade of Boinc that does the same thing somehow.

As Careface has said, there's a difference between cherry picking and vlarkill, but even if you don't believe that, there was a bit of an outcry a while back about cherry picking and that practice wasn't banned, so I just can't see vlarkill being banned, either.

-Dave


@Dave...
I don't agree with you there.
The point is, VLARkill has a probability of 1 to kill or send back uncompleted/corrupt WU's
Overclocking however, has a much less than 1 probability of returning flawed WU's, even less if you make sure it is stable via Prime95 or say another program like OCCT.

Perhaps I should change the title to "Cherrypicking + Mass VLARkill Usage..."


You're still not doing the math right.
Vlarkill = probability of 1 to kill VLAR task/frequency of VLAR in cache available to kill
OC = possible corruption of ANY task

So, which is more likely? Doesn't matter, because your argument for banning vlarkill is that it produces re-sends, so any practice that would/could produce re-sends at above the ambient level (even a normal CPU w/stock apps can produce a bad result every now and then) should be banned.

-Dave


Do you overclock your systems? By the looks of your rigs, you do.
VLARkill still has a larger overall probability of killing a task.

Anyone that overclocks their systems should know to test it thoroughly before running any critical program on it. Most people will test their systems strenuously 24 hours or longer to make sure it's stable, Prime95 may not be as harsh as S@H, but I'll tell you, OCCT's LINPACK benchmark is definitely harder, and most overclockers will check with more than one program.
And even if you pass the most strenuous benchmarks, and somehow, you still have errors, and then you choose to crunch S@H, eventually, through one program or another, your going to get an error or a BSOD.
Overclocking errors are finite. Because most overclockers know what they are doing, and when a BSOD arrives, they will take the appropriate method to fix it.

Anyway, this isn't a discussion to ban overclocking. If you would like to start a new thread about it, please do.

I have never had a single error through my i7 rig. And I'm pretty damn sure Mark's rigs have only ever had a minimal amount of errors, if any, relative to how many tasks he crunches.
584) Message boards : Number crunching : Cherry-picking + Mass VLARkill usage. (Message 961598)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
This whole topic is just annoying.

Luke, from other threads, I see that you're overclocking you system. Don't you know that this can increase the possibility that the results you send back won't match a non-OC'd system, or any other system? And that would cause more work to be sent out that would not be required had you not overclocked your system? So why do you do it? Based on your argument, OC'd systems should be banned, too.

I have the vlarkill app installed on my 2 systems that have CUDA cards in them. I don't normally have it abort since I also use the rescheduler tool, but occasionally a vlar sneaks up on my system and gets killed. Still uses less bandwidth than me installing an opt app incorrectly and trashing the cache or doing an upgrade of Boinc that does the same thing somehow.

As Careface has said, there's a difference between cherry picking and vlarkill, but even if you don't believe that, there was a bit of an outcry a while back about cherry picking and that practice wasn't banned, so I just can't see vlarkill being banned, either.

-Dave


@Dave...
I don't agree with you there.
The point is, VLARkill has a probability of 1 to kill or send back uncompleted/corrupt WU's
Overclocking however, has a much less than 1 probability of returning flawed WU's, even less if you make sure it is stable via Prime95 or say another program like OCCT.

Perhaps I should change the title to "Cherrypicking + Mass VLARkill Usage..."
585) Message boards : Number crunching : Cherry-picking + Mass VLARkill usage. (Message 961492)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
@Mark: Will get beer then send a PM detailing stuff ;)

Beer brings cheer, but whiskey is nifty....LOL.

I await your PM...just give me time to get back on the testing trail......

I have lost all track of the tools needed to do so. I am sure many have been updated numerous times since then. You know I used to keep up on it, but have not for a long time......so many things will have to be explained to me from scratch about now.

And I am sorry but I have to ask this one last time, because it has been running though my mind every few months for a long while now......

Does anybody know what happened to our beloved Chicken, now long gone?
I still sometimes think about and miss our old Simon....who started this all.

How many here and now remember what the 'Chicken apps' were...LOL.

PM me if you think this is not appropriate.

Mark


LOL - gotta' love the chicken apps... my first opti!
586) Message boards : Number crunching : Cherry-picking + Mass VLARkill usage. (Message 961488)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Replying instead of quoting Careface. Quite a long post you've put together...

I don't see any gain in science at all, since the notion that "we'll (as a project) get through more work quicker if we collectively run VLARkill" is flawed, when all the work (if we don't run VLARkill) will get crunched eventually anyway. The discerning factor here is that, Eric, Matt .et al, piggybacks a finite amount of tasks from Arecibo, they only get so much time on the telescope, and the ALFA receiver is not always switched on.

As for "I'm going to shift to a higher paying project" - the people that do this have flawed logic. Everyone here must remember that BOINC's (literally - Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) original goal was in the name of science, all 'credits' were intended for was to show a users contribution to a project. However, this appears to have been warped to something like 'I've got more credits than you' in some instances. The 'credit' was also meant to be a BOINC wide standard, there should be no higher or lower paying project at all, but that's another topic that isn't suitable for discussion here.

It's a morality issue too, people are aborting perfectly good and non-corrupt (albeit slow) tasks to throw back to the server for others to crunch, and if everyone (although extremely unlikely) was to adopt VLARkill, these tasks would not get done at all. It's like a kid saying "I don't want this piece of cake, because it only has a single skittle on top!". Any parent would tell that kid the be grateful for what he has, or politely tell him/her off.

I respect your views Careface, I really do...
587) Message boards : Number crunching : How many Tasks in 24hrs (Message 961485)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Reported a tad over 1000 the other day.. not sure about 24hour stats though, probably the usual ~225-250. Can't be certain though, due to starting University and forgetting to update SETI - actually ran my cache dry for the first time since I got my CUDA card (4day cache - anything larger and BOINC craps itself on my system)

AMD 3000+ single core @ 2.21ghz (not crunching - dedicated GPU feeder) - GTX216 @ 702/1512/1045 [C/S/M]

And my secondary rig (laptop) reported only 50 tasks due to running F@H for Overclockers.com for a Fold-a-thon.. probably did its usual ~12-15 tasks/24hours

AMD X2 TL-56 @ 1.8ghz

On a side note, now that I put my lappy back onto SETI, I finally reclaimed the #2 spot for New Zealand in SETI RAC.. woot! ^_^


And guess what? I'm gonna' claim number 1... I have more than a i7 and a GTX216 up and coming.... :)
LOL. Seriously, congrats Careface...
588) Message boards : Number crunching : Cherry-picking + Mass VLARkill usage. (Message 961476)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Mark said...
My 3 Cuda rigs are all running the vlarkill app......only because I have been too lazy to download the non-vlarkill version and modify my app-info file to run it since I last detached and reattached to Seti.

BUT....I check the rescheduler tool and run it when necessary to shift any vlar work from the GPU to the CPU. I do this once or twice a day, so I suspect you will find very few if any vlarkilled WUs from my Cuda rigs.

I know that many who run the vlarkill app are not so inclined to do the monitoring and use the rescheduler tool so kindly provided at Lunatics to achieve the same end that I do.
This does allow the app to 'cherry pick' and was the main reason I held off on engaging in Cuda crunching as long as I did.

Once the rescheduler tool was made available, as well as the non-vlarkill app, I could get involved with Cuda crunching without betraying my staunch distaste for anything involving cherry picking of work to maximize a cruncher's output.

I have expressed my absolute disdain for picking and choosing what to crunch based on it's 'profitability' many times in this forum....those who have been around for a while know that.

Sooooooooo.....
Until the Lunatics folks come up with a better solution....and they ARE working on it.....
I suggest that folks make use of the rescheduler tool to let their rigs process all the work that their rigs are allocated by the Seti servers.

Do not burden the servers further by allowing the vlarkill app to toss out what doesn't Cudaspeak well.

I could go along with banning the vlarkill app......

That would force users to either use the rescheduler to make sure their Cuda cards do not process vlar work, or accept the fact the if they do not, they will have to process some dogs. Just like everybody else.


Thanks Mark.
589) Message boards : Number crunching : Cherry-picking + Mass VLARkill usage. (Message 961474)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Okay, this topic has gotten big enough over in RAC inaccurate with Rescheduler?"

I'll start from the start shall I???

Say the team at S@H bring over an amount of data equal to 1000 WU's to crunch.

Without VLARkill & cherrypicking
Someone crunches the sum total of 2WUs.
What this means is overall, the amount of WU's left to crunch will slowly decrease.
Once there are no more WU's left, the team at S@H, go back and collect another bucket of 1000 WU's. and the process repeats. Simple.

This wastes no excess bandwidth, no excess time, no excess server processes, and no excess money. And it does not hold wingmen up.


With VLARkill & cherrypicking
With VLARkill (apparently according to Sutaru) Someone aborts the tasks they don't want, and as a result crunches 5 WU's more for a total of 7 WU's.
What this means is overall, the amount of WU's left to crunch will dcrease more rapidly.
Once there are no more WU's left, we may have to wait for S@H to bring in more WU's, since I do doubt they will bring in more WU's from Arecibo for the <1% of users who abuse the system. Plus the ALFA receiver is not always running, so there is a max as to how much data can be taken from the recorder.

This wastes excess bandwidth, excess time, excess server processes, and excess money. And it does hold wingmen up, all for a minimal gain in RAC.

Overall, we are left with a less productive project.

If one chooses to abuse the system and abort perfectly fine WU's, what does that say about their views on the project? It just makes them interesting in the credits.

No only is this selfish and inconsiderate, but I think it is disgraceful and should be banned.

EDIT: Compromise 1,
I still think it is disgraceful, and mass VLARkill usage should be banned & discouraged.


- Luke.
590) Message boards : Number crunching : RAC inaccurate with ReScheduler ? (Message 961457)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
The project doesn't profit more in any way, since those (6x more) workunits will get crunched eventually by others.
It's a waste of resources at Berkeley (money, bandwidth, server usage) and for the wingman who suffers through it as well.

Also, I don't really think it's fair to quote my post out of context. That gives people the wrong impression as to my reasoning.


Hmm.. you understood me correct?

My PC will delete this CUDA VLAR WU. This will be calculate on an other PC.
The other PC (with CPU) will not be hurted (he have a 1 1/2 hour crunching time).
In this time I calculate 6 (times more) WUs.
= 7 WUs.

The other way.
I calculate this CUDA VLAR WU. For example it will last 1 1/2 hours.
The other PC (which I mentioned before) calculate also one WU (in the same time).
= 2 WUs.

So, where profit more the science?


Why I should quote your whole message, if the people could read your whole message? For to stretch the thread? I answered related to your 'ban of the VLARkill mod'.


____________
[Optimized project applications, for to increase your PC performance (double RAC)!][Overview of abbreviations, which are used often in forum and their meaning.]


Workunits just don't pop out of thin air if someone requests them. S@H piggyback a finite amount of data here. All the data gets crunched eventually.

So there is no science gain for the project, and you seem to be ignoring the fact that it costs S@H money and bandwidth to kill these WU's.

I don't think your on the same page...
591) Message boards : Number crunching : RAC inaccurate with ReScheduler ? (Message 961454)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
[...]
Ban VLARkill!.


You calculate VLAR WUs on CPU, because you use the ReScheduler?

I should now 'babysit' my PCs for to make ReSchedule, for to have max. performance of my GPUs.
No, thanks.. I have also other things to do.

If I would use the noVLARkill mod, the calculation time will increase ~ x6 (or much more, Raistmer made a graph) compared to normal AR WUs.

So, why to limit a PC with GPU and high performance (with calculation of VHAR & normal AR WUs), with to calculate also VLAR WUs?
In this time the GPU calculate a VLAR WU, he could calculate ~ 6 times more WUs.

So in which way the project could profit more?


____________
[Optimized project applications, for to increase your PC performance (double RAC)!][Overview of abbreviations, which are used often in forum and their meaning.]


The project doesn't profit more in any way, since those (6x more) workunits will get crunched eventually by others.
It's a waste of resources at Berkeley (money, bandwidth, server usage) and for the wingman who suffers through it as well.

Also, I don't really think it's fair to quote my post out of context. That gives people the wrong impression as to my reasoning.
592) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What's your favourite television series? (Message 961450)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Adding a few:
24 - although the newer seasons get a little too far fetched
Survivor
Life after Humans (Doco)
Summer Heights High

Plus a few movies:
Shawshank Redemption
National Treasure (I+II)
The Terminal
Flight of the Phoenix (anything with Hugh Laurie in it really)

EDIT:
Pirates of the Caribbean (I+II+III)
Casino Royale
Quantum of Solace
593) Message boards : Number crunching : RAC inaccurate with ReScheduler ? (Message 961447)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I would support the banishment of the use of VLARkill. So what if a task runs inefficiently on your GPU? Live with it. I gratefully crunch the work I am allocated.

That's just pathetic, nitpicky behaviour, that gives you a minimal RAC increase at the expense of the projects precious bandwidth and money.

If the RAC is more important to someone than the science, it just shows how much they care for the project.

As for the opposing view that it is overall good for the project, well, all the tasks get crunched eventually, so there is no actual gain for the science as I see it, and even if there is, it is hugely outweighed by the overall loss.

Ban VLARkill!.
594) Message boards : Technical News : A Billion or So (Jan 06 2010) (Message 961401)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Great work Matt!

Is there perhaps any chance of an update at the S@H Data Distribution History page?

Looks like the last time it was updated was in August 2008...

- Luke.
595) Message boards : Number crunching : RAC inaccurate with ReScheduler ? (Message 961394)
Posted 7 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Sutaru, some could say using optimized clients could be cheating to gain a higher RAC.


I wouldn't consider using rescheduler or the lunatics opti apps 'cheating'. Since they don't harm the science of the project.

What I do really frown upon is cherry-picking WU's that crunch well on your components. That goes beyond necessary, and the gain is minimal, and you waste precious S@H bandwidth and time. Plus it affects the science, so while someone out there may gain RAC, overall, the project loses time.

I think some rules are needed to prohibit cherry-picking.
596) Message boards : Number crunching : EVGA has created a Dual cpu LGA1366 motherboard (Message 961326)
Posted 6 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
SJ, you're right.
After a little researching...

LGA1156 socket is used by Core i5 xxx series & Core i7 8xx series
LGA1366 socket is used by the Core i7 9xx & the Xeon 55xx series, however only the Xeon 55xx's will be able to take advantage of this board, since the Core i7 is only single socket compatible.
LGA1567 socket will be exclusively for the future multi-core Xeon range.
597) Message boards : Number crunching : EVGA has created a Dual cpu LGA1366 motherboard (Message 961315)
Posted 6 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
You can't use Core i7's in this, since they only support single socket motherboards. Anyone buying this will have to buy the Nehalem Xeon's, which are in the thousands.
And then there is the cost of the board... And then what form factor does it use? Obviously not ATX.

Oh - and by the way SJ... I think this is actually a type LGA1567 board, which is what the Nehalem Xeon's use.
598) Message boards : Politics : What SPAM is, and what SPAM isn't... (Message 961304)
Posted 6 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I've just thought of this topic off of my head. Here is my view of what SPAM is and isn't...

SPAM is...
Unsolicited Advertising
I'd like to buy Nike shoes, boots, nike sports shoes

Congratulations, you are the 1,000,000th visitor to this site! Click here to contact the prize department now!

The King of Nigeria has left you a monies in the total sum of $18 millions dollar! Send us $50 dollar to pay bank fee.

Warning! Do not open any emails you receive with the attachment "Olympic Flame", McAfee and Microsoft have acknowledged this to be the worst virus of all time.


SPAM isn't...
Posting about the subject / topic of something that interests you (i.e. Barbie Dolls, Cats)
Asking whether a website is trustful or not.
Posting a link to a website that may help people on a specific matter

I remember someone also posted a link to a spam measuring index...? But I can't seem to find it now.

Do you have any defining factors of SPAM?
What about emails you have received?
599) Message boards : Number crunching : RAC inaccurate with ReScheduler ? (Message 961299)
Posted 6 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:

You saw my question?

I guess - you misunderstood..

Or you would like to say (it's a way of to say) : 'I don't care about.' ?

Sure - this isn't a big prob with the RAC. But an interesting topic for the credit hunter out there.


____________
[Optimized project applications, for to increase your PC performance (double RAC)!][Overview of abbreviations, which are used often in forum and their meaning.]


Oh, I do care... but I wouldn't be able to answer it, since I don't have much knowledge on the topic.

I just made a side comment.
600) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Barbie doll thread. (Message 961297)
Posted 6 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'm sorry but I was following the lead of a mod who posted a message similar to my thinking so I thought a followup was justified.


So? I wouldn't say just because someone called it "creepy" you should have to call it spam... when it certainly most isn't advertising.
601) Message boards : Number crunching : RAC inaccurate with ReScheduler ? (Message 961287)
Posted 6 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I use Rescheduler when I need to, but don't put it on your desktop, since the icon is horrible...

I'm more than happy to spend a few hours designing a new one...
602) Message boards : Politics : JAIL life (Japanese whalers SLICE Sea Shepherd boat IN TWO!) (Message 961281)
Posted 6 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
You can imagine the national news here in New Zealand, since they are based in New Zealand and the surrounding area.

You may not of heard of it, but Google "Rainbow Warrior Bombing" and you'll see what the French did to our ship when they were blowing up islands in the pacific...
603) Message boards : Number crunching : Pi just got a little bit bigger (Message 961276)
Posted 6 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hmmm... I wonder if the (calculated) length of Pi obeys Moore's law?

EDIT: And by the way, I can't stand pumpkins... ;)
604) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #105 - The IceMan Cometh (Message 961160)
Posted 6 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
If you have time to watch this, please do:
Inauguration Ceremony | Burj Khalifa in HD

Turn up the sound, turn down the lights, turn on the HD.
828m of steel, concrete and facade.
605) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Barbie doll thread. (Message 961131)
Posted 6 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I am sorry Norman but posting Barbie links do not "encourage intelligence". Along with Skil's comment of it being "creepy", I find it to be spam.


While I do find it different Blurf, IMO, it's not even remotely spam...
606) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 961106)
Posted 6 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
My i7 built by myself on a budget just passed 30,000 RAC!
Petes home 30,033.70 RAC 1,106,561 Credits
With the next update I may very well be on page 1 for Top Hosts!


Nice rig hiamps!
How much did it cost you all up?
607) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 961003)
Posted 5 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Luke,

If you haven't seen "Soylent Green" yet, then you need to do more research. I can't believe a climate activist who has never seen that movie.
You just aren't committed enough.


Why do you assume I haven't? I have had time to watch it since...
In all due respect, there's a saying: "Going to church doesn't make you anymore of a Christian, than standing in a garage makes you a car."

I love the lie that Humans are not part of the natural world. There is nothing "unatural" about us at all we are doing what any other organism does every day on this planet. In some cases a given organism reproduces to the point where the habitat can't support the it and a mass die off usually follows like deer or elk herds in colorado; yes even with all the hunters here their are still problems with habitat over population.

With humans over population won't be taken care of by voluntary population control like chinas disasterous experiment but by disease and conflict and like any other oraganism subject to the laws of nature the resourceful ones among us will have a better chance of survival while those that don't know how to feed themselve without a microwave in arms reach won't. Global warming? HA! worry about global war.


So you just propose we continue onwards with our mass, worldwide wipe out of entire species, and putting our one and only planet on a collision course with greenhouse gases?

There is nothing natural about a man-made extinction event. By extension and indirectly is it natural.
We have the terms primarily, and secondarily for a reason.
608) Message boards : Number crunching : Still No Uploads; over 40 Being held Up. (Message 960993)
Posted 5 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Well now,
Since Sunday last, I have been unable to upload any "Completes Tasks".
"Messages":
1/5/2010 2:53:30 PM SETI@home update requested by user
1/5/2010 2:53:32 PM SETI@home Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
1/5/2010 2:53:32 PM SETI@home Not reporting or requesting tasks
1/5/2010 2:53:37 PM SETI@home Scheduler request completed

Close to 40 "Transfers" still reading:
1/5/2010 2:53:52 PM SETI@home Temporarily failed upload of 10fe07ab.13730.18477.6.10.116_0_0: HTTP error
1/5/2010 2:53:52 PM SETI@home Backing off 1 min 0 sec on upload of 10fe07ab.13730.18477.6.10.116_0_0

Final Msg.:
1/5/2010 2:59:20 PM Internet access OK - project servers may be temporarily down.

Anyone have any idea when things will get sorted out?

Jim


Perhaps you should read and search the forums before posting...

SETI@home has just recovered from a planned power outage at Berkeley.
Everyone is hammering the servers trying to upload and download new tasks, so the bandwidth is saturated, so I doubt anyone will be able to get through for a few hours.

It will just take patience.

See this thread: Outage Reminder: Read first before posting connectivity problems.
609) Message boards : Number crunching : Intel core 2 quad 4 with NVIDIA gpu processing intermittently processess only four data projects at one time? (Message 960769)
Posted 5 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
(1) There could be a number of explanations. Make sure you have GPU processing enabled in BOINC. Go to BOINC > Advanced > Preferences > and make sure "Use GPU while computer is in use" is ticked.
Also, if that doesn't work, go to Your Account > SETI@home preferences > Edit Preferences > and tick "Use NVIDIA GPU if present".

For number (2), I believe this has something to do with 'project debt', and you may be repaying your Einstein 'debt', since you have crunched SETI@home for more than it's allocated resource share. However, I am not sure on that one.

Hope it helps...

- Luke.
610) Message boards : Politics : Google's lawyers are as bad as the rest (Message 960752)
Posted 5 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
This does indeed remind me of the case Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft in 2004 - over the website of MikeRoweSoft.com.

Since my name is Mike Rowe, I thought it would be funny to add 'soft' to the end of it.
– Mike Rowe


Link to the Wikipedia article.

Apparently, it was settled out of court where Mike Rowe granted ownership of the domain to Microsoft in exchange for gifts and training.
611) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #105 - The IceMan Cometh (Message 960746)
Posted 5 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
My condolences SJ...
612) Message boards : Number crunching : OUTAGE REMINDER: READ FIRST BEFORE POSTING CONNECTIVITY PROBLEMS (Message 960745)
Posted 5 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Currently - it is effectively like S@H is still down, since the uploads server is down.
However the download servers are up, but I am not sure you can fetch work either since I've set NNT.

So... It'll just take patience.


But at least the message board are up so are can complain about it! lol

Hopefully all work they guys at berk put into it gets to go on for some time. So we can continue to complain about how "unreliable" it is.

Overall the server up time is pretty good I think. The servers would have to be down for about 36 days a year to be at just 90% up time, which is an average of 2.4 hours a day. It could be less then that, but I'd expect it's a bit higher.


They'll regret it. LOL.
I would say S@H isn't down for more than 18 days a year. That's 95% uptime.
Considering how dismal the uptime is that plagues distributed computing projects, S@H does really well, in the face of adversity.
613) Message boards : Number crunching : OUTAGE REMINDER: READ FIRST BEFORE POSTING CONNECTIVITY PROBLEMS (Message 960735)
Posted 5 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Currently - it is effectively like S@H is still down, since the uploads server is down.
However the download servers are up, but I am not sure you can fetch work either since I've set NNT.

So... It'll just take patience.
614) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960724)
Posted 5 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Well, I think I have my CPU overclock stable!
I had a few BSOD's with other profiles, so I raised the vcore a bit.
But this one is great...

I'm running an OC profile of (180x21=3780MHz - vcore 1.2250).
It's 7 hours 30 minutes Prime95 stable, and 1 hour OCCT LINPACK stable.

Now... perhaps I have a bit of time of a GPU OC...

@Mark... did you get your i7 920 brickwall solved?
615) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960530)
Posted 3 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Oh No! BSOD! 7 hours 15 minutes into this (no longer) great OC profile! :(
Adjusted bclk down 1 notch, adjusted vcore up 1 notch. Let's see now...

Seriously, I can see myself getting bored of the blue screen all the time. Is there any way to at least customize it?

EDIT: Now running an OC profile of (180x21=3780MHz - vcore 1.21875v). Testing stability on the OCCT Linpack 10 minute stress test.

Sigh. Keep on trying...
616) Questions and Answers : Wish list : Signature Character Limit (Message 960519)
Posted 3 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I know this doesn't isn't related to MB/AP or BOINC... but could it be possible for Eric or Matt to up the signature character limit to a figure around 400 characters? Because right now, 250 is on the lower side of most forums, some don't even have character limits at all.

I've never heard of signature limit abuse, and I'm sure it wouldn't be to hard to change.

My 250 characters (Oops, I mean cents)
617) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960517)
Posted 3 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Sorry Luke don't you meean 16 Minutes if it if doing an MB in 16 secs I WANT ONE.
LOL

Dave


Yeah, it's the new nVidia GTX499 Hyperclock 'Mark & Luke Co-Op' Limited Edition. Starting from just 100,000,000 credits each. You pick remnants of ATI cards out of its fans daily.

Seriously, with no OC on my GTX260, I can do shorties in about 3-7 minutes and the rest in about 15-22 minutes.
What I should have said before is that it takes 16 seconds to start a CUDA task.

Sorry about that...
618) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960512)
Posted 3 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hi All. Looks like it is time to get this this thread set up. Some of you here will know about my impending computer build. Well, I have finally got around to creating this thread for the topic. I hope to have this build up and running / crunching (at stock settings) by New Years Eve, which is also my 3rd year anniversary of crunching for S@H.

<snip>

- Luke.


Ok...ok... I drooled over your new PC build long enough. I broke down and ordered some bits to upgrade my HTPC:

GigaByte GA-P55-UD6
Intel I7-860
CORSAIR CMX4GX3M2A1600C8 4GB PC3-12800
SAPPHIRE HD 5750 1GB

All for the low low price of $786.80! lol

Not as much as the powerhouse you ended up with, but I hope it can play HD movies for me better then my old P4.


LOL. The GF says this is my Christmas present to myself for the next 5 years...
If you haven't figured it out already. I love glowing things...
So, I'm decked out on lights and see through windows and dual monitors etc.

You should be able to build a relatively cheap system and get nearly as much RAC as I can. :)

I look forward to seeing our results!
619) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960510)
Posted 3 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I've had enough with Prime95. My system OC profile is now officially certified 3 hours 22 minutes stable.

So, for the past 2 hours, I've been running S@H, with a 13 minute average temperature of 67c. The highs usually vary between 69c-72c, and a few peaks at 73c, however, I haven't seen that temperature for a good 10-20 minutes. All of my tasks appear to be completing and running through normally, and I am receiving credit for them. But I cannot be exactly sure if there are any errors or not since the replica db is banged up.

As for temps being higher in MB than Prime95, I'm not seeing any of that here. Temps are peaking just as high on MB as they were on Prime95. Temperatures, are more 'volatile' though, the cores change more widely in temperature than when I was running Prime95. Long may this continue...

Tomorrow, I'll give it one more chance to see how high I can go with the baseclock, and how low I can go with the vcore.

- Luke.
620) Message boards : Number crunching : THIRD Fundraising Email (Message 960490)
Posted 3 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I don't mind it, but I don't understand why the email says "you've been identified as one of our most active volunteers"...does this mean anything? Am I one of their most active? lol *flattered*


Everyone with at least a RAC of 1 receives it. LOL.
621) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960485)
Posted 3 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Luke how long is it taking your GPU to crunch MB's ?
By the way John G informed me that the nVidia Edition case is still available.
In Canada


Last time I checked, which was at stock CPU speeds, it was 16 seconds.
Great! What a shame I don't live in Canada however.


I guess he meant not the CUDA WU preparation time on the CPU. :-/
He meant the whole CUDA WU calculation time on CPU & GPU.

;-D (with MB_6.08_CUDA_V12)
On my QX6700 - ~ 14 sec.* (@ 3.14 GHz - DDR2 944/5-5-5-15) & GIGABYTE GTX260-216 SOC ~ 550 sec.**
On my 940 BE - ~ 12 sec.* (@ 3.0 GHz*** - DDR2 1066/5-5-5-15) & 4x EVGA GTX260-216 SSC ~ 570 sec.**

[* preparation time in TaskManager (CPU time)]
[** whole CUDA calculation (0.448x AR WU)]
[*** to now stock.. ;-)]


Ugh. I'm so tied up with other things I forgot to read it properly.
Time to get started was about 16 seconds.
Completion time was about 5-7 minutes to about 15-22 minutes.

A small update on my OC - my new profile is running very well, only twice has the peak hit 73c, otherwise the peak is always between 70c-72c.

2 hours 30 minutes through my 6 hour Blend Prime95 stress test. Currently doing tests 3-8 of the "340,000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of Mxxxxxx using FFT length 16K" section.
622) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960465)
Posted 3 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Luke how long is it taking your GPU to crunch MB's ?
By the way John G informed me that the nVidia Edition case is still available.
In Canada


Last time I checked, which was at stock CPU speeds, it was 16 seconds.
Great! What a shame I don't live in Canada however.
623) Message boards : Cafe SETI : keyboard smilies and abbreviations overview? (Message 960463)
Posted 3 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:

Thanks to all! :-)
..it should be child friendly.. ;-)


I added a few SETI@home abbreviations.

Because of the smilies..
I found different explanations.


You agree with the following overview?
What you think?



:-) - happy
:-)) - very happy / funny
:-D - laughing
X-D - laugh a lot
;-) - irony
;-D - big irony / show teeth
:o) - clown / kidding
:-P - stick out tongue

:-( - sad
:-(( - very sad
:'-( - crying

:-/ - skeptical
:-\ - undecided
:-| - speechless
>:-( - angry
>:-(( - very angry

8-| - rolling eyes
%-( - confused
:-o - shocked
8-O - very shocked
:-X - lips sealed
:-# - embarrassed
:-* - kiss


AKA - also known as
AFAIK - as far as I know
BTW - by the way
IIRC - if I remember correct
IMHO - in my humble opinion
IMO - in my opinion
JMHO - just my humble opinion
LOL - laughing out loud
OTOH - on the other hand
PM - private message
ROFL - rolling on (the) floor laughing
YMMV - your mileage may vary


AP - AstroPulse
app - application
AR - angle range
MB - MultiBeam (other name for SETI@home Enhanced)
WU - work unit



Ooh! For S@H you don't want to forget...
VLAR - Very Low Angle Range
VHAR - Very High Angle Range
624) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960459)
Posted 3 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Okay. Apart from minor adjustments if I need them, I have finished my CPU OC journey... which concludes part 2 of 4 in my long road to number 1 in NZ.

I've reached a feasibility endpoint with a compromise. My permanent profile is that of (182x21=3822MHz - vcore 1.248). It's temperatures don't usually peak above 70c, and it is 30 minutes Prime95 stable. I'm going to see now if it is 6 hours Prime95 stable... and I'm 4 minutes into it. ;)

If it passes Prime95. I'm gonna' let S@H have it's day...

GPU Overclocking??? :D
I'd have no idea where to start.
625) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960451)
Posted 3 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I just tried running an OC profile of (186x21=3903MHz - vcore 1.240v)... BSODed on me 7 minutes in. Not stable. So I'm back on my (182x21=3822MHz - vcore 1.248) profile, except I've lowered the vcore further to 1.232v to see if I can lower the temps some more.

Here are the OC profiles I like best:

OC Profile 1: (170x21=3570MHz - vcore 1.304) 15 minutes S@H stable
OC Profile 2: (174x21=3654MHz - vcore 1.232) 10 minutes Prime95 stable
OC Profile 3: (178x21=3735MHz - vcore 1.272) 1 hour Prime95 stable
OC Profile 4: (182x21=3822MHz - vcore 1.248) 30 minutes Prime 95 stable
626) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960439)
Posted 3 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Excellent! My (178x21=3735MHz - vcore 1.272) OC profile is 1 hour Prime95 stable! Yay! If all other higher OC's fail, this is my new default clock speed!)

However, I am currently testing a new (182x21=3822MHz - vcore 1.248) profile. This so far appears quite stable (5 minutes) as well, and the temps are only peaking at 69c-70c. Another hour of Prime95 to come.

@ Sutaru: My OC experience is little. However, I am in good hands. ;)
bclk means Baseclock, as Mark said "Baseclock is to Core i7, what FSB was to Core 2"

As for the pics, I've only posted about half of them here, when I get around to creating the video, I will show them all.

So far so good, I see ignore mode is working too, As I've posted and had no replies...


Geez. I've barely had time to read 1/10th of the posts... I'm not just sitting back here watching my Prime95 run though. I've got stuff inside and around the house to do, I have to make lunch, I have to make sure the cats are OK, and of course the GF comes first out of all of this.

I haven't even replied to most of my Skype conversations....

Sorry, But I get lonesome too, What did Ya think of the filter test on the HAF-932 case?



Well, firstly, nice case. Looks a bit like the NZXT M59... Which I would like for future builds...
Did you not get filters included in the case? Hmm. I would have expected most chassis makers to include filters with the case.
And are you planning to keeping the case of the ground?
627) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960434)
Posted 3 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Excellent! My (178x21=3735MHz - vcore 1.272) OC profile is 1 hour Prime95 stable! Yay! If all other higher OC's fail, this is my new default clock speed!)

However, I am currently testing a new (182x21=3822MHz - vcore 1.248) profile. This so far appears quite stable (5 minutes) as well, and the temps are only peaking at 69c-70c. Another hour of Prime95 to come.

@ Sutaru: My OC experience is little. However, I am in good hands. ;)
bclk means Baseclock, as Mark said "Baseclock is to Core i7, what FSB was to Core 2"

As for the pics, I've only posted about half of them here, when I get around to creating the video, I will show them all.

So far so good, I see ignore mode is working too, As I've posted and had no replies...


Geez. I've barely had time to read 1/10th of the posts... I'm not just sitting back here watching my Prime95 run though. I've got stuff inside and around the house to do, I have to make lunch, I have to make sure the cats are OK, and of course the GF comes first out of all of this.

I haven't even replied to most of my Skype conversations....
628) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960429)
Posted 3 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Excellent! My (178x21=3735MHz - vcore 1.272) OC profile is 1 hour Prime95 stable! Yay! If all other higher OC's fail, this is my new default clock speed!)

However, I am currently testing a new (182x21=3822MHz - vcore 1.248) profile. This so far appears quite stable (5 minutes) as well, and the temps are only peaking at 69c-70c. Another hour of Prime95 to come.

@ Sutaru: My OC experience is little. However, I am in good hands. ;)
bclk means Baseclock, as Mark said "Baseclock is to Core i7, what FSB was to Core 2"

As for the pics, I've only posted about half of them here, when I get around to creating the video, I will show them all.
629) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960395)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
My prior profile qualifies as 10 minutes stable, but it was about 20MHz short of the 1GHz OC goal.

As I type this I am running Prime95 with no errors, so far, on a new profile. It looks like this chip doesn't like bclk's of 175 & 176, at vcores of 1.22-1.28.

So, I've pushed the bclk up to 178 (178x21=3735MHz) and voltage, as it stands is 1.272v.
It likes this profile so far, and temps on Prime95 aren't breaking 70c.
If it stays stable on Prime95 for an hour, I'll open it back up to S@H. And, I'll have a 1+GHz OC!
630) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960369)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Thanks for the input Gizbar & Mark...
I just tried a profile of bclk 176 (176x21=3696MHz) and a 1.232v of the vcore.
Well, that gave me a BSOD on logging in to windows. Reboot, BSOD's on me during boot. Not stable.

So, I lowered the bclk to 174 (174x21=3654MHz), and kept the vcore the same. So far (5 minutes), no problems. I'm not going to risk running S@H yet, so it's off to Prime95 for me.
631) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960340)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Thank you all for the suggestions with the CPU OCing. I've raised the bclk to 170 (170x21=3570MHz), and lowered the vcore to 1.304v.
Temps are good compared to an hour ago. Since I've lowered the vcore a total of 0.10v, I've been able to raise the total clock 168MHz without any immediate temperature increse. Actually so far, this profile I have right now appears to be the most stable since I started.

So, to reach the fabled 3667MHz CPU clock (1GHz OC), I need to achieve a bclk of 175. With brings me to the question, how low can the vcore go???
632) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960330)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Well, after successively adjusting the vcore down from 1.40v to 1.37v to 1.34v and now to 1.33v, and leaving the bclk at 167 (3504MHz), I've been able to lower the temperatures about 4-5c.

Temps now between 59c-70c with 8 peaks at 71c over the past 10 minutes, and 1 peak at 73c before lower back to normal.

I'm going to try lower the vcore to 1.31v, and raise the bclk to 168...
633) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960312)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Okay... so far, so good. Stable at 3507MHz. Temperatures however, are not. Crunching between 63c-75c. Peaking at 76c with 8 threads on S@H. Voltage currently at 1.376.

Say this was your computer, would you be aye or nay to this overclock?

Or, could I try adjusting the voltage to a figure like 1.32v, and see if that makes any difference?
634) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960294)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Hmmm... little question. Is it okay to suspend tasks and then apply a another OC, then again resume them?
Currently, I've just been letting them run through to the end before OCing.
635) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 960116)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I've passed 1000 RAC for the first time!
636) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960112)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Well, my 3420MHz OC appears to be stable.
I've only changed 2 figures so far, the baseclock (currently at 163) and the DRAM bus voltage, currently at 1.62v (max recommendation: 1.65v).

Temperatures are between 56c-68c with 5 peaks at 69c within the past 13 minutes.

Anyone got some good tips for a higher OC?
637) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960099)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Another reboot, another higher OC, again, I raised the bclk. This time from 158 to 163. Multiplier still the same at 21x. CPU-Z now reporting a speed of 3420.6MHz, which is a rise of 102MHz since last time and a 753MHz rise overall. That equates to a 28.2% OC on the original clock, and a $284 i7 920 achieving 220MHz higher than a $999 i7 975XE!
That was my original goal.

Everything appears stable, 8 logical cores running S@H, temps hovering between 58C-67C with 12 peaks of 68C over the past 10 minutes.
Outside temperature is currently 16c, alot warmer inside though.

EDIT: Temps are now varying between 55c-70c
638) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960065)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I've upped the bclk a little more, it's now at 158 from 155. Multiplier still x21.0 gives a clock speed of 3.318GHz... 68MHz increase from last time. Now running at a speed over that of a Core i7 950.
639) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #105 - The IceMan Cometh (Message 960062)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I know we aren't up to this post number yet, but can anyone tell me what is special about the number 6174? No internet browsing or copying and pasting? ;)
10,000,000 kudos points if you can answer. :)

I had to look it up. That is interesting.


Isn't it? I stumbled on it a few days ago on the internet. Everyone can look it up if they wish, since you'd never guess it. :)
640) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960030)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
LOL @ 52 Aces... my personal goal is 20,000. And if I don't achieve that, I'll add in another CUDA card around my birthday! :)
All 8 cores are running stable at 3.255GHz with the GTX260 running at stock. Now, if I can adjust some more settings, I will be able to take it to perhaps 3.4GHz.
Once I've run through these tasks, I'll raise the bclk to 158 from 155.

@ Sutaru... Hey! Nope, everything is quite fine at the moment with the 3000rpm KAZE. As for the noise, I barely notice it over the music. ;)

What speed is Yer ram? As I couldn't find more than a mention of Your Corsair ram and the picture.


1666Mhz - if I get around to it, in a few years I'll upgrade to 1800Mhz or 2000Mhz
641) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #105 - The IceMan Cometh (Message 960022)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I know we aren't up to this post number yet, but can anyone tell me what is special about the number 6174? No internet browsing or copying and pasting? ;)
10,000,000 kudos points if you can answer. :)
642) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960019)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
LOL @ 52 Aces... my personal goal is 20,000. And if I don't achieve that, I'll add in another CUDA card around my birthday! :)
All 8 cores are running stable at 3.255GHz with the GTX260 running at stock. Now, if I can adjust some more settings, I will be able to take it to perhaps 3.4GHz.
Once I've run through these tasks, I'll raise the bclk to 158 from 155.

@ Sutaru... Hey! Nope, everything is quite fine at the moment with the 3000rpm KAZE. As for the noise, I barely notice it over the music. ;)
643) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960004)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Sigh. Now what's happening? I've got about 100 tasks being crunched on my new rig, and yet in S@H, the tasks for this computer only has 4???

Anyone got a link to Rescheduler as well?


The BOINC replica database, which holds and presents the data you request is offline, following a DB Crasch of Mork the BOINC master database.

That's the reason why you can't see all your tasks. It will come online as soon as it is reasonably in sync with mork again.

Sten-Arne


Thanks for clarifying... I suspected something along the lines of this, however, my other 2 rigs task list looked normal at first glance.
644) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 960002)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Sigh. Now what's happening? I've got about 100 tasks being crunched on my new rig, and yet in S@H, the tasks for this computer only has 4???

Anyone got a link to Rescheduler as well?
645) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 959995)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
GTX260 only has 1 gpu so only does 1 wu at a time.
Should do a standard MB in around 15 to 20 mins or maybe a bit longer.
My GTX275's do them in that sort of range.
Shorties (VHAR) only take around 3 to 4 mins.
Get the ReSchedule prog and you can move the VLAR's to the CPU for crunching,
or let the oppt app kill them if you have installed the app with the kill
function.

Dave


Where would I find rescheduler?
646) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 959987)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Okay... so far, after a bit of an OC... it appears stable. I upped the bclk to 155 from 130, and the DRAM voltage to 1.62V. Running at 3.255GHz! Current crunching it's first few S@H tasks.

EDIT: And the GPU has started crunching... can a GTX260 Core 216 only process 1 task at a time? 'Coz right now... it's running just 1, with many more in queue.
647) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What's your favourite television series? (Message 959961)
Posted 1 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I know it isn't really television, but you must watch Jeff Dunham's "Spark of Insanity" comedy.

The funniest ventriloquist you will ever see.
648) Message boards : Number crunching : Does hard drive speed effect seti? (Message 959945)
Posted 1 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
I'd rather get a solid state HDD. no moving parts means it just wont wear out. I've just read a few reviews and it looks like the performance of SSD is just a bit better than a HDD. I think the biggest difference is the buffer. and Drive read time. Both are better on SSD. The only disadvantage is the price. You can get about 5X more HDD than SSD for the same price.


I considered buying a SSD when I was building this computer, just couldn't afford it. Price isn't the only disadvantage. Even though there are no moving parts, the drive sectors have a higher failure rate than a HDD. It handles the failures by using extra sectors (Not counted in total specified size of drive) that are made/built/designed in just for that reason. That's until they are used up and then the drive starts decreasing in size.



SSD's are still too young for mass consumer market prime time. Plus HDD's still hold a massive size (and cost, SSD's are about $1.50-$3.00 per GB) advantage... 2TB (going on 3TB) to about 256GB. And when you watch HD multimedia constantly (like me) size is everything.
And even if some sectors don't fail, there is a limited amount of times a SSD can be written and re-written to, eventually it will wear out, I believe that point occurs around 100,000 write cycles.
So, until SSD's can prove they can have a data capacity in the many terabytes, and compete for a reasonable price, I'm sticking with HDD's.
649) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #105 - The IceMan Cometh (Message 959944)
Posted 1 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Warthog's rule.

Happy New Year everyone.

This decade has got to be better than the last!


Yeah... I do hope so.
2004 tsunami, 2009 earthquake, wars in the middle east, price of oil through the roof. And then there was 9/11. God, was that a horrific day...
650) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What's your favourite television series? (Message 959937)
Posted 1 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
By far, if i was stuck only able to watch only one program, MARRIED WITH CHILDREN!!! Also SUV:Special Victims Unit, of course Family Guy, Seindfeld, any science program(too many to mention)


Never seen Married with children. Probably because it isn't on TV here...
Oh yes! SVU is great. Also forgot to mention Big Bang Theory, Two And A Half Men and Everybody Loves Raymond (Ray Romano is a great actor!).

EDIT: And Whose Line Is It Anyway? ;)
651) Message boards : Cafe SETI : keyboard smilies and abbreviations overview? (Message 959933)
Posted 1 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Here's a few more...
WTF - Where's The Fish (No, I don't need to say the actual version...)
FTW - For The Win
AFK - Away From Keyboard (not as common in forums, more in chat rooms)
AKA - Also Known As
652) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What's your favourite television series? (Message 959931)
Posted 1 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
My favorites are definitely House M.D. & Boston Legal.

However, I do have a soft spot for CSI:NY, CSI, Grey's Anatomy, Survivor, Family Guy, Air Crash Investigation & Man v. Wild. ;)

What are your favorites S@H?
653) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 959920)
Posted 1 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Well... I have finally started to crunch SETI@home at stock. Check.
Now, I need to install the opti apps, and, with a little help from the boards and Mark, I will be starting my modest OC tonight!

- Luke.
654) Message boards : Cafe SETI : keyboard smilies and abbreviations overview? (Message 959903)
Posted 1 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
There are 2 variations of IMHO I can think of...
IMO - In My Opinion
JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion

Also, don't forget...
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
ROFL - Rolling On (the) Floor Laughing

- Luke.
655) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy New Year 2010 ! (Message 959870)
Posted 1 Jan 2010 by Luke
Post:
Happy New Year? What new year?
January 1 is nearly done here in NZ... ;-)
656) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #105 - The IceMan Cometh (Message 959734)
Posted 31 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Well, as usual... I'm first in line to see another decade! UTC+1300 in New Zealand has it's advantages ;).

It's just over 2 hours here until the 2010s!

Right now, I'm off to party with some mates, so I'll see you all in the next decade!
657) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #105 - The IceMan Cometh (Message 959597)
Posted 30 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
First win after the "fairly short outrage"!
And my 3rd year anniversary with S@H today!!!

Oh... and congrats Andy ;)
658) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW #104 - Home of incorrigible boys!!! (Message 959500)
Posted 30 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
She's back.


Tut tut tut. Everybody knows we shouldn't be using .gifs these days! Or are we still in '87?
659) Message boards : Number crunching : Power Outage Recovery - Information (Message 959484)
Posted 30 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Is it possiable once the sytem recovers too download extra workunits to ride through the next outage?

Thanks for the update


Yes it is. Go into Your Account > Computing Preferences > Network Usage > Edit Preferences > and change "Maintain enough work for an additional x days" (where x equals how many days of workunits you have stockpiled) to a number around 2-4. No more than 5. That oughta' be enough.

Basically, this means, you should have enough work to keep you going for x days before you run out, if the servers are down.
660) Message boards : Number crunching : THIRD Fundraising Email (Message 959478)
Posted 30 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I'm sorry... but I do hate to state this, but, does it really matter?
To me, if it doesn't affect anyone with major disastrous consequences, why bring this specific topic up?

S@H does very well with what charity they receive... Matt/Eric thought it was a good idea to send out a third email, so they did.
661) Message boards : Number crunching : I don't get it?? (Message 959364)
Posted 29 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Rev., just move to another project.

I dropped SETI all together. This project has scheduled down time every Tuesday, but then it goes down just about every weekend too.

I am done and gone.


No need to sulk. If I may say it harshly. You were never promised constant uptime, you were never promised a stream of work, you were never promised a no error project.
Matt, Eric and the team do a damn good job of keeping everything running smoothly, as best as they can.

Luke,

I have to respectfully disagree.

As I interpret the BOINC design goals, white papers, and observe the operation of BOINC itself, the typical project should be able to run with as little as about 70% availability. Downtime is handled gracefully -- especially if you crunch two projects.

It seems to me that SETI@Home is over 90%, even including scheduled outages, like the Tuesday maintenance and the campus-imposed outages for power upgrades.

In other words, I don't think it's "as best they can" but really remarkably good.

I think the problems are twofold:

1) People with unreasonable expectations -- we see that alot among people who say "why is BOINC doing this work unit, that isn't due for a month, and not this one for next week?"

... or "why don't I have at least one work unit from every project I crunch?"

2) People who compare BOINC (which does not involve people directly) to Amazon or Google -- sites that must be up 99.9999% of the time.

We spend too much time saying "SETI@Home is down" and not nearly enough saying "Look what they're doing on essentially no money!"

-- Ned


I don't see any disagreement. I've never heard Matt or Eric promise any of the things I mentioned in my previous post, and yet people complain about 'all this downtime'. When in fact, S@H does a great job on the little money they have.
Are we not on the same page?
662) Message boards : Number crunching : I don't get it?? (Message 959345)
Posted 29 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Rev., just move to another project.

I dropped SETI all together. This project has scheduled down time every Tuesday, but then it goes down just about every weekend too.

I am done and gone.


No need to sulk. If I may say it harshly. You were never promised constant uptime, you were never promised a stream of work, you were never promised a no error project.
Matt, Eric and the team do a damn good job of keeping everything running smoothly, as best as they can.
663) Message boards : Number crunching : Quiet NC subforum? (Message 959342)
Posted 29 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Sutaru, A forum moderator is only to help out with complaints and to look into the red-xing of posts by other members.

Any extra knowledge about S@H is a bonus. There is also no minimum RAC or credit requirement or extra knowledge needed.

The only requirement is that you can prove you can be trustworthy in the 'job'.

EDIT: As to the 'computer supporter' post, It is not an 'official' job (i.e. no tag under your nickname)... but, you are more than welcome to 'help out'.
664) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 959215)
Posted 29 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Well, as I type this, my Core i7 system is up and running at (nearly) full speed!
Here are some images from about 5 minutes ago...





BOINC is downloading now... I'll start by using 2 cores on S@H. That is if I can get work...
665) Message boards : Number crunching : Many tasks result in VALIDATE ERRORS 29 Dec 09 (Message 959155)
Posted 29 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Everybody needs to calm down and be patient.

@Skywalker66 - you were never promised work and you were also never promised that the work would validate either. It's not about the credits, it's about the science.

As to the transient uploads - the veterans here will know them. They have happened before and will fix themselves as the servers aren't put under so much strain.

As for the validate errors, I have 2 of them. Matt will probably be able to fix them...
666) Message boards : Number crunching : How hot do you let your i7 get? (Message 959133)
Posted 29 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Wow my i7 920 runs at about 32-33 degrees celsius after running for about 15 hours. My EVGA GTS 250 runs at about 43 Celsius max...


It's winter were you live. My ambient temps are alot higher than yours currently. Plus the AS5 hasn't set in yet, as hiamps noted.

Just trying to find a way to justify my temps... ;)
667) Message boards : Cafe SETI : keyboard smilies and abbreviations overview? (Message 959088)
Posted 29 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:

I'm searching an overview of all keyboard smilies.
Like :-) ;-) :-D :o) :-/ ..
Is there somewhere a binding (all user should know) (law) overview?


The same for abbreviations..
Like AFAIK IIRC OTOH ..


Thanks! :-)


LOL.
Don't forget XD, B), $D, $), F(, XO etc.
668) Message boards : Number crunching : How hot do you let your i7 get? (Message 959086)
Posted 29 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
What should the i7 be at idling? I had just enough time to download Speedfan and monitor the temps for a bit before I decided to shut my new rig off permanently until I get a few things sorted.

My temps were 35-40C - just idling.
669) Message boards : Number crunching : Quiet NC subforum? (Message 959084)
Posted 29 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I'm always lurking. I often frequent NC, Cafe & Politics. Sometimes Science...
670) Message boards : Number crunching : How many Tasks in 24hrs (Message 959083)
Posted 29 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
17 tasks crunched in 24 hours. I've been away at Christmas and boxing day so it hasn't been constantly on...
671) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 959079)
Posted 29 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Well, in the day the S@H outage was occuring, I have nearly got 'Tachyon' up and running! Yay! Worked at first boot, however I recieved no output through the screen, before I figured out the output needs to be through DVI instead of VGA (which is what it was originally set to), so I fixed that through the monitor control panel. Then I got to another problem where the monitor just moved into sleep mode before I discovered I hadn't plugged in the power cable for the GPU :P.
Here's a pic of me installing W7...


However, there are still alot of things that I need to do before this thing is going at full speed.

I have to wait for the Logitech G110 keyboard, I have to order mousepads, I have to organize internal and external wires, I have to fix this 'HD Audio' problem, I have to attach the cold cathodes, and order 4 molex 4 pin to 3 pin connectors, and I can't forget that I need to download Ultramon.

However, my main concern right now is that of the side fan touching the Thermalright ultra 120 extreme HS. It causes the case side to bulge and it pulls down the HS so it is not fully touching the CPU. Big problem. My answer is to file the piece of the fan edge down a few millimetres. That should solve it.

So, hopefully, I should be crunching on the 9th or 10th...

And another question... The PSU included 2 'ribbons' of four SATA power connectors on each 'ribbon'. Right now, I have the ODD and the HDD on separate 'ribbons'. Can I just connect both of these to one ribbon (in the process freeing up a whole cable and making the inside aesthetics of the case better)?

- Luke.
672) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 958965)
Posted 27 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
F*** it. I'm missing the crucial SATA connector for my hard drive. Build is off for a few days. Sigh.

Meanwhile, can I get help with a cable problem?

I've got some chassis cables... a 'HD Audio' connector linking to a 'AC 97' connector linking to many 1 pin connectors titled:
L-OUT
R-OUT
L-RET
R-RET
Ground
MIC-IN
MIC-POWER

Where do these connectors plug into???
673) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 958953)
Posted 27 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Update 2 - 6:35 PM NZDT
CPU installed in socket, got it the wrong way round first time. AS5 thermal compound installed (I used the line method). TR heatsink installed onto CPU. RAM locked into place (they said firmly but gently - however I didn't know they meant that firmly!)







The case door doesn't fit by a few mils, because the side fan comes into contact with the heatsink. But it is still possible to close the side. So I'll leave it as it is.
674) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 958937)
Posted 27 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
After a slight delay...

Update 1 - 4:50 PM NZDT
I/O shield installed, bottom case fan installed, Brass standoffs installed.
675) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 958931)
Posted 27 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Will do Five Hamlet...

Start - 3:20PM NZDT
Well, I have just started getting this thing ready. I've got a photo of all the components together... but I need to crop excess out of it.

I have cleared the desk, and got what I currently need ready about 10 minutes agp. Since then, I have installed the PSU...

And whilst I was doing that, I discovered the PSU did not fit in with the 80mm top fan installed, by a few millimetres! So I have had to uninstall that.

I'll keep you all updated...

- Luke.
676) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 958912)
Posted 27 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I've just got back from Christmas holiday with the family and GF... I'll be starting my build today... perhaps in 2-3 hours.
677) Message boards : Number crunching : -= Merry Christmas =- (Message 958666)
Posted 25 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Merry Christmas all...
Just over 2 hours until boxing day. And I don't need any more Heineken at the moment!
678) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 958459)
Posted 24 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Mr. Luke says the World Will Die.

Get a grip. You are an extremist.

I read Earth by David Brin. A book from 1989. Very predictive.

If Brin has hope, then maybe you should take a breath, slow down, and eat a piece of Moa Pie with a glass of milk.

Maybe the kitty Avatar says it all. Meow.

Stack 'em. Cluck Cluck.


Perhaps I should restate it for those who do not understand. The world as we know it will die.

I am far from an extremist. Neither am I an elitist, or an anarchist. I believe in rule, I believe in common sense. However, I do not for those those who think GW is a conspiracy.

And, don't you dare, stereotype me for a cat avatar. If you have a personal vendetta against those who have an affection to cats, or perhaps a cat scratched you once and you have never recovered emotionally, please go somewhere else. I'd rather not have you participating in my thread.
679) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 958456)
Posted 24 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Stupid questions cause I'm one who thinks a phone should be a phone period.

Now that its jail broken I know you can use the phone on any network, but did the jail break also allow downloads of any app from anywhere?


Sure I can, with a jailbroken iPhone there are a number of app stores to use. There's Cydia, Rock, Icy, Installous. My video-less iPhone now has video recording and I can now have themes on my iPhone as well!

Here, take a look at this screen shot. There are a number of changes you notice.
1) Background
2) Different Icons
3) Reflection Dock
4) No Names on Dock
5) Five Icons on Dock




Second question for other computer phones where do you go with them to download apps? Are you sure you aren't downloading a trojan app? Do you need a virus and spyware protection on them? Thinking of some Trojan writer who might make your phone accept a Skype VOIP type of call via the net and then send it out via the cell part of the phone on your minutes.


Not to defend Apple, but there is only 1 known virus for iPhones. And it is basically harmless.


As to Mac mice, they now have zero buttons. You are a little behind.


How many Apple users actually use this Magic Mouse? Many are still using the 1 button Might Mouse.
And BTW - The Magic Mouse isn't all it is cracked up to be... The reviews I've read have been lackluster. It is a pain to use the gestures, and it's design, as Niko has stated, is form over function (plus it doesn't fit well in the hand...). Anyway, who wants to buy a monotonal colored mouse?

- Luke.
680) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Merry Xmas All! (Message 958353)
Posted 24 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Merry Christmas to you SJ and all...
Me and the GF going to visit the friends and family in Masterton, New Zealand, since it is 1:30 PM NZDT Thursday 24 December, I'll be back sometime on Sunday 27th... So, have a very Merry Christmas and I'll see you all at a later date!

Regards,
Luke.
681) Message boards : Politics : Why I hate everything Apple! (Message 958333)
Posted 23 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Could there be a more protective, elitist club of fanboish idiots?
I'm sorry, but I cannot stand Apple. I've tried to like them, I've bought an iPhone, but that only worsened my relations with that sad... sad... company, from the fanbois to the management to the products.

And I'm also sick of people bashing Microsoft. Leave that poor company alone. I've only had 2 problems with my laptop running Vista over the past 2 years, and none of them was caused by Vista. One, would you believe it, was actually caused by me trying to install a hackintosh version of Mac OS X!

So, let me divulge and I'll get right into it...
Anyone ever purchased an iPhone? Could there possibly be a more ridiculous, communist, locked-in phone available?
You spend NZ$1000 and get locked into a single network with a 24 month plan at NZ$60 a month. You can only download Apple-approved applications, products like Google Latitude, nope, your not allowed them, because Apple doesn't want other companies competing with their so called brilliant products.
That is why I have jailbroken my iPhone, something I should have done long ago. And now, Apple wants to make it illegal?! And yet, one of Apple's many product taglines is being 'different'. How is remotely possible to be different, when 10 million other iPhone users have the exact same background, the exact same layout? What a load of BS.

I've bet you've seen those smug Apple ads portraying PC as a bloated piece of crap? I'm sick of them too. "Oh, Macs don't get viruses because we are 'cool'", and yet, wasn't it a few months ago that Apple advised customers to purchase Anti-Virus suites for their all white, uni-colored Macs? An editor of MacUser, Nick Rawlinson once stated "Anyone that tells you Macs don't get viruses or crash is a liar".

And what is up with all these 'Service packs' Apple keep releasing? But the Mac zealots continue to claim each cat is actually a new OS. Hardly. When Panther was released Apple valiantly claimed "Over 150 breakthrough new features" of which the best one was the new "Finder". Imagine how insignificant the other 149 were.

Got a new MacBook? Any owner will tell you that in 6 months, it'll be out of date, since Apple loves its product release cycles.

Also, how stupid does Apple think it's customers are? 1 mouse button?! A monkey with ADD could master 2 buttons if it so chooses.

And I've got more...

I'm sick of Apple, Steve Jobs, the products, the fanbois that go with it and the customer service.

- Luke.
682) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI@home Processor Guide - Version 0.4 (Message 958059)
Posted 22 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
How are you going to correlate to a RAC?
Will be highly dependent upon HOW & WHEN BOINC is allowed to run.

I guess you could ensure that all folks have similiar run configurations.

Run always?
Run only when idle for x minutes?
Run only when idle for y hours?

And local CPU throttle?
One machine I run BOINC on is a laptop with BOINC CPU throttled down to 40% to keep cooling fan from turning on.


The S@H RAC I state in the spreadsheet is purely a guesstimate with a little bit of browsing of the top computers section.
Basically, that column "S@H RAC" actually means "If this was on 24/7 and crunching nominal workunits with no CUDA or errors, this is a low and a high estimate of how much the processor would score"
But, that doesn't seem to fit in the column... ;)

Well, I've gathered together all the data and 'released' v0.4.

Changes include:
Disclaimer.
Addition of all Intel Core 2 Duo Desktop products.
Addition of all CPUmark scores.
Color coding now shows differences between laptop/desktop/server products.
Changed all dates into long formal.
Minor Corrections.

Keep posting 'em CPUmark scores...

- Luke.
683) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 958051)
Posted 22 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Wow! I just broke 800 RAC!
684) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 958026)
Posted 22 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Time for another update again... Well, today I received the 2 DVI cables, the Thermalright fan clips, the Logitech speakers, and the Asus DVD burner.
Oh... and the AS5 compound.

The team at iFocus actually sent me a better, 24x version of the DVD burner instead of 22x I ordered, since the latter was out of stock! Good work iFocus!





So, all that leaves now is the keyboard and the illuminated mousepad! ;)

- Luke.
685) Message boards : Politics : CLIMATE CHANGE, GREEN HOUSE,OCEAN FALLING PH etc (Message 957919)
Posted 21 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Dena, it may be very well that we have had variations and fluctuations in the Earth temperature and concentrations of CO2, but these changes have occurred over hundreds of thousands, if not millions of years!
A 2 degree rise in temperature over in just under 250 is anything but natural.

Also, may I correct you on the fact that you stated:
"The graph shows that only one other time earth has had CO2 level as low as the ones we are seeing today"

This graph in question doesn't extend back to 4.5 billion years...

Also, have you considered Methane concentrations? Ozone concentrations? Sulfur concentrations? Nitrous Oxide (which is really fun by the way ;)? Water Vapor?

All of these can have a positive and negative effect on the warmth of the planet. Of course CO2 is never going to directly change global temperatures single-handedly.
686) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 957911)
Posted 21 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
It will take a serious, active and ongoing effort of all countries to reduce consumption and to create alternatives to fossil fuels. If we don't, we risk seriously damaging the Earth's ecosystem, of which humans are a part.


We have had nuclear power for over half a century. France and Japan get some 80% of their electricity from nuclear power. To the best of my knowledge neither the French nor the Japanese glow in the dark. Unfortunately most of the developed world subscribes to the Jane Fonda school of nuclear physics.

Ecosystems are always changing on their own. The idea of a balance in nature is poetic not scientific.


So where do you plan on storing all the high-level radioactive waste? You don't have the Yucca Mountain Repository at all now. Since it was taken off consideration, so I don't see America having a storage site ready until the 2030's.

I'm glad I live in a nuclear free country. Yes - I know, nuclear power is safer than it used to be, but there is always the concern of waste, so until we can as a civilization build self-sustaining generation IV breeder reactors or be able to feasibly use nuclear fusion power, I'm not embracing nuclear.

Sellafield : The most dangerous place in Europe.

And don't give me this "We would polluting x times as much if we didn't use nuclear" argument BS. Ever heard of Wind? Solar? Geothermal? Biomass? Tidal? Wave?

Germany is doing away with nuclear and is now embracing wind and solar energy, they have even overtaken Japan in the manufacturing of photovoltaic cells.

And yet, America seems to want to build more. Personally, I embrace Space Based Solar Power (SBSP), but is a long way away until that is anywhere near feasible. In the future, if we aren't wiped out as a species already, and we solve global warming, we may get to the point we building dyson rings, dyson swarms, dysons bubbles, dyson shells and dyson spheres.
687) Message boards : Number crunching : Project servers down? (Message 957899)
Posted 21 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Wouldn't it be more simple to just indicate status on the home page--Just a button with green, yellow or red and a link for detailed information?


That's way too simplistic.

You cannot sum all the Multibeam splitters, the Astropulse splitters, the assimilators, the validators, the transitioners, the database purge, the file deleter, the feeder, the upload server, the 2 download servers, the master DB, the replica DB, the primary and secondary science DB's, the vote monitor, the scheduler process, and the scheduling server with a single Green/Yellow/Red Traffic Light.

The link to the server status is already on the homepage beneath "About".
688) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Help save the TSCC! (Message 957888)
Posted 21 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I'm just glad they haven't canceled House M.D.
We still haven't started the 6th season here in NZ... but from what I'm guessing, you Americans are probably half-way through it.
And I own the seasons 1-4 on DVD...
And seasons 4 and 5 of Boston Legal. What a shame that show was canceled, even though I started watching a year after it finished.

I loved Lie to Me as well... however, I'm not sure as to whether it is renewed for more seasons.
I am also a fan of CSI & CSI:NY, and previous fan of CSI:Miami. However Horatio got a bit too egotistical and orange for my liking.

*Show Starts*... *Murder Scene*... *Horatio Arrives*...*Takes off his glasses*...*Says some witty remark*...*Title Sequence Starts*...*YEAAAHH!*

Always in that order. LOL.
689) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 957743)
Posted 21 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I think that this link should go to my i7 Build album.

http://s614.photobucket.com/albums/tt229/FiveHamlet/i7%20Build/

Dave

Sweet, you should do that Luke. We can see your process all the way thru.


I plan too... I might also make a video of the build (picture show - since my iPhone 3G doesn't support video natively) and upload it to YT if possible... then link it here.
690) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI@home Processor Guide - Version 0.4 (Message 957680)
Posted 21 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I've taken the last 30 minutes to collaborate data to add to the guide.

Changes in 0.3:
Added PassMark (TM) CPUmark statistics
Added Core 2 Duo "Conroe" processors
Added Core i5 & i3 "Arrandale" mobile processors
Addition of "Cache" column

Keep the CPUmarks coming...
691) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI@home Processor Guide - Version 0.4 (Message 957659)
Posted 20 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Thanks for the CPUmarks guys... I'll add them to the guide when I have time.

All CPUmarks are welcome! Even if someone has already posted with your processor since I can just form an average out of them...

- Luke.
692) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 957634)
Posted 20 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
It's an nVidia Special Edition


This is it beside an ordinary sized case.


Where can I buy? Or... do they not sell it anymore?
693) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 957629)
Posted 20 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Here's something to watch if you have the time. History channel's "Life After People" documentary.

Here are the parts in high quality:
Life After People | 1/9
Life After People | 2/9
Life After People | 3/9
Life After People | 4/9
Life After People | 5/9
Life After People | 6/9
Life After People | 7/9
Life After People | 8/9
Life After People | 9/9

Quite incredible. Somehow, it feels more "right" if humans didn't exist...

AWESOME series, and kind of cool that russia has a few towns that they can use to prove their theories....Not cool for Russia or their people, but hopefully we can learn so it isn't in vain.


Geez hiamps, you watched that 1 hour 30 minute documentary quick! ;)

- Luke.
694) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 957626)
Posted 20 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
No problem getting GTX295's in this case.


Dave


Woah! Nice setup you've got there Dave... whats the case you have there? It's not instantly recognizable...
I've got red LED fans pre-installed in the NZXT and I bought 1 red cold cathode and a blue cold cathode. I don't want to mix the colors too much.
695) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 957620)
Posted 20 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I wouldn't call it small... it's the NZXT Lexa Blackline Mid-Tower ATX case.
You can't compare it to the Antec 1200, but it certainly isn't a microATX case. It only looks smaller because the HDD bay is rotated 90 degrees, so the HDD's face the side (downside is I may have to buy 90 degree SATA connectors) which means the bay wall blocks the larger graphics cards

@Niko: You might be able to rotate the HDD bay with a few tools and some time. There are guides out there to rotate the bay of my case...

- Luke.
696) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 957616)
Posted 20 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Here's something to watch if you have the time. History channel's "Life After People" documentary.

Here are the parts in high quality:
Life After People | 1/9
Life After People | 2/9
Life After People | 3/9
Life After People | 4/9
Life After People | 5/9
Life After People | 6/9
Life After People | 7/9
Life After People | 8/9
Life After People | 9/9

Quite incredible. Somehow, it feels more "right" if humans didn't exist...
697) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 957610)
Posted 20 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Well, this question has been nagging me the past few days... will the graphics card fit in the case. So as of about 5 minutes ago I decided to answer it.

And the answer is...

YES! But barely... there is probably about 3-4mm of gap between the PCI slots and the HDD bay.

Very close call.
698) Message boards : Number crunching : The Pending Credits dance.....again? (Message 957502)
Posted 20 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Not sure if this is the one but first time I've seen it...

Nope, here is the link to the ABC15 article which used to have a link to Ned's letter (a number of the reader comments make reference to it as well).

[Edit: oh, abc15 gets the award for the least technically savvy video too -- see link near top, it takes a moment to stream]


Well, it looks like they have no clue how S@H works. Poorly written article IMHO.
S@H does not 'track' aliens. 'Track' implies we have already found ETI. It is the search for ETI.
699) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI@home Processor Guide - Version 0.4 (Message 957501)
Posted 20 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I've had some time to 'release' another update. No new processors however.

Changes in 0.2.2:
Added release date, life cycle stage, release price and current price to all Core 2 Duo Allendale processors
Addition of performance data for Core i5 750 & Core i7 870.
Created column "Performance Test v7 CPU Mark"

If you have any of the processors listed... could you be so kind to suspend S@H and download PassMark Performance Test v7. Then go to Tests > CPU > Run "All" and post back with your average CPU Mark (displayed after the tests and listed as the first item).

Thanks folks. All other suggestions are welcome.

- Luke.
700) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 957475)
Posted 20 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Read this:

http://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/usa_weather_records_120609-121309.png

304 Low temp records and only 36 high temp records.

Sounds like cooling to me.

This, of course, will be translated by James “The Weather Clown” Hansen into the second or third warmest since the year 1. And he will have a graph to prove it. Just like last January that set 3,000 cold records became the warmest in history.

Ok so you don't get average temps. SO lets take Oh I don't know 300+ data collection points. Say half of them have a record low temp 2X in one year but the average temp over all the data points is still 2 degrees higher than they were 10, 20, 30, and now 40 years ago. this is what statisticians call a trend. Our lives become mopre compilicated the more we add CO2 to the atmosphere. ****the following is actual science**** Humans require Oxygen to breath. Humans tend to function poorly in high CO2 environments. Environments similar to a running car in a closed garage. If you won't help save yourself then others are going to be force to do it. So instead of being a foot and knuckle dragger just accept the science and move on. Hell go to CPDN@home and bring this crap up. They will have an internet smackdown session on you. Heck their project already has enough models to show we are screwed. DO you want to make it worse? Please tell me why some Americans needs to be hanging off of a cliff before they are willing to look for help. Lets not get any nearer then cliffs edge and get our stuff together

Individual daily records may sound outstanding but when you are collecting data from hundreds if not thousands of points across the globe, these records seem paultry to the overwhelming physical evidence.


Way to say it skildude...
At least someone here shares my viewpoint.
701) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI@home Processor Guide - Version 0.4 (Message 957440)
Posted 19 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Another update, this time, very minor.

Changes in 0.2.1:
Added "Die Size" for Allendale Core 2 Duo processors
Added sheet "AMD K10" for future updates (request of gizbar)
Added Arrandale Core i7 mobile processors

All tips, suggestions, opinions are welcome.
702) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI@home Processor Guide - Version 0.4 (Message 957438)
Posted 19 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Hey Luke!

Don't forget that there's Team Green too!
Not as prolific at the moment as Team Blue, but it is there, and I wouldn't be able to type this message to you if it wasn't!

regards, Gizbar.


Ah... AMD. The younger child. Personally, I side with Intel. I no nothing about AMD except for some basic names, Opteron, Athlon, Phenom. I will look into adding them somehow.

Thanks Gizbar.

703) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 957435)
Posted 19 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Soylent Green is a 1973 science fiction movie depicting a dystopian future in which overpopulation leads to depleted resources, which in turn leads to widespread unemployment and poverty. Real fruit, vegetables and meat are rare and expensive commodities. Much of the population survives on processed food rations, including "soylent green" wafers made from recycled dead humans.

Was the writer a futurist or a quack?

About that bet Luke - I'm out. I can't afford to lose $1,000.

Niko


Looks like he is going to be spot on... I'll look into renting this movie you speak of. Thanks Niko...
704) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 957434)
Posted 19 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Read this:

http://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/usa_weather_records_120609-121309.png

304 Low temp records and only 36 high temp records.

Sounds like cooling to me.

This, of course, will be translated by James “The Weather Clown” Hansen into the second or third warmest since the year 1. And he will have a graph to prove it. Just like last January that set 3,000 cold records became the warmest in history.


What?! You believe you can justify global warming is not happening of 8 days worth of data?!
And you can't call it global cooling either, because the last time I checked, America was not all of the world... merely a small slice.

It seems there are still people out there who cannot be convinced that what we have said all along is happening.
705) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 957432)
Posted 19 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Hi Moon...!
Probably not by Christmas, I am still waiting on a few components, see here:

So perhaps sometime round the 27-29th I will have time to get it built! However, it will still be hard to get to my 31st deadline. Oops... just remembered I need to buy a cat5 cable.

Anyway, it was Saturday yesterday, so I finally had time to set up the desk. It took about 2 hours. And here it is in the crunching den (spare unused room)...
.
Usually, the curtains are closed...
And, the actual desk was too big for what could fit, so I had too saw off 5mm to the bottom legs, and 6mm of the side to fit under the other desk.

- Luke.
706) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 957359)
Posted 19 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Another failure... Another reason why these 193 leaders are useless... Another conference that produced nothing... you have doomed the planet for all meaningful people in the world.

All of these leaders should be thrown out of their seats and shunned/locked away for good. Barack Obama, Gordon Brown, Kevin Rudd, John Key. Every single one of them is useless. I don't care if you like them or not, whether you voted for them or not, whether they shook your hand or not.
These so called "glorious leaders" couldn't save themselves, let alone our countries.

Every leader seems to be too interested in spending money on defense (that's you Barack & Bush for that matter - get off your pedestals built on stratofortresses). Or worrying whether 80 bucks for a barrel of oil is enough. Or building new 20 lane highways, or constructing huge new useless buildings that look like surgical needles, or building pathetic memorials, or building stupid man-made islands in the sea that will be gone in 20 years.

If you think global warming is non-existent/a conspiracy, I don't even want to know you. I don't care if you think it's fake.

That was our last chance to save the world. And all of them failed. No one could possibly describe how pissed off and sad I am.

We have bigger problems in the world than worrying about where your going for your next vacation or whether I should red-x that post, or should I buy a Nehalem or wait for Westmere.

All 193 of them should be put on trial for crimes against humanity.

We need a revolution. Anyone here ever read the Mars Trilogy? Everyone should rebel. I'm sick of the way the world works. I am sick of it. And I feel sorry for the rest of you that are on my side...

Here's one prediction that I'll bet NZ$1000 on (I'm not joking here, if anybody wants to take me up on this, you can) a sea level rise of 20cm by 2030. Each time the UN climate change panel meets, the results are faster than what they predicted. Step up and challenge me someone.

COP HOPE has become a COP OUT.
We have screwed our last chance. There is no more.

The world will die.
707) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI@home Processor Guide - Version 0.4 (Message 957348)
Posted 19 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I've just had the chance in between building my new desk to update and release version 0.2.

Changes Include:
    Added organization rows. Grey rows signify a change between a product series, and black rows signify a change between markets (laptop, desktop, server).
    All desktop Nehalem products now listed, including unreleased processors.
    Creation of a "Die Size" column
    Started work on "Core / Penryn" & "Sandy Bridge / Ivy Bridge" - change between sheets as needed.
    Addition of RAC per dollar for all Core i7 products (except those unreleased & the 870)

Help Needed:

    Find sSpec Number and Die Size for Core i5 6xx, Core i3 & Pentium G6950 series
    Find Die Size for all mobile Core i7 processors
    Find SETI@home RAC for Core i7 870

All other suggestions and comments are welcome...

- Luke.



Are you using http://processorfinder.intel.com for information?


Nope. I'm using a variety of reliable sources. Processor finder doesn't seem to list up and coming chips.
708) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI@home Processor Guide - Version 0.4 (Message 957326)
Posted 19 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I've just had the chance in between building my new desk to update and release version 0.2.

Changes Include:
    Added organization rows. Grey rows signify a change between a product series, and black rows signify a change between markets (laptop, desktop, server).
    All desktop Nehalem products now listed, including unreleased processors.
    Creation of a "Die Size" column
    Started work on "Core / Penryn" & "Sandy Bridge / Ivy Bridge" - change between sheets as needed.
    Addition of RAC per dollar for all Core i7 products (except those unreleased & the 870)

Help Needed:

    Find sSpec Number and Die Size for Core i5 6xx, Core i3 & Pentium G6950 series
    Find Die Size for all mobile Core i7 processors
    Find SETI@home RAC for Core i7 870

All other suggestions and comments are welcome...

- Luke.

709) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI@home Processor Guide - Version 0.4 (Message 957194)
Posted 18 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I have just updated the sheet to version 0.1

Changes include:
Addition of Intel Core i5 & mobile Core i7
Created "Socket" column
Added RAC per dollar data for the i7 975 XE

Another factor to figure in when trying to figure cost to crunch is power consumption. Comparing the i860 & the i930. The i930 uses about 30% more power, but does it give you 30% more performance.

I wonder if having average proccess times for the tasks would be good to include.


Hmmm... I'm thinking most of that could be hard to implement. The process times especially since WU's differ in size.
710) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI@home Processor Guide - Version 0.4 (Message 957083)
Posted 18 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
This is in its infancy, but I feel a need to collaborate all this information since it is a mess all around the internet, and I plan on adding a few more statistics. Eventually, I'd like to be able to compare RAC to the dollar ratios for all CPU's.

SETI@home Processor Guide

I may create a GPU guide as well, but that's later down the road.
Right now, I need ideas. Give me more columns, more processors, RAC stats, etc.

Post here with feedback. Remember, it's still in its infancy, and I will update it tomorrow.

- Luke.
711) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 957047)
Posted 18 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Well, it is a Friday night, and it is time to post an update. Nearly done with all the ordering, just a few things to go. Over the past few days, I have received the heatsink, the tri-LED fan, my 2000rpm backup Scythe Fan and 1 cold cathode.

Here are the pics...


And here is what is left to order...


I will keep the few that are watching updated.

- Luke.
712) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 956955)
Posted 17 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Well, after nearly 3 long years... I have finally hit 200,000 cobblestones. This is a really major milestone for me! Onwards and upwards to 300k! Which shouldn't take too long since I'll have a i7 running soon.

Congrats to all others with milestones!

Congrats but from watching your parts list grow...I think you will be watching the millions go by after this.


Thanks hiamps. I am conservatively hoping for a RAC of 15,000. However others have suggested anywhere between 18,000 and 24,000 RAC...

@Dave: Congrats on the 100k!
713) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 956951)
Posted 17 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Well, after nearly 3 long years... I have finally hit 200,000 cobblestones. This is a really major milestone for me! Onwards and upwards to 300k! Which shouldn't take too long since I'll have a i7 running soon.

Congrats to all others with milestones!
714) Message boards : Number crunching : The Pending Credits dance.....again? (Message 955095)
Posted 16 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Thank you all for the replies. I think I understand better now. I only noticed cause I got a bunch of messages saying no tasks avail and then noticed that so many of the pending validations were with computers with lots and lots of jobs "in process"

So one more question. Should I find I need to have a few more jobs in my queue to handle times of outages how would I do it? Based on my computer performance I don't think I would need more than 15 on "ready to start" status to handle reasonable outages. How would I set that up?



Hi Vicki...
If you want to hold a larger cache to keep your computer busy through the outrages, go to Your Account > Computing Preferences > Edit Preferences > and change "Maintain enough additional work for x days" to a higher number. 3 to 5 days is probably enough.

Hope it helps.

- Luke.
715) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 955048)
Posted 15 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I have received the Thermalright heatsink, the blue cold cathode set, the Scythe 2000rpm fan, and the OCNZ fan.

And oops... I just discovered a problem. And I am not even up to the build phase yet! I just noticed that the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 1366RT uses a fan holder instead of the wire clips like the standard model. And the fan holder only takes fans 25mm in depth... the Scythe Ultra Kaze is 38mm.

So I've added a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme wire clip set (NZ$9.17) to my list of purchases.

- Luke.
716) Message boards : Number crunching : "Atom-size transistor to speed up computers" (Message 954948)
Posted 15 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
And we thought 45nm was amazing...
Atom Transistor to speed up computers | Taking the quantum leap

Excerpt:
"An international team of scientists have created a tiny transistor that could one day help quantum computers process impossibly large amounts of information.
The researchers are the first to make a transistor's electrical current pass though a single atom in a controllable way, another step towards the quantum computer chip."
- ABC

So I'm assuming this constitutes Moore's Law being broken once again, when they become viable enough to be cost-effectively placed on to circuit?

And it looks like they are using the big bad semiconductor industry monster known as "Quantum tunneling" to their advantage.

I hope Moore's Law never ends...

- Luke.
717) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread IV ;-) (Message 954942)
Posted 15 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
And here is another panorama. Not as spectacular as last nights, but still worth a shot (no pun intended). Taken about 30 minutes ago. I am using Photoshop CS4's Photomerge utility. It does a really good job of merging the photos.



I might need to start a thread of these!

- Luke.
718) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 954929)
Posted 15 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Well, It's Tuesday afternoon here. I received the Scythe Kaze Master FC and the Razer Diamondback 3G Gaming mouse today. So here are the pics...



A few things have changed on my spreadsheet as well...


It's getting really close to the build date, which is probably going to happen 26-28 December. Can't wait!

Also a quick question to you all...
How do you folks apply your thermal paste? Grain of rice, Long thin line, spread out with a credit card, etc... or do you just have any comments about the thermal paste application process?
So far, I like the long line idea... just apply a thin line across the CPU and let it spread out on contact with the HS.

- Luke.
719) Message boards : Number crunching : captin' Krunch (Message 954873)
Posted 15 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I know whats on my list this year....

Dear Santa,

Have you seen the Frastra II......



But... can it play Solitare?

Seriously, this is even more powerful: Atlas Folder : Fightings Huntingtons Disease with Folding@home.
23 GTX295's! That's power! And they recently added more GPU's to the mix...
720) Message boards : Number crunching : 'to completion' times grossly overestimated. (Message 954872)
Posted 15 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Still over 30 hours for 7 hour tasks on a quad core with two GPU's (there have been some short CUDA's) and

the DCF for that computer is an outragous 2.9


Yep. Give it time to get lower. You might need a week or more for it to fully stabilize, as it is slow to come down and fast to rise up.

- Luke.
721) Message boards : Number crunching : reached daily quota ? (Message 954861)
Posted 15 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I can't have reached daily quota, because I get this error every day, and I have therefore processed no tasks !

What's the best way to reset this, please?

14/12/2009 23:53:13 SETI@home Message from server: No work sent
14/12/2009 23:53:13 SETI@home Message from server: No work is available for SETI@home Enhanced
14/12/2009 23:53:13 SETI@home Message from server: No work is available for Astropulse v5
14/12/2009 23:53:13 SETI@home Message from server: (reached daily quota of 1200 tasks)


14/12/2009 07:34:11 SETI@home Reporting 33 completed tasks, requesting new tasks for GPU
14/12/2009 07:34:21 SETI@home Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
14/12/2009 07:34:21 SETI@home Message from server: No work sent
14/12/2009 07:34:21 SETI@home Message from server: No work is available for SETI@home Enhanced
14/12/2009 07:34:21 SETI@home Message from server: No work is available for Astropulse v5
14/12/2009 07:34:21 SETI@home Message from server: (reached daily quota of 1200 tasks)


Wow. You've got some serious problems on your rig. Most of your WU's are invalid due to the "-9 result overflow" error.
The daily quota is exactly to stop this from happening. It is a limit enforced on computers so they don't gulp down thousands of tasks daily and spit them back out as invalid, and in the process waste valuable SETI@home bandwidth.

You really need to fix this problem now.
Go here and download "Win32 Lunatics Unified Installer v0.2". And go through the steps that apply to you.

Post back here if you need help.

- Luke.
722) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 954837)
Posted 14 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Thanks Luke, I had to push the ol monolith to get to 10 million WU's...

I think what Luke wanted to say is that you have reached 10 million credits, not 10 million WUs ;-)

But congratulations nevertheless :-)

Gruß,
Gundolf


Yep. You've got it slightly confused SJ...
cobblestone = credit
WU = 30-150 credits
So you've probably crunched about 15,000 - 25,000 WU's

- Luke.
723) Message boards : Number crunching : opt. apps announced at the 1st side..?! (Message 954804)
Posted 14 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:

I like Intel but the top computer is an AMD and he has 1 less GPU than the #2 guy with the i7. There you go! Vyper's got over 8,400 WUs on that 1 computer!


Hi Niko.
I'm on the Intel side also... you can't beat a Core i7!. Never really tried AMD enough to like it.

Just be careful with the GPU column in the statistics page. There is a slight mishap/bug at the moment which displays the main card in the column only, i.e. someone could be running 1x GTX295 and 3x GT8800. And if the main "default" card is set as the GTX295, it will display as 5x GTX295 (because of the 3x 8800GT & the GTX295 which is actually 2 GPUs, as Fred and Sutaru kindly pointed out... thanks guys ;), while in reality, it isn't that simple!

Also, welcome to S@H... :)

- Luke.
724) Message boards : Number crunching : 'to completion' times grossly overestimated. (Message 954794)
Posted 14 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
estimated completion times for WU's are being estimated at 35 hours when the tasks actually finish in seven. This seems to limit the amount of work BOINC will accept.

Any ideas how to fix this?


It'll fix itself after time, you might just have to give it a few days.

It's called the Task Duration Correction Factor, basically it's a calculation of the difference between how long BOINC thinks it will take to complte a task and how long it actually does take. To check exactly what your Task Duration Correction Factor is, go to Your Account > Your Computers > Click "Details" on one of them > And scroll down to the bottom and above "Location" and "Merge This Computer" is your TDCF.

I think the optimum is 1.00?
My two computers are showing 0.55 and 0.11 respectively.

- Luke.
725) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 954792)
Posted 14 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Ok I don't post much here, But so far I'm only 2114 away from 10,000,000 in S@H!

This will happen soon, Probably before I wake in the morning in fact.

Congratulations SJ! Looks like you have just hit 10,000,000 cobblestones!
726) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread IV ;-) (Message 954771)
Posted 14 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Awesome pictures Luke. It looks like you have a very nice view. Do you see any thunder storms? If you do the lightning must be fantastic.


Thanks James... See the radio transmission tower on the right? You can see it get pummeled by lightening occasionally. I'll see if I can grab a shot of lightening next time it is around.

And there is 1 spot no far outside of my boundary, that if I stand at, I can see about ~160 degrees of sky. So it is pretty nice to stand there at night if it isn't too windy!

- Luke.
727) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 103 (Message 954691)
Posted 14 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
That bridge is going to look great once completed. It adds another marvel to the area where there is already the Hoover dam.

Well, I've had it for the day. So I suppose this is me signing out... 'night all.

- Luke.
728) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread IV ;-) (Message 954688)
Posted 14 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Hey Moon...
Here is the view just over the fence of my house... taken about 2 minutes ago looking west at 10:20 am, with a northerly breeze but still reasonably warm so the cicadas are out singing.

The land in front of me and to the left of the photo is the mainland North Island, about 50km north of Wellington city.
The island you see in the middle is Mana island, and the land on the horizon is the top of the South Island, or to be exact, the Marlborough sounds.
The body of water to the left of Mana island is the Cook strait, whilst the body of water to the right is the Tasman sea, and if you continued on that way, you'd eventually hit Brisbane, Australia after about 3500km!

I was kneeling when I took this shot with my iPhone, so if you stand on top of the fence, you can see alot more sea. And it is always more beautiful through your own eyes.

- Luke.


In contrast to the image above, here is a sunset panorama that I (quickly & poorly) stitched together from 3 photos that I took about 45 minutes ago (it's now 10:00PM). No image enhancing done.



- Luke.
729) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread IV ;-) (Message 954649)
Posted 14 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
So you play a little Australian rules football and toast marshmallows on the big open pit, mate?

Actually Matt Dallow from NZ said the whole place was basically a caldera, kind of like Yellowstone park in the US.


LOL. Neither places are suitable for those activities... ones a very cold snowy mountain, and the other is a 690km2 lake.

Of course, the vulcanologists, seismologists, geologists and geographers out there will know that NZ is situated on the "ring of fire" (basically where the heavier Pacific plate subducts under the lighter Indo-Australian plate). The region between Mount Ruapehu and White Island in the Bay of plenty is collectively known as the "Ruapehu-Taupo Volcanic Zone". The reason the region is so active (and filled with tourists) is because there is a thin pocket of magma just beneath the surface (and much higher than the rest of the upper mantle). I don't know exactly why it is there (probably something to do with the plate subduction in the same area - so, that means it's an effect of the plate subduction).

The whole plate subduction process causes Wellington to be the earthquake capital of the world (not even San Fransisco can compare. We had a magnitude 5 a few days back), The lahars of Mount Ruapehu, the supereruption of Taupo, the mud pools and the geysers of Rotorua, and the steaming sulfuric land called White Island.

I do suppose all of this makes me a prime target user of the Quake Catcher Network!
730) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread IV ;-) (Message 954638)
Posted 14 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Luke,

Do you live in the caldera?


If, by caldera, you mean the Lake Taupo... no. But I often go there on holidays in the summer, or the closer Mount Ruapehu.

But, if Taupo does again erupt, It doesn't matter were I live on the North Island, I'll be toast... ;P (lol). As will the other 2.5 million residents of the North Island.
731) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread IV ;-) (Message 954596)
Posted 14 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Hei Luke!!
Thank you very much for posting that photo! ;-) Strange..
it could have been in Norway somewhere.. I couldnt have
said it wasnt, if I just found that photo.. ;-)

And of course its beautiful - You live there! ;-))

---and now im able to find your house next time i float
over the Tasman sea. lol

Thanx again Luke. Great to have the chance to see it! ;-)



Thanks Moon. Doesn't look like that anymore. It's got cooler and the wind has picked up to a strong sustained breeze with lots of high altitude Cirrus blocking the sun...

- Luke.
732) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread IV ;-) (Message 954546)
Posted 13 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Hey Moon...
Here is the view just over the fence of my house... taken about 2 minutes ago looking west at 10:20 am, with a northerly breeze but still reasonably warm so the cicadas are out singing.

The land in front of me and to the left of the photo is the mainland North Island, about 50km north of Wellington city.
The island you see in the middle is Mana island, and the land on the horizon is the top of the South Island, or to be exact, the Marlborough sounds.
The body of water to the left of Mana island is the Cook strait, whilst the body of water to the right is the Tasman sea, and if you continued on that way, you'd eventually hit Brisbane, Australia after about 3500km!

I was kneeling when I took this shot with my iPhone, so if you stand on top of the fence, you can see alot more sea. And it is always more beautiful through your own eyes.

- Luke.
733) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 954381)
Posted 13 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Hi Luke

Dick Smith has a little power meter like a Killawatt.

http://www.dse.co.nz/dse.shop/4b249c610046ef522740c0a87f3b0699/Product/View/M7319

I got one like it from the Warehouse for $20, but you never know if they have them in stock

Ian



Hey there Ian.
Can you vouch for the accuracy of the readings? Because I've read alot of reviews and forum posts of electricity usage meters and I've seen many of the brands described as woefully inaccurate...

Thanks for the link anyways friend.

- Luke.
734) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SPACE!!! (Message 954377)
Posted 13 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I suppose I could say I am from the shuttle-era as well. I was born 3 years after the last moon landing, so I guess that makes me really happy to see Project Constellation fly... that is if the Americans have the money, and Obama doesn't wuss out...
735) Message boards : Number crunching : Costs and Benefits (Watts and Credits) (Message 954373)
Posted 13 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I'm adding my C2D laptop to the mix of the spreadsheet as well. Very ingenious idea...

- Luke.
736) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 954371)
Posted 13 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
@SJ: Thanks for the products! I believe my case has fan filters pre-installed... but I'll look into that deeper at a later point.

A little update here as well... I will be buying myself the desk tomorrow after work. Only problem is that it is too high so it doesn't fit, so I have to saw about 2-2.5 inches off of the base. And then to make it look nice, I'll have to sand it etc. But I'll do that in the weekend.

I was also taking a closer look at the monitors today, and I found Dell din't include DVI cables, instead they gave me crappy VGA... you'd think with a HD monitor they'd include HD cables, no?! So, that's 2 more items that I'll buy from the local tech shop this weekend.

I'm also scouting for a electricity usage meter, however, we don't have Kill-a-watt's in NZ, so does anyone know or use another brand that I may be able to purchase here?

- Luke.
737) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't know quite where to start............... (Message 954101)
Posted 12 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Chicken Stacker, I'd say that's pretty hypocritical by saying he has a "pity party", when you yourself cater and respond to his every post...

- Luke.
738) Message boards : Number crunching : WOW! Where on earth did that come from? (Message 954066)
Posted 12 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I prefer to use Microsoft Worldwide telescope. I haven't tried it in Google Sky, but in WW Telescope the location is in Orion. Is this correct?

- Luke.
739) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 954058)
Posted 12 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Thanks for the replies all!
I use Speedfan to monitor the temps only. I'm not going to go fiddling around with fan voltages on my laptop, where things get hot really quick! It has been at 92C before I gave it a blast of compressed air. It cooled down to 60C after that.

Once I have my build up and running at stock clocks, I'll try out all the progs you folks have mentioned (Speedfan, GPU-Z, CPU-Z, Coretemp, Realtemp, is that all?) and see which I like best.

As for the OC I plan on applying, I want a quite powerful, but still really stable clock. I don't want to OC it to the point were it is only stable for 1 or 2 programs. I'm thinking 3.5Ghz-4Ghz and nothing more.
At first, I'll put on a small, modest clock of perhaps 2.8Ghz-3.1Ghz and go from there.
RAC wise, I am aiming for 20k.
740) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Done dancing......... (Message 954014)
Posted 11 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
This has turned to flame. I'm locking it.
741) Message boards : Number crunching : silly questions? (Message 953837)
Posted 11 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Hello all, is this pulse count seem kinda high? I have not seen this before. what does it mean? I have been reading what seems like endless jargon for hours,with no answer I can find. if I posted this in the wrong area i apologize.This is my 1st post in 10 years. K.K.


Spike count: 0
Pulse count: 12
Triplet count: 2
Gaussian count: 0

That many pulses is statistically fairly rare, but the analysis is very sensitive and can report the same signal more than once if it's moderately strong. Your task 1436756714 report shows "WU true angle range is : 0.010521", meaning the telescope was pointing at the same sky position throughout the WU. You've either spotted a Pulsar or signs of a technological civilization. If the latter, the question remains whether it's our own civilization or E.T.
                                                              Joe


So, I'm assuming that this one could be similar? Task 1430354862.
Is there anyway to know where the telescope was pointing when this was recorded?
742) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 953826)
Posted 11 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:


Mark Said:
That GTX260 is a fine card for a single GPU. I got a pretty decent OC on mine. Helped my Q9450 quad rig hit a RAC of 19,212 currently, the fastest rig on the project with a single GTX260 card at #47.
You should be able to pass me with an i7 running shotgun for your 260.

LOL. My aim in #1 in New Zealand (Hidden agenda!). Might be a bit tight though since the leader is with a RAC of 22k. If this doesn't quite reach that goal, I'll find a C2D if I have to, bring it home, and get it set up!
Looking at your rigs and setup now, I might be able to squeeze past your Q9450 if I am lucky.

- Luke.


I'll even help ya'...
Meow.


I'll need all the help I can get with OCing, Mr. BIOSking... perhaps a friendly 3.5-3.8Ghz OC?
What do the Macs use instead of BIOS? Isn't it EFI? Or something stupid like that?

- Luke.
743) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 953822)
Posted 11 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I have ordered everything except for the keyboard, which I will be waiting on until late December.

Here is what my current build stands at:


Gizbar said:
Looking good! I don't know how you have the patience to get it piece by piece and then have to wait for the next bit to be ordered.

I always buy my gear in one lot then feel guilty about having to shut crunching down to get the new build up and running as for my last couple of builds, I've not had to update all of the system.

As an aside, I've just got a set of z4 speakers as mentioned earlier in the thread by Fred W. The power just died on the old set and it wasn't anything obvious like the fuse, so they went in the bin.

I found the best price online at PC World of all places, which anyone in the UK will know, is not normally the most prestigious or normally cheapest of the UK suppliers. I guess they're a bit like Fry's or Best Buy in the US... Big retail presence, not normally great prices, and the staff are normally sadly lacking in technical knowledge.

Good set of speakers for not many pennies!

regards, Gizbar.


LOL. Thanks Gizbar... I am ordering things by what I perceive to be the most important components first. Some will tend to disagree.
I am not really sure when exactly I will have time to build this thing. I think perhaps next weekend, if all the components are here by then. I need to get the room set up, AS protection installed, move a desk in here to build on, clean the room of cat fur, and make sure the kitty's can't get in!
I was contemplating the speakers a while back. Do I need something better? Do I need them at all? I should be fine with what is there since I have my laptop and iPhone, and since they are running off Mobo audio, there is no point getting a more expensive set...

Mark Said:
That GTX260 is a fine card for a single GPU. I got a pretty decent OC on mine. Helped my Q9450 quad rig hit a RAC of 19,212 currently, the fastest rig on the project with a single GTX260 card at #47.
You should be able to pass me with an i7 running shotgun for your 260.

LOL. My aim in #1 in New Zealand (Hidden agenda!). Might be a bit tight though since the leader is with a RAC of 22k. If this doesn't quite reach that goal, I'll find a C2D if I have to, bring it home, and get it set up!
Looking at your rigs and setup now, I might be able to squeeze past your Q9450 if I am lucky.

- Luke.
744) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 953795)
Posted 11 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Well... this concludes the 3rd Freerice donation thread! I wish to congratulate every single one of you who participated, and personally thank Uli for the work she did on the stats!
With all your help, we have pulled together to donate a massive 1,338,970 grains of rice! Enough to sustain 67 adult humans for a day, or a family of five for more than 2 weeks!



Again, thanks to every single one of you!
- Luke.
745) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 953787)
Posted 11 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Well, here is the Graphics card and the Hard Drive. Up next is everything else!

I hope to be able to start building in about a week and a half...

- Luke.
746) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 953542)
Posted 10 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I have received the 1.5TB WD HDD today and the EVGA GTX260 Core 216 SC GPU as well. Good timing on the couriers part.
I will try and post some pictures of those components tomorrow night (Friday).

And then on Saturday, I hopefully shall be able to order everything that is still remaining. Except for the keyboard, since it is not available in NZ yet :(.
Logitech are promising it to be available before Christmas...
It damn well better be!

If there are any vague compatibility issues remaining, I would like to know!
And all opinions are welcome...

- Luke.
747) Message boards : Cafe SETI : How's your weather? (Message 953343)
Posted 9 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Geez Guys! I'm looking through all your folks weather and I'm seeing single digit wind speeds and perhaps the odd double digit in the 20's or 30's!
Looks like every single one of you gets off lightly!

In Wellington, New Zealand, we often (twice, if not more, weekly) daily average speeds of 80-100kph plus. With 120kph squalls every few weeks!

50kph is a common here.

-------

Wellington

Feels like 16°C : 1 layer of clothing
Actual: 15.5°C

Data updated 10:17pm NZDT (UTC+1300) 9 December 2009

Wind: Strong
NW of 48 km/h
Gusts of 83 km/h
(in last 10 minutes)

Rainfall : 0.0mm
Humidity : 92%
Pressure : 1013hPa
(latest hourly observation)

UV Index: 11/12 Extreme
748) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 953342)
Posted 9 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Good morning -

and hei Luke, Mike, Gary and Andy..
and so and so.. ;-)

We had one day with snow last week - I
dont expect anything more before next year.. pP
After all im living in Norway - Who told you that
its so cold and snowy here, ehh? Today 9`c - lol


Hi Moon...
Snow?! When was the last time I had snow in Wellington? Perhaps never? LOL.
Here we are stuck with 80+ kph winds (quite usual here, every few days or so), sleety rain, and temperatures that reach 15C if we're lucky!
It has been like this for the past 2-3 months. And we are now in summer. According to NIWA, it has been the worst October & November in NZ since WWII!

Winter actually sounds lovely in Norway... May I join???
749) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 953340)
Posted 9 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Hello Mike & Andy.
750) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 953336)
Posted 9 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
One part...

and boy is it going to be a tight fit!

I assume you mean the nvidia card length. Yes, the beefier cards get longer. Looking at that case photo at bottom, you might be able to unbolt that lowest piece of aluminum if the GPU hits it (or it might be welded, in which case either RMA it or dremel the crap out of it). Also, the slot you want is the nearest one to the CPU for full data path (all covered in motherboard manual, great toilet reading over the next week).


It might fit by a few millimetres or it will not fit by a few millimetres. The aluminum frame you mention at the bottom is for the HDD's (Screwless installation). So, I'll see if it fits when I receive the GPU. Either way I'm not too bothered, because if it doesn't fit, I'll just shave a few millimetres off the graphics card at the end, or perhaps rotate the HHD slots 90 degrees.
751) Message boards : Politics : CLIMATE CHANGE, GREEN HOUSE,OCEAN FALLING PH etc (Message 953160)
Posted 8 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
That post is about what i expected. 38% of Americans believe that dinosaurs lived at the same time as Jesus did , it's called Divine Creation .


And did you know 57% of statistics are made up on the spot? I cannot find a single study stating what you have claimed.

Not surprising America is a climate na sayer and have closed minds .

You cannot just judge and stereotype 300 million+ people like that, there is a large group of people out there who want action against climate change immediately. Anyway, last time I heard Australia isn't doing too great either. Same here in my country as well.

At least my sister whom was in New york at the time of 9.11 , listened to me and got outa there that day . So laugh all you can . I do not give this type of warning lightly and i haven't been wrong yet.

Whatever. Personally, I don't believe a thing that you are saying, because you haven't given any credible evidence to back any of your claims or suggest otherwise.

- Luke.

P.S.

...and i haven't been wrong yet .

And there is always a first time to being wrong...

And as Cameron in House M.D. once stated "You're never going to get everything right..."
752) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 953135)
Posted 8 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Thanks for the help so far. I now know that the fans in my case are 4-pin whilst the fan controller is 3-pin.
Also so far to my understanding, the 3-pin fan controller will control the 4-pin fans by regulating the voltage (because the 4th pin left out is the Pulse Width Modulator). And, because (from what I have been told) the Scythe includes 3 to 4 pin adapters anyway, everything fits (it's a tight space between fan headers on the FC), so it should be fine.

But, if anyone can confirm or deny parts of this, it would be very much appreciated...

KenzieB wrote: Ohhhh, very, very pretty.
I sooooo want one!

LOL. Thanks Kenzie...

Fantasic pics! Before you start unpacking tho, ever point a static meter at that table cloth ?? :-) Sure, it's low wattage, but ridiculously high voltage.

Oops! Was I meant to? ;). Hopefully everything will be fine because it was still in the casings...

Another thing of note... I measured the area where the graphics card fits and compared it to the specifications of the card on the EVGA website, and boy is it going to be a tight fit!

- Luke.
753) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 953130)
Posted 8 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Here are SE's next donations:
1x 5000
1x 3000
3x 2000
3x 1000

1000 more from me as well! I will try and post some penultimate statistics tomorrow night.
754) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 952915)
Posted 7 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I have finally gotten around to posting pics of the Motherboard, CPU, RAM and Power Supply. Here they are... (hopefully by next weekend I can post pics of the HDD and the GPU!)


Thanks for all the opinions about the fans. I like dnolan's idea about the fan controller... I have had a browse on PriceSpy NZ and searched for FC's. And have discovered the Scythe Kaze Master Fan Controller.
It can control 4 fans. That is the amount of pre-installed case fans in the NZXT Lexa Blackline. I am happy to let "Case Fan 1" in my product list run from one of the Chassis fan motherboard connectors.

However, this itself has brought up 2 more questions.
I cannot find anywhere on the website that says the FC uses 3 pin or 4 pin connectors. If anybody can find out this it would be deeply appreciated. My NZXT Lexa fans use (from what I gather) 4-pin connectors.

If the FC and the NZXT Lexa use different pin cables, can I just buy 4 3 to 4 pin adapters?

- Luke.
755) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 952799)
Posted 6 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Hi All. Thanks for your grains! Because of the outage, I have extended the challenge for another day. The challenge now ends 18:10 11 December 2009 New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+1300).

1000 grains from me.
SE's recent donations total to:
1x 4000
1x 3000
4x 2000
2x 1000
756) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 952785)
Posted 5 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Thanks for the quick reply Fred. Any recommendations on the adapter cable?
757) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 952774)
Posted 5 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Here is another question for you folks. I've taken a look at the P6T Deluxe Mobo I have received, and there are 5 connectors (at my count) for fans.
1x PWR Fan.
3x CHA Fan.
1x CPU Fan.

I have 5 chassis fans.
There is a 120mm intake fan on the side, a 120mm exhaust fan on the rear, a 120mm intake fan on the front, a 80mm exhaust fan on the top, and an optional 80mm area for a fan on the bottom of the case that can be either intake or exhaust (this fan is listed as Case Fan 1 in my product list).
The question is, how do I fit all of them into 3 chassis slots?
758) Message boards : Politics : CLIMATE CHANGE, GREEN HOUSE,OCEAN FALLING PH etc (Message 952627)
Posted 5 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
It is amazing that we can be called an "intelligent" species, and yet believe in all this superstitious crap.
There is just as big as chance of a large-scale disaster happening in 2010 as there is in 2012.
I guarantee you, nothing out of the ordinary will happen in 2012.

Someone please tell me where it says anywhere (legitimate) that something of negative consequences will happen in 2012.
759) Message boards : Politics : CLIMATE CHANGE, GREEN HOUSE,OCEAN FALLING PH etc (Message 952606)
Posted 5 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Boy am I going to have a laugh in 2013.
There is no sane, rational, evidence supporting a supposed destruction of the world in 2012. This planet has been around for 4.5 billion years, so why should it end in a mere 3?
760) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 952461)
Posted 4 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
After a bit of a wait and I nudge on the telephone, I have finally recieved the PSU (Computer Lounge) and the motherboard/RAM/CPU (iFocus) combo.

I have just also ordered the WD Caviar Green HDD 1.5TB for $192.66 (iFocus) and the EVGA GeForce GTX260 SC Dual-DVI (Computer Lounge). From the same companies as above.

Here is my current order list:


Another long wait ahead. Especially for the HDD since it is back ordered.
I will post some pics of the PSU and the combo later tonight.

- Luke.
761) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 952413)
Posted 4 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Some of the most amazing earth views I have ever seen.
Amazing Earth Site | HD @ YouTube
762) Message boards : Number crunching : Warning for Cuda (Message 952267)
Posted 4 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
this thread started as a general warning to new users and those that had trouble but then it was moved from cuda to number crunhing so i was not asking for help i do know about the other program that can change and improve seti my point was that normal people would find it to much hassell to fix and drop out but if there was a warning that didn't require a lot of reading , aka the facts page people would not nessary be turned off the project so blame ozzie ozborne for starting this in this section of the messageboard.


Taking a look at the records, you posted in the Questions & Answers section "CUDA". Since you thread was clearly not a question and merely a rant and debate, it was moved here.
763) Message boards : Number crunching : Warning for Cuda (Message 952235)
Posted 4 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
The point is normal people do not have the expertise understand what VLARS are or angles so i say again it is stupid .Normal people would load the program and keep useing there computers ,but if they start haveing trouble with there mouses or vidoe they might be useing they will probly drop off the project . Remember there was over 3 million users when this project started so i am saying that it was stupid computers had finally got to a point where you could do seti and anything else you whonted to do and then some dule spark came up with let's let cuda do more work and then sudenly the home computer became a dog and i suspect this is why if fact i know it's why people stoped useing seti i have freinds that stoped for this very reason useing cuda with the cpu is great but to use the cuda as well by itself is the stupid thing people still need to use there computers and all the tech for the last 10 years has been wasted when talking about seti if we still had 3 million users with todays systems then we would be doing a freaking hell of a lot more science .But the popularity of seti is no longer and that is why it was and is stupid to use the cuda units .The smart thing would have been to use cuda with the cpu's and let people use there computers without all the rubbish turning seti on or off it could just run in the background and nobody would have noticed and there would have been more users and more scince dun. so as Forrest gump says stupid is as stupid does. And you should have keeped the warning where it was to explain to people that if they use cuda then they will not be able to do much else.


Well, if you don't like SETI@home, stop running it and go somewhere else, to put it bluntly. Because right now, you are making it quite clear that you don't want to be here.

Also, keep the political crap out of the number crunching forum.
764) Message boards : Number crunching : Will this make a good cruncher? (Message 952231)
Posted 4 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
I have an Asus P6T SE with 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x16/x16/x4 mode)
Will it make any difference which card is in which slot as far as seti speed goes? Does the slowest card need to be in slot 3?


You lucky beggar!

Not 100% sure, but I think I would put the slowest card in the slowest slot, because the x4 slot has lower bandwidth available. Maybe somebody else can verify this? You might want to keep an eye on the power draw as well, seeing as you have 3 video cards in a machine with only a 750w PSU too. That must be close or over 750w with 3 video cards at full tilt.

regards, Gizbar.

Everyone who goes upon the Cuda path should own a [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882715001&Tpk=kill a watt] Killawatt.[/url]

I really think some of the Cuda problems that do not seem to have an answer really do......overdrawing the PSU.

These are not expensive, and will tell you exactly how much power your PSU is drawing from the mains and how close you are to it's limits.


Ooh. Thanks for reminding me. I can't buy Killawatts over here. Will have to go down to DSE tomorrow in search of something similar instead.
765) Message boards : Number crunching : Warning for Cuda (Message 952221)
Posted 4 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Boy, you really are like Ozzie Osborne.
So I am not doing CUDA units, I have dumped all CUDA and stopped downloading (them). If you do not do CUDA units it looks like the gpu and cpu are working together and so hence the units are being done quickly, however if I then ask CUDA to do units as well it slows down and the units average 5hrs or more normally about 6 hrs + I have just done 10 units in less than 10 hrs.
If you're right, I shouldn't have been able to do that many. Seeing as I do not have AMD chips I can't comment on them and if your system can only do 300 points then I would say AMD are not that good. Also CUDA units points can be as low as 1 point or as much as 50 so you need to do heaps of units to reach just 300 and again i rest my case what good is doing CUDA if most of the unit only give you 38 points when normal SETI@home give you 80-120 you don't need to do as many to achieve a high RAC.
In fact if I do Einstein my RAC jumps to over 1000, and I don't remember receiving 1 unit just for the CUDA chip at Einstein so next time quote hrs and number of units as the RAC can be fickle. I can get 2000 points awarded in 24 hrs and then the next day I can only get 280 so RAC is fickle.


We need to go back to the basics here.
1. The credits awarded between CUDA, SETI@home and Einstein are all roughly the same. Credits are a BOINC-wide points system, so they vary very little between projects.
2. The amount of workunits you receive does not in any way affect how long it takes to crunch and send back a result for a workunit.
3. Just because a single-core AMD system gives out a RAC of 300, do you expect a quad-core extreme AMD CPU to also output a RAC of 300? No. You can clearly see a AMD is the top crunching CPU in SETI@home (with a little help from a GPU farm).
4. CUDA workunits can give out 0.01 points to 150 points, exactly the same as S@H Multibeam.
5. Again, there is no (major) difference in the amount of credits given out per project. It is based on a BOINC-wide system.

Thank you,
- Luke.
766) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 952196)
Posted 4 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Here are the statisics for the last 2 days. I have taken some of the comments about the statistics to heart and reached a (good?) compromise.





700 grains from me into day 9.
767) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 952189)
Posted 4 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Hi All! Donations to be included in the last 2 days statistics are closed. I'm sorry I couldn't do the statistics last night folks... My wrist was extremely painful last night. Moving the mouse was awful... :(.

Even now it still hurts...

EDIT: Here are Candor's and SE's donations over the past 2 days (will be included in stats)
SE: 5x 1000 grains
SE: 4x 2000 grains
and
Candorchasma: 1x 26,900 grains
768) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Left or Right handed? (Message 951625)
Posted 2 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
And I only bring this topic up since I have strained/sprained my right wrist (also my mouse wrist) and wearing an injury strap on it keeps bothering me. I cannot lift/put weight on/or bend my wrist without experiencing pain. It has been like this constantly for the last 2 days. RSI perhaps?

Back to the main topic, are you left or right handed? I am left handed, but I use the mouse in my right hand.

Also of note, the males in my heritage have a good chance of being left handed, whilst all the females in my lineage are right handed. ;)

Has anyone in the Cafe got some interesting facts to share? Or perhaps just state your handedness?

- Luke.
769) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 951622)
Posted 2 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
LOL. I've never heard the term used very much. I just googled it and linked it to the first article I got. I don't really have an opinion on it. The only nag I have with it is that it takes some of the looks of the CPU. :(...

Luke.

Lapping is not something I would advocate for everyone. I just don't like to see half-baked bile published as serious comment.

In my case, I was trying to squeeze every last MHz out my Q9450 just to see how far it would go (and got a lot of good tips from msattler (kudos, Mark) on the way). It was quite plain to see, using a straight edge in front of strong light, that neither the CPU nor the copper foot of the cooler was flat so I carefully lapped them until they were. Result - about 5 deg C improvement in temps and stability for my 2.66GHz Q9450 @ 3.6GHz for many months.

For anyone that is not so insane about overclocking (and prepared to accept any consequences!!) then lapping is unnecessary.

F.


Well good on you for pushing it to the limits! But you won't see me taking that risk. LOL. No way am I sanding down my precious i7...
770) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 951615)
Posted 2 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Sutaru, the revision B of the Thermalright U2E fixed the convex/concave problem.
How to destroy your CPU by lapping it.

I guess he's not a fan of lapping, then... Mind you, there are so many holes in that article I could strain my wine through it.

"Judicious" lapping worked for me on my my previous (Scythe) and current (Thermalright) coolers. Made about a 5 degree difference to my overclocked rig - ahhhh - he would probably suggest that overclocking is equally mindless since Intel know best what speed their processors should run at??

F.


LOL. I've never heard the term used very much. I just googled it and linked it to the first article I got. I don't really have an opinion on it. The only nag I have with it is that it takes some of the looks of the CPU. :(...

Luke.
771) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 951612)
Posted 2 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Sutaru, the revision B of the Thermalright U2E fixed the convex/concave problem.
How to destroy your CPU by lapping it.

EDIT: BTW, the HS does fit, because the P6T deluxe is on the list of supported sockets & motherboards. SJ sent me that link.

Also, I'm pretty damn sure I won't be needing to suspend CUDA crunching to watch a movie/play FSX with the 260...
772) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 951587)
Posted 2 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Today, we still broke our daily donation record, but it looked like only a select few were contributing.
I have changed a few features, to keep the colors down, I have removed the red "No Donation" in the daily donation column, and replaced it with the "inactive" contributors listed in a light grey.





1000 grains from me into the halfway point.
773) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 951580)
Posted 2 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
2 donations from SE today: 2000 + 6000 grains.
1 donation of 75,000 from Candorchasma (image available by request).

Donations to be included in today's statistics are closed!
774) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 951335)
Posted 1 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Here is my current build specifications. Some things have changed...

@Luke,
Don't know if they are available over there, but I get amazing sound quality from the Logitech Z4 (2.1) with the onboard from my Asus P5K.

F.


Nice speakers Fred. I'll definitely consider them for this build... they aren't the next product I am ordering so it does give me time to think.
775) Message boards : Politics : CLIMATE CHANGE, GREEN HOUSE,OCEAN FALLING PH etc (Message 951320)
Posted 1 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
We don't need arguments people. We need action. The big three (China, India, America) need to get a move along now. We need CO2 (and equivalent gas) cuts now.

There is no doubt that global warming is happening right now. I'll sell all the skeptics a house right on the waterfront. And I'll laugh at them as they slowly drown in their own theories.

Over the last 200 years the global temperatures have increased. Surprisingly, that also appears to correspond with the order of magnitude increase in human population, the increase in CO2 emissions, and the start of the industrial revolution.

No one here can sanely claim global warming in not happening/a conspiracy based on the last 10 years of global temperature data. In those last 10 years, humanity has experienced the some of worst natural "events" in our history. Hurricane Katrina, the arctic ice minimum extent broken successively three times in a row (2002, 2005 & 2007), never before seen droughts in Africa. The Larsen B ice-shelf, collapsing in just over a month, whilst it had been stable for the last 12,000 years! That is nearly all of the Holocene period.


Take a look at this article. This is all caused by humans. I live in New Zealand, a country with one of the highest proportion of glaciers in the world, and I have been to a few of them. And it is just sad to stand on the previous ice line. And look up the valley, and see a melting glacier in the distance. No one here can tell me this is not human made!

Apparently, it is just easier for some to bury their heads in the sand (they'll be under the water soon anyway...) and think it's not happening. And I do pity those fools... Very much so...
776) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 951319)
Posted 1 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Hi Andy!
No such thing as summer this year for New Zealand. We had the coldest October on national record since 1945, and I fear tomorrow they will report something similar about November.

It's going to be a really mild summer here. And it doesn't help much with this cold I've had for the past week or so.
777) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 951293)
Posted 1 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
The best day yet guys & gals! Why do we up the donation challenge to 1.5 Megagrains?





1300 grains from me into day 6.
778) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 951286)
Posted 1 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Here are some final donations:
4 x 2000 grains from Stealth and
1x 35,100 grains from Candor.

Donations to be included in today's statistics are closed.
779) Message boards : Number crunching : NEZ - The truth behind the credits... finally revealed. (Message 951284)
Posted 1 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Wow. That is really all I can say. Wow...
This is the exact reason I do not install unauthorized programs on my clients machines. I stick to my own where I have no risk of getting my ass sued or taken to court.
NEZ, if you are reading this, you only have yourself to blame.

The lesson is:
Do not ever install any unauthorized program on any computer of device you are not responsible for! Keep to your machines and your machines only.
780) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 951243)
Posted 1 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
3200 from me and 2000 + 2000 from Stealth...
This is how I remember the old donation challenges!
781) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 951225)
Posted 1 Dec 2009 by Luke
Post:
Here is a sum up of all Stealth Eagle's grains today:
1. You have now donated 5000 grains of rice.
2. You have now donated 1000 grains of rice.
3. You have now donated 1000 grains of rice.
4. You have now donated 3000 grains of rice.
5. You have now donated 2000 grains of rice.
6. You have now donated 3000 grains of rice.

Great work Stealth!
782) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 951033)
Posted 30 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:

Dual monitor.. ops.. you can't ask me..

I found in the GIGABYTE specs 'multi view'. That you need?

There you can compare both cards..

[GIGABYTE GTX260(-216) SOC] VGA + DVI-I
1 x DVI-I output
1 x with HDCP
1 x Dual Link
1 x VGA output

[EVGA GTX260 Core216 SSC] 2x DVI-I
2 x DVI-I output
1 x with HDCP
2 x Dual Link
1 x S-Video output

The connection infos I have not from the official sites. For to be sure.. have an own look at the official.

AFAIK, the GIGABYTE is the highest manufacturer OCed GTX260-216.

Test of the GIGABYTE..
[anandtech.com]
If for only CUDA then because of the higher settings.. I would go with the GIGABYTE OCed GTX260 instead of stock GTX275.


Thanks for the input Sutaru! I have checked against the manufacturers and it does look like the Gigabyte SOC GTX260-216 only supports 1 monitor (through DVI). So for now, I am sticking to the EVGA SSC. Perhaps a bit of overclocking on my part will increase the power of it.

Looks like both the combo and the PSU have started shipping, they will be here either tomorrow or the day after (Wednesday). Then it is on to ordering the GPU and the CPU HS + CPU Fan.
783) Message boards : Number crunching : Post your BOINC Startup 'CUDA' Info (Message 951031)
Posted 30 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Not that I use my Graphics card for crunching, but I'll post here anyway.
28/11/2009 3:17:45 p.m.		NVIDIA GPU 0: GeForce 8600M GT (driver version 18681, CUDA version 2020, compute capability 1.1, 256MB, 61 GFLOPS peak)

Hopefully the GTX260 C216 Superclock in my gaming build will do a bit better!
i have a core 216 and, as posted above, it's specs are: 11/29/2009 1:03:23 PM NVIDIA GPU 0: GeForce GTX 260 (driver version 19038, CUDA version 2030, compute capability 1.3, 896MB, 583 GFLOPS peak)

mine is the evga version that comes "superclocked". I'm not sure how much farther I'd want to push it


That's the card I am purchasing. You might be able to squeeze a bit more juice out of it, because it is still at EVGA factory defaults, and no matter how much "superclocked" or "overclocked" they advertise it as, you can always push it an inch further. Also, if you have a GPU cooler that can help with the overclocking process as well. Just don't fry it if you try!
784) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 951012)
Posted 30 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
It looks like we are back on track to make the 1 megagrain mark folks! Here is day 4 statistics...





500 from me heading into day 5.
785) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 951003)
Posted 30 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Donations to be included in today's statistics are closed! All other donations are now part of day 5!

Day 4 statistics coming soon!
786) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 951001)
Posted 30 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
@Fred:
Good to know the onboard audio is good from a Asus motherboard. I've removed the sound card from the list. :).

@Sutaru Tsureku
Nice! Does it support dual monitors? If it doesn't, I cannot go with it, but if it does, I am more than happy to buy it.

@HAL9000
Good idea. I won't go with it for my main drive, because I am a movie junkie and store lots of HD, but I have added it as a product I might buy in the future for an upgrade!
787) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950995)
Posted 30 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
2 more 1000 grain donations from SE...
And OMG... a 50,000 grain donation from Candorchasma! (90,000-40,000=50,000)

788) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950965)
Posted 30 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Two more 1000 grain donations from Stealth. ;)

- Luke.
789) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950942)
Posted 30 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
The 2 latest donations from SE are 3000 grains and 1000 grains respectively.
790) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950915)
Posted 30 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Another 1000 grains from Stealth Eagle.
We are only 20,000 away from maintaining the daily minimum!
791) Message boards : Number crunching : Post your BOINC Startup 'CUDA' Info (Message 950885)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:

'Message 950396'

GIGABYTE GTX260(-216) SOC (manufacturer OCed)
680/1500/1250 [GPU/shader/RAM]
BOINC V6.6.x -> 117 GFLOPS
BOINC V6.10.x -> 653 GFLOPS

AFAIK, this is the highest manufacturer OCed GTX260-216.

Who (which manufacturer) can beat GIGABYTE?


I'm not sure how many GFLOPS it pushes, and it isn't a 260-C216, but this is the self-proclaimed "fastest graphics card in the world"
Asus Mars GTX 295 X2 @ Computex
I can find them available at all. And if there is only 1000 of them made, they would be very rare.

It packs 4GB of memory under the chassis, and I can make out that is has an Engine clock of 648Mhz, a Shader clock of 1476(?)Mhz, and a Memory clock of 2.4Ghz!
792) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950882)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
SE's latest donation is 1000 grains.
Another 2000 from me.
793) Message boards : Number crunching : Post your BOINC Startup 'CUDA' Info (Message 950879)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Not that I use my Graphics card for crunching, but I'll post here anyway.
28/11/2009 3:17:45 p.m.		NVIDIA GPU 0: GeForce 8600M GT (driver version 18681, CUDA version 2020, compute capability 1.1, 256MB, 61 GFLOPS peak)

Hopefully the GTX260 C216 Superclock in my gaming build will do a bit better!
i have a core 216 and, as posted above, it's specs are: 11/29/2009 1:03:23 PM NVIDIA GPU 0: GeForce GTX 260 (driver version 19038, CUDA version 2030, compute capability 1.3, 896MB, 583 GFLOPS peak)

Quite a substantial increase in GFLOPS then. Perhaps with a bit of OCing you could reach 10x that of my 8600M GT? It is only 27 GFLOPS away. GTX 260 rocks the GPU world, it is the all round gaming card.
794) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950861)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
1,000 more rice kibbles from the kitties.


Thank you Mark. Very much appreciated.
795) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950854)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Stealth Eagle's latest 2 donations are 1000 grains and 2000 grains.
796) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 950849)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
MarkJ said: Yes you can mix them. You need to have the cc_config entry <use_all_gpus>1</use_all_gpus> for it to work for different types of cards.

Its usually better to try and keep them the same. I have one rig with dual GTX260's (not OC'ed - they run hot anyway). I have 2 rigs with GTX295's, which is a simpler way of getting basically a dual GTX260 setup, but on a single card and for less power. I have one rig with a GTX275 (one of GTX295's was a dud) and another one with an ATI HD4850, although not much can use it for crunching at the moment.

As for the Fermi you might have a long wait and they will be expensive when they 1st come out, but expect the price to drop as volume picks up.


Thank you for the heads-up. I'll look at adding a Fermi once the price has dropped in perhaps Q2-Q3 2010. For now I'll stick with my GTX260.

Ramuh said: 120mm 3000rpm fan? I hope you're not planning on sleeping in the same *house*. :)

Also, if those are the speakers you are going to use, you might as well use the integrated sound card.


LOL. It's the best fan out there. 133CFM is a heck of a lot of power for a CPU fan. It should keep it the temperature just below molten.

Good point about the sound card. I have my laptop and my iPhone here anyway, and usually when I am listing to music it is through earphones. By eliminating this product, I can save a bit of cash for something else.

Here is my current build specifications. Some things have changed...


If He thinks 133cfm is loud, Then He hasn't heard a 220cfm fan(120mm), My cpu uses a 150cfm fan, Is It loud? Not to Me.


What 2 fans are those, SJ? I am interested in the 220cfm and 150cfm fans...
797) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950843)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
SE's next 2 donations respectively are 1000 and 800 grains.

400 more from me.
798) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 950842)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
MarkJ said: Yes you can mix them. You need to have the cc_config entry <use_all_gpus>1</use_all_gpus> for it to work for different types of cards.

Its usually better to try and keep them the same. I have one rig with dual GTX260's (not OC'ed - they run hot anyway). I have 2 rigs with GTX295's, which is a simpler way of getting basically a dual GTX260 setup, but on a single card and for less power. I have one rig with a GTX275 (one of GTX295's was a dud) and another one with an ATI HD4850, although not much can use it for crunching at the moment.

As for the Fermi you might have a long wait and they will be expensive when they 1st come out, but expect the price to drop as volume picks up.


Thank you for the heads-up. I'll look at adding a Fermi once the price has dropped in perhaps Q2-Q3 2010. For now I'll stick with my GTX260.

Ramuh said: 120mm 3000rpm fan? I hope you're not planning on sleeping in the same *house*. :)

Also, if those are the speakers you are going to use, you might as well use the integrated sound card.


LOL. It's the best fan out there. 133CFM is a heck of a lot of power for a CPU fan. It should keep it the temperature just below molten.

Good point about the sound card. I have my laptop and my iPhone here anyway, and usually when I am listing to music it is through earphones. By eliminating this product, I can save a bit of cash for something else.

Here is my current build specifications. Some things have changed...

799) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 950822)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
New Zealand's first rocket launches in about 5 minutes from Great Mercury Island in the North Island. I'm not feeling too great today, so I will be staying home (it's a Monday). So I'm typing this on my iPhone whilst watching the countdown on television...
800) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 950756)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Nearly 11 PM here. Need some rest... Goodnight all.
801) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XIX CLOSED** (Message 950750)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Just broke 700 RAC! This is of an all-time high from a rare AP WU. Long may it continue.

Congratulations to all other milestoners.
802) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 950736)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Also I am figuring to buy the EVGA GeForce GTX260 Core 216 Superclocked Dual-DVI 896MB editon for NZ$359.

Plus I am still deciding on what to order next weekend. Any help here folks? Graphics Card & HDD...? HS & CPU Fan...? Or a combination of these perhaps?


The GTX260-216 is a great card. However, soonish (no-one seems sure when) nVidia is going to release the GT300 (Fermi) series. I suspect that you will be able to get a GT300 card for the same price as the GTX260, but with x2 performance. I bought myself a GT240 while I wait and see what the GT300 series will bring. A bit of a waste of money, but I couldn't wait that long before powering the system up... I could have gone with a G210 for half the cost though.


Can I crunch S@H with 1x GTX260 and 1x GTX3xx in the same computer? Or do the cards have to have the same specifications? I might install a GTX3xx card if possible when they are available.

Then again, that is all pivotal on me having the money. It would be nice though to crunch with a Fermi.
803) Message boards : Number crunching : Petition For Seti@Home and Arecibo Funding (Message 950732)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
I just signed. Perhaps this will raise awareness of SETI@home and Arecibo. Or perhaps not...
804) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950731)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
This is the FreeRice spirit that I remember so fondly! We may be back on track to a million if we continue like this each successive day! Please continue to donate.

Daily Statistics...


Exotic Statistics...


1100 grains from me heading into day 4.

- Luke.
805) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950723)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Time is up for day 3 everybody. All further grains are for day 4. Statistics coming soon.
806) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950717)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Stealth has posted another 1000...
807) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950710)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Candor has donated another 18,900 grains...
808) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 950699)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
I suppose it is time I posted an update for this thread (it's nearly 4PM Sunday 29th). Should be receiving the PSU and combo in the next few days. The case and monitors both arrived on Wednesday last week, so I'd think the 2 items I am ordering now should be delivered around Wednesday as well.

First thing of note is that I am ditching Case Fan 1. A fan (to be specific, the front 120mm intake) I thought wasn't included in the case actually is (it was listed as optional). So this should save me a few bucks. I have also found a cheaper price on the Thermalright U120E HS at the online store Ascent NZ. Ascent offers free shipping and the product is roughly NZ$13 cheaper.

In the opposite direction, I am looking to ramp up the HDD to a Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB (from 1TB) from either iFocus or PC Pacific.
Also I am figuring to buy the EVGA GeForce GTX260 Core 216 Superclocked Dual-DVI 896MB editon for NZ$359. Here's an image...

Plus I am still deciding on what to order next weekend. Any help here folks? Graphics Card & HDD...? HS & CPU Fan...? Or a combination of these perhaps?

Mark said: My top 2 rigs are sporting 910 watt units......and I have a couple of them that have been upgraded to 750's when the old 550's failed.
The increase in efficiency alone will pay for them in a number of months.
And aside from the fallacy that somebody else posted, PSU's are NOT most efficient when loaded to the gills. I think the last graph I saw showed max efficiency at around 70-80 percent of rated load.

I've heard it works like this too. Good efficiency at low loads, best efficiency at medium/hard loads, then reasonable efficiency at full load. Not that I'm gonna' choke out the PSU with a full 750W of draw.
809) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950691)
Posted 29 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Stealth Eagle's 3rd and 4th donations respectively are 2000 and 2000 grains.
810) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950638)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Stealth has donated another 1200 grains...
811) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950581)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Stealth Eagle's donation:

You have now donated
1000 grains of rice
812) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 950566)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
I wonder; what is the normal length of these threads? Was the last one over 1000 a short one?

Just curious. Wanted to see if there was any chance of a win before Christmas.


Some of them last past 1800 and it's not uncommon for them to achieve 1500. Others appear to be below 800. It's anyone's guess what number it could be!
813) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950565)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
700 more from me.
814) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950559)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
I have PM'ed Bob & Candorchasma and they have decided they will be donating via PM. Here is candorchasma's first donation:
815) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950437)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
A small 500 from me. This is more like it! Don't stop now folks...
816) Message boards : Number crunching : Post your BOINC Startup 'CUDA' Info (Message 950431)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Not that I use my Graphics card for crunching, but I'll post here anyway.
28/11/2009 3:17:45 p.m.		NVIDIA GPU 0: GeForce 8600M GT (driver version 18681, CUDA version 2020, compute capability 1.1, 256MB, 61 GFLOPS peak)

Hopefully the GTX260 C216 Superclock in my gaming build will do a bit better!
817) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 950421)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Burj Dubai Timelapse : 25 Minutes in 25 Seconds | High Quality
818) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 950410)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
I have just ordered the PSU for NZ$305.00 (no stupid 3% non-cash surcharge & free shipping!) from Computer Lounge NZ. A good reputable company. Unlike others in this country.

PSU is a Corsair HX750 Modular (62A 12v rail) rated at 80+ Gold certification (optimal) and 80+ Silver certification (true). As far as I know, this is the only PSU that has been awarded gold.

Will be looking forward to receive the Asus P6T Deluxe/Core i7 920/Corsair XMS3 6GB and the above PSU in the next few days! Then perhaps it is on to ordering the heatsink and fan for the CPU. I have now got all the expensive components out of the way (excluding graphics card)

Hopefully this PSU may be a bit more future proofed than 650W! And not only will the efficiency pay off the extra cost, with a warranty of 7 years, it should be a pretty solid companion.
819) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950390)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Thank you Monday, Blurf & Kaseychief!
820) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950389)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
And the picture becomes even bleaker. Am I allowed to express my doubt about the 1,000,000 mark? What has changed since the last thread?





Day 3 starts now.
821) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950377)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Donations to be included in today's statistics are closed. All further donations are considered tomorrows. Statistics coming soon.
822) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 950366)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
If the bios is anything like that of all the Asus mobos I have run of late.....

You don't even have to use the profiles to save your butt......

A crash, and a power up/down cycle brings you back to the default settings, where you have a chance to make right whatever OCing demons brought you down.....

Asus rules, dudes.

I can't argue with that Mark, So far.

Asus rocks my world.......
I understand that some cannot afford the finest......but I believe they are.
The R2E is simply the most rock solid mobo I have ever run.


If I could afford the Rampage II, I would buy it Mark. It is simply out of my price range.

I may order the Power Supply (Corsair HX750) tonight. Keeping in mind I don't want to reach my credit limit.

Mark, what PSU do you use?
823) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950362)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Anymore donations? We aren't going to reach 1,000,000 at this rate.
824) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (26) Server problems (Message 950339)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
There are a few new features and changes related to the Transfers tab (UL's/DL's) in Boinc 6.10.18.

You must have different info than all the rest of us. ;-)

There were changes made in the project-wide upload and download back-off code. But these happened in 6.6.38 and 6.6.39

Grant is using 6.6.41, so he's well covered.


Oops, read the 6.10.18 thread wrong then. My mistake...
825) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 950331)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
How about sparing a donation to FreeRice and posting in the FreeRice thread?
826) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (26) Server problems (Message 950327)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Or.....

I had 39 WU's stuck in download for a couple of hours giving a mixture of these reports even though the network traffic seemed to be dropping off. A restart of BM caused them all to download immediately without any problem.


Same here.
Had a whole group of downloads allocated, but all of them were "Download Pending". Selected a few & did the "Retry now", but they timed out after a couple of seconds. After that time out, after the next attempt at downloading they rejoined all the others with "Download Pending" status.
I checked the project properties, and there were no deferal times there. Tried the "Do nework communication" option, still all "Download Pending".
Exited & restarted BOINC and after about 4-6 "Wrong file size" error messages, they all downloaded one ofter the other as fast as they ever have.

May be a bug with the manager? My present one is
v6.6.41
Running the AKv8 optimised app. No CUDA. No projects other than Seti.


There are a few new features and changes related to the Transfers tab (UL's/DL's) in Boinc 6.10.18.

Perhaps it's worth a shot upgrading...
827) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 950325)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Winning in blue...
828) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (26) Server problems (Message 950324)
Posted 28 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
All my uploads and downloads have finally cleared. And a 20% RAC jump to go with it... since I was lucky enough to be able to report a AP task with the rest.
829) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 950292)
Posted 27 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
I have finally ordered the RAM/CPU/Motherboard combo. With a $30 special deal as well, all up, that is $1299 for the combo.

I will not be ordering the PSU today, since, about a minute after I completed the purchase, I received a call from my bank's fraud protection service, and they asked me whether I had made the purchase! Wow, was that quick!

And so I asked him to check how much I had left on my credit card before I purchased the PSU, I am $600 away from maxing out my bill!

So it will have to wait until early december, before I order anything else, but it is only 3 days away anyway.
830) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950284)
Posted 27 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
500 more grains... come on people!

- Luke.
831) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 950263)
Posted 27 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Here's another video I have just StumbledUpon...
STS-129 Landing | HD @ Youtube
I think the first view is wonderful.
832) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 950135)
Posted 27 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
It's about time I got some sleep. Night all.

- Luke.
833) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 950130)
Posted 27 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
As I am ordering the Power Supply tomorrow, I have decided to go with the Antec TruePower New 750W PSU. 100W more than planned. Can anyone here tell me if it is a modular PSU (i.e. removable cables)? Because I would really like to have as little clutter as possible.

- Luke.


It is partly/mostly modular. Antec call it a "Hybrid Cable Management System". The marketing blab says the "important/mandatory" cables are built into the PSU, while the "optional" ones are modular. Probably means that there is an extra cable or two built into that PSU over which you may find with a more modular PSU like the Corsair HX750.


OMG. The dream PSU. It is 2 years more warranty than the Antec and it's efficiency is better. However, it is 30mm larger in length. Can it still fit in the NZXT Lexa Blackline case?

If it can. That is the baby I'm buying...

- Luke.
834) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 950127)
Posted 27 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
As I am ordering the Power Supply tomorrow, I have decided to go with the Antec TruePower New 750W PSU. 100W more than planned. Can anyone here tell me if it is a modular PSU (i.e. removable cables)? Because I would really like to have as little clutter as possible.

- Luke.
835) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 950109)
Posted 27 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Well, I have finally got around to taking some pictures of my case and monitors.

Received the case via Courier Post 2 days ago. Unboxed it, and is sitting under a sheet for now. I had a bit of trouble getting the side window off (due to the peculiar mechanisms involved), but I did get it eventually.


I also had some time to take a look at the monitors. Alot larger than I expected!
Both images compared to my laptop.


Tomorrow, I will order the Power Supply and the mobo/RAM/CPU combo.

- Luke.
836) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950097)
Posted 27 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Well, it is quite saddening to see that we will only be able to donate just over 500,000 grains. Let's pick up the pace shall we?

Here is the day 1 statistics:
Standard...


and Exotic...


Congratulations to Zebra3 for winning Contributor of the Day!

And Day 2 commences. 200 from me...

- Luke.
837) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 950073)
Posted 27 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Well what a wonderful day it has been (apart from the weather). Today I came home to discover I had won 1 of 30 free cinema passes in New Zealand with the SmileCity Free Movie Frenzy contest (goal was to express why you should deserve a free cinema pass in under 25 words). It took my a while to be creative, but apparently I nailed it!

Any good movies in the cinema now? 'Cause I'm gonna' have a hoot of a time...

You still going to have enough time to be a moderator?


Juggling life is hard... Computer build, my life, my job, after hours work, S@H.
Sadly the real world takes precedence over the virtual world.
838) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 950071)
Posted 27 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Hi All! Another 500 grains from me. Grains to be included in today's statistics close in 10 minutes... More is always appreciated!
839) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 950054)
Posted 27 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Well what a wonderful day it has been (apart from the weather). Today I came home to discover I had won 1 of 30 free cinema passes in New Zealand with the SmileCity Free Movie Frenzy contest (goal was to express why you should deserve a free cinema pass in under 25 words). It took my a while to be creative, but apparently I nailed it!

Any good movies in the cinema now? 'Cause I'm gonna' have a hoot of a time...
840) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy Thanksgiving! (Message 949956)
Posted 26 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
I don't have to be in America to celebrate Thanksgiving do I? ;).
Happy Thanksgiving all.

How about we give some other people a happy thanksgiving...
841) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 949951)
Posted 26 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Hi All. Thanks for your donated grains! 500 more from me. Please note this rule, as it just makes it harder for me to count up for statistics:

Please only post the amount of grains earned in a single session (i.e. Don't post your running tally).

Thank you.
842) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 949873)
Posted 26 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
How to Pay For Anything With Blank Paper | Standard Quality @ Metacafe
Just another video from my ever-growing StumbleUpon collection. You should see how many items I have in my favorites!
P.S. He did pay for everything in the end...
843) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 949871)
Posted 26 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
;-)) So its All about computers, aye? -

Well, what else could I expect.

Here with me the last days has been about trying to throw away alot
of stuff that has been stored through the last 50 years - at least. lol
Last week we got out a big blue shining container.. and it has been filled
up since then - from several different buildings on the property here..
But from my own house, the only thing that was ready for that container,
was two old garden chairs.. ;-)

Now we will have room to store for the next 50 years. Hurray!..



That's why we're at S@H!
50 years is alot of 'stuff'! Gosh, I can't even manage 6 months worth of stored items. Also, you must have alot of storage!

Hey I see the Penguins are sending Your area a care package. ;)

Massive icebergs floating towards coast
of New Zealand




http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/11/25/iceberg.newzealand/index.html


Yeah, I saw this on the news a few days ago. Latest update is about 200 of them are floating south of New Zealand. Quite amazing. It makes it even more amazing when you imagine that 90% of the iceberg is below water level...

- Luke.
844) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge - 1,338,970 grains! (Message 949859)
Posted 26 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:

Welcome all! To the FreeRice (III) Thanksgiving Donation Challenge!

It seems like it is time to start a new Freerice thread. Can we donate as many grains as the last thread (Where we pulled together to donate 2,748,460 grains of rice!), even though Freerice has reduced the donation rate back to 10 grains per correct answer?

So let's put a goal up at a 1,000,000 grains. To start us of, I have donated 1000 grains to the total.

This challenge, like all the other challenges so far, will last for 2 weeks. Starting at 18:10 26 November 2009 and ending at 18:10 10 December 2009. All times are expressed in New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+1300)

A link to FreeRice is here. The above and below images are also linked directly to FreeRice, clicking on the images or the link preceding will take you directly to the FreeRice website.

And remember, you don't have to donate in English. There are many other languages and non-language options available.
--------------------------------
As per the last thread, there will be 5 stars available and up for grabs, here they are:
- Platinum Contributor. 500,000 grains.
- Diamond Contributor. 250,000 grains.
- Gold Contributor. 100,000 grains.
- Enhanced Contributor. 50,000 grains.

- Contributor of the day. Awarded to the most deserving.

Can someone here donate 500,000 grains?
--------------------------------
This thread replaces:
FreeRice (I) Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains donated.
FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,560 grains donated.
--------------------------------
FreeRice & Thread rules:
Every contributor must obey the FreeRice website rules.
No Ricebots (automated donation scripts) are allowed.
No cheating is allowed.
All posts must be on topic to the subject of FreeRice.
Please only post the amount of grains earned in a single session (i.e. Don't post your running tally).
--------------------------------
I hope to see every single person that views this thread donate. Please... remember the fact that the total amount of money needed to stop world poverty is estimated at US$200,000,000,000 a year. Donating rice is free...

Kind regards & thank you to all contributors that will be,
Luke.


845) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 949598)
Posted 25 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Okay, I received the monitors this morning (2 large brown Dell boxes) and the case about an hour ago (1 huge box!). I'll post some pictures over the weekend.

Thanks for all the input folks. I'll try to answer the questions below.

MarkJ said: Out of interest why the dual monitor setup? Also why a sound card when the P6T has it built in?

Something has always appealed to me about dual monitors. W7 has better multi-mon support than previous versions. Plus this means I can watch House on one screen an be productive on the other screen!
Hmm. I must have overlooked that the motherboard has built in sound. Would the quality be any good compared to what I have listed now?

Skildude said: I wondered why so cheap a sound card when you are putting such a platinum coated PC together. BTW I'd have waited until the Q1 2010 to see the new AMDs.


A completely different opinion to the one above, hmm. I don't need great sound since I'm not much of an audiophile. My laptop doesn't even have a subwoofer.
Anyway, I don't have the money to splash out on top components across the range. Just the cooling and perhaps the case. I've never been an AMD boy, historically I have found you can OC harder on Intel chipsets and CPU's. And AMD is still behind the race at the moment.

Tombew said:2 x 3000rpm fans might be pretty loud.
Are they PWM so the mobo can control them? You might also consider getting a "2-fan-to-1-mobo-connector" splitter.
I assume the HDD is a 1TB WD 7200rpm "Black" model.

Where did I say I was buying two 3000rpm fans? I'm only buying one 3000rpm fan and that is to cool the CPU. Yeah, it will be a little noisy. But you can't subdue the overwhelming power of 133cfm!
I have in my list "Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 7200 rpm". LOL. I choose green edition because it is cheaper.

Concerning the Power Supply & the Graphics cards
GPU's appear to be the most expensive component of a computer nowadays. I definitely don't have money to splash out on anything more than a single 260. And I wouldn't call them 'underpowered' like someone here did. They are perfectly fine for everyday browsing, gaming and crunching. Perhaps in the future I will upgrade to a 3xx Fermi (which again, I'm not going to wait on, and wouldn't have the money for) or add a 2nd GPU, but not now.

Power Supply. I will check out the prices for the 750W model instead of the 650W. Last time I checked it was quite a bit more expensive than the one I'm buying now. But if I can't afford it, I'm more than happy to stick with the 650W model.

Concerning Overclocking
For starters I will apply a modest OC, and then perhaps ramp it up to a larger figure. And yes Mark, I'll probably need alot more help in the coming month!

Thanks for all the tips, if you have any more comments, please post!

- Luke.
846) Message boards : Number crunching : RAM Cooling : Overrated? (Message 949591)
Posted 25 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Thank you all for your answers. It looks like the general consensus is that passive cooling is fine but active cooling is unneeded. Thanks S@H!

Now locking this thread...

- Luke.
847) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 949443)
Posted 24 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Another video from my StumbleUpon collection.

Caminito Del Rey | Standard Quality
Wow! This would really scare me. Can't stand heights!

For those who want more information...
Wikipedia : Caminito Del Rey
848) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 949441)
Posted 24 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Wow living in NZ is pricey, sorry about that.

Looks like similar components going full tilt have RACs between 18000 & 24000. Will that be satisfactory?

If you've not fresh built before, get a static strap and a good PC toolkit & maglight ;-) A few spare tie-wraps will also help, kept loose until the very end (which is 2 days after what you think is the very end).

Some thoughts:

-- 650w should be fine, but I might have gone higher in case a year from now you add a second cuda card.

-- On dual mon, I usually make one an LCD TV. It doesn't add too much to the cost, has adequate built-in speakers, and provides a ton of in-home flexibility. I'm not a fan of TV cards. I also make sure what I get has mounting holes on the back (not all LCD monitors do, and those ones usually have permanent ricketty crap stands, go figure -- I'm sure DELL does not do that).

-- I encourage trying out HDMI for monitor cables. Your monitors are ready, but you'll need converters for that card. And don't lose the audio pass-thru cable for your cuda card (regardless if you stay DVI or HDMI).

-- I tend to agree with Joker on 1156 vs 1366. Intel's roadmap makes my head hurt. I'm sure you've gone through the pros & cons on tomshardware.com, and your choice is great for multiple GPUs.

-- Don't forget an OS :D Are you considering 64 bit?

-- Might be useful to get one of those Power meters on a dedicated power strip so you see what this new rig consumes powerwise. Especially handy when you experiment with clocking.

-- No CAM ??

Have a blast.


Wow! Thanks for the input 52 Aces!
Yeah, NZ is really pricey for anything tech. And it annoys the hell out of me. It's because we are geographically isolated, I suppose.

That RAC level you just posted is 2.5x as high as I thought I could achieve. It will be an interesting ride as far as overclocking goes. And I will probably have a few spare components after the build, so I'll be giving them away (less shipping and postage) to you guys.

I believe I do have pieces of that sort of set lying around amidst the chaos, but if cannot find them I'll go out and find myself a dedicated set for this build.

I thought about that too, but I really can't see myself spending anymore, I think Mark said his Frozen Nehi uses 620W at full draw. So I think I'll be fine for now. But I'll look into it, because I know there is a 750W version available. Or would that not be enough to handle 2x CUDA?

I though about buying a LCD TV instead a few months back, but I just can't find anything cheaper than what I prefer to buy now. I buy Dell because I've had good trades and experiences with them in the past. The laptop I type on right now is a Dell XPS M1530 (temps can get up to 95 Celsius under full load without a clean!) and I also own a Dell Printer. So it makes sense to me to buy Dell monitors.

If I didn't want a converter for the sound card for HDMI, what (reasonably cheap) sound card could you recommend that would be happy with HDMI?

Thanks. I've heard good things about Asus. And the reviews are positive so it looks like it's a strong motherboard. Mark uses the Asus Rampage II Extreme, I wish I could splash the cash like him, but right now I really don't have the money to spend NZ$1000 on a Motherboard!

Oops! I forgot to list that, since I directly copied the list off my budgeting sheet. I already own a (unused) copy of W7 64 Home Premium OEM which will be fine for the job. 32-bit should be illegal, considering the RAM we use these days. LOL.

Yeah, A Killawatt could come in handy. I'll see if I can grab one online!

No camera because my laptop already has a 2.0 mpxl webcam installed, and I barely ever use it!

Thanks again 52 Aces.
849) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 949431)
Posted 24 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Thanks SJ and Spitfire...

Yeah, I could probably build a solid bare bones for about half the price of this, but this is the desktop that will replace my aging Celeron.

I'll try get pics of the case in when it arrives. Should be here tomorrow or the day after.

- Luke.

Not a problem Luke, The cpu I mentioned is an 1156 type cpu of course and the MSI seems to have a one touch overclock with their OC Genie that does pretty good from what I've read Here. Also the MSI motherboard uses a LOTES socket which doesn't have problems like Foxconn socket does above 4.3GHz (As documented).


I'm not sure why Intel in it's infinite wisdom created two completely different sockets in the same product demographic. It would have just been cheaper and easier to keep LGA1366 and force motherboard producers to make their products cheaper, the only thing two sockets in the same generation is going to do is confuse consumers.
The concern I have with the Asus P6T Deluxe is that it will not be able to fit the Thermalright heatsink, and even if it does fit it, the case might obstruct it from being mounted horizontally.
Here is the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 1366RT heatsink I'd prefer to buy. It's a pretty large heatsink and it's made of aluminum I believe. There is a copper version available, but it's slightly larger, alot heavier, and more pricey. And Thermalright don't guarantee the ability of a motherboard to support it.


- Luke.
850) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 949427)
Posted 24 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Thanks SJ and Spitfire...

Yeah, I could probably build a solid bare bones for about half the price of this, but this is the desktop that will replace my aging Celeron.

I'll try get pics of the case in when it arrives. Should be here tomorrow or the day after.

- Luke.
851) Message boards : Politics : Politicaly uncorrect.....and proud of it. (Message 949422)
Posted 24 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:

We are a nation of doers. We don't sit around and wait for someone else to take care of something for us.


That's a joke if I've ever heard one. Then why don't you do something about Global Warming? You didn't ratify the Kyoto protocol. And it don't seem your gonna' change much at the Copenhagen summit either.

I love America, I really do, it's a great country. But you can't just say that when this stares you straight in the face.

Because it hasn't been warming in the last 10 years. We are not going to be conned (I hope). We also have been leading the world in producing technology to make more efficient use of energy and we are using the same amount of energy we did 40 years ago despite the increase in population. By the way, Europe uses the same amount of energy and has the same usage curve. The rest of the world is another story. Their usage was about the same as ours 40 years ago but has doubled and is on the way to tripling. Just because every body hates us is no reason for us to commit economic suicide. Now I am in favor of using more Atomic power, but Obama, the Darling of the world has ended that dream. He has shut down our waste storage area making it dumb to build any new reactors.
We have been leading by example but no one has noticed.


There's always a reason. You can't just hate something for no reason. Also you cannot compare America to Europe. America is a country, Europe is a continent.

The hate us for the same reason I was picked on in school. We are different, we don't strike back over small things, we try to live by high standards but we don't force others to follow and we have few others defending us. We are the perfect big easy to hit target. Everyone wants to be number one, but they don't understand the price tied to it.
The only reason I mentioned Europe is that I had numbers on them and I feel they are setting a good example as well. I suspect much of their success is due the the fact that they use more atomic power than we do, but how they do it is not as important as the fact they are doing it.
PS About 10 years ago, one of your fellow country men came up here for a 3 month vacation. We got to know him well and if he was representative of your country, I would enjoy a vacation to your country very much. He reminded me of the better part of our country.


Well, I like America. It's a nice country. Germany, however, is phasing its Nuclear power out.
852) Message boards : Politics : Politicaly uncorrect.....and proud of it. (Message 949412)
Posted 24 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:

We are a nation of doers. We don't sit around and wait for someone else to take care of something for us.


That's a joke if I've ever heard one. Then why don't you do something about Global Warming? You didn't ratify the Kyoto protocol. And it don't seem your gonna' change much at the Copenhagen summit either.

I love America, I really do, it's a great country. But you can't just say that when this stares you straight in the face.

Because it hasn't been warming in the last 10 years. We are not going to be conned (I hope). We also have been leading the world in producing technology to make more efficient use of energy and we are using the same amount of energy we did 40 years ago despite the increase in population. By the way, Europe uses the same amount of energy and has the same usage curve. The rest of the world is another story. Their usage was about the same as ours 40 years ago but has doubled and is on the way to tripling. Just because every body hates us is no reason for us to commit economic suicide. Now I am in favor of using more Atomic power, but Obama, the Darling of the world has ended that dream. He has shut down our waste storage area making it dumb to build any new reactors.
We have been leading by example but no one has noticed.


There's always a reason. You can't just hate something for no reason. Also you cannot compare America to Europe. America is a country, Europe is a continent.
853) Message boards : Cafe SETI : A Farewell to Oscar......... (Message 949406)
Posted 24 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Oscar is happy now. I'm sorry about your loss, friend.

Kind Regards to you,
Luke.
854) Message boards : Politics : Politicaly uncorrect.....and proud of it. (Message 949395)
Posted 24 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:

We are a nation of doers. We don't sit around and wait for someone else to take care of something for us.


That's a joke if I've ever heard one. Then why don't you do something about Global Warming? You didn't ratify the Kyoto protocol. And it don't seem your gonna' change much at the Copenhagen summit either.

I love America, I really do, it's a great country. But you can't just say that when this stares you straight in the face.
855) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunching / Gaming Computer Build 2010 (Message 949386)
Posted 24 Nov 2009 by Luke
Post:
Hi All. Looks like it is time to get this this thread set up. Some of you here will know about my impending computer build. Well, I have finally got around to creating this thread for the topic. I hope to have this build up and running / crunching (at stock settings) by New Years Eve, which is also my 3rd year anniversary of crunching for S@H.

My knowledge in computer hardware is good, but some intricacies may dazzle or confuse me, I might need your opinions at times and... (dare I say it) help. Eventually, I'll need you folks help with overclocking it, but I've got a few top of the line cooling components that were recommended to me by a friend.

I've put together a list of all the components in my spare time to check compatibility issues and keep a running total of the cost...

Component------Product-----------------------------------Store--------------Price (NZ/US)
Case-------------NZXT Lexa Blackline Red LED ATX-----------Paradigm PC's-------NZ$193.00/US140.53
CPU-------------Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.66Ghz------------------iFocus-------------COMBO NZ$1329.00/US$967.74
RAM-------------Corsair XMS3 C8 6GB (3x2GB) 1600Mhz DDR3----iFocus-----------COMBO NZ$1329.00/US$967.74 - Mark urged me not to buy these, but I will have to since they form a combo.
Motherboard------Asus P6T Deluxe ATX LGA1366---------------iFocus-------------COMBO NZ$1329.00/US$967.74

Monitor---------2x Dell ST2310 23" Full HD LCD Flat Panel--------Dell--------------NZ$640.00/US$466.03
HDD------------Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 7200rpm-------iFocus-----------NZ$138.76/US$101.041
CPU Heatsink----Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 1366RT---------Overclockers------NZ$149.00/US$108.49 - Pinnacle in i7 heatsink technology. Recommended by Mark.
CPU Fan---------Scythe Ultra Kaze 3000rpm 120mm 133CFM-----Paradigm PC's-------NZ$43.00/US$31.31 - Most powerful 120mm fan available. 133CFM! Will be attached to heatsink in push configuration.
Case Fan 1-----Raidmax 120mm Red LED 46.7CFM---------------Overclockers NZ---NZ$18.00/US$13.10 - Replaces optional case fan at the front
Case Fan 2-----OCNZ Tri LED 80mm 24.5CFM--------------------Overclockers NZ---NZ$16.00/$11.65 - Replaces case air vent with fan
Graphics Card---Asus GeForce GTX260 Core 216 Extreme-------iFocus--------------NZ$314.37/$228.96
Keyboard-------Logitech G110 Gaming Keyboard----------------?-------------------?/? - Not currently available in NZ, but from reports will be in here December
Mouse----------Razer Diamondback 3G 1800dpi Blue------------Playtech NZ--------NZ$82.00/US$59.71
PSU------------Antec Truepower 650W Modular ATX 80+ ------PC Online Shop NZ--NZ$162.69/US$118.51
Optical Drive---Asus 24x DVD Burner 24B1ST-------------------iFocus------------NZ$73.97/US$53.88
Sound Card-------Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Value 7.1 HD--iFocus------------NZ$69.37/US$50.53
Speakers-------Logitech X-210 25 Watt w/ SW----------------iFocus------------NZ$61.26/US$44.62
Cathode Lights---Cold Cathode Dual White/Red Kit-------------Overclockers NZ----NZ$56.00/US$40.79
Thermal Paste---Artic Silver 5 3.5g Tube----------------------iFocus-------------NZ$18.79/US$13.68


    Total cost: NZ$3300-NZ$3500 (US$2403-US$2549)

    If anyone here can find any compatibility issues, or they've used one of the above components, feedback would be deeply appreciated! (Or even just feedback or comments about my build)

    I've already ordered the case and the monitors (since Dell have a limited time $60 rebate). They should be arriving soon.

    All items are from New Zealand, I'd prefer to order from USA, because the base prices would probably be cheaper, but the shipping prices kill it.

    All comments are welcome! And I will keep you updated.

    - Luke.

    856) Message boards : Politics : UKOG 2 REVEALED (Message 949369)
    Posted 24 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    My guess at what UKOG means is Universal/United Kingdom Of God? No?
    857) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 949367)
    Posted 24 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    ;-)) So its All about computers, aye? -

    Well, what else could I expect.

    Here with me the last days has been about trying to throw away alot
    of stuff that has been stored through the last 50 years - at least. lol
    Last week we got out a big blue shining container.. and it has been filled
    up since then - from several different buildings on the property here..
    But from my own house, the only thing that was ready for that container,
    was two old garden chairs.. ;-)

    Now we will have room to store for the next 50 years. Hurray!..



    That's why we're at S@H!
    50 years is alot of 'stuff'! Gosh, I can't even manage 6 months worth of stored items. Also, you must have alot of storage!
    858) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 949363)
    Posted 24 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello guys! What are you up to?
    Is there anything exciting going on? ;-)


    I think this is as exciting that its going to get;
    As per Normal - My Win! ;-)


    Hi Moon! Giving my iPhone it's last jailbreaking tweaks.
    Also waiting on parts from Dell and Paradigm PC's.
    The latter for the computer case which should arrive tomorrow or the day after that, and Dell for the 2 monitors (which I can't even track yet because they haven't verified my order).

    Next up (ordering next weekend) is the P6T Deluxe/6GB Corsair 1600Mhz RAM/Core i7 920 combo (NZ$1329.00) from iFocus and the 650W Power Supply from PC Online Shop NZ.

    Can't Wait!
    859) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 949336)
    Posted 23 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Cool, I see the Doctor is in the House. ;)


    LOL. I've always been a fan of House. Probably the tied with Boston Legal as the best show of all time for me!
    860) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 949328)
    Posted 23 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Finally got the jailbreak done. Apple can whither and die for all I care! ;).
    861) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 949306)
    Posted 23 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    In for a win!

    Don't you just love the smell of a fresh win in the morning?

    Not really, Coffee smells better. :D


    True. LOL.

    (Finally got around to jailbreaking my iPhone. I've had enough of being locked into Apple approved apps and regulations. No more!)
    862) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 949300)
    Posted 23 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    In for a win!

    Don't you just love the smell of a fresh win in the morning?
    863) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 949226)
    Posted 23 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    You've come close to death... if you're in one of these 3 videos.
    These videos are a metaphor for 1 in a million.

    Only one chance at life | Standard Quality
    Amazing accident produced by rain | Standard quality
    Amazing motoring crashes from all over the world | Standard Quality

    Incredible.
    864) Message boards : Number crunching : Correction Factor of 3.8286??? (Message 949215)
    Posted 23 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Your TDCF (Task Duration Correction Factor) is basically how fast/slow BOINC thinks it will take to complete a task.

    A high TDCF (~1.50>) like yours indicates you are crunching those tasks 3.82 times quicker than BOINC thought you would, so as it lowers back to a normal level, BOINC will try and score you more tasks.

    A low TDCF (<~0.80) indicates that you are crunching the tasks slower than BOINC thought you would, BOINC will compensate by requesting less work.

    A TDCF of 1.02 to 0.98 shows BOINC is pretty spot on, in regards to how long it takes to complete said task.

    - Luke.
    865) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The only cat picture thread (other funny images allowed ) (Message 949213)
    Posted 23 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    No, the photo here is not a LOLcat. But simply that of my Olly. I sent this to Mark about a week ago now.
    Olly...
    Made it an active link since the size was obviously too big, thanks SJ.
    866) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 949212)
    Posted 23 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    <npeople>0</npeople>
    Where is everybody?...

    No idea, Me It's My bedtime, So I'll see Ya later Luke.


    Nite SJ...
    867) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 949210)
    Posted 23 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    <npeople>0</npeople>
    Where is everybody?...
    868) Message boards : Number crunching : Switching between "idle" and "in use" configs (Message 949172)
    Posted 23 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    As far as I know (It may actually be possible), you can only suspend work while the computer is in use. Not throttle it down.

    If you want to suspend work whilst your computer is in use, go to:
    Your Account > Computing Preferences > And change "Suspend work while computer is in use?" to yes.

    Hope that helps. Wait for a few more answers since I can't be sure there isn't that option.

    - Luke.
    869) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 949057)
    Posted 22 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Although not a video, this had me LOLing...
    Oprah Viewers Patiently Awaiting Instructions | Satirical news from The Onion. America's finest news source.
    And it's all so true. LOL.
    870) Message boards : Number crunching : RAM Cooling : Overrated? (Message 949055)
    Posted 22 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Okay, some will know I have an upcoming system build scheduled for December.

    And I do plan on OCing it to the max as far as the CPU is concerned.

    And I have heard of many people out there using RAM heat spreaders/coolers to supposedly "cool down the memory". Do they actually make that much of a difference in regards to temperature? Can they give you a more stable OC? Or is it all just hot air? (pun not intended)

    I'd think that standard memory modules (< 1600Mhz) by themselves wouldn't need it as they wouldn't get hot enough anyway and even if they did, the ambient case temperatures would keep it within safe limits. Perhaps modules with outrageous speeds (1800 Mhz, 2000Mhz) might need some form of cooling?

    So I googled "Do you need RAM cooling?" (and other similar topics) and I skimmed through about 3 pages and so far I've come across quite conflicting opinions. Some trash the idea and others embrace it.
    So SETI@home. Do you use passive/active RAM cooling installed? Do you notice a difference in the temps, if OC'd or running at stock? Or perhaps it's all for looks in side windows cases.

    Because if I can get a clear consensus from all you folk, I can make a decision.

    I would love to get all your views on this. Thanks all.

    - Luke.
    871) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 949049)
    Posted 22 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Just ordered the 2 monitors from Dell at a cost of NZ$350 each. So that makes for a total of NZ$700, and then they gave me a $60 instant rebate so that's NZ$640. Reasonable price for 2 Full HD 23 inch monitors.

    2 components shipping now (counting the case).

    Next will be the mobo/CPU/RAM discount combo and the PSU.
    872) Message boards : Number crunching : CUDA and the crazy goth chick (Message 948939)
    Posted 21 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    How's the GPU upgrade coming along KB? Have you decided what card you're using?

    I'm not sure if they still sell them over where you live, and it wouldn't deliver the best RAC compared to a GPU, but you could upgrade the CPU to, say, a Q9450 from your Q6600, sell the Q6600 off for a bit of cash, and it also saves you upgrading your power supply (if your going to buy a GTX card). And you don't need anything extra! No fiddling around with pesky .dlls and drivers.

    My upcoming NZXT Lexa build is using the Asus GeForce GTX260 Core 216 GPU, gonna' cost me roughly NZ$314.00. In NZ you can't seem to get any GTX card for less than NZ$280. And even then, you can still only buy a standard 260 at a price like that. 280's & 295's are way out of my range (NZ$600+).

    - Luke.



    Luke......the CPU is not much of a factor here........

    An old whatever CPU will feed the GPU 'bout as good as anything........

    So, give the Qbaby a 295, and she will run like stink. My 920 rig has a RAC of just over 36K......and the Qbaby could do almost as well, given the right parameters..........

    And I still luv crazy goth chickys..........she just doesn't know it yet. Or she has already read this, and has her hitmen on the way....

    Can you forgive me, keeper of the Q?


    Mark, what I am saying is basically to screw the GPU and just upgrade the CPU, so you wouldn't have to update power supplies etc.

    - Luke.
    873) Message boards : Number crunching : CUDA and the crazy goth chick (Message 948934)
    Posted 21 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    How's the GPU upgrade coming along KB? Have you decided what card you're using?

    I'm not sure if they still sell them over where you live, and it wouldn't deliver the best RAC compared to a GPU, but you could upgrade the CPU to, say, a Q9450 from your Q6600, sell the Q6600 off for a bit of cash, and it also saves you upgrading your power supply (if your going to buy a GTX card). And you don't need anything extra! No fiddling around with pesky .dlls and drivers.

    My upcoming NZXT Lexa build is using the Asus GeForce GTX260 Core 216 GPU, gonna' cost me roughly NZ$314.00. In NZ you can't seem to get any GTX card for less than NZ$280. And even then, you can still only buy a standard 260 at a price like that. 280's & 295's are way out of my range (NZ$600+).

    - Luke.
    874) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 948737)
    Posted 21 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi all, Nice key board. I have a black one and i hate it. Cant see the keys in low light. Key boards should be white withe black letters.


    Or black with glowing letters. Logitech G110, don't have it yet, but I plan on ordering it soon...
    875) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 948726)
    Posted 21 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    These vidoes amazed me. I knew roughly how a CPU was made, but these videos explain it in detail.

    From Sand to Chip : How a CPU is made a AMD
    Although in low quality and quite long, It is outweighed by the detail they go into.

    From Sand to Silicon : How Intel creates a CPU | HD
    Almost too simplistic for my liking, but for those who don't have time to watch the 10 minute AMD video, this one is alright. (HD also is good)

    I was left truly amazed.
    876) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 948692)
    Posted 21 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well I've ordered the case for my new PC. NZXT Lexa Blackline Red LED ATX Midtower for NZ$198.75 (US$141.81) from Paradigm PCs NZ.

    And the monitors I want to buy (2x Dell 23" Full HD LCD Flat Panel) are NZ$30 off, so I might order the them today if I have time.

    Also had time to do a cleanup 'round the house and fire the laptop with some compressed air.

    - Luke.

    I am going to need to buy a new computer. One of my old ones seems to have just failed.


    You better get a move on! You only have a RAC of 3. Soon you won't be able to post here much longer...

    Tis a little embarrassing. A mod that doesn't crunch. Although he has a better RAC over on Beta.

    Yeah, Well It's JM7's concern, So I won't worry about It. Have fun with the NZXT, Some think their ugly cases.


    You're opinion SJ? It's different, that's why I prefer it. But then again, I hate beige boxes...

    Being different is ok Luke, There is no beige box here at all, Sure I have an old Beige keyboard, But that is It. No, It's not My opinion, It's others opinions, I choose the Antec based on experience with Dust problems and a few reviews I've read, Some cases and other PC parts never get a review or almost never for some.


    Heh, I also have a few beige keyboards around here as well. If I can find them...
    877) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 948684)
    Posted 21 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well I've ordered the case for my new PC. NZXT Lexa Blackline Red LED ATX Midtower for NZ$198.75 (US$141.81) from Paradigm PCs NZ.

    And the monitors I want to buy (2x Dell 23" Full HD LCD Flat Panel) are NZ$30 off, so I might order the them today if I have time.

    Also had time to do a cleanup 'round the house and fire the laptop with some compressed air.

    - Luke.

    I am going to need to buy a new computer. One of my old ones seems to have just failed.


    You better get a move on! You only have a RAC of 3. Soon you won't be able to post here much longer...

    Tis a little embarrassing. A mod that doesn't crunch. Although he has a better RAC over on Beta.

    Yeah, Well It's JM7's concern, So I won't worry about It. Have fun with the NZXT, Some think their ugly cases.


    You're opinion SJ? It's different, that's why I prefer it. But then again, I hate beige boxes...
    878) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 948682)
    Posted 21 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well I've ordered the case for my new PC. NZXT Lexa Blackline Red LED ATX Midtower for NZ$198.75 (US$141.81) from Paradigm PCs NZ.

    And the monitors I want to buy (2x Dell 23" Full HD LCD Flat Panel) are NZ$30 off, so I might order the them today if I have time.

    Also had time to do a cleanup 'round the house and fire the laptop with some compressed air.

    - Luke.

    I am going to need to buy a new computer. One of my old ones seems to have just failed.


    You better get a move on! You only have a RAC of 3. Soon you won't be able to post here much longer...

    Tis a little embarrassing. A mod that doesn't crunch. Although he has a better RAC over on Beta.


    There is no rule stating a mod has to have a minimum RAC to be a mod. That would be elitist.
    879) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 948668)
    Posted 20 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well I've ordered the case for my new PC. NZXT Lexa Blackline Red LED ATX Midtower for NZ$198.75 (US$141.81) from Paradigm PCs NZ.

    And the monitors I want to buy (2x Dell 23" Full HD LCD Flat Panel) are NZ$30 off, so I might order the them today if I have time.

    Also had time to do a cleanup 'round the house and fire the laptop with some compressed air.

    - Luke.

    I am going to need to buy a new computer. One of my old ones seems to have just failed.


    You better get a move on! You only have a RAC of 3. Soon you won't be able to post here much longer...
    880) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 948660)
    Posted 20 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well I've ordered the case for my new PC. NZXT Lexa Blackline Red LED ATX Midtower for NZ$198.75 (US$141.81) from Paradigm PCs NZ.

    And the monitors I want to buy (2x Dell 23" Full HD LCD Flat Panel) are NZ$30 off, so I might order the them today if I have time.

    Also had time to do a cleanup 'round the house and fire the laptop with some compressed air.

    - Luke.
    881) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 948604)
    Posted 20 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning with bad weather. Low cloud, rain, wind! Not the best way to start off a Saturday morning...
    882) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 948444)
    Posted 20 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    All your win belong to us.
    883) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 948439)
    Posted 20 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Love him or hate him, he's George W. Bush. A comedians field day.
    884) Message boards : Number crunching : 15 tasks downloaded - running at HIgh Priority (Message 948120)
    Posted 18 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    ok kool guys, mny usual work units are are 8-9 hours worth, but thats ok, when you say a long work unit how long is classed as long?

    I have astro pulse enabeled? should i leave it on or not?


    Depends how powerful your computer is.
    I can get a shorty done in about 25 minutes, but a 120 credit might take me nearly 3 hours.

    It's all relative to the power of your PC.

    - Luke.
    885) Message boards : Number crunching : 15 tasks downloaded - running at HIgh Priority (Message 948102)
    Posted 18 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi all this evening my laptop, which I have on all of the time has downloaded 15 tasks, all with a deadline of 02/12/2009, and a runtime of 3:33:01. Does anyone know why all of sudden these have appeared - it isnt a problem at all but I was wondering why all of a sudden i had a massive list to get through!

    I was also wondering why they only have such small runtimes?

    of of these tasks:

    http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/result.php?resultid=1425215460

    just a question be nice to know what they are!


    They're just a bunch shorties. You'll get through them quicker than longer WU's so BOINC compensates by giving you more work.

    Right now I have noticed a few distinct types of WU's:
    32 credit short WU's
    48 credit standard WU's
    85-92 credit long WU's
    115-125 credit 'marathon' WU's.

    It's just your luck you scored a few shorties, next time you might only get 3 long WU's

    - Luke.
    886) Message boards : Number crunching : Green Star / Donation Controversy *THREAD LOCKED* (Message 948078)
    Posted 18 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Good on you woodenboatguy and Mamluk!
    We need more people like this!

    - Luke.

    EDIT: I'm locking this thread and resting the topic. It's had a good run, and thank you all for participating and voicing your opinions.
    Also of note,I merely started this thread so the milestones thread wouldn't bear the brunt of these posts. Thanks all.
    887) Message boards : Number crunching : *CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVIII /CLOSED* (Message 948014)
    Posted 18 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    And a milestone of a slightly different kind.......

    Our Seti City......(the kitty-city) hit the 1 Million inhabitant mark this morning!!!


    I wonder what the RAC (Recent Average Citizens) of SetiCity is?

    Just passed 180,000 & 500 RAC.
    Top 6 in my sign up stats, and Top 300 in my country.

    Congratulations to all other crunchers!

    - Luke.
    888) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 947993)
    Posted 18 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning while uploading and downloading new S@H tasks through my iPhone! Internet Tethering is great!
    889) Message boards : Number crunching : Lunatics optimized application V0.2 and cuda help please. (Message 947957)
    Posted 18 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Gentleman GOT IT GOING.
    After fiddling around a bit I lowered resolution down to 1280X768 and restarted computer. That must have done it as I am processing 1 x 6.08 cuda and 2 x 6.03 work units at this time and no errors yet. Thanks Labbie for your suggestion. Thank you Luke as well. Needless to say this message board rocks !!!!
    By the way I am back in the game. Called it quits in June after 10 years but I AM BACK. MR Jeep.


    Glad to see you got it running, I need my current resolution on my laptop so lowering it wasn't an option for me.
    And by the way, you never really can quit SETI@home. ;).

    - Luke.
    890) Message boards : Number crunching : Lunatics optimized application V0.2 and cuda help please. (Message 947952)
    Posted 18 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi MrJeep,
    I had the exact same problem as you about 2 weeks ago, except I am using the mobile 8600M GT (also has the exact same memory), on my laptop.
    No matter what I disabled I couldn't get it to run without an 'out of memory' error. So I would suggest upgrading your current graphics card if possible to something a bit more sufficient.

    - Luke.
    891) Message boards : Number crunching : Green Star / Donation Controversy *THREAD LOCKED* (Message 947828)
    Posted 17 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    How about raising the minimum donation level to say $12.00 or $15.00? People seem pretty content when they donate $10.00. So what's $2.00 or $5.00 more? Yes, it's a fine line between receiving donations and turning people away, but they're must be an optimal amount? Or is that already $10.00?

    How I see it is, if they are willing to donate $10.00, I'd say they are willing to donate $12.00.

    - Luke.
    892) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Shuttle STS129, Atlantis (Message 947824)
    Posted 17 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Wow! Best Space Shuttle launch I've seen in a long time!
    Here's an HD link: STS-129 Launch in Full HD.

    Will be sad when these vehicles retire, but I'm all for Project Constellation as well...
    893) Message boards : Number crunching : Green Star / Donation Controversy *THREAD LOCKED* (Message 947592)
    Posted 16 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    IMHO S@H will not survive for more than 2 years, donations or no donations. The only way S@H will survive is if we find something. For that you need the mega-crunchers like those at the top of the "top hosts" lists. The 486's etc, cute as they are, just won't cut it.


    Sorry, but I do have to disagree with that statement. ;). You are seeing what I would call preconceived visual bias. Truthfully, In my opinion, the backbone of S@H is the small time crunchers with RAC's below say 5000.

    Time for some more math.

    BOINCstats reports the total S@H RAC as 76,561,676 (Wow!). Ordered by Avg. credit, the Top 20 make up 2,717,595 (just over 3.54%).
    Meanwhile, all the Intel Pentium 4 3.2Ghz, 3.0Ghz, 2.8Ghz + Pentium D 3.0Ghz make up a total RAC of 2,965,804. More than the Top 20 by ~240,000 RAC.

    I wouldn't say the top crunchers are vital to the long term run of the project. But they are certainly helpful!

    - Luke.
    894) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Everyone please welcome Luke to the Modlist (Message 947575)
    Posted 16 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    ROFL SJ. I've turned my locater beacon off.
    Thanks everyone...

    @ cgregb: We won against the Italians... however my best bet is we'll lose against the French!
    895) Message boards : Number crunching : Green Star / Donation Controversy *THREAD LOCKED* (Message 947563)
    Posted 16 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Okay, Just donated again. #50451.

    EDIT: Yikes, didn't expect the star to follow that quickly...
    896) Message boards : Number crunching : Green Star / Donation Controversy *THREAD LOCKED* (Message 947541)
    Posted 16 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Okay. So I wanted to see how many of us (S@H users) have the "ability to donate". For the purposes of this, I'll exclude people outside of the USA, because from what I have heard and read, this demographic finds it "hard" to contribute monetarily. Here's a bit of rough math:

    Take the amount of current S@H users, 1,034,228. (Of course) this figure equals 100%. 317,756 of these users live in the United States. Expressed as a percentage, this is 30.72%. Now order the citizens by RAC, exclude those below 50 (because they still could be inactive). The count now totals 43,367 (= to 4.19%). Going on financial data, 59.5% of Americans own a credit card. This means (roughly) that 25,803 of those still included have the (theoretical) ability to donate. Expressed as a percentage this is 2.49%. If every single one of them donated $25, that's a grand total of $645,075. More than enough for 2-3 years of funding.

    There are things I probably haven't taken into account here, but it's as accurate as I can make it.

    - Luke.
    897) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Everyone please welcome Luke to the Modlist (Message 947531)
    Posted 16 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:

    Sorry.. Luke as Mod?

    Hmm.. people which had done this.. you know what you do?
    You know every person which you choose?

    If a Mod write this:
    [http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=56205&nowrap=true#947020]_message_947020
    I would think a second time/twice if this person is well for the Mod status.

    Yes, I know - I don't make me friends with this post, but I think Mods should have a special kind of understanding/open mind.

    I saw in past posts of Mods - and I thought, hmm.. if I would be a Mod, I wouldn't write this.
    Mods are not officially persons of the project (they are 'only' like you and me), but visitors/guests of this forum could think this.
    So it would be better that Mods would think sometimes two times about that what they wrote/will write.

    Just my two cents.





    Sorry If I offended you in anyway. It's just a bit disheartening to see what the situation/predicament of S@H currently is in, the staff do a great job to keep this place running smoothly. ;).
    898) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Everyone please welcome Luke to the Modlist (Message 947423)
    Posted 15 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Currently, Luke's "Forum moderator" tag is still missing ;-)

    Gruß,
    Gundolf


    Hi Gundolf!
    Eric handles the mod tags. When he has time and catches up with things he will add it. :-)

    - Luke.
    899) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Everyone please welcome Luke to the Modlist (Message 947414)
    Posted 15 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Luke--I think you are the ideal person to handle donations!!!

    Welcome!


    Thanks Blurf,
    Although I do feel somewhat hypocritical of myself! However, I'll be getting a donation in before the end of the year so the star can shine.

    - Luke.
    900) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Everyone please welcome Luke to the Modlist (Message 947401)
    Posted 15 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Ah Geez. Thanks guys. James, Mark, SJ, Uli, Gary, Angela. Your all really friendly people. And I love every single one of you!

    - Luke.
    901) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 947386)
    Posted 15 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning while tampering with Vista settings. I was never friends with Aero much.
    902) Message boards : Number crunching : Green Star / Donation Controversy *THREAD LOCKED* (Message 947377)
    Posted 15 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Please keep it topic. Mayans don't have the ability to donate yet, and apparently, neither do 99.99% of us, according to November donations.
    903) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 947356)
    Posted 15 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    A round of explosive videos this time. I happened to find these via StumbleUpon.

    Depth Charge Detonation | Standard Quality
    The black that appears out of the water later is apparently the remains of a ship.
    Hydrogen Bomb Underground Detonation
    Watch the ground shake! If anybody could find out the year and location of this test it would be appreciated.
    100 ton detonation TNT | Standard Quality
    100 tons of TNT goes up in smoke. You can see the sound wave coming at you...
    Coal Plant Smoke Stack demolition | High Definition
    A long video, but it is definitely worth the wait.

    - Luke.
    904) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 947245)
    Posted 14 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Large Building Implosion | Standard Quality

    That is sooooooooooo awesome.

    Wish demo was my job. Quite an art, it is.


    Thanks. From what I hear, it requires quite a degree of accuracy to implode a object.
    Browse around the related videos, some of them are quite amazing...
    905) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 947241)
    Posted 14 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Large Building Implosion | Standard Quality
    What a shame all the comments are about 9/11 and people hating others.
    Dubai Metro (High-Speed) | HD Quality
    Welcome to the new Dubai Metro!
    Apple Introduces Revolutionary Laptop with no Keyboard | High Quality
    Satirical News for The Onion. America's Finest New Source.
    906) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 947232)
    Posted 14 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Breaking a 5 hour long win!
    907) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 947047)
    Posted 14 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Got my first WU's that are due in 2010! A the new year is coming...
    908) Message boards : Number crunching : Green Star / Donation Controversy *THREAD LOCKED* (Message 947020)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    S@H most likely WILL close if not enough donations will be received. It's invitable. Shame on you Top 20.
    909) Message boards : Number crunching : *CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVIII /CLOSED* (Message 947006)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Is there not some way of making it a compulsory donation, say if you have over 25k RAC, by being throttled back down to something below 25k?

    Luke......

    While at times it might seem to be a good way.....
    It's not.

    Boinc is a way of getting folks to donate computer time to their project of choice. Repeat.....their choice.

    It's up to the benefactors of a specific project to support it or not.

    Seti@Home has many supporters with their computing expertise.

    They just need a few more that will pony up with their monetary resources.

    And if you try to enforce a donation.....many would just dry up and go away.

    It's hard enough to get those of use who feel strongly about the project to up the ante, much less those who could give a rat's ***.


    See the new thread.

    - Luke.
    910) Message boards : Number crunching : Green Star / Donation Controversy *THREAD LOCKED* (Message 947005)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Continue the discussion from the Milestones thread here. Milestones thread is obviously for milestones.

    Please keep the thread related to the title. Thanks All.


    If someone is sad, because of his own RAC which is lower than others RAC?
    If someone is jealous, because of others higher RAC?

    If Siran d'Vel'nahr (the opener of this thread) would like to extend the thread rules to:
    08. It's not allowed to post in this thread if your RAC is > 10,000.

    Then I'll never again post here in this thread.


    My nice RAC is not for nothing.
    My both PCs take 1,080 W (1.08 kWh) out of the wall plug.
    This are 2,220.- €/year. Current 3,310.- US$/year.
    I bought equipment for 5,200.- € (7,750.- US$) only for SETI@home.

    Yes - hmm.. I'm not proud - I'm happy to support my loved project with this high RAC.
    I'm a normal hard working worker and have no big earnings - and for to pay this high electricity bill I give up other things.


    A green star near the nick in this forum for 10.- US$ ?
    This will help this project for continuously server uptime?


    If you look to the top_user_list with green stars, mostly US people.
    Why can the members only donate with credit card?
    We europeans normally don't have and use credit cards, we use the EC card - so not possible to donate.


    Sorry Siran d'Vel'nahr for to be offtopic with this post, but I thought I need to write my opinion.


    It'll be a sad day if SETI has to close (in some shape or form) because people couldn't give a crap if they donate or not.

    Yes, I do see you support the project by donating your CPU cycles. But if you can afford to have that much of a RAC, you can afford a measly 10 bucks.

    I do believe there are infact other ways to donate than by credit card, no? Last time I donated they had a number of options.

    Luke......

    While at times it might seem to be a good way.....
    It's not.

    Boinc is a way of getting folks to donate computer time to their project of choice. Repeat.....their choice.

    It's up to the benefactors of a specific project to support it or not.

    Seti@Home has many supporters with their computing expertise.

    They just need a few more that will pony up with their monetary resources.

    And if you try to enforce a donation.....many would just dry up and go away.

    It's hard enough to get those of use who feel strongly about the project to up the ante, much less those who could give a rat's ***.


    Understood. It's a fine line between being forceful for donations and just asking for them. But, my fear is that this project will not be able to continue if less than 0.01% donate...

    - Luke.

    All opinions are welcome. Remember to keep it civil.
    911) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 947000)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks for the BL videos Mark.

    How about some Burj Dubai videos.

    Take a look down, from the top of the world : Burj Dubai | HQ

    World Record BASE Jump : Burj Dubai | HQ

    - Luke.
    912) Message boards : Number crunching : *CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVIII /CLOSED* (Message 946997)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Is there not some way of making it a compulsory donation, say if you have over 25k RAC, by being throttled back down to something below 25k?
    913) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 946905)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:

    And to finish it off, a side of Denny Crane. ROFL to the double entendre at the end!

    Have fun posting!


    My fave.......

    Denny Crane for President.....



    LMAO. Can't find the video of it, Season 5 Episode 2 or 3, pulls a gun on a mugger. That was a hoot.
    914) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Off-Topic Video Thread. (Message 946902)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Can't post this in the music thread, doesn't suit the Kitty Christmas thread... so it goes here!

    Beware. Alot of the videos I post here will be High Def, capped data users, you have been warned.

    Oasis of the Seas, world's largest passenger ship | HD
    I posted this some time ago. The actual air draft of the ship is 72m, whilst the height of the bridge, under which it passes, it 65m.

    Hero on the Hudson : Accurate reconstruction | HD
    Painstakingly pieced together after months, this video shows just what happened on that day.

    Opening of Atlantis : Palm Jumeirah, Dubai | Non-HD
    $20m of Oil-money goes up in smoke, according to the comments on the video.

    And to finish it off, a side of Denny Crane. ROFL to the double entendre at the end!

    Have fun posting!
    915) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 946899)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Uli, Mark, Mike! Nearing 20:00 here.

    Hiya Luke........
    How's that new cruncher build doing?


    Racking up the finances (eek!), should start ordering components in early December... Case first, PSU second, Mobo/RAM/CPU third... etc.

    Total cost is hovering at just over NZ$3300.00

    Dunno the conversion from NZ to US.........


    NZ$3300.00 = US$2426.00.
    It's been as close as NZ$1 = US$1, and as far as NZ$2 = US$1.

    That should be an awesome cruncher indeed......if you have any more questions than what you have posed to me via PM and email, let me know, and I will tell you what I can.
    Although the Kittyman has fallen a bit behind the times, due to monetary constraints.

    I spent too many years on the 'bleeding edge' of the technology.......



    Thanks. I'll look forward to getting this thing running.

    You may no longer believe you have bleeding edge, but you certainly have leading edge. Doesn't get much better than i7 965 and a GTX295.


    LOL....on ice.

    But my 920 rig on air cooling with the Ultra 120 is keeping awfully close.

    The Frozen Nehi currently has a RAC of 35,812...
    The 920 on air currently has a RAC of 34,398...

    Both have the same GTX295 OC'd at almost the same settings.

    So, it's more dependent on the Cuda than the CPU at this point.




    We call it 'P' over here. LOL.
    Ah, so the incarnation of the Frozen Penny still runs. What was the RAC of your best i7 before you added CUDA?
    916) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 946897)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Uli, Mark, Mike! Nearing 20:00 here.

    Hiya Luke........
    How's that new cruncher build doing?


    Racking up the finances (eek!), should start ordering components in early December... Case first, PSU second, Mobo/RAM/CPU third... etc.

    Total cost is hovering at just over NZ$3300.00

    Dunno the conversion from NZ to US.........


    NZ$3300.00 = US$2426.00.
    It's been as close as NZ$1 = US$1, and as far as NZ$2 = US$1.

    That should be an awesome cruncher indeed......if you have any more questions than what you have posed to me via PM and email, let me know, and I will tell you what I can.
    Although the Kittyman has fallen a bit behind the times, due to monetary constraints.

    I spent too many years on the 'bleeding edge' of the technology.......



    Thanks. I'll look forward to getting this thing running.

    You may no longer believe you have bleeding edge, but you certainly have leading edge. Doesn't get much better than i7 965 and a GTX295.
    917) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 946894)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Uli, Mark, Mike! Nearing 20:00 here.

    Hiya Luke........
    How's that new cruncher build doing?


    Racking up the finances (eek!), should start ordering components in early December... Case first, PSU second, Mobo/RAM/CPU third... etc.

    Total cost is hovering at just over NZ$3300.00

    Dunno the conversion from NZ to US.........


    NZ$3300.00 = US$2426.00.
    It's been as close as NZ$1 = US$1, and as far as NZ$2 = US$1.
    918) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 946891)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Uli, Mark, Mike! Nearing 20:00 here.

    Hiya Luke........
    How's that new cruncher build doing?


    Racking up the finances (eek!), should start ordering components in early December... Case first, PSU second, Mobo/RAM/CPU third... etc.

    Total cost is hovering at just over NZ$3300.00
    919) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 946888)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Uli, Mark, Mike! Nearing 20:00 here.
    920) Message boards : Number crunching : *CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVIII /CLOSED* (Message 946873)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    It has taken the kitties years, not weeks, to reach over 42 million credits for this project.

    And yes, I am proud of it. Done all with my rigs, in my home, on my tab. Not by signing up a bunch of friends, or corporate computers, or a school full of computers (not that there is anything wrong with those contributions either).

    But I did this on my own.

    If that makes me a braggart in your eyes Pappa, so be it.

    And I do sport a star, Sir.


    Good on you for donating Mark. Looks like you're the only one in the top 20 who has done so. Absolutely pathetic that there are not more. I think you can agree people in your realm have no reason not to donate, yes?

    I will have my donation up before Christmas.
    921) Message boards : Number crunching : *CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVIII /CLOSED* (Message 946864)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    This morning as I looked my mear crunchers passed 5 million Seti (no Seti Beta). I was surprised that during Seti classic I surpassed 47+ years at an average of 5+ hours per WU (over half a million computer hours) for a mear 83000+ coblestones. So the wifes machine, my machine, my home computer lab and childrens machines with work machines has accomplished a lot of work over the years for now many projects (looking back, it was a large pain to switch monitor, keyboard and mouse from machine to machine to get done for what was needed to be done).

    Technology now renders all that work close to useless. A single GPU card does more work in less time (days versus years). This thread has turned into Bragging about I have more money to build supercrunchers not about accomplishments. Or a User reaching a goal that you almost never though you would reach. Then after having spending Multiple Thousands of Dollars for computer hardware some users can not cough up a measly $20 for Seti to keep the doors open. We will leave that there.

    Over the years I look at posts by Luke, John and Others about their accomplishments and I Smile. They reached a Goal! There is nothing artificial. Those are the people that make Seti and Boinc Projects work. Using what you have to do the most for what you believe in. Pappa Tips his Hat for all Your Hard Work!

    Regards


    Thanks Pappa, I just try and do my bit. It has become a bragging war, which I don't like. And by earning more credits, you are inflating the credit system.

    If you can afford thousands of dollars of machines, you should be able to at least afford 10 dollars. Look at the top 500 participants. I count 44 stars. That's absolutely pathetic. As well as low. These people have no excuse not to donate.

    I have a donation coming so I can restore myself to star status once again!

    Regards,
    Luke.


    It has been a long day and this is an old tough issue.

    Way back when, when this thread started there were many things (BOINC, Seti Issues and many more) that made getting to a Milestone Important. It was Users Helping Other Users... In some respects those that are in the top 500, money aside have had questions answered and crawled over the tops of everyone elses back. The question then becomes what have YOU returned to the project?
    I have seen most of the "standard" objections and know that a silient majority learn and move ahead as they can.
    I also understand that some users quit because they can not compete. My old computer has been running faithfully for 4+ years and it does what it needs to do... They do not have all that money to spend. Keeping food on the table for the Family comes First. Seti was nice because, I thought I could help. But is seems what I can contribute is way less... So somewhere "WE" have to strike a balance.
    Most of the Top 100 never post here... Most of the Top 1000 never post here... Why?
    The ones that post here, are either proud of the accomplishment or bragging (for myself I am proud of my accomplishement). As I think about I have never seen NEZ brag, his work in Seti Beta has helped to insure the most trouble free Applications get here... How many others can say that?

    If you want to brag, we can fix that with a New Thread. Then those that have reached the "impossible" goal can post. Then the proper "respect" is given here to those that deserve it. In most cases it has taken them Years! Not weeks...


    Regards



    Last I heard SETI Beta was running low on work, no? If they do have work I'll re-attach, I think I have some credits from them in my account.

    I'm here for the community mostly. I'll never be a "top" cruncher (take a look at my Celeron! LOL), and I have learned not to compete with others. People can whiz by me if they care to do so.

    If you take a look back into the original Milestone thread, you can see people where amazed when they broke 1000 RAC, or past 500k! But that's just Moore's Law for you....

    Regards,
    Luke.
    922) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 946856)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Wow, take a look at this video!
    Months after it happened, a team of graphic design specialists have produced a second-by-second reconstruction of what happened during the Hudson Rive Ditching. Goes right from takeoff through to landing, with help from the FAA.

    Accurate Reconstruction : Hudson River Landing HD.
    923) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 946855)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    23 use Mozilla Firefox
    11 use Internet Explorer
    3 use Apple Safari
    3 use Opera
    2 use Konqueror
    1 uses Google Chrome
    1 uses Netscape
    1 uses Camino
    1 uses Seamonkey

    Okay, data updated! :-).

    - Luke.

    It spells a hidden message(using the 1st letter of the 1st word only): MIA OK GNC'S.


    LOL! Never noticed that... Next time, I'll change how it's ordered. :-).

    - Luke.

    That's ok, I just remembered what the Governator of California wrote to the state legislature(It was rather nasty and It was only two words spread out over 7 sentences with the two words(4+3) letters as the start of each sentence(common expletive starting on the 6th alphabetical character), But It was for shock value I think) and then I looked at Your list and there was the phrase that I found.


    LOL. Yeah, I read about that. Quite amusing in my opinion. :-).
    924) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 946852)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    23 use Mozilla Firefox
    11 use Internet Explorer
    3 use Apple Safari
    3 use Opera
    2 use Konqueror
    1 uses Google Chrome
    1 uses Netscape
    1 uses Camino
    1 uses Seamonkey

    Okay, data updated! :-).

    - Luke.

    It spells a hidden message(using the 1st letter of the 1st word only): MIA OK GNC'S.


    LOL! Never noticed that... Next time, I'll change how it's ordered. :-).

    - Luke.
    925) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 946847)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    23 use Mozilla Firefox
    11 use Internet Explorer
    3 use Apple Safari
    3 use Opera
    2 use Konqueror
    1 uses Google Chrome
    1 uses Netscape
    1 uses Camino
    1 uses Seamonkey

    Okay, data updated! :-).

    - Luke.
    926) Message boards : Number crunching : *CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVIII /CLOSED* (Message 946844)
    Posted 13 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    This morning as I looked my mear crunchers passed 5 million Seti (no Seti Beta). I was surprised that during Seti classic I surpassed 47+ years at an average of 5+ hours per WU (over half a million computer hours) for a mear 83000+ coblestones. So the wifes machine, my machine, my home computer lab and childrens machines with work machines has accomplished a lot of work over the years for now many projects (looking back, it was a large pain to switch monitor, keyboard and mouse from machine to machine to get done for what was needed to be done).

    Technology now renders all that work close to useless. A single GPU card does more work in less time (days versus years). This thread has turned into Bragging about I have more money to build supercrunchers not about accomplishments. Or a User reaching a goal that you almost never though you would reach. Then after having spending Multiple Thousands of Dollars for computer hardware some users can not cough up a measly $20 for Seti to keep the doors open. We will leave that there.

    Over the years I look at posts by Luke, John and Others about their accomplishments and I Smile. They reached a Goal! There is nothing artificial. Those are the people that make Seti and Boinc Projects work. Using what you have to do the most for what you believe in. Pappa Tips his Hat for all Your Hard Work!

    Regards


    Thanks Pappa, I just try and do my bit. It has become a bragging war, which I don't like. And by earning more credits, you are inflating the credit system.

    If you can afford thousands of dollars of machines, you should be able to at least afford 10 dollars. Look at the top 500 participants. I count 44 stars. That's absolutely pathetic. As well as low. These people have no excuse not to donate.

    I have a donation coming so I can restore myself to star status once again!

    Regards,
    Luke.
    927) Message boards : Number crunching : Boinc 6.10.17 Problems? (Message 946667)
    Posted 12 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    On one of my machines I have been getting the following messages:

    11/11/2009 8:50:22 PM SETI@home Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
    11/11/2009 8:50:22 PM SETI@home Requesting new tasks for GPU
    11/11/2009 8:50:27 PM SETI@home Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
    11/11/2009 8:50:27 PM SETI@home Message from server: No work sent
    11/11/2009 8:50:27 PM SETI@home Message from server: No work is available for Astropulse v5

    This machine is capable of cuda but because of heat problems on another machine I have cuda turned off for now for all my machines. Why is BIONIC requesting GPU work units. I'm not sure if this problem is new for 6.10.17 because this is a new machine. My other Cuda capable machine is correctly only asking for CPU tasks and it is also running 6.10.17.


    Hi AlienDancer,

    Try these steps:
    Step 1 - Go to Advanced > Preferences and check whether "Use GPU while computer is in use" is ticked, if it is, untick it.
    Step 2 - Go to Your Account > SETI@home preferences check whether "Use nVidia GPU if present" says yes, if it does, change it to no.
    Step 3 - Also in SETI@home preferences check whether "Use GPU if available" says yes, if it does, change it to no.

    Once you have done this, issue an update from the BOINC client and check whether this solves the problem.
    If it doesn't go to the Lunatics Download Page, and download the "Unified Installer v0.2", and download the one that suits you.

    Once downloaded, run it and select the options you need. I had this exact same problem as you a few days ago and this re-installed/updated all my optimized apps and fixed the problem.

    - Luke.
    928) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 946469)
    Posted 11 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    23 use Mozilla Firefox
    10 use Internet Explorer
    3 use Apple Safari
    2 use Opera
    2 use Konqueror
    1 uses Google Chrome
    1 uses Netscape
    1 uses Camino
    1 uses Seamonkey

    SwiftWeasel is listed as a fork-browser of Mozilla Firefox, plus it is also based on the source code of FF. So I added that vote as Firefox.

    @Gary, good idea, I'll see what I can do on that matter!

    - Luke.
    929) Message boards : Number crunching : GPU Computation Error. *SOLVED* (Message 946362)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Ok, It appears the general consensus here is that I do not have enough video memory.
    So I have come to a conclusion.

    Realistically, I could run CUDA.
    You're right, I can lower the screen resolution. I could disable other process hogs.
    But, this notebook is primarily for my job. (I own it as I am self-employed), but changing anything more would affect my work output. It would also bug the hell out of me.
    CPU usage is fine since it doesn't bother me or effect my job in anyway. (Unless I happen to be watching a movie or doing processor intensive photo editing)

    I'll think I'll wait until my desktop build for CUDA.

    Thank you all for clearing up my mess into something understandable.
    I have disabled CUDA.

    Again, thank you all for the help!

    Regards,
    Luke.
    930) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 946359)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Morning Andy & Mike!
    931) Message boards : Number crunching : GPU Computation Error. *SOLVED* (Message 946358)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Task Manager is showing my memory consumption as less than 950MB, I have 3000MB available to my system. Don't know why the task information is showing that, but it is hilariously wrong.

    You have a 256MiB (268435456) card. CUDA only can use what's left over of that (85MiB).

    Gruß,
    Gundolf


    So, I have no hope in hell of running this thing? Coz' I swear I have got CUDA to run before on this system.

    Luke.
    932) Message boards : Number crunching : GPU Computation Error. *SOLVED* (Message 946355)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    @Ageless: Memtest doesn't run. I get an error.

    What kind of error?


    Missing file... Vista doesn't appear to like it.
    933) Message boards : Number crunching : GPU Computation Error. *SOLVED* (Message 946354)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    @Raistmer: I have more than enough memory.

    Obviously just under 90 MB isn't enough ;-)

    Gruß,
    Gundolf


    Task Manager is showing my memory consumption as less than 950MB, I have 3000MB available to my system. Don't know why the task information is showing that, but it is hilariously wrong.
    934) Message boards : Number crunching : GPU Computation Error. *SOLVED* (Message 946350)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    @Ageless: Memtest doesn't run. I get an error.

    @Raistmer: I have more than enough memory. Aero was already off...

    I'd have no clue if it lacks 19.xx.x driver support.
    How may I install CUDA 2.3?

    EDIT: Downloading the latest driver relevant to me... Cuda 2.3 190.38.
    935) Message boards : Science (non-SETI) : Mars Joint Exploration Initiative (MEJI) (Message 946347)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    November 9 2009 (BBC News) - "The US and European space agencies have signed the "letter of intent" that ties together their Mars programmes.

    The agreement, which was penned in Washington DC, gives the green light to scientists and engineers to begin the joint planning of Red Planet missions.
    The union will start with a European-led orbiter in 2016, and continue with surface rovers in 2018, and then perhaps a network of landers in 2018.
    The ultimate aim is a mission to return Mars rock and soils to Earth labs.

    The Washington document was signed by the heads of the agencies, Nasa administrator Charles Bolden and Esa director-general Jean-Jacques Dordain.
    The Mars Joint Exploration Initiative (Meji) has been under discussion for several months, with the key elements - covering scope, division of responsibility and financing - gradually falling into place. The letter of intent puts the initiative on a more formal footing.

    The US and Europe have taken the view that they can achieve more together scientifically at the Red Planet if they combine their expertise.
    And with both parties' current Mars programmes also experiencing financial pressures, the shared approach means the exploration schedule of a mission every two years can be maintained.
    Esa's member states have already pledged 850m euros towards a Red Planet venture. They will need to take that figure up to about a billion euros to properly fund Meji activities.
    The existence of this extra funding, and which European nations might provide it, will have to be established at a council meeting of the agency in mid-December (although the subscription opportunity will officially stay open until the end of the year).

    "The important thing I think is that the member states have bought into the ideas; I'm not expecting any shocks," Professor David Southwood, Esa's director of science and robotics, told BBC News.
    Professor Southwood has put together the joint initiative with his opposite number at Nasa, Dr Ed Weiler."

    Link to BBC News article.

    From my perspective, this changes a number of mission scenarios. Including:

    The rebranding of the US-led "Mars Science Orbiter" into the ESA-led "Mars Trace Gas Orbiter".
    The moving back of the launch date of the "ExoMars Rover" from 2016 to 2018 and adding an additional "ExoMars Static Lander"
    The creation of the US-led "Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher" to launch in 2018.
    The possibility of a group of very small low-cost Mars Landers focused on geophysics and the enviroment (2020).
    And the positioning of a Mars Sample Return Mission in the 2020's.

    - Luke.

    936) Message boards : Number crunching : GPU Computation Error. *SOLVED* (Message 946340)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    If this is the problem, how do I solve it?
    -Luke.

    What comes to mind first is reboot (full power cycle).

    Gruß,
    Gundolf


    Already tried that. Still recieving the same computation error.
    937) Message boards : Number crunching : GPU Computation Error. *SOLVED* (Message 946334)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Before the "Access violation" both tasks show an "out of memory" error and fall back to HOST CPU processing.

    Gruß,
    Gundolf


    If this is the problem, how do I solve it?
    -Luke.
    938) Message boards : Number crunching : GPU Computation Error. *SOLVED* (Message 946331)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello All.

    I have just re-started using my GPU for crunching, yet I receive a computation error whilst crunching on the GPU about 15-30 seconds in. Let me just state now that CPU crunching is going perfectly fine.

    Tasks with computation error:
    Task 1 w/ Comp Error
    Task 2 w/ Comp Error

    BOINC Startup Info:
    10/11/2009 8:08:43 p.m.		Starting BOINC client version 6.10.17 for windows_intelx86
    10/11/2009 8:08:43 p.m.		log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
    10/11/2009 8:08:43 p.m.		Libraries: libcurl/7.19.4 OpenSSL/0.9.8k zlib/1.2.3
    10/11/2009 8:08:44 p.m.		Data directory: C:\ProgramData\BOINC
    10/11/2009 8:08:44 p.m.		Running under account Luke
    10/11/2009 8:08:44 p.m.		Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T9300  @ 2.50GHz [x86 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6]
    10/11/2009 8:08:45 p.m.		Processor: 6.00 MB cache
    10/11/2009 8:08:45 p.m.		Processor features: fpu tsc pae nx sse sse2 pni mmx
    10/11/2009 8:08:45 p.m.		OS: Microsoft Windows Vista: Home Premium x86 Edition, Service Pack 1, (06.00.6001.00)
    10/11/2009 8:08:45 p.m.		Memory: 3.00 GB physical, 6.19 GB virtual
    10/11/2009 8:08:45 p.m.		Disk: 285.49 GB total, 113.77 GB free
    10/11/2009 8:08:45 p.m.		Local time is UTC +13 hours
    10/11/2009 8:08:45 p.m.		NVIDIA GPU 0: GeForce 8600M GT (driver version 18681, CUDA version 2020, compute capability 1.1, 256MB, 61 GFLOPS peak)
    10/11/2009 8:08:45 p.m.	SETI@home	Found app_info.xml; using anonymous platform
    10/11/2009 8:08:46 p.m.		Not using a proxy
    10/11/2009 8:08:49 p.m.	SETI@home	URL http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID 4382675; resource share 100
    10/11/2009 8:08:49 p.m.	PrimeGrid	URL http://www.primegrid.com/; Computer ID 99593; resource share 100
    10/11/2009 8:08:49 p.m.	SETI@home	General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 20-Jan-2009 22:18:36)
    10/11/2009 8:08:49 p.m.	SETI@home	Computer location: home
    10/11/2009 8:08:49 p.m.	SETI@home	General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
    10/11/2009 8:08:49 p.m.		Reading preferences override file
    


    I have just used Unified Installer 0.2 for Vista 32-bit to update my Opti Apps, as far as I know, I am using the latest video driver.

    If this is any use, I do have at least 1 corruption on my C: Drive, however I cannot be damned to fix it since I will be doing a fresh install of W7 at christmas.

    Any possible solutions to said problem?

    Thank you,
    Luke.
    939) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 946325)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Congrats Gary!
    Winning while syncing my iPhone.

    Also, nice pics SJ. GTX295 is a monster!

    - Luke.

    Thanks Luke.

    And that 850w psu will handle It with ease. And the GTX295 may be the biggest card to fit in that case as the Radeon HD 5970 is supposed to be 13.5" long(maybe production ones will be shorter), While the GTX295 is only 10.4" long or 3.1" longer than the HP m7470n case has room for.


    The HD5970 is stupidly big. What AMD/ATi has done is created a design which actually hinders sales. They are limiting themselves because of the size of the card.
    It's supposed to get smaller, and then bigger! We haven't reached the end of Moore's Law yet have we?


    I read being a prototype the HD5970 @ 13.5" may not make production at that length and that production models may be shorter, I did some research on the HD 4870 X2 and found It's only about 10.5" long, So the 4870 X2 and the 3870 X2 will fit. So who knows yet? Moores Law, Hmm, Nope not from what I've read.


    That's a more realistic size for a GPU. Me however, I'll stick with buying a GTX260.
    We've still got a few fabrication processes to go through before we reach "the end" (Nehalem 45nm, Westmere 32nm, Sandy Bridge 32nm, Ivy Bridge 22nm, Haswell 22nm - all the way through to 11nm, and then we are at nanoeletrics!)

    Well the GTX260 is ok, Me I just want to get the most out of a card as I can.

    Moores Law really was meant for cpus, As to gpus, We'll have to wait and see, 11nm cpus, Sounds wickedly fast, They might have to change materials or someone will discover another process to go smaller still, So again, Who knows?


    You can apply a derivative of Moore's Law to nearly every major component (in a sense) Size of HDD's, for example.

    I think 32nm is the start of double patterning. And this is where the beginning of quantum tunneling starts...
    940) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 946318)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Congrats Gary!
    Winning while syncing my iPhone.

    Also, nice pics SJ. GTX295 is a monster!

    - Luke.

    Thanks Luke.

    And that 850w psu will handle It with ease. And the GTX295 may be the biggest card to fit in that case as the Radeon HD 5970 is supposed to be 13.5" long(maybe production ones will be shorter), While the GTX295 is only 10.4" long or 3.1" longer than the HP m7470n case has room for.


    The HD5970 is stupidly big. What AMD/ATi has done is created a design which actually hinders sales. They are limiting themselves because of the size of the card.
    It's supposed to get smaller, and then bigger! We haven't reached the end of Moore's Law yet have we?


    I read being a prototype the HD5970 @ 13.5" may not make production at that length and that production models may be shorter, I did some research on the HD 4870 X2 and found It's only about 10.5" long, So the 4870 X2 and the 3870 X2 will fit. So who knows yet? Moore Law, Hmm, Nope not from what I've read.


    That's a more realistic size for a GPU. Me however, I'll stick with buying a GTX260.
    We've still got a few fabrication processes to go through before we reach "the end" (Nehalem 45nm, Westmere 32nm, Sandy Bridge 32nm, Ivy Bridge 22nm, Haswell 22nm - all the way through to 11nm, and then we are at nanoeletrics!)
    941) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 946315)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well that's 2 more votes. And probably the last...

    22 use Mozilla Firefox
    9 use Internet Explorer
    3 use Apple Safari
    2 use Opera
    2 use Konqueror
    1 uses Google Chrome
    1 uses Netscape
    1 uses Camino
    1 uses Seamonkey

    Overwhelmingly, I declare the choice browser of SETI@home to be Firefox!
    942) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 946313)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Congrats Gary!
    Winning while syncing my iPhone.

    Also, nice pics SJ. GTX295 is a monster!

    - Luke.

    Thanks Luke.

    And that 850w psu will handle It with ease. And the GTX295 may be the biggest card to fit in that case as the Radeon HD 5970 is supposed to be 13.5" long(maybe production ones will be shorter), While the GTX295 is only 10.4" long or 3.1" longer than the HP m7470n case has room for.


    The HD5970 is stupidly big. What AMD/ATi has done is created a design which actually hinders sales. They are limiting themselves because of the size of the card.
    It's supposed to get smaller, and then bigger! We haven't reached the end of Moore's Law yet have we?
    943) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 102 (Message 946309)
    Posted 10 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Congrats Gary!
    Winning while syncing my iPhone.

    Also, nice pics SJ. GTX295 is a monster!

    - Luke.
    944) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINCstats link.... (Message 946171)
    Posted 9 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Working perfectly on FF here. But then again, I have BOINCstats & S@H bookmarked.
    http://boincstats.com/stats/user_graph.php?pr=sah&id=8559566

    I have my Boincstats page bookmarked too...did not have any problem with that. Just the direct link on the 'your account' page.


    Also working perfectly... Time to upgrade to Firefox?
    945) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINCstats link.... (Message 946169)
    Posted 9 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Working perfectly on FF here. But then again, I have BOINCstats & S@H bookmarked.
    http://boincstats.com/stats/user_graph.php?pr=sah&id=8559566
    946) Message boards : Number crunching : *CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVIII /CLOSED* (Message 946164)
    Posted 9 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    42 Million and counting for the kitty crew......


    50 Million by the end of the year then, eh?
    C2D Laptop just passed 160,000.

    - Luke.
    947) Message boards : Number crunching : *CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVIII /CLOSED* (Message 946162)
    Posted 9 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    200k? Only showing 98 here. Maybe you should wait a little until you hit 100k :).


    I think he means total BOINC credits, Dave.

    - Luke.
    948) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 946091)
    Posted 9 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Monday morning WIN!


    Morning Andy! How are you?
    949) Message boards : Number crunching : PC technology becomes obsolete fast (Message 946086)
    Posted 9 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Almost 2 years ago, I upgraded my PC to an Intel Q6600 with a new motherboard, 2GB DDR2 RAM, etc. It cost quite an amount of money. After some overclocking, it was a speed demon, crunching SETI@Home workunits more than 40x faster than my old overclocked Pentium III 1 GHz system. I was estatic for a while.

    But now, I wonder if I had made the right choice. Most of the near-top-of-the-line computer parts I bought 2 years ago have devalued considerably.

    PC technology advances VERY fast... maybe too fast.

    I just wanted to say that what's top-of-the-line computer technology today won't be top-of-the-line for long. If you are going to spend alot on the best computer parts money can buy today, be prepared for serious depreciation.


    Moore's Law, eh?
    I'd still consider a Q6600 to be high-range. SETI@home is just a shining example of the pinnacle in consumer technology. The problem with comparing a system against a standard dedicated cruncher, is that it can give you a conceived bias that the system you own is "out of date", when in fact it is perfectly mainstream (at least).

    Not all computers are like the ones here on S@H, I believe I read somewhere that 60% of PC sales in 2008 did not contain a dedicated graphics card.

    (On the topic of PC obsolescence) You have to remember it isn't just CPU's that are getting more powerful, take a look at the HDD market, 2 years ago it would be relatively uncommon to have a 1TB HDD, now they are readily available and sizes up to 2.5TB are starting to be produced, RAM is increasing as well. 1-3GB was standard a few years ago, now you can by systems that have outrageous amounts of RAM. With 4GB, 6GB, 12GB, heck, if you want it badly enough you can cough up for 24GB.

    A recent article in my PC Magazine that I have a subscription with (PC Authority Australia) had an article about the future of consumer technology and they extrapolated and estimated figures up to 2013, here are just a few of the excerpts:

    High-end desktop specifications / Mainstream Desktop specifications 2010:
    Six-Core Intel Gulftown CPU / Quad-Core Clarkdale CPU
    Intel Larrabee or high end Nvidia GPU / Integrated Intel Graphics
    12GB DDR3 Memory / 4GB DDR3 Memory
    3TB HDD / 500GB HDD

    High-end desktop specifications / Mainstream Desktop specifications 2011:
    4Ghz Eight-Core Sandy Bridge CPU / Quad-Core Clarkdale CPU
    Intel Larrabee or high end Nvidia GPU / Integrated Intel Graphics
    24GB DDR3 Memory / 4-8GB DDR3 Memory
    4TB HDD & 320GB SSD / 500GB 2.5in HDD

    High-end desktop specifications / Mainstream Desktop specifications 2012:
    High end Eight-Core Intel CPU / Quad-Core 22nm CPU
    Intel Larrabee or high end Nvidia GPU / Integrated Intel Graphics
    24+GB DDR3 Memory / 8-16 GB DDR3 Memory
    6.5TB HDD and 640GB SSD / 1TB 2.5 HDD

    Extrapolation past 2012 starts to get scratchy...

    High-end desktop specifications / Mainstream Desktop specifications 2013:
    High End 8/16-Core CPU / 4-8 Core CPU
    ? / ?
    24-32GB DDR3 Memory / 12+GB DDR3 Memory
    At least 7TB Total Storage / 1.5TB + HDD


    I was planning on building a i7 crunching rig about a year ago. Total Cost? NZ$4400. Now, afte re-evaluating my options, I have found out the same system would cost me just over NZ$3500. NZ$900 drop in a year.

    But, whatever the next few years holds in the technology industry, I'd say be prepared for a wild and bumpy ride from Nehalem 45nm via Sandy Bridge 32nm and onto your destination at Haswell 16nm.
    950) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 946067)
    Posted 9 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning technically is easy, I'd just have to outpost everybody here, But then I'm holding back, intentionally.


    Don't tell me you have a TDP on your CPU as well! Unlock it and go full blast for a win!
    951) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 946064)
    Posted 9 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    LOL. Better not do that again, eh?


    Look at the bright side, you kept Angela out of jail. She didn't have to do anything that she wouldn't tell Eric.

    Win!


    LOL. The mods are the ones that do the work around here! Consider them the lawyers of S@H...

    Winning at 951!
    952) Message boards : Technical News : Corrupt (Nov 05 2009) (Message 946062)
    Posted 9 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    What happened to the database servers Matt? Any specifics about why they went down, or no?

    - Luke.
    953) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 946058)
    Posted 9 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    @Luke, you had just finised a galant defense of the maiden Angela when your passion blew the data base into tiny little pieces that Dr. Korpela had to go and fix with his aching back.

    At least that makes a very good tale.


    LOL. Better not do that again, eh?
    954) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 946046)
    Posted 9 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Wow? What just happened? Past 24 hours have been surprisingly lonely without the forum up. :)
    955) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 945924)
    Posted 8 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Goodnight all, Monday tomorrow... sigh.
    956) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 945910)
    Posted 8 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    SuperJoker, are you joining Team Insomnia?


    Count me in. :)
    957) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 945899)
    Posted 8 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at 900! :-)
    958) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 945894)
    Posted 8 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    (BTW guys & gals, I am still winning :-)


    A quietly bemused win for me!


    I'll let you win my posts shall I? :)
    959) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 945881)
    Posted 8 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm someone who cares about science and the science forum's that you are destroying with your leftism.

    I don't want to hear your pathetic excuses that you think are funny. You are a bad example for children and it's obvious your not a woman for responsibility.

    Your disgraceful.


    Mate, Calm down. Take a break. And come back when you can be civil.
    960) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 945880)
    Posted 8 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    No on the Sierra Nevadas You have hard Granite, Glacial scarred too.


    The beaches surrounding Lake Tahoe, a large and lovely alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada range, are made up of beautiful granite sand.

    And I win.


    Closest I've ever come to Lake Tahoe is in a Flight Sim. :-(
    961) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread IV ;-) (Message 945877)
    Posted 8 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi All!

    Just cooked myself the most wonderful dinner...

    Prime Fresh Tarakihi Fish w/ Tatare Sauce on the side & Lemon, Fried Potatoes, and a summer salad with iceberg lettuce, diced tomato, cucumber, yellow capsicum, avacado, red onion and parsley. Yum!



    962) Message boards : Number crunching : Looks like they've added... (Message 945608)
    Posted 7 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like the S@H team have decided to add a "BOINC Version" column to the all the lists of computers (Top computers, your computers e.t.c.).

    Could be useful to be able to take a glance at what people are using.

    Top 100 or so hosts appear to be 50/50 between 6.6.XX & 6.10.XX.
    However, someone ("Anonymous') is still using 5.4.XX.

    - Luke.
    963) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 945587)
    Posted 7 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning Post 800!
    964) Message boards : Number crunching : Will this make a good cruncher? (Message 945549)
    Posted 7 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I don't see why the OP's selection would be a bad cruncher, If cost were no object I'd buy a 1366 motherboard(Asrock X58 SuperComputer), Antec 902 case, i7 930 cpu(the 920 cpus replacement), cpu water cooler(Corsair H50, works for 775, 1156, 1366(It should do 1156) and AM2, AM2+ and AM3, Sorry no 939/940 support) and some 4-6GB ram(Corsair Dominator or Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600/PC3-12800), plus a video card(any of the Nvidia 200 series really: 260-295 or certain ATi 38xx, 48xx and newer cards) that can crunch and do Windows 7(DirectX 10/10.1/11). It really just depends on what one can spend, In any case I'd imagine anyone reading this will get an idea or two.


    Core i7 930? I'll hold off on my build until that is released then. Hopefully it will be the same price as the 920.

    - Luke.

    It's not like It's one of My priorities Luke, That PC build is more wishlist than anything else for Me, As I have the Cars A/C to fix, property taxes, etc, So I'll be sticking with My current 3 PCs as the money only goes so far.


    You've misunderstood. I'm holding off on my build, because you have inadvertently told me that a Core i7 930 is on the horizon, because I was planning on using the Core i7 920. :-)

    - Luke.

    You must have missed the memo. ;)
    http://www.techpowerup.com/107136/Intel_Core_i7_930_Slated_for_Q1_2010.html
    Google Search - Core i7 930


    Ooh, Thanks for the links. Not too far away from release then...

    - Luke.
    965) Message boards : Number crunching : Will this make a good cruncher? (Message 945546)
    Posted 7 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I don't see why the OP's selection would be a bad cruncher, If cost were no object I'd buy a 1366 motherboard(Asrock X58 SuperComputer), Antec 902 case, i7 930 cpu(the 920 cpus replacement), cpu water cooler(Corsair H50, works for 775, 1156, 1366(It should do 1156) and AM2, AM2+ and AM3, Sorry no 939/940 support) and some 4-6GB ram(Corsair Dominator or Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600/PC3-12800), plus a video card(any of the Nvidia 200 series really: 260-295 or certain ATi 38xx, 48xx and newer cards) that can crunch and do Windows 7(DirectX 10/10.1/11). It really just depends on what one can spend, In any case I'd imagine anyone reading this will get an idea or two.


    Core i7 930? I'll hold off on my build until that is released then. Hopefully it will be the same price as the 920.

    - Luke.

    It's not like It's one of My priorities Luke, That PC build is more wishlist than anything else for Me, As I have the Cars A/C to fix, property taxes, etc, So I'll be sticking with My current 3 PCs as the money only goes so far.


    You've misunderstood. I'm holding off on my build, because you have inadvertently told me that a Core i7 930 is on the horizon, because I was planning on using the Core i7 920. :-)

    - Luke.
    966) Message boards : Number crunching : Will this make a good cruncher? (Message 945538)
    Posted 7 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I don't see why the OP's selection would be a bad cruncher, If cost were no object I'd buy a 1366 motherboard(Asrock X58 SuperComputer), Antec 902 case, i7 930 cpu(the 920 cpus replacement), cpu water cooler(Corsair H50, works for 775, 1156, 1366(It should do 1156) and AM2, AM2+ and AM3, Sorry no 939/940 support) and some 4-6GB ram(Corsair Dominator or Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600/PC3-12800), plus a video card(any of the Nvidia 200 series really: 260-295 or certain ATi 38xx, 48xx and newer cards) that can crunch and do Windows 7(DirectX 10/10.1/11). It really just depends on what one can spend, In any case I'd imagine anyone reading this will get an idea or two.


    Core i7 930? I'll hold off on my build until that is released then. Hopefully it will be the same price as the 920.

    - Luke.
    967) Message boards : Number crunching : Self (Computer) Preservation Society! (Message 945384)
    Posted 6 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Can't do much checking now, I'm "supposed" to be getting ready for work. It's 5.30am here, lol! The review said it was slightly bigger in length only (I think) and one of the reviews on Newegg said it was a tight fit, but I must admit I didn't do any thorough research.

    Yes, I know about NZ prices. I've wanted to move there for a while, but can't find any way to get around the immigration/settlement policy. Think they just don't want me, as I can't find a way to qualify!

    Off to work now, so I won't get any replies until this evening.

    regards, Gizbar.


    My apologies, I should be the one looking for this information... I'll take a deeper look into it.

    Have a good workday!
    Regards,
    Luke.
    968) Message boards : Number crunching : Self (Computer) Preservation Society! (Message 945380)
    Posted 6 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    @Gizbar: I am buying the "toaster" case from OC Zone for about $170.00, compared to OCNZ, which is selling it for $229. However, OC Zone's page is misleading because the title and image shows the Blue Edition and the description says it is the Red Edition, so I have inquired about that to them. The only reason I would prefer this case over others is that stands out from the rest. But I gotta' admit that Antec 300 appears to have better cooling than that of the NZXT Lexa. Also thanks for the PSU calculator! Looks like I'll be putting out about 590W.

    Regards all,
    Luke.


    Hi Luke, seems like a pretty good power supply. It has a 3 year warranty from silverstone according to one review site, http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=255, but it is a little larger than a standard atx power supply. Gets a couple of good reviews from Newegg too. Wish there was Newegg in the UK too, might shake the prices up here a bit...

    590w? What you putting in there? An aircraft carrier? I thought mine was pretty high at 500W or so... LOL :-)

    regards, Gizbar.


    Thanks for finding out about the warranty... About the size, will it still fit in an ATX case though, or is it too big?

    We don't need cheaper prices here, we need to be closer to Aussie, UK or US for cheaper shipping! Half the time intl. shipping to NZ costs as much as the item itself.

    LOL! I overestimated slightly to see if I could "future-proof" myself. (i.e. addition of another HDD, extra lights, extra Opti drive)

    Regards,
    Luke.
    969) Message boards : Number crunching : Self (Computer) Preservation Society! (Message 945363)
    Posted 6 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks for all the answers dnolan & gizbar!

    The PSU I am currently planning on using is the Silverstone ST75ZF, with a output of 750W (Link to item), can't find a warranty as of yet for it, but it was recommended to me from a friend, and from what I've heard, they are a pretty solid brand. On the topic of the 6-pin PCI-E connectors, it appears to have 4 of them. (Link to PSU on sale here).

    On topic of the GPU, I just wanted to clear up some of the perceived compatibility problems I thought I might encounter. On the page with the GPU, it states:
    Minimum Power Requirement (Watt)
    This is the minimum power supply wattage requirement for the graphics card to perform properly.
    	630

    I thought this meant it would use 630W out of the 750W supplied by the PSU I wanted to buy. Thanks for the correction on that.

    @Gizbar: I am buying the "toaster" case from OC Zone for about $170.00, compared to OCNZ, which is selling it for $229. However, OC Zone's page is misleading because the title and image shows the Blue Edition and the description says it is the Red Edition, so I have inquired about that to them. The only reason I would prefer this case over others is that stands out from the rest. But I gotta' admit that Antec 300 appears to have better cooling than that of the NZXT Lexa. Also thanks for the PSU calculator! Looks like I'll be putting out about 590W.

    Regards all,
    Luke.
    970) Message boards : Number crunching : Self (Computer) Preservation Society! (Message 945259)
    Posted 5 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    And now you've got a mighty fine spec'ed up crunching rig! Also, where'd you get the GTX260 from and how much? And is it standard nVidia GTX260 or is it a GTX260 Core 216? I'm looking to buy a second-hand C2D computer (auction ends tonight) and replace the ATi card currently installed with a 200-series nVidia card.

    - Luke.


    Apologies for not replying before, must have missed the posting...

    I got the GTX260 from an online store, http://overclockers.co.uk/, and it was £150 inc VAT which is approx NZ$345 at the going rate. Think it might be a bit expensive for shipping to NZ though! :-)

    It's a Gigabyte super overclock, and clocked pretty high for a GTX260. Core is 680Mhz, Shaders are 1500Mhz, and ram is a whopping 2500Mhz! They didn't have the EVGA I wanted in stock, although it said it was when I ordered it, and let me have this one for the same price, although it was supposed to £5 more. The standard clocks are 585Mhz core, 1242Mhz Shaders, and 1998Mhz ram, or thereabouts. Apparently they can do this by 'cherry picking' the GPU's! Don't seem to be able to get the 192core in the UK anymore, they're all 216cores.

    I had a week off work, which tied in nicely with upgrading to Windows 7, and treated myself to a couple of new bits as well, seeing as I was at home to have them delivered. I've yet to see the benefit of the upgrade so far though. It took so long to get the problems sorted out, my RAC took a dive, and hasn't started recovering yet. The other machine has seen an increase in it's RAC after inheriting the 9800GTX+ (The old name for the current GTS250, by the way).
    I've only got the 2 machines, mine and the one I keep here for my kids when they stay. Rest of the time it's crunching for me!


    Hope you managed to get the C2D sorted, and that you're managing to get it up and running and configured the way you want. We'll see some bigger numbers from you real soon, I guess?

    regards, Gizbar.


    No need to apologize friend, I've waited a lot longer for a reply! ;)

    I'm looking at this XFX GTX260 from Playtech NZ. Total price is ~NZ$285.00 incl. shipping (123.81 Pounds, 205.30 US Dollars).

    Comparison to your GTX260 shows mine is slightly lower spec.
    GPU Core Clock is 576Mhz compared to your 680Mhz
    Shader Clock is 1293Mhz compared to your 1500Mhz
    And Memory Speed is 2000Mhz compared to your 2500Mhz.

    Also looks like the auction got a bit higher than I would have liked, so I have decided upon a scaled back i7 (920) build (my original intent in Dec last year was a ~NZ$4000 system) however, I have lowered this to ~NZ$3200.

    The only 3 things that concern me, about the Graphics Card, is (1) its power consumption. I plan on buying a 750W PSU, and the GPU says it consumes 630W! Will that leave enough for other components and lighting?
    (2) Does it fit in the "toaster"... NZXT Lexa Blackline Standard ATX Case.
    And (3), is it able to output to dual HD monitors?

    Glad you have W7 up and running. If you haven't already, you should turn aero off, that might raise your RAC a bit!

    Regards,
    Luke.
    971) Message boards : Number crunching : Self (Computer) Preservation Society! (Message 944990)
    Posted 4 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks Luke!

    Did a lot of head scratching, but thanks to some clever thinking and amazing intellectual prowess [NOT FORGETTING THE INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF HELP I GOT BOTH FROM HERE AND LUNATICS! :-))], everything is now up and running.

    24 hours on, no blue screens, no crashes, and am slowly re-installing all my programs.

    regards Gizbar.


    And now you've got a mighty fine spec'ed up crunching rig! Also, where'd you get the GTX260 from and how much? And is it standard nVidia GTX260 or is it a GTX260 Core 216? I'm looking to buy a second-hand C2D computer (auction ends tonight) and replace the ATi card currently installed with a 200-series nVidia card.

    - Luke.
    972) Message boards : Number crunching : Self (Computer) Preservation Society! (Message 944987)
    Posted 4 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    After the one blue screen, it has not blue screened since and has settled down well. I am installing all my other programs (slowly, as work is interfering with computing, lol!) and everything seems to be running great now.

    regards, Gizbar.


    Good to hear you have everthing back up and running Gizbar! I'm looking to buy a 3 license pack of Win7 Professional around Christmas to upgrade my laptop and to also use for future crunchers!

    - Luke.
    973) Message boards : Number crunching : BOINC not getting new tasks (Message 944986)
    Posted 4 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I too cannot get news tasks.

    Is there something I must to?

    Thanks,

    uce.

    Oops. that graphic is not very clear ... SETI is saying there are no jobs available.


    That's because S@H has no WU's available. Well, there are WU's available, but because of the recent news:

    We have been in the process of transitioning parts of our data pipeline. You may be having trouble downloading workunits until this process is complete - hopefully later this week. 


    S@H is also just recovering from a WU shortage, and as of now only 5 of the splitters are on.

    So, you'll most likely not be able to receive much. I was lucky enough to get 8 WU's a few hours ago.

    And no, you can't really do anything, just hold tight and see if you have any luck with getting a few, in the meantime it's always good to attach to a backup project when S@H runs dry, like MilkyWay@home, PrimeGrid, Cosmology@home etc. to keep you computer with "work".

    - Luke.
    974) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (25) Server problems (Message 944983)
    Posted 4 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Yikes. Got another MB. Also looks like 5 of the MB splitters are back up, with over 45,000 WU's ready to send.

    What a shame my laptop is still chowing down a backlog of PG WU's.

    - Luke.
    975) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944953)
    Posted 4 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    The messy part is finding the post that matches your number. I don't see any way of knowing that other than looking at the current post number and counting back. That could be a problem if you haven't been watching the thread for a while and there have been a large number of posts. If you make a mistake in the count, you could pick the wrong winner.


    If it didn't work, there wouldn't have been 101 threads. :).
    976) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944940)
    Posted 4 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at post 666!

    Beastly, Isn't It? ;)

    Yes, it was, but neither of you is winning.


    I never claimed I was winning the thread. Merely my winning of post 666. ;).
    977) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944936)
    Posted 4 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at post 666!
    978) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (25) Server problems (Message 944912)
    Posted 4 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Yee Haw! Just got 8 new S@H tasks for the archaic Celeron. That should keep me going for a week or so. However my C2D Laptop is having no such luck...

    - Luke.

    EDIT: Looks like they're from April 07.
    979) Message boards : Cafe SETI : BEET's Give us a CAPTION XV (Message 944804)
    Posted 3 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    NEWSFLASH: Boeing forgets midsection, builds aircraft with only wings.
    980) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944803)
    Posted 3 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Oasis of the Seas Passing under bridge | HD
    The bridge you see here has a height of 65m, whilst Oasis has a air draft of 72m.
    They used a combination of low tide, telescoping funnels, the squat effect (where by a ship traveling at high speed will be dragged deeper into the water), and the ability of the ship to take on water to pass underneath the bridge.

    Amazing!
    981) Message boards : Number crunching : *CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVIII /CLOSED* (Message 944801)
    Posted 3 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Just passed 30,000 on PG, and my Celeron has crunched 15,000 on S@H.
    Next goal will be 200,000 S@H cobblestones.
    982) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (25) Server problems (Message 944790)
    Posted 3 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    i switched my other computer's gpu to ati and i'm crunching collatz...


    Pardon me, I'm havng a "senior moment". What project is "collatz" ?

    Brodo


    Here you go:

    Collatz : Collatz Conjecture is a research project that uses Internet-connected computers to do research in mathematics, specifically testing the Collatz Conjecture also known as 3x+1 or HOTPO (half or triple plus one). You can participate by downloading and running a free program on your computer.

    On another note: I still have 3 SETI@home tasks uncrunched because they have been given lower priority to PrimeGrid... I'll try get them done as soon as possible.

    - Luke.
    983) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944655)
    Posted 2 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning before work...
    984) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (25) Server problems (Message 944645)
    Posted 2 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Nothing like that, Seti is going threw some changes as they must as technology both hardware and software evolve and I am in a money crunch I lost my job for the first time in 20+ years so I figured I would slip out of Seti and let them do their thing and let others have my work load and when things are better I'll be back and hopefully I can afford to bring all my servers online.


    Too bad... Well, Good luck looking for a job that suits you! Be back soon!
    985) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (25) Server problems (Message 944641)
    Posted 2 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Im leaving seti so that will help leave some AP"s for the rest of you.
    So long Seti,
    CB


    Why CB? Is it because there is no work?
    986) Message boards : Number crunching : Deal or No Deal? (Message 944640)
    Posted 2 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi All, I'm looking to add a reasonably cheap cruncher to my lineup, an I have found something that I think is suited to my expectations.
    Core 2 Duo - Trademe

    What would you expect to pay for this rig? (Considering it has no monitor, although I have a spare one here, and no OS installed)
    NOTE: NZ$100 = US$71.00

    Also, I don't really care about the GPU, if it runs SETI it runs, if it doesn't, it doesn't.

    And if anyone could take a rough guess at the RAC output of this machine, It'd be greatly appreciated. (with opti apps of course ;)

    Thanks everyone.

    - Luke.


    Hey mate. Unless you live in Aucks, the postage will be a pain for that rig.. Having said that, in all honesty, I've seen similar setups go on TM for well over $600 without the case; add an extra $80 for it (remember, TM really does have some inflated prices sometimes :( )

    In all honesty, if you're not actually wanting to upgrade your current setup (I see you're running a Celery 2.6), then you're -much- better off getting a GTX260 new for under $300, shipped. On my single core AMD (which would only be slightly better than your celery, for this purpose), I can pull 11.5k RAC with a single GTX260.

    Having said that, if you want to upgrade your rig, then its a fairly decent setup, and $600 isn't -too- bad.. and it'll be one hell of a boost in speed compared to your current pc. Then chuck in a GTX260! You'll be rocking it up! :)

    GL on the auction, mate :)


    Hey Careface. I live in Welly, so I am expecting a inflated postage price, if I win of course ;).

    I am planning a cost-effective i5/i7 system setup over the next 6 months as well, and I would like to have a modest cruncher increase my RAC a bit (I usually am at about 500-600, but I have topped 1000 once) before I wait for said system build above...

    The Celeron I have is barely used at all, I use my Dell M1530 (that's the C2D lappy you see) for work now, I only keep it because it was my first rig crunching SETI. :).

    Thanks for the positive comments mate!
    - Luke.
    987) Message boards : Number crunching : Deal or No Deal? (Message 944584)
    Posted 2 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Also, I don't really care about the GPU, if it runs SETI it runs, if it doesn't, it doesn't.

    It's an ATI, it doesn't.


    Overlooked that, thanks for the pointer. I just browse through listings and add the ones I like based on price and specs alone. :)

    - Luke.
    988) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 944579)
    Posted 2 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Theme Mockups.

    Lots of new ideas!
    989) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Are You a Space Nerd? (Message 944578)
    Posted 2 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:

    LOL.
    990) Message boards : Number crunching : Deal or No Deal? (Message 944577)
    Posted 2 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi All, I'm looking to add a reasonably cheap cruncher to my lineup, an I have found something that I think is suited to my expectations.
    Core 2 Duo - Trademe

    What would you expect to pay for this rig? (Considering it has no monitor, although I have a spare one here, and no OS installed)
    NOTE: NZ$100 = US$71.00

    Also, I don't really care about the GPU, if it runs SETI it runs, if it doesn't, it doesn't.

    And if anyone could take a rough guess at the RAC output of this machine, It'd be greatly appreciated. (with opti apps of course ;)

    Thanks everyone.

    - Luke.
    991) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944556)
    Posted 2 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 600!
    992) Message boards : Number crunching : No work available (Message 944402)
    Posted 1 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I've looked at some of the other projects but my cuda card is too slow for them.

    So it's Seti or nothing for me.

    Sounds like a good motto!


    You don't have to run your GPU, or you can embrace a compromise, run your GPU at S@H and your CPU at another project. I have both CPU & GPU, however I only choose to crunch with the CPU.

    - Luke.
    993) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944398)
    Posted 1 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Good morning.


    Morning Mike!
    994) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 944368)
    Posted 1 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, If there are no more votes, the total stands at:

    20 use Mozilla Firefox
    9 use Internet Explorer
    3 use Apple Safari
    2 use Opera
    2 use Konqueror
    1 uses Google Chrome
    1 uses Netscape
    1 uses Camino
    1 uses Seamonkey

    But if anyone else wants to share their browser choice out there, you're more than welcome!
    995) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944364)
    Posted 1 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at 5:40 p.m. 1 November.
    996) Message boards : Number crunching : No work available (Message 944352)
    Posted 1 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I think this is a good time to state this point...

    The goal here is to remember that the SETI@home project or staff never promised a continous and ample flow of work from the servers.

    This is why it is always good to have a backup project such as MW, Einstein, or PrimeGrid :)

    - Luke.
    997) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944311)
    Posted 1 Nov 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    You could run the "BOINC" app on the iPhone while it is connected to a computer, solving the problems of background processing and battery life.

    To prevent device overheating limit max. CPU usage to 20-50%.

    How to solve communication with SETI@home servers, I'm not exactly sure...
    998) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944292)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Testing this on my iPhone... Hmm... Any chance of a BOINC iPhone app? ;)
    999) Message boards : Cafe SETI : BOINC projects? (Message 944271)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I support SETI@home because I do believe life (although possibly not intelligent) exists somewhere else in the universe, the community here is incredible and the science of it is intriguing. I am very surprised that SETI@home and other SETI projects receive little or no funding from government sources.

    PrimeGrid is my back up project. Not the most meaningful of projects, I know, but they always have ample work in supply, they're a stable project, and one day you might just hit the jackpot!

    I have forayed into other projects before, but I always keep returning to these two in particular.

    - Luke.
    1000) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944251)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning before updating to latest nightly trunk build of 3.7a1pre...

    But you didn't win the thread.


    Oh, but I don't mind. I'll win because my timezone is ahead. :)
    1001) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944247)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning before updating to latest nightly trunk build of 3.7a1pre...
    1002) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 944246)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    OK. I went back over the results. I didn't include work related browsers, "I hardly ever use them browsers", or "But I also have xxxx & xxxx browsers"

    20 use Mozilla Firefox
    9 use Internet Explorer
    3 use Apple Safari
    2 use Opera
    2 use Konqueror
    1 uses Google Chrome
    1 uses Netscape
    1 uses Camino

    Any more results? I've gotta' apply the nightly build now for 3.7 now...
    1003) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 944244)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hmm. Getting confusing now. I'll go over all the posts again and redo the table. It's very contentious when someone says "I use xxxx... but I also might use xxxx and sometimes xxxx." LOL. I'll repost in about 5 minutes.
    1004) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944168)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, I'm off for the night. Another Sunday tomorrow...
    1005) Message boards : Number crunching : Data distribution history not updated long time (Message 944157)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/data_density.html
    There are no done WUs for whole 2009 year but we have seen tasks dated 2009 in processing. Does this page update in manual mode only or some script was broken?

    At the top of the page it says:
    Workunit group database last updated: 25 Aug 2008 18:07:51 UTC 
    

    I do think data has been received from Arecibo since then, however I do stress that this page should be updated, whether it is manually or the fixing of a script.

    - Luke.
    1006) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 944155)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    New totals so far...
    18 use Mozilla Firefox
    5 use Internet Explorer
    3 use Apple Safari
    2 use Opera
    1 uses Google Chrome
    1 uses Konqueror

    Looks like the overwhelming majority of SETI@home participants are Firefox users, I'm not suprised, as most people who tweak things don't use the "stock" option. :).

    NOTE:For all Firefox Stumbleupon users with the SU plugin, 3.7a1pre now works with SU.
    1007) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944154)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Luke, I am putting a stop to your outrageously short win. ;)


    Hmmm... it wouldn't have been so short if only you could have waited a bit longer...! ;)
    1008) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944151)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Carlos, I'm putting a stop to your outrageously long win.
    1009) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 944142)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like the totals stand at...

    18 use Mozilla Firefox
    5 use Internet Explorer
    3 use Apple Safari
    1 uses Google Chrome
    1 uses Konqueror
    1 use Opera

    Unless there are others?

    One person in this thread said He used Opera as a backup, I'd think that qualifies as a 1(see the link below).

    http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=56022&nowrap=true#943716


    Changed ;)
    1010) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 944123)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like the totals stand at...

    18 use Mozilla Firefox
    5 use Internet Explorer
    3 use Apple Safari
    1 uses Google Chrome
    1 uses Konqueror
    1 uses Opera

    Unless there are others?
    1011) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944089)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    12(f16h2)4
    ---------
    2f25h19

    = ?


    Nice try Luke... you don't win....yet :)

    I think Luke needs to post more. No I'm not going to do a Star Wars joke or pun.


    Oh... If I had the time! :)
    1012) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944079)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    12(f16h2)4
    ---------
    2f25h19

    = ?


    Nice try Luke... you don't win....yet :)


    Hiya Blurf. I seldom win things... however... ;)
    1013) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944075)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    12(f16h2)4
    ---------
    2f25h19

    = ?
    1014) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944066)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    In for a half-win.

    But you aren't winning.


    But now I'm back for the other half.
    1015) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 944062)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    In for a half-win.
    1016) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (25) Server problems (Message 944061)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:

    You both should rise your WU cache size.
    ~ 3 day WU cache size would protect you against unplanned server outages.


    My cache is already set at 10 days, I learn't that trick along time ago. But because I have just restarted the project, BOINC is telling me SETI@home units should take about 110 hours when in reality they take about 40 minutes. Just gotta' recalibrate the benchmarks.
    1017) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (25) Server problems (Message 944032)
    Posted 31 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Only 1 core crunching now... 40 minutes left. I'm over to PrimeGrid for the time being.
    1018) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 943985)
    Posted 30 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning whilst working in Excel.
    1019) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (25) Server problems (Message 943981)
    Posted 30 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm down to 2 WU's... I'll be out in less than an hour, unless there are any new tasks available.
    1020) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 943825)
    Posted 30 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    In for an overdue win!


    Hey there Andy!
    1021) Message boards : Number crunching : *CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVIII /CLOSED* (Message 943815)
    Posted 30 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    1500th post!
    1022) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 943813)
    Posted 30 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    If anyone wants to watch the full Ares I-X test in HD (looks hell of a lot better)... look no further. Ares I-X in HD

    I love the idea of Project Constellation and I'm fully in support of it.
    1023) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 943809)
    Posted 30 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Just upgraded to Mozilla Firefox 3.7a1pre "Minefield"... so far it's stable, however if you are a stumbleupon user and you use the Firefox plugin, don't upgrade.
    1024) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 943802)
    Posted 30 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    This is better... but I am surprised about the post-to-view ratio. Come on lurkers!

    Totals...

    16 use Mozilla Firefox
    5 use Internet Explorer
    3 use Apple Safari
    1 uses Google Chrome
    1 uses Konqueror
    0 use Opera

    26??? Is that all?!
    1025) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 943653)
    Posted 29 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    It looks like a total of 9 people use a browser to access SETI@home! Come on lurkers.... 9 posts to 70 views???

    6 use Firefox
    2 use Internet Explorer
    1 uses Chrome
    0 for Safari & Opera... not surprised.

    Anybody else?
    1026) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What browser do you use? (Message 943573)
    Posted 29 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hmm... lets see what the SETI@home community uses. Firefox? IE6/7/8? Opera? Safari? Chrome? Another?

    I use Firefox 3.6 a1, however, I sometimes need to use IE to view some videos requiring the Windows Media Player Plugin.

    What do you use?
    1027) Message boards : Number crunching : THANKS. 6.10.14 View menu is now Mac friendly (Message 943274)
    Posted 28 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I don't like cats.
    But that has nothing to do with this thread either.
    Keith


    Fine, that's your view. All I was doing was replying to a post that brought the (specific) topic up. It's only my 2 cents and I don't want an argument.
    1028) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 943126)
    Posted 27 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, it has been delayed again, and I shouldn't stay up any longer. Not going to sit round at 1:30 in the morning here any longer. Night all.
    1029) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 943124)
    Posted 27 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    LAUNCH UPDATE: Just under 20 minutes now until liftoff @ 8:29 AM EDT
    According to Mission Control, there will be no steam vented when the rockets fire at T-6.6 seconds, unlike the Shuttle.

    Technically, liftoff will occur at roughly 0.28 seconds, after SRB firing, that is when the thrust will become stronger than the weight of the rocket.
    1030) Message boards : Number crunching : THANKS. 6.10.14 View menu is now Mac friendly (Message 943123)
    Posted 27 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I really like the Macs, but I'm surprised that they have survived as long as they have ...

    For contrast, I'm surprised that Windows has survived as long as it has despite the farcical and very costly viral/malware load and product lock-in tricks... Could be it is a sheep-mentality thing?

    Meanwhile, I guess that Linux and BSD have done well to survive!

    Cheers,
    Martin


    This whole "Macs don't get viruses or spyware" is crap. I read a news article a few weeks ago stating that if Apple's market share was as large as Microsoft's, OS X would be more virus-prone than Windows is today.

    And don't forget the guy at DEFCON who hacked a Mac in 60 seconds... LOL.

    But then again, I'm PC all the way. Can't stand APPL, Steve Jobs or anything tied to them!!! It's just me and my opinion...

    - My 2 cents.
    1031) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 943122)
    Posted 27 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like there will probably be a 30 minute delay. "Running behind schedule"...


    I´ve never seen Florida´s North-East beaches so closely from an Helicopter!


    Very nice isn't it! Loved that split-second view of Ares I-X and Atlantis both in shot at once!

    Launch Update: Out of the built in hold at 8:25 AM EDT, launch at 8:29 AM EDT (29 minutes late)
    1032) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 943118)
    Posted 27 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like there will probably be a 30 minute delay. "Running behind schedule"...
    1033) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 943107)
    Posted 27 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Anyone watching Ares I-X tonight? Just over 2 hours until launch...
    1034) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW 101 (Message 943092)
    Posted 27 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning while creating =IF statements in Excel.
    1035) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Quote of the Day (Message 942323)
    Posted 23 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Your cat will never threaten your popularity by barking at three in the morning..

    An unaltered cat will howl at the moon when it wants a mate. Just ask anyone who has lived with one, or near one.

    He won't attack the mailman or eat the drapes, although he may climb the drapes to see how the room looks from the ceiling. - Helen Powers.

    Cats do shred things in the house. I know this because I live with 8 cats, and they have shredded the couch, the mini-blinds, the clothes hamper, the box springs of my bed, a door jam, bathroom towels, toilet paper rolls, basically anything that they can get their claws into.

    Oh, and moving something up off the floor does not protect it from being shredded unless it is at least 8 feet above the nearest climbable surface.


    Someone always has to argue. If ya' don't like it, move on and find another one. I definitely didn't come back here to have someone try and throw an argument at me. This is the exact reason why I became disillusioned with SETI and left. It's just a quote mate!
    1036) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Quote of the Day (Message 942177)
    Posted 23 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    "You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat." - Albert Einstein, when asked to describe radio


    Your cat will never threaten your popularity by barking at three in the morning. He won't attack the mailman or eat the drapes, although he may climb the drapes to see how the room looks from the ceiling. - Helen Powers.
    1037) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Quote of the Day (Message 942172)
    Posted 23 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    "Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat." - Mark Twain


    "A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes" - Indian Proverb
    1038) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Quote of the Day (Message 942165)
    Posted 23 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    "You're unique, just like everybody else."

    Yes, you are Luke.

    So happy to see you back on the boards, my friend.


    Thx Mate. Always nice to spread the smiles.

    As once said... "The past is history, the future is a mystery, today is a gift, that's why it's called the present."
    1039) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Kitty Avatar thread......... (Message 942163)
    Posted 23 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Heya Mark.
    Olly kitteh lookn out te windoz. He seez blak birdee.

    (For those not proficient in LOLcat: My 2 y.o. Olly kitty looking out the window. He saw a blackbird)
    1040) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Quote of the Day (Message 942154)
    Posted 23 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    "You're unique, just like everybody else."
    1041) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread IV ;-) (Message 941700)
    Posted 21 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like everyone's getting great weather except me! ;P
    1042) Message boards : Politics : International views... on a national topic. (Message 941490)
    Posted 20 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Nothing said here applies to any individual or actual country, just in case there was any doubt.


    Oh, in actual fact it does. These are just some of the policies the Maori Party of New Zealand wants to implement. Shorter jail sentences, priority to Maori for graduate spots over others in some areas of academia.

    The land issue can be looked at by googling "Foreshore & Seabed Act New Zealand".

    Regards,
    Luke.
    1043) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FACT OF THE DAY: (Message 941302)
    Posted 19 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    The Palm Jumeirah, the largest completed man-made island in the world, added 78 kilometers to the coastline of Dubai.
    The now scrapped Palm Deira would have added another 226 kilometers to the coastline.
    1044) Message boards : Politics : International views... on a national topic. (Message 941298)
    Posted 19 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    OK, before I start, I would like to point out that the questions below are not in any way meant to be discriminating to anybody of any race. I am all for equality of rights among everybody and every citizen of every country.
    Here goes, what does the international (i.e. outside NZ) community think about these questions...

    1a. Would you think it's fair to have a political party based solely for the interests of one ethnic race?

    1b. Would you say that is unfair, racist etc, if so, why?

    1c. Do you think a political party should get free "seats" in parliament allocated to them based on their ethnic race?

    2. Do you think it is fair that one ethnic race should be able have a earlier retirement age than another ethnic race, based solely on life expectancy?

    3. Should students of a particular ethnic race be allowed priority over another ethnic race in universities, high schools, colleges, just because they statistically perform worse educationally?

    4. Based on the ethnic race of someone, should they be allowed to hold shorter jail sentences, because the ethnic race as a whole has statistically higher crime rates?

    5. Should a particular ethnic race be able to claim land solely as theirs because "they were here first"?

    6a. Do you think it should take 6 months and $140 million of taxpayers dollars to decide what flag should be flown on top of a bridge?

    6b. What is your opinion on the above question?

    7. What would your views be on all of the above questions if they were national law?

    For Americans (based on my vague knowledge of American rights):

    8a. Does any of the above questions break any of the American Constitution or Amendments?

    8b. If so, why and how?

    To re-iterate, I am not trying to be hateful or racist or anything like that. I'd just like to gauge an outsiders view on the topic.

    Answer however you want. Yes or No, Paragraph or Page.

    Regards All.
    1045) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW thread number 100 (no romans here) (Message 941287)
    Posted 19 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:

    09:00 a.m. over here.....! Good morning, SETI!


    12 hours in front of ya!
    1046) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread IV ;-) (Message 941285)
    Posted 19 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi all!
    Spring is becoming Autumn here! Ever since October started, it's been bad weather (cold, windy, flooding, snow) in New Zealand all round the country.

    Satellite...

    Analysis...

    Rain Radar Wellington...

    Images should auto-update every 3 hours.

    Anybody had relatively fine weather recently?

    Regards all,
    Luke.
    1047) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW thread number 100 (no romans here) (Message 941282)
    Posted 19 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Mornin' all.


    Morning Andy!
    1048) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW thread number 100 (no romans here) (Message 941274)
    Posted 19 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Luke


    Hello Uli. How are you?
    1049) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW thread number 100 (no romans here) (Message 941264)
    Posted 19 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello All. Just past 6:00 PM here!
    1050) Message boards : Number crunching : *CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVIII /CLOSED* (Message 941054)
    Posted 18 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Good luck on catching the kittyman, Luke! He's just got a smidgen of a headstart on you! ;-)

    His RAC is 2/3 of your total!

    regards, Gizbar.


    Hey there Gizbar! Mark might just have a fight on his hands when I pull out my Core i31415926e-314. But until that happens, he might just have a small lead... LOL.

    Nice totals that you're sporting there too!
    1051) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW thread number 100 (no romans here) (Message 941053)
    Posted 18 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Mike... in for a near-bedtime win. Monday tomorrow!
    1052) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW thread number 100 (no romans here) (Message 941039)
    Posted 18 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    * yawn * Morning all.


    Morning Andy, just past 9PM here!
    1053) Message boards : SETI@home Science : Arecibo - No funds to continue (Message 941025)
    Posted 18 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I don't think we shall lose Arecibo. Its planetary radar capabilities are essential for watching asteroids and other Near Earth Objects, ass stressed in a recent report by the US National Research Council.
    Tullio

    I echo this statement, its funding may be tuned down in one way or another, but I'll bet it'll still be running in a decade or two from now, in some shape or form. Not betting on SETI@home though...
    1054) Message boards : Number crunching : *CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVIII /CLOSED* (Message 941024)
    Posted 18 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Nearing 170,000 as I restart the project. I only compete with myself and the kittyman. LOL.
    1055) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW thread number 100 (no romans here) (Message 941023)
    Posted 18 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Congratulations Mark on the win! Stopping for a win while I sync my phone...
    1056) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # XCIX (99!) (Message 940855)
    Posted 17 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    400th Post Win
    1057) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Luke.......we miss your force...... (Message 940847)
    Posted 17 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Thnak you all for the kind and positive words!
    Hi Moon, Andy, Carlos, Mike! Great to see you all...

    - Luke.
    1058) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW # XCIX (99!) (Message 940712)
    Posted 17 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Minor Post. Hi everyone.
    1059) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Luke.......we miss your force...... (Message 940701)
    Posted 17 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you Joker! Try Try Again...
    1060) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Luke.......we miss your force...... (Message 940698)
    Posted 17 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Uli, Mark... So good to taste happiness again.
    1061) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Sad day for the kittyman...Oscar the Maine Coon... (Message 940693)
    Posted 17 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I have already said to you, but will say again, I couldn't say and give anymore love to him than that.
    1062) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Luke.......we miss your force...... (Message 940691)
    Posted 17 Oct 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi everyone.
    I must apologize, I left without notice, I made inadequate contact, I left many friends here without a word. I apologize to all who might just have wondered what had happened.

    Long story short, Mark has found me and pointed me in the right direction. I left here, so I could concentrate on moving house, my 3 cats who I hold most dear to my heart, my GF, my job & career. But mainly, the reason I have not been able to make contact is because I am now (nearly) in financial tatters, the reason for this follows. I decided to set out to try (something I have always wanted to do when I was a kid) to be able to fly, as a pilot. So I set out to gain a New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority Private Pilot License with Wellington Aero Club a few months ago. Total cost? Just over NZ$15,000.

    And guess what? I failed 2 of my exams (AirNav & Aviation Law). And I timed out on my other exams, after learning off my failure in those above. Total fallout? Over NZ$10,000 spent irrecoverably. I now have to repeat nearly all of my training, because most of the flying hours I had have also timed out. Not something I really want to talk about at the moment, but one day I will try again.

    Plus business is down.

    But, life is not about the money, it's about the friends and the happiness, two things I have missed so dearly since my departure. I became misguided with the CUDA and the credits.

    So for now I'm back crunching, with the best people and the best friends, and also the best memories.

    - Luke.
    Wellington, New Zealand.

    *Oops, Looks like I need to make another donation*
    1063) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #80 (Message 864980)
    Posted 13 Feb 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello All. It's Friday night, 9:50pm, here. I'll be up all night with some caffeine sitting beside me. Any one in? No? :-)).

    And a weekend lies ahead...

    Regards,
    Luke.



    good luck Luke, may the best SETIzen win ;-)


    I'm not here to win, you may take that prize if you wish Magenta, not after the last 39 hours I had without sleep to win the TLPTP thread. ;-).

    I'm just here for the company. :-))
    1064) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVI CLOSED** (Message 864979)
    Posted 13 Feb 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I know Mark isn't here to post it, so I will do it instead, it looks like the kitties have just passed the 23,000,000 milestone. Congratulations Mark.
    1065) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #80 (Message 864977)
    Posted 13 Feb 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello All. It's Friday night, 9:50pm, here. I'll be up all night with some caffeine sitting beside me. Any one in? No? :-)).

    And a weekend lies ahead...

    Regards,
    Luke.

    1066) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #80 (Message 864025)
    Posted 10 Feb 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello All...
    1067) Message boards : Number crunching : Maximum daily WU quota per CPU (Message 863428)
    Posted 8 Feb 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Any chance of getting the "Maximum daily WU quota per CPU" of a 100 per CPU upped?? Turning CUDA credits in around 3-4 minutes per and is pushing my quad core box right up to the limit or against it depending on how many Astro units I get.


    I do believe that the work unit quota for CUDA devices rose not long ago. Anyway, this feature is built in to prevent hoarding of workunits and the maxxing out the SETI@home bandwidth. I believe it should stay the same.

    - Luke.
    1068) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #80 (Message 863060)
    Posted 7 Feb 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    This just in a few seconds ago...

    It looks like New Zealand has lost the Wellington Sevens fina 19-17 to England. Blow. :(

    Goodnight All.
    1069) Message boards : Number crunching : LOL. No logins... (Message 862450)
    Posted 5 Feb 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I actually asked Moon if she was having problems via Skype. That's when I figured out it wasn't just me. :))

    - Luke.
    1070) Message boards : Number crunching : LOL. No logins... (Message 862443)
    Posted 5 Feb 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like for 30 minutes or so no one could log in. Heh. Obviously fixed now. :))
    I know me and another were both effected...

    - Luke.
    1071) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Internet Scam Warning Thread (Message 861534)
    Posted 3 Feb 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I happened to score this spam today:

    Letter of Relationship and Establishment Aid.
    From : Wilfred Coulibaly
    Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire West Africa

    Attention: Respectful
    Greetings and How are you Dear Friend.I am Wilfred Coulibaly from Ivory Coast in West Africa.I would like you to Please permit me to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint relationship establishment with you in your country. I have a substantial capital which I honourably Inherited from my late father Chief Coulibaly who was minister of Interior and also have Cocao and Coffee plantation with Gold, Diamond Mining and Trading in bouake Northern District of Coted' Ivoire.Before the Epmigo Rebels killed Him during this political crisis on the mutiny rebellion upraising that equally lead to the death of former military junta Robert Guei.
    I am contacting on you because of my need to deal with honest person whom I can lay trust and personal confidence on with hope that he will not let me down. Because since the murder of my father,I have been subjected to all sorts of harassment and intimidation with lots of negative reports emanating from the crises from the rebellion people caused which have resulted to war in some part of our country Cote d' Ivoire in West Africa since this past years.
    I intend to invest this money I legitmately inherited from my late father in profitable areas in your country into a very lucratives business venture of which you are to advise and execute the venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us.
    Most especially is for you to help me come over to your base if possible for You be able co-operate with me to become my business partner in your country and create ideas on how money will be invested, properly managed and the type of investment after the money is transferred to your custody with your assistance.
    I inherited this sum from my late father whom the rebels killed because he was not supporting their selfish interest to topple the president Gbagbo the present president of Cote d' Ivoire in West Africa.
    Meanwhile,on indication of your willingness to handle this transaction sincerely by protecting my Interest and upon your acceptance of this proposal.I will furnish you with the full details information, procedure on how to continue.The exact amount involved is the sum of Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Five USD ($9.500.000.00)USD If you accept to associate with me,both of us will mutually agree on your percentage interest and share holding for helping me to secure the release of the deposit and investing the money into lucratives profitable venture in your care.I will be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you if you so desire to relate with me with good mind and honesty.
    However, I do urge you to kindly give this matter your immediate attention and the maximum seriouness it deserves for the smooth achievement of the aim.I want you to be rest assured that everything is in order and legitimate it was due to the political crisis in our country that have resulted to war in some part of our region which have cause everybody to find a way of geting out from the country,for this reason I use this medium to request for your assistance with hope that you will not let down the confidence I have already reposed on you.
    This money is legitimately acquired by my late father from sales of Cocoa and Coffee and Diamond dealings.If it interests you, Please forward your reply including your telephone number and fiscal address to my private email address so that I can provide you with more clarifications and details about it all.
    Looking forward for your prompt response Thanks for your understanding and future cooperations.
    Sincerely,
    Wilfred Coulibalyabidjan

    Had a laugh reading it though! :D

    - Luke.
    1072) Message boards : Number crunching : Program asks for 0 seconds of work (Message 860326)
    Posted 31 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Luke, you were so right pointing me to the other thread. The program is slowly asking more more work again. But unfortunately there are no jobs available:

    Sat 31 Jan 2009 12:22:11 PM CET|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: To fetch work. Requesting 2320 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
    Sat 31 Jan 2009 12:22:16 PM CET|SETI@home|Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
    Sat 31 Jan 2009 12:22:16 PM CET|SETI@home|Message from server: (Project has no jobs available)

    So, I wait (again).

    Thanks for clearing it up for me.


    Good to hear your problem is fixed. :-)

    - Luke.
    1073) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #80 (Message 860200)
    Posted 31 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    12:12 AM 1st February 2009 - Luke signs off.... Goodnight All.
    1074) Message boards : Number crunching : Program asks for 0 seconds of work (Message 860189)
    Posted 31 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello DeMus,
    I haven't been following everything going on around here completely for the last couple of days, so in the meantime while someone else can provide you with a real answer, have a look at this thread, it might be able to help a bit.

    Regards,
    - Luke.
    1075) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #80 (Message 860179)
    Posted 31 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:

    Good evening Luke.


    Evening Mike, trust you are well?


    Yes i am Luke you should be short before midnight right???


    2 Hours before, correct. What's the time where you are in Germany?


    10:09 AM now here in bavaria.
    Its UTC plus 1


    Same timezone as Ingrid. heh. UTC+13 here, we do have DST currently, so our standard is UTC+12.
    1076) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #80 (Message 860175)
    Posted 31 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:

    Good evening Luke.


    Evening Mike, trust you are well?


    Yes i am Luke you should be short before midnight right???


    2 Hours before, correct. What's the time where you are in Germany?
    1077) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #80 (Message 860172)
    Posted 31 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:

    Good evening Luke.


    Evening Mike, trust you are well?
    1078) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #80 (Message 860170)
    Posted 31 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Win while chilling off with some water. Hello All. :-))
    1079) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people VI...... (Message 860104)
    Posted 31 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Ollie had either an leaking lymph node or a blocked saliva gland a few months back (sure as hell wasn't going to pay NZ$150 to narrow 2 down to 1). I hid the antibiotics for said problem inside his meat. And he's not even 2 yet. :-(
    1080) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread III ;-) (Message 860101)
    Posted 31 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hope you are having fun Luke...LOL


    Sure Am. Plus the new 4 digit RAC is icing on an already iced cake. Heh.
    1081) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #80 (Message 860095)
    Posted 31 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    W-I-N-N-I-N-G
    1082) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread III ;-) (Message 860084)
    Posted 31 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hellloooo?!

    Am I missing the point of Arizona Moon's Coconut posting thread? :-))
    If I wanted a thread of my own, I would start a Luke's Coconut posting thread... heh. :-)
    Long story short, LOL me @ Skype. A few people will already know what to do :-). I am on when my GF is not at my place, or vice versa, etc.

    UTC+13, Wellington, New Zealand.

    Have fun all.
    1083) Message boards : Number crunching : Quick Advice on New System (Message 860043)
    Posted 31 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Yes, the Core i7 looks like a good choice. I'm just a bit concerned about the heat. I didn't want a loud system, nor a small heater. Living in Florida, most days of the year are above 80F, and A/C does not want to compete with computer.

    Paul specified a cheap Core i7 system for sale. I was looking at the Asus P6T WS Pro motherboard, so I can run dual video and use my PCI-X RAID card in the future. Right now, this board is $330, which I feel is outragious. Perhaps I should look again.

    Even if you do not OC it, the i7 is still the best cruncher around.....bar none.


    With 1600Mhz DDR3 Trip-Channel RAM, and an i7 920, what sort of performance increase would I see with a Asus Rampage II over the Intel Smackover? If any?

    - Luke.
    1084) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Top 10 most Inspiring moments in IT - SETI@home mentioned. (Message 860034)
    Posted 31 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like my subscription magazine, PC Authority Australia, has given SETI@home an "Honorable Mention" for the Top 10 most inspiring moments in IT!

    PC Authority Article.
    1085) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #79...WE HAVE A WINNER...CEBION!!! (Message 859622)
    Posted 30 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Bob, Mike, Magenta, All! :-)

    Hi Luke. Have a good day?


    Same old, same old. The heat is killing me though. How about you, Bob? Still catching snow?
    1086) Message boards : Number crunching : Quick Advice on New System (Message 859621)
    Posted 30 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm in Florida. I don't know of any micro-centers nearby. I can put together an i7 on NewEgg, but it's about $800 shipped.

    Also, how are the stock heatsinks on the core i7? I've never owned a chip more than 66W TDP, and that chip is double the heat.


    If you plan on OC'ing, I wouldn't trust them. I have seen some reviews of OCing the 920 and the CPU crapped out under the Stock Fan. Mark has tempted me into going with the Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme 1366RT (expensive!), plus you need to buy a seperate fan. If not OC'ing, they are probably good enough for the needs of the CPU, even under 100% load.

    - Luke.
    1087) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Arizona Moon`s coconut posting thread III ;-) (Message 859616)
    Posted 30 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hei Moon! How is life 12 hours behind? :-) ;-)
    1088) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #79...WE HAVE A WINNER...CEBION!!! (Message 859615)
    Posted 30 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Bob, Mike, Magenta, All! :-)
    1089) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVI CLOSED** (Message 859611)
    Posted 30 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    A few milestones here and there:

    • 150,000 Total SETI@home credit.
    • Top 50,000 for SETI@home by total credit.
    • 5th by credit in my Sign Up Date.
    • Top 250 by credit in my country.



    Future Milestones:


    • 200,000 Total SETI@home credit, shouldn't take too long, should have achieved it before I get my Core i7 system built.
    • Top 40,000 for SETI@home by total credit, again, relatively easy.
    • 1st by RAC in his Sign Up Date. Poised to take over anyway, I was 2nd by RAC, the leader has now seemingly stopped crunching.
    • Top 200 by credit in my country, should come before I achieve 200,000 total credit.



    Congratulations to all others holding recent milestones!

    - Luke.

    1090) Message boards : Number crunching : Cant upload again (Message 858760)
    Posted 28 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Havent been able to send in results for the last 12 hours. Had a look at server status page but the names bear no relationship the explanation underneath so I cant see if an upload/download server is running or not.

    Anyone know if it is going to get going again soon or is this the post Xmas breakdown? ;-}


    It could be just that the servers are bogged down from the backlog of this mornings outage. But, there were upload problems a few days back. I'm not entirely 100% sure which one is to blame. It could even be both.

    - Luke.
    1091) Message boards : Technical News : Wire Pass (Jan 27 2009) (Message 858658)
    Posted 27 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Nice work Matt & All!
    Did Outage began slightly earlier today? I woke up this morning to find you were already working on maintainance... Or did I just wake up late?

    - Luke.
    1092) Message boards : Number crunching : Cosmology@home causing SETI@home slow downs? (Message 858526)
    Posted 27 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    The problem is back. The tasks percentage is now going up at 0.002%-0.011%. And then sometimes it jumps back 0.030%-0.050%.

    What is an Angle Range? Could that be causing this?

    I am crunching 05no08, 02no08, and 16dc08, the ones I haven't crunched, 02no08 and 16dc08, all show a increased completion time of about 20 minutes above normal.

    Any ideas???

    - Luke.
    1093) Message boards : Number crunching : Cosmology@home causing SETI@home slow downs? (Message 858355)
    Posted 27 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Be aware that SETI tasks come in all different shapes and sizes - are you sure you've been crunching comparable Angle Ranges during the 'few hours' in question?

    But in response to your direct question, have you checked with Task Manager what CPU utilisation your SETI applications are getting (should be 49%+ each on a duo).

    And is there any Cosmology application spinning its wheels in the background? If so, a reboot should clear it out.


    A reboot seems to have corrected it. Tasks seem to be crunching normally again. For now. Thanks!
    Not sure about the AR's... but I was getting 100% on each core in task manager. Prefs were also 100% CPU utilization.
    1094) Message boards : Number crunching : Cosmology@home causing SETI@home slow downs? (Message 858341)
    Posted 27 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I finished crunching my first Cosmology@home workunit a few hours ago, and since then, the SETI@home tasks completion speed has dropped right off. I used to be able to get 0.020%-0.050% per second. Now I am getting 0.005%-0.015%. Any ideas?

    The Laptop was cleaned out a few days ago, temperatures are stable, and I haven't made any changes to the operating system, BOINC Manager or the Optimized Applications. Sometimes the tasks speed up, but after a few seconds they run slow again.

    Running on an Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5Ghz processor, Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit. More information available.

    Also, time to completion is now around 1 hour 25 minutes. Usually, tasks take 55 minutes to 1 hour 5 minutes.
    1095) Message boards : Number crunching : Essessive Astropulse Aborting (Message 858159)
    Posted 26 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    @Odan
    Is there some way to make it easy for a user who is checking their SETI tasks to turn off receiving AP or just long WUs? A friendly button on the side of the tasks view maybe?


    Go to your account > click "SETI@home Preferences" > Click "Edit Preferences" > Find the section called "Run only selected applications" > and untick the "Astropulse" box.

    - Luke.

    @Bukken
    i think that many people, including my self, are aborting a lot of AP because of BOINC 6.6.2

    I had 6.6.2 for one day and got 225 AP workunits !

    So i aborted more than 100 so not to waste Your or the projects time ?

    Mike


    Did you have Astropulse disabled in your preferences?

    - Luke.
    1096) Message boards : Number crunching : No credits (Message 858030)
    Posted 26 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks for the help guys!
    Luke, I'll be sending you a PM to find out more about the optimized applications.


    I'll be around. In fact I'm always around. ;-)

    - Luke.
    1097) Message boards : Number crunching : Essessive Astropulse Aborting (Message 857895)
    Posted 26 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    It seems to me that I am seeing more and more AP units being aborted by new users because of the time involved in crunching these units on their slower rigs. My feeling is that a lot of this is occuring because of the default setting that automatically allows AP units to be downloaded when a new S@H account is started unless the user is tech savy enough and changes the preferences accordingly. I personally know that if I had an AP download onto my 1.8 Celeron that would take hundreds of hours to crunch the first thing I would do would be kill the WU.

    Are we not wasting our time and resources by having to constantly resend these units that have been aborted or that have simply just timed out? Some of these WU's are going out 4,5,and 6 times in order to get a quarum and be credited to the crunchers account. Are we not also taxing the system unnessarily by having these WU's downloaded time after time.

    My question to the developers is...why can't the AP field be left disabled by default and leave it up to the user to turn it on if they want to do AP WU's? I am sure that this would reduce some of the unneeded aborting of these WU's.

    Just my thoughts on the problem...any other ideas on the subject?

    Cheers


    Hi Zebra3,

    I have a conflict of interests on this topic. For one, I believe having the Astropulse button automatically enabled by default (as you mentioned) wastes resources, time, bandwidth (for SETI@home and the average user), not forgetting to mention the fact when you, the other cruncher, have to wait for another user to complete it and even then, your battle could still not be over. So this opinion of me feels the Astropulse button should be disabled by default, and only knowing users should crunch them.

    But on the other side of me, I feel, when you sign up to SETI@home you knowingly have an (some people may say "minimal" here) obligation to complete the tasks that you are sent. And not just play fussy kid and abort the workunit's that you don't like or want to deal with. Plus, if the Astropulse button was disabled by default, you would see minimal, little, if any Astropulse workunits being crunched and successfully completed by users, which could result in possibly less development of optimized applications, less implementation of the optimized executables, in turn causing longer crunch times for those that would and do crunch Astropulse.

    For example, this morning, when I went to fetch work for SETI@home. Along side with the usual tens of Multibeams, I was lucky enough (I barely ever get them) to catch 6 Astropulse workunits. I go to find my first Astropulse workunit, this one, and I see my wingman with computer #4210066, Berry Jansen, has aborted every single Astropulse workunit he received. I sent him a PM saying either crunch them or turn the tap off (out of the slim chance he might look and read it!). Like it will do much good. For my 5th task, I see I am actually the third cruncher, since the first guy did not reply (*smirk*). And the second person is using 6.5.0 BOINC, so we will see what happens there. Luckily my 4 other wingmen for the other Astropulse appear normal and not whacked out! Luck of the draw...

    - Luke.
    1098) Message boards : Number crunching : When does one upgrade BOINC? (Message 857877)
    Posted 26 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Although I use 6.4.5 currently (no CUDA)

    I would say my two most favorite, stable, releases have to be (in order):
    1) 5.10.45/30
    2) 6.2.19

    I have had no problems with 6.4.5 on both rigs. But I might wait until 6.8 or maybe 7 for a new upgrade.
    1099) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.BOINC - Push for 10K RAC! (Message 857773)
    Posted 25 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    We are now officially NZ.BOINC! As we expand in the future to nearby projects.

    We are so close to 10,000 RAC! Come on everyone!
    1100) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #79...WE HAVE A WINNER...CEBION!!! (Message 857575)
    Posted 25 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Off to bed at 11:30 PM. Night All.
    1101) Message boards : Number crunching : Got *no* new work... (Message 857465)
    Posted 25 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Also, looks like your AMD Machine is still crunching with a BOINC Manager version of 5.2.13. Thought about giving it an upgrade to, say, 6.2.10 or 6.4.5? I would say that is getting a bit on the old side. Last 2 BOINC Manager version 5's I crunched with was 5.10.45 and 5.10.30, which in my terms where the safest and most stable releases to date.

    - Luke.

    I'll second that. 5.10.45 or 6.2.19 are pretty much rock-solid. v5 has the executables and data (WUs and such) in Program files\BOINC, v6 splits executables and data locations.


    Heh. Yes, I found that confusing when I went to install 6.4.5 and the Optimized Applications.... Program Files or Program Data? LOL.

    - Luke.
    1102) Message boards : Number crunching : No credits (Message 857455)
    Posted 25 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you for the reply!
    I didn't know that I was partnered with someone else but that makes sense now that you say it. It explains the time delay in gettting credit, I've just never had it take this long. You said that you can see who I'm partnered with, is that something I can do or is it an admin type thing?
    What kind of "Optimized applications" are you talking about and what kinds of changes would I need to make?
    Thanks again and sorry to bombard you with questions.
    Scott


    Anytime!
    Let me try give you the best answers I can. To see who you are crunching with (your "Wingman"), go into your account > click on the link "Tasks" > Click any Workunit (ID) you wish > and you will see 2 "Tasks" listed, one is the task on your computer, and one is the task on your "Wingmans" computer. Anyone can do it if they want to.

    On the topic of "Optimized Applications":
    You need to download a specific "executable file" that will work with your computer, and install it appropriately, to be short. PM me for more details and I can lead you through the installation process if you want, it could double your output! :-)

    - Luke.
    1103) Message boards : Number crunching : Got *no* new work... (Message 857451)
    Posted 25 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Having the same issue here. Not getting any new work despite setting the cache size to 10 days. The last thing that would come to my mind with my return to SETI was the servers being plagued with so many issues that hinders productivity.

    Time to go back to Einstein then...


    Could you please post the first 20 lines of a restart of the BOINC Manager? As per what Arkayn said. Then we might be able to help you.

    - Luke.
    1104) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.BOINC - Push for 10K RAC! (Message 857437)
    Posted 25 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Welcome to the Official National SETI@home team of New Zealand! NZ.SETI was founded on the intent to create a standardized team for New Zealand, together, we have already achieved this in less than 6 months. We have and are a vibrant, active, group of crunchers, and we are among the top 2 teams in New Zealand!

    We also have our own exclusive, member write & read only SETI@home message board, so join us and chat whenever you want.

    If you have any connection with New Zealand, please feel free to join us at anytime! And we look forward to seeing you crunch for NZ.SETI!

    - Luke.
    1105) Message boards : Number crunching : Got *no* new work... (Message 857413)
    Posted 25 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Also, looks like your AMD Machine is still crunching with a BOINC Manager version of 5.2.13. Thought about giving it an upgrade to, say, 6.2.10 or 6.4.5? I would say that is getting a bit on the old side. Last 2 BOINC Manager version 5's I crunched with was 5.10.45 and 5.10.30, which in my terms where the safest and most stable releases to date.

    - Luke.
    1106) Message boards : Technical News : Hole in the Rock (Jan 22 2009) (Message 857410)
    Posted 25 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I uploaded a bunch of tasks from my laptop last night, a bit slow going but they got there in the end, plus a few sporadic uploads from my Desktop today, again slow going, but eventually uploaded without fuss.

    Two more results coming in the next quarter hour. Let me see how those fare.

    Keep up the great work, Matt and all!
    1107) Message boards : Number crunching : 6.6.2 and ap_5.00r103_SSE3.exe (Message 857390)
    Posted 25 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    6.6.2 and ap_5.00r103_SSE3.exe

    I would like to run the 6.6.2 SETI and the optimized ap_5.00r103_SSE3.exe. How do I do this?


    Question 1) Are you/would you like to run CUDA beside this optimized application?
    Question 2) Are you already running Multibeam or Astropulse Optimized?

    - Luke.

    Yes I would like to run CUDA and I am doing CUDA WU now
    I am not running any optimized MB or AP.
    I wauld like to run Optimized AP and Optimized CUDA


    Ok Sorry, but, I cannot help now. CUDA is not my thing. Hope you get the help you need.

    - Luke.
    1108) Message boards : Number crunching : Got *no* new work... (Message 857389)
    Posted 25 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Strange, even though I have pref's set for 10 days cache, it runs dry w/o asking for any work. Only last-resort-solution I could think of is to press the "update"-button since the boinc-magic dosen't do the trick, but no go. (Boinc-mgr 6.4.5, seti only). My cache is empty (cpu is idling at 0%) and I have no other project (not interested).

    Message in output:
    [SETI@home] Sending scheduler request: Requested by user. Requesting 0 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
    [SETI@home] Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks

    Any clues?

    (I have been happily churning along at 5.00 AP's and 6.08 MB's up until now, all of a sudden everything ended. Why?)


    Sometimes it is very easy to set "No New Tasks" and forget about it? Cover all bases. And then we can hold a differential diagnosis.

    - Luke.
    1109) Message boards : Number crunching : upload problem (Message 857376)
    Posted 24 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Not only am I having upload problems but can not report the ones that have upload
    1/24/2009 6:00:10 PM|SETI@home|Scheduler request failed: Failed sending data to the peer
    1/24/2009 6:02:45 PM|SETI@home|Scheduler request failed: HTTP internal server error
    1/24/2009 6:03:45 PM|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: Requested by user. Requesting 0 seconds of work, reporting 28 completed tasks
    1/24/2009 6:05:26 PM|SETI@home|Scheduler request failed: HTTP internal server error




    Be patient, they will get through eventually.

    - Luke.
    1110) Message boards : Number crunching : 6.6.2 and ap_5.00r103_SSE3.exe (Message 857375)
    Posted 24 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    6.6.2 and ap_5.00r103_SSE3.exe

    I would like to run the 6.6.2 SETI and the optimized ap_5.00r103_SSE3.exe. How do I do this?


    Question 1) Are you/would you like to run CUDA beside this optimized application?
    Question 2) Are you already running Multibeam or Astropulse Optimized?

    - Luke.
    1111) Message boards : Number crunching : optimised link is dead. what is 7z file (Message 857034)
    Posted 24 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    thanks Luke, worked great and only confirmed what I said in my initial post.


    boinc_graphics_make_shmem failed: 2
    Can't open init data file - running in standalone mode
    In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
    boinc_graphics_make_shmem failed: 2
    Can't open init data file - running in standalone mode
    In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
    boinc_graphics_make_shmem failed: 2
    Can't open init data file - running in standalone mode
    In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
    boinc_graphics_make_shmem failed: 2


    You are correct tho, BOINC Manager is stable and easy to use.


    Anytime. I'm glad I could help!
    1112) Message boards : Number crunching : optimised link is dead. what is 7z file (Message 857028)
    Posted 24 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Windows AP_v5.0 SSE3 Science App:
    Intended for Intel & AMD CPUs, running Windows that have a minimum of SSE3 capability.

    1 - Astropulse Windows ap_5.00r103_SSE3(AMD/INTEL)

    followed this link and it is dead or not working correctly, system cant find the .exe file. winzip cant open.

    what program is used to open .7z extentions

    OR

    What is the best program for processing AP's


    Try using 7 Zip File Manager. It's what most people around here use.

    And I hope I interpret this right, but the best program for running AP/Astropulse is the one and only BOINC Manager.

    - Luke.
    1113) Message boards : Number crunching : No credits (Message 857007)
    Posted 24 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Since the end of December I seem to be missing out on the credits I should be recieving. I have dropped from @150 to 16 in the last month. Is any one else having this problem. Do I have to make any changes to accomodate Astropulse work units?


    You have to wait for your "Wingman" to also return the same Workunit and result, if their result does not match yours, it is sent out to another computer. The credit you are waiting on is called "Pending credit." In nearly all cases, you will receive the credit your computer claimed for. The Astropulse Workunit that is "pending" in your tasks list may take a while to grant credit, because I see your Wingman is crunching it on a old Pentium 3, which is below the threshold to be sent Astropulse workunits, but they have a knack for catching them anyway. If you want to speed up how fast you crunch Workunits, you can download and install an "Optimized Application" for your computer, this is meant for advanced participants and only install and run it if you know what you are doing, otherwise you may trash your Workunits you have in queue.

    There is no changes you need to make if you want to run Astropulse with the stock application. There are if you want to run an "Optimized Application".

    Have you also thought about updating your BOINC Manager fron 5.10.13 to something more current, like 6.2.19? Although, it is not a required upgrade.

    - Luke.
    1114) Message boards : Number crunching : Message from server (Message 857001)
    Posted 24 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I have been getting this set of "message from server" a couple of times a day. Can someone explain what they mean?

    1/23/2009 8:49:49 AM|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: To fetch work. Requesting 119 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
    1/23/2009 8:49:55 AM|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 0 new tasks
    1/23/2009 8:49:55 AM|SETI@home|Message from server: No work sent
    1/23/2009 8:49:55 AM|SETI@home|Message from server: Your app_info.xml file doesn't have a version of Astropulse.
    1/23/2009 8:49:55 AM|SETI@home|Message from server: (won't finish in time) BOINC runs 100.0% of time, computation enabled 100.0% of that
    1/23/2009 8:50:55 AM|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: To fetch work. Requesting 289 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
    1/23/2009 8:51:00 AM|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 1 new tasks

    I understand what the first two mean. I am not running a version that can run Astropulse. I run 5.10.45, optimized. But what is the meaning of the "won't finish on time" message? I have not noticed any abnormalities except these three messages, in red.


    "Won't finish in time" usually means one of the following is happening:
    1) The Resource Share allocated to SETI@home is too low.
    2) Your Computer is not on enough.
    3) The amount of time that the BOINC Client Software is allowed to run is too short.
    4) There is not enough time before the Result Deadline for your computer to process a (or another) Result.
    5) Or, BOINC thinks you have enough work already.
    So "No Work Is Sent."

    As for the "Your app_info.xml file doesn't have a version of Astropulse." (I believe) your Optimized Application only runs and has code for optimized Multibeam. If you don't want those sort of messages, go to you preferences and disable Astropulse from running on your computer, or otherwise, update your App_Info file with the correct Astropulse code, I can give you help with that if needed.

    - Luke.
    1115) Message boards : Number crunching : What will my experience be with CUDA? (Message 856503)
    Posted 22 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:

    I am running a Dell XPS M1530, I have downloaded the latest BIOS driver for said system. BIOS revision A12.

    My Graphics Card is a Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT 256MB. I am running the apparent "current" Driver of 179.28.

    My Science application is 6.03, with AK V8 SSE3 AP+MB, it has run very successfully since installation.

    I have my preferences set to Use 3 multiprocessors (2CPU+1CUDA)

    BOINC recognizes a Coprocessor, so does the SETI@home page for my laptop. No crunching (that I know of) is being run by CUDA.

    Let's start with the basics... and go from there.


    Is this a Laptop/Notebook? IF so, then you risk overheating. Notebooks weren't designed to run GPU at full tilt for 100% of time.

    In the message log, what is the full line that shows CUDA device detection. Hopefully it doesn't say "emulation" anywhere. Just trying to verify that your graphics card is supported.

    If you've setup BOINC to use the AK version, then you've got an app_info.xml in your SETI directory. You'll need to change/customize it to allow CUDA apps to be downloaded/run. That's not a trivial task, and is most likely the reason you're not running any CUDA WUs.


    It is a Laptop....

    Just another question: What happens to be the current CPU Multibeam Science Application? I run AK V8 MB & AP. Science Application 6.03...
    1116) Message boards : Number crunching : What will my experience be with CUDA? (Message 855714)
    Posted 20 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    OK. Let's start from the beginning, the launch could have gone alot better, there were bugs in it, and they are being ironed out as we speak, which is good. And hopefully it will get a whole lot better, DISCLAIMER: I have never run CUDA before, but, have tried to read as much as possible about it as I can!

    I am running a Dell XPS M1530, I have downloaded the latest BIOS driver for said system. BIOS revision A12.

    My Graphics Card is a Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT 256MB. I am running the apparent "current" Driver of 179.28.

    My CPU is a Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 Ghz chip.

    I am using BOINC Version 6.4.5 for Windows Vista 32-bit.

    My Science application is 6.03, with AK V8 SSE3 AP+MB, it has run very successfully since installation.

    I have my preferences set to Use 3 multiprocessors (2CPU+1CUDA)

    BOINC recognizes a Coprocessor, so does the SETI@home page for my laptop. No crunching (that I know of) is being run by CUDA.

    Let's start with the basics... and go from there.
    1117) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 855315)
    Posted 19 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Wow! In 2 weeks we have donated an amazing total of 2,748,460 grains of rice, more than double the first thread and enough rice to feed more than 137 people! Me and Uli would like to personally thank every single one of you that contributed to this cause, with a few especially bright lights standing out among the rest.
    Also, if you all could please give congratulations to Uli, on the amazing job she has done with providing the statistics and launching the idea of having the statistics on a Spreadsheet. Thank you, Uli!

    Now on to the more sadder news.
    As you all probably know, the Freerice grains per click has been lowered to 10 from 20 grains, in response to heightening price of Rice, the global recession, and the following credit crunch. Well, it has hit home with the FreeRice thread as well. Until FreeRice raises the grains per click back from 10 to 20, this will be the last FreeRice thread for an indefinite period of time. We might occasionally hold a "Mini-Challenge", a short 1 week, non-tallied, casual donation thread, but until the global recession ends, this could well be the last FreeRice thread. Thank you all for participating!

    Also, Stealth Eagle has this to say:

    I would like to thank everyone who took part in this Freerice Challenge, We have helped to feed over 130 people and that is something that we should all be proud of. Thank you again.

    SE.


    I mimic this, please continue to donate casually to FreeRice, whether there is a thread or not.

    Thank you & Best Regards to all contributors,
    Luke.

    And I leave you tonight with the final Statistics.
    (Moderators: Please leave this thread open for a minimum of 3 days)

    Standard Statistics:


    Daily Donations:


    Exotic Statistics:


    Thank you all for participating, every single one of you...
    1118) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 855304)
    Posted 19 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Oops... also forgot to post candorchasma's final donation of 13,860 grains...
    Thank you candor!

    EDIT: Time is up, everyone!. Final Statistics coming soon!
    1119) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 855294)
    Posted 19 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Any final donations? Donations close in 30 minutes...
    1120) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 855244)
    Posted 19 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Candorchasma's last 2 donations amount to a total of 41,400 grains!
    Thank you candor!

    5 hours left until the donations close!
    1121) Message boards : Number crunching : Wingman (Message 855145)
    Posted 18 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Is there away that I can find out who my wingman is for this project? The reason is more one of curiosity raised by a comment I came across in another thread dealing with validation where the response was "Both me and my wingman have returned it".


    For every workunit you run, you have a (in most cases) different 'wingman'. For example, have a look at 2 different workunits sent to me: here & here.

    The wingmen in said workunits are completely different.
    Also, in the second workunit, my wingman has already completed the task and he is waiting upon me to complete it.

    If you would like to find out who one of your current wingmen, just click on 'tasks' in your account page, then click on any 'workunit ID', from there, there are two 'tasks', one is on your computer, and the other is on your wingman's.
    1122) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #79...WE HAVE A WINNER...CEBION!!! (Message 855004)
    Posted 18 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Let the game begin, play fair, have fun...


    Conratulations Magenta, First Win of a new thread! Feels good to be to 'normal'!
    1123) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 854999)
    Posted 18 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    We battled at it for #78, I won, now it's yours. :)
    1124) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 854998)
    Posted 18 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Pink always wins!

    Congratulations Magenta for winning TLPTPW #78 with post 1414!
    Take it away, Magenta!

    For more information relating to the mathematical constant, click here.
    1125) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 854964)
    Posted 18 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    So close we are...
    1126) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 854948)
    Posted 18 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    An inch away from a win!
    1127) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 854947)
    Posted 18 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    One day left! Everyone here has amazed me.

    Standard Statistics:


    Daily Donations:


    Exotic Statistics:


    24 hours... The timer starts now.
    1128) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 854946)
    Posted 18 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    How soon... Luke....


    Soon, Uli...
    1129) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 854930)
    Posted 18 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    The penultimate day is up. Stats coming soon...
    1130) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 854918)
    Posted 18 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    So very close to the winning number...
    1131) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy Birthday Mark! (Message 854902)
    Posted 18 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    It may not be January 18 in the United States yet, but it certainly is here. It be the kittyman's birthday!

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK!
    May you have many more to come! And best wishes to the year ahead for you!








    1132) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 854857)
    Posted 18 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Candorchasma's recent donation add up to a total of 29,820 grains. Screenshots are available by request.
    1133) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 854829)
    Posted 17 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Getting closer... remember your 4's everyone.
    1134) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 854749)
    Posted 17 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like we might see a winning post in 6-18 hours....
    1135) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 854557)
    Posted 17 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Getting close... less than 200 posts to go!
    The winning post number will include a 4!
    1136) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 854556)
    Posted 17 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    A 1/2 cut in the quota of grains per click does not explain the 1/6 drop in donations folks. There are 2 days left, can we make a last ditch attempt to 2.5 Million?

    Standard Statistics...


    Daily Donations...


    Exotic Statistics...


    1000 grains from me.
    1137) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 854549)
    Posted 17 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I am back, day is closed. Stats coming soon. Thank you all....
    1138) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 853700)
    Posted 15 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, in spite of the fact that the FreeRice quote has dropped, we have had our most proficient day ever! And we have achieved our goal of 2 Million grains! Well done to every single one of you! Here are today's stats:





    1139) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 853677)
    Posted 15 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Donations for today's stats are closed.
    1140) Message boards : Number crunching : Best Mac to Crunch (Message 853623)
    Posted 15 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    "Apple Tax."
    Noun.
    A term to describe the extra money one pays for buying an Apple product. Also known as the "Fanboy Fee."

    Simply put: Don't buy Apple.
    1141) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 853619)
    Posted 15 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I post 1000.
    Candorchasma posts a total of 61,660. Screenshots available by request.
    1142) Message boards : Number crunching : Need Help choosing a Graphics Card... (Not CUDA related!) (Message 853512)
    Posted 14 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks for your replies... all of you.
    I live in New Zealand. I don't think Newegg does global shipping? (Tigerdirect does but it is a nightmare) But all links are helpful...

    I can always find from a local supplier....

    Does "Dual-Link DVI" mean It has 2 HDCP DVI ports?
    1143) Message boards : Number crunching : Need Help choosing a Graphics Card... (Not CUDA related!) (Message 853484)
    Posted 14 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    OK folks... I have an upcoming system build to replace my aging Celeron Desktop. I plan on having Dual HD Screens with DVI-D HDCP ports. I am looking for a Graphics card which has two DVI ports so it will be compatible with the monitors, said DVI ports on the Graphics card must also have High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) enabled. It also must include Nvidia PureVideo HD.... Minimum 512MB Memory, cannot spend much money (for example, no GTX 2xx) as that is tied up with other components in the system. I do not care if it is or isn't CUDA enabled. Cheapest possible please... I have searched to no avail. Help?

    More details available by request.
    1144) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 853461)
    Posted 14 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Less than 400 posts to go!
    Start paying attention to your 4's and 1's people!

    1145) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 853256)
    Posted 14 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Today was another good day. I am really starting to see a group of core contributors here. Thanks to all of you! (Raw data provided by Uli!)

    Normal Statistics:


    Daily Statistics:


    Exotic Statistics:
    1146) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 853217)
    Posted 14 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I am closing today. Stats will come soon...
    1147) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 852982)
    Posted 13 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Another good day! But the donation rate peaked yesterday. (Raw data provided by Uli)





    Candorchasma posts a total of 91,140. Note to Uli & Self: To be included. Screenshots available by request.
    1148) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 852591)
    Posted 12 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Another good statistics day... (Raw data & Stats provided by Uli)





    Onward and upward...
    1149) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 852435)
    Posted 11 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Candor posts 51,020 grains. Screenshot is available by request.
    Officially verified as legit.
    1150) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 852127)
    Posted 11 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Over halfway there...
    1151) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.BOINC - Push for 10K RAC! (Message 852126)
    Posted 11 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    And our biggest milestone yet, 1,000,000 credits! Amazing! Thank you all members on New Zealand's national team!

    Also... "Erin" became NZ.SETI's 18th Member! Give a warm welcome! Onward and Upward!

    1152) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 852113)
    Posted 11 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Very nice Luke, and everyone who has contributed. This has been a fun thing to do. I mostly just play the multiplication tables, they are just the easiest way to gain the numbers to feed the hungry. This challenge has sure brought the best out of a lot of people. I have no doubt we will make the 2 million grains by the end of the challenge. I'm off for a few days now, and I will be working to hammer out some more numbers, hopefully more than what I've already done.

    Luke and Uli, both of you, thank you for doing the stat's as well. Really helps keep track of everything everyone has done. Keep up the good work, and thanks again for the fun challenge!


    It is nothing cowboy. :)
    Your donations have amazed me. And Uli as well! Thank You and I hope your few days away are good to you!
    1153) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 852107)
    Posted 11 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Wow... our biggest donation day ever! And not only did we pass 1,000,000 grains, we passed the record of the first FreeRice thread in 6 days!



    And today's exotic statistics:



    Thank You. Every single one of you!
    1154) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 852071)
    Posted 11 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Donations to be included in tonight's stats are now closed.
    1155) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 852042)
    Posted 11 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Folks, not long until the stats for tonight!

    As you already know, I donated 100,000 grains of rice in a single sitting out of curiosity. And as you also already know, Uli is matching me grain for grain. I'd just like to point out that I have given Uli 7 days to catch up with me... So it will once again become even between us.

    @ All Also - I have been inundated with a flood of PM's, and I currently have a backlog of 3 (I spent about an hour replying to others...) So, I may take a while getting back to you all.
    1156) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 851636)
    Posted 10 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    They say "Curiosity killed the cat" - but I think this would be better suited to "Curiosity fried the brain"...

    You have donated 100000 grains of rice.
    May you have a lifetime of happiness...

    Here are the images to verify:

    100K run - 99,980 grains.
    100K run - 100,000 grains.
    100K run - 100,020 grains

    What amazed me was the fact the "counter" doesn't reset after 100,000 grains anymore, all youtube videos I have watched and the Wikipedia article, show or state that the donation counter resets back to zero. One day - maybe just one day - when my curiosity is even more... I will explore the murky depths beyond 100,000 grains.

    But for now - 12:30 PM is my sign off. Goodnight all.
    1157) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 851625)
    Posted 10 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Last post before bed. Good night all. See you on the morrow.


    Night Bob. Winning after 11Pm
    1158) Message boards : Number crunching : Compliments (Message 851609)
    Posted 10 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    When I look at my Boinc Stats page I see this:

    Current Credit (based on incremental update) 742,010.04 Comprising 742,010.04 from the daily update + 0.00 since then

    BOINC World position based on credit (based on incremental update) 16,306 out of 1,585,773

    So I thought there are around 1.5 million people crunching for Seti but I start to realize now that I am probably wrong. This could be the total number for all Boinc projects. Oops, my mistake.

    There are around 300.000? Okay, still a lot of mouths to feed.



    Hope this isn't getting off-topic but, not all BOINC users crunch SETI, and in fact, If you have a look at SETI@home project page on BOINCStats you'll see that there are less than 200,000 active participants in the SETI@home project. So my statement wasn't entirely true either....

    But, yes, that is still a lot of computing power that needs feeding...

    EDIT: I see you fixed it up ;)
    1159) Message boards : Number crunching : Compliments (Message 851604)
    Posted 10 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Very good reflection DeMus....

    Don't no where you got the 1.5 million figure from... I though the number of active crunchers was somewhere just above 300,000...

    At Eric and all who run SETI, keep it up for many years to come! It is appreciated.
    1160) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 851595)
    Posted 10 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, here are the statistics for today (again, Uli provided raw data and the table. Give her credit...)



    And today's exotics...



    Thank you, every single one of you!
    1161) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 851584)
    Posted 10 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Alright, donations to be included in today's statistics are closed, all further donations will be considered tomorrows. Thank You all.
    1162) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 851577)
    Posted 10 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:


    Ok Luke, you stated, you added 10,000 kernels, but only credited yourself 5,000.

    So what is my todo for today?


    Uli, if you see here, I screwed up the daily total in my other post. I in fact did credit myself for 10,000, and I donated 10,000 (your todo?). But I'll double check just to be sure...
    Thanks.
    1163) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 851557)
    Posted 10 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    And candorchasma gives another 25,100 grains! Thanks!

    Don't think I'll match candor's fine donation, but I shall send the kitties off to scavenge what they can find in the rice fields.....


    Mark - Anything is a good donation. :)
    1164) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 851535)
    Posted 10 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    And candorchasma gives another 25,100 grains! Thanks!
    1165) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 851505)
    Posted 10 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    A total of 92,120 grains today! We need the 142,680!

    EDIT: Oops... the actual total is 110,680. Apologies.
    1166) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 851381)
    Posted 9 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    10,000 from me puts us at 40,500 grains for today.
    1167) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 851200)
    Posted 9 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Amazing! Our best donation day ever! Take a look for yourself (Raw data & Table provided by Uli)



    And the exotic statistics:



    Again, all I can say is, Thank you!
    1168) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 851182)
    Posted 9 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Ok... Stats are coming soon. Uli has closed the day. All further stats will be included in tomorrow.
    Just for the record, I am verifying a donation as legit by Candorchasma for 11,560 grains. (This is to be included in tomorrows stats)
    1169) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 850973)
    Posted 8 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    The weekend is close.


    How about the winner??


    One more clue. Less than 1000 posts to go.
    1170) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Update; BADWOLFBAY (Message 850951)
    Posted 8 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you BadWolfBay, you are the man :)

    I got 1000 rice first time out, will go back, it's interesting. Thanks friend.


    Thanks BADWOLFBAY.
    If you could kindly post your donation in the Freerice thread... :)
    1171) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 850947)
    Posted 8 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    The weekend is close.
    1172) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850940)
    Posted 8 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks for the bump Sukilena.... In all the excitement you forgot to post your contribution.

    ... often advised to be invisible, i am at 10,840 after 2 days (it would be a meal for me, i wonder if i can collect it) ... should i be hitting the restart button every day?
    still excited
    ~: }


    You have to have your FreeRice preferences set to "restart my grain count everytime I visit Freerice." Otherwise me & Uli will have problems with the stats (such as calculating how much rice you donated today) and you won't be eligible for the Largest Single Donation....

    Regards,
    Luke.

    10,000 grains from me.

    EDIT: Thanks for the bump and thanks Andy.
    1173) Message boards : Number crunching : Need help : which optimized app for my Mac ? (Message 850917)
    Posted 8 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I bet some small monitors such as the ones included with netbooks couldn't even display the first few words on the forum...

    Is it possible for a mod to hide this thread, know that it is done?
    1174) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850769)
    Posted 8 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Today's donations were a shade under 200,000 grains. Which is still extremely amazing and I commend all efforts by call contributors, no matter how big or small their donations be.



    And today's exotic statistics:



    May this long continue...
    1175) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850741)
    Posted 8 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Closed for the day. Stats coming soon.
    1176) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850680)
    Posted 8 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    5,000 grains of French rice. And only a 7 to show for it. :(
    1177) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850650)
    Posted 8 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Alright Luke: You Rule! A new Free Rice thread. :)))

    Well, about 7000 today (but that is just a guesstimate. I will start keeping an accurate count for the next little while.)


    Ah - The FreeRice champion found it. I was wondering when you might pop in. :)) Thanks for you donation. And I see Uli has again matched me. :)

    Donation Total: 487,980
    Donation Total for today: 160,960 / 142,860 grains

    Also - I have independently verified Gonad's donation of 50,000 grains. It is legit.

    @ Richard - Do you want me to include those 1,000 grains in the jpg for the total?

    (EDIT: Included stats form the previous 2 posts)
    1178) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850600)
    Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Kids did a good job today, I evened it out though,
    and, if anyone is interested, I do have screen shots to verify...


    50,000 today...


    WOW! Gonad. That's amazing. Could I please see the screenshots?
    And on the same topic:

    IMPORTANT NOTICE
    Starting from the last donation by Gonad the Destroyer, all single donations of 50,000 or above must be verified with a screenshot of the donation and to prove the screenshot is yours, please minimize the BOINC window and show your SETI@home account next to the Freerice window. If not provided, these donations will be rendered null & void. And will not be included in totals.

    5,000 German grains from me.
    1179) Message boards : Cafe SETI : alien incounter (Message 850594)
    Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I agree.
    If ET visits this planet with such regularity, why pester only people like Wesley on some remote back country road instead of contacting someone like Stephen Hawking?


    First to this who has a classifed ads or telephone directory for any other world other than earth?

    Even if you did or read it from a net sattelite how do you know who you want to speak to ?

    When you look at a field full of cows how do you tell which one has most intelligence?

    How do we know ET actually give second thought to us and prefer to look for exotic food like cows or grass even.

    When you look at some ants you think wow theyre clever getting that food or crossing that for what they are then you walk away.Were the ants to ET..


    I would assume that any intelligent life form would be able to answer all of those questions satisfactorily. Its not that hard to distinguish who are the dominant species, and out of them, who are the most intelligent and who are the ones you want to sit and have a conversation with.


    Now, if you were to suggest that these intelligent beings are trying to find out why certain lifeforms in our species appear so far behind the rest and are somehow still classified as Homo Sapien that the aliens visit them and stick probes where their brains appear to be, then I might believe it.

    Otherwise, no, I don't believe we've ever been visited by other life forms as of yet. I do believe they would make themselves known, and I don't believe the governments of the world would be able to keep it from the entire planet.


    Ditto.
    1180) Message boards : Cafe SETI : alien incounter (Message 850591)
    Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I agree.
    If ET visits this planet with such regularity, why pester only people like Wesley on some remote back country road instead of contacting someone like Stephen Hawking?


    Anyway I chat too much on this so ill stop.Dont take nothing too serious thought its just some light hearted thoughts of the moment.:)

    Night


    Night, I agree with the text I quote from you. But that is all. If we cannot travel faster than light, I doubt we can cover Galactic Sectors, let alone a cluster of stars. Even if we went double the speed of light it wouldn't really make much difference in the long-haul (no pun intended). And we have to remember that until we can reliably prove it, wormholes, Faster than light travel, and white holes are science fiction.

    Why do you assume that ET is smarter than us. This is what happens when Hollywood brainwashes you about fiction stories of aliens taking over the earth with lasers and murdering people via telekinesis (and I define telekinesis as: "The Paranormal ability of the mind to influence matter, time, space, or energy without the use of any physical means.")

    Anyway if they were smarter than us, yes, I do think they could find and use a telephone directory.

    As of today, there is no evidence that proves that Man or Earth has been visited by ET.

    1181) Message boards : Cafe SETI : alien incounter (Message 850586)
    Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Who told you we would be infinitely heavy? You just haven't figured it out yet.


    Wesly - By any chance have you studied Physics?
    Oh - I also fixed your grammar and spelling.
    1182) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850531)
    Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    1,000 grains for a warm up to a personal challenge.
    1183) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 850518)
    Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Clue 2) The winning post has at least one 4 in it....
    1184) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVI CLOSED** (Message 850418)
    Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    A new RAC record of 902.46 for me tonight. My total credit passed 130,000 and my Celeron PC passed 13,000 credit.

    Congratulations to Kenzie and all others.
    1185) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850410)
    Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well - I am truly amazed at the comeback we have made today: Take a look for yourself! (raw statistics data provided by Uli)



    And also look at today's exotic statistics:



    Congratulations everyone! And let us continue donating by rolling into tomorrow!
    1186) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850397)
    Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Donation's to be included in tonight's statistics are closed. All further donations will be considered tomorrows. But please continue to donate!

    The stats will be live in about a hour.
    1187) Message boards : Cafe SETI : alien incounter (Message 850296)
    Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    actually we can travel faster than light you just ant thought of it yet


    Me? More like the whole world. If we were to travel at the speed of light or faster, we would become infinitely heavy. Any more and we are still infinitely heavy. So, wesly, how do you propose we travel faster than light?

    ET. Has. Never. Visited. Earth.
    We. Cannot. Travel. Faster. Than. Light.

    Period.
    1188) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850281)
    Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Another 3,800 from me, but now I must go to bed! Night!


    Thanks Andy.
    1189) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850277)
    Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Cowboy, you can delete your own posts by blanking it. Click the edit button, and delete the text and it will disappear. :)

    EDIT: Cowboy donated 1,200 grains.
    EDIT 2: I See you've already covered that. ;)
    1190) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850270)
    Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    5,000 more from me takes us to exactly 264,000 grains in total.

    Day 1: 112,580 grains / 142,860 grains needed to make 2 Million.
    Day 2: 151,420 grains / 142,860 grains needed to make 2 Million.

    We have reached our minimum for today! Now we can hold a surplus and pay back our debt of 30,280 grains owing on Day 1 to even everything up!

    Nice work to all contributors!
    1191) Message boards : Cafe SETI : alien incounter (Message 850213)
    Posted 6 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I myself believe in the existence of extra-terrestrial intelligence, but I am quite sure ET has never visited earth, As far as we know, the fastest we can travel is the speed of light. It would take years to get here. Sorry to dismiss you, but, I am skeptical of your story....
    1192) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 850204)
    Posted 6 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning after the Outrage!
    1193) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850202)
    Posted 6 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Another 5,000 from me brings us to a total of 222,640 grains. Nice work everyone, and I see lots of big donations too!
    1194) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850036)
    Posted 6 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Very nice stats table, Uli and Luke!!!

    And before kitty bedtime, another small contribution.....

    You have now donated
    1000 grains of rice.


    Thank You Mark. It was Uli's idea...
    1195) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850026)
    Posted 6 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Here are today's stats (raw table and data provided by Uli)

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Here's to another day of good donating tomorrow...
    1196) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850011)
    Posted 6 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Donations for today's stats are closed...
    1197) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 850002)
    Posted 6 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    According to the calculator in front of me, we have a total of 107,480 grains. Nice, but not enough if we want to make the 2 million.
    1198) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 849979)
    Posted 6 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you both Stealth & Crunch3r...
    Hope to see more donations like this before the stats!

    A quick 500 grains from me.
    1199) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 849954)
    Posted 6 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Can anyone here spare some time to donate to Freerice?
    1200) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 849914)
    Posted 6 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning while donating Freerice.
    1201) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 849913)
    Posted 6 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    [Off Topic] For those who are interested... A couple other click to donate sites...
    The Hunger Site
    Ripple.org
    Care2
    [/Off Topic]

    10,000 Grains from me!


    popandbob - Your links you provided are not off topic... :) - Thanks for your donation!

    Another 5,000 from me brings us to 77,080 grains out of 142,860 that we need to donate daily to reach our goal. 53.9% for the daily goal.
    1202) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 849906)
    Posted 6 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    31000 here....


    Multiplication Table makes things go fast...heh


    Wow! Thanks GTD... I hope to see more donations like that today from all!
    1203) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 849828)
    Posted 5 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Anyone here gonna' donate to Freerice?

    @ Andy - You bought a Dell laptop... good choice!
    1204) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 849739)
    Posted 5 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Another 5,000 from me. To reach our goal of 2 Million we need to donate nearly 143,000 grains a day. Right now I don't see this happening...

    Total: 26,080 out of 142,860 grains for the first day.
    1205) Message boards : Number crunching : FreeRice Donation Challenge @ The Cafe... (Message 849597)
    Posted 5 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I know not all of you here at NC frequent the cafe... but the FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge is happening right now all donations of rice are deeply appreciated...

    A mod can lock this thread now... Thank You all for your time.
    1206) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 849596)
    Posted 5 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    1000 from me. :)


    Thanks Monday!

    I am making and exception to this rule that I stated earlier:
    ...I do not accept PM's on the basis of false statistics and accusations of cheating...


    candorchasma gave me a message with a donation of 6,060 grains inside... Thanks candor!
    1207) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FUNNY - FOR U.S.A. TV USERS ONLY (Message 849593)
    Posted 5 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    possibly just leave the country? I bet Belgium has reliable TV. See what we are going to be up against:

    http://www.hulu.com/watch/36608/talkshow-with-spike-feresten-cable-psa


    I've tried this before. You can't access Pandora and some Youtube videos as well if your not in the..... Pisses me off so much. Internet censorship is running around. All Americans - Give this a try: China Channel (Firefox 2.0/3.0 Addon).
    1208) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge - 2,748,460 Grains! (Message 849580)
    Posted 5 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:


    Welcome all! To the FreeRice (II) New Year's Challenge!

    Due to the astounding success of the first challenge, a new one was envisioned for the New Year since the accede the first. What you are viewing is it here.
    The challenge will run for 2 weeks, from 5 January 2009 20:00 to the 19th January 2009 20:00 New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+1300).

    I would also like to proudly announce that Uli is working with me to provide the daily statistics and helping me with the logistics of this thread in general. Give her the full credit for the statistics that will be provided.

    A link to FreeRice is here. The above and below images are also linked directly to FreeRice, clicking on the images or the link preceding will take you directly to FreeRice.

    Other options to donate, excluding English vocabulary also exist, such as:
    French
    German
    Italian
    Spanish
    Plus many other non-language options.

    With the astounding success with the first thread, in which we together donated 1,207,980 grains of FreeRice! I want to up the ante and have a goal of 2,000,000 grains! Starting from scratch.

    -------------------------------------

    To keep people motivated, there will be 5 stars available and up for grabs, here they are:
    - Platinum Contributor. 500,000 grains.
    - Diamond Contributor. 250,000 grains.
    - Gold Contributor. 100,000 grains.
    - Enhanced Contributor. 50,000 grains.

    - Contributor of the day. Awarded to the most deserving.

    I'm not expecting anyone to reach that milestone of 500,000 grains, but, who knows!

    -------------------------------------

    This thread replaces:
    FreeRice (I) Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains donated.

    I would to myself pledge a guaranteed 50,000 grains, with an extra 25,000 if we reach the milestone of 2,000,000. Plus 10,000 for every 100,000 after that. To start off, I have already donated 5,000 grains. I hope to see you here and donating! (Remember if you have donated, please, please tell us how much you donated by posting in this thread! I do not accept PM's on the basis of false statistics and accusations of cheating.)

    -------------------------------------

    I would like to leave you tonight with this old legend:
    ...When the creator of the game chess showed his invention to the ruler of the country, the ruler was so pleased that he gave the inventor the right to name his prize for the invention. The man, who was very wise, asked the king this: that for the first square of the chess board, he would receive one grain of rice, two for the second one, four on the third one and so forth, doubling the amount each time. The ruler, who was not strong in math, quickly accepted the inventor's offer, even getting offended by his perceived notion that the inventor was asking for such a low price, and ordered the treasurer to count and hand over the wheat to the inventor. However, when the treasurer took more than a week to calculate the amount of wheat, the ruler asked him for a reason for his tardiness. The treasurer then gave him the result of the calculation, and explained that it would be impossible to give the inventor the reward. The ruler then, to get back at the inventor who tried to outsmart him, told the inventor that in order for him to receive his reward, he was to count every single grain that was given to him, in order to make sure that the ruler was not stealing from him...
    Sum up:
    Note the fact that the first "half" of the chessboard contains 4,294,967,295 grains of rice, while the 64th square contains an astounding 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 grains of rice, or more than a billion times as much on the entire first half of the chessboard. In total, on the entire chessboard there would be exactly 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 grains of rice.

    I hope to see every single person that views this thread donate. Please... remember the fact that the total amount of money needed to stop world poverty is estimated at US$200,000,000,000 a year. Donating rice is free...

    Kind Regards & Thank You to all contributors that will be,
    Luke.

    1209) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 849579)
    Posted 5 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Visit the Freerice.......
    1210) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 849545)
    Posted 5 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi All... The New FreeRice challenge starts in 3 hours!
    1211) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVI CLOSED** (Message 848813)
    Posted 3 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Number 1 host.... at least for now

    My....but that's an impressive rig....

    I got the Frozen Nehi hot on your tail.......


    Mark, you'll have to get past Helli's 920 first!

    Recent Milestones:
    1) My Desktop Celeron now finally counts for less than 10% of my Total Credit.
    2) I acheived my highest RAC ever of 901.81

    Congratulations everyone on their milestones!
    1212) Message boards : Number crunching : F cuda............. (Message 848329)
    Posted 2 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I have to agree with Mark on this one.
    1213) Message boards : Number crunching : Problem connecting to server - status page show no apparent problem (Message 848113)
    Posted 2 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Goodnight All.
    Maybe in the morning when the bandwidth is more obtainable I'll be able to report my 40-50 tasks that are backed up... and I still have 50 tasks left to crunch.
    1214) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (12) Server problems (Message 848107)
    Posted 2 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well. Still no uploads and no reporting tasks for me, but then the wheel of fortune will spin again...
    1215) Message boards : Cafe SETI : . . . dinner is bein' served (Message 848077)
    Posted 2 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I know Hon......But the kitties would like too.........

    But the kitties have their kibble.........
    What's betwixt you and I....
    The kitties shall not nibble.....

    Or shall ye get me started off on another kitty poem..........


    Right. In the Uli thread. ;) :)
    1216) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 848075)
    Posted 2 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hmmhh, ok Mate, if you say so. Or is that Au slang?


    Na - we use it over here all the time ;)

    I use it myself on occasion, eh mate?

    Just means...buddy......bro.......best friend.....

    As I use and understand it.....


    Correct.

    Thanks, mate....

    If I was wrong, I would not mind having been corrected by one in the ways of the local lingo....

    I just always took it up as a kinda 'slap on the back' kinda term.........

    Learned it, I guess, much on these forums.........

    Much as a few British terms that have been bandied about here.......

    'Bandied'.....that might be another one of them.......


    In New Zealand, it's used to describe the term "friendship" more than any other word, but I suppose, it some countries, it could be taken as a casual term, like you suggested. Teach me American grammar and terms, Mate. ;)
    1217) Message boards : Cafe SETI : . . . dinner is bein' served (Message 848072)
    Posted 2 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Never been a traveling soul.......


    I think a few people know that. ;)
    1218) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 848064)
    Posted 2 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hmmhh, ok Mate, if you say so. Or is that Au slang?


    Na - we use it over here all the time ;)

    I use it myself on occasion, eh mate?

    Just means...buddy......bro.......best friend.....

    As I use and understand it.....


    Correct.
    1219) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 848049)
    Posted 2 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hmmhh, ok Mate, if you say so. Or is that Au slang?


    Na - we use it over here all the time ;)
    1220) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 848036)
    Posted 2 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Ok, where is Luke???

    Hello to everyone.


    Hello Uli,
    I'm here... I have just finished starting to create a spreadsheet about CPU price vs. average credit....

    I'm always here.
    1221) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (12) Server problems (Message 847968)
    Posted 2 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, I may just be able to survive... Good thing I keep a 10 day cache.
    27 tasks to report.

    Rough count puts the Frozen Nehi alone at about 410 completed WUs ready to phone home with.
    And about 380 or so for the Tropical Penny.


    Amazing what you can whisk up with those two.
    Do you have informal names for your other rigs?
    30 tasks now. 30 tasks x 45 credits (assuming average)= 1,350 credits for me.
    800 tasks x 45 credits (assuming average)= 36,000 credits for you. Amazing.
    1222) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (12) Server problems (Message 847955)
    Posted 2 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, I may just be able to survive... Good thing I keep a 10 day cache.
    27 tasks to report.
    1223) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 847890)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    16 Members... Nearly 1 Million Credits... Over 7300 RAC... Join Us!

    1224) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 847887)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:

    Woke up with a little cat fur in my mouth.....but that is not unusual when you sleep with 4 of them.


    Talk about it, Sonar has a knack for lying on my face in the morning to wake me up.


    Happy for new year!!!
    And that extra second just whizzed by me so fast, I never even noticed it....


    5... 4... 3... 2... 1... 1... 0.
    1225) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 847883)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Morning Andy & Mark.

    I still feel dizzy from the 39 hours. But I did had enough energy to make a draft picture for NZ.SETI with Gimp.

    I slept like a cat, Mark....
    Thank you as well.

    How are you two both?

    Well as long as You don't look like a Cat now, It shouldn't be a problem. I stayed up until almost 2am last night, too much caffeine from some code-red diet soda that I'd bought. :D


    I am still half human at least. I could barely keep myself past 11PM...
    1226) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people VI...... (Message 847881)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    LOL! I got this in an email today:

    Excerpts from a dogs diary:

    Day number 180
    8:00 am - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
    9:30 am - OH BOY! A CAR RIDE! MY FAVORITE!
    9:40 am - OH BOY! A WALK! MY FAVORITE!
    10:30 am - OH BOY! A CAR RIDE! MY FAVORITE!
    11:30 am - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
    12:00 noon - OH BOY! THE KIDS! MY FAVORITE!
    1:00 pm - OH BOY! THE YARD! MY FAVORITE!
    4:00 pm - OH BOY! THE KIDS! MY FAVORITE!
    5:00 pm - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
    5:30 pm - OH BOY! MOM! MY FAVORITE!

    Day number 181
    8:00 am - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
    9:30 am - OH BOY! A CAR RIDE! MY FAVORITE!
    9:40 am - OH BOY! A WALK! MY FAVORITE!
    10:30 am - OH BOY! A CAR RIDE! MY FAVORITE!
    11:30 am - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
    12:00 noon - OH BOY! THE KIDS! MY FAVORITE!
    1:00 pm - OH BOY! THE YARD! MY FAVORITE!
    4:00 pm - OH BOY! THE KIDS! MY FAVORITE!
    5:00 pm - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
    5:30 pm - OH BOY! MOM! MY FAVORITE!

    Excerpts from a Cat's Diary:
    DAY 752 - My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from ruining the occasional piece of furniture. Tomorrow I may eat another houseplant.

    DAY 761 - Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded, must try this at the top of the stairs. In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their favorite chair ... must try this on their bed.

    DAY 765 - Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body, in attempt to make them aware of what I am capable of, and to try to strike fear into their hearts. They only cooed and condescended about what a good little cat I was...Hmmm. Not working according to plan.

    DAY 768 - I am finally aware of how sadistic they are. For no good reason I was chosen for the water torture. This time however it included a burning foamy chemical called "shampoo." What sick minds could invent such a liquid. My only consolation is the piece of thumb still stuck between my teeth.

    DAY 771 - There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise and smell the foul odor of the glass tubes they call "beer". More importantly I overheard that my confinement was due to MY power of "allergies." Must learn what this is and how to use it to my advantage.

    DAY 774 - I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and maybe snitches. The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit. The bird on the other hand has got to be an informant, and speaks with them regularly. I am certain he reports my every move. Due to his current placement in the metal room his safety is assured. But I can wait, it is only a matter of time...


    This is my LOL if the day...
    1227) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 847878)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Morning Andy & Mark.

    I still feel dizzy from the 39 hours. But I did had enough energy to make a draft picture for NZ.SETI with Gimp.

    I slept like a cat, Mark....
    Thank you as well.

    How are you two both?
    1228) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 847861)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Morning All.
    1229) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 847720)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you and Happy New Year to all!
    I'm off to bed after nearly 39 hours being continuously awake.
    Sleep, I now can...

    See you all in my morning.
    1230) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 847668)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Congrats Luke...

    O BTW what's a mathematical constant?


    Thank you both Magenta & Monday.

    For example (will not be used): Pi = 3.1415926535897932384... so the post winner could be 3141 (too high) or 1220 when Fibonacci calculated Pi to be 3.141818.

    Hope that helps :)
    1231) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #78 - Magenta Wins! (Message 847660)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you Uli..... The fixed winning post number will be related indirectly /directly to a mathematical constant.

    As always - play fair! And Happy Winning in 2009! :)

    Just a side announcement... The "FreeRice (II) New Year's Donation Challenge" starts on the 5 January 2009 @ 12:00 AM New Zealand Daylight Time (+1300UTC). I hope to see you all there!
    1232) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847658)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:



    Take it away Luke, congradulations


    LOL! Thank you Uli! What post did I win with?
    1233) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847656)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    too right... :-7

    Even 2 hours more awake for Luke would be 2 much. Maybe 7 minutes?


    That's more like it.
    1234) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847653)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Mumps :-7

    Howdy Magenta.

    That's what I get for reading threads so late. Here I thought you had just celebrated New Years and it's all of 15 hours ago!


    Sure is, now i'm just waiting to win :-7

    Hope you won't be waiting too long... 7 hours would be too long...


    Please... I can't take another 7 hours awake!
    1235) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847647)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 1077. Please be a win.
    1236) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847639)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    I knew you'd get post 1067 Luke


    I'm spring loaded.
    1237) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847635)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning Downunder...


    So am I. Except East of you as well. :)
    1238) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847632)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Win 1067. Goodluck to all other competitors out there. The race starts now.
    1239) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847625)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    We have daylight saving at present too, does that make a difference? :-7


    I'm also observing DST. No change...
    1240) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847622)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Spot on Luke, well almost. It's 3:02 pm... i think we're 2 hrs behind :-7


    Oops... yes. I did the quick simple deduction of 5-2=3 without thinking about minutes. Too much caffeine...
    1241) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847619)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    2:57 pm

    Wouldn't that be AM Magenta?


    Nope... she's 3 hours behind me. 5:00PM here in NZ right now.
    1242) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847617)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    1057 - Win?!
    1243) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847616)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 1+0+5+1=7.

    LOL, Magenta... I've got a can of V sitting next to me on my desk right now...

    The force is strong with this one Luke. 7:)


    What? The can of V? ;7)

    1244) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847609)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 1+0+5+1=7.

    LOL, Magenta... I've got a can of V sitting next to me on my desk right now...
    1245) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847607)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    According to the world clock there are 4.5 hours until News Years Day down Uli's way....maybe there will be a new year winner... :-7


    Can I hold on 4.5 more hours? I've already kept myself awake 32.5 hours continuously ....

    Good Luck Luke, Too bad the Force isn't real of course. :D


    ROTFL. If I can be bothered going back into my posting history, I bet I could find 100 different, individual people quoting that a Star-Wars related phrase to me. :D

    The bat included ;)
    1246) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847605)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 1047.
    1247) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847602)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    According to the world clock there are 4.5 hours until News Years Day down Uli's way....maybe there will be a new year winner... :-7


    Can I hold on 4.5 more hours? I've already kept myself awake 32.5 hours continuously ....


    I would ALMOST hate to beat you Luke, considering that mammoth effort... :-7


    Mark's done longer, :P LOL. I'm up until the end. Just give me a few energy drinks and I'll be fine.... or maybe not... :D
    1248) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847599)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 1+0+4+2=7
    1249) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847597)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    According to the world clock there are 4.5 hours until News Years Day down Uli's way....maybe there will be a new year winner... :-7


    Can I hold on 4.5 more hours? I've already kept myself awake 32.5 hours continuously ....
    1250) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (11) Server problems (Message 847594)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Good thing I got a 10 day cache...


    Same here. I have over 150 tasks waiting to be crunched. All is good here.
    1251) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847591)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    1037. A clear win.
    1252) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847587)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 1034.
    1253) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847581)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Luke, did you have a good new years? :-7


    Yes, I did Magenta, I went out with some friends and the GF to a party in Wellington City, how was your New Years?

    Congradulations Luke to your second anniversary with Seti@home.


    Thank you Uli... I hope to see alot more :)
    1254) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847576)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    1027.
    1255) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847507)
    Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 1017.
    1256) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847476)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 1007. Win? Please?! 24 hours of no sleep trying to win hurts. :(


    Nope...its 1009...


    I Saw your little fix there, John. ;)

    My...but you are bringing in the new year with a bang, eh?


    And yet... I still have 10 more hours ahead of me.
    1257) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847471)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 1007. Win? Please?! 24 hours of no sleep trying to win hurts. :(
    1258) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847374)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 997. I can feel it coming closer.
    1259) Message boards : Number crunching : zero credit? (Message 847367)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/workunit.php?wuid=384101909

    I don't understand why on this one.


    I'm not sure either... but it looks to me all three you will most likely get granted credit after the third Wingman completes.
    1260) Message boards : Number crunching : Past Deadline (Message 847352)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    No they are still on the client, but not on the server website. I am thinking the best thing here is to abort on the client.


    Oops... looks like I had it the wrong way round. I would, but some here would probably disagree.
    1261) Message boards : Number crunching : The Penny lives on....... (Message 847351)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:


    That sounds pretty good as well. Just need to make sure it all fits in the NZXT Lexa Blackline case.
    I was looking at this: Vantec 120mm Stealth Fan (the one right at the bottom)
    NZ$39.00 = US$22.41

    But... If you can find something better... I'm all for it.

    That Vantec is only 53cfm....if you are going for quiet..OK. But I would shoot for something in the 100cfm range at least.


    Well, I'll try - I admit 53cfm is quite low.... Also, I'm not aiming for quiet, but I'm not aiming for Hardcore Bleeding Edge either. Right now I have my system marked up to a total NZ$3,720.19 (US$2,144.20). I just want to make sure everything (physically) fits.

    Anything you can recommend must be for the better I suppose.

    Or Bleeding ear drums for that matter, There are Delta fans that go to around 148-151cfm, They aren't too noisy and they do work. :)

    Eventually I'm going to put PC1 into a Coolermaster HAF 932 case, The X58 Motherboard is being sold by Newegg for $299.99 of course, But I won't be able to buy one until about April or May, It'll go into the HAF 932 that I have now.

    I may after getting the BloodRage, Get an ATi 4870 X2 for It, Hopefully by then Seti will have an app for the ATi cards as they have 1600 stream processors on the 4870 X2. :D


    Hmmm... I'm planning on using the NZXT Lexa Blackline, and then mod it up slightly with a Sound Flux and a few cathode tubes :D

    ATi on SETI?... not sure on that one...
    1262) Message boards : Number crunching : Past Deadline (Message 847347)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I am somewhat confused now. When I look at the computer itself with Seti Manager I see the Past Due work units. When I look at the computer through Seti it does not show the work units. http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/results.php?hostid=3820109
    Does that mean that Seti has already dropped them from my computer?


    You have aborted them on the BOINC client... It takes a number of hours/days or so from it to vanish from the website pages and servers though. Due to such things as Server Validation, completion of the workunits by Wingmen, etc.
    1263) Message boards : Number crunching : Past Deadline (Message 847336)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The work units are 2 and 3 days past deadline.
    As of this writing my local time is 9:55 am 12/31/2008.

    Happy New Year NZ


    I would go with an abort in this case. 3 days is a ample amount of time for a workunit to get re-issued and turned around...

    Happy New Year Mark. (& Dirk ;)

    I do not think I would abort them....

    If I am not mistaken, if you report the work late, but the wingman they were reissued to has not reported yet and the WU closed out....I believe you will still get the credit....

    I would just let them complete....


    Sure? He still could get credit but have a read of this: BOINC Wiki You May Not Get Credit. Consider Aborting it.

    It could go either way, if we could kindly see the computer with the overdue Workunits?...
    1264) Message boards : Number crunching : Past Deadline (Message 847329)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The work units are 2 and 3 days past deadline.
    As of this writing my local time is 9:55 am 12/31/2008.

    Happy New Year NZ


    I would go with an abort in this case. 3 days is a ample amount of time for a workunit to get re-issued and turned around...

    Happy New Year Mark. (& Dirk ;)
    1265) Message boards : Number crunching : Past Deadline (Message 847323)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I have a computer that was off line for a couple of weeks. Now that it is back up it is running jobs that are past deadline. There are 9 of them "Ready to start". each is about 90 mins long. Are these jobs "lost"? If so why do they still run? Should I take any action to keep them from running? If left they should all finish before midnight tonight, New Year's Eve.

    Thanks


    How far are they past deadline? If they are too far past deadline, you might not recieve credit for them. If you feel it's not worth the risk of losing credit, go into the Tasks section an click "Abort" on the appropriate tasks that you believe you won't get credit for.
    How long until your New Years? Because I know I'm already in 2009. :)
    1266) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847317)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    987! How many more 7's do you want!
    1267) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847316)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 977.
    Thread Number 77.
    Chatting in NC about i7's.
    And my laptop CPU core temps are 77C. Yikes!

    Come On! Win?

    That's a bit toasty on the lappy there, eh?


    Yup... well it is a Dell XPS running a C2D T9300 2.5Ghz. I've seen it at 91C before, and it's Thermal Specification is 105C.


    Still...ouch...you frying eggs on that thing??

    And winning....

    According to Everyday Mysteries.... you gotta get up to 158f to fry an egg....and that's 70c....
    So I think Luke is ready to make breakfast on the lappy....


    XPS M1530's have a knack for achieving really high temps... while gaming or CPU full load. Even when it is running idle... it's still at 55C.
    So yep, I suppose I could fry an egg on it. 78C right now.
    1268) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847313)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 977.
    Thread Number 77.
    Chatting in NC about i7's.
    And my laptop CPU core temps are 77C. Yikes!

    Come On! Win?

    That's a bit toasty on the lappy there, eh?


    Yup... well it is a Dell XPS running a C2D T9300 2.5Ghz. I've seen it at 91C before, and it's Thermal Specification is 105C.


    Still...ouch...you frying eggs on that thing??

    And winning....


    LOL. No... but I always notice a definite increase in the ambient temperature whenever I'm here. The cats seem to like the warmth as well.
    1269) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847312)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 977.
    Thread Number 77.
    Chatting in NC about i7's.
    And my laptop CPU core temps are 77C. Yikes!

    Come On! Win?

    That's a bit toasty on the lappy there, eh?


    Yup... well it is a Dell XPS running a C2D T9300 2.5Ghz. I've seen it at 91C before, and it's Thermal Specification is 105C.

    Nice lappy....
    If any of my rigs got that hot, they would be screaming for mercy.....


    I'm posting on it right now monitoring it with Speedfan. It has a really nice copper heatsink as well. LOL. 77...76...78...77... It's best run is only about 36 hours, coz' I always start running scared once the temps reach 85....
    1270) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847306)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 977.
    Thread Number 77.
    Chatting in NC about i7's.
    And my laptop CPU core temps are 77C. Yikes!

    Come On! Win?

    That's a bit toasty on the lappy there, eh?


    Yup... well it is a Dell XPS running a C2D T9300 2.5Ghz. I've seen it at 91C before, and it's Thermal Specification is 105C.
    1271) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847304)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 977.
    Thread Number 77.
    Chatting in NC about i7's.
    And my laptop CPU core temps are 77C. Yikes!

    Come On! Win?
    1272) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847285)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 967. Must Win...
    1273) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847247)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 957.
    1274) Message boards : Number crunching : The Penny lives on....... (Message 847246)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:


    That sounds pretty good as well. Just need to make sure it all fits in the NZXT Lexa Blackline case.
    I was looking at this: Vantec 120mm Stealth Fan (the one right at the bottom)
    NZ$39.00 = US$22.41

    But... If you can find something better... I'm all for it.

    That Vantec is only 53cfm....if you are going for quiet..OK. But I would shoot for something in the 100cfm range at least.


    Well, I'll try - I admit 53cfm is quite low.... Also, I'm not aiming for quiet, but I'm not aiming for Hardcore Bleeding Edge either. Right now I have my system marked up to a total NZ$3,720.19 (US$2,144.20). I just want to make sure everything (physically) fits.

    Anything you can recommend must be for the better I suppose.
    1275) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847240)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    LOL, I'll be needing that later ;)


    LOL. I think the Heineken has also given me a slight case of ";)"...
    1276) Message boards : Number crunching : The Penny lives on....... (Message 847239)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The Tropical Penny has settled down in it's new digs....
    Now running at 4.112ghz on 120EX air cooling....ram at 1644mhz 7-7-7-15 timings....
    About 67c temps....might go for a fan upgrade on the 120EX to try to cool it down a bit....

    RAC 7424


    Mark, what fan are you currently using with the 120EX?


    Maybe something like this 252 cfm Delta bad boy....
    Now THAT's a manly fan!! It will make a bit of noise to be sure....and I'll have to verify the frame construction to make sure it would work with the mounting clips on the 120EX..


    Holy Smokes! 60 DBa... slightly more noisy than I prefer and a bit too expensive with the NZ/US exchange rate in the slums at the moment... Oh Well.

    Well...I am sure there are some in-betweens.....the Delta is pretty radical....
    This model Scythe would also be a very good choice at 1/3 the cost and much lower dba level....


    That sounds pretty good as well. Just need to make sure it all fits in the NZXT Lexa Blackline case.
    I was looking at this: Vantec 120mm Stealth Fan (the one right at the bottom)
    NZ$39.00 = US$22.41

    But... If you can find something better... I'm all for it.
    1277) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847236)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:


    I'm already back from my party..
    And just a "tad" of Heineken... ;)


    Not enough clearly as you can still type and make sense ;)


    It's a little add-on called Firefox Spellcheck,,,, ;)
    1278) Message boards : Number crunching : The Penny lives on....... (Message 847231)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The Tropical Penny has settled down in it's new digs....
    Now running at 4.112ghz on 120EX air cooling....ram at 1644mhz 7-7-7-15 timings....
    About 67c temps....might go for a fan upgrade on the 120EX to try to cool it down a bit....

    RAC 7424


    Mark, what fan are you currently using with the 120EX?


    Maybe something like this 252 cfm Delta bad boy....
    Now THAT's a manly fan!! It will make a bit of noise to be sure....and I'll have to verify the frame construction to make sure it would work with the mounting clips on the 120EX..


    Holy Smokes! 60 DBa... slightly more noisy than I prefer and a bit too expensive with the NZ/US exchange rate in the slums at the moment... Oh Well.
    1279) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847229)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    947? 2009 is in Ausland now, eh? Do ya' see the flying cars? ;)

    No but if you would like to share what ever it is youre partying on we'll have some.

    Happy New Year Luke.


    I'm already back from my party..
    And just a "tad" of Heineken... ;)
    1280) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847222)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    947? 2009 is in Ausland now, eh? Do ya' see the flying cars? ;)
    1281) Message boards : Number crunching : The Penny lives on....... (Message 847218)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The Tropical Penny has settled down in it's new digs....
    Now running at 4.112ghz on 120EX air cooling....ram at 1644mhz 7-7-7-15 timings....
    About 67c temps....might go for a fan upgrade on the 120EX to try to cool it down a bit....

    RAC 7424


    Mark, what fan are you currently using with the 120EX?
    1282) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847203)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 937. Strike?
    1283) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847202)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Isn't it great I am still winning in 2008!

    You will have to change your sig. soon though.


    Very true!! One more day left on the sig :o)


    Not for me... I'm now in 2009. ;)



    . . . Happy New Year Luke, Jeff, Magenta and All other's 'Down-Under'

    May Your New Year see Each of You Well . . .


    Regards, joanne & richard



    Thank you Richard. Happy New Year to you and Joanne & all others!
    1284) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847198)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Isn't it great I am still winning in 2008!

    You will have to change your sig. soon though.


    Very true!! One more day left on the sig :o)


    Not for me... I'm now in 2009. ;)
    1285) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVI CLOSED** (Message 847190)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well 31 December was my 2nd Anniversary for crunching with the SETI@home project... and that is definitely my most prestigious milestone to date.

    I also have 2 other important milestones that occured on my 2nd Anniversary:

    • I achieved my greatest RAC to date, 871.91. I can now say I have stood at the apex of my pinnacle on my tower. And looked down.
    • I competed with myself, and achieved 125,000 on my anniversary as well.



    Long live SETI@home!

    1286) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847185)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    And like Andy predicted, first post of 2009!
    It's currently 12:49 AM 1 January 2009.

    I see flying cars, and spaceships... ;)

    Happy New Year to all!
    1287) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847110)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Monday and Luke.


    Hello Uli... Must be close now? ;)
    1288) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847096)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Don't worry... I've still got something that matters...

    Post 907.
    1289) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847088)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congrats on your crunchaversary Luke...you'll soon have 7 years.


    Thanks Monday... I hope I'll be there.
    Post 901.
    1290) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847080)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 897.
    1291) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847079)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Luke...there has to be some benefit... ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

    7


    There's alot of benefits... Magenta. Although Mark doesn't think so...
    1292) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847071)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at 3:47 pm New Years Eve...


    Winning at 5:51 PM... I'm ahead of the world!
    And I love my timezone... ;)
    1293) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847065)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    888 I was hoping I would get this one. I win.


    Carlos... It must have a 7 in the post number according to Uli... 889.
    1294) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847059)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 887. Strike?
    1295) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (11) Server problems (Message 847052)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    result not uploading...

    12/30/2008 10:02:50 PM|SETI@home|Temporarily failed upload of 21oc08ae.7535.22976.15.8.234_0_0: connect() failed
    12/30/2008 10:02:50 PM|SETI@home|Backing off 3 hr 13 min 49 sec on upload of 21oc08ae.7535.22976.15.8.234_0_0
    12/30/2008 10:02:52 PM||Internet access OK - project servers may be temporarily down.
    12/30/2008 10:03:14 PM|SETI@home|Started upload of 19oc08ac.7604.10706.3.8.44_0_0
    12/30/2008 10:03:16 PM||Project communication failed: attempting access to reference site
    12/30/2008 10:03:16 PM|SETI@home|Temporarily failed upload of 19oc08ac.7604.10706.3.8.21_0_0: HTTP error
    12/30/2008 10:03:16 PM|SETI@home|Backing off 2 hr 3 min 14 sec on upload of 19oc08ac.7604.10706.3.8.21_0_0
    12/30/2008 10:03:18 PM||Internet access OK - project servers may be temporarily down.


    Same here... I've got 7 tasks queued up. Oh Well.
    Although I did get 1 uploaded a few minutes ago.
    1296) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847032)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Win Number 873.

    Oops... Just realized today is my 2nd Anniversary crunching for the SETI@home project. Let the 3rd Year Begin!

    Working on year number 9 meself....

    Number 9...number 9...number 9...


    Will I be here in 9 years? Maybe.

    Hope so, my friend.....or not....if we find them. Then we shall have to find another place to hang together...


    A lot can happen in 9 years.... But then, I remember thinking to myself, will I still be crunching in 2 or even 1 year? Well the obvious answer now is "yes". Self-doubt is useless. :D
    1297) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847029)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Win Number 873.

    Oops... Just realized today is my 2nd Anniversary crunching for the SETI@home project. Let the 3rd Year Begin!

    Working on year number 9 meself....

    Number 9...number 9...number 9...


    Will I be here in 9 years? Maybe.
    1298) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847027)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congrats then Luke!

    87/4=21 remainder 3

    21/3=7

    What magic...


    Win number 876. Pure Win.

    Thanks Mumps... and yet.. your doing hundreds of times better than me. ;)
    1299) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847023)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Win Number 873.

    Oops... Just realized today is my 2nd Anniversary crunching for the SETI@home project. Let the 3rd Year Begin!
    1300) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847014)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Post 870...
    1301) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847009)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    And I win with post 867.
    1302) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847007)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good afternoon all, It's 4:07pm PST on December 30th 2008, Pretty soon we'll know who the 1st poster for 2009 in this thread will be.


    Oh... With out a doubt. Me.
    Timezones are my way of winning. ;)

    I'm the closest to the International Date Line....

    What'cha gonna do with that leap second?


    I'll be out in Wellington City... Counting Down.
    Even if I am 30 minutes late to post, I will still be the first ;)

    5... 4... 3... 2... 1... 1... 0.
    1303) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 847004)
    Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good afternoon all, It's 4:07pm PST on December 30th 2008, Pretty soon we'll know who the 1st poster for 2009 in this thread will be.


    Oh... With out a doubt. Me.
    Timezones are my way of winning. ;)

    I'm the closest to the International Date Line....
    1304) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 846971)
    Posted 30 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Back and winning already? You lot are keen!


    Winning with post 847...
    Yes I am... to Win. ;)

    Hi Luke...I think its about time New Zealand got the win. :)


    Really? But then again... You Aussie's have won quite a bit recently... :)
    1305) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 846956)
    Posted 30 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Back and winning already? You lot are keen!


    Winning with post 847...
    Yes I am... to Win. ;)
    1306) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 846954)
    Posted 30 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    haha ;) yes, thats right, Luke! I was faster than you.


    Only because I had more typing to do than you... :)
    1307) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 846952)
    Posted 30 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    First Win after the outrage...
    Just a heads-up for those interested, the FreeRice (II) New Years Donation Challenge starts 5 January 2009 24:00 New Zealand Daylight Time.

    EDIT: Looks like Cebion beat me to it ;)
    1308) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 846806)
    Posted 30 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Maybe me then... Hi Luke, what's the weather like down your way?


    Hi Magenta...I hope you and Monday are both well....
    9:36 PM - Wellington, New Zealand... Cloudy and Windy with periods of rain :(
    1309) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 846802)
    Posted 30 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    800 Did I win yet?


    Not yet Monday...
    1310) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 846790)
    Posted 30 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning with post 798.
    1311) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 846772)
    Posted 30 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Goodnight everyone. 8-D



    'Night TL.
    1312) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 846552)
    Posted 29 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Wining at post 751.
    1313) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 846128)
    Posted 28 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    666... LOL.
    No 7's for me.
    1314) Message boards : Number crunching : Upgraded to 6.4.5 but not seeing any improvement (Message 846103)
    Posted 28 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The use of CUDA has broken work fetch. The DCF (Duration Correction Factor) gets messed up. This will require a total rewrite of the way Boinc keeps track of the cache and work requests. Dr. Anderson has already started looking at how to address the problem of GPU and other resources that projects may want to use. Some kind of open ended algorithm will be need to repair current and future non CPU device use that may effect work fetch and resource share. It will probably take a couple of version updates before most of these problems get fixed.

    I figured there was some such thing going wrong when all of the running tasks showed "Running, high priority" as if this host would otherwise be unable to finish the task in time, despite the fact that the deadlines were all at least 2 weeks in the future.

    If this situation is not soon corrected, then I will run out of tasks to do.

    Can I repair the Duration Correction Factor by editing some file, or should I reinstall version 6.2.19?


    OK, that has solved why you are not getting new workunits.

    Luke.
    1315) Message boards : Number crunching : Upgraded to 6.4.5 but not seeing any improvement (Message 846101)
    Posted 28 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The list was truncated when I posted it to the thread.

    Do you want to see the second half?


    No Need. See my above post....
    1316) Message boards : Number crunching : Upgraded to 6.4.5 but not seeing any improvement (Message 846100)
    Posted 28 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    OK ... here it comes ...



    OK... You are harnessing the power of CUDA & your Graphics Card, which is normal, no problems there.
    But I'm not sure why you are not connecting to the server successfully, I am. Could someone else please help out?
    And I also see you are still not requesting tasks. Check in the "Projects" tab if you have BOINC set to "No New Tasks". If you have, unselect it in the Menu on the left hand side. If not, you may not be fetching new tasks because you've set the amount of disk space to something lower than what BOINC & SETI@home needs, check your preferences, and if it is low, change it up. If it is not any of these problems, check back here and we can troubleshoot some other options.

    Luke.
    1317) Message boards : Number crunching : Upgraded to 6.4.5 but not seeing any improvement (Message 846081)
    Posted 28 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    How long is eventually, what is the cause of the delay and is there something that I can do to make the delay shorter?

    RAC takes about 30 days to even out. You have to wait for a number of things, including your wingmen to also finish the task, and there is no way to really speed it up. You'll just have to wait it out patiently.

    I do not see anything in the "Tasks" list that is different from before except that it is showing a lot of tasks which have Status of "Running, high priority" while they are running.

    Could you kindly copy all the messages to this thread please.

    Also, the number of tasks in my queue is getting shorter because Boinc is not requesting any new tasks. Since the upgrade, Boinc shows 108 messages with "Requesting 0 seconds of work".

    This could be caused by a number of reasons, including:

    • that you might have reached your daily quota...
    • You have set BOINC & SETI@home to "No New Tasks"...
    • BOINC doesn't think that you'll finish the tasks you already have in time...
    • And many more...

    Again, could you please copy your messages here...

    Luke.

    1318) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 846078)
    Posted 28 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Kitty, kitty, kitty.


    Kitty like SPAM?
    1319) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 846070)
    Posted 28 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:









    . . . seven, seven, seven






    six, six, six . . . ;)


    five, five, five


    We have to have an extra second at the "one" you know... ;)
    1320) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVI CLOSED** (Message 845921)
    Posted 28 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done to NZ.SETI the Official National Team of New Zealand for surpassing the milestones of 900,000 credits and 7,000 RAC for the first time. Congratulations guys!

    Also some other Team related milestones:

    • We have our 15th Member, give a big welcome to DaimienLight!...
    • We are now the 16th Top rated team in New Zealand by Credit...
    • We are the 2nd fastest team in New Zealand...
    • And we are closing in on 500th fastest Team in the world!



    Congratulations to all our members!

    1321) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 845916)
    Posted 28 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Andy & Mike.
    1322) Message boards : Number crunching : Upgraded to 6.4.5 but not seeing any improvement (Message 845915)
    Posted 28 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    12/24/2008 5:32:01 PM||CUDA devices found
    12/24/2008 5:32:01 PM||Coprocessor: GeForce 8800 GT (1)
    12/24/2008 5:32:01 PM||Version change (6.2.19 -> 6.4.5)

    I have upgraded to 6.4.5, and it finds the CUDA Coprocessor GeForce 8800, but I am not seeing any improvement.
    In fact, on December 19, this host's average was almost 1700. Since the upgrade it has dropped to less than 1400.
    I have heard that the CUDA Coprocessor is supposed to give an improvement in the range of 300% to 1000%.
    Can anyone tell me what's going on?


    Excluding the new use of CUDA for Nvidia GPU's, BOINC 6.4.5 itself offers no actual improvement in performance, that is up to the use of CUDA and the applications for SETI@home.
    Give the CUDA app some time... it will kick in eventually, but just to be sure, check if BOINC appears to be harnessing the use of the GPU by checking in the "Tasks" list. If not... tell us.
    Also, Recently quite a few crunchers have noticed that RAC's have dropped and their pending has increased. Don't worry, you will be awarded your credit eventually and your RAC will rise back to normal levels.

    The "rumors" about the 300%-1000% increase are possibly exaggerated in most people's cases. It depends on a number of variants, such as how powerful your graphics card is and if you run the Stock Application provided by SETI@home or the Optimized Applications provided by the team at Lunatics. If you do happen to run the Optimized Applications, I doubt you will fully see the 300%-1000% improvement that has been stated.

    Hope I have helped.
    1323) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 845905)
    Posted 28 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    4 kitties ask 3 times.....are we there yet?


    Hello Mark, still snowing in WI?

    Yeah....it was raining around earlier this evening, and now the temp has dropped enough that it's turned to snow and the puddles on the roads are going to turn to ice....gonna be a bit tricky driving around in the morning.....


    If that's Wisconsin. I cannot imagine Canada. :D
    1324) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 845902)
    Posted 28 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    4 kitties ask 3 times.....are we there yet?


    Hello Mark, still snowing in WI?
    1325) Message boards : Number crunching : looking like there running low on work (Message 844432)
    Posted 24 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Today I processed 11 tasks... I reached for the server and I was persistently clicking "Update" whenever I got No Work Sent for 5 minutes. My persistence paid off and eventually I received 25 tasks. I'd call that sustainable :D

    My German Heritage of persistence and stubbornness is paying off... :)


    Meanwhile, your persistence and stubbornness is causing everyone else to be DoS'd to the point that they can't get any work either. I don't mean to be rude, but its awful selfish of you to do that to everyone else, and the problem would only get worse if you suggest that everyone else do it too.


    Sorry if I have offended you or anybody else...
    My Oops if I have...
    1326) Message boards : Number crunching : CUDA Not So Fast? (Message 844398)
    Posted 24 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Also something new that appeared after the outrage - a tab under each individual computer that says "Co-Processors" if you have CUDA installed.... and it lists your Graphics Card.... now we can distinguish between "cheating with CUDA" and "honest CPU"...

    I saw that two or three days ago, actually.


    Really? I haven't noticed it until now...
    1327) Message boards : Number crunching : CUDA Not So Fast? (Message 844347)
    Posted 24 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Also something new that appeared after the outrage - a tab under each individual computer that says "Co-Processors" if you have CUDA installed.... and it lists your Graphics Card.... now we can distinguish between "cheating with CUDA" and "honest CPU"...
    1328) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 844295)
    Posted 23 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Luke & Blurf. Trust you are good?


    Hello Andy, I'm doing well thank you. No work for me today.... anyway... it's overcast and drizzling. How's the weather is Britain?
    1329) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 844292)
    Posted 23 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning just minutes after the outrage...
    EDIT: Looks like I gave Blurf a 1 second win... ;)
    1330) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 844285)
    Posted 23 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning before Outrage!
    1331) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Photos of large size II... Please keep them to 1024 X 768 (Message 844058)
    Posted 23 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    My back deck 2 days ago...


    Wow Bob! Amazing shots... we haven't had snow in Wellington for years!
    1332) Message boards : Number crunching : looking like there running low on work (Message 844053)
    Posted 23 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Today I processed 11 tasks... I reached for the server and I was persistently clicking "Update" whenever I got No Work Sent for 5 minutes. My persistence paid off and eventually I received 25 tasks. I'd call that sustainable :D

    My German Heritage of persistence and stubbornness is paying off... :)
    1333) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 844050)
    Posted 23 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like I'm winning the stats... and only with 11 posts... it's all about timing!
    1334) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 843866)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Can I have an hour long win?
    1335) Message boards : Number crunching : Windows Users: How low can your OS go? (Message 843811)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I thought I'd start a thread for a stress release from the CUDA and AP business that's going on....

    In Task Manager, check how much Memory is being used. In the "Processes" and "Applications" tab, kill as many processes as you can while still having a stable operating system.

    I can get Vista Home Premium 32-bit to run happily at 966 MB with SETI still crunching on all cores and 877 MB with BOINC and SETI off.

    Windows XP Home Edition SP2 is crunching away using 183MB but without SETI it can go as low as 140MB.

    Can you better that?

    WARNING> Do not kill any process which looks like it will harm the system if not running (for example: winlogon.exe and explorer.exe) I take no responsibility if you screw things up. Only have a go at it if you know what your doing.
    1336) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 843791)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at 9:00 AM...


    That's my 2 PM...


    Still snowing in Wisconsin? ;)


    No, just freaking cold...snow is coming tomorrow, 2-4 inches, and Christmas Day...


    And I'm heading for 20C (68F) on a Sunny Tuesday...
    1337) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 843787)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at 9:00 AM...


    That's my 2 PM...


    Still snowing in Wisconsin? ;)
    1338) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 843781)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at 9:00 AM...
    1339) Message boards : Number crunching : looking like there running low on work (Message 843710)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    out of seti, running 4 climate units now, back in a few weeks guys.


    Satan, if your lucky try manually hitting the update button until you get more work... yesterday I processed 21 tasks and I received 26 last night.

    Not the best... but... for me it's sustainable...
    And the servers are still clogged...

    Luke.

    EDIT: Just received 4 more tasks with the same method - That's 2 hours of crunching for me.
    1340) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 843543)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Goodnight Everyone...
    1341) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 843528)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Really sore throat this morning and no voice. Will grab some more medication when the shops open and keep a low profile today - again...


    Not good. All I can say is I wish you the best... and hope you make a quick recovery. I can live with no voice, but the pain of a sore throat is sometimes quite overwhelming....
    Merry Christmas Andy...
    1342) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 843524)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Morning all.


    Morning Andy, how's the cold?
    1343) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 843506)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Back again.


    Ended your win...

    And now I take it back.


    So close to a 30 minute win...
    1344) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 843497)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Back again.


    Ended your win...
    1345) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 843485)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Aiming for a 30 minute win...
    1346) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The last person to post wins #77. Winning on New Year's Eve? (Message 843479)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning while swiping as many workunits as possible...
    1347) Message boards : Number crunching : looking like there running low on work (Message 843473)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Must have hit gold...

    22/12/2008 5:55:54 p.m.|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.  Requesting 613148 seconds of work, reporting 21 completed tasks
    22/12/2008 5:56:04 p.m.|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 1 new tasks
    
    22/12/2008 5:56:14 p.m.|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.  Requesting 598848 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
    22/12/2008 5:56:19 p.m.|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 0 new tasks
    
    22/12/2008 5:56:30 p.m.|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.  Requesting 599090 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
    22/12/2008 5:56:35 p.m.|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 1 new tasks
    
    22/12/2008 5:56:45 p.m.|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.  Requesting 593641 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
    22/12/2008 5:56:50 p.m.|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 0 new tasks
    
    22/12/2008 5:57:06 p.m.|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.  Requesting 593615 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
    22/12/2008 5:57:11 p.m.|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 0 new tasks
    
    22/12/2008 5:58:11 p.m.|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.  Requesting 593762 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
    22/12/2008 5:58:16 p.m.|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 0 new tasks
    
    22/12/2008 5:59:17 p.m.|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.  Requesting 593939 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
    22/12/2008 5:59:22 p.m.|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 14 new tasks
    
    22/12/2008 5:59:38 p.m.|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.  Requesting 351902 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
    22/12/2008 5:59:43 p.m.|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 10 new tasks
    
    22/12/2008 5:59:58 p.m.|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.  Requesting 152190 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
    22/12/2008 6:00:03 p.m.|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 0 new tasks
    


    26 new Workunits.
    "Luck comes to those who click the update button" ;)
    1348) Message boards : Number crunching : If you're going to make an Omlette.... (Message 843431)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Over my last 20 or so posts... I have made my point clear. I am not standing down, and I still agree with what I have said. I will refrain from posting until I have a lurk over some more posts.

    All of you have made a strong argument and I respect all your positions on the topic. In the spirit of Christmas I wish you all the best.

    Luke.
    1349) Message boards : Number crunching : Just Silly (CUDA related) (Message 843415)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Mark, you'll get banned again!

    Double dare them.........

    Just for speaking the truth???

    I don't think so.

    There are too many others here that are of the same mind.


    Included is me.
    1350) Message boards : Number crunching : Waltzing my Cuda with me......... (Message 843385)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    LOL - Mark's the guy who puts "fun" in "CUDA"....

    LOL...I am just putting the 'kitty' in Cuda.....

    If ya can't laugh with them, laugh at them....


    LOL - Boy am I laughing at nVidia right now.
    And I know this is only a pinch of your humor and wit Mark....

    LOL - Keep it up...
    1351) Message boards : Number crunching : Waltzing my Cuda with me......... (Message 843377)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    LOL - Mark's the guy who puts "fun" in "CUDA"....
    1352) Message boards : Number crunching : If you're going to make an Omlette.... (Message 843370)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    CUDA stealing from others?? Some of you really should either back off or at least read your own writing before posting.

    I could as well say, that all you dualcorer`s are stealing work from my poor singlecore barton! Stop this immediately! Limit yourself to single core, because i cant/wont/have no monies to upgrade this Barton to multicore!

    Now, do you see how stupid it sounds?


    When I posted Haos - I thought about this and I'm going to cover myself with this:

    My dual core stealing doesn't affect your single core because you'd still have a huge cache of work to access at the SETI servers, so this doesn't affect you - now that CUDA exists; it's different because it's stealing so much that others can't get work. That I define as true SETIstealing.
    1353) Message boards : Number crunching : Broken Validator, Broken Project. (Message 843362)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Oh yeah, Nvidia paid SETI to introduce CUDA into S@H and the guy that tries to explian it sounds like one from MSFT.

    Someone should see the doctors about paranoia...


    Haos - Have a read of the boards...
    1354) Message boards : Number crunching : If you're going to make an Omlette.... (Message 843350)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    This clearly wasn't done for the benefit of the project....


    ...It was done for the benefit of nVidia GPU sales and as a publicity stunt (which in my view has failed). Nor was it done with considerations for the users of the project.
    1355) Message boards : Number crunching : If you're going to make an Omlette.... (Message 843348)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    This maybe arrogant but:
    George, I have a hunch you only support CUDA because you have a CUDA enabled graphics card/s. You like the fact that your RAC will increase and you'll see an increased flow of more credits, or I could be completely wrong and that you support CUDA because in your Point of View you believe CUDA is "good" for the project.

    And Don't reply with "your only anti-CUDA because you don't have a CUDA enabled GPU" - well in fact I do, but I refuse to use it as I view it right now as doing no good for the project. I have myself covered in nearly every aspect of this discussion.

    And I'm not saying CUDA is bad for the project - I just think on both the part of SETI and nVidia that they shouldn't have rushed it. Patience is a virtue.
    1356) Message boards : Number crunching : If you're going to make an Omlette.... (Message 843330)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    ...Running out of work right now is a good thing...

    Don't expect the WU shortage to end anytime soon! If nothing changes it's not only going to be permanent, it's going to get worse, until our computers are being drip fed once every day.

    how the sever is handing it out when ask if there is work at that time so its fare to all because you all have the same odds of getting work.

    So then what's the point of CUDA? CUDA is meant to process Workunits faster than the average CPU isn't it? If it's all even, CUDA will just become like any other ordinary CPU based machine, but will still run the Servers dry of Work for us.
    1357) Message boards : Number crunching : So, just how fast is CUDA? (Message 843318)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    How fast is CUDA?
    Fast enough to bring the Servers to their knees! ;)
    1358) Message boards : Number crunching : If you're going to make an Omlette.... (Message 843312)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    * Affect on CPU crunchers

    what affect on them if they don't want cuda its easy to turn it off. what do you mean by this


    George, there is an effect (and it's only going to get worse)!, have you been reading all the threads? I don't know about you, but I don't run CUDA. And I know for one that Mark is nearly out of work on two rigs and I had trouble getting work this morning. Who knows how many other crunchers are having problems fetching work! CUDA is stealing from others!
    1359) Message boards : Number crunching : Broken Validator, Broken Project. (Message 843308)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The poor old servers just can't keep up with CUDA

    CUDA munching it as fast as the servers make it. And the repository is quickly running out...
    Congratulations nVidia! You've screwed another thing up!

    Luckily I have a substantial cache on both computers that should last me a few days while I try to get more work... Who knows? it might become a Free for all!
    1360) Message boards : Number crunching : If you're going to make an Omlette.... (Message 843304)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Putting CUDA back into Beta likely won't fix it, because the problems with CUDA weren't found in Beta.


    But shouldn't they have at least anticipated what scenarios could happen and develop into (possibly major) problems?

    For instance:
    * The Servers running out of work
    * Message boards getting swamped
    * Affect on CPU crunchers

    Luke.
    1361) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVI CLOSED** (Message 843295)
    Posted 22 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, finally 5 mil for SETI.


    Congratulations Mumps... And you haven't even been here for a year! :)
    Keep it up...
    1362) Message boards : Number crunching : Broken Validator, Broken Project. (Message 843226)
    Posted 21 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    When I say boycott - it's simply not crunching CUDA until everything is "fixed" and it's ready for primetime...
    Really easy to do. Just don't crunch until an optimum is reached.

    Very nice, and how we will know what needs to be corrected ?
    BTW, it's relative small % of errors now. IT don't exceed gain from speed increase. And invalid results here can't harm project - each result has wingman (it will harm only for CUDA agains CUDA validation though), but on beta it has much more chances to come into master database unchecked now.


    What needs to be corrected? Have a look at the boards...
    1363) Message boards : Number crunching : Broken Validator, Broken Project. (Message 843185)
    Posted 21 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I join the boycott. I have a 88GYT on the way as Xmas present form the Mrs, but i'll stick to crunching in OSX.

    This was no where near ready.


    Thank you Satan...
    1364) Message boards : Number crunching : Broken Validator, Broken Project. (Message 843177)
    Posted 21 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I stand beside what I said - The "boycott" is simply not crunching CUDA. Join me at anytime.
    Oh - and anyone who's going to argue with me - I'm not even going to listen.


    So I will be not argue with you (don't like to speak in space) I will argue to another participants.
    CUDA boycott is wrong decision IMHO.
    CUDA still has very big perspectives. Moreover, it already has big advantage. My host from 4-core become 6-core with CUDA, really (and I have not too fast GPU). So we NEED CUDA.
    All we don't need - is such ugly project and beta management like we have now.
    But again, we need testing CUDA app to see what bugs it has and how them can be removed. As I said already it's almost impossible to get such info on beta now, so, please, keep crunching with CUDA on main and report any new bug you encounter here or on beta side. Project still needs that reports!


    When I say boycott - it's simply not crunching CUDA until everything is "fixed" and it's ready for primetime...
    Really easy to do. Just don't crunch until an optimum is reached.
    1365) Message boards : Number crunching : Broken Validator, Broken Project. (Message 843165)
    Posted 21 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Completely 100% agree. Pull it out of SETI Main, put it back in Beta. Iron out the bugs, release back here in a few months.

    The servers can't keep up with the demand...
    It's producing bad results...
    Ordinary CPU users can't get WU's as easy as you once could....
    And if Arecibo is going to shutdown in 2011, This is only salt in the wound.

    And it's alienated long time crunchers of the SETI@home project. What happened? CUDA is what happened.

    Well.....I, for one....am not gonna rush out to plunk down big bucks for a freakin' Cuda card......

    And if my rigs don't get work on Seti due to the demand from Cudas......I am outta here..........

    This was reeeeeeeeeeely a dumb move.....

    Upping the ante when you can't even cover your bets......sheesh.


    Join the Boycott with me Mark....


    I am not about to boycott anything.........yet.

    This needs to get ironed out.......and fast.

    I am not pulling out of the project......as long as I can still get work reliably for my rigs.......

    But if that falls through......the kitties be looking for retribution......


    I stand beside what I said - The "boycott" is simply not crunching CUDA. Join me at anytime.
    Oh - and anyone who's going to argue with me - I'm not even going to listen.
    1366) Message boards : Number crunching : Broken Validator, Broken Project. (Message 843156)
    Posted 21 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Completely 100% agree. Pull it out of SETI Main, put it back in Beta. Iron out the bugs, release back here in a few months.

    The servers can't keep up with the demand...
    It's producing bad results...
    Ordinary CPU users can't get WU's as easy as you once could....
    And if Arecibo is going to shutdown in 2011, This is only salt in the wound.

    And it's alienated long time crunchers of the SETI@home project. What happened? CUDA is what happened.

    Well.....I, for one....am not gonna rush out to plunk down big bucks for a freakin' Cuda card......

    And if my rigs don't get work on Seti due to the demand from Cudas......I am outta here..........

    This was reeeeeeeeeeely a dumb move.....

    Upping the ante when you can't even cover your bets......sheesh.


    Join the Boycott with me, Mark....
    I had trouble getting Work this morning for my laptop.
    And the Number Crunching forum is a swamp...
    1367) Message boards : Number crunching : Broken Validator, Broken Project. (Message 843153)
    Posted 21 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Completely 100% agree. Pull it out of SETI Main, put it back in Beta. Iron out the bugs, release back here in a few months.

    The servers can't keep up with the demand...
    It's producing bad results...
    Ordinary CPU users can't get WU's as easy as you once could....
    And if Arecibo is going to shutdown in 2011, This is only salt in the wound.

    And it's alienated long time crunchers of the SETI@home project. What happened? CUDA is what happened.

    I'm not going to follow what Nvidia want us to do - I have a CUDA GPU, but I'm not going to cruch with it. I'm boycotting CUDA & Nvidia. Who knows Nvidia, my next graphics card might just be ATI!
    1368) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Merry Christmas from the kitties and me........ (Message 843108)
    Posted 21 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Again, a wonderful piece of poetry. Merry Christmas Mark and to all...
    1369) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Cuda Cuda Cuda!!!!!!! (Message 842720)
    Posted 20 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry....LOL
    Just had to say it..................


    LOL. I just want to bury my head in the sand and not know about it... but I can't! maybe after my i7 system I'll get a GTX280... with a simple E8500 processor...

    Oh come on now....

    We all gotta rush out and buy dual SLI Cuda cards.......

    Or would that show up as just one Cuda card?

    Maybe 2 singles.........


    Nope, I'm sticking with my roadmap.... the GPUs will be in a few months.

    I gotta find a mobo that has enough slots to run 8 Cudas........

    And about a 6000 watt psu....


    Goodluck with that. Have a sleep for a few years and then come back, might be slightly easier then. ;)
    1370) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Cuda Cuda Cuda!!!!!!! (Message 842714)
    Posted 20 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry....LOL
    Just had to say it..................


    LOL. I just want to bury my head in the sand and not know about it... but I can't! maybe after my i7 system I'll get a GTX280... with a simple E8500 processor...

    Oh come on now....

    We all gotta rush out and buy dual SLI Cuda cards.......

    Or would that show up as just one Cuda card?

    Maybe 2 singles.........


    Nope, I'm sticking with my roadmap.... the GPUs will be in a few months.
    1371) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Cuda Cuda Cuda!!!!!!! (Message 842709)
    Posted 20 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry....LOL
    Just had to say it..................


    LOL. I just want to bury my head in the sand and not know about it... but I can't! Maybe after my i7 system I'll get a GTX280... with a simple E8500 processor...
    1372) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 842433)
    Posted 20 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I've got nothing left in the house to take. I've taken it all and nothing has done the job. I'm going to have to go to the Chemists when they open and see what else there is. It's partly my fault. I went to a meeting yesterday that I felt I needed to be at and did a lot of talking, then had friends in last night and talked some more, so now I am paying for it! I am supposed to be seeing friends tonight, but I am going to call them off and spend an evening alone, in silence!


    The only thing I can recommend is keep very warm and drink hot drinks, may you be better soon! Time for an early bed, goodnight everyone.
    1373) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 842427)
    Posted 20 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Morning all.

    The cold (That I have had for over a week!) has got worse and I've lost my voice now


    Morning Andy, what have you taken for it? I hope it gets better quick...
    1374) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 842420)
    Posted 20 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    One last win before bed. Night all!


    Nite Mr. Majestic...
    1375) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 842418)
    Posted 20 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Right now... my guess for the winning post number is some mathematical constant... in this case I have dibs on posts:

    3,141 - Archimedes Constant
    2,718 - Napier's Constant
    1,732 - Theodorus' Constant
    2,236 - Square Root of Five
    1,618 - Golden Ratio

    That's all I can think of, no doubt there will be more. ;)
    1376) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 842413)
    Posted 20 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Night time must be sneaking up on us then.


    Don't worry Monday... the bat will be flying soon ;)
    1377) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 842406)
    Posted 20 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The sun just set...
    1378) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVI CLOSED** (Message 842326)
    Posted 20 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Just crossed into the top 60,000 worldwide.
    And I smell Top 300 in New Zealand in a few days...

    Congratulations to all others with milestones.
    1379) Message boards : Number crunching : Just got 0 credit for 174 hours work (Message 842102)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    I'm only crunching Astropulse -- I only do Multibeam if AP isn't available.

    If your system never gets credit, you need to figure out what is wrong with it, but the occasional missed (or long-delayed) credit is just part of the game, and happens to everyone.


    Yes, I do agree with you Ned. I do not care so much about credits as I care about how the project is being looked after.

    We are getting a lot of posts from people about 0 credit for AP work units. It should be looked at by the project administration.


    I don't believe it falls under SETI@home project administration, the optimized apps are created by the team at lunatics.net.

    The problem is more like two different optimized apps crashing into one and another (in this case; 4.36/4.35 & 5.00) when Wingmen are paired up, if they have different executables/applications, it gets falsely tagged as "completed successfully" and no credit in some circumstances is granted (there are alot of variables here). When installing these optimized executables, it says use at your own risk, that includes the risk of receiving no credit for a result.

    That's why I don't feel people can moan and whinge on about not receiving credit when they knowingly installed a optimized executable that had disclaimers and warnings written all over it.
    1380) Message boards : Number crunching : Just got 0 credit for 174 hours work (Message 842092)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Pete, isn't it just credit? Why does it matter so much, it's just a few numbers that you get for completing a task. It happened to me and I didn't drop everything and leave. Pick yourself up and try again. I hate to be so harsh, but it's the truth. And hey, I have no sympathy for you, your decision.

    Goodluck on other projects.
    1381) Message boards : Cafe SETI : United Arab Emirates Residents. (Message 842038)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:



    . . . simply beautiful to say the least



    Isn't it just?
    1382) Message boards : Cafe SETI : United Arab Emirates Residents. (Message 842035)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Whiskey... Burj Dubai is going to look superb when it is finished, can't be long now!





    770 meters and rising!
    1383) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 842028)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Mike.
    1384) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 842026)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Richard, John...


    Don't you have to go to bed??


    Drank to much caffeine last night maybe....
    1385) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 842023)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Richard, John...

    @ Richard: Just woke up... I've got a Saturday ahead of me.
    1386) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 842013)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at 4 AM...
    1387) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 841900)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    One, Final, Win.
    1388) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 841871)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    'nite Stealth...
    1389) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 841864)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The kitties will be signing off shortly too....
    Dad's got to get up early to go in to the shop and work some OT....


    Goodnight Then Mark.
    1390) Message boards : Number crunching : No CUDA device Recoginzied - BUT I DO HAVE CUDA!!! (Message 841861)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    This would be better placed in the Number Crunching Forum...
    1391) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 841845)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    ooohhhhh...catnip....kittie drugs :-)


    Only one of my three likes catnip... Doesn't appeal to the other two.


    is your avatar one of your cats? he's lovely


    Thank you Magenta.
    His name is Ollie, the only one that would stay still for camera ;)
    Ginger White Male, 1 1/2 years old. Adopted from the shelter in May....
    Slightly rarer are his golden eyes.

    Yes....a beautiful cat!!!
    The shelters do have such gems waiting for you, folks....if only you would go and look.......


    I just always hope the white cats with the sad blue eyes get re-homed... what a stereotype... (if you know what I'm talking about)

    They are all beautiful kitties in somebody's eyes.....we just have to bring them together.....

    That's why I keep suggesting that anybody interested in being owned by a cat just take a trip to their local shelter for a visit....you may find your heart is taken quite suddenly and completely.....I have seen it happen.


    Boy has that happened to me...
    1392) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 841842)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    ooohhhhh...catnip....kittie drugs :-)


    Only one of my three likes catnip... Doesn't appeal to the other two.


    is your avatar one of your cats? he's lovely


    Thank you Magenta.
    His name is Ollie, the only one that would stay still for camera ;)
    Ginger White Male, 1 1/2 years old. Adopted from the shelter in May....
    Slightly rarer are his golden eyes.

    Yes....a beautiful cat!!!
    The shelters do have such gems waiting for you, folks....if only you would go and look.......


    I just always hope the white cats with the sad blue eyes get re-homed... what a stereotype... (if you know what I'm talking about)
    1393) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 841835)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    ooohhhhh...catnip....kittie drugs :-)


    Only one of my three likes catnip... Doesn't appeal to the other two.


    is your avatar one of your cats? he's lovely


    Thank you Magenta.
    His name is Ollie, the only one that would stay still for camera ;)
    Ginger White Male, 1 1/2 years old. Adopted from the shelter in May....
    Slightly rarer are his golden eyes.
    1394) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 841832)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    ooohhhhh...catnip....kittie drugs :-)


    Only one of my three likes catnip... Doesn't appeal to the other two.
    1395) Message boards : Number crunching : Sub-forum for Cuda? (Message 841829)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Ditto, Mark.

    Out of the 41 non-stickied threads on the main page, over 20 are dedicated to CUDA.
    1396) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 841823)
    Posted 19 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Mumps, Mark, Magenta!
    1397) Message boards : Number crunching : Cuda, Credit, and all that (Message 840968)
    Posted 17 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    SETI@home Milestone from the future:

    Just broke my highest RAC ever... now just over 450,000! All on a few GPU's!
    Oh BTW - crossed the 1,000,000,000 milestone.... Still over 800 users above me though!

    (Exaggerated - Just hoping to provide a bit of a seriousness break :)
    1398) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What Is Your Weather Like? (Message 840464)
    Posted 16 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Nice thread idea Stealth :)

    These pics will update every 3 hours:
    Weather Satellite


    Rain Radar Wellington


    Weather Analysis


    More to come...
    1399) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVI CLOSED** (Message 840248)
    Posted 15 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Any my penny laptop passes 100,000... currently 100,003!
    1400) Message boards : Number crunching : astropulse not crediting (Message 840247)
    Posted 15 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/workunit.php?wuid=347479884

    Both validated it with 4.36... I'm using 5.00, no credit for me?
    I would abort that WU since there is already a concensus for the results. Yours will just be a waste of your time


    Glad I didn't abort... because I've been given the credit!
    1401) Message boards : Number crunching : astropulse not crediting (Message 840171)
    Posted 15 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/workunit.php?wuid=347479884

    Both validated it with 4.36... I'm using 5.00, no credit for me?
    1402) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 840169)
    Posted 15 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Mike, TL, Joker, Stealth, Magenta, Monday :)
    1403) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839967)
    Posted 14 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    And winning again.


    Eagle, did you get my PM?
    1404) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839963)
    Posted 14 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Just Winning.
    1405) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839832)
    Posted 14 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning while fiddling with a USB stick...
    1406) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 839636)
    Posted 13 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Some recent milestones for our team:

    Top 3,000 based on Total Credit for SETI@home
    Top 500 based of RAC for SETI@home
    14th in New Zealand for Total Credit
    2nd in New Zealand for RAC

    Well done to all members of NZ>SETI!
    We are still looking for more participants to join.. and we would like you to help us!
    1407) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839632)
    Posted 13 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning on a fine Sunday morning after feeding my kitties...
    1408) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839515)
    Posted 13 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Goodnight All.
    1409) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839444)
    Posted 13 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at 3:45 PM on a Sunny Saturday afternoon

    Actually, weren't you about 7 minutes early on that?


    2 Minutes... according to SETI@home and Microsoft...
    1410) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839441)
    Posted 13 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at 3:45 PM on a Sunny Saturday afternoon
    1411) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Pandora internet radio......... (Message 839431)
    Posted 13 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Anybody else familiar with Pandora internet radio?

    I plugged in 'Les Paul and Mary Ford'....

    And I am now hearing some of the most wonderful songs I have not heard in years.........

    I gotta try some big band artists....

    This is good!!!

    Try it.

    Trust the kitties on this one.....plug in your faves, and see what it serves up.....


    Dear Pandora Visitor,

    We are deeply, deeply sorry to say that due to licensing constraints, we can no longer allow access to Pandora for listeners located outside of the U.S. We will continue to work diligently to realize the vision of a truly global Pandora, but for the time being we are required to restrict its use. We are very sad to have to do this, but there is no other alternative.

    We believe that you are in New Zealand (your IP address appears to be xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) If you believe we have made a mistake, we apologize and ask that you please contact us at pandora-support@pandora.com

    If you are a paid subscriber, please contact us at pandora-support@pandora.com and we will issue a pro-rated refund to the credit card you used to sign up. If you have been using Pandora, we will keep a record of your existing stations and bookmarked artists and songs, so that when we are able to launch in your country, they will be waiting for you.

    We will be notifying listeners as licensing agreements are established in individual countries. If you would like to be notified by email when Pandora is available in your country, please enter your email address below. The pace of global licensing is hard to predict, but we have the ultimate goal of being able to offer our service everywhere.

    We share your disappointment and greatly appreciate your understanding.

    Sincerely,
    Tim Westergen

    Founder.

    We apologize... but your still ****'n screwed...
    Internet censorship is running around...

    Oh Well Mark, Looks like a good website anyway...
    1412) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839372)
    Posted 12 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi all.


    Hello Andy...
    1413) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839368)
    Posted 12 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    .... Hello all!


    Hello Cebion!
    1414) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839365)
    Posted 12 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    750!


    Hi Luke. 8-D



    Hello Timelord!
    1415) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839362)
    Posted 12 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    750!
    1416) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839185)
    Posted 12 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you for your work with the Stats RichaG... I believe I know how it feels!
    1417) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839179)
    Posted 12 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Magenta. Goodnight Mark.
    1418) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839174)
    Posted 12 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    Good night Bob.
    Good morning Andy.
    Hi Luke, Monday and Magenta.


    Hi Mike.
    1419) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839166)
    Posted 12 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Night Stealth, Morning Luke.


    Morning Andy.
    1420) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 839161)
    Posted 12 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Last win before bed good night all.


    Goodnight Stealth...
    1421) Message boards : Number crunching : astropulse not crediting (Message 838745)
    Posted 11 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Not entirely true. The WU has been sent to a third cruncher, and depending on what happens with that one, letsdance has a good chance of getting credit...

    -Dave


    Possibly not, the third Wingman also has a few Astropulse units labeled 4.36...


    But even so, the other person should get credit, so it's pretty likely that one of the two already turned in will get credit... Not the best news for letsdance, but not what you originally said, either.

    -Dave


    Thank you for clarifying... I don't completely understand... but I try to help out anyway :)
    So it's a 50/50 chance for letsdance?
    1422) Message boards : Number crunching : astropulse not crediting (Message 838743)
    Posted 11 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Not entirely true. The WU has been sent to a third cruncher, and depending on what happens with that one, letsdance has a good chance of getting credit...

    -Dave


    Possibly not, the third Wingman also has a few Astropulse units labeled 4.36...
    1423) Message boards : Number crunching : astropulse not crediting (Message 838740)
    Posted 11 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    After a week of my p4 number crunching this project , i still not have been credited for the work what is going on it been a week since it updated


    I'm sorry to say you are one of the few unlucky crunchers, you are using Astropulse version 5.00 and your "Wingman" (the other cruncher of your Work Unit) is using Astropulse version 4.36. In this case neither of you will be granted credit because of differences between the versions.
    I suppose it's all luck of the draw!
    And don't worry you are not the only person having this problem... :)
    1424) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 838401)
    Posted 10 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, I've finally got round to doing the final stats for the first SETI@home FreeRice donation challenge! Here they are:

    FreeRice Final Enhanced Statistics 1.0.7
    Luke..............................35,000 grains (2.89% and 1.75 humans fed)
    msattler..........................92,040 grains (7.61% and 4.60 humans fed)
    Leaps-from-shadows..........1,000 grains (0.08% and 0.05 humans fed)
    Stealth Eagle..................167,320 grains (13.85% and 8.36 humans fed)
    Dirk Villarreal Wittich........19,240 grains (1.59% and 0.96 humans fed)
    Andy Worth.....................19,180 grains (1.58% and 0.95 humans fed)
    Dr. CETI.......................4,800 grains (0.39% and 0.24 humans fed)
    Monday.........................10,840 grains (0.89% and 0.54 humans fed)
    Mike.............................22,980 grains (1.90% and 1.14 humans fed)
    Labbie..........................1,000 grains (0.08% and 0.05 humans fed)
    Carlos..........................5,500 grains (0.45% and 0.27 humans fed)
    JDWhale.......................44,000 grains (3.64% and 2.20 humans fed)
    Rudy.............................4,800 grains (0.39% and 0.24 humans fed)
    Pawly...........................200 grains (0.01% and 0.01 humans fed)
    Matthew Love...................6,020 grains (0.49% and 0.30 humans fed)
    Uli...............................164,120 grains (13.58% and 8.20 humans fed)
    KenzieB.........................93,400 grains (7.73% and 4.67 humans fed)
    AriZonaMoon....................5,100 grains (0.42% and 0.25 humans fed)
    DaveSun..........................106,520 grains (8.81% and 5.32 humans fed)
    candorchasma...................20,020 grains (1.65% and 1.00 humans fed)
    Gary Charpentier...............9,000 grains (0.74% and 0.45 humans fed)
    John Galt 007..................4,300 grains (0.35% and 0.21 humans fed)
    John McCallum................16,480 grains (1.36% and 0.82 humans fed)
    TimeLord04.....................1,000 grains (0.08% and 0.05 humans fed)
    Blurf...............................14,800 grains (1.22% and 0.74 humans fed)
    Mumps..........................27,080 grains (2.24% and 1.35 humans fed)
    Bernie vine....................21,520 grains (1.78% and 1.07 humans fed)
    Cowboy..........................6,000 grains (0.49% and 0.30 humans fed)
    John McLeod VII..............250,400 grains (20.72% and 12.52 humans fed)
    White Mountain Wes.........6,000 grains (0.49% and 0.30 humans fed)
    Fusky.............................18,000 grains (1.49% and 0.90 humans fed)
    Angela...........................1,500 grains (0.12% and 0.07 humans fed)


    Total Grains Donated: 1,207,980 grains
    Grain Donation Rate: 52.764 grains per minute
    Mean Total Donation: 37,749 grains

    We have correctly answered 60.399 questions!
    We have donated enough rice to feed 60.39 humans for a day!
    (Based on the average caloric needs of a human adult for a day, long grain white rice - 20,000 grains)
    SETI donation is 0.002246713219004243% of all total FreeRice donations!

    Biggest total donation: John McLeod VII with 250,400 grains
    Biggest single donation: Uli with 59,000 grains

    Gold Contributors:
    Stealth Eagle
    John McLeod VII
    Uli
    DaveSun


    Top 3 Contributors:
    1. John McLeod VII with 250,400 grains
    2. Stealth Eagle with 167,320 grains
    3. Uli with 164,120 grains

    I would like to thank every single one of you who donated, no matter how big or small, it all counts. :)

    I hope to see you all in mid/late January for the:
    FreeRice (2) New Year Donation Challenge!

    Until then:
    1425) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVI CLOSED** (Message 838395)
    Posted 10 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I've set my ultimate SETI@home goal...
    And I know how I'm going to achieve it within two years.

    #1 in my country anyone? ;)

    Move to a smaller country? :-)


    My country is already small... ;)
    1426) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 838329)
    Posted 9 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning in front of Carlos...


    Winng in front of Luke...


    Winning in front of John...
    1427) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 838326)
    Posted 9 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning in front of Carlos...
    1428) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 838323)
    Posted 9 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Win before Outrage...
    1429) Message boards : Number crunching : **CLOSED SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XVI CLOSED** (Message 838202)
    Posted 9 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I've set my ultimate SETI@home goal...
    And I know how I'm going to achieve it within two years.

    #1 in my country anyone? ;)
    1430) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 838200)
    Posted 9 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Mike, Andy...
    1431) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 837996)
    Posted 8 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Remember if you live in New Zealand, you must join NZ.SETI! :)
    1432) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 837990)
    Posted 8 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning before leaving for work and waiting for a foot of new snow....ouch.


    We never get snow in Wellington, always to windy. :(
    Wisconsin must be great sometimes...
    1433) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 837933)
    Posted 8 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    I´m doing very fine Luke.
    Thanks.
    How is it on you end?


    It's just life slowly moving along as usual :)
    9:40 PM here.
    1434) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 837929)
    Posted 8 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Mike. Hope you are well.
    1435) Message boards : Number crunching : Laptop Question (Message 837927)
    Posted 8 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Matthew.
    My main SETI cruncher is a Laptop (A Dell XPS M1530), I can give a few tips if you need (on screen size):

    13.3" Ultraportable - They usually are light and give good battery life, although performance is minimal.
    15.4" Mainstream - In my opinion, definitely the best option. The best balance of power, battery life, and weight.
    17.7" Desktop Replacement - The beasts of the laptop industry, performance is at its best, but battery life is useless and you won't be able to carry it around.

    For brands, I would always go Dell. The Dell XPS M1530 is probably their sleekest looking laptop around, and has a good 3 hour battery life while still being a beast (with a Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 Processor). Dell also has good warranties available. Also I've always believed AMD laptops run slightly hotter than their Intel counterparts, or was this a few years ago?

    Hope this helps...

    EDIT: A good site that I recommend for choosing and buying laptops is: NoteBook Review
    1436) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 837926)
    Posted 8 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Morning all. Good to see John (Mr. Majestic) back.

    Hope all are well? Another Icy start here.


    Morning Andy. Just Past 9:00 PM here. Hope you are well.
    1437) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 837756)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    We are done - Thanks to all who participated! The Final Stats Will come in my evening.

    We have officialy donated 1,207,940 grains of rice! Congratulations to everyone for donating and supporting this thread!
    1438) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 837704)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Luke, hope you are well.


    Hi Andy, I'm fine thanks... I hope the same for you!

    Hi Luke we did it.


    We sure have Stealth... goodnight from NZ!
    1439) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 837702)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    OK - I am off to bed now...
    The challenge ends at 23:59:59 7 December 2008 New Zealand Standard Time or 22:59:59 7 December UTC either way... it's only just over a hour left. All Donations past this time will be voided/nulled and won't be counted in the final statistics/sum up.
    1440) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 837698)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    1 hour and counting...
    1441) Message boards : Number crunching : How am I doing? (Message 837688)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Luke I might look into splitting the appinfo.xml file tomorrow I'm sure it's easy to do. If I make a mistake will it crash my wu's in the processing line? Good night from Blenheim New Zealand


    Good luck... and while you do that, you might as well give your BOINC and MB application an update if necessary. I'll try post some useful links later... Goodnight Speedy.
    1442) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 837685)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Luke, hope you are well.


    Hi Andy, I'm fine thanks... I hope the same for you!
    1443) Message boards : Number crunching : How am I doing? (Message 837684)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks for pointers. I don't process AP work this is partly because of the large bandwidth needed per workunit and the lenigh per unit. is the AP work more important then the MB work when it's available?


    Hiya Speedy,
    I admit - AP WU's do run quite long, but if you run the AP 5.00 Opti-app, you can get roughly the same credit pr second compared to MB.
    I would give it a try and take the leap (if you want to run AP5.00 you'll have to splice you appinfo.xml file) what's the worst that can happen? :)
    1444) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 837682)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    Good night Joker.
    Hi Luke, Andy Jeff and all lurkers.


    Hi Mike.
    1445) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 837678)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at 9:20 PM
    1446) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 837676)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    2 hours 30 minutes left...
    1447) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 837666)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Add my 59,000 for this evening, for a total of 1,173,040.

    The other 16,960 need to come from someone else.


    Wow! Thanks Uli!
    1448) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Website of the Day Part 2 (Message 837660)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Do you hate or dislike Vista, but have never tried it? Then this is for you:
    The Mojave Experiment

    Also:
    The Mojave Experiment : Youtube
    1449) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 837658)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    5 hours 33 minutes left...
    1450) Message boards : Number crunching : How Many SETI projects are there? (Message 837635)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The reason I am asking this question is that I just received in the snail mail system a request for funds from the Planetary Society for the Optical SETIat Harvard University and Southern SETI at the Argentine Institute for Radio Astronomy. Is our SETI@Home part of this fund raising request?


    Let me try and explain this...

    SETI@home (which includes MultiBeam & AstroPulse) is the only participating BOINC project which searches for ETI...

    There are many other searches SETI, each from different institutes/universities/groups.

    There are a few types of SETI including Optical SETI (search through light pulses) METI (does this count?) and so on.
    1451) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 837632)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done to everyone! 7 hours left...
    1452) Message boards : Number crunching : This does not look right... (Message 837582)
    Posted 7 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    You can try this one as I removed all the older references and updated versions to current.

    <app_info>
    <app>
    <name>setiathome_enhanced</name>
    </app>
    <file_info>
    <name>AK_v8_win_SSE2.exe</name>
    <executable/>
    </file_info>
    <app_version>
    <app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name>
    <version_num>528</version_num>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>AK_v8_win_SSE2.exe</file_name>
    <main_program/>
    </file_ref>
    </app_version>
    <app_version>
    <app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name>
    <version_num>603</version_num>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>AK_v8_win_SSE2.exe</file_name>
    <main_program/>
    </file_ref>
    </app_version>
    <app>
    <name>astropulse</name>
    </app>
    <file_info>
    <name>ap_5.00r69_SSE.exe</name>
    <executable/>
    </file_info>
    <file_info>
    <name>ap_4.37_SSE3_EPF.exe</name>
    <executable/>
    </file_info>
    <file_info>
    <name>libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll</name>
    <executable/>
    </file_info>
    <app_version>
    <app_name>astropulse</app_name>
    <version_num>500</version_num>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>ap_5.00r69_SSE.exe</file_name>
    <main_program/>
    </file_ref>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>ap_4.37_SSE_EPF.exe</file_name>
    </file_ref>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll</file_name>
    </file_ref>
    </app_version>
    </app_info>
    


    Since they are only releasing version 5.00 AP, you should be fine. Or you can wait until you finish the current AP unit you are working on.


    Hey, Thanks arkayn! I'll give it a wait until I finish my AP. I might as well also update BOINC to 6.2.19 from 5.10.3 as well.
    1453) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 837563)
    Posted 6 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    12 hours left... any last donations?
    1454) Message boards : Number crunching : This does not look right... (Message 837561)
    Posted 6 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    As long as all your MB tasks in "progress" show as version 5.28 under BOINC manager tasks tab you could just get rid of the version 517 and 527 entries .... but I would not bother ..

    You probably are running the latest AK_V8_SEE2 version of MB for any of them anyway ... can't tell for sure without a completed task to look at the stderr out

    I think your xml file looks fine for now, I would just leave it as it is.


    Thanks...
    1455) Message boards : Number crunching : This does not look right... (Message 837542)
    Posted 6 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    i assume that you started seti with that machine, so there has been more updatings on boinc and it carries all those versions in app_info files til somebody removes them, you core 2 went past those older version so it has less them versions


    Does this mean I can just edit the file and remove the old?
    1456) Message boards : Number crunching : This does not look right... (Message 837540)
    Posted 6 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    It wouldn't work on my Celeron, because my Celeron is a 10-year-old 400 MHz processor that can't handle anything above MMX. "Celeron" is a bit of marketing-speak that covers a huge range of processors - by itself it tells us nothing (except that we both bought cheap processors with limited cache memory, LOL).

    What do you think "doesn't look right" with your file? Why?
    What does CPU-Z say about the capabilities of your particular Celeron variant?


    The CPU doesn't matter, just distinguishing it from my Core 2 laptop.
    Why so many Version Numbers in it? Which one am I actually using? How do I update my MB to the latest version?
    1457) Message boards : Number crunching : This does not look right... (Message 837537)
    Posted 6 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    <app_info>
    <app>
    <name>setiathome_enhanced</name>
    </app>
    <file_info>
    <name>AK_v8_win_SSE2.exe</name>
    <executable/>
    </file_info>
    <app_version>
    <app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name>
    <version_num>517</version_num>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>AK_v8_win_SSE2.exe</file_name>
    <main_program/>
    </file_ref>
    </app_version>
    <app_version>
    <app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name>
    <version_num>527</version_num>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>AK_v8_win_SSE2.exe</file_name>
    <main_program/>
    </file_ref>
    </app_version>
    <app_version>
    <app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name>
    <version_num>528</version_num>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>AK_v8_win_SSE2.exe</file_name>
    <main_program/>
    </file_ref>
    </app_version>
    <app>
    <name>astropulse</name>
    </app>
    <file_info>
    <name>ap_4.37_SSE_EPF.exe</name>
    <executable/>
    </file_info>
    <file_info>
    <name>ap_5.00r69_SSE.exe</name>
    <executable/>
    </file_info>
    <file_info>
    <name>libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll</name>
    <executable/>
    </file_info>
    <app_version>
    <app_name>astropulse</app_name>
    <version_num>435</version_num>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>ap_4.37_SSE_EPF.exe</file_name>
    <main_program/>
    </file_ref>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>ap_5.00r69_SSE.exe</file_name>
    </file_ref>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll</file_name>
    </file_ref>
    </app_version>
    <app_version>
    <app_name>astropulse</app_name>
    <version_num>436</version_num>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>ap_4.37_SSE_EPF.exe</file_name>
    <main_program/>
    </file_ref>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>ap_5.00r69_SSE.exe</file_name>
    </file_ref>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll</file_name>
    </file_ref>
    </app_version>
    <app_version>
    <app_name>astropulse</app_name>
    <version_num>500</version_num>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>ap_5.00r69_SSE.exe</file_name>
    <main_program/>
    </file_ref>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>ap_4.37_SSE_EPF.exe</file_name>
    </file_ref>
    <file_ref>
    <file_name>libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll</file_name>
    </file_ref>
    </app_version>
    </app_info>

    That is my appinfo file on my Celeron, does not look right compared to others appinfo files, for example there are at least 3 different version numbers in the MB part of the file, I've seen it with only one, which one is it crunching on? Suggestions?
    1458) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 837531)
    Posted 6 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    OK - Laptop is fixed. Found the Vista Installation CD that came with it. Did a SysRestore to a few days ago, everything seems to be good now, not even the SETI WU's were trashed.

    I'll be able to countdown tonight. 5,000 grains from me makes us at 1,072,080 grains! Nice! And 15 hours left.
    1459) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 837392)
    Posted 6 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Oh - BTW this is the first crash of Vista I have had since I bought my laptop. And If it comes out of this alive I will still stand right beside it. I dislike Macs just as much as I hate dislike their ads (with their smug attitudes)

    Total Rice Donation: 1,051,980 grains
    1460) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 837379)
    Posted 6 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I stand by what I said before - Deadline is now 7 December 2008 23:59:59 - Number of reasons on my part.

    I won't be able to give a final update tonight also.

    Short story long:
    Surfing the net whilst downloading Windows Updates for Vista on my main cruncher (on a Friday Night!), the Dell Laptop, SETI still running. Screen flickers black, mouse is moveable, no other screen UI. Just a freaking mouse that still works. Reboot. Windows Error Recovery Console. Normal System Config, loads Vista with the green bars scrolling across the screen, finishes that, no Windows Logon Screen, just black with a moveable mouse. I try Safe Mode, Safe mode w/ Networking, Safe mode w/cmd. All the same. I reboot, and run Dell Diagnostics via the BIOS, finds no faults/errors in the hardware. Contact Dell, give them my Service tag, tells me I'll be phoned at home as soon as something can formalized. I am still waiting, and guess what? It's now Saturday and Dell Technical is only open on weekdays. I am pissed.

    Product has 1 yr of CompleteCover, 2 yrs of XPS Premier Service, and 3 yrs of Standard Dell Warranty.
    1461) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 837114)
    Posted 5 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done Guys, we did it! Can we break 1,200,000 grains?
    The challenge ends on 7 December 2008 23:59:59 New Zealand Daylight Time.
    1462) Message boards : Number crunching : Optimised AP v5.00 - initial release (Message 837082)
    Posted 5 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    What's all this talk about v5.00r69? Is it different from v5.00?
    I stopped following all this a few days ago after I believed everything had settled.
    1463) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 837081)
    Posted 5 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    41,100 for today


    Nice DaveSun! Our total is now 964,460 grains... just a few left.
    1464) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 836982)
    Posted 4 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    LUKE, you missed my 3,000 grains from yesterday (in the stats), SE is my witness. I just added another 2,100 today.


    Sorry Uli, I didn't see that one, I'll add it in for tonight's stats. Thanks.
    1465) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 836896)
    Posted 4 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    We are getting really close... but at an ever slowing rate :(

    FreeRice Enhanced Statistics 1.0.7
    Luke..............................30,000 grains (3.31% and 1.50 humans fed)
    msattler..........................82,940 grains (9.16% and 4.14 humans fed)
    Leaps-from-shadows..........1,000 grains (0.11% and 0.05 humans fed)
    Stealth Eagle..................137,600 grains (15.20% and 6.88 humans fed) 24 hour increase 14,300 grains
    Dirk Villarreal Wittich........15,240 grains (1.68% and 0.76 humans fed)
    Andy Worth.....................17,680 grains (1.95% and 0.88 humans fed)
    Dr. CETI.......................3,800 grains (0.41% and 0.19 humans fed)
    Monday.........................3,840 grains (0.42% and 0.19 humans fed)
    Mike.............................14,980 grains (1.65% and 0.74 humans fed) 24 hour increase 1,200 grains
    Labbie..........................1,000 grains (0.11% and 0.05 humans fed)
    Carlos..........................5,500 grains (0.60% and 0.27 humans fed)
    JDWhale.......................42,000 grains (4.64% and 2.10 humans fed)
    Rudy.............................4,800 grains (0.53% and 0.24 humans fed)
    Pawly...........................200 grains (0.02% and 0.01 humans fed)
    Matthew Love...................6,020 grains (0.66% and 0.30 humans fed)
    Uli.................................100,020 grains (11.05% and 5.01 humans fed)
    KenzieB.........................68,900 grains (7.61% and 3.44 humans fed) 24 hour increase 8,700 grains
    AriZonaMoon....................5,100 grains (0.56% and 0.25 humans fed)
    DaveSun..........................65,420 grains (7.22% and 3.27 humans fed) 24 hour increase 21,000 grains
    candorchasma...................20,020 grains (2.21% and 1.00 humans fed)
    Gary Charpentier...............9,000 grains (0.99% and 0.45 humans fed)
    John Galt 007..................4,300 grains (0.47% and 0.21 humans fed)
    John McCallum................3,480 grains (0.38% and 0.17 humans fed)
    TimeLord04.....................1,000 grains (0.11% and 0.05 humans fed)
    Blurf...............................5,800 grains (0.64% and 0.29 humans fed)
    Mumps..........................22,000 grains (2.43% and 1.10 humans fed)
    Bernie vine....................19,520 grains (1.57% and 0.97 humans fed) 24 hour increase 6,500 grains
    Cowboy..........................6,000 grains (0.66% and 0.30 humans fed)
    John McLeod VII..............202,180 grains (22.33% and 10.10 humans fed) 24 hour increase 25,440 grains


    Total Grains Donated: 905,120 grains
    Grain Donation Rate: 51.562 grains per minute
    Mean Total Donation: 31,211 grains

    We have correctly answered 45,256 questions!
    We have donated enough rice to feed 45.25 humans for a day!
    (Based on the average caloric needs of a human adult for a day, long grain white rice - 20,000 grains)
    SETI donation is 0.001709220567501357% of all total FreeRice donations!

    Biggest total donation: John McLeod VII with 202,180 grains
    Biggest single donation: Uli with 41,420 grains

    Gold Contributors:
    Stealth Eagle
    John McLeod VII
    Uli


    Top 3 Contributors:
    1. John McLeod VII with 202,180 grains
    2. Stealth Eagle with 137,600 grains
    3. Uli with 100,020 grains

    Time left to donate: 2 days, 3 hours and 59 minutes
    Grains left to donate: 94,880 grains
    Projected Total Donation: 1,065,940 grains!

    2 days left! One last push...
    1466) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 836881)
    Posted 4 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Donations for tonight's stats are closed...
    1467) Message boards : Number crunching : Pending credit... since October? (Message 836853)
    Posted 4 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    1050910100 361678386 4382675 45.20
    1050910788 361678710 4382675 45.52
    1058573343 365332153 4382675 55.56
    1058573890 365332428 4382675 55.56
    1068760102 370139682 4382675 46.37
    1068760127 370139707 4382675 46.37
    1068760130 370139690 4382675 46.37
    1068760133 370139711 4382675 46.37
    1068760135 370139700 4382675 46.37
    1068760137 370139703 4382675 46.37
    1068760146 370139717 4382675 46.37
    1068760148 370139719 4382675 46.37
    1068760154 370139723 4382675 46.37
    1068760156 370139729 4382675 46.37
    1068760161 370139710 4382675 46.37
    1068760163 370139725 4382675 46.37
    1068760365 370139799 4382675 46.37
    1068760367 370139786 4382675 46.37
    1068760387 370139798 4382675 46.38
    1068760389 370139814 4382675 46.37
    1068760395 370139830 4382675 46.38
    1068760402 370139823 4382675 46.37
    1068760412 370139826 4382675 46.37
    1068760597 370139910 4382675 46.37
    1068760621 370139937 4382675 66.18
    1068760628 370139949 4382675 66.16
    1073694587 372403485 4382675 67.86
    1073694595 372403491 4382675 67.85
    1073694618 372403515 4382675 48.95
    Pending credit: 1,446.27

    Pending for me is about normal for the RAC I can achieve, maybe slightly higher.
    1468) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 836646)
    Posted 3 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    After yesterdays big effort I am tired, yet I will help you to get to one million grains should you need the help.


    I know what it feels like, Uli... it takes 1 hour of medium-paced work to make the statistics...

    Thank you for your donations.
    1469) Message boards : Number crunching : How am I doing? (Message 836641)
    Posted 3 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm wondering if I'm doing anything worthwhile? Can anyone give me an answer here?


    I can give you a (slight) bleeding edge answer on how to improve and squeeze maximum performance and SETI crunchingness for your PC: (Apart than these I don't have any other suggestions!)

    Tip 1 - Download AK V8 Multibeam / AP5 Astropulse as Voyager & WinterKnight noted.
    Tip 2 - If possible, overclock your system to a stable yet performance-enhancing state
    Tip 3 - Leave your computer running as long as possible! :)
    Tip 4 - In Windows Task Manager, turn off any unused processes that might be stealing CPU cycles or RAM.
    Tip 5 - If running Windows Vista, turn off the eye-candy and the Aero Interface
    Tip 6 - Minimize PC usage to bare minimum, but still usable!
    Tip 7 - Make sure all BOINC & SETI preferences are set for optimal SETI crunching performance

    Goodluck Preflight, I hope some of these options may be useful to you, and, Welcome to the boards! :)
    1470) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 836640)
    Posted 3 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I think the flowing of the rice donations is slowing... we are all getting really tired! Anyway, to get to the point, here are today's statistics.

    FreeRice Enhanced Statistics 1.0.4
    Luke...........................30,000 grains (3.62% and 1.50 humans fed) 2 day increase 5,000 grains
    msattler.......................82,940 grains (10.01% and 4.14 humans fed) 2 day increase 10,800 grains
    Leaps-from-shadows.............1,000 grains (0.12% and 0.05 humans fed)
    Stealth Eagle..................123,300 grains (14.89% and 6.16 humans fed) 2 day increase 9,100 grains
    Dirk Villarreal Wittich........15,240 grains (1.86% and 0.76 humans fed) 2 day increase 5,400 grains
    Andy Worth.....................17,680 grains (2.13% and 0.88 humans fed)
    Dr. CETI.......................3,800 grains (0.45% and 0.19 humans fed) 2 day increase 1,500 grains
    Monday.........................3,840 grains (0.46% and 0.19 humans fed)
    Mike...........................13,780 grains (1.66% and 0.68 humans fed)
    Labbie.........................1,000 grains (0.12% and 0.05 humans fed)
    Carlos.........................5,500 grains (0.66% and 0.27 humans fed)
    JDWhale........................42,000 grains (5.07% and 2.10 humans fed)
    Rudy...........................4,800 grains (0.57% and 0.24 humans fed)
    Pawly..........................200 grains (0.02% and 0.01 humans fed)
    Matthew Love...................6,020 grains (0.72% and 0.30 humans fed)
    Uli............................100,020 grains (12.08% and 5.01 humans fed) 2 day increase 41,420 grains
    KenzieB........................60,200 grains (7.27% and 3.01 humans fed) 2 day increase 20,480 grains
    AriZonaMoon....................5,100 grains (0.61% and 0.25 humans fed)
    DaveSun........................44,420 grains (5.36% and 2.22 humans fed) 2 day increase 30,000 grains
    candorchasma...................20,020 grains (2.41% and 1.00 humans fed)
    Gary Charpentier...............9,000 grains (1.08% and 0.45 humans fed)
    John Galt 007..................4,300 grains (0.51% and 0.21 humans fed)
    John McCallum..................3,480 grains (0.42% and 0.17 humans fed)
    TimeLord04.....................1,000 grains (0.12% and 0.05 humans fed)
    Blurf..........................5,800 grains (0.70% and 0.24 humans fed)
    Mumps..........................22,000 grains (2.65% and 1.10 humans fed)
    Bernie vine....................13,020 grains (1.57% and 0.65 humans fed) 2 day increase 4,000 grains
    Cowboy.........................6,000 grains (0.72% and 0.30 humans fed)
    John McLeod VII................176,740 grains (21.34% and 6.29 humans fed) 2 day increase 50,920 grains


    Total Grains Donated: 827,980 grains
    Grain Donation Rate: 51.574 grains per minute
    Mean Total Donation: 28,551 grains

    We have correctly answered 41,399 questions!
    We have donated enough rice to feed 41.40 adult humans for a day!
    (Based on the average caloric needs of a human adult for a day, long grain white rice)
    SETI donation is 0.001568205995503046% of all total FreeRice donations!

    Biggest total donation: John McLeod VII with 176,740 grains
    Biggest single donation: Uli with 41,420 grains

    Gold Contributors:
    Stealth Eagle
    John McLeod VII
    Uli


    Top 3 Contributors:
    1. John McLeod VII with 176,740 grains
    2. Stealth Eagle with 123,300 grains
    3. Uli with 100,020 grains

    Time left to donate: 3 days, 4 hours, and 59 minutes
    Final Donation Projection: 1,066,200 grains!
    1471) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 836625)
    Posted 3 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    20 minutes until last donations are in for the stats...

    EDIT: Donations to be included in today's stats are closed. Two hours until Statistics for today.
    1472) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 836355)
    Posted 2 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    5,000 more from me makes our total 696,920... so close to 700k!
    No stats tonight.
    1473) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person to post Wins #76 how about Lebkuchen? (Message 836187)
    Posted 1 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congrats Mike!
    1474) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 836073)
    Posted 1 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Afternoon everyone. Just passing by on my way back to work...

    Work??? Ouch.......don't even wanna start thinking 'bout that yet......


    I was on Overtime. I've done 25 hours OT since Friday evening which will make for a few extra £s to see me through Christmas.

    Or at least enough to keep the crunchers powered for another month.


    Delayed response 'cause I crashed out last night.

    Most of the crunchers have gone :( Electricity here has got so costly I had to give them up. My power bills reached £150/month and I decided enough was enough. I'll keep one Quaddie running for now, but that's all I can afford at the moment given the arse has fallen out of the economy, my shares and savings.


    150 Pounds! That's NZ$400! Wow... mine is averaging NZ$60 (25 Pounds) in the winter and as low as $40 (15 Pounds) in the summer...

    EDIT: But I suppose my main cruncher is a laptop Penny.... ;)
    1475) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Photos of large size...Closed For Renovation (Message 836071)
    Posted 1 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here's a photo I took a few months ago on a trip to the West Coast of New Zealand...



    Luke, I love that image, it's great. Well composed and extremely good timing with the still water.

    I have a similar shot (although nowhere near as still water) that I took of Half Dome in Yosemite as the Sun was setting. Half dome is glowing a brilliant orange colour. Sadly my Internet link is down so I can't access my server at the moment to dig it out and post it up. Maybe next week.


    Thanks Andy, Look forward to seeing it...
    1476) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 836067)
    Posted 1 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Magenta!, Uli!
    1477) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 836061)
    Posted 1 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    And we fly past half a million - We still are going to have to pick up the pace I believe. Let's aim high for 1,200,000 grains - can we?

    The first round of Enhanced Statistics!
    Luke...........................25,000 grains (3.84% and 1.25 humans fed) 2 day increase 5,000 grains
    msattler.......................72,140 grains (11.10% and 3.60 humans fed) 2 day increase 2,040 grains
    Leaps-from-shadows.............1,000 grains (0.15% and 0.05 humans fed)
    Stealth Eagle..................114,200 grains (17.58% and 5.71 humans fed) 2 day increase 23,900 grains
    Dirk Villarreal Wittich........9,840 grains (1.51% and 0.49 humans fed) 2 day increase 4,000 grains
    Andy Worth.....................17,680 grains (2.72% and 0.88 humans fed) 2 day increase 2,000 grains
    Dr. CETI.......................2,300 grains (0.35% and 0.11 humans fed)
    Monday.........................3,840 grains (0.59% and 0.19 humans fed)
    Mike...........................13,780 grains (2.12% and 0.68 humans fed) 2 day increase 5,160 grains
    Labbie.........................1,000 grains (0.15% and 0.05 humans fed)
    Carlos.........................5,500 grains (0.84% and 0.27 humans fed) 2 day increase 5,000 grains
    JDWhale........................42,000 grains (6.46% and 2.10 humans fed) 2 day increase 4,000 grains
    Rudy...........................4,800 grains (0.73% and 0.24 humans fed)
    Pawly..........................200 grains (0.03% and 0.01 humans fed)
    Matthew Love...................6,020 grains (0.92% and 0.30 humans fed)
    Uli............................58,600 grains (9.02% and 2.93 humans fed) 2 day increase 7,000 grains
    KenzieB........................39,720 grains (6.11% and 1.98 humans fed) 2 day increase 16,100 grains
    AriZonaMoon....................5,100 grains (0.78% and 0.25 humans fed)
    DaveSun........................14,420 grains (2.22% and 0.72 humans fed)
    candorchasma...................20,020 grains (3.08% and 1.00 humans fed)
    Gary Charpentier...............9,000 grains (1.38% and 0.45 humans fed)
    John Galt 007..................4,300 grains (0.66% and 0.21 humans fed)
    John McCallum..................3,480 grains (0.53% and 0.17 humans fed)
    TimeLord04.....................1,000 grains (0.15% and 0.05 humans fed)
    Blurf..........................4,860 grains (0.74% and 0.24 humans fed) 2 day increase 2,000 grains
    Mumps..........................22,000 grains (3.38% and 1.10 humans fed) 2 day increase 15,600 grains
    Bernie vine....................9,020 grains (1.38% and 0.45 humans fed) 2 day increase 8,000 grains
    Cowboy.........................6,000 grains (0.92% and 0.30 humans fed)
    John McLeod VII................125,820 grains (19.37% and 6.29 humans fed) 2 day increase 86,900 grains


    Total Grains Donated: 649,360 grains
    Grain Donation Rate: 46.502 grains per minute

    Mean Total Donation: 22,391 grains
    Donation Range: 125,620 grains

    Biggest total donation: John McLeod VII with 125,820 grains
    Biggest single donation: John McLeod VII with 31,200 grains

    Gold Contributors:
    Stealth Eagle
    John McLeod VII

    Top 3 Contributors:
    1. John McLeod VII with 125,820 grains
    2. Stealth Eagle with 114,200 grains
    3. msattler with 72,140 grains

    SETI donation is 0.0012347956757158033% of all total FreeRice donations!

    We have donated enough rice to feed 32.46 adult humans for a day!
    (Based on the average caloric needs of a human adult for a day, and white long grain rice)

    Let's aim high...

    1478) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 836055)
    Posted 1 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Ok Luke add me for another 7000 grains.


    Thank you Uli. 5 minutes and counting...

    EDIT: And Stealth...

    EDIT 2: Donations for today's stats are closed...
    1479) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 836053)
    Posted 1 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    1,000th post!
    1480) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 836052)
    Posted 1 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Cebion, Luke, Bob, Monday, Magenta and TL.


    Hi Mike!
    1481) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 836043)
    Posted 1 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm asking if all donation's today could be in by 6:00 UTC... you all got 30 minutes...
    1482) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 836042)
    Posted 1 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Off to work on a Monday morning :(

    I am soooooo glad that my part of the world lags behind yours..........


    Regarding that Mark - My Saturday is your Friday... My Christmas is your Christmas Eve... My New Year is Your New Year's Eve - I live in the future :) & It really is quite nice.
    1483) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 836039)
    Posted 1 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning in front of Stealth... :)
    1484) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 836036)
    Posted 1 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Another 2,500 from me - that makes us at 639,260 grains! Nice work guys!
    1485) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 836003)
    Posted 1 Dec 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Add 31200


    Wow! Thanks John... That must beat out Uli's best donation...
    1486) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 835797)
    Posted 30 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Off to work on a Monday morning :(
    1487) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 835779)
    Posted 30 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    2,500 from me this morning, I'll do a stats update tonight.

    Also; I would like to point out and congratulate Stealth Eagle on passing 100,000 grains! Congrats SE!
    1488) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 835674)
    Posted 30 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Goodnight All.
    1489) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 835640)
    Posted 30 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Nope I am winning after Scrabble.
    And Now I am going to watch White Christmas all cut up by commercials.

    Ah... But did you win at Scrabble? After all the rice, I would guess you have a chance. :-)


    Rice can take on so many forms...
    1490) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 835636)
    Posted 30 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning!


    I am sorry to inform you that you are not winning.


    Neither are you, Carlos. :)
    1491) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 835634)
    Posted 30 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning!


    Winning ahead of RichaG ;)
    1492) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 835620)
    Posted 30 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Not enough donations to make tonight worth having stats.
    1493) Message boards : Cafe SETI : IN THE NEWS: (Message 835618)
    Posted 30 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    OPEC Defers Output Decision to December, Seeks US$75 Oil Price

    By Maher Chmaytelli and Ayesha Daya

    Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- OPEC deferred a decision on whether to cut production again this year by two weeks to gauge the impact of previous cuts, as it seeks to push oil prices back up to $75 a barrel.

    Crude oil prices have slumped 62 percent from July’s record of $147.27 a barrel as the global recession cuts fuel demand. Ali al-Naimi, the oil minister of Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s largest exporter and its de facto leader, said yesterday that $75 a barrel oil represents a “fair price” needed to support investment in new oil fields.... (cont'd)

    ---------------------------

    Screw the OPEC cartel...
    1494) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 835489)
    Posted 29 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Bump for riceland...
    1495) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 835375)
    Posted 29 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Bednight win...
    1496) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 835370)
    Posted 29 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Dodged that and back again for a last win before bed. Good night all. see you on the morrow.


    Goodnight Stealth
    1497) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 835366)
    Posted 29 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    and Yet again...


    ... I always win...


    Yes I do.


    A Bullet of Lightning...
    1498) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 835362)
    Posted 29 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    and Yet again...


    ... I always win...
    1499) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 835360)
    Posted 29 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Back again.


    Too fast for words...
    1500) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 835342)
    Posted 29 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Things have slowed in the last two days, most likely due to Thanksgiving... but we still have made terrific progress! Our donation total is now 464,980 grains!

    Here's another round of Detailed Statistics:
    Luke...............................20,000 grains (4.30%) 2 day increase 18,000 grains
    msattler..........................70,100 grains (15.07%) 2 day increase 41,620 grains
    Leaps-from-shadows..............1,000 grains (0.21%)
    Stealth Eagle..................90,300 grains (19.42%) 2 day increase 56,300 grains
    Dirk Villarreal Wittich........5,840 grains (1.25%) 2 day increase 2,700 grains
    Andy Worth.....................15,680 grains (3.37%) 2 day increase 1,900 grains
    Dr. CETI..........................2,300 grains (0.49%)
    Monday.........................3,840 grains (0.82%)
    Mike.............................8,620 grains (1.85%)
    Labbie...........................1,000 grains (0.21%)
    Carlos...........................500 grains (0.10%)
    JDWhale........................38,000 grains (8.17%) 2 day increase 8,800 grains
    Rudy.............................4,800 grains (1.03%)
    Pawly............................200 grains (0.04%)
    Matthew Love..................6,020 grains (1.29%)
    Uli............................51,600 grains (11.09%) 2 day increase 9,200 grains
    KenzieB........................23,620 grains (5.38%) 2 day increase 1,440 grains
    AriZonaMoon...................5,100 grains (1.09%)
    DaveSun..........................14,420 grains (3.10%)
    candorchasma..................20,020 grains (4.30%)
    Gary Charpentier..............9,000 grains (1.93%) 2 day increase 5,000 grains
    John Galt 007...................4,300 grains (0.92%) 2 day increase 1,000 grains
    John McCallum..................3,480 grains (0.74%)
    TimeLord04......................1,000 grains (0.21%)
    Blurf............................2,860 grains (0.61%) 2 day increase 2,000 grains
    Mumps...........................6,400 grains (1.37%) 2 day increase 2,800 grains
    Bernie vine....................1,020 grains (0.21%)
    Cowboy.........................6,000 grains (1.29%)
    John McLeod VII................38,920 grains (8.37%)


    Total Grains Donated: 464,980 grains
    Grain Donation Rate: 44.895 grains per minute

    Mean Total Donation: 16,033 grains
    Donation Range: 90,100 grains

    Biggest total donation: Stealth Eagle with 90,300 grains
    Biggest single donation: Uli with 25,000 grains

    SETI donation is 0.0008865310128921289% of all total FreeRice donations!

    We have donated enough rice to feed 23.24 adult humans for a day!
    (Based on the average caloric needs of a human adult for a day, and white long grain rice)

    Thanks again, everyone...
    1501) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 835337)
    Posted 29 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Donations to be included in today's stats are now locked... all further donations will be considered tomorrows...
    1502) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 835334)
    Posted 29 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    ;) Caught my oops did you????

    over 50,000 and working on it..... Good enough?


    Yup, Post deleted. That's easily enough...

    EDIT: 30 minutes left
    1503) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 835326)
    Posted 29 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    50 minutes 'till I lock donations for today...
    1504) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 835307)
    Posted 29 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning.

    Nope


    How could you dash his hopes like that?! :)
    1505) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 835296)
    Posted 29 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks for the Stats RichaG!
    1506) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 835283)
    Posted 29 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    1000 more from me, bringing my total to 20,000.
    We have now together donated 428,940 grains of rice!
    1507) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 835240)
    Posted 28 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sunny NZ Morning Win
    1508) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 835220)
    Posted 28 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    You have now donated
    3200 grains of rice.


    You really are keen SE! Thanks...
    Donation Total is now 402,800 grains... so close to 1/2 mil!
    1509) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Photos of large size...Closed For Renovation (Message 835210)
    Posted 28 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Very Good Luke. I like Magic tricks.


    Thank you Joker...

    Also, a lot of other very nice photo's here!
    1510) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Photos of large size...Closed For Renovation (Message 835207)
    Posted 28 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here's a photo I took a few months ago on a trip to the West Coast of New Zealand...

    Oh, BTW... It's actually this side up!...


    Above Image: Flip
    Below Image: Original

    :) Confusing?!
    1511) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 835101)
    Posted 28 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    @ Mark & All who are interested...
    I've looked at a few estimates on the net and it nearly always seems to be pointing to 20,000 grains to feed a average adult for a day... I could believe that figure. I'll base a few more stats on that from now.

    1512) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 835096)
    Posted 28 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    1,000 via English...
    1,000 via French...
    1,000 via German...
    1,000 via Italian...
    1,000 via Spanish...
    1,000 via Basic Math...
    1,000 via Multiplication...
    1,000 via World Capitals...
    1,000 via Countries on the Map...
    1,000 via English Grammar...

    I can't be f'd with Chemicals at this hour... 10,000 from me.
    1513) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 834805)
    Posted 27 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    My, my, my! In the last 2 days, we have doubled our donation total... it now sits at 274,880 grains! Well done everybody... I believe we truly can beat a mil!

    Here's another round of Detailed Statistics:
    Luke................................8,000 grains (2.91%) 2 day increase 2,000 grains
    msattler...........................28,480 grains (10.36%) 2 day increase 7,440 grains
    Leaps-from-shadows............1,000 grains (0.36%)
    Stealth Eagle...................36,700 grains (13.35%) 2 day increase 10,600 grains
    Dirk Villarreal Wittich.........3,140 grains (1.15%)
    Andy Worth......................13,780 grains (5.01%)
    Dr. CETI...........................2,300 grains (0.83%)
    Monday..........................3,840 grains (1.39%)
    Mike..............................8,620 grains (3.13%) 2 day increase 4,600 grains
    Labbie............................1,000 grains (0.36%)
    Carlos............................500 grains (0.18%)
    JDWhale.........................29,200 grains (10.62%) 2 day increase 10,500 grains
    Rudy..............................4,800 grains (1.74%)
    Pawly.............................200 grains (0.07%)
    Matthew Love...................6,020 grains (2.19%)
    Uli..................................42,400 grains (15.42%) 2 day increase 40,000 grains
    KenzieB.........................23,620 grains (8.59%)
    AriZonaMoon....................5,100 grains (1.85%)
    DaveSun...........................14,420 grains (5.24%)
    candorchasma...................20,020 grains (7.28%)
    Gary Charpentier...............4,000 grains (1.45%)
    John Galt 007....................3,300 grains (1.20%)
    John McCallum.................3,480 grains (1.26%)
    TimeLord04.......................1,000 grains (0.36%)
    Blurf.................................860 grains (0.31%)
    Mumps.............................3,600 grains (1.30%)

    Total Grains Donated: 274,880 grains
    Grain Donation Rate: 36.655 grains per minute

    Mean Total Donation: 10,572 grains
    Donation Range: 42,200 grains

    Biggest total donation: Uli with 42,400 grains
    Biggest single donation: Uli with 25,000 grains

    SETI donation is 0.0005264979609819797% of all total FreeRice donations!

    Let's do this SETI...
    1514) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 834798)
    Posted 27 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you both, Mark & Monday...

    Donations to be included in today's stats are now locked, all further donations will be included in tomorrows stats...
    Stats for today will be announced in 15 minutes
    1515) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 834794)
    Posted 27 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Folks you now have another 18 minutes for you to donate and be counted in today's detailed statistics... all donations past 7:45 UTC will be counted in tomorrows donation totals.
    1516) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 834760)
    Posted 27 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Luke another 6000 grains donated, via french and math.

    @ all participants. Since Luke is not feeling well, maybe we should post our running totals here. 42.400 here so far.


    Thanks Uli... It's tapering off a bit... just a medium/mild headache now while still feeling dizzy and nauseous... I've just gotta' take it slow for a bit.

    No need to keep stats unless you want to... I'm cooking up a batch of statistics now.. I'll release them at 7:00:00 UTC, 3 hours away... Thank you for your help and donations, Uli! Much appreciated.
    1517) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 834752)
    Posted 27 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Another 3200.

    @ Luke: how does the visual link trick in your sig work?


    [edit] Please don't tell me that I am the only one who occasionally cheats and reaches for the Oxford English Dictionary! :)

    You must be the only one who occasionally cheats and reaches for the Oxford English Dictionary!

    The rest of us switch to a different browser window/tab and Google it. :-)


    LOL! I've done that a few times... mostly to have a brief glimpse at the hard words on level 60. I've never actually achieved it though... coz' after level 55 or so even Google can't help you... and it's a very inefficient way for actually donating...

    EDIT: congrats Kenzie... looks good!
    1518) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 834706)
    Posted 27 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    Blurf, we are relying on trust here, this crossed my mind when I was creating the thread, but I hoped that everyone would be truthful in their posts. To show that my donations are legitimate, I will post an image at a later date, I am too tired right now...


    Luke-I'm not questioning the effort of the people here. I'm questioning whether the food is getting to the recipients.

    I did 860 earlier...will do more later


    Thanks for your donation Blurf... Go to this link about Freerice and download the video about Freerice reaching Bangladesh
    1519) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 834696)
    Posted 27 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you all for your donations, I am sure they are truly appreciated. I am still feeling a bit ill, thus I am not in the best of moods...

    @Kenzie & Uli...

    Basic HTML Standard says that you can create a image link using the code (I believe):

    <a href="website link here"><img src="image source here" width="width" height="height" border="no border or border" alt="Text"></a>
    

    So I assumed you might be able to do that with BBCode, and it worked (remove the asterisks):

    [*url=http://www.freerice.com][*img]http://www.freerice.com/banners/88_31_MicroButton.jpg[/img][/url]


    Outcome:
    [url=http://www.freerice.com][img]http://www.freerice.com/banners/88_31_MicroButton.jpg[/img][/url]


    @ Blurf
    Blurf, we are relying on trust here, this crossed my mind when I was creating the thread, but I hoped that everyone would be truthful in their posts. To show that my donations are legitimate, I will post an image at a later date, I am too tired right now...

    Another 1,000 grains from me.
    We can make a million if we try...
    1520) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 834390)
    Posted 26 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    No update from me tonight guys and gals... I've got a migraine :( Hope I'll be fine in a day or two...

    Off back to sleep now...
    Keep it up.
    1521) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 834191)
    Posted 25 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Luke, you will be happy with this, 25,000 grains of Rice.

    @Mike, my German is still better than I thought.


    Wow Uli! That's what I call dedication... Thank you!
    1522) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 834168)
    Posted 25 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Back after dinner for a win.


    Hi Stealth!

    Hi Luke, I see we made the first goal.
    Last win before bed. Good night all. See you in the AM.


    Yes quite an achievement I believe... a million will be better though. Goodnight!
    1523) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 834159)
    Posted 25 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well congratulations SETI and all who donated! We've done it! The total now is 120,800, including another 1000 from me... Now onto the million!

    Here are today's Detailed Statistics
    Luke............................6,000 grains (4.96%) 24 hour increase 2,000 grains.
    msattler........................21,040 grains (17.41%) 24 hour increase 7,000 grains.
    leap-from-shadows...............1,000 grains (0.82%)
    Stealth Eagle...................27,100 grains (22.43%) 24 hour increase 4,000 grains.
    Dirk Villarreal Wittich.........3,140 grains (2.59%) 24 hour increase 3,000 grains.
    Andy Worth......................13,780 grains (11.40%) 24 hour increase 1,500 grains.
    Dr. CETI........................2,300 grains (1.90%)
    Monday..........................1,300 grains (1.07%)
    Mike............................4,020 grains (3.32%)
    Labbie..........................1,000 grains (0.82%)
    Carlos..........................500 grains (0.41%)
    JDWhale.........................18,700 grains (15.47%) 24 hour increase 5600 grains.
    Rudy............................4,800 grains (3.97%)
    Pawly...........................200 grains (0.16%)
    Matthew Love....................6,020 grains (4.98%)
    Uli.............................2,400 grains (1.98%)

    Total Grains Donated: 120,800 grains
    Grain Donation Rate: 26.364 grains per minute

    Mean Total Donation: 7,550 grains
    Median Total Donation: 3,580 grains
    Mode Total Donation: 1,000 grains
    Donation Range: 26,900 grains

    Biggest total donation: Stealth Eagle with 27,100 grains
    Biggest single donation: Andy Worth with 8,280 grains

    SETI donation is 0.0002330291523109657% of all total FreeRice donations!

    Onto the mil...
    1524) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 834150)
    Posted 25 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Back after dinner for a win.


    Hi Stealth!
    1525) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 834000)
    Posted 24 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Another 1000 grains to keep it up.
    1526) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy Birthday Andy! (Message 833994)
    Posted 24 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Happy Birthday Andy!
    1527) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833858)
    Posted 24 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I stopped counting months ago. But spend at least 10 or 20 minutes a day at it. Probably done a million already anyway. ;)


    Well, if you do do it every day... be sure to make it count by posting your totals here if you can.. after all, you are the champion of FreeRice!
    1528) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833855)
    Posted 24 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hmmm.......the kitties have been busy whilst I have been updating the new rig......

    4000 more grains..........

    We're gonna make the million grains no sweat......


    Sure? We've got 11 or so days left. Although I've always been a pessimist... ;)
    1529) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 833848)
    Posted 24 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good night/morning/afternoon Andy!
    1530) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833845)
    Posted 24 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I added yesterday evening 3.000 more points (translating English into Spanish)!
    You see? Nothing to it!!!
    Cheers!


    Nice!
    1531) Message boards : Number crunching : Optimised AP v5.00 - initial release (Message 833843)
    Posted 24 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, I finally caught my first AP WU ever, just gotta' let 2 MB tasks run through on AK V8 and then I'll be crunching AP optimized 5.00 on my slow desktop, my fast laptop is still dedicated to MB until further notice.

    I'll give it a credit comparison when it completes...
    1532) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833837)
    Posted 24 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    My my my... haven't we done a lot in the past day! 90,600 grains! I think we could make 1mil if we tried very hard...
    Also, if you want to try other languages in FreeRice... now's your chance:
    French
    German
    Italian
    Spanish
    And of course... the Normal Link to FreeRice

    Detailed Statistics
    Luke..........................4,000 grains (4.41%) 24 hour increase 2,000 grains.
    msattler......................14,040 grains (15.49%) 24 hour increase 4,000 grains.
    Leap-from-shadows.............1,000 grains (1.10%)
    Stealth Eagle.................23,100 grains (25.49%) 24 hour increase 15,100 grains.
    Dirk Villarreal Wittich.......140 grains (0.15%)
    Andy Worth....................12,280 grains (13.55%) 24 hour increase 8,280 grains.
    Dr. CETI......................2,300 grains (2.53%) 24 hour increase 1,100 grains
    Monday........................1,300 grains (1.43%)
    Mike..........................4,020 grains (4.43%) 24 hour increase 3,220 grains
    Labbie........................1,000 grains (1.10%)
    Carlos........................500 grains (0.55%)
    JDWhale.......................13,100 grains (14.45%) 24 hour increase 8,100 grains
    Rudy..........................4,800 grains (5.29%) 24 hour increase 2,000 grains
    Pawly.........................200 grains (0.22%)
    Matthew Love..................6,020 grains (6.64%)
    Uli...........................2,400 grains (2.64%)

    Total Grains Donated: 90,600 grains
    Grain Donation Rate: 23.386 grains per minute

    Mean Total Donation: 5,662.5 grains
    Median Total Donation: 3200.0 grains
    Mode Total Donation: 1,000.0 grains

    Biggest Total Donation: Stealth Eagle with 23,100 grains
    Biggest Single Donation: Andy Worth with 8,280 grains

    SETI donation is 0.00017501751182048426% of all total FreeRice Donations!

    We can make a million SETI!
    1533) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833827)
    Posted 24 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    You have now donated
    4100 grains of rice.


    Wow Stealth... you've done a lot recently! Keep it up! :)
    1534) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833803)
    Posted 24 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Wow! We're really moving along aren't we? Another 1000 grains from me to keep up with the ever rising standard...

    And I'll do a stat's update tonight...
    1535) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 833658)
    Posted 23 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Off to work on a semi-cloudy, humid, morning...
    1536) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Website of the Day Part 2 (Message 833628)
    Posted 23 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Play Auditorium
    1537) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833613)
    Posted 23 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Another run...

    You have now donated
    8100 grains of rice.


    Wow JD!

    Another 1,000 grains to keep it going... Where are all the other would-be contributors?!
    1538) Message boards : Number crunching : Core i7 running Seti (Message 833597)
    Posted 23 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I knew you wouldn't be able to resist buying one, Mark! Right from the start ;)
    So is this i7 replacing Penny or are you going to move the poor thing to another rig?

    I can only afford a i7 920 and a Intel Smackover :(
    1539) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 833516)
    Posted 23 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Goodnight win from New Zealand!
    Remember to donate to FreeRice & tell the world how much you donated in the FreeRice thread.....

    EDIT: Good morning Andy...
    1540) Message boards : Number crunching : Back from the future?! (Message 833508)
    Posted 23 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:


    Anybody know what's going on here?! I don't really mind though...

    EDIT: Notice the timestamp down the bottom... 5 December...

    Kind of looks like your pc clock for whatever reason was set to a future date around the 22nd and then was corrected.


    Now that you tell me, I did change my clock yesterday to the 6th and then reverted it, so that really screws with BOINC does it? I wouldn't of guessed that...

    Case closed.
    1541) Message boards : Number crunching : Back from the future?! (Message 833503)
    Posted 23 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:


    Anybody know what's going on here?! I don't really mind though...

    EDIT: Notice the timestamp down the bottom... 5 December...
    1542) Message boards : Number crunching : Astropulse Without Warning (Message 833499)
    Posted 23 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    ...
    Astropulse takes significantly longer than Enhanced, and it doesn't give the same credit per second as Enhanced also, this is why I choose not to run it at this time.
    ...


    Jason G posted at the opt.-crew-board that Enhanced AK v8.0 and Astropulse v5.0 [both optimized!] have around the same Credits/CPUsecond [on Intel-CPU [E8400]]..

    The best way to know it - is to test on the own system.. :-D


    I don't know how it's with stock apps..


    We'll, I've taken your advice and set my celery to receive only AP tasks with the AP v5.00 app installed... now to catch an Astropulse WU and see how good it really is... ;)
    1543) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833497)
    Posted 23 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you all! I believe we are going to beat 100,000 grains, could we aim for a million if we try? (I know, that's probably another day and another thread)

    Detailed Statistics:
    Luke:.....................2,000 grains (5.27% of total)
    msattler:.................10,040 grains (27.45% of total)
    Leaps-from-shadows:.......1,000 grains (2.63% of total)
    Stealth Eagle:............8,000 grains (21.11% of total)
    Dirk Villarreal Wittich:..140 grains (0.36% of total)
    Andy Worth:...............4,000 grains (10.55% of total)
    Dr. CETI:.................1,200 grains (3.16% of total)
    Monday:...................1,300 grains (3.43% of total)
    Mike:.....................800 grains (2.11% of total)
    Labbie:...................1,000 grains (2.63% of total)
    Carlos:...................500 grains (1.31% of total)
    JDWhale:..................5,000 grains (13.19% of total)
    Rudy:.....................2,800 grains (7.39% of total)

    Total Grains Donated: 37,880 grains
    Grain Donation Rate: 22.427 grains per. minute

    Biggest Total Donation: msattler with 10,040 grains
    Biggest Single Donation: Andy Worth with 5,000 grains

    SETI donation is 0.00007328208919451523% of all total Freerice donations!

    We can do this SETI!
    1544) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833422)
    Posted 23 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Luke, PM me the link and I will add it to my sig. Now tomorrow, I guess I will have to pratice my german too.

    Now on another thought. This board has a multitude of languages and I shan't name them, but could you add the sig for your country?

    Kenzie were are you? The first champion of of free rice


    PM Sent, Uli...
    See Inbox ;)
    1545) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833415)
    Posted 23 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you Stealth Eagle & Mark. If we succeed and do better than our goals, I might be inclined to email FreeRice on behalf of SETI@home, but then, I am not PR Manager of SETI am I?

    (Also, Mark, I only know moderate HTML, assuming you are fluent in it, would there be away to create a AutoUpdate feature in my sig to give a constant and refreshing reminder of how many grains have been donated from SETI@home users in this thread? No?)

    EDIT:
    New Stats
    Total Grains Donated: 27,380
    Grain Donation Rate: 18 grains per. minute

    No, Luke...I know absolutely nothing about HTML.....kitties and OCing are my game...

    Maybe somebody else can chime in on that one....

    But the kitties will certainly continue to support the rice drive with their little paw clicks.


    Thanks for your quick reply, I'll see what I can do...
    My kitties give rice-clicking waves back to the kitties and kittyman himself!
    1546) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833410)
    Posted 23 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you Stealth Eagle & Mark. If we succeed and do better than our goals, I might be inclined to email FreeRice on behalf of SETI@home, but then, I am not PR Manager of SETI am I?

    (Also, Mark, I only know moderate HTML, assuming you are fluent in it, would there be away to create a AutoUpdate feature in my sig to give a constant and refreshing reminder of how many grains have been donated from SETI@home users in this thread? No?)

    EDIT:
    New Stats
    Total Grains Donated: 27,380
    Grain Donation Rate: 18 grains per. minute
    1547) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833402)
    Posted 23 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Do we have any more donations?
    The new total is now 22,860 grains! Including another 1000 from me.

    Come on SETI@home, let's get 100,000 grains!
    1548) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 833383)
    Posted 23 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Better hold on to something Luke...i hope you dont get any more.


    O BTW does any one know how much credit a new account needs before they can post on the message boards?


    Oh don't worry, they'll be another one tonight probably, but they never seem to be bigger than a 5.

    It's either 1.00 RAC+ or anything above 0.01/0.1 no matter how miniscule! ;)
    1549) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 833376)
    Posted 22 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning after a small earthquake roughly 5 minutes ago...
    Rattled the house a bit....
    1550) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833357)
    Posted 22 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I did 1000 last night for you.


    Thank you Labbie!
    1551) Message boards : Number crunching : Astropulse Without Warning (Message 833339)
    Posted 22 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Is anyone other than me a little concerned that a new project, i.e., Astropulse, suddenly appeared on their computer without warning??? I'm not anti-Astropulse. I offer my computer resources to Seti@Home willingly. However, when I suddenly discover a new project running on my computer I didn't know about, it makes me wonder how safe my computer is running Seti@Home. I can't be the only person wondering about this.


    Astropulse is not a different project, it's another way that SETI@home uses to search for ETI... just like the normal SETI@home Enhanced application that you already run.
    Astropulse takes significantly longer than Enhanced, and it doesn't give the same credit per second as Enhanced also, this is why I choose not to run it at this time. You can choose to disable Astropulse in your SETI@home preferences if you also like me don't want it to run on your computers, because it is enabled by default I believe, but if by chance have already disabled it and you are still recieving them, see this thread.

    Also, welcome to the boards! :)
    1552) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833328)
    Posted 22 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    You have now donated
    2000 grains of rice.


    Thanks Stealth!
    1553) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833321)
    Posted 22 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you for your all your congratulations and donations, no matter how big or small!
    So far, we have raised 17,760 grains of rice!

    Mark, Mike, I am also of German heritage, and proud of it. Pretty easy stuff if you are or know German, but here is a link to Basic German in FreeRice

    EDIT: Mark, I might be able to fit something in my sig, I got something like 17 chars left. I could TinyURL my boincstats info...
    1554) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833091)
    Posted 22 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Put the kitties down for 1020 grains......they shall do some more in between other things......


    Thanks Mark.
    1555) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people VI...... (Message 833069)
    Posted 22 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    This one is really cute.....



    LOL!
    1556) Message boards : Cafe SETI : FreeRice Donation Challenge - 1,207,980 grains! (Message 833049)
    Posted 22 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I have achieved a milestone I thought I would never reach when I joined on New Years Eve 2006... 100,000 cobblestones of crunching!
    If everyone could pile on and donate something... anything... 10,000 grains... 1,000 grains... 100 grains... to Freerice.

    Together we can donate 100,000 grains of Freerice, and feed poor people!
    I have already donated 1,000 grains to start us off. 99,000 to go!

    The challenge ends 6 December 2008 23:59:59 New Zealand Daylight Time.
    1557) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 833047)
    Posted 22 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I've done it! Nearly 2 years and now 100,000 cobblestones... next stop, 1 million...
    1558) Message boards : Number crunching : Core i7 running Seti (Message 833003)
    Posted 21 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    SETI seems to recognize Core i7 chips now... instead of the "Intel 000" naming before...
    1559) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 832979)
    Posted 21 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning on Saturday morning...
    1560) Message boards : Number crunching : Broadband Speed Test - speedtest.net (Message 832950)
    Posted 21 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Back on broadband.

    1561) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 832789)
    Posted 21 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at just past 10:00 PM...

    Hiya Luke.......just after 3:05am here....getting ready to snuggle with kitties.....


    Hi Mark, have a good sleep with the kitties, what's tomorrow in Wisconsin? Friday? Dang. Nearly the weekend, I'll save you a share of mine...

    EDIT: Oh wait, your already at tomorrow! ;)

    Today is only yesterday's tomorrow.......


    and vice-versa...

    Kitties go to bed now...........

    See ya in 'bout 36 hours or so..........meerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (kitty is tired).......


    G'night Mark...
    1562) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 832783)
    Posted 21 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at just past 10:00 PM...

    Hiya Luke.......just after 3:05am here....getting ready to snuggle with kitties.....


    Hi Mark, have a good sleep with the kitties, what's tomorrow in Wisconsin? Friday? Dang. Nearly the weekend, I'll save you a share of mine...

    EDIT: Oh wait, your already at tomorrow! ;)

    Today is only yesterday's tomorrow.......


    and vice-versa...
    1563) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 832774)
    Posted 21 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at just past 10:00 PM...

    Hiya Luke.......just after 3:05am here....getting ready to snuggle with kitties.....


    Hi Mark, have a good sleep with the kitties, what's tomorrow in Wisconsin? Friday? Dang. Nearly the weekend, I'll save you a share of mine...

    EDIT: Oh wait, your already at tomorrow! ;)
    1564) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins #75...closed BECAUSE Mike won...congrats.. (Message 832772)
    Posted 21 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at just past 10:00 PM...
    1565) Message boards : Number crunching : Broadband Speed Test - speedtest.net (Message 831772)
    Posted 18 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    Hi Luke & everyone reading
    We are with Orocon & we are on 20GB/mo. Orcon was rated the best isp on 17/11/08 heres the story & video from 3 news I think the results are prity good for our speed. I'm looking ford to when orcon starts unbundling in Blenheim


    Hi Speedy,
    I watched that, I was surprised my ISP, Slingshot, was last (they have very good service though)! I get much better speeds than their average as well. My current plan is:
    6GB per month
    fs down
    128kbps up
    $39.95 a month.
    Providing I don't change ISPs when my contract ends... I'll be on Slingshot's ADSL2+ plan:
    20GB per month
    ADSL2+ fs down
    128 kbps up
    $89.95 a month

    I can't wait until my exchange gets upgraded...
    1566) Message boards : Number crunching : Too many Stickies (Message 831714)
    Posted 18 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I combined 3 donations threads into 1 and updated the Hardware Donations section. About all I can do right at this moment without consulting other people.


    Thanks Blurf, a lot better already.
    1567) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 831480)
    Posted 17 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Morning Cebion & Luke. Hope you are both well.

    As no one else has got the coffee on this morning I'll rig up the machine again.

    Help yourselves :)



    Thanks, I'll take a large!
    Winning at 9:50PM
    1568) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 831476)
    Posted 17 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Morning Andy - 21:20 here!
    1569) Message boards : Number crunching : Too many Stickies (Message 831466)
    Posted 17 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    There are 7 stickys with astropulse information and 3 with donation information. Some of the threads have gotten quite long.

    When I call up this forum, all I see at first glance is all the stickys.

    It's been my observation that new users are getting confused and are asking some basic questions in these stickys that should be asked elsewhere. Some of the sticky threads are now so long people are not reading the info at the beginning that was the reason for it being a sticky thread.

    I think the mods or owners of these threads need to do some clean up by merging(ie start over) and un stick some of them. Particularly since the upcoming new apps will add to the confusion.

    ...just my late night 2 cents



    This has been a very heated topic in the past... I do agree that some of the threads could be merged and deleted, for example, the Multitbeam/SETI@home Enhanced FAQ. I mostly don't have a problem with it though, because my laptop screen size is 15.4" and 1680x1050 resolution. But of course others will. That's my two cents.
    1570) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 831450)
    Posted 17 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning!
    1571) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 831189)
    Posted 16 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Morning Luke and Andy!

    How's Monday look? Will it be a nice day for us USA Folk?



    Blowing a gale here! But this is Wellington, we regularly get 100kph winds!
    1572) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 831185)
    Posted 16 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Morning Luke!

    Joker, Was just reading on BBC News now how LA is nearly circled by fire. Hope they get it under control soon otherwise the loss is going to be huge.


    Morning Andy!

    Terrible... isn't it!
    1573) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 831183)
    Posted 16 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congratulations to NZ.SETI - The National Team of New Zealand for reaching:

    600,000 Credits
    17th Most Credited team in New Zealand
    2nd Fastest team in New Zealand

    1574) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 831181)
    Posted 16 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congratulations to all NZ.SETI members, yesterday we reached 600,000 and we are the 17th most credited team in New Zealand, and the 2nd fastest team in New Zealand. We have a long way to go if we want to be first!
    1575) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 831180)
    Posted 16 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Morning Everyone, windy damp Monday morning here!
    1576) Message boards : Number crunching : The ups & downs in the life of a dedicated rig-builder... ;) (Message 831175)
    Posted 16 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Microcenter has everything in stock and on sale for a new i7 rig. So very tempting.
    Tempting Add
    One stop shop, it could be crunching by 6pm.....

    The 3 channel kits of DDR3 seem to be lagging a bit....so far I am not seeing anything in the class of my Corsair Dominator 1800/14400 cl7 in a 3 channel kit....
    What's the best you folks have found so far?


    There isn't even one Triple Channel DDR3 kit in New Zealand at the moment, which is a real downer if I want to get estimates of the cost of my machine!
    1577) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 831096)
    Posted 16 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Goodnight everyone.
    1578) Message boards : Number crunching : Everything Windows 7 : Continuing Coverage (Message 831080)
    Posted 16 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Windows 7 update:
    Everything Windows 7 : Continuing coverage

    The above link has many links to other Windows 7 stories and videos.

    Also:
    Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard
    I have always disliked Apple in every way...
    1579) Message boards : Number crunching : Broadband Speed Test - speedtest.net (Message 831075)
    Posted 16 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Down to dial up speed for the rest of the month...

    1580) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 831073)
    Posted 16 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Damn... used up my data cap with 3 days left 'till refresh. Can't afford to spend anymore so it's down to dial up speed...
    1581) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830778)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'll end my laptops record SETI uptime at exactly: 30 hours

    Goodnight Everyone... cya' in the dawn.
    1582) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830776)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:


    I'll take 2nd place ;)
    1583) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830746)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    6:20PM win...
    1584) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830702)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Just grabbed 142 new tasks, that should keep me crunching for a few more days... I'll sneak back into my tunnel web now...

    Oh that's where Yer hiding. ;)


    Yup ;)
    1585) Message boards : Number crunching : Boycotting a project for TOO MUCH CREDIT??? (Message 830696)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    WHAT.....ever.......

    You don't see me racing over to MW just because they might proffer more credits/hour for my cpu time.........

    That's not what it is about folks........

    I am at Seti because I believe in Seti....

    As it should be.......

    It just doesn't matter......because no matter if Seti cut the credits in half, I would still be on equal footing with all other Seti crunchers.......

    So the other projects can offer what they may........if they awarded 10 times what Seti does.....I wouldn't go there. Simple enough........go where your heart leads you.....my credits here are important to me.....they gauge what I do for the project and compare me against others here.....not against any other project.......


    Very true. That's why you don't see me crunching anything other than SETI. Because I give it my full faith. Credit is just a simple incentive, but if overused, it could become biased and favorable for projects if they use it just to catch members, I believe credit should be awarded fairly across all of BOINC, and if not, how do you a get an idea or tally on how much work you or someone else have done across different projects, so "all-project stats" gets rendered null and pointless.

    Again, I'm not saying SETI is greater over any other project, it's where your heart leads you to.
    1586) Message boards : Number crunching : Boycotting a project for TOO MUCH CREDIT??? (Message 830672)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good on them for taking action... everything should be even and fair!


    Luke--shouldn't different project managers be able to run their projects as they wish? I think so


    Wouldn't that cause bias towards one project?
    1587) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830671)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Just grabbed 142 new tasks, that should keep me crunching for a few more days... I'll sneak back into my tunnel web now...
    1588) Message boards : Number crunching : Boycotting a project for TOO MUCH CREDIT??? (Message 830666)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    This is truly something I thought I'd never see.


    Good on them for taking action... everything should be even and fair!
    1589) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830628)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good job Luke. Glad to see it up there.


    Thanks Mumps!
    1590) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830621)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Conratulations to Endeavour and her crew for reaching orbit!
    1591) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830615)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Last post for a few minutes... watching NASA TV
    1592) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830614)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    If you use windows media player you can get a great full screen view. Watching right now.


    Yes.. I'm using WMP... Quicktime doesn't want to work...

    STS-126

    Actual Countdown Clock: 00h:13m:30s until launch.
    Official Clock: T-00h:09m:00s & Holding until launch.

    Watch NASA TV here: NASA TV Public Channel

    T-09m & Counting Sequence:

    T-09m:00s - Start automatic ground launch sequencer
    T-07m:30s - Retract orbiter access arm
    T-05m:00s - Start Auxiliary Power Units
    T-05m:00s - Arm SRB range safety safe and arm devices
    T-03m:55s - Start orbiter aerosurface profile test, followed by main engine gimbal profile test
    T-02m:55s - Retract gaseous oxygen vent arm
    T-02m:00s - Crew members close and lock their visors
    T-00m:50s - Orbiter transfers from ground to internal power
    T-00m:31s - Ground launch sequencer is go for auto sequence start
    T-00m:16s - Activate launch pad sound suppression system
    T-00m:10s - Activate main engine hydrogen burnoff system
    T-00m:06s - Main Engine Start
    T-00m:00s - Liftoff

    Go Endeavour!
    1593) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830611)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    STS-126

    Actual Countdown Clock: 00h:20m:15s until launch.
    Official Clock: T-00h:09m:00s & Holding until launch.

    Watch NASA TV here: NASA TV Public Channel

    T-09m & Counting Sequence:

    T-09m:00s - Start automatic ground launch sequencer
    T-07m:30s - Retract orbiter access arm
    T-05m:00s - Start Auxiliary Power Units
    T-05m:00s - Arm SRB range safety safe and arm devices
    T-03m:55s - Start orbiter aerosurface profile test, followed by main engine gimbal profile test
    T-02m:55s - Retract gaseous oxygen vent arm
    T-02m:00s - Crew members close and lock their visors
    T-00m:50s - Orbiter transfers from ground to internal power
    T-00m:31s - Ground launch sequencer is go for auto sequence start
    T-00m:16s - Activate launch pad sound suppression system
    T-00m:10s - Activate main engine hydrogen burnoff system
    T-00m:06s - Main Engine Start
    T-00m:00s - Liftoff

    Go Endeavour!
    1594) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830610)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    STS-126

    Actual Countdown Clock: 00h:23m until launch.
    Official Clock: T-00h:09m & Holding until launch.

    Watch NASA TV here: NASA TV Public Channel

    T-09m & Counting Sequence:

    T-09m:00s - Start automatic ground launch sequencer
    T-07m:30s - Retract orbiter access arm
    T-05m:00s - Start Auxiliary Power Units
    T-05m:00s - Arm SRB range safety safe and arm devices
    T-03m:55s - Start orbiter aerosurface profile test, followed by main engine gimbal profile test
    T-02m:55s - Retract gaseous oxygen vent arm
    T-02m:00s - Crew members close and lock their visors
    T-00m:50s - Orbiter transfers from ground to internal power
    T-00m:31s - Ground launch sequencer is go for auto sequence start
    T-00m:16s - Activate launch pad sound suppression system
    T-00m:10s - Activate main engine hydrogen burnoff system
    T-00m:06s - Main Engine Start
    T-00m:00s - Liftoff

    Go Endeavour!
    1595) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830606)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    STS-126

    Actual Countdown Clock: 00h:37m until launch.
    Official Clock: T-00h:09m & Holding until launch.

    Watch NASA TV here: NASA TV Public Channel

    Go Endeavour!
    1596) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830603)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good to hear that they are allowing night launches again...


    Yes it is.
    They just had a slight mishap with the SSME engine data relay systems... apparently it is of no concern and launch is still go.

    STS-126

    Actual Countdown Clock: 00h:43m until launch.
    Official Clock: T-00h:09m & Holding until launch.

    Watch NASA TV here: NASA TV Public Channel
    1597) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830598)
    Posted 15 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    STS-126

    Actual Countdown Clock: 00h:52m until launch
    Official Clock: T-00h:09m & Holding until launch

    Watch NASA TV here: NASA TV Public Channel

    Currently, weather is looking good... hopefully they are a go for a good night launch..
    1598) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830596)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    STS-126

    Actual Countdown Clock: 00h:56m until launch
    Official Clock: T-00h:11m & Counting until launch

    Watch NASA TV here: NASA TV Public Channel
    1599) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830594)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    STS-126

    Actual Countdown Clock: 1h:03m:XXs until launch

    Official Clock: T-00h:17m:XXs until launch

    1600) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830521)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning with a laptop record uptime of nearly 18 hours... and the temps are a cool 64C...
    1601) Message boards : Number crunching : Maximizing PC Performance (Message 830462)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm now overclocked to 3.4Ghz and have been stable for a month or so. My RAC for this PC is now stabilized around the 5800-5900 range, which I'm very excited about.

    Now I'm thinking about 2 things:
    1) I'm running XP - should I switch to XP x64? I have a copy, but am worried about drivers/compatibility as this is my gaming PC also. I have access to Vista x86 and Vista x64 as well. (Thru my company)

    2) I'm using the SSSE3x optimized app. Should I try the SSE4.1 optimized app?

    And I have no real-world experience with Vista......nor want to, from the reports I have read......


    It's not as bad as you think... the apple ads have got to everyone... ;)

    All BS aside...........I have read that it is memory hungry.......and that in itself is a bad omen......and you realize I am running nothing but Doze..........old Doze, but good Doze........


    It runs good on 1.5GB of memory here... with aero enabled... most people these days have 2-4GB... and now with X58 & Core i7 it'll be roughly 3-6GB... even better. (Running Home Premium)

    EDIT: Sorry if this is going a bit off topic Broncobob....
    1602) Message boards : Number crunching : Maximizing PC Performance (Message 830455)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm now overclocked to 3.4Ghz and have been stable for a month or so. My RAC for this PC is now stabilized around the 5800-5900 range, which I'm very excited about.

    Now I'm thinking about 2 things:
    1) I'm running XP - should I switch to XP x64? I have a copy, but am worried about drivers/compatibility as this is my gaming PC also. I have access to Vista x86 and Vista x64 as well. (Thru my company)

    2) I'm using the SSSE3x optimized app. Should I try the SSE4.1 optimized app?

    And I have no real-world experience with Vista......nor want to, from the reports I have read......


    It's not as bad as you think... the apple ads have got to everyone... ;)
    1603) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830430)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    6:30 AM win. I'm all re-charged.
    1604) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830327)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I win, first post of the new weekend... 14 Nov 2008

    Fatal Irrecoverable BSOD achieved... battery level non-existent... crashing back to earth...

    Goodnight everyone...

    Luke.
    1605) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830321)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    5 minutes... critical battery level breached...
    1606) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830314)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    10 minutes left...
    1607) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830306)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    14 minutes left... crashing starts now.
    1608) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830298)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    26 minutes till Saturday in NZ!
    1609) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830285)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I have a few minutes of power left in me... I'll survive till the dawn of a new day and then my battery will be depleted...
    1610) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830278)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Guess who's the new 20-millionaire?! LOL, congrats Mark!
    1611) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830273)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hey Mark, 280 credits away from the big one!

    EDIT: 235 credits away!

    EDIT 2: 201 credits away!

    EDIT 3: 184 credits away!

    http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Samoa/s/-11

    As "who?" said, Tick, Tock, This mouse will run out of clock. ;)


    And there's less clock all the time ;)
    1612) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830270)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hey Mark, 184 credits away from the big one!
    1613) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830267)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    bumpage for the win.

    It's now officially Friday in the Hawaiian Time zone, So I think I win.


    Still 56 minutes here until Saturday :(
    1614) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830265)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning while watching my core temps on my lappie while running SETI, been going roughly 7 hours straight now...

    Averaging 72-75C then a huge spike just sent it flying up to 78 and then dropping again, should I leave it all night, or is it too risky?

    CPU is a T9300...
    Crunch 'em 'till you smoke 'em.......LOL......

    That seems a little high, but so am I........

    Anyway...I have not run any lappies, but they have always had inadequate cooling......made for speed, not comfort......



    Average from Speedfan is now reporting 66-70C which is far better than before... I've got it elevated above the table for adequate air to the fan which is good. It's just a bit noisy!
    1615) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830257)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning while watching my core temps on my lappie while running SETI, been going roughly 7 hours straight now...

    Averaging 72-75C then a huge spike just sent it flying up to 78 and then dropping again, should I leave it all night, or is it too risky?

    CPU is a T9300...
    1616) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830251)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    Good morning win.


    Morning Mike!


    Hi Luke.
    Sorry have no idea what time in new zealand.

    It's Friday morning there.


    Wrong ;)! Friday Night 10:42PM NZDT in NZ...

    Sorry, The Date Lines in the way, It's only Friday morning here still.


    No problem... easy mistake to make... DST can also play havoc if you wanna' watch the shuttle launch tomorrow...
    1617) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830250)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Do I get kudos for winning yet?
    1618) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830246)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    Good morning win.


    Morning Mike!


    Hi Luke.
    Sorry have no idea what time in new zealand.

    It's Friday morning there.


    Wrong ;)! Friday Night 10:42PM NZDT in NZ...
    1619) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830223)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    Good morning win.


    Morning Mike!
    1620) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830222)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    This ones better I think.

    But that one's a virtual clock.......
    Accurate, to be sure......but mine are physically here.......and both will adjust if their time references are not available.....

    Besides......I luv
    nixie tubes.....LOL.


    Fixed?

    EDIT: Yes!
    1621) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830217)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Just threw 2000 rice grains into FreeRice's infinite bowl...
    1622) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830214)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    9:30 PM Bump & Win...

    Hi Everybody!

    Hmmmmmmm....2:29 kitty win.........who's clock is off.......
    Mine should be within seconds of the UTC....


    2:29am?

    You should be

    At the time of the tone........
    The time is exactly....

    8:38:50...less internet lag.....and sunspot lag......


    I'm sorry to say your a second off ;)

    Well......I am always within a second or so........I have two very accurate clocks.....
    One which is synched to the GPS system...

    And another old Heathkit GC 1000 which I built from scratch from a kit many years ago, and is still running.......it synchs to the time signals broadcasted by the US Atomic Time stations........

    Like the old saying goes.......
    'A man with a watch always knows the time.......
    A man with two watches is never quite sure.......'

    LOL.

    Don't remember where the quote came from, but I will research it..........


    Nice Clocks & good quote!
    1623) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830209)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    9:30 PM Bump & Win...

    Hi Everybody!

    Hmmmmmmm....2:29 kitty win.........who's clock is off.......
    Mine should be within seconds of the UTC....


    2:29am?

    You should be

    At the time of the tone........
    The time is exactly....

    8:38:50...less internet lag.....and sunspot lag......


    I'm sorry to say your a second off ;)

    Use the force Luke. ;)


    I'll try ;)
    1624) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830205)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    9:30 PM Bump & Win...

    Hi Everybody!

    Hmmmmmmm....2:29 kitty win.........who's clock is off.......
    Mine should be within seconds of the UTC....


    2:29am?

    You should be

    At the time of the tone........
    The time is exactly....

    8:38:50...less internet lag.....and sunspot lag......


    I'm sorry to say your a second off ;)
    1625) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830202)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    9:30 PM Bump & Win...

    Hi Everybody!

    Hmmmmmmm....2:29 kitty win.........who's clock is off.......
    Mine should be within seconds of the UTC....


    As of NOW... 9:33:XX... I get my time synced from Microsoft... I'll do a sync now...
    1626) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 74...Winning Wednesday for Monday!!! (Message 830200)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    9:30 PM Bump & Win...

    Hi Everybody!
    1627) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 830152)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The Frozen Penny hits the number 9 spot in the top computers at Seti with a genuine RAC of 8582.......on 4 cores..........

    Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeowza!!!


    Hey.. you forgot your biggest upcoming milestone of all... ;)

    I mentioned it in the Cafe..........I am gonna be awake when it happens.....kinda like watching the countdown to New Year's Eve....LOL....
    19,993,000 and counting..............


    I might as well watch also... nothing better to do! Consolation for my pathetic milestones :P

    Currently: 19,993,274
    To Go: 6726

    EDIT 1
    Currently: 19,993,337
    To Go: 6663
    1628) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 830149)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The Frozen Penny hits the number 9 spot in the top computers at Seti with a genuine RAC of 8582.......on 4 cores..........

    Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeowza!!!


    Hey.. you forgot your biggest upcoming milestone of all... ;)
    1629) Message boards : Number crunching : Core i7 running Seti (Message 830114)
    Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well you could always steal the RAM from the Penny Mark

    Except I believe the i7's require a 3 stick matched set for proper 3 channel operation....no?


    Yes... Triple Channel for "optimal" performance...
    1630) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 829317)
    Posted 11 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning Again


    hmmm ... it was a little bit too short, Luke ;)


    I could say the same for you! ;)
    Last win before of to work on a foggy, windless Wednesday morning.
    1631) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 829312)
    Posted 11 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning Again
    1632) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 829305)
    Posted 11 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning in the 6:00AM morning
    1633) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 829234)
    Posted 11 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning after watching the Season 4 finale of House. Great wrap up to another good season.
    1634) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Armistice Day / Remembrance Day / Veterans Day (Message 829217)
    Posted 11 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    2006 - The New Zealand war memorial monument was unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in London, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army.



    That was all over the news here in NZ when it was built and unveiled. Lest we Forget.
    1635) Message boards : Number crunching : Everything Windows 7 : Continuing Coverage (Message 829214)
    Posted 11 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Just a short article on Windows 7 Boot Speed Tests

    ...Do I see Windows Vista in front of XP?!
    1636) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 829212)
    Posted 11 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Beets! How's it going?
    1637) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 829211)
    Posted 11 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    winning.


    Messages analyzed = 1008

    First Message Dated = Tuesday, November 11, 2008 6:47:42 AM UTC, Message ID 829208
    Last Message Dated = Sunday, November 2, 2008 3:18:02 AM UTC, Message ID 825936
    A total of 9.1 days.

    Standings

    001 Member ID is 03282490, Stealth Eagle----------------- 30:42:05 ___ 133 posts with average 13.85 minutes, 2 day increase 09.46h.
    002 Member ID is 08819896, Mumps------------------------- 30:29:49 ___ 137 posts with average 13.35 minutes, 2 day increase 09.38h.
    003 Member ID is 00046930, John Galt 007----------------- 24:35:31 ___ 94 posts with average 15.68 minutes, 2 day increase 04.58h.
    004 Member ID is 00009826, Mike-------------------------- 20:45:12 ___ 41 posts with average 30.37 minutes, 2 day increase 04.32h.
    005 Member ID is 08618104, Cebion------------------------ 18:47:54 ___ 72 posts with average 15.65 minutes, 2 day increase 03.77h.
    006 Member ID is 00421968, msattler---------------------- 14:35:27 ___ 73 posts with average 11.98 minutes, 2 day increase 00.75h.
    007 Member ID is 00136182, Carlos------------------------ 14:10:04 ___ 56 posts with average 15.17 minutes, 2 day increase 01.05h.
    008 Member ID is 00007400, Andy Worth-------------------- 9:45:06 ___ 46 posts with average 12.72 minutes, 2 day increase 00.83h.
    009 Member ID is 00729113, uli--------------------------- 9:21:54 ___ 21 posts with average 26.75 minutes.
    010 Member ID is 00259585, Dr. C.E.T.I.------------------ 7:36:31 ___ 42 posts with average 10.87 minutes, 2 day increase 00.86h.
    011 Member ID is 00009915, John McLeod VII--------------- 7:11:21 ___ 68 posts with average 06.33 minutes, 2 day increase 01.35h.
    012 Member ID is 08363397, TimeLord04-------------------- 5:10:06 ___ 29 posts with average 10.68 minutes, 2 day increase 03.82h.
    013 Member ID is 08397516, AriZonaMoon------------------- 4:52:46 ___ 29 posts with average 10.08 minutes, 2 day increase 00.58h.
    014 Member ID is 08559566, Luke-------------------------- 3:53:22 ___ 15 posts with average 15.55 minutes, 2 day increase 02.12h.
    015 Member ID is 02896451, Fred J. Verster--------------- 3:03:17 ___ 30 posts with average 06.10 minutes, 2 day increase 00.86h.
    016 Member ID is 08206040, Monday------------------------ 2:59:24 ___ 33 posts with average 05.43 minutes, 2 day increase 00.62h.
    017 Member ID is 00012569, RichaG------------------------ 2:43:43 ___ 30 posts with average 05.45 minutes, 2 day increase 00.31h.
    018 Member ID is 00440777, Matthew Love------------------ 2:15:32 ___ 12 posts with average 11.28 minutes, 2 day increase 01.79h.
    019 Member ID is 01790171, champ------------------------- 1:32:59 ___ 15 posts with average 06.18 minutes, 2 day increase 01.08h.
    020 Member ID is 08194118, nevermore--------------------- 1:15:35 ___ 9 posts with average 08.38 minutes.
    021 Member ID is 01493434, rebest------------------------ 0:59:25 ___ 6 posts with average 09.90 minutes.
    022 Member ID is 08473300, Blurf------------------------- 0:44:15 ___ 3 posts with average 14.75 minutes.
    023 Member ID is 08753200, Mr. Majestic------------------ 0:37:36 ___ 1 post in 37.60 minutes.
    024 Member ID is 08779091, Norman Copeland--------------- 0:24:56 ___ 2 posts with average 12.47 minutes, 2 day increase 00.42h.
    025 Member ID is 00086007, chuck------------------------- 0:21:12 ___ 5 posts with average 04.23 minutes, 2 day increase 00.04h.
    026 Member ID is 08912646, White Mountain Wes------------ 0:13:48 ___ 2 posts with average 06.90 minutes.
    027 Member ID is 08082234, codycowboy-------------------- 0:12:26 ___ 1 post in 12.43 minutes.
    028 Member ID is 08606933, kenzieB----------------------- 0:08:01 ___ 2 posts with average 04.00 minutes.
    029 Member ID is 00004610, JDWhale----------------------- 0:00:23 ___ 1 post in 00.38 minutes.

    November 11, 2008 6:50:20 AM UTC

    Additions!
    The fine print!
    There are no guarantees. I am not responsible for any errors.
    If there are errors blame Misfit even though he/she/it has nothing to do with any errors or stats.


    Thanks for the stats RichaG
    1638) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 829201)
    Posted 11 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning after work. No youtube videos for me in Data Hibernation Mode.
    1639) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 829013)
    Posted 10 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Off to work on a cloudy, damp Tuesday morning.
    1640) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 828998)
    Posted 10 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I pass the million credit mark! Not counting the old seti.

    Only 4,516 users can say that. In a few days there will be another 10 added to the list


    Congratulations!... I'm in the very long waiting line :)
    1641) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 828874)
    Posted 10 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Goodnight to all. Catching up on some BL and House MD...
    1642) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 828870)
    Posted 10 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    900th Post! With 500MB of broadband left...
    1643) Message boards : Number crunching : Broadband Speed Test - speedtest.net (Message 828854)
    Posted 10 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Speed Record Attempt 2...

    On the first try, I defeated my previous record of 3224 Kb/s setting a record of:



    My top download speed with my ISP since signing up...

    EDIT: Wait! I can do better...

    1644) Message boards : Number crunching : Everything Windows 7 : Continuing Coverage (Message 828708)
    Posted 9 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Windows 7 Release Date Could be '09
    Expect to see it around next holiday season....
    1645) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 828586)
    Posted 9 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Goodnight everyone.... I've nearly used all of my 6GB of data allocated to me... It may be a while before I'm back.

    Entering Data Hibernation Mode until the 17th...

    EDIT: Wanna' watch Space Shuttle launch next weekend aswell! :(

    Goodnight from NZ.

    Luke I have the same problem but my cycle starts on the 24th.


    Get given a 100% cap use email and thats it.. every extra MB costs... lol. I know how you feel!

    Yes that is why I stay away from videos as much as possible. They are bandwith hogs.


    LOL. Ever tried uTorrent or Limewire!? Good luck with staying under your cap then!
    1646) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 828582)
    Posted 9 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Goodnight everyone.... I've nearly used all of my 6GB of data allocated to me... It may be a while before I'm back.

    Entering Data Hibernation Mode until the 17th...

    EDIT: Wanna' watch Space Shuttle launch next weekend aswell! :(

    Goodnight from NZ.

    Luke I have the same problem but my cycle starts on the 24th.


    Get given a 100% cap use email and thats it.. every extra MB costs... lol. I know how you feel!
    1647) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 828579)
    Posted 9 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Oh.........I have no cap..........


    In my dreams ;)

    Youtube + uTorrent + Limewire = Error. Cap Limit Exceeded.
    1648) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 828577)
    Posted 9 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Goodnight everyone.... I've nearly used all of my 6GB of data allocated to me... It may be a while before I'm back.

    Entering Data Hibernation Mode until the 17th...

    And what happens on the 17th?


    My bill is sent to me... and another 6GB cycle begins...
    1649) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 828575)
    Posted 9 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Goodnight everyone.... I've nearly used all of my 6GB of data allocated to me... It may be a while before I'm back.

    Entering Data Hibernation Mode until the 17th...

    EDIT: Wanna' watch Space Shuttle launch next weekend aswell! :(

    Goodnight from NZ.
    1650) Message boards : Number crunching : Broadband Speed Test - speedtest.net (Message 828549)
    Posted 9 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here we goes... Can I get a download speed record?

    To Christchurch...

    Nope!

    To Auckland...

    New download record by 2Kb/s!

    Lets see if I can beat that over the next few days...
    1651) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 828542)
    Posted 9 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks for the Update RichaG
    1652) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 828530)
    Posted 9 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning after National won the New Zealand General Election
    1653) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 828175)
    Posted 8 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Bump for Core i7?!
    1654) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 828174)
    Posted 8 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    A few less notable milestones before the big 100k...

    Celery passed 12,000
    Dualappie passed 80,000
    Now in the top 70,000 for SETI@home

    Keep on crunchin'!

    Luke.
    1655) Message boards : Number crunching : Broadband Speed Test - speedtest.net (Message 827987)
    Posted 7 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The kitties calling Wellington.........



    reply to Iron Mountain, Wisconsin....

    1656) Message boards : Number crunching : Broadband Speed Test - speedtest.net (Message 827976)
    Posted 7 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Luke, did a speed test here and got this:-



    Then I did the same test to the Wellington Server and got this:-



    The first one I'm really impressed with as my service is supposed to be 10Mb max!
    Unlimited with no cap apparently, but a fair use policy is supposed to apply!

    Hope this helps your research!

    <edit> Virgin Media is a UK cable company, and has a 20Mb service running. They are trialling a 50Mb service.</edit>

    regards, Gizbar.


    Hi Gizbar, and everybody else!

    Thank you all so far! I pay NZ$40.00 per mo. for my connection, which is roughly $24.00 U.S.

    Right now... after reading the results... I'm not very happy with my connection. But it is one of the fastest in my country!
    I live in Wellington, NZ, so that is the best server you can use if you want results of my area.

    Thanks again, and I hope to see more results from others here!
    1657) Message boards : Number crunching : Broadband Speed Test - speedtest.net (Message 827967)
    Posted 7 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Wow! Now I'm jealous...
    1658) Message boards : Number crunching : Broadband Speed Test - speedtest.net (Message 827936)
    Posted 7 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Folks,
    I'd like to do a comparison on how slow New Zealand broadband really is compared to other parts of the world. Coz' I feel (and others in NZ) that New Zealand is a whole generation behind in the Internet Speed Game.

    If you could please layout results like this (using speedtests' forum link):


    Data Cap (if any): 6GB per month

    And please say if you think your speed is fast or slow...

    Thanks,
    Luke.
    1659) Message boards : Number crunching : Everything Windows 7 : Continuing Coverage (Message 827439)
    Posted 6 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    From what I've read in the latest MS Partner & Technet newsletters, Windows 7 & later will be Cloud Computing based. I think that will be a big mistake. Have all O/S, Office software etc, stored on the web? What happens if Web Servers go offline or get hacked?

    I prefer my software where I can instantly access/change/repair/delete at my leisure, not on someone else's computers so that I can be held to ransom!


    Are you sure you aren't thinking of Windows Azure?
    1660) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 826622)
    Posted 3 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning before leaving for work on a windy Tuesday Morning!
    1661) Message boards : Number crunching : Core i7 running Seti (Message 826468)
    Posted 3 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here a just 3 of the few thousand news stories and reviews on the Core i7....

    Intel Core i7 reviews arrive - and yes, it's fast!
    Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition Review
    Intel Core i7 - Nehalem arrives and FSB departs

    The latter two just 1 hour old, and the first is just 7 minutes old according to Google News!

    The Tick has become a Tock....
    1662) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 826465)
    Posted 3 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    90,000! Wow! That's all I have to say.
    And the next power of ten is closer every minute. 100,000 was just a far off dream for me... and now it's an inch away...
    1663) Message boards : Number crunching : Core i7 running Seti (Message 826459)
    Posted 3 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    welcome to Core i7 965 into the Top 40 computers.

    here

    Still climbing!

    the press has many articles for your reading.

    help yourself.

    my friend movieman did run on WCG

    click here, if you like it iced and overclocked.

    enjoy! and get ready to crunch, it will be available in store the 17th, in quantity :)

    Who?


    Wow! What can we expect for the 920 & 940?
    1664) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 826002)
    Posted 2 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning at exactly 8:00 PM!
    1665) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 825949)
    Posted 2 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    You too could be the next winner, all you have to do is post.


    And Post... And Post... ;)
    1666) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 73 A Rainy Holiday Tuesday.................... (Message 825943)
    Posted 2 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congrats RichaG!

    P.S. Thanks for the Stats!
    1667) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 825740)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Early Morning Win!

    You're late for that kind of win. ;-)

    And howdy to you too rebest.


    Actually I'm the person who's in the "future the most", it's Sunday 6:45AM in New Zealand. So that means your late! ;)

    But it's not quite such an early morning win anymore...


    For me, no. Kitties didn't wake me up till 5:30 this morning.
    1668) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 825737)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Early Morning Win!

    You're late for that kind of win. ;-)

    And howdy to you too rebest.


    Actually I'm the person who's in the "future the most", it's Sunday 6:45AM in New Zealand. So that means your late! ;)
    1669) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 825731)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Early Morning Win!
    1670) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 825646)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Final Win for the Night. I'm off to watch a few eps. of House MD with maybe a bit of Survivor: Gabon or CSI thrown in for good measure.

    Good Night to all, and of course, "I Win."
    1671) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 825643)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    In for an 8:30am win!


    Good Morning From New Zealand, Andy!
    1672) Message boards : Number crunching : Everything Windows 7 : Continuing Coverage (Message 825642)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Windows 7 New Taskbar & "Superbar" with New "Aero Peek"

    Just a little post about the update to the Windows Task bar and UI.

    Would that be the 'Vunderbar'........I vonder..........


    Has your German side got the better of you?!
    1673) Message boards : Number crunching : Everything Windows 7 : Continuing Coverage (Message 825637)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Windows 7 New Taskbar & "Superbar" with New "Aero Peek"

    Just a little post about the update to the Windows Task bar and UI.
    1674) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 825633)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    LOL......8039.......no more AP for the kitties........all done now.

    Watch the Penny crunch some real MB work now.......
    8200 by Sunday?
    Any bets?


    Whats the Penny Crunching At? 4Ghz?


    4.4 giggle hertz........at -32c.....
    The Brambleweeny is just screamin'.....or did you miss that bit?

    The Genuine Stats... As NS knows them........


    Oh LOL, Yea I saw that. That's probably the best Core 2 Quad on the planet. Where do you get your Nitrogen From? (Do you even use Nitrogen, thats a good start)

    I have heard rumors and myths about 5Ghz Core 2 Quads? Possible?
    1675) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 825631)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    We get ever closer...
    More Core i7 Benchmarks trickle out.
    The Nehalem Tock is only milliseconds away...
    1676) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 825628)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    In for a 9pm win!
    1677) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 825626)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    LOL......8039.......no more AP for the kitties........all done now.

    Watch the Penny crunch some real MB work now.......
    8200 by Sunday?
    Any bets?


    Whats the Penny Crunching At? 4Ghz?

    1678) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 825618)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Yes, I am still here, but this is my last win before bed. Have a good night Mark. See you in the AM.

    LOL......it IS the am here........about 1:40 ish.......


    It's only 8pm in NZ... It always gets quiet around the forums at this time for me, nearly all of America is Asleep!

    Not all of us......LOL.


    I bet the kitties are asleep!

    Actually........TiggerII was just trolling about looking for some pettings........


    LOL. 1:40 in the morning! Nice.
    24-hour Kitties!

    Oh.....the kitties are always 24/7.......
    The moment I stir from my slumbers they are there............nose in face.......
    Or sometimes their butt end.......LOL.


    LOL. The first sign of kitty life in my household occurs at four in the morning... Lick, Lick, Lick. Meowwwwwwwwww! Makes For A Good Alarm Clock though!
    1679) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 825616)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Yes, I am still here, but this is my last win before bed. Have a good night Mark. See you in the AM.

    LOL......it IS the am here........about 1:40 ish.......


    It's only 8pm in NZ... It always gets quiet around the forums at this time for me, nearly all of America is Asleep!

    Not all of us......LOL.


    I bet the kitties are asleep!

    Actually........TiggerII was just trolling about looking for some pettings........


    LOL. 1:40 in the morning! Nice.
    24-hour Kitties!
    1680) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 825614)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Yes, I am still here, but this is my last win before bed. Have a good night Mark. See you in the AM.

    LOL......it IS the am here........about 1:40 ish.......


    It's only 8pm in NZ... It always gets quiet around the forums at this time for me, nearly all of America is Asleep!

    Not all of us......LOL.


    I bet the kitties are asleep!
    1681) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 825612)
    Posted 1 Nov 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Yes, I am still here, but this is my last win before bed. Have a good night Mark. See you in the AM.

    LOL......it IS the am here........about 1:40 ish.......


    It's only 8pm in NZ... It always gets quiet around the forums at this time for me, nearly all of America is Asleep!
    1682) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 825428)
    Posted 31 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Am I winning yet?
    1683) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 825410)
    Posted 31 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Check this out....The Frozen Brambleweeny 2000...


    LOL! That's awesome, howdya do that?

    Just a little careful regedit.........
    It only lasts until the next reboot, then returns to the real data.......

    I can direct you there if you wanna play.......but be very CAREFUL what you wish for......LOL.


    LOL. I can only say "Beam me up."


    OK dude.........regedit away.......

    The path is......
    And I am a little trashed, so don't take every bit literally.......

    My computer
    hkey local machine
    hardware
    acpi
    description
    system
    bios
    central processor
    0

    See.....you have to drill down a bit to get to it.......

    Pleeeeeeeez.......I don't wanna see any reports here of folks playing with things that they do not understand and f'ing their rigs up.

    Do NOT play with regedit if you do not understand what you are modifying.......
    It CAN and WILL make your system unbootable if you screw with the wrong parameters...........

    OK???


    I'll have a look at it later, I won't touch it yet... thanks again!
    1684) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 825394)
    Posted 31 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Check this out....The Frozen Brambleweeny 2000...


    LOL! That's awesome, howdya do that?

    Just a little careful regedit.........
    It only lasts until the next reboot, then returns to the real data.......

    I can direct you there if you wanna play.......but be very CAREFUL what you wish for......LOL.


    LOL. I can only say "Beam me up."
    1685) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 825389)
    Posted 31 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Check this out....The Frozen Brambleweeny 2000...


    LOL! That's awesome, howdya do that?
    1686) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 825385)
    Posted 31 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Have I ever shown you my Brambleweeny 2000?


    I remember sometime back where you changed your processor name... but apart from that No.
    1687) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 825379)
    Posted 31 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    :: Boredom Start::

    Here's a few records concerning CPU's on SETI@home, all info from BoincStats:

    CPU Abundance

    Most Common CPU (All-Time):
    1. Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.00Ghz 130,148 CPU's
    2. Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.80Ghz 107,075 CPU's
    3. Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.40Ghz 71,191 CPU's

    Most Common CPU (Intel):
    1. Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.00Ghz 130,148 CPU's
    2. Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.80Ghz 107,075 CPU's
    3. Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.40Ghz 71,191 CPU's

    Most Common CPU (AMD):
    1. AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3000+ 37,489 CPU's
    2. AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+ 36,618 CPU's
    3. AMD Athlon Processor 33,122 CPU's

    Most Rare CPU:
    1. Advanced Micro DevicesAMD Athlon XP 1800+ 2 CPU's

    Credit

    Most Total Credited CPU (All-Time):
    1. Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.00Ghz 2,747,317,449 Credits
    2. Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.80Ghz 1,752,131,378 Credits
    3. Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40Ghz 1,589,907,326 Credits

    Most Total Credited CPU (Intel):
    1. Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.00Ghz 2,747,317,449 Credits
    2. Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.80Ghz 1,752,131,378 Credits
    3. Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40Ghz 1,589,907,326 Credits

    Most Total Credited CPU (AMD):
    1. AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ 487,639,580 Credits
    2. AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 436,419,362 Credits
    3. AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+ 401,748,472 Credits

    Least Total Credited CPU:
    1. Intelx86 Family 6 Model 3 Stepping 4 3200MHz 0.05 Credits
    2. M II x86 Family 6 Model 0 Stepping 0 0.10 Credits
    3. SUNW,Sun-Blade-T6320sparcv9 5.57 Credits

    Average Credit

    Largest Average Credit (All-Time):
    1. Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz 6,096,146 RAC
    2. Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.00GHz 1,789,614 RAC
    3. Intel Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz 1,559,948 RAC

    Largest Average Credit (Intel):
    1. Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz 6,096,146 RAC
    2. Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.00GHz 1,789,614 RAC
    3. Intel Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz 1,559,948 RAC

    Largest Average Credit (AMD):
    1. AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 502,090 RAC
    2. AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ 468,040 RAC
    3. AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ 325,951 RAC

    Smallest Average Credit:
    1. Shared Amongst 407 Different CPU types 0.00 RAC

    Credit per CPU

    Highest Credit per CPU (All-Time):
    1. Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ LOL 1,850,630 Credits
    2. Intel Xeon CPU E7220 @ 2.93GHz 457,261 Credits
    3. Genuine Intel CPU 000 @ 3.20GHz 423,718 Credits

    Highest Credit per CPU (Intel):
    1. Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ LOL 1,850,630 Credits
    2. Intel Xeon CPU E7220 @ 2.93GHz 457,261 Credits
    3. Genuine Intel CPU 000 @ 3.20GHz 423,718 Credits

    Highest Credit per CPU (AMD):
    1. AMD Athlon/Opteron CPU-model unknown08 414,566 Credits
    2. AMD Athlon/Opteron CPU-model unknown 247,917 Credits
    3. Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor 8347 169,605 Credits

    Lowest Credit per CPU:
    1. Intelx86 Family 6 Model 3 Stepping 4 3200MHz 0.03 Credits
    2. M II x86 Family 6 Model 0 Stepping 0 0.05 Credits
    3. SUNW,Sun-Blade-T6320sparcv9 2.79 Credits

    Average Credit per CPU

    Highest Average Credit per CPU (All-Time):
    1. Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ LOL 4,371 RAC
    2. Genuine Intel(R) CPU 000 @ 3.20GHz 2,825 RAC
    3. Intelunknown 1,895 RAC

    Highest Average Credit per CPU (Intel):
    1. Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ LOL 4,371 RAC
    2. Genuine Intel(R) CPU 000 @ 3.20GHz 2,825 RAC
    3. Intelunknown 1,895 RAC

    Highest Average Credit per CPU (AMD):
    1. Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor 8347 1,027 RAC
    2. Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor 1356 746 RAC
    3. Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor 2352 728 RAC

    Lowest Average Credit per CPU:
    1. Shared Amongst 495 Different CPU Types 0.00 RAC

    Average Credit per CPU Second

    Best Average Credit per CPU (All-Time):
    1. Intel (686-class) 0.018981
    2. Intel(R) Core(tm)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ LOL 0.013889
    3. Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3360 @ 2.83GHz 0.013254

    Best Average Credit per CPU Second (Intel):
    1. Intel (686-class) 0.018981
    2. Intel(R) Core(tm)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ LOL 0.013889
    3. Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3360 @ 2.83GHz 0.013254

    Best Average Credit per CPU Second (AMD):
    1. Dual-Core AMD Opteron Processor 8214 HE 0.005735
    2. Dual-Core AMD Opteron Processor 2224 SE 0.005674
    3. AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core Processor GP-9730 0.005387

    Worst Average Credit per CPU Second:
    1. Intelx86 Family 15 Model 75 Stepping 2 2200MHz 0.000000
    2. Intelx86 Family 6 Model 0 Stepping 0 1000MHz 0.000000
    3. Intelx86 Family 6 Model 107 Stepping 1 2835MHz 0.000000

    Honorable Mentions, Weird CPU Types, etc. etc.

    Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ LOL
    I have a feeling that is Mark's doing...

    Hewlett-Packardia64
    HP produces CPU's?!

    i86pcamd64
    Life is Random.

    *No Name*
    I'm not joking! There are 834 of these things with absolutely no name!

    Intel
    Slightly more descriptive than before...

    Silicon Graphics, Inc.IP27
    Any one heard of them?

    AMD Athlon(tm) Prosussor
    Google returns 1,370 results...

    AMD Engineering Sample
    Fresh out of the oven!

    Intel00/0b
    Huh?

    Power Macintosh????
    This is why I don't like Apple...

    AMD]6.Š�jŽÃS2ÛfQèêFÿèº2
    Care to explain?

    AMD¾
    Still 3 Quarters as good!

    Hope it isn't too big of a post.

    ::Boredom End::
    1688) Message boards : Number crunching : New computer, but when? (Message 825328)
    Posted 31 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    but don't know what this CPU uses for L2 cache, wich has has much impact on SETI MB crunching.


    The L2 cache on the Core i7 is 512KB, and the L2 cache is going to be 'per core'. There will be a shared L3 cache which will be much larger.

    And if they stil gonna use the 'old' F.S.B., or the Inter Connect, wich AMD uses for their latest CPU's.


    It has already been stated that Intel will be using their new Quick Path Interconnect, which is not the same as AMD's HyperTransport. Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) was developed by Intel and has nothing to do with AMD's HyperTransport technology. The old FSB will be a thing of the past.


    I do hope my kitty drool does not get the best of me...........
    A frozen six core 3 channel DDR3 ram thingy just gets me undies in a bundle.......LOL.


    LOL. Just imagine 4 cores with 2 threads then... Dual Monitors... 6GB RAM... all mine! All to be build with only $3000NZ?! You will not believe how little that seems to buy for a top spec computer...

    Quit teasing the kitties......LOL.


    LOL. Don't Worry, I drool at it too...
    1689) Message boards : Number crunching : New computer, but when? (Message 825314)
    Posted 31 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    but don't know what this CPU uses for L2 cache, wich has has much impact on SETI MB crunching.


    The L2 cache on the Core i7 is 512KB, and the L2 cache is going to be 'per core'. There will be a shared L3 cache which will be much larger.

    And if they stil gonna use the 'old' F.S.B., or the Inter Connect, wich AMD uses for their latest CPU's.


    It has already been stated that Intel will be using their new Quick Path Interconnect, which is not the same as AMD's HyperTransport. Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) was developed by Intel and has nothing to do with AMD's HyperTransport technology. The old FSB will be a thing of the past.


    I do hope my kitty drool does not get the best of me...........
    A frozen six core 3 channel DDR3 ram thingy just gets me undies in a bundle.......LOL.


    LOL. Just imagine 4 cores with 2 threads then... Dual Monitors... 6GB RAM... all mine! All to be build with only $3000NZ?! You will not believe how little that seems to buy for a top spec computer...
    1690) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 825220)
    Posted 31 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Both stories Published 29 Oct, 22nd Oct respectively:
    Kingston Tech launches 2Ghz Triple-Channel 3GB Memory Pack for Core i7
    Corsair Launches 1.86Ghz Triple-Channel 6GB Memory Pack for Core i7

    Both are way out of my price range... I would preferably like 6GB for my Core i7 system, but with all other costs, that is starting to get into the clouds a bit...
    1691) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Mini-Cities News (Message 824169)
    Posted 28 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    A round of clicks to all cities...
    1692) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 824145)
    Posted 28 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm going out to buy myself a Subway Foot long. I'll be back...
    1693) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 824139)
    Posted 28 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Uli & Mark!

    EDIT: Missed ya, Stealth & Monday... Good day to all!
    1694) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 824113)
    Posted 28 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good Morning/Day/Afternoon/Night to all here.
    Who said Big Mac?!

    15 Reasons to put you off McDonalds forever!
    1695) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 823923)
    Posted 27 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Early Morning win before off to work on a Cloudy Tuesday.
    1696) Message boards : Number crunching : Stats (Message 823806)
    Posted 27 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Boincstats haven't updated my stats for 3 days. I smell a "false" Best Credit Day...
    1697) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 823805)
    Posted 27 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hope everyone is well.
    from New Zealand!
    1698) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 823249)
    Posted 25 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Although it has nothing to do with Nehalem, and all it is is just a piece of info' fromm Wikipedia, quoting Intel...

    "If the transition to 22 nm is difficult, then Sandy Bridge may go over three generations (Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, and another Bridge) as opposed to two with Nehalem and Core 2"

    So "Haswell" may be delayed a few years...
    1699) Message boards : Number crunching : New computer, but when? (Message 823059)
    Posted 25 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    well, if you want a new computer, pay attention in the next few days.

    Price/performance, the Core i7 will be unbeatable.



    The Suspense is rising...
    1700) Message boards : Number crunching : Everything Windows 7 : Continuing Coverage (Message 822599)
    Posted 24 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I know this is a pretty old news article, but an unconfirmed source has reported that the
    release date for Windows 7 will be in June 09'

    Speaking long term, the time between Vista & 7 releases is not that short, roughly, Windows 95-98 was a 3 year job... Vista-7 is just slightly shorter.

    I'll hold off my Core i7 build if this release date becomes reality.

    I wouldn't hold off your build......just load Win2K advanced server for the OS.........


    What sort of Compatibility issues would I encounter with W2KServer and Vista on the laptop?

    1701) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people VI...... (Message 822593)
    Posted 24 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    And it takes you how long, Mark, to make these masterpieces!?
    Again, very very nice...

    Thank you.......the term 'masterpiece' is a bit overreaching.......

    But thank you anyway.......

    Sometimes they take minutes, sometimes hours, sometimes the thoughts contained in them take days or weeks to come to the forefront of my mind......I just never know when the kitty muse will strike me.......

    But I will continue to share when and where I can......



    Overreaching maybe... yes... but still very very good! Alot better than what I could do with a pen and paper (or maybe a keyboard and OpenOffice)
    1702) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people VI...... (Message 822589)
    Posted 24 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    And it takes you how long, Mark, to make these masterpieces!?
    Again, very very nice...
    1703) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 822587)
    Posted 24 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry to rain on your parade.


    Oh Don't Worry, Go Ahead!
    1704) Message boards : Number crunching : Everything Windows 7 : Continuing Coverage (Message 822586)
    Posted 24 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I know this is a pretty old news article, but an unconfirmed source has reported that the
    release date for Windows 7 will be in June 09'

    Speaking long term, the time between Vista & 7 releases is not that short, roughly, Windows 95-98 was a 3 year job... Vista-7 is just slightly shorter.

    I'll hold off my Core i7 build if this release date becomes reality.
    1705) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 72 Cloudy and Wet Saturday..:( (Message 822582)
    Posted 24 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Guess I win


    For Now ;)
    1706) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Last Person To Post Wins # 71 TGIF (Message 822158)
    Posted 23 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning while thinking about 3 day weekend (Currently Friday here in NZ, Monday is a public holiday known as "Labour Day")

    1707) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 822138)
    Posted 23 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Register Hardware has posted a review of the Asus P6T Deluxe, you can view it here:
    Register Hardware Reviews the Asus P6T

    This is a stupid group of questions, but nonetheless, I'm curious, what is the deal with the 1.65V limit, does this apply to a specific mobo? RAM? Who will it affect?

    Luke.
    1708) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 821821)
    Posted 22 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Now the MSI X58 Eclipse looks and resembles the P5K Deluxes which I like a lot, Beyond that I only know It's the middle of 3 motherboards, with the Platinum as their least expensive X58 model and the most expensive one isn't even named yet.

    The Platinum still is very expensive, but of the 4 mainboards have seen the prices on, it's actually the only one that's less expensive than i7-920.

    The prices around here I've seen is, in NOK:
    CPU's:
    i7-920: 2595
    i7-940: 4995
    i7-965: 8995

    Mainboards:
    MSI X58 Platinum, X58, Socket-1366, DDR3 ,ATX, SLI&CrossFireX, 2xPCI-Ex(2.0)x16: NOK2499
    Asus P6T Deluxe, X58, Socket-1366, DDR3, ATX, SLI&CrossFireX, 3xPCI-Ex(2.0)x16: NOK2699
    Asus P6T Deluxe+OC Palm,X58, Socket-1366 ATX,SLI&CrossFireX,DDR3,3xPCI-Ex(2.0)x16: NOK3050
    MSI Eclipse, X58, Socket-1366, DDR3 ATX, SLI&CrossFireX, 2xPCI-Ex(2.0)x16: NOK3550.

    The cpu's has "uncomfirmed 26.11.2008", while the Asus P6T Deluxe has "confirmed 22.10.2008", so should in theory have been available already, but maybe comes later to-day...


    As for converting to € and $ and so on, no idea on the current conversion-factor, and neither how much more "expensive" it's around here or not...


    I'll do a few rough currency conversions (thanks to xe.com The Worlds favorite currency site!) to translate everything for most people here using:

    CPU's
    i7 920 = 2,595 NOK , US$368 , €287 Euro , 226 Pounds.
    i7 940 = 4,995 NOK , US$709 , €552 Euro , 436 Pounds.
    i7 965 = 8,995 NOK , US$1278 , €995 Euro , 785 Pounds.

    Motherboards
    MSI Platinum.= 2,499 NOK , US$355 , €276 Euro , 218 Pounds.
    MSI Eclipse..= 3,550 NOK , US$504 , €393 Euro , 310 Pounds.
    Asus P6T.....= 2,699 NOK , US$384 , €299 Euro , 236 Pounds.
    Asus P6T OC..= 3,050 NOK , US$433 , €337 Euro , 266 Pounds.

    Hopefully that should cover most world markets :)
    And Yes, be aware that prices will vary by country and region.
    1709) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 821802)
    Posted 22 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Corsair has triple-channel DDR3 kits, too $120-$475 a set(1333, 1600 and 1866)


    Ah... finally a triple-channel kit! I've been looking for triple-packs quite a while.
    Thanks again Joker.
    1710) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 821365)
    Posted 21 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The kitties of Seti just hit 19 MILLION all Seti credits.......
    And still crrrrrrrrrrrrrrunching!!!

    And nice job there too, John!!


    Wow. That's all I can say.... Truly amazing that is. Give the kitties a scratch behind the ear from me!
    1711) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 821071)
    Posted 20 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Intel X58 motherboard prices leaked

    http://www.guru3d.com/news/intel-x58-motherboard-prices-leaked/

    And as they say, Yer not gonna like this If It is indeed true. :|


    That seems inline with the prices posted for New Zealand just before...
    NZ$1 = roughly US$0.60...
    1712) Message boards : Number crunching : New computer, but when? (Message 821054)
    Posted 20 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you, my friends!

    Can you give me an estimate of the SETI@home RAC of the cheapest possible 4-core Nehalem using optimized applications and running 24/7/365?

    Thanks again.

    Henri.


    No One knows yet, but who? has said:

    For seti, you are not going to be dissapointed ... it screams on it.


    Now take that statement and overclock it!
    1713) Message boards : Number crunching : New computer, but when? (Message 820855)
    Posted 20 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    quad or octo core Nehalem, cheapest possible


    I am also building a Nehalem once everything is ready and I can get detailed information, I think the closest you'll get to a Octo Core is the "Beckton" MP Server which is listed on Wikipedia as Release Date H2 2009 or the Westmere which will feature up to hexa-cores in 2010... I'm settling for a i7 Quad....

    Just remember... when you build a computer, you can always upgrade and swap out components for better ones!



    For seti, you are not going to be dissapointed ... it screams on it.


    That's good to know, who, I can't wait for it to be released!
    1714) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 820803)
    Posted 20 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, Pricespy New Zealand lists the cheapest price for the Intel Core i7 920 as NZ$661 flying up to a total of NZ$750. I suppose that's affordable for the budget I have...
    Also, for interest to others... the 940 cheapest price is listed as NZ$1185, again going up to roughly NZ$1350.

    The Intel X58 mobo's cheapest price is NZ$550 and the ASUS P6T Deluxe is listed cheapest as $750... That's again... just affordable.

    Buy the time I come round to my build in March... hopefully prices might have tapered off a little.
    1715) Message boards : Number crunching : New computer, but when? (Message 820742)
    Posted 20 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    quad or octo core Nehalem, cheapest possible


    I am also building a Nehalem once everything is ready and I can get detailed information, I think the closest you'll get to a Octo Core is the "Beckton" MP Server which is listed on Wikipedia as Release Date H2 2009 or the Westmere which will feature up to hexa-cores in 2010... I'm settling for a i7 Quad....

    Just remember... when you build a computer, you can always upgrade and swap out components for better ones!
    1716) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people VI...... (Message 820415)
    Posted 19 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I've made my double donation of food (as I promised) to The my local kitty shelter, Wellington SPCA....

    The Financial Crisis is hitting NZ too.... price of food over here now... hell... You can't even find rice at a local superstore...

    "Due to a Worldwide shortage of Rice, we can not currently guarantee that we have this product stocked for sale at all times, We apologize for any inconvenience, but your still f'n screwed..."
    1717) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What annoys you most about the Internet? (Message 820414)
    Posted 19 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    In No Particular Order:

    1. Advertising
    2. Scams
    3. Youtube Spam
    4. Chain Letters
    5. 1337
    6. Speling Mistaces
    7. Not being able to find something that should be readily available in the internet.
    1718) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 820413)
    Posted 19 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Remember to Join NZ>SETI The Official New Zealand Team! Help Us break into the Top 1000 Teams!
    1719) Message boards : Number crunching : Core Temps for Dell XPS M1530? (Message 820223)
    Posted 18 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    OK thanks for all the replies so fa from all of you!

    I purchased it roughly 6 months ago, it is running on a Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5Ghz CPU...

    Would it be a dust problem?

    1720) Message boards : Number crunching : Core Temps for Dell XPS M1530? (Message 820124)
    Posted 18 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I just downloaded Coretemp and Speedfan out of interest to see what sort of readings my laptop gives off when crunching SETI.
    I was "blown back" in a sense to see that Core0 was 64C and Core1 was 66C! Both Speedfan and Coretemp gave near same readings... is that high for a laptop in general?

    It is not overclocked and has no cooler... the one advantage my laptop has is that the battery at the back of the unit is "raised" to let air circulate freely to the fan.

    Any suggestions, comments, ideas?
    1721) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 819583)
    Posted 17 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks "Who?".

    It seems the web is saying It again:

    ED#102 : The Intel Core i7 Processor & Intel X58 Express Chipset Are Ready For Launch Rev. 1.2

    The launch date has been confirmed! AMD is going to be in a Pickle, If they ain't already that is. ;)

    Just scroll down the page to where It says Update as It's been done twice!


    Here Comes the Tock.....

    2008 Tock: Nehalem 45nm (new architecture)
    2009 Tick: Westmere 32nm (shrink)
    2010 Tock: Sandy Bridge 32nm (new architecture)
    2011 Tick: Ivy Bridge 22nm (shrink)
    2012 Tock: Haswell 22nm (new architecture)
    2013 Tick: 16nm (shrink)
    2014 Tock: 16nm (new architecture)
    2015 Tick: 11nm (shrink)
    2016 Tock: 11nm (new architecture)
    2017 Tock: Quantum Tunneling!!!

    (purely theoretical)

    Actually with Silicon, Going below 22nm right now is I've read, Is not possible, One would need some other material. "Who?" where are You? Otherwise 22nm is the End of Line.


    If you read on Wikipedia's article of "11nm" I believe it quotes Intel saying "We see a clear path to 11nm" or some variance of the latter...
    1722) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 819336)
    Posted 16 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks "Who?".

    It seems the web is saying It again:

    ED#102 : The Intel Core i7 Processor & Intel X58 Express Chipset Are Ready For Launch Rev. 1.2

    The launch date has been confirmed! AMD is going to be in a Pickle, If they ain't already that is. ;)

    Just scroll down the page to where It says Update as It's been done twice!


    Here Comes the Tock.....

    2008 Tock: Nehalem 45nm (new architecture)
    2009 Tick: Westmere 32nm (shrink)
    2010 Tock: Sandy Bridge 32nm (new architecture)
    2011 Tick: Ivy Bridge 22nm (shrink)
    2012 Tock: Haswell 22nm (new architecture)
    2013 Tick: 16nm (shrink)
    2014 Tock: 16nm (new architecture)
    2015 Tick: 11nm (shrink)
    2016 Tock: 11nm (new architecture)
    2017 Tock: Quantum Tunneling!!!

    (purely theoretical)
    1723) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 818880)
    Posted 15 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Also I just noticed this:

    Overclockers clock Core i7 965 easily to 4.2GHz

    msattler might be getting some company eventually. ;)


    Nah, by that time with one of those beasts he'll be up near 6Ghz... :)
    1724) Message boards : Number crunching : Everything Windows 7 : Continuing Coverage (Message 818323)
    Posted 14 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Most of you have probably heard - but for those who haven't... Windows 7 is the final name of their next OS
    1725) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 818110)
    Posted 13 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I just found this review(more like an in depth preview to Me and 7 pages long, But no testing or overclocking) here(@ Tech ARP) on the Asus P6T Deluxe, It uses a Marvel chip for ide access instead of Jmicron and has jumpers for setting the max settings for the ram and the cpu, Plus the normally expected stuff while also having something New by using another Marvell Chip for SAS support(the Orange ports) that can in a pinch work as SATA ports, It's still too early, But It could be Asus, MSI or DFI(I've had good motherboards from all 3).


    Thanks for the link Joker...
    1726) Message boards : Number crunching : upload outage?! (Message 817938)
    Posted 13 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    All of my backlog has uploaded...
    1727) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 817933)
    Posted 13 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    WOOHOO,

    Over 170,000 cobblestones for Seti. My highest Rac ever 663, thank you Mark Sattler, I couldn't have done it without you.


    Congratulations Uli!

    My Milestones:
    10th in Sign Up Date Class
    Top 400 in New Zealand
    My total credits passed my SETI@home ranking!
    1728) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 817692)
    Posted 12 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    If the Core i7 920 is overclockable I'll be getting the Asus P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition mobo.
    1729) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 817683)
    Posted 12 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Guys, i think it is necessary to remind everybody that putting 731 millions transistors in a so small area does not happen easily ... I am not acknowledging the price, but it takes thousands of designers, 6 to 7 years of research in process technology, and hundreds of quality engineers to produce Core i7. On the top of this, you got to build few Billions dollars factories ...

    So, selling those parts at 120$ at the beginning in a nice dream, and AMD today's situation shows that it is only a dream, and does not work as a business model. You have to sell the high end parts higher to pay for the research. Got no choice.

    PS: This is my personal opinion, I am not talking for my employer.



    If the US/NZ exchange rate was better positioned for importers like it was 3 months ago, I wouldn't have to say that comment... Now it's dropped like a stone over the past 2 weeks it is roughly US$1 = NZ 50 cents... it was at one point not too long ago US$1 = NZ 86 cents.... that's a huge difference.

    I'm not denying that it's not an amazing piece of engineering... coz' it is.
    1730) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 817656)
    Posted 12 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Team Update...
    1731) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 817652)
    Posted 12 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    2.93Ghz @ $562 US!?
    Thats... $943 NZ... No way in Hell Intel...

    I'll settle for the Core i7 920 Until further notice, Thanks.
    1732) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 817312)
    Posted 12 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Where did you get that i7 release date from?

    MSI's board looks good as well. If all the boards come out at near same specifications, it'll probably come down to price...
    I also read in a thread over at Overclockers NZ that the P6T could be up to NZ$650 (roughly US$340)

    So if this build of mine goes ahead, I be placing 3x2GB DDR3 RAM Modules into the slots...
    1733) Message boards : Number crunching : X58 Motherboards (Warning: Naked Pics inside!!!) (Message 817286)
    Posted 11 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Oh Yea! X58 Motherboards...
    When my Core i7 Rig is built in Feb. I'll probably be using the Asus P6T Deluxe.

    Can't Wait One Bit!

    I'm not really a extreme computer expert, so any help is appreciated when It comes round to my Build.

    EDIT: Anyone heard anymore info about the Core i7 Release Date Yet? Wikipedia still mentions Nov 2008.
    1734) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people VI...... (Message 817112)
    Posted 11 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    If I would only win the lottery (LOL) you know how many I would help..........


    Lottery!? Who Said Lottery? New Zealand's National Lottery got to an outstanding (not much compared for you guys in America) NZ$25 million (roughly US$13 million) ,the biggest jackpot it's ever reached. No win for me though :(

    Luke.
    1735) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI vs. Folding: Which do you crunch more? (Message 816971)
    Posted 11 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I've tried with other projects once upon a time, SETI just has a great feeling about it that seems to "lack" in a sense with other projects (don't know why),but if I HAD to crunch another project I would. A few things I like about SETI@home is that it is one of the few projects that: has a dedicated base of users and steady output of work that you can rely on (99% of the time :)
    1736) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI vs. Folding: Which do you crunch more? (Message 816948)
    Posted 11 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    100% Pure SETI. A dedicated cruncher I am, I will never vary to different projects. Ever.
    1737) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people VI...... (Message 816865)
    Posted 11 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Mark,
    When I go around to donate to my local animal shelter, I buy a few bags of kitty food off them and then I give the food back to them as a donation... so they get the food and the money!

    Sorry that I can't help your local shelter Mark, I'll compensate by giving double my usual donation of food to mine...

    Breaks your heart to see a kitty alone and abandoned at a shelter... 3 is all I can handle...

    Regards,
    Luke.
    1738) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Do you dream in color? (Message 816590)
    Posted 10 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I don't really have a good memory...

    But: Do you remember in B&W or do you dream in B&W?
    1739) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Do you dream in color? (Message 816584)
    Posted 10 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    As far as I recall, I dream in color.
    1740) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 816081)
    Posted 9 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Climbed past 75,000 just a few days ago, next stop 100k! Long Live SETI@home!!!

    And congratulations to all others who have milestones!

    Luke.
    1741) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy Birthday Beethoven, October the 4'th... (Message 814845)
    Posted 4 Oct 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEETS!!!
    1742) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Sorry. (Message 810887)
    Posted 22 Sep 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I would just like to say sorry for not being around too much lately. For awhile I had been so busy that I really kinda forgot why I loved SETI and lost interest in it. I'm back to it though, so I'll try to be around more ;)


    That's just what happening to me right now. I can't find enough time to get everything done plus SETI, so right now SETI is lowest priority....

    Luke.
    1743) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 810342)
    Posted 20 Sep 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    OMG......I'm sure it won't stay there, but the Frozen Penny has reached the #4 spot in the top computers........


    The fastest 4-core on the planet?! Nice work Mark...

    Luke.
    1744) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 810339)
    Posted 20 Sep 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Wow! Thanks Ianab! We definitely needed a boost in credit & RAC!

    Please give a warm welcome to Ianab, for joining NZ.SETI...!!!
    1745) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 809787)
    Posted 19 Sep 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Just passed 70k! Seems too take a lot longer now that the credits been adjusted...
    1746) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Testing Your Approximate Number Sense (Message 809786)
    Posted 19 Sep 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    80% :(
    1747) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 808584)
    Posted 15 Sep 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done JD, you get the point!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 7 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 5 Points
    3. JDWhale - 4 1/2 Points
    4. BeefDog - 3 1/2 Points
    5. Bobby - 2 Points
    6. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    7. Dominique - 1 Point
    8. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    9. Erni - 1 Point
    10. Lanisa - 1 Point
    11. WinterKnight - 1 Point
    12. Sarge - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    Another Question coming soon.
    1748) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 806394)
    Posted 9 Sep 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'll take my lowly 10,000 SETI credit milestone and run...


    Lowly?! Na... I'm still in the 5 digits! :)

    ====
    Afraid I still am lowly--but its ok, 35,543 credits are on the upward road!

    Congrats Luke and to all other milestone breakers!

    Dr. Bob


    Then, Lowly, I must also be so... congrats Dr. Bob.

    Quick Milesstone:

    My oldest rig, the Celery, which has been with me since the start has reached 10,000! I'm gonna' start the throttle down process on it soon, as it now produces a sorta' 'plastic wire smell'

    Keep on Crunching.
    1749) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 806117)
    Posted 8 Sep 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'll take my lowly 10,000 SETI credit milestone and run...


    Lowly?! Na... I'm still in the 5 digits! :)
    1750) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Pretty cool math problem (Message 806116)
    Posted 8 Sep 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Pi.... lol.... knew it immediately when I saw:

    Poe, E.
    Near a Raven

    3.1415926535897932384626433832795028You actually decided to read this?!...

    Thanks Mr. Majestic!
    1751) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 806112)
    Posted 8 Sep 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hiya everyone, just wanna' say a quick hello with the time I have... I'll be back ;)

    Cheers,
    Luke.
    1752) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED* SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XV *CLOSED (Message 806111)
    Posted 8 Sep 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Holding the number 30 spot in top participants with a RAC of 42,357......


    I see you are at 29 now... Nice milestones!
    1753) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people V (Message 805797)
    Posted 7 Sep 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Mark Taz also says welcome back.


    Wow, Nice kitty you have there! Looks exactly like my Zazo!
    1754) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 805210)
    Posted 5 Sep 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Guys, I've away for a few days... hopefully I should be able to get 1 post into my time...

    Me?! + 1 Point?! No Way... I don't deserve it! ;)

    Here's another question:

    Q30 (1 point) : The front wheels of a wagon measure 3.5 feet in diameter. The real wheels measure 4.25 feet in diameter. While the wagon is stopped somebody makes a chalk mark on both a front and rear wheel. How far must the wagon travel before both chalks marks return to their initial position at the same time?

    Luke.

    1755) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 803196)
    Posted 29 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks WinterKnight for helping me out! I'll give you and Jason Gee 1 point each...

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 7 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 5 Points
    3. BeefDog - 3 1/2 Points
    4. JDWhale - 3 1/2 Points
    5. Bobby - 2 Points
    6. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    7. Dominique - 1 Point
    8. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    9. Erni - 1 Point
    10. Lanisa - 1 Point
    11. WinterKnight - 1 Point
    12. Sarge - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    This thread is no way over yet! It's about dedication to mathematics.... ;)

    Another Question soon...
    1756) Message boards : Number crunching : Internet Explorer 8 Beta2 is out (Message 803055)
    Posted 29 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like most SETIzen's use FF... good choice. ;)
    1757) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 801945)
    Posted 25 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    WOW! I was amazed to see, that when I went to check on how NZ.SETI was doing, that 2 people had joined the team in the past day! This brings us up to 7 members. Give a big round of applause and welcome to:
    Shane54
    and...
    Noeledge

    A big welcome from NZ.SETI and SETI@home...

    Luke.
    1758) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people V (Message 801363)
    Posted 23 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Aye, thanks Mark. Got some nice smashed monitor picks in that thread, I don't regularly visit NC. Maybe you should get dual monitors.... save time and desktop space... you will...

    Luke.
    1759) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 801217)
    Posted 23 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done to Fred! That's 1/2 a point to you.... oh... watch out Jason... Fred's catching up...

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 6 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 5 Points
    3. BeefDog - 3 1/2 Points
    4. JDWhale - 3 1/2 Points
    5. Bobby - 2 Points
    6. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    7. Dominique - 1 Point
    8. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    9. Erni - 1 Point
    10. Lanisa - 1 Point
    11. Sarge - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    Question 29 (1 Point): In blackjack if the dealer is showing an ace you make "take insurance" or bet that his/her other card is a ten. A winning bet pays 2:1 (win $2 for every $1 bet, keeping original bet). What is the house advantage in this bet? How many non-tens would you have to remove from a single deck game to make it a fair bet? Assume you know nothing about the cards that have already been played (including the dealer's ace and your own)

    Luke.

    Question......
    I toss back a shot, and tell the dealer to **** off and flip me a card.....
    What are the odds that he will call house security within 2 minutes or less......
    At an ambient of 70f, at 3:00am or later (Vegas time)....(I have two pair, but of course, he doesn't know that....)...with the faux Elvis show starting in 2 minutes, and someone has just kicked the jackpot on the nickels for 5 grand........on Tuesday.


    So many ***** variables (phhh...)... I'll knock back a shot now and assume you mean under the usual "mathematical" conditions.... yikes...
    1760) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people V (Message 801214)
    Posted 23 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Another new bit of kitty prose.......seems some others may have been lost in my hard drive crash forever......

    A Kitty Anthem......ala Dylan....

    Don't try to take me
    where I don't wanna go.
    Don't try and tell me
    'f I don't believe it is so.
    I am one with my kitties...
    and they show me the way.
    I am one with my kitties.
    Come what shall, come what may.

    I wander this world with my heart in my hand
    and once in a while, I just must take a stand.
    'Bout how I feel at a particular moment in time,
    so I put it to words just to make it all mine.

    So don't try to take me
    where I don't wanna go.
    Don't try and tell me
    'f I don't believe it is so.
    I am one with my kitties...
    And they show me the way.
    I am one with my kitties.
    Come what shall, come what may.

    There are places I go where I should not have gone
    but I always retreat so I can carry on.
    Apologies seem to be my staple and fare
    but those who accept them know I'll always be there.

    So don't try to take me
    where I don't wanna go.
    Don't try and tell me
    'f I don't believe it is so.
    I am one with my kitties...
    And they show me the way.
    I am one with my kitties.
    Come what shall, come what may.

    I share with all others the things that I learn.
    The treats that I find, the money I earn.
    What's mine is yours friends, it is all I can give you.
    Though I waiver at times, in the long run I am so true.

    So don't try to take me
    where I don't wanna go.
    Don't try and tell me
    'f I don't believe it is so.
    I am one with my kitties...
    And they show me the way.
    I am one with my kitties.
    Come what shall, come what may.

    I am kitty......hear me roar....for I always shall be here.
    A powerful kitty force.....and nothing you should fear.
    A friend, not a foe, here for all of my friends.
    And some of you understand....that I'll be here to the end.

    So don't try to take me
    where I don't wanna go.
    Don't try and tell me
    'f I don't believe it is so.
    I am one with my kitties...
    And they show me the way.
    I am one with my kitties.
    Come what shall, come what may.


    msattler 8/23/08

    May your troubles be few, your life be long, and our friendship be forever.


    Again, Simply Beautiful Mark...

    Thanks, Luke. I wrote this one in a form that might be put to song.........
    I am not a musician in this life, alas.


    So much potential though... your writing's, short stories, poems has.

    OFF TOPIC: Quick question I somehow related to your reply... what size monitor do you use?... I am thinking of buying 2x 22" Dell Monitors for my i7 system next year and them linking them to the dual form. Coz' I don't have the best eyesight in the world.

    Luke.
    1761) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Four ears make Downers Grove (IL) cat an Internet star (Message 801211)
    Posted 23 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Full Article Link


    A photo that started with a little Flickr has turned a four-eared cat from Downers Grove into an instant Internet celebrity.

    Yoda, a smoke-colored feline whose four ears give him the appearance of a horned devil, this week became the toast of several high-profile Web sites, including the popular gossip blog Dlisted, after his picture appeared in the British media. His star has risen so quickly that his owners say they're fielding phone calls from "Good Morning America," "Fox News" and "The Tyra Banks Show." He has an agency taking photo requests.

    "You shall not harm this one.........the force is strong with him".......


    LOL Mark! Good story Dr. Who Fan!
    1762) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 801210)
    Posted 23 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done to Fred! That's 1/2 a point to you.... oh... watch out Jason... Fred's catching up...

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 6 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 5 Points
    3. BeefDog - 3 1/2 Points
    4. JDWhale - 3 1/2 Points
    5. Bobby - 2 Points
    6. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    7. Dominique - 1 Point
    8. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    9. Erni - 1 Point
    10. Lanisa - 1 Point
    11. Sarge - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    Question 29 (1 Point): In blackjack if the dealer is showing an ace you make "take insurance" or bet that his/her other card is a ten. A winning bet pays 2:1 (win $2 for every $1 bet, keeping original bet). What is the house advantage in this bet? How many non-tens would you have to remove from a single deck game to make it a fair bet? Assume you know nothing about the cards that have already been played (including the dealer's ace and your own)

    Luke.
    1763) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people V (Message 801209)
    Posted 23 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Another new bit of kitty prose.......seems some others may have been lost in my hard drive crash forever......

    A Kitty Anthem......ala Dylan....

    Don't try to take me
    where I don't wanna go.
    Don't try and tell me
    'f I don't believe it is so.
    I am one with my kitties...
    and they show me the way.
    I am one with my kitties.
    Come what shall, come what may.

    I wander this world with my heart in my hand
    and once in a while, I just must take a stand.
    'Bout how I feel at a particular moment in time,
    so I put it to words just to make it all mine.

    So don't try to take me
    where I don't wanna go.
    Don't try and tell me
    'f I don't believe it is so.
    I am one with my kitties...
    And they show me the way.
    I am one with my kitties.
    Come what shall, come what may.

    There are places I go where I should not have gone
    but I always retreat so I can carry on.
    Apologies seem to be my staple and fare
    but those who accept them know I'll always be there.

    So don't try to take me
    where I don't wanna go.
    Don't try and tell me
    'f I don't believe it is so.
    I am one with my kitties...
    And they show me the way.
    I am one with my kitties.
    Come what shall, come what may.

    I share with all others the things that I learn.
    The treats that I find, the money I earn.
    What's mine is yours friends, it is all I can give you.
    Though I waiver at times, in the long run I am so true.

    So don't try to take me
    where I don't wanna go.
    Don't try and tell me
    'f I don't believe it is so.
    I am one with my kitties...
    And they show me the way.
    I am one with my kitties.
    Come what shall, come what may.

    I am kitty......hear me roar....for I always shall be here.
    A powerful kitty force.....and nothing you should fear.
    A friend, not a foe, here for all of my friends.
    And some of you understand....that I'll be here to the end.

    So don't try to take me
    where I don't wanna go.
    Don't try and tell me
    'f I don't believe it is so.
    I am one with my kitties...
    And they show me the way.
    I am one with my kitties.
    Come what shall, come what may.


    msattler 8/23/08

    May your troubles be few, your life be long, and our friendship be forever.


    Again, Simply Beautiful Mark...
    1764) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 801078)
    Posted 23 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done to all NZ.SETI participants! We've passed 100k in credits!
    1765) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 800740)
    Posted 22 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Yes! Finally! 60k Credits. Not much at all compared to the big guys, but I crunch along at my own pace.

    Also of Mention:
    I'm now in the top 500 for Country Stats...
    11th in Sign Up... if I wanna be 10th, it's gonna' take a lot of crunching.
    Nearly in the top 90k for the World Stats
    1766) Message boards : Number crunching : Separate forum category for AstroPulse? (Message 800034)
    Posted 20 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    If the only problem is sticky's then why not combine a few of them?


    Yes, the Sticky's are annoying. They completely take up all the space in my monitor (yes, it's small).
    1767) Message boards : Number crunching : astropulse old computer (Message 799696)
    Posted 18 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Chris, at this time no you are being sent what ever the server determines you can crunch. Later they plan to have the option to opt out of AP. Look here.


    Actually, Stealth Eagle, you can choose what to crunch, go into SETI@home preferences and un-tick Astropulse.

    Hope this helps!
    1768) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 799538)
    Posted 18 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Yes, well done Bobby, I see you have the correct answers! 1 Point to you...

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 6 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 1/2 Points
    3. BeefDog - 3 1/2 Points
    4. JDWhale - 3 1/2 Points
    5. Bobby - 2 Points
    6. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    7. Dominique - 1 Point
    8. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    9. Erni - 1 Point
    10. Lanisa - 1 Point
    11. Sarge - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    Question 28 (1/2 Point): 14*295/45+12*12(cubed)=?

    Luke.

    1769) Message boards : Cafe SETI : BIG sigs (Message 799537)
    Posted 18 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    Luke: graphic size on the limit, the extra lines of text make it too big;


    Thanks Martin, a bit of constructive criticism is never bad at all... I'll change it to make it smaller...

    Cheers,
    Luke.

    SIG CHANGE 1: Deleted 2008 Goal line & The blank space between the sigstat and the Crunching on a Dell blah blah.... result = 2 lines smaller.
    1770) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 799536)
    Posted 18 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks Stealth Eagle, uli, Arizona Moon!

    Slowly, I feel a tad better.... Need... more... warm days...

    Luke.
    1771) Message boards : Number crunching : Boincstats now updating (Message 799526)
    Posted 18 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    My second best machine is a Dell laptop core 2 @2.0 ghz. It puts out 1700 credits a day. If you are a stat junkie (I admit I am) you might want to get the optimized Seti app. Your core 2 @2.5 ghz should do even better than mine. Of course it might get a little hot! I use a laptop cooler with 2 fans under mine.

    Later...

    Great! Now I can finally see how my rivals in my Sign Up Group fared during the last 5 days... ;)



    I run the opti app... How long is your C2D on for each day? My C2D is usually on only about 4-6 hours a day... and I don't have a cooler... And... oh yea... I luv the stats boards!

    1772) Message boards : Number crunching : Boincstats now updating (Message 799459)
    Posted 18 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Great! Now I can finally see how my rivals in my Sign Up Group fared during the last 5 days... ;)
    1773) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 798672)
    Posted 16 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Beets! I'd though I'd drop in now while your online! With the winter down here and all I've come down with a cold... and a headache.... hopefully you are a lot healthier than me! ;)

    Luke.


    Hello My Good Friend!!!

    I'm sorry to hear about your cold, and I hope you feel much better real soon!

    It's still summer weather during the day here, but the nights are becoming quite cold, so autumn is on its way.

    I want to congratulate you again on your fine "Simple Math Problems" thread. It's a real winner!!!

    I recommend a hot toddy, or hot tea with a good shot of rum in it.


    GET WELL SOON!!!


    Beets


    Thank you Beets! And thanks for the maths problems congrats :) I always enjoy waking up to your Daily funnies!
    I'll take your advice wholeheartedly .... *sniff*

    Canada's a lovely place it is! Love to travel there someday...

    Best,
    Luke.
    1774) Message boards : Number crunching : Saving $$ In a Tough Time (Message 798661)
    Posted 16 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Every time you receive a banknote ($1 $2, $5) as change, put it inside in a bowl or jar, and don't touch the money within until you've got a certain amount. I started today!
    1775) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 798655)
    Posted 16 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Beets! I'd though I'd drop in now while your online! With the winter down here and all I've come down with a cold... and a headache.... hopefully you are a lot healthier than me! ;)

    Luke.
    1776) Message boards : Cafe SETI : BIG sigs (Message 798589)
    Posted 16 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I think my sig fits... I'll change it if anybody disagrees though...

    EDIT: In terms of size, its smaller than Mark's...
    1777) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 798476)
    Posted 15 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Question 27 (1 Point) : A student sends the following letter to his parents:

    SEND
    +MORE
    -----
    MONEY

    Each letter in this letter represents a specific and unique integer. What does each letter stand for?
    1778) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 798144)
    Posted 15 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    @ Mumps: It's becoming harder and harder the find problems!!! So I suppose Simple & Trigonometric Functions go hand in hand...

    Well, I'm not complaining about the problems. :-)

    My timing is just atrocious though. Never can get to the thread before someone else posts an answer.


    Not to worry, I believe some people have an edge on this thread by subscribing to it... You'll get a point eventually.

    @ Bobby, close enough! You get the point!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 6 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 1/2 Points
    3. BeefDog - 3 1/2 Points
    4. JDWhale - 3 1/2 Points
    5. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    6. Dominique - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. Erni - 1 Point
    9. Lanisa - 1 Point
    10. Bobby - 1 Point
    11. Sarge - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    Another Question coming soon.
    1779) Message boards : Number crunching : Nice credit claim..... (Message 797967)
    Posted 14 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like one of my rigs had a little fun with this WU......LOL. Ooops.


    You wouldn't need to crunch another WU again!!! Or change that for 1 credit = .01 of a cent.... nice!


    And then donate 20% to SETI, and buy me a server rack, fully populated, for being his wingman...

    I LIKE this idea...


    Buy Dell, Microsoft.....
    Few Thousand Nehalem's.... and where does that get you!? Another googol of credits!

    1780) Message boards : Number crunching : Nice credit claim..... (Message 797960)
    Posted 14 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like one of my rigs had a little fun with this WU......LOL. Ooops.


    You wouldn't need to crunch another WU again!!! Or change that for 1 credit = .01 of a cent.... nice!
    1781) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Another new forum look! (Message 797958)
    Posted 14 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Nice! I like it better than the previous change. I think the links are slightly darker as well. Good for my eyesight...
    1782) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 797954)
    Posted 14 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Luke,
    Apologies for not taking part, but usually, with my usual sense of bad timing, when I have had time the questions have already been answered.

    Andy

    But you can try this


    No worries WinterKnight! Great link you've got there! I liked Questions 3 & 6! For question 3 have a look at: Birthday Paradox

    @ Mumps: It's becoming harder and harder the find problems!!! So I suppose Simple & Trigonometric Functions go hand in hand...

    Well Done to JD! Who scored the point for this question!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 6 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 1/2 Points
    3. BeefDog - 3 1/2 Points
    4. JDWhale - 3 1/2 Points
    5. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    6. Dominique - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. Erni - 1 Point
    9. Lanisa - 1 Point
    10. Sarge - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Now for the finale in Q26...

    Question 26 Part 3 (1 Point) : What is the volume of a dodecahedron with side (of pentagon) equal to 1? Hint: Solve P2, P1 first....

    Luke.
    1783) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 797534)
    Posted 14 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Correct answer for Question 26 Part 1 goes to Lanisa... One MPoint to you!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 6 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 1/2 Points
    3. BeefDog - 3 1/2 Points
    4. JDWhale - 2 1/2 Points
    5. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    6. Dominique - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. Erni - 1 Point
    9. Lanisa - 1 Point
    10. Sarge - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Question 26 Part 2 (1 Point) : What is the area of an equalateral pentagon of side 1? Again, no expressions in trigonometric functions... (Hint: Solve Q26 Part 1 first)

    Luke.
    1784) Message boards : Number crunching : Work is starting to flow. (Message 797529)
    Posted 14 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I recieved about 150 WU's about a few days before the up/download problems. I have about 40 of them left... I just might be able to survive...
    1785) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 797473)
    Posted 13 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NZ.SETI is looking for members...

    We have 5 members already... thank you all!
    But We are still looking for new team members!!! If you once lived or still live in NZ, we want you to join us!!!

    NZ.SETI!
    NZ.SETI!
    NZ.SETI!


    Luke.
    1786) Message boards : Number crunching : HTTP Error (Message 797471)
    Posted 13 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hmmmm --

    All of a sudden, the problem has cleared up. Either I was seeing things, or I happened to kick the right box at the right time. Sorry for the complaint, and thanks for the quick repair ...


    Nope been happening right here right now:

    13/08/2008 22:32:47||Access to reference site succeeded - project servers may be temporarily down.
    13/08/2008 22:33:21|SETI@home|Started download of 16jn08ab.7405.1299.8.8.103
    13/08/2008 22:34:01|SETI@home|Temporarily failed download of 16jn08ab.7405.1299.8.8.103: http error
    13/08/2008 22:34:01|SETI@home|Backing off 40 min 9 sec on download of 16jn08ab.7405.1299.8.8.103
    13/08/2008 22:34:16|SETI@home|Started download of 15jn08ab.7358.2935.9.8.12
    13/08/2008 22:34:28|SETI@home|Temporarily failed download of 15jn08ab.7358.2935.9.8.12: http error
    13/08/2008 22:34:28|SETI@home|Backing off 8 min 5 sec on download of 15jn08ab.7358.2935.9.8.12
    13/08/2008 22:34:31|SETI@home|Started download of 15jn08ab.7358.2935.9.8.30
    13/08/2008 22:34:50|SETI@home|Started upload of 15jn08aa.32225.4980.7.8.60_0_0
    13/08/2008 22:35:02|SETI@home|Temporarily failed download of 15jn08ab.7358.2935.9.8.30: http error

    :-)


    That's what my messages showed about 2 days ago on my dualaptop, although it cleared itself a few hours later, me thinks it has something to do with the Upload/Download probs... Me also thinks the servers are still getting hammered... stick with it...

    Luke.
    1787) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 797405)
    Posted 13 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Fred W gets the 1/2 point! Well Done!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 6 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 1/2 Points
    3. BeefDog - 3 1/2 Points
    4. JDWhale - 2 1/2 Points
    5. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    6. Dominique - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. Erni - 1 Point
    9. Sarge - 1/2 Point
    10. TBD...

    Question 26 (1 Point) : What is the height of a pentagon with side length of 1? No expressions in trigonometric functions please ;)....

    Luke.
    1788) Message boards : Number crunching : WU's not uploading (Message 796202)
    Posted 11 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm getting a different message on my uploads...

    11/08/2008 6:02:33 p.m.|SETI@home|Started upload of 11jn08ab.29238.259163.10.8.57_0_0
    11/08/2008 6:03:57 p.m.|SETI@home|Temporarily failed upload of 11jn08ab.29238.259163.10.8.63_0_0: http error
    11/08/2008 6:03:57 p.m.|SETI@home|Backing off 2 hr 54 min 49 sec on upload of 11jn08ab.29238.259163.10.8.63_0_0

    Mine appears to be different by the http error at the end...

    EDIT : And their deadline is on the 16th! Hope it gets fixed before then...
    1789) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 794718)
    Posted 8 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NZ.SETI has 5 members!

    Give a big round of applause to Will!!

    We are still looking for new team members!!! If you once lived or still live in NZ, we want you to join us!!!

    NZ.SETI!
    NZ.SETI!
    NZ.SETI!


    Luke.
    1790) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 794717)
    Posted 8 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm back, and hopefully for good this time.

    BeefDog has the correct answer, well done BeefDog!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 6 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 Points
    3. BeefDog - 3 1/2 Points
    4. JDWhale - 2 1/2 Points
    5. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    6. Dominique - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. Erni - 1 Point
    9. Sarge - 1/2 Point
    10. TBD...

    Question 25 (1/2 Point): (253*27)/(16-3+9*12)= ???

    Luke.
    1791) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 793144)
    Posted 5 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Any more answers/opinions to Q24? Before I announce a winner?
    1792) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 792780)
    Posted 4 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Correct answer goes to JDWhale!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 6 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 Points
    3. BeefDog - 2 1/2 Points
    4. JDWhale - 2 1/2 Points
    5. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    6. Dominique - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. Erni - 1 Point
    9. Sarge - 1/2 Point
    10. TBD...

    Another one before I leave again...

    Question 24 (1 Point) : You are blindfolded before a table. On the table are a very large number of pennies. You are told 128 of the pennies are heads up and the rest are tails up. How can you create two subgroups of pennies, each with the same number of heads facing up?

    Luke.
    1793) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 791047)
    Posted 1 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Finally, I have reached my (severly underestimated) goal of 50,000 credits!!!! Woo Hoo!

    Also of note:
    1. My Celeron has passed 9,000 credits.
    2. The top guy in my Sign Up Date is starting to slow down, giving me the top RAC in my class... (still on 12th by credit though)
    3. A reached a new record RAC a few days back of 799.16!

    Keep on Crunching Everyone!

    Luke.
    1794) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 791042)
    Posted 1 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm back most of the things have been sorted out. So I have some time on my hands (please note I may be on and off for the next 2 weeks...)

    Erni wins Q22 (1 Point)
    and as per Jason, Sarge is awarded a half point.... Well done guys!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 6 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 Points
    3. BeefDog - 2 1/2 Points
    4. JDWhale - 2 Points
    5. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    6. Dominique - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. Erni - 1 Point
    9. Sarge - 1/2 Point
    10. TBD...

    Question 23: (8*7+3)/17+(91423*2)=
    1795) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 791037)
    Posted 1 Aug 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Beets & everyone else....
    I'm back after my slight detour from the forums. What have I missed?

    Luke.
    1796) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 790008)
    Posted 30 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Everyone! I do not want to desert you at all! But, I have family issues that take priority over SETI and they need sorting out. Fingers crossed I'll have a bit of time in a few days...

    Cya All!
    Luke.
    1797) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 787910)
    Posted 27 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Gold nugget


    Chicken Nugget
    1798) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 787893)
    Posted 27 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    How's Quitting Going Mark?

    Luke.
    1799) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 787870)
    Posted 27 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry Sarge, Jason Gee is correct. The tests are the equal...

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 6 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 Points
    3. BeefDog - 2 1/2 Points
    4. JDWhale - 2 Points
    5. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    6. Dominique - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. TBD...

    Question 22 (1 Point) : Calculus required. At dark is thrown at a dart board of radius 1. The dart can hit anywhere on the board with equal probability. What is the mean distance between where the dart hits and the center?

    Luke.
    1800) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 787869)
    Posted 27 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Gold Medal
    1801) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 787443)
    Posted 26 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Wow... A new record RAC of 707.86! That will possibly be the only time before 2009 that I have over 700 RAC.

    Luke.
    1802) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People IV...... (Message 787290)
    Posted 26 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, Ollie is finally starting to settle in. Zazo & Sonar appear fine with him, He's not phased by the house, and he had his first 'play' outside today.

    Zazo & Sonar lurked out first. Ollie took a look around and explored a bit. I was with him all the time. He went back inside after about 5 minutes. Zazo & Sonar came back about 30 minutes later. It's a big property, so they like to hunt around a bit, but they always come back inside eventually. I only let them out once at 11:00 AM on every Saturday (only when it's sunny). And they come back inside in their own time (usually about 10 Minutes to 3 Hours). Otherwise the Kitty door is shut.

    How's the Other Crunching-Kitties round here?

    Luke.

    1803) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 787277)
    Posted 26 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Isle (of) Man
    1804) Message boards : Number crunching : What's up with NEZ? (Message 787244)
    Posted 26 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NEZ seems to be leveling out now...

    Luke.
    1805) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 787238)
    Posted 26 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Everyone cooled down?

    I don't know how a bottle can be heated up that quick. I didn't invent the question...

    JD wins Q20...

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 5 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 Points
    3. BeefDog - 2 1/2 Points
    4. JDWhale - 2 Points
    5. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    6. Dominique - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. TBD...

    Question 21 (1 Point): A gold mining company is testing locations for its next mine. From location A eight samples were taken of units of gold per ton of ore. The results were 1.23, 1.42, 1.41, 1.62, 1.55, 1.51, 1.60, and 1.76 . From location B six samples were taken with the following results 1.76, 1.41, 1.87, 1.49, 1.67, and 1.81 . It is assumed that the amount of gold in a sample in either location have a standard normal distribution with a fixed, yet unknown, mean and variance, and that the variance in both locations is equal. Test the hypothesis that the mean gold content of both locations is equal. Use a 10% level of significance, in other words assume that if the two means were the same the test would pass 90% of the time.

    (Q22 Preview: Anyone up for a bit of calculus? ;)

    Luke.
    1806) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 787048)
    Posted 25 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    This isn't fair guys and girls!
    I try my best at giving you maths problems to solve, and making sure that the game is fair for everyone.

    Please don't overreact. (Lets not ruin this thread, otherwise I'll be dumping it)

    Luke.
    1807) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 786848)
    Posted 25 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Jason Gee wins Question 19... Which means 1 Point to him. Come on guy's and gal's! You can beat him!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 5 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 Points
    3. JDWhale - 1 1/2 Points
    4. BeefDog - 1 1/2 Points
    5. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    6. Dominique - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. TBD...

    Question 20 (1/2 point): 14*12*6(squared)/3(cubed)*5(Tessarected!?)=?

    Luke.


    I actually posted my answer before Jason!!


    Sorry, BeefDog!!! I missed your post, It was very small!
    I hereby award the point to BeefDog...


    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 5 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 Points
    3. BeefDog - 2 1/2 Points
    4. JDWhale - 1 1/2 Points
    5. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    6. Dominique - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. TBD...

    Question 20 (1/2 point): 14*12*6(squared)/3(cubed)*5(Tessarected!?)=?

    Luke.
    1808) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 786842)
    Posted 25 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Jason Gee wins Question 19... Which means 1 Point to him. Come on guy's and gal's! You can beat him!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 6 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 Points
    3. JDWhale - 1 1/2 Points
    4. BeefDog - 1 1/2 Points
    5. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    6. Dominique - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. TBD...

    Question 20 (1/2 point): 14*12*6(squared)/3(cubed)*5(Tessarected!?)=?

    Luke.
    1809) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 786469)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    News flash

    @Luke-
    nice! Always helps to have the fifth state of matter at your disposal


    Laser Flash

    @Mr. Majestic-
    This is the area of life I'm not so good in... Lets see if I can remember the States of Matter...
    Solid
    Liquid
    Gas
    Ionized Plasma (?)
    Quark-Gluon Plasma (?)
    Bose-Einstein Condensate
    I believe there also might be another one...

    Luke.
    1810) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 786458)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    .1252 Minutes is the correct... Two people reached that answer...

    So I see it like this:

    1/2 Points to BeefDog
    1/2 Points to JD...

    It's only fair, since Beefdog retracted his minutes answer, before re-instating it.

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 5 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 Points
    3. JDWhale - 1 1/2 Points
    4. BeefDog - 1 1/2 Points
    5. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    6. Dominique - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. TBD...

    Question 19 (1 Point):
    Consider a infinite number of parallel lines, spaced one inch apart from each other. If you dropped a one inch toothpick at random on this set of lines what is the probability the toothpick would cross a line?

    Luke.
    1811) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 786277)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi, Mr. M

    Sunny morning, isn´t it?

    Well, it is morning here, but it isn't sunny yet :) It's only 3:09AM here!


    Gosh! 3:09 AM! Right now it's 7:11 PM 24 July over here!

    Luke.


    Oh! Hi Luke!!! :]]

    Sorry, didn't see you when I posted. :]

    I am 'celebrating' my first full week of abstinence. I'm going to save a ton of money if I Can break this addiction full-time.


    No need to apologize my friend! My post was slightly after yours.

    One full week! Gosh. Go, Go, Beets!
    I can better that by saying: "I haven't had sleep for a week!" Gosh my new cat is crazy. He's only finally learned that night is 'Sleep Time'.

    How's your cat Beets?

    Luke.


    Tippy "the Cat from Hell" is having lots of fun! After her teats grew three times as long as they were and reddish around their base, I was expecting a litter any day now. But it hasn't happened! I'm mean, her belly is no larger than it was before. I'm starting to think that ugly male hybrid shot blanks.

    So, I let her go out most of the day, and now we get along fine. LOL

    About breaking my addiction. I've gone without television for a week now! My cable company just got too darn greedy. I've been having withdrawal symptoms, but I think it's going to be good for me to pass COMPLETELY on the "Boob Tube".

    Anyway, all I can say is: HOORAY!!!


    I get most of my Television on the Internet now. Ever since my broadband came along...

    Cable's equivalent in NZ is "Sky TV" it provides about 100 channels when all put together. And it costs how much???? Up to $250 NZ ($200 US) a month....

    I can see why you quit it Beets....

    Luke.



    Yep, we've got to start teaching those greedy pr***s a lesson by boycott!

    When I'm in the mood for watching movies, for example, I just pick up a batch of used DVDs. For under $30 total, I just picked up

    - Tristan & Isolde
    - Next of Kin
    - North Country
    - Natalie
    - The Last King of Scotland

    not bad, eh?




    Too True Beets. I think eventually TV's will evolve into a Media type PC.

    A fair line up of DVD's you got there Beets.
    All of them have a good rating on IMDB. 7.8/10 for The Last King of Scotland. Should be quite good!

    Luke.


    Heh. Thanks!

    It's part of my remaining addiction that I like to check out the TV guide online and laugh about all the junk they're charging other people for close to $100/month. I get a kick out of it! LOL




    LOL!

    Sky seems to have:

    7 Sports Channels
    4 Movie Channels (Hmmm... wouldn't mind that though! But not at the cost of $80 Per Month!)
    And about 90 Other Channels that no one ever uses.

    Luke.


    EDIT: Good Night Beets! This has been a good chat we've had!

    Luke.
    1812) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 786273)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Another RAC Record (as of 30 Seconds ago):

    636.93 beating 635.07 by 1.86....

    Luke.

    You are very precise in your records :) Congrats and thank you for the good wishes.


    Oh I've always been a fan of Math. Only I wish I could count the amount of cat hairs I pick up with the vacuum every day!

    G'Night Majestic!

    Luke.
    1813) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 786270)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    = good fun :)

    any way, back on topic.......
    liquid substance


    Isn't Just!!!
    Shame it's two words. Well in the thread description it says "Similar Word"... So I'll Say:

    Bose-Einstein Condensate.

    Luke.
    1814) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 786264)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi, Mr. M

    Sunny morning, isn´t it?

    Well, it is morning here, but it isn't sunny yet :) It's only 3:09AM here!


    Gosh! 3:09 AM! Right now it's 7:11 PM 24 July over here!

    Luke.


    Oh! Hi Luke!!! :]]

    Sorry, didn't see you when I posted. :]

    I am 'celebrating' my first full week of abstinence. I'm going to save a ton of money if I Can break this addiction full-time.


    No need to apologize my friend! My post was slightly after yours.

    One full week! Gosh. Go, Go, Beets!
    I can better that by saying: "I haven't had sleep for a week!" Gosh my new cat is crazy. He's only finally learned that night is 'Sleep Time'.

    How's your cat Beets?

    Luke.


    Tippy "the Cat from Hell" is having lots of fun! After her teats grew three times as long as they were and reddish around their base, I was expecting a litter any day now. But it hasn't happened! I'm mean, her belly is no larger than it was before. I'm starting to think that ugly male hybrid shot blanks.

    So, I let her go out most of the day, and now we get along fine. LOL

    About breaking my addiction. I've gone without television for a week now! My cable company just got too darn greedy. I've been having withdrawal symptoms, but I think it's going to be good for me to pass COMPLETELY on the "Boob Tube".

    Anyway, all I can say is: HOORAY!!!


    I get most of my Television on the Internet now. Ever since my broadband came along...

    Cable's equivalent in NZ is "Sky TV" it provides about 100 channels when all put together. And it costs how much???? Up to $250 NZ ($200 US) a month....

    I can see why you quit it Beets....

    Luke.



    Yep, we've got to start teaching those greedy pr***s a lesson by boycott!

    When I'm in the mood for watching movies, for example, I just pick up a batch of used DVDs. For under $30 total, I just picked up

    - Tristan & Isolde
    - Next of Kin
    - North Country
    - Natalie
    - The Last King of Scotland

    not bad, eh?




    Too True Beets. I think eventually TV's will evolve into a Media type PC.

    A fair line up of DVD's you got there Beets.
    All of them have a good rating on IMDB. 7.8/10 for The Last King of Scotland. Should be quite good!

    Luke.
    1815) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 786252)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Another RAC Record (as of 30 Seconds ago):

    636.93 beating 635.07 by 1.86....

    Luke.
    1816) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 786248)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    nitrogen compound


    Liquid Nitrogen...
    1817) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 786245)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    gas pump


    Do I have to? lol. Either way we're back to where we were before!!!
    Fine:

    Nitrogen Pump
    1818) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 786241)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hose Leak.

    gas leak


    Gas Mains.
    1819) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 786240)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi, Mr. M

    Sunny morning, isn´t it?

    Well, it is morning here, but it isn't sunny yet :) It's only 3:09AM here!


    Gosh! 3:09 AM! Right now it's 7:11 PM 24 July over here!

    Luke.


    Oh! Hi Luke!!! :]]

    Sorry, didn't see you when I posted. :]

    I am 'celebrating' my first full week of abstinence. I'm going to save a ton of money if I Can break this addiction full-time.


    No need to apologize my friend! My post was slightly after yours.

    One full week! Gosh. Go, Go, Beets!
    I can better that by saying: "I haven't had sleep for a week!" Gosh my new cat is crazy. He's only finally learned that night is 'Sleep Time'.

    How's your cat Beets?

    Luke.


    Tippy "the Cat from Hell" is having lots of fun! After her teats grew three times as long as they were and reddish around their base, I was expecting a litter any day now. But it hasn't happened! I'm mean, her belly is no larger than it was before. I'm starting to think that ugly male hybrid shot blanks.

    So, I let her go out most of the day, and now we get along fine. LOL

    About breaking my addiction. I've gone without television for a week now! My cable company just got too darn greedy. I've been having withdrawal symptoms, but I think it's going to be good for me to pass COMPLETELY on the "Boob Tube".

    Anyway, all I can say is: HOORAY!!!


    I get most of my Television on the Internet now. Ever since my broadband came along...

    Cable's equivalent in NZ is "Sky TV" it provides about 100 channels when all put together. And it costs how much???? Up to $250 NZ ($200 US) a month....

    I can see why you quit it Beets....

    Luke.

    1820) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 786234)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hose Leak.
    1821) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 786228)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Water Pump
    1822) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 786226)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    owlieness- now there's you a good word :)


    ...Anyone up for some FreeRice? ;-)
    1823) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 786219)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi, Mr. M

    Sunny morning, isn´t it?

    Well, it is morning here, but it isn't sunny yet :) It's only 3:09AM here!


    Gosh! 3:09 AM! Right now it's 7:11 PM 24 July over here!

    Luke.


    Oh! Hi Luke!!! :]]

    Sorry, didn't see you when I posted. :]

    I am 'celebrating' my first full week of abstinence. I'm going to save a ton of money if I Can break this addiction full-time.


    No need to apologize my friend! My post was slightly after yours.

    One full week! Gosh. Go, Go, Beets!
    I can better that by saying: "I haven't had sleep for a week!" Gosh my new cat is crazy. He's only finally learned that night is 'Sleep Time'.

    How's your cat Beets?

    Luke.
    1824) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 786207)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi, Mr. M

    Sunny morning, isn´t it?

    Well, it is morning here, but it isn't sunny yet :) It's only 3:09AM here!


    Gosh! 3:09 AM! Right now it's 7:11 PM 24 July over here!

    Luke.

    EDIT: Hey Beets!
    1825) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 786151)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NZ.SETI has reached a 2000 RAC!!!

    Well Done to all 4 Team Members!!! Also, congratulations to Speedy for passing 1000 RAC!!!

    We are looking for new team members!!! If you once lived or still live in NZ, we want you to join us!!!

    NZ.SETI!
    NZ.SETI!
    NZ.SETI!


    Luke.
    1826) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 786145)
    Posted 24 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    BeefDog, what is your final answer? .1252 minutes or .1252 hours?

    Luke.
    1827) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 785880)
    Posted 23 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, with the last update, I have hit a record RAC of 635.07 - This was not easy! Only topping my previous record by 2. I might be able to go for 650 if I pull really hard.

    Congratulations on everyone elses milestones!

    Luke.

    Congrats Luke, and all others! When I was running only my small Compaq computer I remember how hard it can be to get around 635.


    Congratulations on your 150k Mr. Majestic/ Albert. I wish I could have as much credit as you do!
    {edit} just out of curiosity, do you run the new V8 app?
    Luke.

    In time you will! And believe me, you will be overjoyed when you finally reach that first 100k!


    Oh Yes, 100k will be grand! Although I can see myself having a Nehalem up and running by March 09. I can wish on.... 24" Dual Screens, Wireless Apple Keyboard, 4 GB DDR3 RAM (If compatible...) WISH ON LUKE!
    Any chances for you of a new rig?

    Luke.

    If my job interview goes well, then yes. I am planning on building a nice quad core. Now I just need this job!


    Great! Best of Luck to you then!
    Ay ay ay... I've gotta' get to work in a few minutes. Darn!

    Luke.
    1828) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 785879)
    Posted 23 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Fred had the correct answer, Jason basically defined it. I see it as:
    1 Point to Fred,
    1/2 Point to Jason.

    Congratulations both of you!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 5 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 4 Points
    3. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1 Point
    5. Dominique - 1 Point
    6. BeefDog - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. TBD...

    Question 18: You need to warm milk in a baby bottle from its initial temperature of 15 degrees centigrade to 25 degrees. You put the bottle in a pot of boiling water which stays at constant temperature of 100 degrees. The thickness and conductivity of the bottle are such that the initial rate of heat transfer is 85 degrees per minute. However heat transfer is proportional to the difference between the temperature of the milk and the water. How many minutes will it take to heat the bottle to 25 degrees?

    Luke.
    1829) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 785877)
    Posted 23 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, with the last update, I have hit a record RAC of 635.07 - This was not easy! Only topping my previous record by 2. I might be able to go for 650 if I pull really hard.

    Congratulations on everyone elses milestones!

    Luke.

    Congrats Luke, and all others! When I was running only my small Compaq computer I remember how hard it can be to get around 635.


    Congratulations on your 150k Mr. Majestic/ Albert. I wish I could have as much credit as you do!
    {edit} just out of curiosity, do you run the new V8 app?
    Luke.

    In time you will! And believe me, you will be overjoyed when you finally reach that first 100k!


    Oh Yes, 100k will be grand! Although I can see myself having a Nehalem up and running by March 09. I can wish on.... 24" Dual Screens, Wireless Apple Keyboard, 4 GB DDR3 RAM (If compatible...) WISH ON LUKE!
    Any chances for you of a new rig?

    Luke.
    1830) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 785864)
    Posted 23 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, with the last update, I have hit a record RAC of 635.07 - This was not easy! Only topping my previous record by 2. I might be able to go for 650 if I pull really hard.

    Congratulations on everyone elses milestones!

    Luke.

    Congrats Luke, and all others! When I was running only my small Compaq computer I remember how hard it can be to get around 635.


    Congratulations on your 150k Mr. Majestic/ Albert. I wish I could have as much credit as you do!

    Luke.
    1831) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 785743)
    Posted 23 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done to Zach! 1 Point... why don't you stick around, eh?

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 5 Points
    2. Fred - 3 Points
    3. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1 Point
    5. Dominique - 1 Point
    6. BeefDog - 1 Point
    7. Zach Parker - 1 Point
    8. TBD...

    The Standings table looks a bit lackluster right now don't ya' think?! Five people on one point!

    Fred, you were behind by about 1 minute, try again on the next question, eh!

    Question 17: You are the foreman in charge of license plate production. Your equipment can produce two different gauges of steel, one weighing about 90% of the other. Normally you use the heavier gauge but one week you leave that responsibility to someone else who sets the gauge randomly every day. After a week you realize that some days the license plates may have been made of the lighter gauge steel. Every days license plates are kept in separate piles. You may use a digital scale once which will give an exact weight of whatever you decide to weigh. Assume that the heavy gauge license plates weigh 1 unit each and the light ones 0.9 units each. You may use the scale only once. How many license plates from each pile should you put on the scale?

    Luke.


    1832) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 785734)
    Posted 23 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Having a look through all the posts, I see BeefDog won it, well done BeefDog!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 5 Points
    2. Fred - 2 1/2 Points
    3. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1 Point
    5. Dominique - 1 Point
    6. BeefDog - 1 Point
    7. TBD...

    Question 15: (1285*253)/1734+3.1415926=?

    Luke.

    Q15: 190.630058574625

    F.


    Fred gets that Half-point... He's now gaining in on Jason!

    Can You Read This?
    1. Jason Gee - 5 Points
    2. Fred - 3 Points
    3. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1 Point
    5. Dominique - 1 Point
    6. BeefDog - 1 Point
    7. TBD...

    Question 16: A box contains two coins. One coin is heads on both sides and the other is heads on one side and tails on the other. One coin is selected from the box at random and the face of one side is observed. If the face is heads what is the probability that the other side is heads?

    Luke.

    Q16: 0.5

    F.


    Wrong! This question is gonna cause a lot of outrage...

    Luke.
    1833) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 785722)
    Posted 23 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, with the last update, I have hit a record RAC of 635.07 - This was not easy! Only topping my previous record by 2. I might be able to go for 650 if I pull really hard.

    Congratulations on everyone elses milestones!

    Luke.
    1834) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 785719)
    Posted 23 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    Good-night, sweet Prince; and flights of angels sing thee to thy Kid-friendly rest! LOL




    Good Night Beets. *HORROR* Thursday tomorrow and my job....

    Luke.
    1835) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 785689)
    Posted 23 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    One of our many joys here: great friends from far away! We welcome new member -----Luke-------- from beautiful New Zealand.







    And that, Dear Friends, are just a few memories from the cafe in days gone by. May we have lots of fun here in days to come!!!


    GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!


    This proves that I'm always gonna' be a newbie!!! lol.
    Thanks for the new thread Beets!
    And I raise a glass to your Dad. May he long live on in you, Beets!

    Cheers,
    Luke.
    1836) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XVI***** (Message 785644)
    Posted 23 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Woo Hoo! A new Cafe! All brand new and polished! Ya' server whiskey here?

    Go Beets!

    Luke.
    1837) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 785626)
    Posted 23 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Having a look through all the posts, I see BeefDog won it, well done BeefDog!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 5 Points
    2. Fred - 2 1/2 Points
    3. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1 Point
    5. Dominique - 1 Point
    6. BeefDog - 1 Point
    7. TBD...

    Question 15: (1285*253)/1734+3.1415926=?

    Luke.

    Q15: 190.630058574625

    F.


    Fred gets that Half-point... He's now gaining in on Jason!

    Can You Read This?
    1. Jason Gee - 5 Points
    2. Fred - 3 Points
    3. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1 Point
    5. Dominique - 1 Point
    6. BeefDog - 1 Point
    7. TBD...

    Question 16: A box contains two coins. One coin is heads on both sides and the other is heads on one side and tails on the other. One coin is selected from the box at random and the face of one side is observed. If the face is heads what is the probability that the other side is heads?

    Luke.
    1838) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 785478)
    Posted 22 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NZ.SETI - The National Team of New Zealand!

    Well Done all NZ.SETI Team Members!!! We now have a team that has over 65,000 credits & over 2000 RAC!!! Congratulations Team!

    To all of you, Thank You!

    So come on, if your a Kiwi, join us!

    NZ.SETI - The national team of New Zealand....


    Luke.
    1839) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 785477)
    Posted 22 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Having a look through all the posts, I see BeefDog won it, well done BeefDog!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 5 Points
    2. Fred - 2 1/2 Points
    3. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1 Point
    5. Dominique - 1 Point
    6. BeefDog - 1 Point
    7. TBD...

    Question 15: (1285*253)/1734+3.1415926=?

    Luke.
    1840) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 784967)
    Posted 21 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    OK... out of Fred's ability to poke fun at the smallest fixture or error I post ;-) I award him a half point! Well Done (and don't do it again! :D)

    Onto a more serious matter...
    Q13 is won by Jason Gee with the answer: 1/101. Well Done! 1 Point....

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 5 Points
    2. Fred - 2 Points
    3. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1 Point
    5. Dominique - 1 Point
    6. TBD...

    Question 14 (Which I leave with you for the next 9 hours) 1/2 Point:
    (23562*24/5)+(732*732/365.52)=

    Luke.

    Q14: 114563.5225


    Well Done Fred! Another correct answer!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 5 Points
    2. Fred - 2 1/2 Points
    3. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1 Point
    5. Dominique - 1 Point
    6. TBD...

    Now for a one pointer...

    Q14: Integral calculus and probability required. Assume that a pregnant woman's probability of giving birth to a girl is p, where p is determined at the mother's birth according to a uniform distribution from 0.4 to 0.6 . If the woman's first child is a girl what is the probability her next child will also be a girl?

    Luke.
    1841) Message boards : Cafe SETI : New Moderator (Message 784963)
    Posted 21 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congratulations Uli! This is no doubt a very good decision by the staff/mods!

    Have fun!

    Luke.
    1842) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 784803)
    Posted 20 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NZ.SETI - The National Team of New Zealand!

    Well Done all NZ.SETI Team Members!!! We now have a team that has over 60,000 credits & over 1700 RAC!!! Congratulations Team!

    To all of you, Thank You!

    So come on, if your a Kiwi, join us!

    NZ.SETI - The national team of New Zealand....


    Luke.
    1843) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 784664)
    Posted 20 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good Night everyone! I'm off for a early night... dreading tomorrow! It's gonna be Monday over here, yikes! At least I like what I do for a job!

    *Signing Off*

    Luke.

    1844) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 784663)
    Posted 20 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    OK... out of Fred's ability to poke fun at the smallest fixture or error I post ;-) I award him a half point! Well Done (and don't do it again! :D)

    Onto a more serious matter...
    Q13 is won by Jason Gee with the answer: 1/101. Well Done! 1 Point....

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 5 Points
    2. Fred - 2 Points
    3. Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1 Point
    5. Dominique - 1 Point
    6. TBD...

    Question 14 (Which I leave with you for the next 9 hours) 1/2 Point:
    (23562*24/5)+(732*732/365.52)=

    Luke.
    1845) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 784655)
    Posted 20 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I concur that Fred got that point ;D (Uh-oh he's catching up.. better try another soon)

    Hiya Jason.....working on that new Astrokitty app yet? Or just takin' a breather since getting the SSE online?


    I declare this maths thread fully Astrokitty compatible! *BSOD*
    1846) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 784653)
    Posted 20 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    How's it holding up Mark?

    I've been hearing you snuck a few *Gasp* on your trip away from the SETI boards ;-) lol. But the past don't matter... it's what you do know that counts...

    Luke.
    1847) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 784649)
    Posted 20 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm only following this link: Question 13

    Fred - You Wanna' Point? ;)

    Luke.

    Since points have as much purchasing power in Asda (WalMart) as cobblestones, not too concerned about that. Just wanted to understand where either of my solutions was wrong.

    F.


    Not wrong... no, no, no! Just... officially unofficial may I say... lol.

    Luke.
    1848) Message boards : Number crunching : What's up with NEZ? (Message 784645)
    Posted 20 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NEZ now 4th by RAC. Who's up for a bet that NEZ will go dark? ;-)

    (Truly doubt it though... ;-)

    Luke.

    That would be a loss.......hope it does not come true...........

    But with all the secrecy about NEZ and his covert crunching, it's hard to tell what might be going on.......


    I'd donate to SETI for an interview with him.....

    (Where's Misfit???... ;-)
    1849) Message boards : Number crunching : What's up with NEZ? (Message 784643)
    Posted 20 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NEZ now 4th by RAC. Who's up for a bet that NEZ will go dark? ;-)

    (Truly doubt it though... ;-)

    Luke.
    1850) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 784642)
    Posted 20 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm only following this link: Question 13

    Fred - You Wanna' Point? ;)

    Luke.
    1851) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 784566)
    Posted 20 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Lots of replies... I see the correct answer goes to Dominique with her solution. Well Done!!!

    Also - A big thank you to everyone else!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 4 Points
    2. Fred - 1 1/2 Point
    3. The Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1 Point
    5. Dominique - 1 Point
    6. TBD...

    Question 13: There exists a small town of 101 people in which John and Richard are running for mayor. Each person in the town (including the two running) cast their vote based on the toss of a fair coin. As the ballots are counted the results are reported vote by vote. The final result is 51 votes for Richard and 50 for John. What is the probability that as the votes were being counted Richard was always ahead?

    Luke.
    1852) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 784217)
    Posted 19 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    15 Million for the kitties!!!!!! And all Seti!!!
    And the RAC is on the mend.........
    Hope to be back over 47k sometime soon...........


    You'll be at 20M in no time at all...
    When I joined back in 06, you had about 1.5 M...

    Luke.

    8 years come the kitties to Seti.....


    What about all the months from July 2000 to Dec 2006? Did you crunch?
    Coz' the majority of all yor credits have been in the past two years...

    Luke.
    1853) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 784214)
    Posted 19 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    15 Million for the kitties!!!!!! And all Seti!!!
    And the RAC is on the mend.........
    Hope to be back over 47k sometime soon...........


    You'll be at 20M in no time at all...
    When I joined back in 06, you had about 1.5 M...

    Luke.
    1854) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 784105)
    Posted 18 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NZ.SETI - The National Team of New Zealand!

    Well Done all NZ.SETI Team Members!!! We now have a team that has over 55,000 credits & over 1500 RAC!!! Congratulations Team!

    To all of you, Thank You!

    So come on, if your a Kiwi, join us!

    NZ.SETI - The national team of New Zealand....


    Luke.
    1855) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 784097)
    Posted 18 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    After a long time, I broke 40,000 credits!!! Woohoo!
    Onto 50k, my (severly underestimated) goal!

    Also of mention:
    1) 623rd in New Zealand

    2) Into the top 120,000 in the World for SETI

    3) 18th in Sign-Up Date

    Kudos on everyone else s milestones

    Luke.
    1856) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy Birthday Uli ! (Message 784086)
    Posted 18 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Happy Birthday Uli!

    Have a good one!

    Luke.
    1857) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 784085)
    Posted 18 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    For that question, I will award JD & Jason a 1/2 Point.... Well Done both of you!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 4 Points
    2. Fred - 1 1/2 Point
    3. The Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1 Point
    5. TBD...

    Question 12 (1 Point) : Four people need to cross a bridge at night. The bridge is only strong enough to hold at most two people at once. Because it is night a flashlight must be used for all crossings. It takes person A ten minutes to cross, person B five minutes, person C two minutes, and person D one minute. If two cross at the same time they must walk at the slower man's pace. How can you get everyone across in 17 minutes?

    Luke.
    1858) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 783227)
    Posted 17 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    rocket fuel


    Bio Fuel
    1859) Message boards : Number crunching : Your longest "uptime"? (Message 783226)
    Posted 17 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Uptime on my dualappie??? 20 Hours..... I'm aiming for a day soon! lol...

    Luke.

    1860) Message boards : Number crunching : What's up with NEZ? (Message 783195)
    Posted 17 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I really do not believe that one person could hold 1.5 Million RAC of rigs in his home.... Business PC's?

    Luke.

    EDIT: Good point stated by KenzieB, he could be a group of people. But then again... he did have a post once that said something along the lines of this: Someone posted a good conspiracy theory about me once...

    Obviously that post got deleted with the siphoning a while back.


    Yup, I agree, Nez is a group (probably corporate, possibly government.) But somewhere there is a guy (or girl) with his (or her) finger on the button. . .(and to answer the occasional post.)

    So somewhere, at the end of the chain, is a human being. . .

    who is likely having a good laugh at all of us right about now


    True. Shame is that all we know is that he/she/ET/Corp./Gov is from America.
    1.5 Million RAC was his max output. Assuming he runs lots of average 8-core Macs @ 10,000 RAC, would mean he'd have to run 150 of them.... That's alot of PC's... er.... I mean Macs!

    Luke.
    1861) Message boards : Number crunching : What's up with NEZ? (Message 783187)
    Posted 17 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I really do not believe that one person could hold 1.5 Million RAC of rigs in his home.... Business PC's?

    Luke.

    EDIT: Good point stated by KenzieB, he could be a group of people. But then again... he did have a post once that said something along the lines of this: Someone posted a good conspiracy theory about me once...

    Obviously that post got deleted with the siphoning a while back.
    1862) Message boards : Number crunching : What's up with NEZ? (Message 783136)
    Posted 17 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Everyone.... It's official, NEZ is now second best in RAC to Octavian. The tyrannous reign of NEZ is starting to end....

    Luke.
    1863) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Forum Temporarily Locked (Message 783133)
    Posted 17 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you Mods & Admins. It's sure not the easiest job in the world....

    Luke.
    1864) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 783130)
    Posted 17 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Jason wins again! Come on everyone else, catch him up!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 3 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 1 Point
    3. The Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1/2 Point
    5. TBD...

    Question 10 (1/2 Point):

    (8(cubed)*12)/(15.3+2.123)=?

    Luke.

    Q10: 352.6373

    F.


    Ok, after the long closure, I announce Fred the winner of that Question!
    Well Done Fred!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 3 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 1 1/2 Point
    3. The Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1/2 Point
    5. TBD...

    Question 11: 843.8*762/13.33=?

    Luke.
    1865) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 782847)
    Posted 15 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NZ.SETI - The National Team of New Zealand!

    Just 1 and a half months after it's creation, NZ.SETI already has 4 members, a RAC of 1300, and credits over 50,000!

    A list of members is as follows:
    Luke
    Speedy
    Jeremy List
    Peter

    To all of you, Thank You!

    So come on, if your a Kiwi, join us!

    NZ.SETI - The national team of New Zealand....




    Luke from NZ.SETI
    1866) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Laser Pointers Thread (Message 782379)
    Posted 13 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    have you ever thought of making you're own?


    Ah.... If I had the time to do a bit of homework and then assemble it... How hard is it, by chance? I'm not dedicated to lasers, it's just a hobby...

    Luke.
    1867) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 782378)
    Posted 13 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Jason wins again! Come on everyone else, catch him up!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 3 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 1 Point
    3. The Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1/2 Point
    5. TBD...

    Question 10 (1/2 Point):

    (8(cubed)*12)/(15.3+2.123)=?

    Luke.
    1868) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Laser Pointers Thread (Message 782346)
    Posted 13 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The title Says it all:

    200mW Laser Burning Things

    Luke.
    1869) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 782096)
    Posted 13 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NZ.SETI - The National Team of New Zealand!

    Just 1 and a half moths after it's creation, NZ.SETI already has 4 members, a RAC of 1200, and credits over 40,000!

    A list of members is as follows:
    Luke
    Speedy
    Jeremy List
    Peter

    To all of you, Thank You!

    So come on, if your a Kiwi, join us!

    NZ.SETI - The national team of New Zealand....




    Luke from NZ.SETI
    1870) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 782064)
    Posted 13 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I make that: 2624.3932 (to 4 decimal places)


    Congratulations Jason!
    Fred, you were off by a hair!

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 2 1/2 Points
    2. Fred - 1 Point
    3. The Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1/2 Point
    5. TBD...

    A one-pointer:

    Question 9:
    Fifty contestants for the Miss America pageant were arranged in ten rows and five columns on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. One viewer of this display noticed that of the tallest women in each column that Miss Maryland was the shortest of the five. Another viewer noticed that of the shortest women in each row that Miss Nevada was the tallest of the ten. There are no ties, all fifty women have different heights. Who is taller, Miss Maryland or Miss Nevada?

    Luke.
    1871) Message boards : Number crunching : Credits Given per WU (Message 782060)
    Posted 13 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The thread Estimates and Deadlines Revisited will maybe give you some insight into the non-lineararity of the AR/CR curve.

    Credits are calculated from the number of Floating Point operations (FPops or FLops) performed to process the unit. But FLops are not equal, think difficulty Add and Multiply Versus Divide and Sqrt.
    Also the processing performed at different AR's is different, e.g. Gaussians are only looked for in the central part of the AR curve.


    Thanks for the thread WinterKnight....

    Luke.
    1872) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People IV...... (Message 782058)
    Posted 13 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, well, well...

    Zazo doesn't appear to be hissing at Ollie anymore.... they just walk past each other....

    Ollie is still a bit timid of the lounge and dining room... and the other small rooms of the house... and still feels most comfortable in my bedroom and the Study...

    I'll keep you updated...

    Luke.
    1873) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 782056)
    Posted 13 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello everyone!

    About 6:30 PM now, just started cooking dinner...

    Zazo & Sonar don't seem to mind the new cat (Ollie) in the house now... it's been roughly 5 days since he was brought home from the shelter...

    So he appears to be fitting in fine... all good news...

    How is everyone else???

    Luke.
    1874) Message boards : Number crunching : Credits Given per WU (Message 781967)
    Posted 13 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Everyone
    I do not seem to understand how credit is given per every WU... I have also done a bit of searching through my pending credit and have discovered these main types of WU's:
    19 credits = seem to be shorter WU's running in at about 500-100 seconds on my machine.
    50 credits = Running in @ 2500-3300 seconds.
    52 credits = Appear to be the same as WU's with 50 given credits.
    63 credits = Takes about 4000-4500 seconds.
    78 credits = Takes the same time as WU's with 63 given credits...

    Not all of this seems to match up by time, is there another factor involved that determines the outcome and granted credit?

    Luke.
    1875) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 781829)
    Posted 12 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done to JDWhale! 1/2 Point to you...

    Standings
    1. Jason Gee - 2 Point
    2. Fred - 1 Point
    3. The Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. JDWhale - 1/2 Point
    5. TBD...

    As to be consistent to American markup...
    Addition = +
    Subtraction = -
    Multiplication = *
    Division = /


    Question 8: 1/2 a Point:

    (220*3.4/18)*(821/13)=?

    Luke.


    1876) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Laser Pointers Thread (Message 781821)
    Posted 12 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    What a 50 Watt laser looks like....



    Luke.
    1877) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People IV...... (Message 781812)
    Posted 12 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    That's purely insane. So what?! at least 250 kitties in all the shelters...!???
    Luckily, I know my cat's are neutered.

    Dropped of a bag of "Hill's Science Diet" kibble and litter to the Wellington Shelter yesterday. 8 cats they have. 6 at the Kapiti Shelter. Wellington Shelter has a carrying capacity of 50 cats.... Kapiti has a capacity of 40... my my my...

    I can't express my emotion into words for those 250 kitties in Mark's region/state. Just "Oh my gosh."

    Luke.
    1878) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 781410)
    Posted 10 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done to Jason Gee!... 1 Point... He takes the lead...

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 2 Point
    2. Fred - 1 Point
    3. The Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. TBD...

    Question 7 (1/2 Point):

    (7x8*6)+(8x7(cubed)+15)x0.8=?

    Luke.

    Can you be consistent with symbols, please? Is mutiplication "x" or "*"?

    F.


    Multiplication = x
    Division = *

    Luke.

    Hmmm. Thanks. First time I've seen that symbol used for division. In that case, shouldn't this question be worth 1*2 Point?

    F.


    Lol, 1/2 refers to the fraction...
    In NZ we use +,-,x,*...

    Luke.
    1879) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 781404)
    Posted 10 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done to Jason Gee!... 1 Point... He takes the lead...

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 2 Point
    2. Fred - 1 Point
    3. The Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. TBD...

    Question 7 (1/2 Point):

    (7x8*6)+(8x7(cubed)+15)x0.8=?

    Luke.

    Can you be consistent with symbols, please? Is mutiplication "x" or "*"?

    F.


    Multiplication = x
    Division = *

    Luke.
    1880) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 781385)
    Posted 10 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done to Jason Gee!... 1 Point... He takes the lead...

    Standings:
    1. Jason Gee - 2 Point
    2. Fred - 1 Point
    3. The Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. TBD...

    Question 7 (1/2 Point):

    (7x8*6)+(8x7(cubed)+15)x0.8=?

    Luke.
    1881) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People IV...... (Message 781381)
    Posted 10 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    congrats Luke- 3 is definitely a magical number with the kitties.
    I have 3 girls myself.


    Thanks MzSnowLeopard...
    In the 96 hours I've had her, I've got about 12-16 hours of sleep...
    But he is a cool-little-kitty...
    1 Year old, You can still see the kitten in him...

    Luke.
    1882) Message boards : Number crunching : Validators down (Message 781235)
    Posted 9 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    No WU's just when my laptop finished crunching 150 of them...
    Also - In the past day SETI has been down 3 times at least as well.

    Luke.
    1883) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 781077)
    Posted 9 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NZ.SETI - The National Team of New Zealand!

    One month after it's creation, NZ.SETI already has 4 members, a RAC of 1200, and credits over 40,000!

    A list of members is as follows:
    Luke
    Speedy
    Jeremy List
    Peter

    To all of you, Thank You!

    So come on, if your a Kiwi, join us!

    NZ.SETI - The national team of New Zealand....




    Luke from NZ.SETI
    1884) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Laser Pointers Thread (Message 781068)
    Posted 9 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    A Good comparison between battery and laser... here is a 50mW 'True' Green Laser @ 532nm...

    1885) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 781067)
    Posted 9 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    3560


    Well Done Gas Giant! Can you solve this one?...

    Standings:
    1. Fred - 1 Point
    2. Jason Gee - 1 Point
    3. The Gas Giant - 1 Point
    4. TBD...

    Question 6 (1 Point):
    On the first day of a new job, a colleague invites you around for a barbecue. As the two of you arrive at his home, a young boy throws open the door to welcome his father. “My other two kids will be home soon!” remarks your colleague.

    Waiting in the kitchen while your colleague gets some drinks from the basement, you notice a letter from the principal of the local school tacked to the noticeboard. “Dear Parents,” it begins, “This is the time of year when I write to all parents, such as yourselves, who have a girl or girls in the school, asking you to volunteer your time to help the girls' soccer team.” “Hmmm,” you think to yourself, “clearly they have at least one of each!”

    This, of course, leaves two possibilities: two boys and a girl, or two girls and a boy. Are these two possibilities equally likely, or is one more likely than the other?

    Note: This is not a trick puzzle. You should assume all things that it seems you're meant to assume, and not assume things that you aren't told to assume. If things can easily be imagined in either of two ways, you should assume that they are equally likely. For example, you may be able to imagine a reason that a colleague with two boys and a girl would be more likely to have invited you to dinner than one with two girls and a boy. If so, this would affect the probabilities of the two possibilities. But if your imagination is that good, you can probably imagine the opposite as well. You should assume that any such extra information not mentioned in the story is not available.

    Luke.
    1886) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People IV...... (Message 781063)
    Posted 9 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:


    Zazo's cooled down, Sonar is just sitting there. They're separated now. Just giving Zazo a rub under his neck. I just hope I get some sleep tonight... And that Ollie doesn't get the snuffles...

    Here's the link to Orlando's adoption page at the shelter (funny, coz' it says on the webpage a 'quiet' home, the staff described him as a happy, boisterous cat who likes company & is fine with other cats)...
    Orlando's adoption page...

    Luke.

    (I need sleep, work today was horrible....)





    LOL....get some rest...I'm 'bout to retire with the kitties for the night as well....
    Don't get too frustrated if it takes Ollie some time to settle in...
    Lori's Starbucks is just now starting to settle into the routine and sleep at night with her and the other kitties.....
    It will be worth it. Take care my friend.


    Thanks, I need a time to relax. but he seems more settled in today, 26 hours since he was introduced....

    When Ziggy moved in, he was allowed only in my son's room with his pappy. No doggies for a few days. Then we opened the room, with him safely in a kitty cage, they became friends. Did the same for Contessa the stink (don't ask) in my room.
    Just a matter of how you respect them, because they will give you 150% more.
    Just MHO.


    Thanks uli, He now seems comfortable around Sonar, he tried to walk in before, I let him, no Zazo though. He also seems happy in the study, and my bedroom. So he's a dual kitty now. Just munching away on some "Hill's Premium" kibble currently...

    Luke.
    1887) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People IV...... (Message 781048)
    Posted 9 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like my Ziggy, no wonder you couldn't say no.


    He's a beautiful cat, already after about two hours, he trusts me completely.

    Wonderful Luke!!! I just luv an orange tabby. I am sure that Ollie says 'thank you' for saving him from the shelter. Thank you from my kitties too for giving him a new home.
    He looks like a real cool kitty.


    Thanks Mark,
    No fights yet, perhaps a few hisses from Zazo, Sonar doesn't seem to mind. Right now he's in the study room, I've given him lots of company, kibble, and water, and kitty litter. Also brought a new scratching post. Didn't get a wink of sleep though, he was up and about all last night, although I can't blame him, he still needs time to settle in. He also escaped from the study last night as well, and started wandering the house, hid under my bed as well... hopefully in a week or two things will come right.

    A cats's, a cat a cat.

    Also, apparently the "Kapiti" shelter (which is the next closest shelter to the Wellington one I visit) is out of cats! Which I suppose is really good news. So the Wellington Shelter is shifting a group of 6 up there.

    Cya' all!

    Luke.

    Give them all time, and keep him apart from Zazo and Sonar for awhile if there seems to be too much tension...the last thing you want is for them to get into a fight early on...
    Also make sure you give Zazo and Sonar enough attention too, it helps keep their jealousy of the new kitty down.
    Don't be surprised if it takes a month or so for things to level out, it all depends on the kitties. Let them take it at their own pace.

    And I am overjoyed to hear about a shelter out of cats!!!!
    Wish we had some here in the states.......


    Zazo's cooled down, Sonar is just sitting there. They're separated now. Just giving Zazo a rub under his neck. I just hope I get some sleep tonight... And that Ollie doesn't get the snuffles...

    Here's the link to Orlando's adoption page at the shelter (funny, coz' it says on the webpage a 'quiet' home, the staff described him as a happy, boisterous cat who likes company & is fine with other cats)...
    Orlando's adoption page...

    Luke.

    (I need sleep, work today was horrible....)




    1888) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 780810)
    Posted 8 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done to Jason! Winterknight following close behind.

    Standings:
    1. Fred - 1 Point
    2. The Gas Giant - 1/2 Point
    3. Jason Gee - 1/2 Point

    Q4 (1/2 Point): What is:
    (1267+8-456x2)÷(243x3.5)=???

    Luke.


    0.4268(077)
    Sorry, answer already given.


    Don't worry 'bout it, Fred!!! It's nice to have you here!
    Jason Gee wins Question 4, well done!

    Question 4 Answer: 0.4268

    Standings:
    1. Fred - 1 Point
    2. Jason Gee - 1 Point
    3. The Gas Giant - 1/2 Point
    4. TBD...

    Question 5 (1/2 Point):

    (876x2.4)+(1976-432x1.2)=???

    Luke.
    1889) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Laser Pointers Thread (Message 780805)
    Posted 8 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I currently own three lasers


    It wasn't you who bought eBay's first ever item?


    lol, was it a laser? That's a suspicious coincidence O_o...

    Apparently in the States high power lasers are banned, is this true?

    Luke.
    1890) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People IV...... (Message 780799)
    Posted 8 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like my Ziggy, no wonder you couldn't say no.


    He's a beautiful cat, already after about two hours, he trusts me completely.

    Wonderful Luke!!! I just luv an orange tabby. I am sure that Ollie says 'thank you' for saving him from the shelter. Thank you from my kitties too for giving him a new home.
    He looks like a real cool kitty.


    Thanks Mark,
    No fights yet, perhaps a few hisses from Zazo, Sonar doesn't seem to mind. Right now he's in the study room, I've given him lots of company, kibble, and water, and kitty litter. Also brought a new scratching post. Didn't get a wink of sleep though, he was up and about all last night, although I can't blame him, he still needs time to settle in. He also escaped from the study last night as well, and started wandering the house, hid under my bed as well... hopefully in a week or two things will come right.

    A cats's, a cat a cat.

    Also, apparently the "Kapiti" shelter (which is the next closest shelter to the Wellington one I visit) is out of cats! Which I suppose is really good news. So the Wellington Shelter is shifting a group of 6 up there.

    Cya' all!

    Luke.
    1891) Message boards : Cafe SETI : My garden (Message 780644)
    Posted 8 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Ice, you take such beautiful pictures! And you have a lovely garden!
    Keep the piccies' coming!

    Luke.
    1892) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 780638)
    Posted 8 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done to Jason! Winterknight following close behind.

    Standings:
    1. Fred - 1 Point
    2. The Gas Giant - 1/2 Point
    3. Jason Gee - 1/2 Point

    Q4 (1/2 Point): What is:
    (1267+8-456x2)÷(243x3.5)=???

    Luke.
    1893) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People IV...... (Message 780621)
    Posted 8 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Looks like my Ziggy, no wonder you couldn't say no.


    He's a beautiful cat, already after about two hours, he trusts me completely.
    1894) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Laser Pointers Thread (Message 780606)
    Posted 8 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    http://www.wickedlasers.com/


    Thanks for the link Misfit!

    Luke.

    50mW True Green Laser - Bursting Ballons, Lighting matches...
    1895) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 780604)
    Posted 8 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done Fred! That was an exceptionally hard problem!

    Standings:
    1. Fred - 1 Point
    2. The Gas Giant - 1/2 Point
    3. TBD...

    Question 3 (1/2 Point):

    (8+144-12x3)x(18x2-3+4)=?

    Luke.
    1896) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 780599)
    Posted 8 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    As posted in the kitty people thread:

    It was pure love at first sight...
    Was just dropping in for a visit to the local shelter, 14 cats they had. And this one, just stared at me and he's like "Your mine, take me home". So I couldn't resist. Give a big round of applause to Orlando (aka Ollie...)



    The shelter staff described him as very relaxed and doesn't mind being around other cats...

    When I got home... Zazo and Sonar were like "What the hell is that". They aren't fighting or anything just sorta' staring at him in disbelief... lol.

    I'll keep ya' updated!

    Luke.
    1897) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People IV...... (Message 780594)
    Posted 8 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    It was pure love at first sight...
    Was just dropping in for a visit to the local shelter, 14 cats they had. And this one, just stared at me and he's like "Your mine, take me home". So I couldn't resist. Give a big round of applause to Orlando (aka Ollie...)


    The shelter staff described him as very relaxed and doesn't mind being around other cats...

    When I got home... Zazo and Sonar were like "What the hell is that". They aren't fighting or anything just sorta' staring at him in disbelief... lol.

    I'll keep ya' updated!

    Luke.

    1898) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 780396)
    Posted 7 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Do we have any answers for Question 2?

    Question 2 (1 Point): Of three men one man always tells the truth, one always tells lies, and one answers yes or no randomly. Each man knows which man is who. You may ask three yes/no question to determine who is who. If you ask the same question to more than one person you must count it as question used for each person whom you ask. What three questions should you ask?

    Luke.

    Patience,Luke. That is at least a 3-day tariff question and deserves more than 1 point ;).

    I am coming to the conclusion that there are not 3 generic questions that will work under all circumstances. In other words, the 3rd question will differ depending on the answer to the second so we would have to come up with the alternative versions of the 3rd question to fit the different situations; i.e. more than 3 questions to be formulated.

    Or have I found the wrong tree to bark up?

    F.


    Would you like the first Question Answer? ;-)

    Luke.

    EDIT : Hint, label each of the three men; A, B, & C.
    1899) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 780391)
    Posted 7 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NZ.SETI - The National Team of New Zealand!

    One month after it's creation, NZ.SETI already has 4 members, a RAC of 1200, and credits over 37,000!

    A list of members is as follows:
    Luke
    Speedy
    Jeremy List
    Peter

    To all of you, Thank You!

    So come on, if your a Kiwi, join us!

    NZ.SETI - The national team of New Zealand....




    Luke from NZ.SETI

    1900) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Laser Pointers Thread (Message 780389)
    Posted 7 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I got a 300mw one in Morocco that can burst balloons at 100 yards. Had great fun with target practice in the local park.


    Wow, that's powerful! Does it eat up the batteries quickly?

    Here's what a 50mW Green Laser looks like:


    They're about the size of a pen...

    Luke.
    1901) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 780382)
    Posted 7 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Do we have any answers for Question 2?

    Question 2 (1 Point): Of three men one man always tells the truth, one always tells lies, and one answers yes or no randomly. Each man knows which man is who. You may ask three yes/no question to determine who is who. If you ask the same question to more than one person you must count it as question used for each person whom you ask. What three questions should you ask?

    Luke.
    1902) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 780348)
    Posted 7 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done The Gas Giant!

    Question 1 Answer: 36, 72, 144

    I have to ask the obvious, Why?
    I agree with Sarge.

    Standings:
    1. The Gas Giant - 1/2 Point
    2. TBD...

    Another one:

    Question 2 (1 Point): Of three men one man always tells the truth, one always tells lies, and one answers yes or no randomly. Each man knows which man is who. You may ask three yes/no question to determine who is who. If you ask the same question to more than one person you must count it as question used for each person whom you ask. What three questions should you ask?

    Luke.


    Here's the answer: (doubling every three) 1, 2, 4, (minus the first number in the series - 1) 3, 6, 12, (minus the second number in the series - 2) 10, 20, 40, (minus the third number in the series - 4) 36, 72, 144.

    Luke.
    1903) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Laser Pointers Thread (Message 780346)
    Posted 7 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Why would you want anything above a Class II? I just don't see the sense in it, not to mock a hobby. There's not a use is there?

    Signed...
    Curious in Wadsworth


    Search You tube for 50mW Laser, 100mW Laser, 200mW Laser, 500mW Laser. They all contain results. I would personally limit myself to 50mW. 100mW is enough to burn through a match and sticky tape.

    'True' Green Lasers are the most standard. With a continuous beam, they can be used to point out stars, 5 mW doesn't really show you the beam far enough to point out a particular star. Also tour groups use them in caves, 20mW would suffice. All of these are class IIIa or IIIb.
    And then idiots point them at planes and wreck the fun for everyone...

    I agree with you, once it gets beyond 50mW, it's stupid and highly dangerous. And don't get be started on people with blue lasers...

    100mW Green Laser burns a match
    1904) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Laser Pointers Thread (Message 780153)
    Posted 7 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I thought I would start this thread due to my interest in Laser Pointers. Post your thoughts and comments...

    I currently own three lasers:

    1. My low power Red Laser - Class I (which I use for my kitties)
    2. 5mW 'True' Green Laser @ 532nm - Class IIIa (a low power green laser, substantially more powerful than my red laser however)
    3. 10mW 'True' Green Laser @ 532nm - Class IIIb (a low medium power green laser, which can damage eyes, a definite no no for the kitties!)

    I'm currently deciding whether to order a 50mW 'True' Green Laser @ 532nm - Class IIIb ('high medium' power) coz' government is thinking of banning them.

    The website I order all my lasers from is Deal Extreme. They are a good laser website and I recommend them to all.



    Here is a overview of the Laser Safety Class Terminology:

    Class I - Safe. No possibility of eye damage
    Class II - "Laser Radiation Warning" The Human eye blink reflex will prevent eye damage. Output < 1mW
    Class IIa - "Laser Radiation Threat" The Human eye blink reflex will prevent eye damage. Unless stared at in excess of 1000 seconds. Output 1mW-2mW
    Class IIIa - "Laser Radiation Hazard" Maximum The human blink reflex can handle, possibility of eye damage. Output 2mW-5mW
    Class IIIb - "Laser Radiation Hazard" Output = 5mW-500mW. Any direct exposure with the human eye will cause permanent eye damage. Recommended for outside.
    Class IV -"Avoid Direct or Scattered Laser Radiation" Any laser above 500mw.

    Also heres a pic of the difference between Class IIIb & IIIa:


    Post you views, pics, news headlines, and videos!

    Luke.
    1905) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 780126)
    Posted 7 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Let us not forget Mark's Pledge!

    How's it going Mark?

    Luke.
    1906) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 780100)
    Posted 7 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Left my 2 main machines on while I was gone for a week in Utah---and on S@H only and my RAC has hit 1580!!!


    I see it at 1662 now, and that's a darn lot better than what I can do!

    Luke.
    1907) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 780078)
    Posted 7 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done The Gas Giant!

    Question 1 Answer: 36, 72, 144

    Standings:
    1. The Gas Giant - 1/2 Point
    2. TBD...

    Another one:

    Question 2 (1 Point): Of three men one man always tells the truth, one always tells lies, and one answers yes or no randomly. Each man knows which man is who. You may ask three yes/no question to determine who is who. If you ask the same question to more than one person you must count it as question used for each person whom you ask. What three questions should you ask?

    Luke.
    1908) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 780051)
    Posted 7 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Q1: 37, 74, 148
    But the derivation does seem somewhat obtuse.

    F.


    Your on the right track, but it's still wrong!

    Luke.
    1909) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 779996)
    Posted 6 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Beets! Great to see you back!!! :-)
    Hope you get better real quick!!!

    I hear your time in Toronto was great!!!

    How's that cat of yours???

    Luke.


    Tippy is definitely pregnant, her nipples are long and red. It's a little scary: I've never been a kitty grandad before.

    How was Wellington?




    Hopefully you'll have a bunch of lovely kittens in no time at all....

    Wellington's great. It may be 11:00AM, but it's a chilly 5 degrees (Celsius) here. (Is that 37 Fahrenheit!?)

    Luke.
    1910) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 779957)
    Posted 6 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Beets - See my post above....
    1911) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 779951)
    Posted 6 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    30, 60, 120


    Sorry Sarge, wrong! Please try again...

    Luke.
    1912) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems II (Message 779877)
    Posted 6 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    A new thread, and perhaps new SETIzens?!

    A Big Hello to everyone who participated in my previous thread & and anybody new that will participate in this thread!


    For all participants, new or old:
    1. Welcome to the Simple Maths Problem thread!
    2. Answer my question correctly, and earn 1 or 1/2 a point for the stats table.
    3. Only the first correct answer is given points.
    4. Solutions would be desired (although not compulsory) for all questions.
    5. 'Easy' questions (worth 1/2 a point) should be completed without a calculator.
    6. You may use any method (unless specified) to answer 'Hard' Questions (worth 1 point)
    7. This thread will be more 'casual' than the previous thread.
    8. Have fun!

    So, here we go, lets start it off easy...

    Question 1 ( 1/2 point) : Fill in the gaps: 1,2,4,3,6,12,10,20,40,__,__,__

    Luke.
    1913) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 779841)
    Posted 6 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NZ.SETI - The National Team of New Zealand!

    One month after it's creation, NZ.SETI already has 4 members, a RAC of 1100, and credits over 37,000!

    A list of members is as follows:
    Luke
    Speedy
    Jeremy List
    Peter

    To all of you, Thank You!

    So come on, if your a Kiwi, join us!

    NZ.SETI - The national team of New Zealand....




    Luke from NZ.SETI
    1914) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 779835)
    Posted 6 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Beets! Great to see you back!!! :-)
    Hope you get better real quick!!!

    I hear your time in Toronto was great!!!

    How's that cat of yours???

    Luke.
    1915) Message boards : Number crunching : What a Frozen Penny looks like (56k warning)... (Message 779575)
    Posted 6 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    Good to know, I nearly break my laptop every time I quarantine it for kitty hair. It gets into the keys and fans, horrible job to clean. But that time is always made up for by affection from my two.

    Luke.


    Oh, lappys can be a terror to disassemble from what I read here in the forums...I have never had one. As you can see, mine are readily accessible for fan cleaning and hardware modifications.

    And I never hold it against my kitties that I must clean their flying fur from the fans.....
    Like you said, their love and affection is worth it all.


    Yes, lappies are a pain to clean...

    For a comparison, here is my top cruncher (15.4in. screen)(as of 20 minutes ago) that has just had a thorough 1 hour cleaning (keys removed, cleaning agent... etc, etc) compared to Mark's above... (All the kitty fur seems to accumulate when I'm at work... hmmm...)

    This is in the 'study' of my house (not that I have kids...) And is usually kitty off-limits. In the background, you can see my SETI certificate.

    Luke.
    1916) Message boards : Number crunching : What a Frozen Penny looks like (56k warning)... (Message 779541)
    Posted 6 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Mark, you horrible, horrible man! :-)
    How can ya' leave your rigs in such a mess and crunching 24/7! Free the kitty rigs!

    Just Jokin ;) - That's a beautiful piece of technology you've got there, Mark, keep it up!

    Luke.

    LOL...pardon my mess, I'm too busy crunching....
    I do clean the kitty fur out of the cpu fans on a regular basis.


    Good to know, I nearly break my laptop every time I quarantine it for kitty hair. It gets into the keys and fans, horrible job to clean. But that time is always made up for by affection from my two.

    Luke.

    1917) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 779527)
    Posted 6 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NZ.SETI - The National Team of New Zealand!

    One month after it's creation, NZ.SETI already has 4 members, a RAC of 1080, and credits over 35,000!

    A list of members is as follows:
    Luke
    Speedy
    Jeremy List
    Peter

    To all of you, Thank You!

    So come on, if your a Kiwi, join us!

    NZ.SETI - The national team of New Zealand....




    Luke from NZ.SETI
    1918) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 779524)
    Posted 6 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks guys! None of this would be possible without you!

    Now, may this thread be... closed! Ta da!

    Cya All - In the next thread soon!

    Luke.
    1919) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 779523)
    Posted 6 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    45K RAC for the kitties!!!!
    Up to #29 in top users, and 2 rigs in the top 40 computers....
    The Frozen Penny is still trying to kitty-claw it's way back onto the top 20 page.

    ========
    Nice going Mark! I finally made 25,000...look out Luke, I am gaining...

    Dr. Bob


    You're going well Dr. Bob! I hope I can speed things up here, otherwise you might win. I've got 7k to go until my finish line, Dr. Bob only has 5k to go to his!

    Luke.
    1920) Message boards : Number crunching : What a Frozen Penny looks like (56k warning)... (Message 779521)
    Posted 6 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Mark, you horrible, horrible man! :-)
    How can ya' leave your rigs in such a mess and crunching 24/7! Free the kitty rigs!

    Just Jokin ;) - That's a beautiful piece of technology you've got there, Mark, keep it up!

    Luke.
    1921) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 779284)
    Posted 5 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    505 Posts... 12 Participants... 88 Questions... Nearly 3 Months...
    But... There can only be 1 Thread Champion...



    The Thread Champion Is:
    Bill a.k.a William Rothamel!!!
    Thank you for participating Bill, you won!



    The Thread Vice-Champion Is:
    Fred!!!
    Well Done Fred! I couldn't bear saying your Runner-Up, it's too lousy considering what you have done!!!



    The Thread Late Winner Is:
    Jason Gee!!!
    Congratulations Jason!



    The Thread Spot Prize 1 Winner Is:
    Sarge!!!



    The Thread Spot Prize 2 Winner Is:
    Philadelphia!!!

    But the Biggest Congratulations go to:

    Guido.man, Mr. Kevvy, Dominique, Winterknight, John McLeod VII, Labbie, and Scary Capitalist!



    I Welcome each & every single one of you to participate in Simple Maths Problems II, coming in a a week or two, I promise to all of you, the problems will be alot easier!
    For now though, take a break, and have a rest... I will leave this thread open for 24 hours so people can congratulate everyone else...


    Thank you all for participating!
    Luke.
    1922) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 779267)
    Posted 5 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    A Big Hello To all of you! The game is over! The 500 post mark has been breached.

    Jason Gee wins the last question!

    Final Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 25 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 21 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Sarge - 7 1/2 Points
    5. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    6. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    7. Philadelphia - 6 1/2 Points
    8. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    9. Jason gee - 5 1/2 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    I will announce the winners in a few minutes....

    Thank you all for playing!
    Luke.
    1923) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Closed - Use the Last Two Letters to Make a New Word (Message 778962)
    Posted 5 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    levy
    1924) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 778959)
    Posted 5 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    How are you holding up Mark?

    Luke.
    1925) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 778954)
    Posted 5 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Ok, no one's up for it. So I'll answer Sarge by saying it's correct! Well Done Sarge!

    Standings: (10 Posts to go!)
    1. William Rothamel - 25 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 21 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Sarge - 7 1/2 Points
    5. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    6. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    8. Jason gee - 4 1/2 Points
    9. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    10. Labbie - 1 Point
    11. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    And with 1 Point, Sarge Rockets himself into 4th place...

    Q88 : One one side of a river are three humans, one big monkey, two small monkeys, and one boat. Each of the humans and the big monkey are strong enough to row the boat. The boat can fit one or two bodies (regardless of size). If at any time at either side of the river the monkeys outnumber the humans the monkeys will eat the humans. How do you get everyone on the other side of the river alive?

    Luke.
    1926) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 778913)
    Posted 5 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    NZ.SETI - The National Team of New Zealand!

    One month after it's creation, NZ.SETI already has 4 members, a RAC of 1000, and credits over 32,000!

    A list of members is as follows:
    Luke
    Speedy
    Jeremy List
    Peter

    To all of you, Thank You!

    So come on, if your a Kiwi, join us!

    NZ.SETI - The national team of New Zealand....




    Luke from NZ.SETI
    1927) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 778905)
    Posted 5 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Now for something a bit different, I want one of you to mark Sarge's answer! Is it correct? Was the solution right? (I know the answer, but I want others of you to figure it out) 1 Point is up for grabs!

    Luke.
    1928) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 778848)
    Posted 4 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:


    . . . sent Beets a Mail Note and am speakin' with him on mi phone @ the moment

    - "bottom-line" - has a bad eye infection and he's got back from Toronto - he had a great time . . .

    < wants y'All to know he'll be back on the Boards in a few days - when the eyes clear up for him . . .

    > ps - he sends his love to each & every one of you . . .

    so, just wait 'till the eyes 'clear up' and he'll be back with ya's


    Happy Fourth . . .

    richard



    Thanks Richard for this news! Hope his eye gets better!

    Luke.
    1929) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People IV...... (Message 778836)
    Posted 4 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    Great shots Mark! Subscribed to the IV... an Unsubscribed to the III.

    Would you be able to get a group shot of your 4?

    Luke.

    I'll get some new shots of my 4 as they allow me to...LOL.


    I'll commend you if you can get 4 in one shot. I can't even get my two in the same frame, they hate the camera.

    Luke.



    . . . uhm - maybe you should try this: > Note 1: Panorama Maker - comes w/ Camera Software package . . . Automatically "stitch" separate photos together to create a single, wide panorama-like image


    Thanks Richard!, but one will always run off into another room, rendering a panorama defunct.

    Luke.
    1930) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 778834)
    Posted 4 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    He said she'd be back on the 28th June... it's now the 5th of July here... what's happened?!

    Luke.

    I emailed him awhile ago, but haven't gotten a response yet :(


    Sometimes the PM's don't go through. Maybe you could PM him again. I did that a few minutes ago.

    Luke.

    EDIT: Also, notice how Beets RAC stays on 100 and credit stays on 8546. Weird.
    1931) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People IV...... (Message 778789)
    Posted 4 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Great shots Mark! Subscribed to the IV... an Unsubscribed to the III.

    Would you be able to get a group shot of your 4?

    Luke.

    I'll get some new shots of my 4 as they allow me to...LOL.


    I'll commend you if you can get 4 in one shot. I can't even get my two in the same frame, they hate the camera.

    Luke.
    1932) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 778788)
    Posted 4 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    He said he'd be back on the 28th June... it's now the 5th of July here... what's happened?!

    Luke.
    1933) Message boards : Number crunching : Seti City..... (Message 778748)
    Posted 4 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Wow! Seti-city has moved up the standings quickly... now at 44 from 49...

    Luke.
    1934) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People IV...... (Message 778743)
    Posted 4 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Great shots Mark! Subscribed to the IV... an Unsubscribed to the III.

    Would you be able to get a group shot of your 4?

    Luke.
    1935) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 778738)
    Posted 4 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Bill's takin' a break for this one... so anymore answers?

    Q87 : You are in a race in which the starting line is at a certain point on a straight beach. The finish line is in the water. One way to arrive at the finish line is to run 4 kilometers down the beach, make a 90 degree turn and swim 1 kilometer. However, you may cut into the water at any point. You speed on land is 6 k.p.h and you speed in water is 2 k.p.h.. At what point, measured from the starting line, should you cut into the water?

    Luke.
    1936) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 778456)
    Posted 4 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry Fred! Bill wins with the correct answer again! I'll give you one half-point anyway! Well Done to Bill! Your still in this Fred!

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 25 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 21 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. Philadelphia - 6 1/2 Points
    7. Sarge - 6 1/2 Points
    8. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    9. Jason gee - 4 1/2 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    Q87 : You are in a race in which the starting line is at a certain point on a straight beach. The finish line is in the water. One way to arrive at the finish line is to run 4 kilometers down the beach, make a 90 degree turn and swim 1 kilometer. However, you may cut into the water at any point. You speed on land is 6 k.p.h and you speed in water is 2 k.p.h.. At what point, measured from the starting line, should you cut into the water?

    Luke.
    1937) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 778407)
    Posted 4 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done Sarge! Looks like he might be back in the game! Welcome back!

    Q85 Answer: 0.1178

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 24 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 21 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. Philadelphia - 6 1/2 Points
    7. Sarge - 6 1/2 Points
    8. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    9. Jason gee - 4 1/2 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    Another Question - nearing the end...

    Q86 (1 Point) : You are a cook in a remote area with no clocks or other way of keeping time other than a 4 minute hourglass and a 7 minute hourglass. You do have a stove however with water in a pot already boiling. Somebody asks you for a 9 minute egg, and you know this person is a perfectionist and will be able to tell if you undercook or overcook the eggs by even a few seconds. What is the least amount of time it will take to prepare the egg?

    Luke.
    1938) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy 4th of July to everyone else (Message 778396)
    Posted 4 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Happy Independence Day to all my American Counterparts!

    Luke.
    1939) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 778116)
    Posted 3 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Correct again Bill! Your still in this Fred!

    Q84 : 0.471404

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 24 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 21 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. Philadelphia - 6 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    8. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 4 1/2 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    Question 85 (1 Point) : What is the volume of an tetrahedron with edge length of 1?

    Luke.
    1940) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 778106)
    Posted 3 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Join NZ.SETI!!! The Kiwi Team!

    With 3 Participants already, just one month after it's creation, NZ.SETI is the National team for New Zealand!!!

    With credits over 30,000; And a RAC that can break 1000; There is no other team you should be with if your a Kiwi!

    The only way to make this any better than it already is, is by joining us!!!

    So? What ya' waitin' for?...




    ~~~ Luke from NZ.SETI.
    1941) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 778092)
    Posted 3 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    That's correct Bill! Well Done!

    Q83 Answer: 75%

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 23 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 21 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. Philadelphia - 6 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    8. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 4 1/2 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    Your still in this Fred!

    Q84 : What is the volume of an octahedron with edge length of 1?

    Luke.
    1942) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy Birthday Eric Korpela... (Message 778088)
    Posted 3 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Happy Birthday Eric! Have a good one!
    1943) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Volunteer tester tag..... (Message 778087)
    Posted 3 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Ah yes! Everything is back to normal.
    Go the mods!

    Luke.
    1944) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Website of the day (Message 777775)
    Posted 3 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    http://www.notebookreview.com/
    1945) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 777753)
    Posted 3 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done Bill!

    Q82 Answer: 0.1734
    Q82 Solver: Bill

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 22 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 21 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. Philadelphia - 6 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    8. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 4 1/2 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    A few more posts until a winner is drawn!

    Q83 (1 Point) : A spider eats 3 flies a day. Until the spider fills his quota a fly has a 50% chance of survival if he attempts to pass the web. Assuming 5 flies have already made the attempt to pass, what is the probability that the 6th fly will survive the attempt?

    Luke.
    1946) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 777750)
    Posted 3 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    A 4th member arises! Please give a big welcome to Peter!!!

    Nearly 30,000 credits, 1000 RAC and a 4th member, NZ.SETI is growing each week. Join Us!

    Make it 5!!

    Luke. NZ.SETI
    1947) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Volunteer tester tag..... (Message 777746)
    Posted 3 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    But do you have the super secret Misfit upgraded NEZ buttons?


    Oh yes! Including:

    NEZ Credit Boost...
    NEZ RAC Boost...
    Steal that Q9450...
    Harness Solar Energy...
    View Power Bill... etc, etc....

    ;-)

    Luke.
    1948) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Volunteer tester tag..... (Message 777739)
    Posted 3 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    Fine Luke, but maybe you get to keep the Mod tag, I think you would be a great choice.
    JMHO


    One day maybe... I dunno. Well have to see who the admins pick next round. I believe I do not have the Post Count. Thanks for the support anyway! You'd make a great one as well!

    I'm innocent. Please don't ban me!


    Oh... I won't.... for now. ;)

    (Seriously : I won't touch any buttons until I know whats going on here)

    Luke.


    . . . here ya go Luke - for 'Prosperity'





    Ah! Thanks Richard! You should see some of the buttons they've got here! ;-) But it's playing havoc with my browser...
    I believe it will all be over in a few hours... Ah... mebbe' someday...

    You got my support.


    Thanks uli!....

    Luke.
    1949) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Volunteer tester tag..... (Message 777727)
    Posted 3 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Fine Luke, but maybe you get to keep the Mod tag, I think you would be a great choice.
    JMHO


    One day maybe... I dunno. Well have to see who the admins pick next round. I believe I do not have the Post Count. Thanks for the support anyway! You'd make a great one as well!

    I'm innocent. Please don't ban me!


    Oh... I won't.... for now. ;)

    (Seriously : I won't touch any buttons until I know whats going on here)

    Luke.
    1950) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Volunteer tester tag..... (Message 777719)
    Posted 3 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I appear to be a:

    Forum Moderator.
    Project Developer.
    and a
    Volunteer Tester.

    I won't touch any buttons till I know what going on!

    Luke.
    1951) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 777361)
    Posted 2 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done to Fred for solving Q81! Congratulations!
    Q81 Answer : 12 Hours

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 21 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 21 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. Philadelphia - 6 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    8. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 4 1/2 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    Q82 : A loaded coin has probability of landing on heads of 0.6 and for tail 0.4. Winning bets on heads pay even money. With an initial fortune of $10 and betting $1 at a time what is the probability of eventual ruin assuming you kept playing until being ruined?

    Luke.


    1952) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 777348)
    Posted 2 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good for you!!! Sounds like a nice digital cam you bought there!
    Can't wait too see the pics!

    That reminds me... need to buy a bigger memory stick for my cam, I only 'got 2x256MB's....

    Luke.
    1953) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 776989)
    Posted 2 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done to Bill! for correctly answering Q80 (Your answer came in at 100.0009436% - Close enough ;)!!! I also love poker!

    Fred better hurry up... hope he still plays!

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 21 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 20 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. Philadelphia - 6 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    8. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 4 1/2 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    Q81 (1 Point) : If it takes Michael 20 hours to paint a house and it takes George 30 hours, how long will it take if they work together yet independently?

    Luke.
    1954) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Website of the day (Message 776984)
    Posted 2 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here are two I like:

    http://www.infinitecat.com/
    http://www.freerice.com/

    Luke.
    1955) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Closed - Use the Last Two Letters to Make a New Word (Message 776983)
    Posted 2 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Iatric...
    1956) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 776982)
    Posted 2 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Keep up the effort Mark! Can't wait to see the kitty pictures!!! Mebbe' you could get all four together at once, like in your avatar!

    Luke.
    1957) Message boards : Cafe SETI : I'm Rich! (Message 776981)
    Posted 2 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    30 Million...

    Maybe a 'few' supercomputers and a lot more kitties..... ;) Go the Q9450!

    Luke.
    1958) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 776978)
    Posted 2 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Join NZ.SETI!!! The Kiwi Team!

    With 3 Participants already, just one month after it's creation, NZ.SETI is the National team for New Zealand!!!

    With credits over 30,000; And a RAC that can break 1000; There is no other team you should be with if your a Kiwi!

    The only way to make this any better than it already is, is by joining us!!!

    So? What ya' waitin' for?...




    ~~~ Luke from NZ.SETI.
    1959) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What the devil... (Message 776318)
    Posted 1 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hmmm... weird.....

    All of Ice's threads bumped...
    Plus Dune is mysteriously "missing"...

    Luke.
    1960) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 776315)
    Posted 1 Jul 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Fred Wins Question 79! Well done! :) - The Next Letter is the Answer ;)

    Question 79: N

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 20 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 20 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. Philadelphia - 6 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    8. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 4 1/2 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    One last one before I'm off:

    Question 80 (1 Point) : Probability required. Suppose there are n people in an office. At Christmas they have a random gift exchange in which every name is writen on scraps of paper, mixed around in a hat, and then everyone draws a name at random to determine who they are to get a gift for. What is the probability nobody draws their own name?

    Luke.



    It's going to vary depending on what the 'n' number of people is, so without knowing 'n' I don't think there is an answer. 1 point for noting a possible error, lol?

    [edit] Uh Oh, looks like I'm going to have to run a WU, I just noticed my RAC is '1', lol.


    Well the website I got this one says the answer is:

    The answer is 1/2! - 1/3! + 1/4! - 1/5! ... +/- 1/n!.

    Here is another Question 80:

    Q80 v2.0: Probability required. Given an ordinary deck of cards, what is the probability of drawing each kind of hand in poker? No discards, just the first five cards. Remember, aces can be high or low.

    Luke.


    1961) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 775995)
    Posted 30 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Fred Wins Question 79! Well done! :) - The Next Letter is the Answer ;)

    Question 79: N

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 20 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 20 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. Philadelphia - 6 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    8. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 4 1/2 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    One last one before I'm off:

    Question 80 (1 Point) : Probability required. Suppose there are n people in an office. At Christmas they have a random gift exchange in which every name is writen on scraps of paper, mixed around in a hat, and then everyone draws a name at random to determine who they are to get a gift for. What is the probability nobody draws their own name?

    Luke.

    1962) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 775990)
    Posted 30 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Another correct answer by Jason!

    Q78 Answer : 4, 4, 3.78, 8.

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 20 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 19 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. Philadelphia - 6 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    8. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 4 1/2 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    Another one of the same difficulty:

    Q79 (1/2 Point) : O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, ?
    What is the nest letter in the sequence?

    Luke.
    1963) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 775988)
    Posted 30 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Lolly Pop
    1964) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 775759)
    Posted 30 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done Jason! Correct Answer....

    Q78 Answer: 7 Bets

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 20 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 19 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. Philadelphia - 6 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    8. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 4 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    About 40 posts remain...

    Q79 (1/2 Point) : Take these group of numbers:
    0,6,7,4,3,2,5,7,5,3,2,4,6,8,2,1,3,4,1,1,2,3,4,4,7,4,4

    Determine the:
    Mode
    Median
    Mean
    Range (...of the group)

    Luke.
    1965) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 775736)
    Posted 30 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    time line
    1966) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 775735)
    Posted 30 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Think out of the box guys.... :)

    Question 78 (1 Point) - A casino offers to refund half your net losses if you bet only on red or black in roulette. The roulette wheel is the standard American variety that has both a zero and double zero and pays even money. You must bet the same amount every time. How many times should you bet to maximize your expected return?

    Luke.
    1967) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 775401)
    Posted 29 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry Ice, just haven't had time recently... so here I go:


    1. Qd3-h7++


    Beets should be back by now!

    Luke.
    1968) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 775166)
    Posted 29 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Join NZ.SETI!!! The Kiwi Team!

    With 3 Participants already, just one month after it's creation, NZ.SETI is the National team for New Zealand!!!

    With credits verging on 30,000; And a RAC soon to be at 1000; There is no other team you should be with if your a Kiwi!

    The only way to make this any better than it already is, is by joining us!!!

    So? Whatya' waitin' for?...




    ~~~ Luke from NZ.SETI.

    1969) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Closed - Use the Last Two Letters to Make a New Word (Message 775145)
    Posted 29 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    ostinatos

    (score!)
    1970) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 775144)
    Posted 29 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Mobile Phone
    1971) Message boards : Cafe SETI : United Arab Emirates Residents. (Message 775124)
    Posted 29 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I always watch closely and am amazed at what they build over there. The Palm & World Islands, are truly inspiring, but I find it pointless to build them, when in 100 years, they'll be swamped. But it's all so beautiful!!!
    1972) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 775123)
    Posted 29 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hey, congratulations to Bill & Fred for solving Q77! I will award Bill 1 point for first solve, but I think Fred deserves a half-point at least for the detailed solution to Q77!!!

    Both of you, congratulations!

    And Philly - Well they started out as simple... and as I advanced the thread, i continually found harder problems. Hopefully the (possibly...) Second thread will be easier :)

    Microsoft Windows Standings 7
    1. William Rothamel - 20 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 19 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. Philadelphia - 6 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    8. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 3 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    Question 78 (1 Point) - A casino offers to refund half your net losses if you bet only on red or black in roulette. The roulette wheel is the standard American variety that has both a zero and double zero and pays even money. You must bet the same amount every time. How many times should you bet to maximize your expected return?

    Luke.

    1973) Message boards : Number crunching : One P4. Zero Crunching. (Message 775080)
    Posted 29 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    If you want linux you can go to ubuntu's website and they will send you the disc for free. That would be a good place to start if you havent used linux before.


    Hey, thanks for the tipoff! I'll notify everyone here what happens over the next few weeks.

    In the meantime: What sort of RAC can I expect from the machine specified, for it to run 6 hours a day?

    Luke.
    1974) Message boards : Number crunching : One P4. Zero Crunching. (Message 775046)
    Posted 29 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    non system disc usually just means that there is nothing on the hard drive. No OS, nothing. Just put in an install disc for windoze or linux restart and it should install


    Don't have any install disks... no blank discs either, will have to go out and buy some if this is what I need to do....
    1975) Message boards : Number crunching : One P4. Zero Crunching. (Message 775040)
    Posted 29 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I recently took home a P4 from my work. It's hard drive was wiped, and I doubt there is an operating system to boot too.
    All necessary components are intact. Upon booting, I get the message "Non-system disk or disk error. Replace and strike key when ready"
    When I boot to the bios, I see the details:

    Product Name > Compaq Evo D510 CMT
    Proccessor Type > Pentium 4 1800Mhz
    Processor Speed > 1800/400Mhz
    Stepping > F27
    Cache (L1/L2) > 20/512KB
    Memory > 512MB DDR

    So my questions are:
    1) What does the above error mean?
    2) If there is no operating system to boot to, how can I go about installing Linux or a BOINC-compatible OS?
    3) If in a miracle, I got it working, what would the RAC be, at say... 6 hours on per day?

    Thanks,
    Luke.

    1976) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 774990)
    Posted 29 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    500th Post!!!

    Also of mention:

    1) "Dualappie" Passed 20,000 credits
    2) "Celeron" Passed 8,000 credits

    Was gonna' try for a record RAC (needs to beat 622) and continuous running record. Set the Task scheduler to turn off at 1:30 AM, which would have beaten my previous continuous running record by 2 hours, but alas, at 10:30 PM, thunder and lightning, right over my town. So I did a shutdown. I'll try again tonight.

    Luke.
    1977) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 774989)
    Posted 29 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    It's Ok Mark. Don't remember the moment. Just keep on going. Were all here for you!

    Throw the pack out. And Keep on going!

    Luke.

    Jackass, I am.........
    Double dumb ass on me.....as Spock once said......


    It's OK, turn this into a positive, remember next time how bad you felt, then you won't do it again....

    Thanks....I will mpt fail you again.......


    But, my friend, you haven't failed...

    Luke.
    1978) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 774985)
    Posted 29 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    It's Ok Mark. Don't remember the moment. Just keep on going. Were all here for you!

    Throw the pack out. And Keep on going!

    Luke.

    Jackass, I am.........
    Double dumb ass on me.....as Spock once said......


    It's OK, turn this into a positive, remember next time how bad you felt, then you won't do it again....
    1979) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 774979)
    Posted 29 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    It's Ok Mark. Don't remember the moment. Just keep on going. Were all here for you!

    Throw the pack out. And Keep on going!

    Luke.
    1980) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 774961)
    Posted 28 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I just crashed..........gave in and bought a pack
    Dammit.........


    Ok... Now what???
    1981) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 774948)
    Posted 28 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Don't give in Mark! You've been off them for 20 days!!! Imagine all the money you can save eventually. A 5th cat, A 9th Rig....

    Resist the urge, everyone here is backing you, don't turn back now!!!

    Keep on going!
    Luke.
    1982) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 774906)
    Posted 28 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    That's the correct answer, Philly! Congratulations!!! Also, very good article, can't wait for it to be up and running!

    Question 76 Answer: 1800.

    Microsoft Windows Standings Vista
    1. William Rothamel - 19 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 19 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. Philadelphia - 6 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    8. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 3 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    Philly is quickly racing up the table...

    Q77 (1 Point) : You have a box of matches and six 64-minute fuses. Each fuse burns exactly 64 minutes but the rate of burning is inconsistent. A half a fuse would not necessarily burn in 32 minutes. The fuses are also not equally inconsistent. Two cut fuses of the same length would not necessarily burn in the same time. Without the use of a clock, scissors, or anything other than the matches and the fuses how can you create a 60-minute fuse?

    Luke.
    1983) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 774860)
    Posted 28 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done to Bill and Jason Gee for solving Question 75. Bill gave the correct answer, Jason Gee gave the solution.

    I will also award Fred one point for his effort in Bill's problem....

    Congratulations to all three of you!!!

    Microsoft Windows Standings XP
    1. William Rothamel - 19 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 19 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    7. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    8. Philadelphia - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 3 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    And about 60 posts remain...

    Question 76 (1 Point) : Two boats on opposite sides of a river head towards each other at different speeds. When they pass each other the first time they are 700 yards from one shoreline. They continue to the opposite shoreline, turn around, and move towards each other again. When they pass the second time they are 300 yards from the other shoreline. How wide is the river? Assume both boats travel at a constant speed and ignore factors such as turn-around time and the current of the river.

    Luke.
    1984) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 774690)
    Posted 28 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    With Nearly 25k credits, NZ.SETI is New Zealand's ONLY and BEST team!!!

    Help us get to 1000 RAC!

    NZ.SETI...the kiwi team...

    Luke.
    1985) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 774685)
    Posted 28 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    kitty love
    1986) Message boards : Number crunching : I have to wait two years (Message 774669)
    Posted 28 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Oh no! Don't talk about Sandy Bridge!

    When I build my Nehalem, I want to think its cutting edge for as long as possible!!!

    The future is hexa-core and octo-core!

    Luke.
    1987) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People III (Message 774618)
    Posted 28 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Beautiful Mark.
    210... and to think, the whole city wide Wellington shelter near were I live has 32....

    Luke.
    1988) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The retirement thread. (Message 774575)
    Posted 28 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks for playing Simple Maths Problems.... ;)
    Best Wishes to you!

    Luke.
    1989) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 774514)
    Posted 28 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Both Answers by Fred & Bill seem to be correct, so I'll award a point to each of you, and as per Bills request, guido.man shall be given a point for Q73...

    Microsoft Windows Standings ME
    1. William Rothamel - 18 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 18 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 10 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    7. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    8. Philadelphia - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 2 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    Congratulations to guido.man for being the third person to top 10 points!

    Q75 : 10% of the people in a certain population use an illegal drug. A drug test yields the correct result 90% of the time, whether the person uses drugs or not. A random person is forced to take the drug test and the result is positive. What is the probability he uses drugs?

    Luke.
    1990) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 774467)
    Posted 27 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    And my race with Dr. Bob is on....
    Thanks Dr. Bob!

    Luke.

    1991) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 774463)
    Posted 27 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congratulations to Bill! for solving Q73!

    Q73 Answer: Jack has 25 and Jill has 24
    Q73 Solver: Bill

    And with this, Bill regains top position! Congrats again, Bill!. Where is Fred?

    Microsoft Windows Standings 2000
    1. William Rothamel - 17 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 17 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 9 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    7. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    8. Philadelphia - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 2 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    Thanks Guido.man for trying! Here's another one:

    Question 74 (1 Point) : You are traveling down a path and come to a fork in the road. A sign lays fallen at the path indicating that one path leads to a village where everyone tells the truth and the other to a village where everyone tells lies. The sign has been knocked down so you do not know which path leads to which village. Then someone from one of the villages (you don't know which one) comes down the path from which you came. You may ask him one question to determine which path goes to which village. What question do you ask? (3 different answers exist)

    Luke.


    1992) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 774450)
    Posted 27 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Running Hot
    1993) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 774166)
    Posted 27 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done to Jason Gee, Congratulations! 1 Point...

    Q72 Answer: 33% or 1/3

    ALSO: IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!
    About 75 posts remain in this thread, before I announce a winner!
    So Everyone will have to hurry up if they want the Grand Prize!

    Prizes include:
    Thread Champion (1st Place)
    Thread Vice-Champion (2nd Place, Runner-up sounds sorta' lousy considering...)
    Late Entrant Winner (Any Participant who entered the comp later e.g. Philadelphia)
    Spot Prize (Any Participant who has points, drawn randomly)
    Spot Prize 2 (Any Participant who has points, drawn randomly)

    Everyone else will get congratulated and credited for participating and will happily welcomed to a "second thread" (Maybe...)

    Microsoft Windows Standings 98 SE
    1. Fred W - 17 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 16 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 9 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    7. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    8. Philadelphia - 5 1/2 Points
    9. Jason gee - 2 Points
    10. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    11. Labbie - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    Also - Bill, Keep on trying for top spot again, your only half-a-point away!

    Question 73 (1 Point) : Jack and Jill each have marble collections. The number in Jack's collection in a square number (1,4,9,16, etc). Jack says to Jill, "If you give me all your marbles I'll still have a square number." Jill replies, "If you gave me the number in my collection you would still left left with an even square." What is the least number of marbles Jack has?

    Luke.
    1994) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 774155)
    Posted 27 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Dark Night
    1995) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 774151)
    Posted 27 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Keep on holding strong!
    Day 18 is nearly over!

    Luke.
    1996) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 773901)
    Posted 26 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry Bill & Philly!
    jason gee got the answer! Well Done to you!

    Q71 Answer: 71!

    Microsoft Windows Standings 98
    1. Fred W - 17 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 16 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 9 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    7. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    8. Philadelphia - 5 1/2 Points
    9. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    10. Labbie - 1 Point
    11. Jason gee - 1 Point
    12. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    13. TBD...

    Q72 (1 Point) : A woman is chosen at random among all women that have two children. She is asked do you have at least one boy, and she answers 'yes.' What is the probability her other child is a boy? Assume every pregnancy has a 50/50 chance to be a boy or a girl

    Luke.
    1997) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 773676)
    Posted 26 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Any Guesses???!!!! Come on.... this ain't even a maths problem!!!

    Q71 : Find the prime number I am thinking of, it's between 1 and 100. A person wins by guessing the prime number or being the closest!

    1998) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 773653)
    Posted 26 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    New Zealander's wanted!!!

    New Zealand's only national team!!! Nearly 22,000 credits! And a RAC of 700!!!
    With Three New Zealand Members already, help us by joining!!!
    1999) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 773638)
    Posted 26 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Anymore Answers for Question 71?

    Q71 : Find the prime number I am thinking of, it's between 1 and 100. A person wins by guessing the prime number or being the closest! Competition ends in exactly 24 hours...

    Ahhh! So now it's just a lottery?

    F.


    I suppose so! Just this question anyway...

    Closing in 24 hours...
    Q71 : Find the prime number I am thinking of, it's between 1 and 100. A person wins by guessing the prime number or being the closest! Competition ends in exactly 24 hours...

    Luke.
    2000) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 773429)
    Posted 25 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Anymore Answers for Question 71?

    Q71 : Find the prime number I am thinking of, it's between 1 and 100. A person wins by guessing the prime number or being the closest! Competition ends in exactly 24 hours...
    2001) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 773215)
    Posted 25 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Oh my........
    Just checked and the Frozen Penny's RAC is at this moment 6,666.66......I hope that's not a sign.......

    Total Seti RAC should be 41K shortly.......


    Kitties all healthy?
    Rigs not overheating?
    Weather's Sunny?

    If the answers are 'yes' your fine...
    God is on your side...
    Congrats of 14m!

    Luke.
    2002) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 773214)
    Posted 25 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Where are we in this question? I don't know!

    Consider it this:

    Q71 : Find the prime number I am thinking of, it's between 1 and 100. A person wins by guessing the prime number or being the closest! Competition ends in exactly 24 hours...

    Luke.
    2003) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 772750)
    Posted 24 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Today whilst I was at work slaving away building fire trucks, the kitties supervised the crunchers to the 40K RAC mark for the first time ever......

    And should hit 14 million all-Seti credits by tomorrow night...those kitties will be busy keeping an eye on things for me while I am away working again.....


    That is dedication dude, 14 million... and 40K...
    God must be on your side...

    Luke.
    2004) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 772746)
    Posted 24 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Don't give in Mark!
    Day 15 today! Half-a-month without a cig!

    Keep going!
    2005) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 772744)
    Posted 24 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Training Course
    2006) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 772740)
    Posted 24 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    When I say:


    Q72 : Find the biggest prime number and prove it's prime! By yourself! No Internet, Pen and Paper only!


    I mean: take a number (say 3) and prove it's prime, e.g. divide it into 2,3,5,7 and show how (long division or any division strategy) it doesn't go in. Other than infinity.

    So one person might take 5 and show how it's prime, and then someone else will take 7 and show how it's prime.

    Get what I mean???

    Luke.
    2007) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 772558)
    Posted 23 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congratulations to guido.man! for solving Q71!
    Q71 Answer: As close to pi as you can get it!

    Microsoft Windows Standings 95
    1. Fred W - 17 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 16 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 9 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    7. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    8. Philadelphia - 5 1/2 Points
    9. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    10. Labbie - 1 Point
    11. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    Thanks Philly for playing! And Bill for the comic!

    Q72 : Find the biggest prime number and prove it's prime! By yourself! No Internet, Pen and Paper only!

    Luke.

    2008) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 772298)
    Posted 23 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, last night I hit 600 RAC, now at 581.

    Oh Well....

    EDIT: Now at 602... another high...

    ======================
    Sounds good to me Luke...contratulations! You are way above me as I was aiming for about 150 RAC and now have about 170 for SETI. Very pleased with my four machines; two do SETI; one splits work with Einstein and another does Einstein alone. Everyday, I let them run on my home LAN. Probably will add two more machines to the mix, shortly.

    Am approaching 25,000 units total for SETI; had earlier credits, too. So am crunching along...about 3-4 hours average, almost daily each machine.

    Home LAN: iMac Intel, 2.4 GHz processor, real speed demon and workhorse, SETI/Einstein; Compact laptop, 1.5 processor, SETI; eMachine, 2.2 processor, SETI; and iBook, .90 GHz (?) processor, Einstein alone. Hope to add older G-4 Mac, .850 GHz processor and older Compact laptop, 2.0 (?) processor--not sure yet how I will divide Einstein/SETI between the new adds to the LAN.

    I would be happy to approach 250 RACs for SETI when I get the other older machines in the mix. Like my better half notes, we never get rid of computers just add them to the LAN and do more and more BOINC.

    Congratulations again to you Luke and others on their scores!

    Best,

    Dr. Bob


    Your going good there too Dr. Bob! Mebbe if you switched from Einstein to SETI for a week, we could have a sprint to say 35,000 (with me having to go to 38,000) and see if you could catch me!

    Luke.


    2009) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 772296)
    Posted 23 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Denominator came from http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/b002486.txt

    Used denominator, a high precision value for pi, and a high precision calculator
    to get the numerator.

    It was only later that I found the numerator in

    http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/b002485.txt.

    I hope this wasn't a pen and paper only question!


    No it wasn't luckily for you ;)

    Still 3 hours to go until this question closes, everyone is welcome to try and beat guido.man!

    @ Guido.man - You may top your own answer if you want to...

    Luke.

    2010) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 772284)
    Posted 23 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Guido.man, can I ask you where you got that figure from?


    Q71:

    Biggest I could find is

    27225206761227411560482016369101495245580376291277469609660747193789333391455909056988538515440420244451/
    8666052465496465627292667594900276640054365438839293273326351202074305984738201886052979281840113827831

    gives

    pi=3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679821


    Luke.
    2011) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 772275)
    Posted 23 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Ok, currently Guido Man is winning... I'll run the competition out for another 4 hours, then I will approve a winner.

    Remember!:
    Question 71 (1 Point) : Create the best Pi approximation, e.g. 22/7, and show how many digits it is accurate to, you may refine your answer.

    Luke.
    2012) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 772079)
    Posted 22 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Anyone got any bigger answers than 80143857/25510582 for the most accurate computation of Pi here?

    Otherwise Philadelphia wins.....

    Luke.

    2013) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 772041)
    Posted 22 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    How's it going Mark?
    2014) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 771889)
    Posted 22 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    My oh my, this thread has fallen back. Bump for Beets. :)
    2015) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 771877)
    Posted 22 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Join NZ.SETI!

    The only national NZ team.
    2016) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 771846)
    Posted 22 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    No Answers?

    Question 71 (1 Point) : Create the best Pi approximation, e.g. 22/7, and show how many digits it is accurate to, you may refine your answer.
    2017) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 771833)
    Posted 22 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    under cover
    2018) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 771820)
    Posted 22 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    2 weeks off... you've done it!.... 2 weeks off the cigs... but keep on going!

    Edit : Just did a calculations, in about 2 hours, it'll be 12 days... so I say nearly 2 weeks
    2019) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 771803)
    Posted 22 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done Philly! Correct answer again! 1 Point to you...
    Q70 Answer: 7

    Microsoft Windows Standings 3.11
    1. Fred W - 17 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 16 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    7. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    8. Philadelphia - 5 1/2 Points
    9. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    10. Labbie - 1 Point
    11. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    Question 71 (1 Point) : Create the best Pi approximation, e.g. 22/7, and show how many digits it is accurate to, you may refine your answer.

    Luke.
    2020) Message boards : Cafe SETI : If I could have one wish it would be ........................ (Message 771543)
    Posted 21 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Seriously!?
    Let me just make a few changes to the title....

    If I could have three wish(es) it would be.......

    1. Be better at chess
    2. Have more computes crunching SETI (looks like I'm gonna be building a Q9450 or a hexa-core Nehalem, not a 8 core super-machine)
    3. World Peace ;)

    Luke.

    Oh no. Only one wish. The one thing you would most wish for.


    Easily world peace then....
    2021) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 771526)
    Posted 21 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Ok, another big response.....

    Q69 Answer: It's Composite

    For this question:
    I will award... WinterKnight ...1 point for achieving the correct answer first
    But I will also give half points to... Bill, Dominique ...for also getting the correct answer. Sorry Fred, obviously you didn't get the right answer, but your still on top!

    Microsoft Windows Standings 3.1
    1. Fred W - 17 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 16 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 6 Points
    7. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    8. Philadelphia - 4 1/2 Points
    9. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    10. Labbie - 1 Point
    11. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    Here we go again:

    Q70 : The towns of Alpha, Beta, and Gamma are equidistant from each other. If a car is three miles from Alpha and four miles from Beta, what is the maximum possible distance of the car from Gamma? Assume the land is flat.

    Luke.
    2022) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 771513)
    Posted 21 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, last night I hit 600 RAC, now at 581.

    Oh Well....

    EDIT: Now at 602... another high...
    2023) Message boards : Cafe SETI : If I could have one wish it would be ........................ (Message 771502)
    Posted 21 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Seriously!?
    Let me just make a few changes to the title....

    If I could have three wish(es) it would be.......

    1. Be better at chess
    2. Have more computes crunching SETI (looks like I'm gonna be building a Q9450 or a hexa-core Nehalem, not a 8 core super-machine)
    3. World Peace ;)

    Luke.
    2024) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#65 - TO NEEDS RECONSTRUCTION BEFORE THE OUTRAGE (Message 771218)
    Posted 21 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning on the longest night.


    Winning on the shortest night...
    2025) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#65 - TO NEEDS RECONSTRUCTION BEFORE THE OUTRAGE (Message 771211)
    Posted 21 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning from rainy old England - I'm home from my 2 weeks vacation :(

    Oh, it's the Summer Solstice today, so we officially head towards shorter daylight hours from tomorrow. Half 1, 2008 went quick didn't it?!


    All too slow over here, now New Zealand can start warming up again as it is here the Winter Solstice! Bring on the sun I say!
    2026) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 771209)
    Posted 21 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Any Answers?


    Q69 (1 Point) : Is the number 2,438,100,000,001 prime or composite? No calculators or computers allowed!

    Luke.
    2027) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 771087)
    Posted 21 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Ad

    (Score? If so my total is 2 ;)
    2028) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 771084)
    Posted 21 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Correct Again Philly! 1 Point to you!

    Q68 Answer: 50% chance

    Microsoft Windows Standings 3.0
    1. Fred W - 17 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 16 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Dominique - 6 Points
    6. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. Philadelphia - 4 1/2 Points
    9. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    10. Labbie - 1 Point
    11. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    Q69 (1 Point) : Is the number 2,438,100,000,001 prime or composite? No calculators or computers allowed!

    Luke.
    2029) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 770999)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Gotta' love the music you post round here Mark. Suits my tastes all the time!

    Keep up your self-banishment from cigs. Resist the urge!
    2030) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Closed - Use the Last Two Letters to Make a New Word (Message 770940)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    eraser

    (score!)
    2031) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 770937)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    And as of last update... 25,000!!!! With a RAC of 530...

    Also of mention...
    1) Passed 160,000 in the world for SETI
    2) 36 in Sign-up Stats... (Number one here I come!)
    3) I've contributed 0.00008% of SETI's total credit...
    4) Top 800 in country!

    Congratulations on everyone elses milestones...

    Luke.
    2032) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 770934)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    (1 Point) : At a movie theater, the manager announces that a free ticket will be given to the first person in line whose birthday is the same as someone in line who has already bought a ticket. You have the option of getting in line at any time. Assuming that you don't know anyone else's birthday, and that birthdays are uniformly distributed throughout a 365 day year, what position in line gives you the best chance of being the first duplicate birthday?

    Luke.


    As the question is asked there can only be 1 answer for a 100% chance of winning. That would be position #367 which would cover all possible dates including Feb. 29.

    Statistically speaking Philadelphia is correct with 20 but that only gives you about a 50/50 chance of winning.

    ...and you didn't specify a probable answer.

    I realize my answer is highly improbable but possible.


    Hmmmm... good point... it's possible but very unlikely...
    A Half point for alerting me to this and thinking outside the box?

    Luke.
    2033) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 770929)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    That was quick Philly! And yes the answer is right ;) Congratulations!

    Question 66
    Q66 Answer: 20th
    Q66 Solver: Philly

    Microsoft Windows Standings 2.0:
    1. Fred W - 17 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 16 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. Philadelphia - 3 1/2 Points
    9. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    10. Labbie - 1 Point
    11. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    Philly quickly gaining speed going up the table....

    Now for another question!

    Q66 (1 Point) : A cloth bag contains a pool ball, which is known to be a solid ball. A second pool ball is chosen at random in such a way that it is equally likely to be a solid or a stripe ball. The ball is added to the bag, the bag is shaken, and a ball is drawn at random. This ball proves to be a solid. What is the probability that the ball remaining in the bag is also a solid?

    Cya' all soon!
    Luke.
    2034) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 770918)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    It's good that's the stab that you took Philly, because it's right!

    Q65 Winner: Philadelphia
    Q65 Answer: Top Row is Straight Lines, Middle Row is Curved & Straight Lines, Bottom Row is Curved Lines.


    Microsoft Windows Standings 1.5
    1. Fred W - 17 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 16 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. Philadelphia - 2 1/2 Points
    9. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    10. Labbie - 1 Point
    11. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    Q66 (1 Point) : At a movie theater, the manager announces that a free ticket will be given to the first person in line whose birthday is the same as someone in line who has already bought a ticket. You have the option of getting in line at any time. Assuming that you don't know anyone else's birthday, and that birthdays are uniformly distributed throughout a 365 day year, what position in line gives you the best chance of being the first duplicate birthday?

    Luke.
    2035) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 770912)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Keep on holding strong, you'll get there....
    2036) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#65 - TO NEEDS RECONSTRUCTION BEFORE THE OUTRAGE (Message 770749)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Mike!
    2037) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#65 - TO NEEDS RECONSTRUCTION BEFORE THE OUTRAGE (Message 770744)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good morning / Good night to everyone!

    How's everyone's day been?
    2038) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 770739)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Join NZ.SETI...

    Calling all New Zealander's....

    And A Big Welcome to Jeremy List!
    2039) Message boards : Number crunching : The return of the 'yellow pages'? (Message 770700)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Annoying isn't it! The only way to solve it right now is just to train yourself to click the link of "Cafe" or "NC" at the top, but for me that is taking a lot of training to get used to...
    2040) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 770696)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well, I'm glad you didn't, don't let it get the better of you, otherwise you'll have that rotten feeling inside you.... As before, keep it up!!!...

    Friday 5:05 PM 20th June 2008 New Zealand Standard Time - And the weekend lies ahead...
    2041) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People III (Message 770690)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Happy Birthday Garfield!
    2042) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 770689)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    alien life
    2043) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 770688)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good to see Philly, Fred and Bill all on this question. As per Fred's request of "Philly doing the hard work"

    I will award:
    Fred - 1 Point - "For correctly answering the question"
    Philly - 1/2 a point - for giving it a go and "doing the hard work"...

    Congratulations to both of you!

    Microsoft Windows Standings 1.0
    1. Fred W - 17 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 16 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. Philadelphia - 1 1/2 Points
    9. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    10. Labbie - 1 Point
    11. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    And, a big congratulations to Fred!, for taking the title of problem solving champion! But I don't see Bill giving up anytime soon, so I doubt Bill losing the title forever.

    Q65 (1 Point) : Why is this part of the alphabet arranged like this?

    A---EF-HI-KLMN-
    -B-D--G--J-----
    --C--------------O

    Luke.
    2044) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 770685)
    Posted 20 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Day 10 or 11... I always lose count, Well done Mark, don't ever give up!

    Luke.
    2045) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 770478)
    Posted 19 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done Fred!

    Q63 Answer: X=4 Y=9 Z=56

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 16 Points
    2. Fred W - 16 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Philadelphia - 1 Point
    11. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    Here's one more:

    Q64 : (1 Point) Write a ten-digit number so that the first digit tells how many zeros there are in the number, the second how many ones, the third how many twos, and so forth.

    Luke.


    2046) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 770320)
    Posted 19 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    No answers yet?

    Q63 : (1 Point)
    What three different digits are represented by X, Y, and Z in this addition problem?

    XZY
    XYZ+
    ---
    YZX

    Luke.
    2047) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 770305)
    Posted 19 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    pristine water
    2048) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 770295)
    Posted 19 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done to Bill for solving Q62!

    Question 62
    Q62 Answer: Base 7
    Q62 Winner: Bill

    Also - Fred, I've never heard of a negative number base myself, I'll have a look around the web to see if it's legal...

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 16 Points
    2. Fred W - 15 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Philadelphia - 1 Point
    11. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    Q63 : (1 Point)
    What three different digits are represented by X, Y, and Z in this addition problem?

    XZY
    XYZ+
    ---
    YZX

    Luke.
    2049) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 769859)
    Posted 18 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Close Enough Fred!, and again you tie with Bill...

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 15 Points
    2. Fred W - 14 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Q62 : (1 Point) Thirteen per cent of the people in a certain town have unlisted phone numbers. You select three hundred names at random from the phone book. What is the expected number of people who will have unlisted numbers?

    Luke.


    None, since they're obviously listed in the phone book.


    Hey! A new participant! Well Done Philadelphia! You haven't been around for a while, a long while. Where have you been?

    Q61 Answer : None, coz' there not listed in the phonebook!
    Q61 Solver : Philadelphia
    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 15 Points
    2. Fred W - 15 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Philadelphia - 1 Point
    11. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    12. TBD...

    You should stop by here more often!

    Q62 : A friend of mine learned how to count in a base different from 10, so that, for instance, instead of writing 136, he writes 253. In what base does he count?

    Luke.
    2050) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#65 - TO NEEDS RECONSTRUCTION BEFORE THE OUTRAGE (Message 769842)
    Posted 18 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    One minute, and your down off the podium, Albert! Winning (for now)!

    How's everything going?

    It's going well. I spent the day fighting to get my internet to work. I checked everything and couldn't figure out what the problem was. Of course it ended up being the simplest and most obvious of all cause, and of course I checked it last. The network cable had gone bad. So I spent all day working to fix something as simple as that. How are things with you?


    Oh, everything's fine here, just had dinner... I've had problems with my modem all day... my ISP "Slingshot" (Name and shame, name and shame!) seems to be having problems with the local exchange... when connected to the internet, speeds are slow, and when the phone rings, it disconnects the internet, and the call sounds "distant" and "far-off", if you sorta' get what I mean....

    Good to see your case of Internet problems was "short term" fixable :].....

    Phone and internet are separate entities for me.


    If by "entities" you mean bill, then I get both of them at the same time from the same company. My cell, that's a different story...
    2051) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 769840)
    Posted 18 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Close Enough Fred!, and again you tie with Bill...

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 15 Points
    2. Fred W - 14 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Q62 : (1 Point) Thirteen per cent of the people in a certain town have unlisted phone numbers. You select three hundred names at random from the phone book. What is the expected number of people who will have unlisted numbers?

    Luke.
    2052) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#65 - TO NEEDS RECONSTRUCTION BEFORE THE OUTRAGE (Message 769829)
    Posted 18 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    One minute, and your down off the podium, Albert! Winning (for now)!

    How's everything going?

    It's going well. I spent the day fighting to get my internet to work. I checked everything and couldn't figure out what the problem was. Of course it ended up being the simplest and most obvious of all cause, and of course I checked it last. The network cable had gone bad. So I spent all day working to fix something as simple as that. How are things with you?


    Oh, everything's fine here, just had dinner... I've had problems with my modem all day... my ISP "Slingshot" (Name and shame, name and shame!) seems to be having problems with the local exchange... when connected to the internet, speeds are slow, and when the phone rings, it disconnects the internet, and the call sounds "distant" and "far-off", if you sorta' get what I mean....

    Good to see your case of Internet problems was "short term" fixable :].....
    2053) Message boards : Number crunching : Running, high priority (Message 769825)
    Posted 18 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    "Running, High Priority"

    Pffff.... that's what my celery says when its got one task in queue and its deadline is not until the 9th of July...

    But oosh...
    My laptop has, maybe 70 tasks in queue and its completion date is 24th of June, and I'll be away for a few days coming so no laptop on... wow... I betta' hurry up...

    If you can be sure it will complete, don't worry about it... but if you run other projects... well it's a different story...

    Luke.
    2054) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#65 - TO NEEDS RECONSTRUCTION BEFORE THE OUTRAGE (Message 769822)
    Posted 18 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    One minute, and your down off the podium, Albert! Winning (for now)!

    How's everything going?
    2055) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 769818)
    Posted 18 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    How's everything holding up Mark? Do you know how much money you've saved yet? If so, spend it on something you like, something for your gf, anything... (not cigs!)

    Gotta be, what? Day 8? If you were ova' here in NZ it would be Day 9...

    Keep on Going!

    Luke.

    2056) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Closed - Use the Last Two Letters to Make a New Word (Message 769800)
    Posted 18 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    (nuclear power) generation (systems...)
    2057) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 769798)
    Posted 18 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Yup, well done to Fred! I learn something new every day ;)

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 15 Points
    2. Fred W - 14 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Fred & Bill are leaving everyone else behind in their smoke trail!

    I though this one would have been solved by now!...
    Q61 : (1/2 a point) what is the square root of 2547? (no calculators for this one please...)

    More later....

    Luke.
    2058) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Video game: SPORE.... perfect for SETI fans? (Message 769797)
    Posted 18 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Do you have to buy the SPORE creator? Or will it come in the full game?

    Luke.



    It will come with the full game on release day in September.

    If you're willing to pay $10 USD though, you can have access to it right now with all features unlocked. On the other hand, you could just download the "free trial" version. It's the exact same thing, but most of the optional body features are unavailable.


    I've been watching the development of SPORE for months, and I will definitely be buying it, but I think I'll give the creator a miss...

    Luke.
    2059) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Video game: SPORE.... perfect for SETI fans? (Message 769790)
    Posted 18 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Do you have to buy the SPORE creator? Or will it come in the full game?

    Luke.
    2060) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#64 - UNDER DEMOLITION & RECONSTRUCTION as Champ Won (Message 769420)
    Posted 17 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning while cooking dinner...
    2061) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 769418)
    Posted 17 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Bill wins Question 59... with the answer 60...
    and a good post by Dr. Who Fan (lol)...

    Standings:

    1. William Rothamel - 15 Points
    2. Fred W - 13 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Q60 : (1 Point) If we set out by ranks of 10, we will be one short. We will also be one short if we set out by ranks of 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and even 2. Yet there are fewer than 5000 participants. How many are we?

    Q61 : (1/2 a point) what is the square root of 2547?

    Luke.
    2062) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People III (Message 769195)
    Posted 16 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Bump!
    2063) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 769185)
    Posted 16 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Bill, well done... Sorry about the worthlessness of the question, it was originally only going to be A, B, C sub-questions...

    Fred - To Q47, the first set of weights needed was 1,3,9,27 lbs.... the next set need 5 weights...

    Bill, you are also right about the number of posters in the cafe but not the science forum, on average the 50th oldest thread in the Cafe had its last post 1/2 days ago, while in the science forum the 50th oldest thread was 39 days old...

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 14 Points
    2. Fred W - 13 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Q59 : (1 Point) If 6 boys fill 6 notebooks in 6 weeks and 4 girls fill 4 notebooks in 4 weeks, how many notebooks will a class of 12 boys and 12 girls fill in 12 weeks?

    Luke.
    2064) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#64 - UNDER DEMOLITION & RECONSTRUCTION as Champ Won (Message 769178)
    Posted 16 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning coz' I want to win...
    Hello Everyone!
    2065) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#64 - UNDER DEMOLITION & RECONSTRUCTION as Champ Won (Message 769001)
    Posted 16 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning while wondering why no one posts in my maths problems thread.... hmmm...

    It reminds me too much of work :D


    I've tried to make them dead easy... maybe 1+1 should attract some members ;)

    And...

    Winning while thinking about Windows 7...
    2066) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 769000)
    Posted 16 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Did you ever get your second answer to Q47?

    I'm intrigued.

    F.


    Nope, I Abandoned it, but it's still worth 1/2 a point if any one wants it..

    I'll tell you what I'm intrigued about though, the lack of dedicated mathematicians... apart from you and Bill of course ;)

    Q58 (1/2 a point) : More Prime Number Problems...

    A : What is the third smallest twin prime?
    B : What is the fortieth prime number?
    C : Apply a primality test to 1017, is it prime?
    D : What is the third "Bell Number prime"
    E : Apply a primality test to 1361, is it prime?
    F : How many digits does the 10,000th prime number have, what is it?
    G : What is the next prime after 109?

    Luke.
    2067) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#64 - UNDER DEMOLITION & RECONSTRUCTION as Champ Won (Message 768993)
    Posted 16 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning while wondering why no one posts in my maths problems thread.... hmmm...

    Chew on it ;)


    I love chocolate!... Fred bumped 'Maths Problems anyway... now for a cookie, then on to Ice's chess challenge...
    2068) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 768992)
    Posted 16 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done Fred!!!

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 13 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 13 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    And we are tied again...
    But the tie-breaker is here...

    Q58 (1/2 a point) : More Prime Number Problems...
    A : What is the third smallest twin prime?
    B : What is the fortieth prime number?
    C : Apply a primality test to 1017, is it prime?
    D : What is the third "Bell Number prime"
    E : Apply a primality test to 1361, is it prime?
    F : How many digits does the 10,000th prime number have, what is it?
    G : What is the next prime after 109?

    Luke.
    2069) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 768986)
    Posted 16 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    maths question...
    2070) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#64 - UNDER DEMOLITION & RECONSTRUCTION as Champ Won (Message 768963)
    Posted 16 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning while wondering why no one posts in my maths problems thread.... hmmm...
    2071) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 768959)
    Posted 16 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Keep on going, it will get easier... eventually...
    2072) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 768915)
    Posted 16 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    No answers yet?

    Q57 (1 Point) : Alfred, Brian, Christopher and Damon play with a deck of 32 cards. Damon deals them out unequally, then says: "If you want us to have the same number of cards, do exactly as I say. You, Alfred, divide half of your cards between Brian and Christopher. Then, Brian, you do the same with Christopher and Alfred. Finally, Christopher, you follow suit with Alfred and Brian." How did Damon distribute the cards?

    Q58 (1/2 a point) : More Prime Number Problems...
    A : What is the third smallest twin prime?
    B : What is the fortieth prime number?
    C : Apply a primality test to 1017, is it prime?
    D : What is the third "Bell Number prime"
    E : Apply a primality test to 1361, is it prime?
    F : How many digits does the 10,000th prime number have, what is it?
    G : What is the next prime after 109?

    Luke.
    2073) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 768742)
    Posted 15 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    City Block
    2074) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 768741)
    Posted 15 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Whats this? Day 5 or 6? Keep it up Mark!
    2075) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 768737)
    Posted 15 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Again, well done to Bill........
    All your answers are correct...

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 13 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 12 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Here are two more... Q57 worth 1 point, Q58 worth 1/2 a point.

    Q57 (1 Point) : Alfred, Brian, Christopher and Damon play with a deck of 32 cards. Damon deals them out unequally, then says: "If you want us to have the same number of cards, do exactly as I say. You, Alfred, divide half of your cards between Brian and Christopher. Then, Brian, you do the same with Christopher and Alfred. Finally, Christopher, you follow suit with Alfred and Brian." How did Damon distribute the cards?

    Q58 (1/2 a point) : More Prime Number Problems...
    A : What is the third smallest twin prime?
    B : What is the fortieth prime number?
    C : Apply a primality test to 1017, is it prime?
    D : What is the third "Bell Number prime"
    E : Apply a primality test to 1361, is it prime?
    F : How many digits does the 10,000th prime number have, what is it?
    G : What is the next prime after 109?

    Luke.

    2076) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 768555)
    Posted 15 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    gravel track
    2077) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 768554)
    Posted 15 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Yup, well done Bill....
    You've rounded your points off nicely...

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 13 Points
    2. Fred W - 12 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Worth another half-point (answer all the sub-questions, try to use your brain)...

    Q56 : Prime Number Problems (all extremely simple)...

    A : What is the only "even" prime?
    B : How many prime numbers below the number 100?
    C : Apply a primality test to see if 637 is prime, is it?
    D : What is the first "repunit" prime number?
    E : What is the closest prime year to 2008? (as in: 2007 is not prime, 2009 is not prime)
    F : What is the 100th prime number?
    G : Apply a primality test to see if 881 is prime, is it?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.



    2078) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Screenshots (Message 768551)
    Posted 15 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    As of 2 minutes ago...


    Lets see... from this you can make out that I run Windows Vista...
    I use Mozilla Firefox 3.0 RC2...
    I run Google Desktop...
    In my system tray...

    BOINC...
    Windows Live Messenger...
    Dell Web cam Manager...
    Dell Touch pad Manager...
    Google Desktop...
    Battery 100% plugged in...
    Internet online...
    Sound Mute....

    My privacy has been compromised.... lol....

    Luke.
    2079) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Screenshots (Message 768541)
    Posted 15 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:


    Hey Albert! That Background is the Shuttle over Farewell Spit in New Zealand, about 40 miles northeast is Wellington were I live!

    Great desktop as well!

    EDIT: Good to know you use Mozilla Firefox!
    2080) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 768538)
    Posted 15 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Any Answers Yet?....

    Q55 : Chessboard problems...
    A : How many 1x1 squares are on a chessboard?
    B : How many squares are on a chessboard? (answer is not 64)
    C : I have 5 chessboards, I leave the first uncut, I cut the second in half and keep one half, I cut the third in quarters and keep on quarter, I cut the fourth in eighths and I keep one eighths, I cut the fifth one in sixteenths and keep one sixteenth... how many 1x1 squares have I kept?

    Luke.
    2081) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 768333)
    Posted 14 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    white chocolate
    2082) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 768311)
    Posted 14 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry about that, guido.man, it seems the website listed 41,312,432 as the answer, but the reverse 23,421,314is also correct.
    My apologies guido.man... I'll award you the point (also, congratulations your now in the top 3!)

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 12 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 12 1/2 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 8 Points
    4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    More Questions

    Here is a question worth a half-point, you must answer all three sub-questions to be awarded the half-point... (all these questions are easy)

    Q55 : Chessboard problems...
    A : How many 1x1 squares are on a chessboard?
    B : How many squares are on a chessboard? (answer is not 64)
    C : I have 5 chessboards, I leave the first uncut, I cut the second in half and keep one half, I cut the third in quarters and keep on quarter, I cut the fourth in eighths and I keep one eighths, I cut the fifth one in sixteenths and keep one sixteenth... how many 1x1 squares have I kept?

    Luke.
    2083) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 768268)
    Posted 14 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Q54:

    Is the number 23421314 ?



    Nope, sorry, guido.man, that's the wrong answer.....

    Q47 : A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Apart from 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Q54 : An eight-digit number contains two 1's, two 2's, two 3's, and two 4's. The 1's are separated by one digit, the 2's by two digits, the 3's by three digits, and the 4's by four digits. What is the number?

    Luke.
    2084) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 768242)
    Posted 14 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Birthday Cake
    2085) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 767888)
    Posted 14 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    This challenge is is still up for grabs. Chess anyone?

    Beethoven wins Chess challenge 43 Well done Beethoven :)
    solution;
    1 Ba4+ Kc4 If 1....Kxa4 then 2. Nc3+ Kb3 3. Nd2++ is Mate
    2 b3+ Kd3
    3 Bb5+ Ke4
    4 Rg4+ Rf4 or 4. Rg4+ Kf5 5. Ne3++
    5 Rxf4++


    Chess challenge 44

    White to move and mate in 4

    .





    I've tried Ice, I am getting stuck though... I will keep on nagging at it anyway...

    Well done Luke. I appreciate this one is a bit tough, I'll see about a less tough one next ;)


    I'm going off to bed now (really early night, currently 9:00 PM New Zealand Standard Time), I'll be up in about 10 hours (7:00 AM NZST)... so I'll see everyone then...
    2086) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 767883)
    Posted 14 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    This challenge is is still up for grabs. Chess anyone?

    Beethoven wins Chess challenge 43 Well done Beethoven :)
    solution;
    1 Ba4+ Kc4 If 1....Kxa4 then 2. Nc3+ Kb3 3. Nd2++ is Mate
    2 b3+ Kd3
    3 Bb5+ Ke4
    4 Rg4+ Rf4 or 4. Rg4+ Kf5 5. Ne3++
    5 Rxf4++


    Chess challenge 44

    White to move and mate in 4

    .





    I've tried Ice, I am getting stuck though... I will keep on nagging at it anyway...
    2087) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 767843)
    Posted 14 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    New Record RAC: 572 beating my previous RAC of 556! :) now watch it plummet..
    While I'm here, I might as well celebrate 22,000 credits (well close enough, current 21,944) anyway...

    Well done on other peoples milestones..
    2088) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 767712)
    Posted 14 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm not quick enough on the draw to compete with you guys.

    Maybe this is worth a point.

    Dominique didn't get credit for her answer to Q43.
    What's up with that eh?
    No wonder she stopped playing.

    That was rather clever Luke.
    Answer to Q43=43.
    Or was it just coincidence, or maybe synchronicity?

    g.m


    It was Fred that answered Q43?
    But if I didn't give Dominique a point for a question, please tell me what question it was...

    Luke.

    EDIT : Wait, I see your point guido.man, I have created two Q43 questions...

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 12 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 12 1/2 Points
    ----------------------------------
    3. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. Dominique - 5 1/2 Points
    7. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Please correct me if I make a mistake, people...

    Q47 : A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Apart from 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Q54 : An eight-digit number contains two 1's, two 2's, two 3's, and two 4's. The 1's are separated by one digit, the 2's by two digits, the 3's by three digits, and the 4's by four digits. What is the number?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2089) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 767695)
    Posted 14 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Been painting the coping on my pool and trying to find the water leak..

    Can't we rehabilitate Guido, Kevvy and Sarge ??

    regards,

    Bill


    I'll send them all an email...
    Thanks for reminding me Bill.
    2090) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 767688)
    Posted 14 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Again, Fred, you've done it! Well done to you! Bill better hurry up, otherwise he's gonna' lose the top position....

    Q53 Answer: FIVE = 1970
    Q53 Solver: Fred W

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 12 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 12 1/2 Points
    ----------------------------------
    3. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Well done to Fred, he is this close to eclipsing Bill!

    More Questions:

    Q47 : A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Apart from 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)


    Q54 : An eight-digit number contains two 1's, two 2's, two 3's, and two 4's. The 1's are separated by one digit, the 2's by two digits, the 3's by three digits, and the 4's by four digits. What is the number?
    2091) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 767635)
    Posted 13 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Green Tea
    2092) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 767630)
    Posted 13 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hey, look at this... a lot of people have passed 500k recently...

    1. Blurf
    2. michaelu5a1
    3. Daniel Michel
    4. Andrew
    5. Fred W...

    Congratulations to all of you!

    Luke.
    2093) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 767627)
    Posted 13 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Just woke up. It is 11/7 antifreeze to water.
    Did you give Fred his point?


    Yup, Fred has 1 point and you now have another for this one.

    Q53 Answer: 11/7 Antifreeze:Water
    Q53 Solver: William Rothamel


    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 12 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 10 1/2 Points
    3. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    The two current questions:

    Q47: A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Apart from 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Q53: The digits in this addition problem have been replaced by letters. Replace each letter with a different digit to obtain a correct sum that is as large as possible. What is the value of "FIVE"?

    FIVE
    FIVE
    FIVE
    FIVE
    FIVE+
    ------
    ISLE

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    Objection, Ref. I had 10 1/2 points before answering Bill's question. I still have 10 1/2 points !!?!!

    F.


    So you did... (note to self, add the ***** scores after questions!) Sorry 'bout that...

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 12 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 11 1/2 Points
    3. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Questions:
    Q47: A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Apart from 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Q53: The digits in this addition problem have been replaced by letters. Replace each letter with a different digit to obtain a correct sum that is as large as possible. What is the value of "FIVE"?

    FIVE
    FIVE
    FIVE
    FIVE
    FIVE+
    ------
    ISLE

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    2094) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 767602)
    Posted 13 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Just woke up. It is 11/7 antifreeze to water.
    Did you give Fred his point?


    Yup, Fred has 1 point and you now have another for this one.

    Q53 Answer: 11/7 Antifreeze:Water
    Q53 Solver: William Rothamel


    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 12 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 10 1/2 Points
    3. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    The two current questions:

    Q47: A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Apart from 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Q53: The digits in this addition problem have been replaced by letters. Replace each letter with a different digit to obtain a correct sum that is as large as possible. What is the value of "FIVE"?

    FIVE
    FIVE
    FIVE
    FIVE
    FIVE+
    ------
    ISLE

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2095) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 767590)
    Posted 13 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    If only all my associates were so understanding............


    When you quit smoking you do drink more to compensate - fact. Just need to be sensible about it.

    I can work with that...........compensating underway..............
    But have still not bought any cigs..........
    Mrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroeeeeewr.........


    Good on you Mark, eventually, it won't get harder each day, it will get easier...
    2096) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Declawing the kitties (Message 767354)
    Posted 13 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry, but no way would I declaw a kitty, you gotta think about the kitties rights as well, not just going about things as it suits you....

    Cleo, my dearest long gone, had no claws when she was adopted by me, but I still got her anyway.. Short story is: I'll take home a cat as long as it's a cat.

    Luke.

    2097) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 767351)
    Posted 13 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    [size=30] All Kiwis (and anyone else in fact...) Welcome at NZ.SETI! [/size]

    Edit: Hey? Why didn't that work?
    2098) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 767288)
    Posted 13 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    A new question, a new day...

    Q53 : A quart bottle contains a mixture that is 1/3 antifreeze, 2/3 water. A half gallon bottle contains a mixture that is 3/4 antifreeze, 1/4 water. The contents of the two bottles are poured into a gallon jug. What is the ratio (one integer to another, in the form a:b) of antifreeze to water in the jug?

    Luke.
    2099) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy Birthday Luke! (Message 767012)
    Posted 12 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks everyone! Like before, I'm blown away! It's June 13 now, so a mod may close this thread...

    Thanks again everyone!

    Luke.
    2100) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 767003)
    Posted 12 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Grand Duplex Suite

    (The rules don't say anything about 3 word sentences, but, if it isn't allowed continue with the one above...)
    2101) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 767001)
    Posted 12 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congratulations Fred! you answered Q52 correctly!

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 11 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 10 1/2 Points
    3. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Q47 : Q47 : A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Apart from 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    IMPORTANT!
    I have been thinking about how to end this thread over the past month. I was also debating with myself to announce it here publicly, I have decided to let this thread run out to post 500, then if there is demand for it a Maths Problems II thread. But only if there is demand, which there is not right now.
    What are your views???
    2102) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 766998)
    Posted 12 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Whats this, Day 4 or 5? Well Done Mark!
    2103) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 766783)
    Posted 12 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Glow Sticks
    2104) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy Birthday Luke! (Message 766761)
    Posted 12 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Everyone!

    Wow! I'm blown away! Thank you for this! So many kind people here!
    It's still June 12 here in New Zealand, got about 4 hours left until June 13 for me, so it's still my b-day...

    Again, Thank you all!

    Best Wishes to everyone!
    Luke.
    2105) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 766753)
    Posted 12 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done Bill! You've regained your lead!

    Question 51
    Answer: N for Nine
    Solver: Bill

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 11 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 10 1/2 Points
    3. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Bill: You may post the bean problem in this thread anytime you like! I hope you still stick around even once your job, and lastly, without you and Fred, this thread would die, so I see not possibility of attracting new people...

    No New Questions until my morning, but I'll leave everybody else with this old one:

    Q47 : A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Apart from 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2106) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 766669)
    Posted 12 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well....

    Day 3 was not pretty......
    Still haven't bought any......
    The air in the house seems to be clearing up nicely...

    But I noticed I was really irritable at work today.....and kinda spacey......
    Seems harder to concentrate on things.....I suppose it's mind brain getting kinda cranky 'cuz it's not getting it's fix like it did every day for the last 20 years or so.....guess I can't blame it.....

    Otherwise, I'm hangin' in there and rubbing a lot of kitty ears......

    John....how's it goin' on your end?


    Keep on going Mark! Maybe you should find something to distract you from the urge for a cig, maybe some gum?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    Hmmmmmmmm...was never much of one for gum....so I guess I just have to ratchet up my willpower a bit......I just know this weekend is gonna be tough....


    Some people I knew use to pass distract themselves or keep themselves busy by eating Chocolate, Ice Cream, Strawberries, Carrots, whatever... Depends on what you like, but people can pass with their willpower... As before, Keep on going!

    I can't imagine, but it must be pretty hard!
    2107) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 766664)
    Posted 12 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Again, congratulations Fred + a special congratulations becuase you have tied with Bill as the top problem solver! Where is Bill?!
    Q50 Answer: 59
    Q50 Solver: Fred W

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 10 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 10 1/2 Points
    3. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Q47 : A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Apart from 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Q51 : What is the letter where the question mark is: O T T F F S S E ? (this is a very nasty catch puzzle!)

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    2108) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 766646)
    Posted 12 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thank you Daniel!, Beets! & All!. That's really kind, and appreciated!
    I feel older as each one comes and goes.... ah well!

    Good to see you back Beets, hopefully your not as sporadic in posting in the future ;) That cat must be starting to get pretty snappy now... hope she is okay!

    Best Wishes to all!
    Luke.
    2109) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 766640)
    Posted 12 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well....

    Day 3 was not pretty......
    Still haven't bought any......
    The air in the house seems to be clearing up nicely...

    But I noticed I was really irritable at work today.....and kinda spacey......
    Seems harder to concentrate on things.....I suppose it's mind brain getting kinda cranky 'cuz it's not getting it's fix like it did every day for the last 20 years or so.....guess I can't blame it.....

    Otherwise, I'm hangin' in there and rubbing a lot of kitty ears......

    John....how's it goin' on your end?


    Keep on going Mark! Maybe you should find something to distract you from the urge for a cig, maybe some gum?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2110) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 766323)
    Posted 11 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done! Fred, you are getting close to Bill!
    Q48 Solved!

    Standings!
    1. William Rothamel - 10 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 8 1/2 Points
    3. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Got any answer to Q47 yet?

    Q47 : A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Answer cannot be 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Q49 : Can you find the fifth term in the following series? 77, 49, 36, 18, ...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    No further ideas on the Q47 yet :(
    Q49: I can see a way of getting the next 2 terms to be 15 and 5 but it seems overly convoluted.

    F.


    Some one will get Q47... Q49 is not 15 or 5 so I also can't give you the point yet.... please try again :)

    Everyone else see my current questions above.

    Q49: I knew that it had to be simpler than my first thoughts!! 8 by multiplying the digits of each term to produce the next term in the series.

    F.


    Correct answer! Fred!
    Q49 Answer: 8

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 10 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 9 1/2 Points
    3. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Fred, your just 1 point away from exacting Bill!

    Q47 : A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Answer cannot be 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Q50 : Which is the smallest number which, when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 will give 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 as remainders, respectively?

    Luke.


    2111) Message boards : Number crunching : Using a Laptop (Message 766317)
    Posted 11 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I use a laptop as my main cruncher. It's a Dell XPS m1530, and I don't need to worry at all, because its 9-cell battery goes down instead of out, so the two fans have it easy as air flows smoothly under the laptop...
    2112) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 766315)
    Posted 11 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Finally passed 20,000!.... and the highest RAC ever of 556!... Plus it's my birthday!
    Congratulations on everyone elses milestones...

    Luke.
    2113) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 766117)
    Posted 11 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done! Fred, you are getting close to Bill!
    Q48 Solved!

    Standings!
    1. William Rothamel - 10 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 8 1/2 Points
    3. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Got any answer to Q47 yet?

    Q47 : A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Answer cannot be 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Q49 : Can you find the fifth term in the following series? 77, 49, 36, 18, ...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    No further ideas on the Q47 yet :(
    Q49: I can see a way of getting the next 2 terms to be 15 and 5 but it seems overly convoluted.

    F.


    Some one will get Q47... Q49 is not 15 or 5 so I also can't give you the point yet.... please try again :)

    Everyone else see my current questions above.
    2114) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Closed - Use the Last Two Letters to Make a New Word (Message 766103)
    Posted 11 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    anaesthetizations
    2115) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 766098)
    Posted 11 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done! Fred, you are getting close to Bill!
    Q48 Solved!

    Standings!
    1. William Rothamel - 10 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 8 1/2 Points
    3. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Got any answer to Q47 yet?

    Q47 : A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Answer cannot be 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Q49 : Can you find the fifth term in the following series? 77, 49, 36, 18, ...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2116) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 766088)
    Posted 11 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Q47 Answer 2 is still open, but I'll give out 48 anyway....

    Q47 : A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Answer cannot be 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Q48 : A man came to a river carrying a fox, a duck, and a bag of corn. There was a boat in which he could ferry one / two(?) of the three items across the river at any one time. He could not leave the fox alone with the duck, nor the duck alone with the corn, so how did he get all three across?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    Q48:I think you omitted one of the words I have inserted in bold (fairly important!).

    F.


    Ah! Thank you, Fred!

    Here they are again for ya'!

    Q47 : A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Answer cannot be 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Q48 : A man came to a river carrying a fox, a duck, and a bag of corn. There was a boat in which he could ferry one of the three items across the river at any one time. He could not leave the fox alone with the duck, nor the duck alone with the corn, so how did he get all three across? (I won't tell you what or why, but to get a easy answer from this question, you need to fiddle with the questions law and logic...)

    Everyone have a go!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2117) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 766079)
    Posted 11 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Keep it up Mark! Three days off the death sticks.... and counting!

    Luke.
    2118) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Something to grouse about - What's the price of road fuel where you are? (Message 766063)
    Posted 11 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    And up goes the petrol/gas price in New Zealand... (all prices stated have the .9 cent rounded up...

    Yesterday prices rose for unleaded 91 to NZ$2.07 per litre (US$5.90 per gallon) from NZ$2.01 (US$5.73 per gallon)

    And it doesn't show any hope of stopping....
    2119) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 766061)
    Posted 11 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks Ice! I'll give number 41 a rest....

    Cya' all soon!

    Cheers Luke. Did moon get it right? Let's see, ... you tell me ;)


    I'm not that lucky when it comes to where I live, 12 hours in front of you is not the best timezone to win these problems...
    2120) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 766059)
    Posted 11 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Q47 Answer 2 is still open, but I'll give out 48 anyway....

    Q47 : A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Answer cannot be 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Q48 : A man came to a river carrying a fox, a duck, and a bag of corn. There was a boat in which he could ferry of the three items across the river at any one time. He could not leave the fox alone with the duck, nor the duck alone with the corn, so how did he get all three across?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2121) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Mr. Majestic's Microscopy..... and life on Mars? (Message 765647)
    Posted 10 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    [snip]
    . . . might THIS Suffice Luke?
    [/snip]


    Good detail on those notes you have there Richard... I was thinking perhaps seeing the texture or the 'structure' of the note itself (would this be considered 'high power'?)

    EDIT: Great shot of the leaf, Albert, hope to see more pics soon!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2122) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 765646)
    Posted 10 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    OK. I think Bill is suffering from sleep deprivation.

    4 weights of 1, 3, 9, and 27lb can be combined to give any single whole number of lb's between 1 and 40.

    F.


    Well done Fred! You got the correct answer... 1 point to you!
    Q48 Answer 1: 1, 3, 9, 27 lb

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 10 1/2 Points
    2. Fred W - 7 1/2 Points
    3. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 7 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    There is another correct answer to Q48, It will be worth 1/2 a point, so the question will be kept open... for now I'm off to an early bed (10:30 PM NZST right now) so I'll see if anyone has anymore answers in my morning (6:30 AM NZST)


    Q47: A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they? (Answer cannot be 1, 3, 9, and 27 lbs....)

    Luke has signed off...

    Best Regards to all.
    2123) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 765633)
    Posted 10 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    elbow grease
    2124) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 765632)
    Posted 10 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Both answers are wrong: It is not 1,2,4,8,16 lbs or one 1 lb....

    There are actually two acceptable solutions to Q47, so please try again...

    Q47: A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they?

    Luke.
    2125) Message boards : Number crunching : What's up with NEZ? (Message 765610)
    Posted 10 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Has anyone else checked out NEZ's RAC recently on BoincStats? Almost a 50% drop in the last month and it's getting scary. I wonder what's going on? Might we soon have a new #1 participant in Seti-town?

    Even that 250,000 RAC on SetiBeta doesn't explain a 600,000 drop in Seti proper... It's only 10% of his production. :-)


    NEZ currently reports as 850,000 RAC on BoincStats.... Clicking on the button to order people by RAC, I see that 2nd place goes to "Octavian", with 258,000 RAC, NEZ still sports over 3 times as much RAC as that of Octavian... wow... so no new number one kid on the block for a while....

    Luke.


    And then there is this guy who has twice the RAC of NEZ crunching for einstein: http://boincstats.com/stats/boinc_user_graph.php?pr=bo&id=1595962


    Wow! That looks more like a team crunching under one account, though... still impressive anyway...

    Luke.
    2126) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 765600)
    Posted 10 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry WinterKnight, you have a incorrect answer! Please try again on the next question! Correct Answer goes to Guido.man with 3337 cards

    Q46 Winner: guido.man
    Q46 Answer: 3337 cards
    Q46 Solution: Note first that in all houses of cards, every level has three cards more than the level immediately above it.

    The number of cards for a 47-story house is therefore

    2
    + 2 + 3
    + 2 + 3.2
    + 2 + 3.3
    + ...
    + 2 + 3.(n-1)
    + ...
    + 2 + 3.(47-1)
    ----------------------
    47.2 + 46.47/2 x 3 = 3337

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 10 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 7 Points
    4. Fred W - 6 1/2 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Q47: A shopkeeper wants to be able to dispense sugar in whole pounds ranging from one pound up to 40 pounds. He has a standard, equal-arm balance weigh scale. Being of an extremely economical outlook, he wants to use the least possible number of weights to enable him to weigh any number of pounds between 1 and 40. How many weights does he need and what are they?

    Best Regards to all,
    Luke.
    2127) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Mr. Majestic's Microscopy..... and life on Mars? (Message 765592)
    Posted 10 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here are some things that I will try to get on my hike tomorrow:
    pollen
    butterfly wing
    creek water (to stain and see microbes)
    I will try to do some crystals and other things later.
    Ir you have any other ideas please let me know.


    Don't know about this but could you get a low power view of a banknote?

    Or maybe Richard could get something from the web...
    2128) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 765589)
    Posted 10 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    How many cigs do you smoke a day Mark?

    One day into it.... don't stop now...
    And even though I don't know how hard it is to quit, don't let the cigs get the better of you!
    2129) Message boards : Number crunching : What's up with NEZ? (Message 765587)
    Posted 10 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Has anyone else checked out NEZ's RAC recently on BoincStats? Almost a 50% drop in the last month and it's getting scary. I wonder what's going on? Might we soon have a new #1 participant in Seti-town?

    Even that 250,000 RAC on SetiBeta doesn't explain a 600,000 drop in Seti proper... It's only 10% of his production. :-)


    NEZ currently reports as 850,000 RAC on BoincStats.... Clicking on the button to order people by RAC, I see that 2nd place goes to "Octavian", with 258,000 RAC, NEZ still sports over 3 times as much RAC as that of Octavian... wow... so no new number one kid on the block for a while....

    Luke.
    2130) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 765583)
    Posted 10 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    change jobs
    2131) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 765582)
    Posted 10 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi All, Hope everyone is well!

    Today I got myself a day off work, to go round Wellington... weather was beautiful... and a great day out...

    Started out at 8:30 AM, biked round a bike trail, took me about an hour... went to Wellington after that...

    I had lunch today at a small restaurant called Port Cafe... lovely meal...
    Cost me NZ$51.00, but it was a worth it....




    Wellington from the waterfront...


    Shoulda' got more photos, but my digital camera failed on me coz' I forgot to charge the battery... damn...

    Went to the movies to see "21"....

    Browsed through shops, bought myself House MD Complete Season 2 for NZ$80.00...
    Got home about 6:20 PM... as I write this it is 7:00 PM....

    Hope everyone else had a good day...

    Luke.
    2132) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 765368)
    Posted 9 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks Ice! I'll give number 41 a rest....

    Cya' all soon!
    2133) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 765367)
    Posted 9 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I will donate to SETI again, Mark, perhaps along with my other donation that will go through soon... keep trying....

    What does your gf have to say about your smoking? Does she smoke? If so try to get her to quit with you!

    Good luck again, Mark!
    2134) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 765201)
    Posted 9 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Question 46: It's easy to build a house of cards, isn't it? Just 2 cards form 1-storey ( ), The 2nd-storey is easy too. Just 7 cards are needed... ( )... 3 storeys is slightly harder, using 15 cards... ( )... and so on...

    So...

    How many cards would it take to build a 47-storey house?
    2135) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 765193)
    Posted 9 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I like whisky, maybe me get some out right now..... its 9:00 PM and I've had a hard day plus this pathetic piece of Pentium 4 is doing my head in....

    Keep trying to break the addiction....
    Goodnight Mark!
    2136) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 765190)
    Posted 9 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm not a smoker, so close I was to being pulled in a few years back...
    Any help I can give you? I'm at your service.
    2137) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 765189)
    Posted 9 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    That was quick you two!
    I'll give Bill this one, he was first on the draw by 5 minutes... good try Fred!

    [b]Standings:[b]
    1. William Rothamel - 10 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. Fred W - 6 1/2 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 6 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Bill breaks the 10 point mark, Fred trailing close behind...

    I say, whatever happened to the other 8 people that have been awarded points, this place used to be a prosperous thread...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2138) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Smoking cessation......and digital cameras (Message 765187)
    Posted 9 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I will help you... and support you... how exactly?
    2139) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 765179)
    Posted 9 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Have I won? Did I get the correct answer?

    Beets gone, now Ice.... starting to get lonely round here....


    ;-) i expect hes back on thuesday or so.. Just a little break from
    the computers.. :-))


    He owes me one correct solution...... ;)
    2140) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 765178)
    Posted 9 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'll have to give you it, Fred... you found a void in my question... congrats again!

    Fred wins Q44
    Q44 Answer: 1^3 * 6 * 4 or 6 * 4 / (4 * 1 - 3)

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 9 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. Fred W - 6 1/2 Points
    4. Guido.Man - 6 Points
    5. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Everyone have a go on this!

    Q45 : A recipe calls for 4 cups of water. You have only a 3-cup and a 5-cup container. How can you measure out four cups of water?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2141) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 765169)
    Posted 9 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    level cup
    2142) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 765168)
    Posted 9 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Have I won? Did I get the correct answer?

    Beets gone, now Ice.... starting to get lonely round here....
    2143) Message boards : Cafe SETI : I have a nice RAC II (Message 765166)
    Posted 9 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    RAC is 501 now... All time high of 520 a day or so ago... seems to have died off a bit since then.


    Jest keep a' crunchin' there, Luke.....it'll all level out.....


    Your one of the many, many reasons I don't zoom out of proportion and start crunching for some project like Eternity2.net.... geez, you can't even sign up for it...
    2144) Message boards : Cafe SETI : I have a nice RAC II (Message 765162)
    Posted 9 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    RAC is 501 now... All time high of 520 a day or so ago... seems to have died off a bit since then.
    2145) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What is your main computer named, why? (Message 764896)
    Posted 8 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    My celery desktop is named: System
    And my Dell XPS m1530 is called: Luke-Laptop

    Need... more... computers...
    2146) Message boards : Number crunching : Wish we could chose wingmen we would not accept? (Message 764888)
    Posted 8 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    This is all a misunderstanding: (I'm not arguing for or against the case of choosing wingmen, I'm just trying to give my two cents...)

    I've been trying to say people always get some credit for it at the end (whether this be the full credit or a portion of it, I have had two times when I get a portion of the credit I was granted)... just not as quickly as some people would like. As I said before If you run a P3 (or around the same) it can be a pain when a wingman doesn't report it or a client error occurs...


    Should have been:


    1. You can recieve "less credit" if you happen to run across a person running a old version of BOINC...
    2.You will have to wait for your "full credit" if a person doesn't report it by deadline....
    3.If you have a wingman running an old version of BOINC it is possible to recieve "less credit" at a later date, (most people running SETI@home will/can report a WU in 10 days or less....) by having them not report it until a few days before the deadline, which can be up to 45 days away, or you have a person running a up-to-date client, but then doesn't report by the deadline at all, and then get snapped with a person who runs a older version of BOINC...


    Luke.
    2147) Message boards : Number crunching : Wish we could chose wingmen we would not accept? (Message 764615)
    Posted 8 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I've been trying to say people always get some credit for it at the end (whether this be the full credit or a portion of it, I have had two times when I get a portion of the credit I was granted)... just not as quickly as some people would like. As I said before If you run a P3 (or around the same) it can be a pain when a wingman doesn't report it or a client error occurs...

    Hope that clears things up...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2148) Message boards : Number crunching : Wish we could chose wingmen we would not accept? (Message 764590)
    Posted 8 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    If you run a celery or a P3...
    It can take 8 odd hours to complete a WU, only running one at a time,
    And then the wingman will either Not Reply by the report deadline (which can be up to a month away in some cases) or have a Client Error,
    And then you have to wait for another wingman to complete it, and in rare cases they don't complete it (happened to me twice I think, so far)...

    ...You can be waiting for up to 2 months to be granted to credit, and all this time while you wait, your RAC of 20 will drop to about 10, and then It takes a week of recovery to gain it back up to the previous levels.....

    Oh well.... I suppose everyone just keeps on crunching...

    ... and how many times have you lost (not delayed, but actually never received credit) because someone didn't report?

    My "slug" crunches pretty much 24/7 (pretty much because there is another app that hangs the whole system sometimes) and produces a RAC of 14. Yes, fourteen.

    It will complete the WU it is working on in another 40 hours.

    ... but my wingmen always get credit, and no actual work is lost.

    (and yes, it has another purpose for existing, and running 24/7)


    A few times, not many, I'm just saying it's a pain in the neck when it isn't reported on time.
    Once you've got a decent RAC, you don't really seem to take notice of individual tasks, you forget all about it ;)
    2149) Message boards : Number crunching : Wish we could chose wingmen we would not accept? (Message 764435)
    Posted 7 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    If you run a celery or a P3...
    It can take 8 odd hours to complete a WU, only running one at a time,
    And then the wingman will either Not Reply by the report deadline (which can be up to a month away in some cases) or have a Client Error,
    And then you have to wait for another wingman to complete it, and in rare cases they don't complete it (happened to me twice I think, so far)...

    ...You can be waiting for up to 2 months to be granted to credit, and all this time while you wait, your RAC of 20 will drop to about 10, and then It takes a week of recovery to gain it back up to the previous levels.....

    Oh well.... I suppose everyone just keeps on crunching...
    2150) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 764430)
    Posted 7 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Calling all New Zealand Participants....

    NZ.SETI has already become the biggest active team New Zealand Team....

    All we need now is YOU!

    Join NZ.SETI!!!....
    2151) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Closed - Use the Last Two Letters to Make a New Word (Message 764397)
    Posted 7 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Education
    2152) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 764396)
    Posted 7 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    (Bill, did you receive my PM reply?)

    For everyone, here is the current question,
    Q44: Create the number 24 using only a 1, 3, 4, and 6. You may only use +, -, /, and *.

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2153) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Mr. Majestic's Microscopy..... and life on Mars? (Message 764360)
    Posted 7 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm not sure how you'd do this, Albert, but could I suggest a "small leaf"?
    2154) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Closed - Use the Last Two Letters to Make a New Word (Message 764335)
    Posted 7 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Icicle
    2155) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 764334)
    Posted 7 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Millenium bug


    Computer Bug

    (I think Mark was 'spose to post in the "Use two letters to create a new word thread")

    2156) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People III (Message 764332)
    Posted 7 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    My first, and last, time I will ever write a poem....

    This Is dedicated to Cleo, my first ever cat, who passed away, nearly 6 years ago....
    Even writing this saddens me deeply...

    (The trick to this one is you've gotta read it slowly :)
    "To Cleo"

    I once knew a kitty,
    Cleo was her name,

    She lived life full,
    all a happy game.

    Loyal as could be,
    a great kitty friend,

    Play with me,
    she often said.

    In the dawn, she waked,
    in the dusk, she slept,

    Year by year,
    all was accept'.

    A lifetime it seemed,
    always by my side,

    Never to leave me,
    alone, denied.

    In good times, and bad,
    in times of despair,

    I would retreat to my bed,
    with Cleo, just sitting there.

    But then, one morning,
    after much time had been,

    She just lay there,
    still and serene.

    For weeks I cried,
    'coz of her death,

    Then I realized,
    out of breath.,

    Cleo will live on,
    as part of me, spirit, and eternity.

    R.I.P Cleo - my dearly missed cat.

    --------------------

    "To Cleo" - Luke, 7 June 2008

    Best Regards to all,
    Luke.

    That was very nice Luke.........thank you for sharing!!!!
    I still get teary-eyed thinking about my dearly departed Tigger....
    Fought a 9 month battle to keep her alive after she went downhill due to CRF.....it was a daily routine to give her sub-q fluid injections into her back and such.....but that kitty was a trouper.....
    After the first couple of weeks of the routine, she realized that the process was making her feel better, and that kitty was never more loving than in the last few monthe of her life.........
    I still miss her dearly........


    It's horrible having a good pet die... but afterwards, there will awlays be a spot in your heart for them....

    I bet Tigger was a strong and brave kittie, Mark.....
    2157) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People III (Message 763987)
    Posted 7 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    My first, and last, time I will ever write a poem....

    This Is dedicated to Cleo, my first ever cat, who passed away, nearly 6 years ago....
    Even writing this saddens me deeply...

    (The trick to this one is you've gotta read it slowly :)
    "To Cleo"

    I once knew a kitty,
    Cleo was her name,

    She lived life full,
    all a happy game.

    Loyal as could be,
    a great kitty friend,

    Play with me,
    she often said.

    In the dawn, she waked,
    in the dusk, she slept,

    Year by year,
    all was accept'.

    A lifetime it seemed,
    always by my side,

    Never to leave me,
    alone, denied.

    In good times, and bad,
    in times of despair,

    I would retreat to my bed,
    with Cleo, just sitting there.

    But then, one morning,
    after much time had been,

    She just lay there,
    still and serene.

    For weeks I cried,
    'coz of her death,

    Then I realized,
    out of breath.,

    Cleo will live on,
    as part of me, spirit, and eternity.

    R.I.P Cleo - my dearly missed cat.

    --------------------

    "To Cleo" - Luke, 7 June 2008

    Best Regards to all,
    Luke.
    2158) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Closed - Use the Last Two Letters to Make a New Word (Message 763967)
    Posted 7 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Destabilization
    2159) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Closed - Use the Last Two Letters to Make a New Word (Message 763963)
    Posted 7 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    English
    2160) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 763812)
    Posted 7 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:


    Also, any chance you'll be upgrading or building some new rigs in the next year or so?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    No 'new' rigs.....I am cash strapped right now, so I am limited to upgrading what I have.....I just aquired a Q9450...just a lovely piece of 45nm silicon.....it took off like a dream on my P5K Deluxe......
    Will be taking the Q6600 I replaced and using it to upgrade one of my duos...

    The new generation will require new mobos, new RAM, etc.......

    Plus....the kitties and I are rather proud to have what I consider the 'hottest 8 rig farm in Setibinness'.........


    Oooh yea..... That's one record you hold, Mark..... OCing beyond recognition....

    The Nehalem rig I'll be building will be my first actual computer build, Luckily, I already have an basic knowledge of the components and how to put them together, I'll need guidance from someone though.... and the right components while not going crazily over-budget....
    All in good time I suppose....

    (Just passed top 200,000 in world for SETI)
    2161) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 763784)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Open Gate
    2162) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 763773)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:


    Although my Dual-core is a laptop... should I watch it crunch a full 24 hours? just to be sure it won't overheat?

    Use the force Luke......LOL....
    I see you have optimized the lappy...
    There are no completed results for me to check....I assume you have the AK V8 on the Celery as well?


    Thats what everyone says.... lol... (You forgot my blue lightsaber, btw ;)

    There are a "few" of completed tasks for my dual-core lappie at the back of the tasks list.... each one takes round 3000 seconds....

    My two rigs are running:
    Luke-PC (Lappie) AK V8 SSE3 - takes 3000 seconds
    System (pathetic desktop) AK V8 SSE2 - takes anywhere from 12,000 to 24,000 seconds

    Just checking Luke........yeah, Celeries are a bit pathetic in most cases, I was running Seti on Lori's Dell Celery until she decided she just didn't want it running 24/7 using the juice.....it was a doggy too, little loss.
    But if you have the new app on it, at least you are probably doing 40-50 percent better than without......

    Now turn off that lightsaber, willya? You're scaring the kitties......LOL.


    lol... even my kitties are scared by my lightsaber.....

    On-topic: It's a useless old 2001 desktop computer, the only point I still run it now with my laptop is that it's my only rig running XP and that it dedicated my first thousand SETI credits, really proud of that moment....
    Once I get my dual-quad/Nehalem built, I'll retire the poor thing, put it outta' its misery....

    Also, any chance you'll be upgrading or building some new rigs in the next year or so?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2163) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 763761)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:


    Although my Dual-core is a laptop... should I watch it crunch a full 24 hours? just to be sure it won't overheat?

    Use the force Luke......LOL....
    I see you have optimized the lappy...
    There are no completed results for me to check....I assume you have the AK V8 on the Celery as well?


    Thats what everyone says.... lol... (You forgot my blue lightsaber, btw ;)

    There are a "few" of completed tasks for my dual-core lappie at the back of the tasks list.... each one takes round 3000 seconds....

    My two rigs are running:
    Luke-PC (Lappie) AK V8 SSE3 - takes 3000 seconds
    System (pathetic desktop) AK V8 SSE2 - takes anywhere from 12,000 to 24,000 seconds
    2164) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 763725)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    16k goes by.... and top 1000 in NZ...
    Gonna' crunch 24/7 to see if I can get a 500 RAC and achieve 20,000 on/before my birthday (12th June)....

    Congrats on everyone else s milestones...

    I doubt you will have any problems, your dual core is way faster than my Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz and it's RAC is 2017. 24/7 you should be there in a couple days.


    Although my Dual-core is a laptop... should I watch it crunch a full 24 hours? just to be sure it won't overheat?
    2165) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 763722)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    OK, here are the standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 9 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 6 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    5. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    6. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    7. Fred W - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    @ Bill - How do you suggest I get a wider audience? I have tried to attract more people unsuccessfully, maybe you could help me out here!

    @ Fred - I have also come to the conclusion that those two questions are poor quality wording, I have emailed the owner of the site to see if he will clear this up.

    Q43 - Create the number 24 using only these numbers once each: 3, 3, 7, 7. You may use only the following functions: +, -, *, /. This is not a trick question, for example the answer does not involve a number system other than base 10 and does not allow for decimal points.

    Thanks for all your contributions you guys!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    Oohhh! One I can understand...

    Q43: 7*(3 + 3/7)

    F.


    Congrats Fred!
    Q43: What is stated above....

    Points Table:
    1. William Rothamel - 9 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 6 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    5. Fred W - 5 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Q44:
    Create the number 24 using only a 1, 3, 4, and 6. You may only use +, -, /, and *....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2166) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 763697)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    16k goes by.... and top 1000 in NZ...
    Gonna' crunch 24/7 to see if I can get a 500 RAC and achieve 20,000 on/before my birthday (12th June)....

    Congrats on everyone else s milestones...
    2167) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 763695)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    DaveSun wins Chess challenge 39 Well done :)
    solution;
    1 Nf4 Kh7
    2 Bg5 Kh8
    3 Ng6+ Kh7
    4 Nf8+ Kh8
    5 Bf6++


    Chess challenge 40

    White to move and mate in 3. There is also a mate for White in 2 which I will accept as a win.

    .



    Now here's something I can have a go at!!!....


    1. Qg5-f6x+ 1. Kh8-g8
    2. Hg4-h6++


    Thanks for another Question Ice!
    2168) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Kitty folks, UNITE............ (Message 763688)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Only a few people could have such time and dedication to make a poem like that! I'd like seeing all you poems as one in a thread/pamphlet.... coz' they're darn good and a lot better than my poetry skills....

    And I know it's been said before...
    2169) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 763684)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    OK, here are the standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 9 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 6 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    5. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Fred W - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    @ Bill - How do you suggest I get a wider audience? I have tried to attract more people unsuccessfully, maybe you could help me out here!

    @ Fred - I have also come to the conclusion that those two questions are poor quality wording, I have emailed the owner of the site to see if he will clear this up.

    Q43 - Create the number 24 using only these numbers once each: 3, 3, 7, 7. You may use only the following functions: +, -, *, /. This is not a trick question, for example the answer does not involve a number system other than base 10 and does not allow for decimal points.

    Thanks for all your contributions you guys!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2170) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#64 - UNDER DEMOLITION & RECONSTRUCTION as Champ Won (Message 763532)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Did someone say beer!


    I'm not required to answer that question... ;)

    2171) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 763528)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Weather not looking very sunny here.... Were I live in Wellington right now, it is 11:00PM, Friday, 6 June 2008, 6 days until my birthday.... ah geez....

    Not raining outside, but very, very gusty....

    Weather Analysis (3hrs ago):


    Rain Radar Wellington (3hrs ago):


    Weather Satellite (3hrs ago):


    May not look like much... but I can hear the winds getting stronger.... its gonna' be a bumpy few hours....
    2172) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#64 - UNDER DEMOLITION & RECONSTRUCTION as Champ Won (Message 763524)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    100 bottles of beer on the wall....
    100 bottles of beer....


    99, I just pinched one!


    And so it continues....

    99 bottles of beer on the wall...
    99 bottles of beer...
    2173) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Something to grouse about - What's the price of road fuel where you are? (Message 763519)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Gas/Petrol prices are not budging...

    Reserve Bank of New Zealand declared its economic predictions for the next few months... which resulted in the NZ Dollar to slump against the Greenback by 1.5 cents... and even though Crude is ~US$122... down from a peak of US$135ish... the greedy gas companies ova' here continue to hoard NZ$2.01/litre....

    2174) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#64 - UNDER DEMOLITION & RECONSTRUCTION as Champ Won (Message 763514)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    100 bottles of beer on the wall....
    100 bottles of beer....
    2175) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 763510)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Windows Seven.....
    2176) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Funny errs ;) (Message 763502)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    It can't be called an error.... but I'll give it a mention anyway...
    In Win XP (doesn't work with 2000, 98, Vista)....

    ....There is a "secret" music song.... to find it...
    Windows Explorer > C: Drive > Windows > system32 > oobe > images > [and open] title.wma

    if you are using a different OS, youtube search "title.wma", it's 5 minutes long ,so sit back and relax and have a listen...

    There are a number of sources to what this was used for:
    1. Install music for Windows 3.1
    2. Install music for Windows 3.1 Internet Explorer
    3. Install music for Windows 95 Internet Explorer
    4. Install music for XP itself...

    Thought I'd give it a mention....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2177) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Kitty folks, UNITE............ (Message 763491)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Kittyspeak for the uninitiated......


    The Cat/English dictionary:
    CAT PHRASE: MEANING:
    Miaow Feed me.
    Meeow Pet me.
    Mrooww I love you.
    Miioo-oo-oo I am in love and must meet my betrothed outside beneath the hedge. Don't wait up.
    Mrow I feel like making noise.
    Rrrow-mawww Please, the time has come to tidy the cat box.
    Rrrow-miawww I have remedied the cat box untidiness by shoveling the contents as far out of the box as was practical.
    Miaowmiaow Play with me.
    Miaowmioaw Have you noticed the shortage of available cat toys in this room?
    Mioawmioaw Since I can find nothing better to play with, I shall see what happens when I sharpen my claws on this handy piece of furniture.
    Raowwwww I think I shall now spend time licking the most private parts of my anatomy.
    Mrowwwww I am now recalling, with sorrow, that some of my private parts did not return with me from that visit to the vet.
    Roww-maww-roww I am so glad to see that you have returned home with both arms full of groceries. I will now rub myself against your legs and attempt to trip you as you walk towards the kitchen.
    Gakk-ak-ak My digestive passages seem to have formed a hairball. Wherever could this have come from? I shall leave it here upon the carpeting.
    Mmow Snuggling is a good idea.
    Moww Shedding is pretty good, too.
    Mowww! I was enjoying snuggling and shedding in the warm clean laundry until you removed me so unkindly.
    Miaow! Miaow! I have discovered that, although one may be able to wedge his body through the gap behind the stove and into that little drawer filled with pots and pans, the reverse path is slightly more difficult to navigate.
    Mraakk! Oh, small bird! Please come over here.
    Ssssroww! I believe that I have found a woodchuck or similar animal.
    Mmmrowmmm It is certain that the best tasting fish is one you have caught yourself.
    Mmmmmmm If I sit in the sunshine for another hour or so, I think I shall be satisfied.
    Mreoaw Please ask room service to send up another can of tunafish.
    Mreeeow Do you serve catnip with that?
    Mroow I have forced my body into a tiny space in order to look cute.
    How'm I doin?
    Miaooww! Mriaow! Since you are using the can opener, I am certain that you understand the value of a well-fed and pampered cat. Please continue.


    LOL! That's about right....

    Technology & Kitties:

    1. Sit on lap of master when he is at his computer, and push the keys on the keyboard when he is typing posts .....afwmgn,rypule5l..... to annoy him.
    2. Leap up onto desk and walk all over brand new laptop and cover with kittie fur to make master put you on the floor, then start hiding in wardrobe and master will feel sorry and pet you.
    3. Bat at computer mouse as much as possible.
    4. Steal computer volume control remote and hide it in a dark small place.
    5. Jump at computer screen when master is away cooking and laptop is crunching peacefully. Let out a mrrrrraaaeeeeoooowwwwwwwww and master will come and feel sorrow for you and you will be pampered all night long
    6. When possible, throw up hairballs on laptop or if you can't make it, computer hardware strewn around.
    7. When master is reading PC Authority magazine, jump up from behind it into the cover, master will be shocked.
    8. Get tangled in Ethernet cords... master will help, and in freeing you, break internet connections by accidentally unplugging cords... leap away into mess and watch as master curses wired internet.....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2178) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 763467)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Lets see.... here is the link to the question.... http://mathproblems.info/prob4a.htm

    I've mixed up the answers.... damn.....
    Scrap the points for Q41/42....
    geez.... I hate doing that.....

    Sorry Bill & Fred.... I'll award you each with 1 point anyway....

    Answers:
    Cube - 10
    Square - 4
    Octahedron - 6
    Dodecahedron - 35
    Icosahedon - 15

    Sorry 'bout that guys....
    I'm exhausted... maybe some easier questions tomorrow....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2179) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 763455)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done Bill! 1 Point for your Q41 answer...
    Q41 Answer: 4 moves
    - Also... 1/2 a point to Fred for his reasoning....

    More Questions later...
    can anyone answer Q42?

    Q42: (continuation of 41) Also solve the above question but with different shapes:
    Square?
    Octahedron?
    Dodecahedron?
    Icosahedron? (1 Point for all shapes combined)

    Have I left the thread to die, not yet.... ;)

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    Ermmmm - Didn't Q41 ask for the cube and Bill answer for a square??

    F.


    The answer "4" is the same for a square and a cube, I should have changed the question (which I took from a maths website)....
    The thing is that he answered the original question correctly - I'll see what Bill makes of this in his next post....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2180) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 763449)
    Posted 6 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done Bill! 1 Point for your Q41 answer...
    Q41 Answer: 4 moves
    - Also... 1/2 a point to Fred for his reasoning....

    More Questions later...
    can anyone answer Q42?

    Q42: (continuation of 41) Also solve the above question but with different shapes:
    Square?
    Octahedron?
    Dodecahedron?
    Icosahedron? (1 Point for all shapes combined)

    Have I left the thread to die, not yet.... ;)

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2181) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 762717)
    Posted 4 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    One last chance, or this thread is going to the fishes....

    Post your answers to the Questions above....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2182) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 762716)
    Posted 4 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Beethoven wins Chess challenge 38 Well done :)
    solution;
    1 Nf7+ Kg8 If ...Rxf7 then Qd8+ forces mate in 2
    2 Nh6+ Kh8
    3 Qg8+ Rxg8
    4 Nf7++ Mate


    Well done to DaveSun for also getting a solution in 4, but it is not the 'correct' solution since it is not all forced as Beethoven points out.
    The winning solutions are based on forced moves rather than relying on your opponent to take and option which helps you get the mate.
    [edit] Any 'options' taken by your opponent may accelerate check mate to less moves, or to an unforced check mate, but the idea behind getting the correct solution is based on your opponent taking any options to stave off check mate for as long as possible.

    In the following challenge each move by the black King is forced.


    Chess challenge 39

    White to move and mate in 5.

    .



    Too Hard....
    Sorry...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2183) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 762361)
    Posted 3 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm alive
    2184) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 762165)
    Posted 2 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    In response to Chess Challenge 38

    1. Ne5-f7 1. Rf8-f7x
    2. Qd5-d8+ 2. Rf7-f8 (forced)
    3. Qd8-f8++

    Does this work?

    Best Regards,
    Luke

    2185) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 761977)
    Posted 2 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    We already now have 2 members!!!

    Calling all New Zealanders......!
    2186) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 761976)
    Posted 2 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hint--it's not too hard

    at each possible configuration of ant and spider, the spider has three options.

    Whether he gets the ant or moves to the same face or moves in a penultimate position and then gets the ant is also broken into different numbers of 1/3 probability.

    Let's go --you can do it Bunky !!


    Very true... Q41 is not that hard...

    Thanks for everyone's participation!!!

    Dedications today go-to:
    Sarge!
    Bill!
    Fred!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    Here again are the questions!

    Q41: An ant and a blind spider are on opposite corners of a cube. The ant is stationary and the spider moves at random from one corner to another along the edges only. What is the expected number of turns before the spider reaches the ant? (1 Point)

    Q42: Also solve the above question but with different shapes:
    Square?
    Octahedron?
    Dodecahedron?
    Icosahedron? (1 Point for all shapes combined)
    2187) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 761962)
    Posted 2 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Darn! I missed Chess Challenge 37!
    2188) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 761580)
    Posted 1 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Cya' all later, I'm away all of tomorrow!!! Visiting relatives...

    Good luck and have fun everyone!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2189) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 761543)
    Posted 1 Jun 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Re-iterating the current questions left:

    Q41: An ant and a blind spider are on opposite corners of a cube. The ant is stationary and the spider moves at random from one corner to another along the edges only. What is the expected number of turns before the spider reaches the ant? (1 Point)

    Q42: Also solve the above question but with different shapes:
    Square?
    Octahedron?
    Dodecahedron?
    Icosahedron? (1 Point for all shapes combined)

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2190) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 761219)
    Posted 31 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Brazil Nut
    2191) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 761191)
    Posted 31 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    And there goes 400 RAC....
    2192) Message boards : Team Recruitment Center : NZ.SETI - The National Team of NZ! (Message 761165)
    Posted 31 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    My fledgling team, currently there is no team that combines New Zealand participants in SETI@home, I would like to create one & make this possible....

    Join me fellow New Zealanders!!!
    2193) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 761035)
    Posted 31 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Gone is the number of 12,000 credits...

    Broke 13k credits & Best RAC ever of 358!
    Maybe if I keep my lappie running tonight, I should be able to break 400 RAC, good idea? or would it kill off my laptop?

    Keep on Crunching,
    Luke.
    2194) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Kitty folks, UNITE............ (Message 760964)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    You received the PM now? People have been talking about it for months, Mark, and I told you.


    Sarge....although I respect your opinions....I do not agree with them, nor do many others.....

    Don't tread on me....thank you.


    And that's the problem, right there.

    First, I did not tread on you. (Nor cats, for that matter, as I will not trash the memory of our family cat, Lilly, part of our lives for 17 years from 1974 to 1991.)
    Second, due to either absurd responses or absurd policies, sometimes a point must be expressed in a veiled manner. Do you REALLY think I was suggesting recently that long threads cause a drain on the S@H servers, making it hard for Eric and company to find ETI? Ha! Take a DEEPER look at what I say (well, most of what I say --- sometimes, it really is just humor) before talking about whether you or the community at large agree with my opinions.
    Third, my opinions are not the issue here. I told you around Thanksgiving that people were complaining about your kitty threads. This was truthfully stated and has nothing whatsoever to do with my opinions.
    Fourth, I am sure the people complaining about the kitty threads are now either grousing over the fact that you have begun another one or sitting back having a laugh as you react to it as if it is some sort of crisis.
    Finally, if you really thought you were being "tread on," I do think you need at least a few hours worth of a break from posting (perhaps reading, as well) from the boards.

    ... and yet, there are quite a few people posting in the kitty threads who clearly enjoy them.

    What is the solution? Do we start polling for "permissible" thread subjects? Is there some percentage of the population that has to object before a subject becomes forbidden? Is it 10%, or 50% plus one? Do those who like a topic get to vote?

    I think the "last person to post" threads are silly -- where should I complain?

    What about the whole "Linux vs. Windows" battle that rages fairly routinely, shouldn't that be kept to the "politics" section?

    Seems like a small issue, Sarge.


    Too true, and as I just noted, 2% of the 'active' threads are kitty-dedicated. Gosh, it's a huge number, isn't it?

    And I retire for the hour, this has made me very angry, I better cool off... cya all soon...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2195) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 760958)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Vapor Trail
    2196) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Kitty folks, UNITE............ (Message 760956)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Ok, it comes down to this, I will try and take a stance of NPOV (Nuetral Point of View) for this post:

    Reasons for me backing the kitty-man:
    1. Mark is a great guy, he always helps people when they need help.
    2. What's this? A Green Star? Oh yea, I think that means he has spent some of his 'investments' helping the project. Don't repay him by complaining (Please do not take this offensively, people, lots of people for lots of reasons can't donate, I had a reason a few weeks ago)
    3. Two of Mark's Eight threads, are dedicated to kitties.
    4. Everyone has there own personalities, Mark likes cats (so do I), please respect this.
    5. Ok, 2 of Mark's threads are kittie-dedicated, lets see how many threads can fit on two pages.... 100 - that means that 2% of the threads are kittie-dedicated. Woah, amazing number, 2%!!! So large!!!!
    6. Don't read the threads you don't like. So Simple.

    Best Regards to all,
    Luke.
    2197) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Kitty folks, UNITE............ (Message 760851)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I find little reasoning in the PM you received, Mark, and I back you on this one, I love my kitties with my life, I would do anything for them!
    As discussion of kitties occurs in the To the Kitty people thread, if anyone doesn't like how much talk of kitties goes on round here, don't visit that thread.... simple as that.

    Threads created by Mark, on Pages 1 & 2:

    1. Kitty Folks Unite - Dedicated to kitties? Discussion, not about kitties. No.
    2. Kitty Man musical Tidbit thread - Dedicated to kitties? No.
    3. To the Kitty People - Dedicated to kitties? Yes.
    4. KOTD - Dedicated to kitties? Yes.
    5. Harvey Korman dies age 81 - Dedicated to kitties? No.
    6. Kittys totally off topic thread - Dedicated to kitties? No.
    7. Memorial Day weekend plans - Dedicated to kitties? No.
    8. Seti city - Dedicated to kitties? No.

    Totals at 8, out of those 8 threads, how many are completely dedicated to kitties? Two the lump sum of 2.

    User Name - Personality:
    msattler - a great guy.

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    2198) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People III (Message 760807)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here is the first four cats from http://www.infinitecat.com/...

    2199) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 760804)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    Q43: At McDonalds you can order Chicken McNuggets in boxes of 6, 9, and 20. What is the largest number such that you can not order any combination of the above to achieve exactly the number you want?


    In the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is the number from which all meaning ("the meaning of life, the universe, and everything") could be derived, and therefore it's 1 more than that.


    Dominique solves Q43....
    Q43 Answer: 43
    Congratulations!!!

    Anybody that wants to have a go at solving Q41 & Q42, have a look at Bill's last three posts, there could be some useful information to get everybody started in there....

    Problem Solver Stats:
    1. William Rothamel - 9 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 6 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    5. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    6. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    7. Fred W - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    With Dominique in 5th, WinterKnight, the original problem solving champion, has fallen to 6th....

    Two Questions Remain: (To solve Q42, you need to read Q41)

    Q41: An ant and a blind spider are on opposite corners of a cube. The ant is stationary and the spider moves at random from one corner to another along the edges only. What is the expected number of turns before the spider reaches the ant? (1 Point)

    Q42: Also solve the above question but with different shapes:
    Square?
    Octahedron?
    Dodecahedron?
    Icosahedron? (1 Point for all shapes combined)


    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2200) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The 'Kitty of the Day" thread........... (Message 760800)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I don't really mind... you may run it if you want.... your thread, your rules...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.


    Well...that has to be the most beautiful kitty pic I ever took......glad you remembered it.......she is here on my lap right now, meowing for her attentions......


    give her my kittie cuddles.....
    I'm assuming that Squirrel won the first KOTD.... congratulations, Squirrel!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2201) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The 'Kitty of the Day" thread........... (Message 760550)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I don't really mind... you may run it if you want.... your thread, your rules...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2202) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The 'Kitty of the Day" thread........... (Message 760547)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Becoz' it is your thread, I think the first KOTD should be....
    Squirrel, one of your kitties... absolutely beautiful...



    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    Yes, Squirrel is one of the most beautiful kitties that have owned me.........#3 pic for best eyes in a kitty........

    How did you find that pic????????


    Your Kitty People II thread, then I linked it to here...
    2203) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The 'Kitty of the Day" thread........... (Message 760542)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Becoz' it is your thread, I think the first KOTD should be....
    Squirrel, one of your kitties... absolutely beautiful...



    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2204) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Thought of the day. (Message 760530)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    "For every action, there is a equal and opposite reaction"

    I always liked that one...

    Simple physics, Luke........
    You can be more creative than that one..


    That's why I like it....
    It's simple & anyone can understand it....
    2205) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Thought of the day. (Message 760524)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    "For every action, there is a equal and opposite reaction"

    I always liked that one...
    2206) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 760493)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Today, I would like to dedicate this thread to:

    Sarge - for his never ending work providing answers and solutions.
    Bill - for being current Math Solving champion, and always having a go.
    guido.man - for quickly climbing his way to the near top, while still facing big competition.
    and last but not least...
    Fred - for always popping in and always giving an answer when I least expect anyone too.

    Thank you all!

    And here is the next round of questions:

    Q41: An ant and a blind spider are on opposite corners of a cube. The ant is stationary and the spider moves at random from one corner to another along the edges only. What is the expected number of turns before the spider reaches the ant? (1 Point)

    Q42: Also solve the above question but with different shapes:
    Square?
    Octahedron?
    Dodecahedron?
    Icosahedron? (1 Point for all shapes combined)

    Q43: At McDonalds you can order Chicken McNuggets in boxes of 6, 9, and 20. What is the largest number such that you can not order any combination of the above to achieve exactly the number you want?

    I expect everyone that even looks at this thread to have a go!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2207) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 760489)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I Hope the movie goes good, Beets....
    Maybe Mark can give you some help with the cat....

    Thanks for the help with the avatar thing, about a month ago I slightly changed it to what it is now, they were both sunsets, so hardly anyone noticed.

    Went to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull today... luckily, it doesn't kill the series...

    Best Regards to all,
    Luke.

    2208) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 760486)
    Posted 30 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Ok, here is a really quick go, I should have turned the computer off now.....
    I can see number 2, but how is it possible to checkmate in 1 for No. 1??? I can see a check, but not a checkmate....

    (1) ??????
    (2) 1. Be7-b4++


    Best Regards,
    Luke.


    Like this, :]]


    1. Qh2-h6++
    2. Be7-b4++ (Discovered check and mate from Bishop and Queen)


    LOL, why didn't I think of that....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2209) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 760349)
    Posted 29 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Ok, here is a really quick go, I should have turned the computer off now.....
    I can see number 2, but how is it possible to checkmate in 1 for No. 1??? I can see a check, but not a checkmate....

    (1) ??????
    (2) 1. Be7-b4++


    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2210) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 760343)
    Posted 29 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Albert! Hi kaseychief!

    Hows everything going for you two?
    Thanks for the compliment, kaseychief!!!

    I'm going out to Wellington NZ (home city) for a few hours (currently 8:30AM 30/5/08 or 5/30/08) so I'll be back soon, everyone have fun!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2211) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 760336)
    Posted 29 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Beets!, Albert!, kaseychief!.....

    This is why I love this forum, the people are so nice and helpful... ;)

    Thanks Beets!,
    I just had another quick delve into the site that I linked to you, It seems that for some items, you will have to pay a few bucks... don't bother, you can find many other good websites about cat pregnancy, just Google it!

    Would my username look better if I didn't have the user profile graphic next to my name??? Just the Green Star on the right?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2212) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 760331)
    Posted 29 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    What a shame, I was sleeping in.... Missed it....
    Now I gotta go out to Wellington CBD....

    Maybe I'll win a challenge later today....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2213) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 760330)
    Posted 29 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry Sarge, I posted those two questions while I was sleep deprived, not really the best way to go about it, but oh well. Luckily I've had some sleep now....

    Solutions and working would be desired on questions, please.

    Well done to Bill, for answering Q40 correctly! (1 Point)
    Q40: 40 hours.

    Well done to Guido.man!, for answering the other answer for Q39 correctly. (1 Point)
    Q39 Answer 2: 5 inches

    A big congratulations for Sarge!, for taking the time to do the working for Question 40 Solution. (1/2 a point)

    And 'ere ar' the standins':
    1. William Rothamel - 9 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. Guido.Man - 6 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
    5. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    6. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    7. Fred W - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    guido.man has quickly moved up the table, Sarge still not out of reach, but Bill extends his lead.....

    More Questions coming soon......

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2214) Message boards : Number crunching : The kitties will not be crunching Seti for a bit............ (Message 760201)
    Posted 29 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Cya' soon Mark....
    My kitties send there good luck wishes.

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2215) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 760199)
    Posted 29 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks, Ice!
    Ok, I'm sleep deprived... so I my apologies if I'm wrong...
    (1)1. Be3-g5++ (2)1. Nd7-f6++

    Maybe, just maybe, once I've done a few of these and the ones I've tried in the daily paper, I can move onto the 'normal' problems....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2216) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 760179)
    Posted 29 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here are two more, hopefully people find them easier....

    Q39:A round table sits flush in a corner of a square room. One point on the edge of the table is 5" from one wall and 10" from the other. What is the radius of the table? (Two answers are acceptable....)

    Q40:Derivative calculus required. Your job allows you to work any number of hours per week you desire. Your take home pay is proportional to the number of hours worked (no overtime). After subtracing time for sleeping and routine daily tasks you have 80 hours per week left for work and pleasure. You wish to maximize your income multiplied by the amount of pleasure time you have to enjoy it. How many hours per week should you work?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    Q39: The radius of the table is 25 inches.

    F.


    Yes, well done Fred!
    First answer to Q39: 25 inches (1 point)

    There is another answer to Q39, so I will continue to advertise it as a open question....

    The Math Solvers Are:
    1. William Rothamel - 8 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 Points
    5. Guido.Man - 5 Points
    6. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    7. Fred W - 4 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Q39:A round table sits flush in a corner of a square room. One point on the edge of the table is 5" from one wall and 10" from the other. What is the radius of the table? (There is only one more answer for this, you may not answer with 25 inches)

    Q40:Derivative calculus required. Your job allows you to work any number of hours per week you desire. Your take home pay is proportional to the number of hours worked (no overtime). After subtracing time for sleeping and routine daily tasks you have 80 hours per week left for work and pleasure. You wish to maximize your income multiplied by the amount of pleasure time you have to enjoy it. How many hours per week should you work?

    Best Rgerads
    Luke.
    2217) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Kitty roll call (Message 760177)
    Posted 29 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    So far I count 57.
    2218) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 760005)
    Posted 28 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    You picked the right time, Ice. Currently 7:30 AM here, I have the next 5 days off, 4 Day weekend (Thursday right now) and today off, I decided to stay up all night wandering the internet, went to check the SETI boards, no change, got breakfast, came back and answered the problem....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2219) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 760003)
    Posted 28 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here are two more, hopefully people find them easier....

    Q39:A round table sits flush in a corner of a square room. One point on the edge of the table is 5" from one wall and 10" from the other. What is the radius of the table? (Two answers are acceptable....)

    Q40:Derivative calculus required. Your job allows you to work any number of hours per week you desire. Your take home pay is proportional to the number of hours worked (no overtime). After subtracing time for sleeping and routine daily tasks you have 80 hours per week left for work and pleasure. You wish to maximize your income multiplied by the amount of pleasure time you have to enjoy it. How many hours per week should you work?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2220) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 760002)
    Posted 28 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Problem 1. Nd5-c7++
    Problem 2. Bc4-f7++


    Hope this gets it....
    2221) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 759828)
    Posted 28 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I've just saved this thread from page two..... I think I'm owed a easy chess challenge.... ;)

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    LOL! I think Moon won the last one.
    Luke, I'll try and put the next up by 8pm tonight British Rainy Summer Time. It'll be easy, so get there before that Moon does


    Nice one, Ice!
    I'll be watching & waiting.....
    and hopefully winning....

    (Summer over there, Winter down here (New Zealand))

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    2222) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 759824)
    Posted 28 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congratulations! guido.man! you again have the correct answer...

    And the standings are in:
    1. William Rothamel - 8 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 Points
    5. Guido.Man - 5 Points
    6. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    7. Fred W - 3 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    More Easier questions coming soon...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2223) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#64 - UNDER DEMOLITION & RECONSTRUCTION as Champ Won (Message 759801)
    Posted 28 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Nice one, Monday!
    2224) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#63 - OPEN FOR RECONSTRUCTION due to Monday's win! (Message 759800)
    Posted 28 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Why thank you, sir!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    cya' all in the next thread....
    2225) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 759793)
    Posted 28 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I've just saved this thread from page two..... I think I'm owed a easy chess challenge.... ;)

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2226) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#63 - OPEN FOR RECONSTRUCTION due to Monday's win! (Message 759792)
    Posted 28 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning with my new green star!
    2227) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Mr. Majestic's Microscopy..... and life on Mars? (Message 759791)
    Posted 28 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Great photos!!! Keep it coming, Albert! I like the leg of the bess beetle pic....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2228) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 759789)
    Posted 28 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done to guido.man!!! for solving both questions 35 & 36!!!

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 8 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 Points
    5. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    6. Guido.Man - 4 Points
    7. Fred W - 3 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    guido.man earns himself two points for solving 35 & 36... now on four points...

    And then there was one:
    Q38 - A small town in Alaska is approaching winter. Because the soil will soon freeze they need to dig enough graves in the town cemetary now in anticipation of the number of deaths until the ground thaws in spring. The town's population is 1000 and it is assumed that each person has a 1% chance of dying during the winter. What is the least number of graves should they did so that the probability of having enough is at least 90%? What about 95% and 99%?

    Please have a go!!!
    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2229) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 759752)
    Posted 28 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    book mark
    2230) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 759749)
    Posted 28 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Beets, I got my donation in today.... woot....

    Don't know much on kitty pregnancy, cos' my two are boys and they've been neutered... cat pregnancy averages at about 65 days.. although it can be as short 61 days or as long as 69 days.... (quoted from cat site)

    Here all the info you need: http://www.cat-pregnancy-report.com/

    You should have a nice bunch of cute kitties, I'd have one but I happen to live in New Zealand :P

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2231) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Funny errs ;) (Message 759742)
    Posted 28 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    lol.... here is one from Windows 95....

    "Windows has detected an undetectable error" ;)
    2232) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Something to grouse about - What's the price of road fuel where you are? (Message 759259)
    Posted 27 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I heard a while back (perhaps a few months) it costs US$0.02 for an Arabian country to extract a barrel of oil... and how much are they selling it for? About US$135.....

    The truth is, there's about 75% of oil left....

    Yes..but we are consuming it at an exponential rate so it isn't going to last as long as that first 25 % did.

    Also a lot of that crude is in relatively small pockets that are difficult to drill economically or are in places like the deep ocean that will never be exploited in our lifetime.


    True... and as Es99 (part i) stated.... our demand is exponentially increasing...
    So all round doom and gloom.... :(

    Petrol Unleaded 95 hit NZ$2.00 per litre in Wellington NZ, a few days back....
    2233) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 759257)
    Posted 27 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Rat Pack
    2234) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 759255)
    Posted 27 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The death of this thread is nearing, and I fear the worst, 3 questions remain.......

    Q35 - Any given length of highway is equally likely to have as many potholes as any other length of equal size. The average number of potholes per mile of highway is 3. What is the probability that 2 miles of highway have 3 or fewer potholes? (Answer is not zero)

    Q36 - Calculus required. There is a street of length 4. The street is initially empty. Cars then come along to fill the street until there is no space left that is large enough to park a car in. Every car is length 1. Drivers will choose a location to park at random among all possible locations left. No consideration, whether good or bad, is given to other cars. What is the expected number of cars that will be able to park?

    Q38 - A small town in Alaska is approaching winter. Because the soil will soon freeze they need to dig enough graves in the town cemetary now in anticipation of the number of deaths until the ground thaws in spring. The town's population is 1000 and it is assumed that each person has a 1% chance of dying during the winter. What is the least number of graves should they did so that the probability of having enough is at least 90%? What about 95% and 99%?

    As I have said before, everyone have a go!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2235) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 758764)
    Posted 26 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    With the last update, I have passed 10,000 credits, and my RAC is climbing back up again.... now at 242... I desperately want to break that 250....
    And my kitties dance.......

    Congratulations on everyone else's milestones!

    Well, congrats Luke. I see you're at 279 as I type this.

    And congrats to all others as well. Milestones can all mean so much.


    It's nothing compared to what you have running, you're a millionaire and you signed up just over 3 months ago! The congrats go to you, Mumps!

    (And now my RAC has dropped again, 273....)

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    You're at 296 now, my friend........


    313 now... new all-time high... do you think you could break 40,000 RAC?
    [edit]An advance congratulations on 13mil for ya'[/edit]
    2236) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Something to grouse about - What's the price of road fuel where you are? (Message 758747)
    Posted 26 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I heard a while back (perhaps a few months) it costs US$0.02 for an Arabian country to extract a barrel of oil... and how much are they selling it for? About US$135.....

    The truth is, there's about 75% of oil left....
    2237) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Kitty roll call (Message 758741)
    Posted 26 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    http://www.infinitecat.com/
    Cats watching cats watching cats......
    2238) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 758489)
    Posted 25 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    This thread hasn't had a post in 3 days, so... bump ...maybe soon we'll see a Beethoven's Cafe XVI.

    On a slightly different note.. I passed 11,000 credits..... And hopefully I will break 300 RAC..
    Bit dull 'round here.. where is everyone?.. oh... this is the Windows Vista Fan Club.... anyone seen Beethoven's Cafe? Ah, the next street, you say... very well.

    Best Regards....
    Luke.
    2239) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Kitty roll call (Message 758481)
    Posted 25 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I have 2.
    Zazo and Sonar.
    2240) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People III (Message 758219)
    Posted 25 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Some of you may of heard of it, I dunno... I just came upon it searching on Google for some maths problems....
    I myself, remain undecided on it.... what are your views, everyone? Should I give my kitties a go on it?
    http://www.infinitecat.com/

    Cats looking at cats looking at cats.....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2241) Message boards : Cafe SETI : just wondering ? (Message 758203)
    Posted 25 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm not too sure on this, but I believe they have to get a new cruncher in to successfully complete the workunit, once it is validated and completed, I believe it is only then that it is removed...

    Luke.
    2242) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 758142)
    Posted 25 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    come on guys and gals--

    Lets try some more thinking on the pothole problem. In order to have 3 or fewer in two miles it has to be the one of the following joint probabilities:

    first mile 0 second mile 3 or less
    first mile 1 or less second mile 2 or less
    first mile 2 or less second mile 1 or less
    first mile 3 or less second mile 0

    By summing these joint probabilities you should have the answer.

    If you assumed that frequency of potholes was Gaussian distributed and that the standard deviation from the mean was 1 pothole, you could probably get the answer fairly easily.

    Since the number of potholes is a discrete function (0, 1, 2, or 3) maybe a simpler reckoning other than the Normal distribution is in order.


    Hmmmmmmmm...why is it the kitties and I seem to find a pothole in the first few .000001 miles? Meow........chunk........meow..........


    Good to see you drop in, Mark! You seem to be referring to my problems with computers.....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2243) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 757969)
    Posted 24 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    OK, no one is answering these three, are they too hard? or is no one around? last try to keep this thread alive:

    Q35 - Any given length of highway is equally likely to have as many potholes as any other length of equal size. The average number of potholes per mile of highway is 3. What is the probability that 2 miles of highway have 3 or fewer potholes?

    Q36 - Calculus required. There is a street of length 4. The street is initially empty. Cars then come along to fill the street until there is no space left that is large enough to park a car in. Every car is length 1. Drivers will choose a location to park at random among all possible locations left. No consideration, whether good or bad, is given to other cars. What is the expected number of cars that will be able to park?

    Q38 - A small town in Alaska is approaching winter. Because the soil will soon freeze they need to dig enough graves in the town cemetary now in anticipation of the number of deaths until the ground thaws in spring. The town's population is 1000 and it is assumed that each person has a 1% chance of dying during the winter. What is the least number of graves should they did so that the probability of having enough is at least 90%? What about 95% and 99%?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2244) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 757931)
    Posted 24 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    With the last update, I have passed 10,000 credits, and my RAC is climbing back up again.... now at 242... I desperately want to break that 250....
    And my kitties dance.......

    Congratulations on everyone else's milestones!

    Well, congrats Luke. I see you're at 279 as I type this.

    And congrats to all others as well. Milestones can all mean so much.


    It's nothing compared to what you have running, you're a millionaire and you signed up just over 3 months ago! The congrats go to you, Mumps!

    (And now my RAC has dropped again, 273....)

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2245) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Competition - How Many Biccies In My Bowl? (Message 757684)
    Posted 24 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    154
    2246) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 757602)
    Posted 24 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Luke,
    Why haven't you accepted my answer to Q35 of none. Don't you realise you are talking to an expert here.
    I live within four miles of Blackburn, Lancashire.
    A day in the life
    40 years later, Latest report.


    WinterKnight, zero is not the correct answer....... so I cannot give you the point.....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    EDIT: here are the current questions....
    Q35 - Any given length of highway is equally likely to have as many potholes as any other length of equal size. The average number of potholes per mile of highway is 3. What is the probability that 2 miles of highway have 3 or fewer potholes?

    Q36 - Calculus required. There is a street of length 4. The street is initially empty. Cars then come along to fill the street until there is no space left that is large enough to park a car in. Every car is length 1. Drivers will choose a location to park at random among all possible locations left. No consideration, whether good or bad, is given to other cars. What is the expected number of cars that will be able to park?

    Q38 - A small town in Alaska is approaching winter. Because the soil will soon freeze they need to dig enough graves in the town cemetary now in anticipation of the number of deaths until the ground thaws in spring. The town's population is 1000 and it is assumed that each person has a 1% chance of dying during the winter. What is the least number of graves should they did so that the probability of having enough is at least 90%? What about 95% and 99%?
    2247) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 757574)
    Posted 24 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    With the last update, I have passed 10,000 credits, and my RAC is climbing back up again.... now at 242... I desperately want to break that 250....
    And my kitties dance.......

    Congratulations on everyone else's milestones!
    2248) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 757392)
    Posted 23 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Q35 - Any given length of highway is equally likely to have as many potholes as any other length of equal size. The average number of potholes per mile of highway is 3. What is the probability that 2 miles of highway have 3 or fewer potholes?


    Seriously - 100% probability, that somewhere in California or Florida, there are 2 miles of road with 3 or fewer potholes. LOL

    "For a given length of highway of 2 miles", with an average of 3 potholes per mile, the probability of 3 or less potholes, is ZERO.




    Wrong, the answer is close to zero, but it is not zero itself....
    Try Again!!!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2249) Message boards : Number crunching : What rigs do you have planned for the future? (Message 757181)
    Posted 23 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    1 ultimate 8 core machine, a Q6600, and two P4 clunckers......
    2250) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones (tm) XIV **CLOSED (Message 757177)
    Posted 23 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    My RAC got to an all time high of 158.... now it is decreasing :(, mainly because I cannot connect my Laptop to my broadband at the moment, due to unexpected circumstances, tomorrow, however I will report about 30 odd tasks.....

    Finally, 80th in Sign Up Date.....


    2251) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Mr. Majestic's Microscopy..... and life on Mars? (Message 757176)
    Posted 23 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Wow, Albert! These pics are amazing! More when you have time please!....
    (My favorite so far is the cross-section of the pine wood....)

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2252) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 757174)
    Posted 23 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    That's good to know, Sarge! Hope to see you back here soon!...........

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2253) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Something to grouse about - What's the price of road fuel where you are? (Message 756962)
    Posted 22 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Petrol/Gasoline prices cannot continue to rise, eventually, it will get just too high ($5.00, $8.00, $10.00 or even $20.00)..... Lots more people will start walking, taking less trips, and we'll see more cars that run on bio-fuels, or complete non-gasoline/petrol tanks.... what are they running those rich, new cars these days.... that algae stuff, sugar corn, water, Oxygen, Hydrogen, electricity.... whatever people want....... that won't make the oil companies very happy will it..... (Exxon, BP, Shell etc.).........

    2254) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#63 - OPEN FOR RECONSTRUCTION due to Monday's win! (Message 756723)
    Posted 22 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Felt like a post because I remember losing one with the decreasing post counts awhile back.....

    Wow, Albert, just looked at your Microscope thread, you got some great pics in there.....

    2255) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 756719)
    Posted 22 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Q35, none, new holes always appear faster than they repair them.


    lol.... but seriously.... anyone got any answers for these three?.....

    Q35 - Any given length of highway is equally likely to have as many potholes as any other length of equal size. The average number of potholes per mile of highway is 3. What is the probability that 2 miles of highway have 3 or fewer potholes?

    Q36 - Calculus required. There is a street of length 4. The street is initially empty. Cars then come along to fill the street until there is no space left that is large enough to park a car in. Every car is length 1. Drivers will choose a location to park at random among all possible locations left. No consideration, whether good or bad, is given to other cars. What is the expected number of cars that will be able to park?

    Q38 - A small town in Alaska is approaching winter. Because the soil will soon freeze they need to dig enough graves in the town cemetary now in anticipation of the number of deaths until the ground thaws in spring. The town's population is 1000 and it is assumed that each person has a 1% chance of dying during the winter. What is the least number of graves should they did so that the probability of having enough is at least 90%? What about 95% and 99%?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2256) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Icy chess challenges - Closed (Message 756717)
    Posted 22 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    DaveSun wins Chess challenge 29

    1.Rh8+ Kxh8
    2.Qh6+ Kg8
    3.Qxg7++


    Chess challenge 30

    Black to move and mate in 3




    My first use of chess notation.... and I'm pretty useless at chess myself but would this work (sorry about my appalling notation!)

    1. Bg2-d5 Re5-d5x
    2. Qh3-g2++


    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2257) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Something to grouse about - What's the price of road fuel where you are? (Message 756700)
    Posted 22 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Petrol (Unleaded 95) in NZ is NZ$1.97 about $1.60 American I believe. Sounds expensive over in other countries....
    Diesel is NZ$1.40 (US$1.15)...

    2258) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED***SETI/BOINC Milestones [tm] XIII***CLOSED (Message 756285)
    Posted 21 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Just passed Beethoven with 8,579. RAC now 158 (best ever) and slowly rising....

    I remember starting a thread a while back, the community said I could guarantee 400 RAC with my lappie on 6hrs a day, does it usually take this long (so far 5 days) to power up to full throttle???......

    Congratulations on everyone else's milestones!!!
    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2259) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 756277)
    Posted 21 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Bill, you may take a break whenever you like!!!

    Also, congratulations to guido.man for successfully completing Q37!!!:
    Q37 Answer:

    1,000,000 is 11333311 in base 7
    so dividing
    1 gets $823543
    1 gets $117649
    3 get $16807 each
    3 get $2401 each
    3 get $343 each
    3 get $49 each
    1 gets $7
    1 gets $1


    Standings Table:
    1. William Rothamel - 8 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 Points
    5. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    6. Fred W - 3 1/2 Points
    7. Guido.Man - 2 Point
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Labbie - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    With Q37 solved, Guido.man moves up to 7th from 9th...

    And then there were 3....

    Q35 - Any given length of highway is equally likely to have as many potholes as any other length of equal size. The average number of potholes per mile of highway is 3. What is the probability that 2 miles of highway have 3 or fewer potholes?

    Q36 - Calculus required. There is a street of length 4. The street is initially empty. Cars then come along to fill the street until there is no space left that is large enough to park a car in. Every car is length 1. Drivers will choose a location to park at random among all possible locations left. No consideration, whether good or bad, is given to other cars. What is the expected number of cars that will be able to park?

    Q38 - A small town in Alaska is approaching winter. Because the soil will soon freeze they need to dig enough graves in the town cemetary now in anticipation of the number of deaths until the ground thaws in spring. The town's population is 1000 and it is assumed that each person has a 1% chance of dying during the winter. What is the least number of graves should they did so that the probability of having enough is at least 90%? What about 95% and 99%?

    Have a go & Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2260) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 756273)
    Posted 21 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good to see you back Beets!!!
    Black-outs are horrible....
    Hope everything is returning to normal for you!

    While you've been away, I have passed you in credit!
    I've had my new laptop up and running for about 3 days now, giving me a slight lead over you :), still waiting for it to get a good RAC though...
    I've also studied up on chess notation, seems I'm getting the hang of it now....

    Have fun!!!
    Luke.

    2261) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SON OF WORD LINK (Message 755970)
    Posted 20 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Power Surge
    2262) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 755967)
    Posted 20 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here they are, 4 more maths questions....

    Q35 - Any given length of highway is equally likely to have as many potholes as any other length of equal size. The average number of potholes per mile of highway is 3. What is the probability that 2 miles of highway have 3 or fewer potholes?

    Q36 - Calculus required. There is a street of length 4. The street is initially empty. Cars then come along to fill the street until there is no space left that is large enough to park a car in. Every car is length 1. Drivers will choose a location to park at random among all possible locations left. No consideration, whether good or bad, is given to other cars. What is the expected number of cars that will be able to park?

    Q37 - A man has $1,000,000 he wishes to divide up in his will. He wants to give each person named in his will an amount of money, in dollars, which is a power of 7 ($70=$1, $71=$7, $72=$49, $73=$343, ...). He does not want to give more than six people the same amount. How can he divide the money?

    Q38 - A small town in Alaska is approaching winter. Because the soil will soon freeze they need to dig enough graves in the town cemetary now in anticipation of the number of deaths until the ground thaws in spring. The town's population is 1000 and it is assumed that each person has a 1% chance of dying during the winter. What is the least number of graves should they did so that the probability of having enough is at least 90%? What about 95% and 99%?

    That should keep everyone happy for a while.....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2263) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 755917)
    Posted 20 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done Fred!!! for taking out Q32! Bill, you were 2 posts behind!
    Q32 Answer: 1 Acre

    'Here we are again' Standings Table:
    1. William Rothamel - 8 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 Points
    5. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    6. Fred W - 3 1/2 Points
    7. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    8. Labbie - 1 Point
    9. Guido.Man - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Q35, 36, 37, 38 coming soon!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2264) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 755693)
    Posted 19 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Bill wins yet again!!! :-)

    Correct Answer to Q33: 2519
    Correct Answer to Q34: Yes
    2 more points...

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 8 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 Points
    5. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    6. Fred W - 2 1/2 Points
    7. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    8. Labbie - 1 Point
    9. Guido.Man - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    11. TBD...

    Congratulations, Bill is now the 3rd Problem Solving Champion!
    Also - Sorry, Bill, Fred, etc. you all have Q32 wrong. I'm looking for a answer in acres please...

    Q32 - There is a one acre field in the shape of a right triangle, with sides of length x and y. At the midpoint of each side there is a post. Tethered to the posts on each side is a sheep. Tethered to the post on the hypotenuse is a dog. Each animal has a rope just long enough to reach the two adjacent vertices of the triangle. How much area outside of the field do the sheep have to themselves?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2265) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 755502)
    Posted 19 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here we go again: Another round of Questions....

    Q32 - There is a one acre field in the shape of a right triangle, with sides of length x and y. At the midpoint of each side there is a post. Tethered to the posts on each side is a sheep. Tethered to the post on the hypotenuse is a dog. Each animal has a rope just long enough to reach the two adjacent vertices of the triangle. How much area outside of the field do the sheep have to themselves?

    Q33 - Similar to a previous problem I posted... but different still... -
    Ten people land on a deserted island. There they find lots of coconuts and a monkey. During their first day they gather coconuts and put them all in a community pile. After working all day they decide to sleep and divide them into two equal piles the next morning. That night one castaway wakes up hungry and decides to take his share early. After dividing up the coconuts he finds he is one coconut short of ten equal piles. He also notices the monkey holding one more coconut. So he tries to take the monkey's coconut to have a total evenly divisible by 10. However when he tries to take it the monkey conks him on the head with it and kills him. Later another castaway wakes up hungry and decides to take his share early. On the way to the coconuts he finds the body of the first castaway, which pleases him because he will now be entitled to 1/9 of the total pile. After dividing them up into nine piles he is again one coconut short and tries to take the monkey's coconut. Again, the monkey conks the man on the head and kills him. One by one each of the remaining castaways goes through the same process, until the 10th person to wake up gets the entire pile for himself. What is the smallest number of possible coconuts in the pile, not counting the monkeys?

    Q34 - On a game show there are three doors. Behind one door is a new car and behind the other two are goats. Every time the game is played the contestant first picks a door. Then the host will open one of the other two doors and always reveals a goat. Then the host gives the player the option to switch to the other unopened door. Should the player switch?

    Have a go! Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2266) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 755489)
    Posted 19 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    My Mistake!
    Congratulations to guido.man!!! for correctly solving Q29!
    Q29 Answer: 15
    Q29 Working:
    Let x denote the answer on any given trial of this experiment.
    Let E(x) denote the expectation of x, in other words the answer to this problem.
    E(x)=(1+E(x))/6 + (2+E(x))/6 + (3+E(x))/6 + (4+E(x))/6 + (5+E(x))/6
    E(x)=(15+5*E(x))/6
    E(x)=15

    Standings:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 6 1/2 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 Points
    5. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    6. Fred W - 2 1/2 Points
    7. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    8. Labbie - 1 Point
    9. Guido.Man - 1 Point
    10. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point

    Q32, 33, 34 coming later tonight...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    2267) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 755467)
    Posted 19 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    All of you are wrong.... Try again....
    2268) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 755242)
    Posted 18 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Bill Wins Q31. Sorry Labbie! You were 2 Minutes Late!

    Q31 Answer: 65 Minutes



    Yeah, check his edit time, 4 minutes after my post.

    [EDIT] He added everything following the "--" during that edit.

    But hey, if you want to play favorites and Bill needs the satisfaction of winning badly enough to cheat, more power to you both. [/EDIT]

    See ya.


    When I first saw Bills post, It was 2 Minutes in front of yours. I got there before he edited it.
    Hey, I'll happily give you the point and a half for any trouble I may of coursed.

    Bill, your answer to Q29 is wrong.
    Fred, you got Q30 right first time!
    Q30 answer is No.

    Q29 Remains:
    Q29: You are to roll a die over and over until you get a six.
    What is the expected total of all throws before you throw a six?
    By the "total" I mean the sum of the die faces, for example the sequence 1-3-5-6 would have a total of 9.

    Standings:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 6 1/2 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 Points
    5. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    6. Fred W - 2 1/2 Points
    7. Labbie - 1 1/2 Points
    8. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    9. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    10. TBD.....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2269) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 755005)
    Posted 18 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sarge, in this context "adjacent" is up,down,left or right of the square. Not Diagonal.

    Q29 & Q30 are still here:
    Q29: You are to roll a die over and over until you get a six.
    What is the expected total of all throws before you throw a six?
    By the "total" I mean the sum of the die faces, for example the sequence 1-3-5-6 would have a total of 9.

    Q30: A cubic piece of cheese has been subdivided into 27 subcubes.
    (so that it looks like a Rubik's Cube). A mouse starts to eat a corner subcube.
    After eating any given subcube it goes on to another adjacent subcube. Is it possible for the mouse to eat all 27 subcubes and finish with the center cube?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2270) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED***SETI/BOINC Milestones [tm] XIII***CLOSED (Message 754948)
    Posted 18 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    And my Dell laptop is finally up and running...
    It's already made a big difference....
    350 odd credit in the past day.

    Also I achieved my highest RAC ever of 55.13.
    And I passed 7,000. Next Goal is 10,000.

    Goal for the year is 50,000.

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    You may want to run the new whale app...
    3100375 | RAC 258.99 102,328 GenuineIntel
    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.60GHz [x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9]


    I am, it's just a wait until I top out this laptops performance of About 600 RAC
    2271) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED***SETI/BOINC Milestones [tm] XIII***CLOSED (Message 754911)
    Posted 18 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    And my Dell laptop is finally up and running...
    It's already made a big difference....
    350 odd credit in the past day.

    Also I achieved my highest RAC ever of 55.13.
    And I passed 7,000. Next Goal is 10,000.

    Goal for the year is 50,000.

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2272) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 754834)
    Posted 18 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Bill Wins Q31. Sorry Labbie! You were 2 Minutes Late!

    Q31 Answer: 65 Minutes

    And we have a new problem solver champion.... Congratulations to Bill!!! May you have a long and prosperous reign.

    Problem Solver Champions:
    1. WinterKnight
    2. Mr. Kevvy
    3. William Rothamel - Current

    Standings:
    1. William Rothamel - 7 1/2 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 Points
    5. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    6. Fred W - 1 1/2 Points
    7. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    8. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    9. TBD......

    Bill grabs the crown of Number One. Just....

    Also Bill- just to clear the confusion around Question 29...

    Example: What would be the average total of all die rolls until a six is rolled
    i.e.
    1,3,5 - 6 = 1+3+5=9. 9 is the total sum of all the rolls until a six. What would be the average total sum?

    Q29 & 30 still up for grabs.

    Best Regards,
    Luke.


    2273) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 754801)
    Posted 18 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I've got 3 more for everybody out there....

    Q29: You are to roll a die over and over until you get a six.
    What is the expected total of all throws before you throw a six?
    By the "total" I mean the sum of the die faces, for example the sequence 1-3-5-6 would have a total of 9.

    Q30: A cubic piece of cheese has been subdivided into 27 subcubes.
    (so that it looks like a Rubik's Cube). A mouse starts to eat a corner subcube.
    After eating any given subcube it goes on to another adjacent subcube. Is it possible for the mouse to eat all 27 subcubes and finish with the center cube?

    Q31: On average how often does the minute hand pass the hour hand on an ordinary clock?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2274) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 754718)
    Posted 17 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    Q26: There is a free gift in my breakfast cereal. The manufacturers say that the gift comes in four different colors, and encourage one to collect all four (thus eating lots of cereal). Assuming there is an equal chance of getting any one of the colors, what is the expected number of boxes I must consume to get all four?


    The answer to the problem can be expressed as the sum of the following:

    Number of tries to get a first toy.
    Number of tries to get a second toy once you have one toy.
    Number of tries to get a third toy once you have two toys.
    Number of tries to get the final toy once you have three toys.

    The number of tries to get one toy is obviously one.
    Once you have one the probability of getting a different toy in the next box is 3/4, thus the expected number of tries is 1/(3/4) = 4/3 to get the second toy.

    By the same logic the number of tries to get the third is 1/(1/2)=2 and 1/(1/4)=4 for the final toy.

    Adding these up yields 1 + 4/3 + 2 + 4 = 25/3 or 8.3333333333etc.

    I'd say that actually you'd need 9 boxes.

    Then again if you're really lucky you only need 4


    Dominique is correct...
    Q26 Answer: 8.333334 Boxes

    Standings:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 6 1/2 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 Points
    5. Dominique - 4 1/2 Points
    6. Fred W - 1 1/2 Points
    7. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    8. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    9. TBD......

    Dominique is 1/2 a point out of range of Sarge and WinterKnight. But has created a big gap between 5th and 6th.....

    Q29, 30, 31 coming soon.....

    2275) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 754344)
    Posted 17 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry Bill. Wrong Answer. Try Again!

    2276) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 754191)
    Posted 16 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congratulations to Bill & Sarge.
    Bill was right on Question 28: Answer is 1716 locks. 1 Point
    Sarge was right on Question 27: Answer is $699.21. 1 Point

    Well Done both of you!!!

    And The Updated Standings:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 6 1/2 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Sarge - 5 Points
    5. Dominique - 3 1/2 Points
    6. Fred W - 1 1/2 Points
    7. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    8. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    9. TBD......

    Bill is just 1/2 a point away from taking the title of Best Problem Solver....
    Sarge is making a big impact on the table as well.

    Q26 is still here:
    Q26: There is a free gift in my breakfast cereal. The manufacturers say that the gift comes in four different colors, and encourage one to collect all four (thus eating lots of cereal). Assuming there is an equal chance of getting any one of the colors, what is the expected number of boxes I must consume to get all four?
    2277) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 754186)
    Posted 16 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hiya Beets!

    My RAC is gonna' rise... as well as my points...
    As I write, I have 50 odd tasks in my queue... on my new laptop that I type on....
    Thank you for all your help you have given me over the past few weeks!!!

    Also, thanks for your help on Chess notation, I'm practicing a few easy problems I've found on the net. I'll be posting in Ice's chess challenges perhaps in a few days.

    Best Regards and keep on crunching,
    Luke.


    2278) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 753615)
    Posted 15 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here are 3 more questions for everyone.......

    Q26: There is a free gift in my breakfast cereal. The manufacturers say that the gift comes in four different colors, and encourage one to collect all four (thus eating lots of cereal). Assuming there is an equal chance of getting any one of the colors, what is the expected number of boxes I must consume to get all four?

    Q27:Given a $100,000 mortgage, a payment period of 30 years, monthly payments (the first due at the end of the first month), and an interest rate of 7.5% compounded monthly, what will be the monthly payments?

    Q28: Thirteen pirates put their treasure in a safe.
    They decide that the safe should be able to be opened if any majority of pirates agree but not be able to be opened if any minority agree.
    The pirates don't trust each other so they consult a locksmith.
    The locksmith puts a specific number of locks on the safe such that every lock must be opened to open the safe. Then he distributes keys to the pirates such that every pirate has some but not all of the keys. Any given lock can have multiple keys but any given key can only open one lock. What is the least number of locks required?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2279) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 753598)
    Posted 15 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    There are two winners here...
    Fred wins 1 Point for the Volume Answer and....
    Sarge wins 1 Point for the first correct Surface Area answer...

    Correct Answer:
    Q25 Volume: 384.9 Cubic Units
    Working:
    2Ï€rh + 2Ï€r^2
    = 2Ï€(35 + 49/4)
    = 189/2 π ≈ 296.9

    Q25 Surface: 296.9 Square Units
    Working:
    πr^2h
    = π(49/4)(10)
    = 245/2 π ≈ 384.9

    And The Updated Standings:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 5 1/2 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Sarge - 4 Points
    5. Dominique - 3 1/2 Points
    6. Fred W - 1 1/2 Points
    7. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    8. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    9. TBD......

    Sarge and Fred quickly make a big impact to the Standings Table... doing we have a few new leaders blossoming?....

    Also, My lightsaber is all powerful.... It has advanced mathematics technology..
    And its Blue....

    Q26, Q27 coming soon..

    May the Force be with you....
    Luke.


    2280) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 752825)
    Posted 14 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    OK, Luke, was it the first solution or the one I offered after Fred W asked what he asked?

    If the first, which of the two solutions did you find easier to follow? More convincing? More elegant? Etc. ... .


    I'll give Fred 1/2 a point for his help and directions.....
    As for your solution Sarge, Your first one was the "beautiful" one.... but your second one convinced me more...

    I've got one more also....
    Q25:If a cylindrical water tank has a height of 10 and a diameter of 7 calculate the amount of sheet metal needed to create this tank. also Calculate the volume of water that this cylindrical tank will hold.

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2281) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 752795)
    Posted 14 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Correct Answer goes to Sarge!! Congratulations!!!

    Standings Again:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 5 1/2 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Dominique - 3 1/2 Points
    5. Sarge - 3 Points
    6. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    7. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    8. TBA.......

    I have now exhausted my current directory of Maths Problems... more easier ones coming soon....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2282) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People III (Message 752440)
    Posted 13 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    I have also noticed the same affect... My two kitties will go craaaazy at the laser... except when it's on the other kitty....

    Do the pointer lasers hurt kitties eyes? My laser is red....

    Lasers can be harmful to the eye.......
    Human for sure, and I would assume kitty eyes as well.....
    But as long as you are not shining it into kitty's eyes directly or trying to shine it in their eyes to tease them, I am sure that laser playtime is OK....


    The laser stays on the walls/floor... and in my control..... Sonar is purring on my lap right now... and the time is 6:00 PM....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    No problem then........go ahead and drive 'em silly.......

    It's 1:00am here now.......must...get...sleep............


    I'll be up for a few hours more.... where are those painkillers.... got a really bad headache....

    1:00 AM..... geez... I wish I could keep myself awake at that time....
    I think I'll get off my Rig... Its probably causing the headache....
    Goodnight Mark!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2283) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People III (Message 752438)
    Posted 13 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    I have also noticed the same affect... My two kitties will go craaaazy at the laser... except when it's on the other kitty....

    Do the pointer lasers hurt kitties eyes? My laser is red....

    Lasers can be harmful to the eye.......
    Human for sure, and I would assume kitty eyes as well.....
    But as long as you are not shining it into kitty's eyes directly or trying to shine it in their eyes to tease them, I am sure that laser playtime is OK....


    The laser stays on the walls/floor... and in my control..... Sonar is purring on my lap right now... and the time is 6:00 PM....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2284) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People III (Message 752434)
    Posted 13 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'll keep that in mind KM... thanks.

    Was just playing with the kitties and we had a moment- nieca and athena
    synchronized spring jumping - ( not intentional but totally kewl )

    of course neither of them caught the feather I was teasing them with.
    You know- those feathers on the rope- like a simple fishing pole.

    With the laser light chasing- I have noticed one thing-
    No matter how crazy they get about chasing and pouncing it ( well trying to )
    They will not pounce when it's set on one of the others.
    not sure if this is out of respect or what- they just won't pounce when it's
    shown on of them. I don't get this because typically at any given moment-
    there's no telling when one of them will pounce another.

    Sunshine is usually the pouncee while the other two are instigators.
    That is until she spies one of them going after her toy worm.
    She will spring from across the room and get'em.
    Then, she'll play with the toy a bit before returning to what she was doing- or comes to me looking for attention.

    Ya'll have a good night- I'm turning in and hopefully the kitty folk will too.


    I have also noticed the same affect... My two kitties will go craaaazy at the laser... except when it's on the other kitty....

    Do the pointer lasers hurt kitties eyes? My laser is red....
    2285) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 752421)
    Posted 13 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    By "markup" I meant Notation, thanks Beets, I knew the word, just couldn't think of it... I'm getting old already!!! I would like to learn Notation.....

    In New Zealand.... we....
    rr-roll our rrrrr's..... we say our a's in words as "ar" (darta) not "ae" (daeta/American Data).... And out two biggest cities "Auckland" (Biggest) and "Wellington" (Capital) have fights over who's got the best stadiums... trains... water.... buildings... so on.... And we moan and complain over slow internet speeds....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2286) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 752392)
    Posted 13 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hiya Beets, Glad to see you around again!

    I wanna' have a go at Ice's Chess Problems, as I am big fan of chess, just I don't know the "markup", so to speak. It looks fairly complex...
    Does anyone know here or is there some resource out there....

    Have a good day everyone!
    Luke.
    2287) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 752387)
    Posted 13 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm not letting this thread die anytime soon.... re-post...

    Correct answer by Dominique!!!
    Answer: 70 Days

    1 Point to Dominique makes no difference to the Table Stats.... But It's always one step closer....

    Standings Again:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 5 1/2 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Dominique - 3 1/2 Points
    5. Sarge - 2 Points
    6. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    7. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    8. TBA.......

    A 1-Point Question to Finish off my Day....

    Q24. A column of soldiers one mile long is marching forward at a constant rate. The soldier at the front of the column has to deliver a message to the soldier at the rear. He breaks rank and begins marching toward the rear at a constant rate while the column continues forward. The soldier reaches the rear, delivers the message and immediately turns to march forward at a constant rate. When he reaches the front of the column and drops back in rank, the column has moved one mile. Question- How far did the soldier delivering the message march?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2288) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 751230)
    Posted 10 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Correct answer by Dominique!!!
    Answer: 70 Days

    1 Point to Dominique makes no difference to the Table Stats.... But It's always one step closer....

    Standings Again:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 5 1/2 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Dominique - 3 1/2 Points
    5. Sarge - 2 Points
    6. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    7. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    8. TBA.......

    A 1-Point Question to Finish off my Day....

    Q24. A column of soldiers one mile long is marching forward at a constant rate. The soldier at the front of the column has to deliver a message to the soldier at the rear. He breaks rank and begins marching toward the rear at a constant rate while the column continues forward. The soldier reaches the rear, delivers the message and immediately turns to march forward at a constant rate. When he reaches the front of the column and drops back in rank, the column has moved one mile. Question- How far did the soldier delivering the message march?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2289) Message boards : Number crunching : The End of Hard Drives? (Message 751183)
    Posted 10 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I wouldn't throw your hard drives in the trash just yet........

    "The 128-GB version is priced at $3,500, which is way too much for the vast majority of us. A 64-GB version still costs slightly more than $2,000, but the 32-GB device is priced at $1,049, which is not out of reach for power users and enthusiasts."


    Why do the SSD sizes double???

    See my Laptop has a standard HDD 7200rpm 320GB, that's not in the Power of Two Range....
    2290) Message boards : Cafe SETI : It's Blurf's Birthday TODAY!!! (Message 751180)
    Posted 10 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!! Have a good one.....
    2291) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 750240)
    Posted 9 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Just popped in to say Hi!....

    I'm going to be away for a day or two... Conference in Auckland, New Zealand. Flying "up" tonight.

    This is probably going to be my last post until I get back. Everyone have fun!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2292) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 750239)
    Posted 9 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well Done again there Dominique.... everyone is getting very good at this....
    Q21 Answer: 6.875 Hours
    I agree with the Explanation provided.... 1 Point to Dominique...

    Standings:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 5 1/2 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Dominique - 2 1/2 Points
    5. Sarge - 2 Points
    6. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    7. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    8. TBA.......

    The Top 3 still hold a steady lead on users 4-7.... Although Dominique is steadily catching up.... Mr. Kevvy may soon be displaced at this rate.....

    The Final Unanswered question so far:
    Q22: 5 cows can eat 2 acres of grass in 10 days. 7 cows can eat 3 acres of grass in 30 days. The grass grows at a constant rate and each cow eats at a constant rate. The length of the grass before the cows begin grazing is constant. How many days will it take 16 cows to eat 7 acres of grass?


    Have a go....
    Luke.
    2293) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People III (Message 750237)
    Posted 9 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Great Name for him Andy......
    Nice Pic too!

    My kitties say meow to every other kittie-lovers out there....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2294) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 750011)
    Posted 8 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    WinterKnight is correct.... Well Done! 1 Point for you
    Q23 Answer: 50 Minutes
    Q23 Explanation:
    Wifes return journey is 20 mins shorter so therefore she meets hubby 10 mins earlier. As he got off train 60 mins early he must have met her 60 - 10 mins after getting off train.


    And the Standings once again:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 5 1/2 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 5 Points
    4. Sarge - 2 Points
    5. Dominique - 1 1/2 Points
    6. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    7. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    8. TBA.......

    Mr. Kevvy still holds a fairly strong lead.... Bill and WinterKnight trail... but they themselves seem to be making a gap between 3 & 4....

    All I can say is that Q21 & Q22 are still going:
    Q21: A large tank has a steadily flowing intake and 10 outlet valves, the latter being all of the same size. With 10 outlets open, it takes two and one half hours to empty the tank; with 6 outlets open it takes five and one half hours to empty the tank. After the tank is empty and with all 10 outlets closed, how long will it take to fill the tank?

    Q22: 5 cows can eat 2 acres of grass in 10 days. 7 cows can eat 3 acres of grass in 30 days. The grass grows at a constant rate and each cow eats at a constant rate. The length of the grass before the cows begin grazing is constant. How many days will it take 16 cows to eat 7 acres of grass?


    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    2295) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People III (Message 750006)
    Posted 8 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    It's good to see who's kitties are like what........
    Such a range of kittie personalities......
    Mark....... Purrball must be so cute!......

    @Andy - lol, how did Chucky get his name?

    Best Regards,
    Luke
    2296) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People III (Message 749786)
    Posted 8 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    This ain't sorta' on the topic right now.... but what is everyone's kitties general mood/personality?

    Zazo is - Active, Boisterous, Domination sorta kittie....
    Sonar is - Laid back, Lazy, Bubbly personality..... sorta cat....

    Who's cats are what???? I'd like to know....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2297) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 749767)
    Posted 8 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Dominique wins.... 1/2 a point.... congrats!!!
    Answer: 1456...
    Sarge is also awarded 1/2 a point for his idea and explanation of the question... I will now desire explanation with every question....

    Standings Table:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 5 1/2 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 4 Points
    4. Sarge - 2 Points
    5. Dominique - 1 1/2 Points
    6. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    7. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    8. TBA.......

    Ah Geez.... I hate to get onto this track... but anyone who maintains a thread know it is extremely hard to cater for everyone's needs....
    Some people want hard questions... some people want easy ones... some people don't like probability or calculus... some people like probability and so on.....
    I do my best... and it is horrible when people ask for different things all at once.... please try to be considerate and respectful of what I am doing....
    I am also having trouble finding questions now... I am going to have to start internet searching soon enough.... (I have found a few questions with a specific site I like.... but I'm running low anyway)

    And once again thank you for keeping this thread alive... It is your contribution that helps....

    Here are Three More:

    Q21: A large tank has a steadily flowing intake and 10 outlet valves, the latter being all of the same size. With 10 outlets open, it takes two and one half hours to empty the tank; with 6 outlets open it takes five and one half hours to empty the tank. After the tank is empty and with all 10 outlets closed, how long will it take to fill the tank?

    Q22: 5 cows can eat 2 acres of grass in 10 days. 7 cows can eat 3 acres of grass in 30 days. The grass grows at a constant rate and each cow eats at a constant rate. The length of the grass before the cows begin grazing is constant. How many days will it take 16 cows to eat 7 acres of grass?

    Q23: Each day a man meets his wife at the train station after work, and then she drives him home. She always arrives exactly on time to pick him up. One day he catches an earlier train and arrives at the station an hour early. He immediately begins walking home along the same route the wife drives. Eventually his wife sees him on her way to the station and drives him the rest of the way home. When they arrive home the man notices that they arrived 20 minutes earlier than usual. How much time did the man spend walking?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2298) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 749556)
    Posted 7 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    They would have been simple if everyone had PM'd me for the hints.....

    Bill wins Q18: A997 coins, B0 coins, C1 coin, D0 coins, E2 coins. Congrats again!
    &
    Dominique wins Q19: 2.92 Minutes / 2m 55s. Well Done!!!

    Standings Table:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 5 1/2 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 4 Points
    4. Sarge - 1 1/2 Points
    5. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    6. Dominique - 1 Point
    7. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    8. TBA.......

    Simpler than ever before....

    Q20 (Half-Point & No calcs) : (8x7)x(15x26) divided by 15 = ???

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2299) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 749341)
    Posted 7 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Beets + Everyone else....

    Just popped in to say Hi! I have very little time on my hands recently.... and I haven't really been able to do any crunching....

    @Albert - Do I see a new and improved RAC? Congrats anyway....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2300) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 749314)
    Posted 7 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry guys!!!! both answers are wrong!.... please try again....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2301) Message boards : Cafe SETI : It's Jeffrey's Birthday Today (Message 748921)
    Posted 6 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Happy Birthday, Jeffrey!
    2302) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 748919)
    Posted 6 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sarge wins with 9 digits... and by the way.... the next digit is a 3....

    But if I could have a go myself... I would win the question..... this is gonna' get a lot of scowls..... I know off by heart 100 decimals of pi.... no more, no less..... also since I memorized them... my memory is a lot better....

    100 Decimals of Pi: 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078
    164062862089986280348253421170679

    Standings Table (Sponsored by Google Corp.)
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 4 1/2 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 4 Points
    4. Sarge - 1 1/2 Points
    5. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    6. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    7. TBD....

    Es99 (part i) requested less probability questions.... I will do my best to try find some different ones for you!

    But for now.... Have a go everyone on these....

    18. Five pirates have come across a treasure of 1000 coins. According to pirate rules the pirate of highest rank must make a suggestion on how to divide the money. If a majority agree to his suggestion then it is to be followed by all the pirates. However, if the suggestion does not get a majority approval then the suggesting pirate is thrown overboard, after which time the remaining pirate of highest rank then makes a suggestion under the same rules. This process repeats, if necessary, until only the pirate of lowest rank is left, in which case he would get everything. Any pirate may suggest any distribution, rank does not guarantee getting more coins than anybody else. Assume that all pirates are infinitely greedy, infinitely logical, and infintely bloodthirsty, and that each pirate knows this to be true of every other pirate. The highest priority of each pirate is to get as much money for themselves as possible. The second highest priority is to throw overboard the other pirates. A pirate will vote to throw another one over even if they have no monetary gain by doing so, and even if it would cost them their own life, but would not if throwing them over would cost even 1 coin. How should the first pirate suggest dividing the money?

    19. Three people (A, B, and C) need to cross a bridge. A can cross the bridge in 10 minutes, B can cross in 5 minutes, and C can cross in 2 minutes. There is also a bicycle available and any person can cross the bridge in 1 minute with the bicycle. What is the shortest time that all men can get across the bridge? Each man travels at their own constant rate.

    Also with Q19....
    There are 2 Hints.... PM me for one!

    The first hint is "free" (In a sense that if you answer correctly you will be awarded the full point)
    The Second Hint if requested by the same user halves your point if answered correctly.....

    Have a go & Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2303) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 748404)
    Posted 5 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hey Luke!!!

    I kind of like the Spanish theme music version of the House. Have you heard it?

    Dottore House - Espanol



    Hi Beets!
    One of my two links has the same background theme in it.... Except for the bit where the narrator says "House". I always loved that one! Nice find.... what a shame I can't read spanish...

    Cya' tomorrow,
    Beets!

    2304) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 748382)
    Posted 5 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    THE ANSWER IS 40% OR 4 OUT OF 10

    A good one Luke, however I must stipulate that without any information (pre-conditions) I am assuming equal probability that any birth is a 50-50 chance--which may not be exactly true-however for my answer to be correct I must assume this ratio.


    Correct!!! Well done, Bill!
    Official Q17 Answer: 40%

    Statistics Table:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. William Rothamel - 4 1/2 Points
    3. WinterKnight - 4 Points
    4. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    5. Sarge - 1 Point
    6. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    7. TBD....

    Now something a bit different....
    Normal questions will resume later.....

    18 Beta: How many digits of Pi do you know? (Please be truthful)
    (Open to everybody)
    The question is worth 1/2 a point to the winner with the most memorized digits....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2305) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 748373)
    Posted 5 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Beets,
    This thread is like a third home....
    After my house and Starbucks of course.....

    Seriously.... Great thread Beethoven... Keep It up!!!!!...... And as I said before, please let me give my condolences to you about your loss....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    (P.S. Does anybody here watch House MD?)

    I love House! It is currently one of my favorite shows.



    Ah yes.... Good old House.... Apparently in North America, the start-up is the song "Teardrop"... Everywhere else there is a different tune called "House" I prefer "House" to "Teardrop" myself....

    Our start-up music in all its glory (we've had both).... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdZCq8uEpF0
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkmoPAl2KRU

    Also, just to add - they are slightly different - even though it says UK and German.... we've (New Zealand) had both.... Top one airing in Season 1 & 3, bottom one airing in Season 2 & 4....

    @Beets.... thanks for your compliments on my maths thread... but it seems that it may be starting to fade away into the realms of page two....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2306) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people II (Message 747736)
    Posted 4 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:

    . . . Zazo's a darlin' Luke ;)

    @ Mark - Charcoal's mum is Kia - and she is tiny & looks similar to Zazo - longer 'fluff' hair . . . (i'll get a pic soon as i get a chance)



    Thanks Richard....
    I also always love seeing your pics of Charcoal... there gorgeous....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2307) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 747735)
    Posted 4 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Beets,
    This thread is like a third home....
    After my house and Starbucks of course.....

    Seriously.... Great thread Beethoven... Keep It up!!!!!...... And as I said before, please let me give my condolences to you about your loss....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    (P.S. Does anybody here watch House MD?)
    2308) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Seti City..... (Message 747734)
    Posted 4 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The city is growing like never before..........
    Last post I made was back at 10,000 only 2 weeks ago......

    Now at 16,868???????/

    My, you folks have been busy!!!!

    Live long and prosper in the Seti City!!!


    I have had Seti-City Bookmarked since you left....
    I always do my click....

    Luke.
    2309) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 747733)
    Posted 4 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    190 balls. 19 colors, 10 of each.
    P(drawing 2 of the same color) = 1/21.

    After adding 20 of a new color,
    P(drawing 2 of the same color) = (19*choose(10,2) + choose(20,2)) / choose(210,2), which is still 1/21.


    Correct Sarge!
    Answer: 190 balls. 19 colors, 10 each.

    And the Stats are in....
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. WinterKnight - 4 Points
    3. William Rothamel - 3 1/2 Points
    4. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    5. Sarge - 1 Point
    6. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    7. TBD....

    And Question 17 Remains.... (This is open to everyone)
    Q17: A baby is added to a hospital nursery. Before the baby was added there were two boys in the nursery and an uncounted number of girls. After the new baby is added a baby is selected at random among all the babys. The selected baby is a boy. What is the probability that the added baby was a girl?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2310) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 747638)
    Posted 3 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    You may answer all questions.... there are no limits for you two.... except for the fact that you two will now only be awarded 1/2 a point for every question....
    The reason being: "You two are too good"

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2311) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 747634)
    Posted 3 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Q16: EASY (WORTH 1 POINT) - An urn contains a number of colored balls, with equal numbers of each color. Adding 20 balls of a new color to the urn would not change the probability of drawing (without replacement) two balls of the same color.
    How many balls are in the urn? (Before the extra balls are added.)

    Q17: A baby is added to a hospital nursery. Before the baby was added there were two boys in the nursery and an uncounted number of girls. After the new baby is added a baby is selected at random among all the babys. The selected baby is a boy. What is the probability that the added baby was a girl?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2312) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 747630)
    Posted 3 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Beets,
    I'm so sorry to here about the loss of your friend....
    It always is a truly horrible feeling...
    I send my best wishes, and a fast recovery.... :)

    I'll post a few last questions in my maths problems thread then I'm off for the day....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    2313) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The OMG kitty thread...all things for kitty lovers................. (Message 747629)
    Posted 3 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Welcome back Mark!!!!!
    Great to see you here and your new and improved RAC too!!!!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    Thanks!
    Yes, those new apps have sure kicked the RAC up!!! And pretty much with just 7 rigs right now......one of them has been giving me fits and hasn't done much work in the last few weeks......but I'm working on it......



    Keep workin' at it... It'll come right eventually...
    Zazo & Sonar give their meows at ya...
    I also finally got a pic of Zazo... in my limited time......

    2314) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people II (Message 747626)
    Posted 3 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Great to see you back Mark....
    Here is a pic of Zazo for ya - exploring the outside world.....

    I prefer my cats to be indoors most of the time....
    He comes when I call him.... A well trained cat....
    Now where is Sonar.....



    btw... about the look on Zazo's face.... he saw another cat across the road... lol


    2315) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The OMG kitty thread...all things for kitty lovers................. (Message 747619)
    Posted 3 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Welcome back Mark!!!!!
    Great to see you here and your new and improved RAC too!!!!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2316) Message boards : Number crunching : SSE2 (Message 746832)
    Posted 2 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I totally agree....
    where is the SSE2 version??????

    2317) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 746640)
    Posted 1 May 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    *Bump*

    Ive had one PM on this question. Just a note please answer the question in this thread....

    Q16 is STILL up for Grabs:

    16. EASY (WORTH 1 POINT) - An urn contains a number of colored balls, with equal numbers of each color. Adding 20 balls of a new color to the urn would not change the probability of drawing (without replacement) two balls of the same color.
    How many balls are in the urn? (Before the extra balls are added.)

    (Mr. Kevvy and William Rothamel may NOT answer the above (No. 16) question....)

    Best Regards,
    Luke
    2318) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 746282)
    Posted 30 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks Dr. C.E.T.I & Beets,

    @Beets, I'll think about going down to "Cash Converters" sometime tomorrow, see if I can stalk out some PSP's...
    I've just had the plumber around.... ah geez... the figure is in the one thousands....
    The whole driveway has to be redone.... only because the local council don't have the pipe maps for my house!

    Geez, that figure suprised me....
    100 richest families own 53% of the assets!!????
    It just goes to show how corrupted this world is sometimes....

    How's life going for you, Dr. C.E.T.I?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2319) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 746248)
    Posted 30 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good Morning Dear Friends!!!

    Well, I went and saw the bank manager yesterday, we had an hour-long meet.

    I've got to admit that he charmed me! He made me feel like a truly valued customer, he regretted my frustration with the hike, he showed me how their internal "escalation" system of reporting problems works, answered all my questions courteously and well. I believe him that I'm on the worst end of the fee spectrum; he showed me that they even waive fees for poor people.

    So I've decided I'm not going to sue my bank. They really are too good a bank for me to lose over protracted litigation. I'll also spare myself the intense gruelling longime effort of battling a major corporation for several years. I will be continuing my complaint through their "Ombudsman" office (it's really just a higher level of Customer Care). I can also cut the hit on my fees by reducing my three accounts down to one, but I wont do that until the ombudsman makes a decision.

    Huge rains and big flooding is coming...and I had to go and sell my yacht! AAARGH! Let's just call it a "Bad Noah Season".


    Beets




    Hiya Beets! Thanks for being so kind.

    The police here aren't bothered when someone breaks into your car....
    Also I doubt they'll resell it once they figure it only had 10 minutes of battery life left and to access my pics, vids and music they have to enter a 4 digit security code....
    Its useless to them...... lol..... I get the last laugh.....

    Beets, In your country, do you have a TV programme that helps ordinary people take on big corporations (e.g. A company doesn't finish a roofing job, person complains to the TV show, and company pays up because they have been highlighted as a bad company through TV?

    In New Zealand we do, its called "Fair Go". Really good programme.

    Have a good day (Its raining right now - Time: 8:40 AM Thursday May 1 2008)
    Luke.



    2320) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 746241)
    Posted 30 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Howdy,

    Calculators and interpreters (BASIC etc) are usually found on everyones computer; or can be easily added. In the old days when I was teaching BASIC (I even spoke with John Kemeny once) I found that a simulation ( random numbers or straight iteration) was often the easiest way to a solution. .

    Luke should decide if that's OK by his rules. Since answers here are often required to several decimal places then calculators should be the order of the Day.

    Others (such as me) may want to look up the solution to an integral that they have long forgotten. I guess I am in favor of using the computer to any advantage--even though it may access information compiled by others--kind of like the way of the world now.

    kind of an interesting question for this thread--

    What do you think luke, Kevvy, others ,,,??

    best regards,

    Bill
    AKA DADDIO


    That's a fair point... Bill.
    Use them [Calculators + Scripts] when you have too.

    Q16 is up for Grabs:

    16. EASY (WORTH 1 POINT) - An urn contains a number of colored balls, with equal numbers of each color. Adding 20 balls of a new color to the urn would not change the probability of drawing (without replacement) two balls of the same color.
    How many balls are in the urn? (Before the extra balls are added.)

    (Mr. Kevvy and William Rothamel may NOT answer the above (No. 16) question....)

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2321) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745996)
    Posted 30 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks WinterKnight.... lets see if this works....

    Hope the meeting goes well....

    *Yuss*.... It worked....
    2322) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745978)
    Posted 30 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Scripts in Python are hereby allowed.....
    2323) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 745977)
    Posted 30 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks for your support!
    It was more of a shock when I found it was gone.....

    I don't think there will be any good luck to come my way soon... now I gotta' get a plumber in to fix a driveway leak....

    Luke.
    2324) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745974)
    Posted 30 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Great link WinterKnight!
    I get my brain exercises from my daily Sudoku......

    @Mr. Kevvy, I would like people to try and use pencil + paper.... but there is no way of knowing if people do it with a calculator....
    So using a calculator is discouraged but not breaking any rules.....

    BTW.....How again do you change the title of a thread? I've had a idea....

    Luke.
    2325) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745968)
    Posted 30 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Umm.... I'm sorta looking for a decimal figure....
    SO I'll have to say that's incorrect....


    OK... 1 in 13 is 0.0(769230)
    (just 1 divided by 13.)


    Ummmm.... My book says that this questions' is supposed to be hard....
    That is the first and last time I'm using that book....

    By any chance, were you using a calculator?

    Official Answer Question 17: 0.076923

    Standings:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
    2. WinterKnight - 4 Points
    3. William Rothamel - 3 1/2 Points
    4. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    5. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    6. TBD....

    Best Regards,
    Luke

    PS (@ everybody except for Mr. Kevvy & William Rothamel, question 16 is still up for grabs...)
    2326) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745965)
    Posted 30 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Umm....HINT: I'm sorta looking for a decimal figure....
    So I'll have to say that's incorrect....
    2327) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745955)
    Posted 30 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    OK, here are two more questions to finish off my day.....

    16. EASY (WORTH 1 POINT) - An urn contains a number of colored balls, with equal numbers of each color. Adding 20 balls of a new color to the urn would not change the probability of drawing (without replacement) two balls of the same color.
    How many balls are in the urn? (Before the extra balls are added.)

    (Mr. Kevvy and William Rothamel may NOT answer the above (No. 16) question....)


    17. HARD (WORTH 1 POINT) A standard pack of cards is thrown into the air in such a way that each card, independently, is equally likely to land face up or face down. The total value of the cards which landed face up is then calculated. (Card values are assigned as follows: Ace=1, 2=2, ... , 10=10, Jack=11, Queen=12, King=13. There are no jokers.)

    What is the probability that the total value is divisible by 13?


    Have a go and best regards,
    Luke.
    2328) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 745930)
    Posted 30 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Everyone,

    PROLOGUE: OK, I'm sorta' the gaming and relaxed, fun loving type of person....
    A few months back I bought a PSP for my enjoyment.... and I loved it 'till yesterday....

    STORY: Yesterday I parked my car in a old carpark and went to my local IT store for a few minutes.... I had left my PSP in the car the day before, and I forgot it was in the car..... So I went into the shop and came out... walked for a few minutes back to my car.... and my side window was smashed.... I first at thought... "Ahhhh... just a minor annoyance" (Because I never leave anything valuable in my car) I checked everything.... and nothing was stolen just the window smashed....
    I drove home... went around the house doing chores.... and then I looked for my PSP... It was nowhere.... I then remembered I had left it in the car... I went back to my car.... and it wasn't there.....

    It had been stolen!..... And It is not insured because it is not over the $500 excess fee..... Ahhh geez....

    So now everything is out of kilter.... I got the window fixed this morning (which thankfully was covered)

    But now I gotta go out and buy a PSP again.... lets spend another $500.....

    LONG STORY SHORT: Always remember and watch out for your valuables!!!
    (I'll be buying a new PSP in a few weeks)

    Have a good day, everyone.
    Luke.



    2329) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745927)
    Posted 30 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Today, I was notified about a possible correct answer... that I deemed to be incorrect.....

    15. HARD -The police commissioner hired a mathematician to help at a crime scene. At the scene were between 100 and 200 glasses of wine. Exactly one glass was poisoned. The police lab could test any sampling for poison. A group of glasses could be tested simultaneously by mixing a sample from each glass. The police commissioner desires only to minimize the maximum possible tests required to determine which exact glass was poisoned. The mathematician started by asking a detective to select a single glass at random for testing. "Wouldn't that waste a test?", the detective asked. "No, besides I'm in a gambling mood.", the mathematician replied. How many glasses were there?



    I go with 129 glasses. 128 is a power of 2, and he wants the group to be an even power of two for elimination-by-halves testing, so the 129th is the odd one out.


    Mr. Kevvy's Answer to Q15 is correct....
    Q15 Answer: 129 glasses....

    I credit Mr. Kevvy the full point for the question.... and a half point for the inconvenience....

    Standings so far:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 6 Points
    2. WinterKnight - 4 Points
    3. William Rothamel - 3 1/2 Points
    4. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    5. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    6. TBD....

    Sorry for all inconvenience...
    More Problems coming soon.......

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2330) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745885)
    Posted 29 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry mate, but you have the wrong answer!!!....

    Also, what you get in the question is what you are given.... I cannot answer your question...

    Luke.
    2331) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745699)
    Posted 29 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done again, you two! Its now really hard to find/make up problems...

    Answers:
    13. 18 Miles (Correct Answer by: William Rothamel)
    14. 3 Spheres (Correct Answer by: Mr. Kevvy)

    Question 15 is wrong, Mr. Kevvy. Try Again!!!!

    Standings so far:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 4 1/2 Points
    2. WinterKnight - 4 Points
    3. William Rothamel - 3 1/2 Points
    4. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    5. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    6. TBD....

    Q15 is still up for grabs....
    2332) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Mayan Milestone (Message 745687)
    Posted 29 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I truly doubt the Mayans theory....
    They were great astronomers though...

    Humans cannot foretell the future no matter how close to the present it is.....
    +
    If this civilization we can't predict the future... And we are vastly superior to the Mayans of there day and age....
    So what makes anyone think that they will?....

    btw.... Why did they think this world will end?????

    Best Regards,
    Luke
    2333) Message boards : Cafe SETI : WoW.. User of the Day after 8+ years !!! (Message 745648)
    Posted 28 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congratulations!!!! Have a great day....

    My kitties give many happy meows for you!!!
    2334) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745645)
    Posted 28 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Again answer is correct, Mr. Kevvy!
    Official Question 10 Answer: 69.315 Seconds....

    Standings so far:
    1. Mr. Kevvy - 4 Points
    2. WinterKnight - 3 Points
    3. William Rothamel - 3 Points
    4. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    5. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    6. TBD....

    Thanks everyone for all your feedback on these questions....
    I have now laid out basic rules for this thread - MUST READ!!! -....

    A. No Flaming....
    B. Jokes and math are considered "ON-TOPIC", anything else is most likely "OFF-TOPIC".
    C. Follow the posting rules
    D. In a group of 3 maths questions posted... 2 will be EASY and 1 will be HARD,
    Easy earns you a 1/2 Point.... Hard earns you 1 Point....
    E. You may only answer 2 Per group.... leave the other one for someone else to even the standings out...
    F. Contact me if you have any ideas/questions....

    Here are the next bunch of questions:

    13. EASY - Esther drove to work in the morning at an average speed of 45 miles per hour. She returned home in the evening along the same route and averaged 30 miles per hour. If Esther spent a total of one hour commuting to and from work, how many miles did Esther drive to work in the morning?

    14. EASY - You have two blocks of clay in cube form and the edges are 10 cm. How many spheres with a radius of 5 cm can you make with that amount of clay?

    15. HARD -The police commissioner hired a mathematician to help at a crime scene. At the scene were between 100 and 200 glasses of wine. Exactly one glass was poisoned. The police lab could test any sampling for poison. A group of glasses could be tested simultaneously by mixing a sample from each glass. The police commissioner desires only to minimize the maximum possible tests required to determine which exact glass was poisoned. The mathematician started by asking a detective to select a single glass at random for testing. "Wouldn't that waste a test?", the detective asked. "No, besides I'm in a gambling mood.", the mathematician replied. How many glasses were there?

    Have a go.... are there any other mathematicians out there?

    Luke.

    2335) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 745619)
    Posted 28 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Beets, Albert, Champ!!!! + everyone else....

    Hope life is being too hard on you Beets!!!

    I'm knackered from my maintaining my Maths Problems thread...
    I can see how you feel Beets.... and you are the author of 3... at last count....

    I think I will go join my kitties with a short nap while my computer finishes crunching a WU....

    Also, if you can read this, Mark....
    The two little cute kitties I was eying at the shelter were sold a few days ago..
    I'll keep on looking.......

    Best Regards everyone and keep on crunchin,
    Luke.
    2336) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745502)
    Posted 28 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    11. Integral calculus and trigonometry required.
    What is the mean distance between two random points in a unit square?

    .5214


    Well Done Bill!!!.....
    Official Answer Q11: 0.521405

    Standings:
    1. WinterKnight - 3 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 3 Points
    3. William Rothamel - 3 Points
    4. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    5. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    6. TBD....

    A Triple Tie for 1st Place!!!!


    Question 10 Remains.......

    10. Partial differential equations required.
    Water flows into a tank at a rate of 1 gallon per second. Water leaves the tank at a rate of 1 gallon per second for each 100 gallons in the tank.
    The tank is initially empty. How long will it take for the tank to fill with 50 gallons of water?

    Luke.
    2337) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745308)
    Posted 28 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    LUKE, is it okay that I post an occasional joke in your thread without it being deleted as OFF TOPIC by the moderators?

    You are the thread founder. Perhaps the communications i keep trying to post for you/us since we lived in the same country could now recommence?


    Maybe if you posted 'yes' they will stop deleting my messages to you and to this board in general.

    They've tried the same censorship stunt over in Ice's chess thread.


    Jokes are fine, from now on they will be considered "ON-TOPIC" in this thread, I will notify people if it starts to get too "off-topic" though....
    And everyone still has to remember the main goal here is to defeat my all powerful, amazing wrath of math questions.....

    @John McLeod....
    Once Q10 & Q11 are complete I will post some easier ones.... new rules will apply to the easier ones though.... I will announce them here later....

    Best Regards & Keep on solving,
    Luke.

    2338) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745255)
    Posted 27 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Correct Answers Mr. Kevvy....
    Official Answers to 12"x" questions are in Mr. Kevvy's post above.

    Standings So Far:
    1. WinterKnight - 3 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 3 Points
    3. William Rothamel - 2 Points
    4. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    5. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    6. TBD....

    @William Rothamel: lol, love the Comic. Also, thanks for your tip, I will make latter questions more easier, to pull in more mathematicians
    @Scary Capitalist: You got your answer to 11 wrong.... sorry mate!
    @Everyone: Have a go!!!!

    Remaining Questions:
    10. Partial differential equations required.
    Water flows into a tank at a rate of 1 gallon per second. Water leaves the tank at a rate of 1 gallon per second for each 100 gallons in the tank.
    The tank is initially empty. How long will it take for the tank to fill with 50 gallons of water?

    11. Integral calculus and trigonometry required.
    What is the mean distance between two random points in a unit square?
    2339) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745227)
    Posted 27 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Ok... after this I am taking a few hours off.... Maths is hard work...

    Correct Bill,
    The answer is 0 and at the 32nd Decimal Place.... 1/2 "Well Earned" Point to Scary Capitalist...

    Standings:
    1. WinterKnight - 3 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 2 Points
    3. William Rothamel - 2 Points
    4. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    5. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
    6. TBD....


    10. Partial differential equations required.
    Water flows into a tank at a rate of 1 gallon per second. Water leaves the tank at a rate of 1 gallon per second for each 100 gallons in the tank.
    The tank is initially empty. How long will it take for the tank to fill with 50 gallons of water?

    11. Integral calculus and trigonometry required.
    What is the mean distance between two random points in a unit square?

    12. Simple Maths Questions
    A traveller comes to India, he introduces the number 0 to their King, the king there are so amazed by this new number that
    he promises anything in return. All the traveller asks for is a grain of rice that doubles for every chess square.. e.g. Square 1 = 1 rice grain, Square 2 = 2 Rice Grains, Square 3 = 4 Rice Grains... so on....

    12a. Which Chess Square will contain 4096 grains of rice.?
    12b. How many grains are on the 18th square?
    12c. Which Chess Square will contain 32768 grains of rice?
    12d. How much rice does the first half of the Chessboard Contain?
    12e. How much rice is there the 64th Square alone?
    12f. How much rice is there on the whole chessboard?

    (To score a Point, you must answer all 6 correctly, no half points allowed)

    (Also: No giving away points from now on... lol)


    I now stake a claim as the largest Maths thread in the Cafe!!!!

    Have a try & Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2340) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745147)
    Posted 27 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    There is a smaller minimum answer...
    And I and 100% sure it is correct....
    12,495 is a answer, but it isn't the smallest...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.


    Luke you are too smart for me---you are right again --how about 3121 coconuts to start with.


    Congratz Bill, you have a quick mind to figure out another solution that fast...

    Official answer for Q7: 3121 Coconuts....
    Standings:
    1. WinterKnight - 3 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 2 Points
    3. William Rothamel - 2 Points
    4. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    5. TBD......

    Questions 10,11,12 Coming soon....

    For now.....

    Question:
    10 Beta! (Worth 1/2 of a Point)- What digit is mysteriously missing from the number Pi for the first 30+ digits, what number is it, and at what decimal place does it first occur?

    Luke.
    2341) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745139)
    Posted 27 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    There is a smaller minimum answer...
    And I and 100% sure it is correct....
    12,495 is a answer, but it isn't the smallest...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2342) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Earthquake's, how prepared are you? (Message 745130)
    Posted 27 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    That preparedness show excellent anticipation.

    In the UK we are totally unprepared, but, aside from some smaller fault lines, we live well away from the edge of the local Tectonic plate.


    That's were you are very lucky........ *minor tremor shakes house*


    Yes! If you are on the fire chain fault lines then you are at the edge of the local plate.

    One of the most famous is the Indian plate heading up and under the Asian plate. The Himalayas are the result.


    NZ's fault line is more of a "slicing its way through the whole country" thing...
    2343) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 745126)
    Posted 27 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here are the unanswered questions so far....

    7. Simple Math - On a deserted island live five people and a monkey. One day everybody gathers coconuts and puts them together in a community pile, to be divided the next day. During the night one person decides to take his share himself. He divides the coconuts into five equal piles, with one coconut left over. He gives the extra coconut to the monkey, hides his pile, and puts the other four piles back into a single pile. The other four islanders then do the same thing, one at a time, each giving one coconut to the monkey to make the piles divide equally. What is the smallest possible number of coconuts in the original pile?

    8. Algebra required - A jar begins with one amoeba. Every minute, every amoeba turns into 0, 1, 2, or 3 amoebae with probability 25% for each case ( dies, does nothing, splits into 2, or splits into 3). What is the probability that the amoeba population eventually dies out?

    Have a go!!!


    It's obvious by inspection that the answer is 12495 to number 7 and .414 to number 8.



    I am the bringer of good news, and bad news....

    Bad News is that your answer to 7 is wrong...
    Good News is that your answer to 8 is right!!!.......

    Official answer to Question 8: 0.4142
    But 0.414 is close enough....

    Standings:
    1. WinterKnight - 3 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 2 Points
    3. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
    4. William Rothamel - 1 Point
    5. TBD......

    Try again on Question 7....
    Or can someone else snatch a point...

    Luke.
    2344) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Earthquake's, how prepared are you? (Message 745121)
    Posted 27 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    That preparedness show excellent anticipation.

    In the UK we are totally unprepared, but, aside from some smaller fault lines, we live well away from the edge of the local Tectonic plate.


    That's were you are very lucky........ *minor tremor shakes house*
    2345) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Earthquake's, how prepared are you? (Message 745095)
    Posted 27 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    In New Zealand, we are cut right through with a fault line on the "Ring of Fire" the Faultline that rings around the Pacific ocean.

    Every household in New Zealand is mostly ready for a disaster, (whether that be a Earthquake, Volcano, Flood, Avalanche.. so on...) Everyone got pamphlets preparing them....

    Except only 4 NZ buildings are completely 9.0+ proof....

    Parliament
    Sky Tower
    Wellington Museum (Te Papa)
    Wellington Stadium

    http://www.geonet.org.nz/

    NZ's national Geography site.....

    Luke.
    2346) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 744625)
    Posted 26 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here are the unanswered questions so far....

    7. Simple Math - On a deserted island live five people and a monkey. One day everybody gathers coconuts and puts them together in a community pile, to be divided the next day. During the night one person decides to take his share himself. He divides the coconuts into five equal piles, with one coconut left over. He gives the extra coconut to the monkey, hides his pile, and puts the other four piles back into a single pile. The other four islanders then do the same thing, one at a time, each giving one coconut to the monkey to make the piles divide equally. What is the smallest possible number of coconuts in the original pile?

    8. Algebra required - A jar begins with one amoeba. Every minute, every amoeba turns into 0, 1, 2, or 3 amoebae with probability 25% for each case ( dies, does nothing, splits into 2, or splits into 3). What is the probability that the amoeba population eventually dies out?

    Have a go!!!
    2347) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 743390)
    Posted 24 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    9. Calculus required - What is the value of $1, invested for one year at 100% interest, compounded infinitely?


    e bucks! Or $2.72 (2.718 rounded up to the nearest cent) for people who like the imperfection of decimals. :^)


    Well done again, Mr. Kevvy

    Answer: $2.72 or e

    Standings:
    1. Winterknight - 3 Points
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 2 Points
    3. John Mcleod VII - 1 Point
    4. TBD....

    Two questions (7 & 8) remain, post your answers...

    And anyone with problems of there own, post them here or PM me!!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2348) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 743364)
    Posted 24 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The official answer is: 1399.77 Miles....
    Can anyone now provide the correct working and show why this is the answer? The Person that does as per my last sentence gets 1 Point....

    If no one can answer this in the next 24 hours (to.... April 24 20:00 UTC) John McLeod VII gets the point...


    Luke.

    I had a minor mistake doing arithmetic in my head.

    It is still 2000 - (1000 - 1000/19 - 1000/17 - 1000/15 -1000/13 - 1000/11 - 1000/9 - 1000/7 - 1000/5) * 3.
    2000 - (1000 - 799.92219682622159402345160859093) * 3
    2000 - 200.0778031737784059765483914091 * 3
    2000 - 600.2334095213352179296451742273
    1399.7665904786647820703548257727
    which rounds to 1399.77 or 1399.8


    [edit]

    The basic idea is that you move X - 1000 pounds of grain as far as the 1000 pounds of grain will go if split into the needed trips. This gives the reducing terms. You do this until it takes less than 1000 pounds of grain to move the remainder to the destination.

    It takes 19 trips to move the grain to the first cache, and 17 to move to the second cache, 15 to the third, 13 to the fourth, 11 to the fifth, 9 to the sixth, 7 to the eight, 5 to the ninth, and from there the destination can be reached with less than 1000 pounds of grain, the remainder of that travel 1000 pounds is moved to the final destination.

    The basic idea of my first post holds, it was just an arithmetic error.



    Well Done, You've just earned yourself 1 Point....
    Standings...

    1. WinterKnight - 3 Points
    2= Mr. Kevvy - 1 Point
    2= John Mcleod VII - 1 Point
    4. TBD....

    Here are 3 More....

    7. Simple Math - On a deserted island live five people and a monkey. One day everybody gathers coconuts and puts them together in a community pile, to be divided the next day. During the night one person decides to take his share himself. He divides the coconuts into five equal piles, with one coconut left over. He gives the extra coconut to the monkey, hides his pile, and puts the other four piles back into a single pile. The other four islanders then do the same thing, one at a time, each giving one coconut to the monkey to make the piles divide equally. What is the smallest possible number of coconuts in the original pile?

    8. Algebra required - A jar begins with one amoeba. Every minute, every amoeba turns into 0, 1, 2, or 3 amoebae with probability 25% for each case ( dies, does nothing, splits into 2, or splits into 3). What is the probability that the amoeba population eventually dies out?

    9. Calculus required - What is the value of $1, invested for one year at 100% interest, compounded infinitely?

    Were are all the other mathematicians? And everyone else have a try!!!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2349) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 743318)
    Posted 23 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hey Beets!!!!

    lol... synchronized beef...

    I'm glad you won your game...
    May I ask where you got this game from? I wouldn't mind having a peck at it....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2350) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 743228)
    Posted 23 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Dr. C.E.T.I....

    That Meal looks truly wonderful.... that is going to be my dinner tonight.....


    Its a new day here in wellington....
    Time: April 14, 8:00 AM

    Have a good day everyone...
    Luke.

    2351) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 743206)
    Posted 23 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    The official answer is: 1399.77 Miles....
    Can anyone now provide the correct working and show why this is the answer? The Person that does as per my last sentence gets 1 Point....

    If no one can answer this in the next 24 hours (to.... April 24 20:00 UTC) John McLeod VII gets the point...


    Luke.
    2352) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 743004)
    Posted 23 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry, that's wrong, but you were veeeeery close...

    Try again...
    2353) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 742997)
    Posted 23 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Lol. Can you define "not a lot" to a number answer, with 2 decimal places?

    2354) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 742976)
    Posted 23 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well you would be correct if that was the original question.....
    One Last Question Remains...

    For that question, see my post above...

    Luke.
    2355) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 742960)
    Posted 23 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    My Daily Wrap-up...

    I have come to accept that slow computers and dodgy Microsoft (I don't like Mac!) programs are a fact of life....

    SDS 3.0, is a Microsoft Program.... Gone Wrong. It only loads slowly on boot up, afterward everything is fine + It is only about 1 minute slower, I think I can cope with that, It just shocked me first time. I will do something else while it loads (Coffee).

    And as I type this, my computer is now over 5 years old. It has served me well. During this time I have seen numerous Blue Screens of Death *Insert happiness and joy here*, contacted car loads of IT "specialists" that charge 1hr 30min of work for "2 hours" , and gone through hundreds of hours of slow, annoying, screechy Dial-Up.

    (But ya gotta love that noise... :)

    I am not throwing this computer away. I am still going to use it for daily emails, BOINC and Posting. Just not as often with my laptop now here and the new Jackpoint installed, ready to be fired up to "fast" Broadband.

    Thank you for your eternal support, Dr. C.E.T.I & Beethoven, plus every other good person in this forum.

    I feel sorta utopian Today...

    See you all tomorrow!

    Keep on Crunching folks,
    Luke.
    2356) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 742953)
    Posted 23 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congratulations WinterKnight!!
    You've correctly answered Question 4.

    Answer: 48 Tables, 24 Chairs. Profit $1200

    Current Stats....

    1. WinterKnight - 4 Correct Questions
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 1 Correct Question


    One old unanswered question remains... Number 6

    6. It is your task to deliver as much grain as possible from city A to city B. The cities are 1,000 miles apart. You initially have 10,000 pounds of grain. Your camel may carry up to 1,000 pounds and eats 1 pound of grain per mile traveled. You may leave grain along the way and return to it later. How much grain can you deliver to city B?

    After this is solved, I will post three more... can anyone catch WinterKnight?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.



    2357) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 742854)
    Posted 22 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Everyone...

    The horror has been unleashed again... In my computer.
    My slow rig is back...

    First Time System Restore worked... But now it doesn't....

    And it has something to do with "Software Distribution Service 3.0" & SysRestore. I've poked around on the internet recently... found a few things, but what I read is too deep in the water for my liking...

    Any got anymore suggestions....

    This is what I've tried....

    1. Fiddled around with verclsid.exe in Sys32 and renamed it verclsid.old...

    2. Removed "KB908531" "KB918165" "KB834707" "KB840987" from Add & Remove Programs.

    3. I've system restored 100 times now...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    @Beets.... www.upuzzles.com/free is one of my many homepages in Firefox... thanks for the link!!!!


    . . . IN the EVENT you don't know re: the following -

    > when You update your system - make sure that you use ONLY the Updates for the System you're using: (IF You haven't)

    ex: XP or XP Pro - DO NOT USE 'ANY' Updates that relate to Vista - for example - Your system WILL go 'looloo' . . .

    < read the white papers on Updates BEFORE You install . . .

    > oops - one more thing BEFORE You do anything

    - TURN OFF RESTORE

    - then Install what you need

    - ReBoot

    - and THEN SET a RESTORE POINT . . .

    . . . hope this is something that'll help



    I know there is a lot of people with this problem out there...
    Google "Software Distribution Services 3.0" and thousands of results appear.

    "SDS 3.0" is re-installed every time you Reboot with Updates to your computer.
    And Re-installed if a system restore is done to uninstall it.
    If you manually delete the folder/file it re-appears with the next Install of Updates or Restore....

    So I can't update my computer automatically.

    Unfortunately what you suggested will not solve it!!! Thanks anyway!!!

    Anyone have any other suggestions?

    Best Regards to all,
    Luke


    2358) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 742808)
    Posted 22 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Everyone...

    The horror has been unleashed again... In my computer.
    My slow rig is back...

    First Time System Restore worked... But now it doesn't....

    And it has something to do with "Software Distribution Service 3.0" & SysRestore. I've poked around on the internet recently... found a few things, but what I read is too deep in the water for my liking...

    Any got anymore suggestions....

    This is what I've tried....

    1. Fiddled around with verclsid.exe in Sys32 and renamed it verclsid.old...

    2. Removed "KB908531" "KB918165" "KB834707" "KB840987" from Add & Remove Programs.

    3. I've system restored 100 times now...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.

    @Beets.... www.upuzzles.com/free is one of my many homepages in Firefox... thanks for the link!!!!
    2359) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 742424)
    Posted 21 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Champ!

    Dr. C.E.T.I, that is a nice piece of artwork you have there!....

    @Beethoven.... I like that crossword... I'm going to have a try at one....
    Pay the Bills as Quickly as you can, I'd rather pay the bill than interest on top....

    Currently: 8:15 AM Tuesday 22 April 2008

    Weather: Fine. Faint, High Cirrus Cloud. Sunrise 15 Minutes Ago...
    Temperature: Low-10C High-15C Current-12C

    Have a good day everyone!
    Luke.

    2360) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 742262)
    Posted 21 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congratulations, Mr. Kevvy!!!!

    Question 4 Answer: 1,386.29 Miles

    Current Standings:

    1. WinterKnight - 3 Correct Questions
    2. Mr. Kevvy - 1 Correct Question
    3. TBD...

    two questions Remain, can anyone snap them up? Here they are....

    4. A factory that produces tables and chairs is equipped with 10 saws, 6 lathes, and 18 sanding machines. It takes a chair 10 minutes on a saw, 5 minutes on a lathe, and 5 minutes of sanding to be completed. It takes a table 5 minutes on a saw, 5 minutes on a lathe, and 20 minutes of sanding to be completed. A chair sells for $10 and a table sells for $20. How many tables and chairs should the factory produce per hour to yield the highest revenue, and what is that revenue?

    6. It is your task to deliver as much grain as possible from city A to city B. The cities are 1,000 miles apart. You initially have 10,000 pounds of grain. Your camel may carry up to 1,000 pounds and eats 1 pound of grain per mile traveled. You may leave grain along the way and return to it later. How much grain can you deliver to city B?

    Luke.
    2361) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 742247)
    Posted 21 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    WinterKnight wins!!!....
    3 out of 3....

    Answers:
    1. 20 seconds
    2. Monday
    3. 7 Circular Coins, 1 Square Coin

    Here are some more....

    4. A factory that produces tables and chairs is equipped with 10 saws, 6 lathes, and 18 sanding machines. It takes a chair 10 minutes on a saw, 5 minutes on a lathe, and 5 minutes of sanding to be completed. It takes a table 5 minutes on a saw, 5 minutes on a lathe, and 20 minutes of sanding to be completed. A chair sells for $10 and a table sells for $20. How many tables and chairs should the factory produce per hour to yield the highest revenue, and what is that revenue?

    5. An airplane weighs 10,000 pounds, has a 1000 gallon tank, burns fuel at a rate of 5 gallons per minute, and has a speed in miles per hour of 6,000,000 divided by the sum of weight of the plane and remaining fuel. Each gallon of fuel weighs 10 pounds. With a full tank how far can the plane fly?

    6. It is your task to deliver as much grain as possible from city A to city B. The cities are 1,000 miles apart. You initially have 10,000 pounds of grain. Your camel may carry up to 1,000 pounds and eats 1 pound of grain per mile traveled. You may leave grain along the way and return to it later. How much grain can you deliver to city B?

    Number two is going to be the hardest...

    Post Your Answers....

    Best Regards,
    Luke


    Anyone got any answers???

    Luke.
    2362) Message boards : Number crunching : Problems Logging In..... (Message 742183)
    Posted 20 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    lol.... Started about 2 weeks ago...

    Everything appears to be fine now...

    Thanks for your help everyone!
    Luke.
    2363) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED***SETI/BOINC Milestones [tm] XIII***CLOSED (Message 742181)
    Posted 20 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I have a number of milestones in this post....
    1. I have crunched my way up to 6k.... woohoo!!... Next goal 10k (with the dual core addition)

    2. I have cracked into the Top 100 of my Sign Up Date... yet another woohoo....

    3. I'm in the top 300,000 in SETI@home... ummm... woohoo....

    4. Broke into the top 1500 in Country Stats....

    5. I've been going good with my RAC in the past fortnight... Continuing to maintain it above 30....

    Goals of the Near-future and Not so near future....
    1. Hope to achieve 50,000 this year with the addition of the dual-core...

    2. Number 1 in Sign Up stats eventually.....

    3. Break top 1000 in Country Stats.....

    Congratulations to everyone with there milestones...

    Luke.
    2364) Message boards : Number crunching : Problems Logging In..... (Message 742171)
    Posted 20 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    And can anyone Help?

    Make sure your web browser cookies are enabled...
    If they are, remove the setiathome cookie and try again... ;)


    It worked.... Thanks for your help, Jeffrey!!!
    Couldn't find the cookie, just deleted everything.... everything seems to work now...
    On IE6....
    and on Firefox 3.0 Beta 5......

    Do you know what happened?

    Again, Thanks for your help!!!

    Best Regards,
    Luke


    2365) Message boards : Number crunching : Problems Logging In..... (Message 742156)
    Posted 20 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I'm having extremely annoying problems logging in... It is definately SETI@home, becuase the problem happens in both Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 & 2.0.0.14, also Internet Explorer 6...
    And only on the SETI@home login page...
    When I go to the BOINC manager, and click my account, I'm taken to my account which everyone sees, then I click account, and I have to Sign In, "Keep me logged in" is ticked,, But I have to log in, And when I do, It says I have to log in again, displaying the very same page as before, and yet I try again and it doesn't log in....
    If I untick the keep me logged in box I try and log in, but I still can't, it reloads and displays the same login page as before, and the keep me logged in box is still ticked, like I never unticked it.

    I have tried disabling & enabling password remembering, clearing my cache, deleting temporary internet files, to no avail!!!

    Anyone having the same problem? And can anyone Help?

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2366) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people II (Message 741555)
    Posted 19 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I worked it out, I can afford 4 kitties, Zazo & Sonar, plus the other two... with some NZ$$$$$ left to spare!!! Its always the adoption fee that I hate....
    (Also, I buy the good kibble, not the horrible stuff)
    I will go back in a next weekend, to see if they are still there....

    2 cats = NZ$300 divided 2 = NZ$150.....

    Zazo turned 13 a few weeks ago....

    I'll see what happens over the next few weeks.....

    Hold onto your offer....


    EDIT: Do you have a PayPal account?.....

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2367) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people II (Message 741520)
    Posted 19 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    If a kitty is adopted by me, it stays.....

    1 cat = NZ$150.... from SPCA (Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals)

    They have 32 cats....

    Me go back and visit in a few weeks....
    See if they ae still there....

    For now, how would you pay me? I can still pay 50%.....

    Best Regards, to you and the kitties, and everyone else,
    Luke.
    2368) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people II (Message 741514)
    Posted 19 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Are you for serious????.....
    2369) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people II (Message 741290)
    Posted 19 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I visited the local kittie shelter today....
    I have my eye on two lil' cute ones, can't adopt them now though...
    And as I was leaving, a kitty was re-homed to what looked like a loving family.....

    Me and my cats have had a great day!!!...

    Luv all the pictures here....
    Luke.
    2370) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Statment of cause by the kitties........ (Message 741263)
    Posted 19 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here here....
    No one likes arguments.....
    That is why I seldom post in the Political Forum....

    2371) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Some questions from a nOOb? (Message 741261)
    Posted 19 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Welcome to the Boards, Dwayne!!!

    I can answer the last question.....
    To fetch the "BoincStats" image in peoples signatures, go to your SETI home page, and in the Cross-Project Statistics area, click on the BoincStats link, this will take you to your BoincStats page....
    There, find & click on your "URL for user signature graphic" copy the link in your internet browser.....
    Go back to your SETI home page, click on Community preferences, and then paste the link in the Signature Box.....
    And then format that link by adding
    [img]
    at the start of the link, and....
    [/img]
    at the back of the link. That is your signature picture set-up....

    For your first question, you can speed up and "cheat" your SETI credit (like me) by downloading and installing a program (KWSN), you may need someone else to help you with this.

    Best Regards,
    Luke.



    2372) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 740775)
    Posted 18 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here are the current standings:

    1. WinterKnight - 3 Questions
    2. TBD...

    Have a go everyone on Questions 4,5,6... which are posted above...

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2373) Message boards : Number crunching : Seti City..... (Message 740551)
    Posted 17 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    A milestone for Seti City indeed has been reached.....10,000 Setizens.......and growth continues at a surprising pace.....
    The kitties are pleased.....thank you to all who have continued to help our city grow!!


    I still do my daily click!!!....

    Keep on crunching, everyone....
    Luke.
    2374) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 740544)
    Posted 17 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    WinterKnight wins!!!....
    3 out of 3....

    Answers:
    1. 20 seconds
    2. Monday
    3. 7 Circular Coins, 1 Square Coin

    Here are some more....

    4. A factory that produces tables and chairs is equipped with 10 saws, 6 lathes, and 18 sanding machines. It takes a chair 10 minutes on a saw, 5 minutes on a lathe, and 5 minutes of sanding to be completed. It takes a table 5 minutes on a saw, 5 minutes on a lathe, and 20 minutes of sanding to be completed. A chair sells for $10 and a table sells for $20. How many tables and chairs should the factory produce per hour to yield the highest revenue, and what is that revenue?

    5. An airplane weighs 10,000 pounds, has a 1000 gallon tank, burns fuel at a rate of 5 gallons per minute, and has a speed in miles per hour of 6,000,000 divided by the sum of weight of the plane and remaining fuel. Each gallon of fuel weighs 10 pounds. With a full tank how far can the plane fly?

    6. It is your task to deliver as much grain as possible from city A to city B. The cities are 1,000 miles apart. You initially have 10,000 pounds of grain. Your camel may carry up to 1,000 pounds and eats 1 pound of grain per mile traveled. You may leave grain along the way and return to it later. How much grain can you deliver to city B?

    Number two is going to be the hardest...

    Post Your Answers....

    Best Regards,
    Luke
    2375) Message boards : Politics : Trying juveniles as adults (Message 740328)
    Posted 17 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Are you saying that we, as a society, cannot ( or should not ) show the kids that doing such things as what happened to Blurf, will have consequences other than some counseling??


    Please know that violent juvenile offenders are in jail too. They don't just "get some counseling". We used to have a neighbor (Chuck) who was a teacher in juvenile hall. He always had very good attendance in his classes - his students couldn't leave!

    I do not know what the maximum amount of jail time for juveniles is, but I'm quite sure I would not want to be in jail at all, at any age.

    Chuck, by the way, always came off as a very calm and level-headed guy. He chose to teach in a jail setting because he wanted to "make a difference". I was always comforted to know that the messed-up kids he taught had the benefit of being taught by somebody who cared about his charges.


    One thing that I will say is that the only thing putting them in jail does is make them a little smarter about how to commit their crimes.

    In some cases, the kid may learn their lesson, but in most, they just talk to the other inmates about how not to get caught next time. OH!!! And blame " society " for their crimes.

    Just some info here...In Michigan...a juvenile can be sentenced to life imprisonment if their crime is deemed violent enough to warrant it.


    I can completely agree with you at this point.
    Just anything but death penalty is fine. As per my earlier post.

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2376) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Simple" Maths Problems - CLOSED! (Message 740316)
    Posted 17 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Here are some Simple Maths Problems.... First to solve them wins....

    Post your answers!!!...

    1. (As posted in Beethoven's Cafe) A train is traveling at 90 kilometers an hour, it is 100 meters long, and is about to go through a 400 meter long tunnel. How long will the train take to completely pass through (Including the last carriage)?

    2. It is the month of June, this particular year, June has 5 Saturdays, and 5 Sundays... What will be the day on the 10th?

    3. A man wishes to sell a puppy for $11. A customer wants to buy it but only has foreign currency. The exchange rate for the foreign currency is 11 round coins = $15, 11 square coins = $16, 11 triangular coins = $17. How many of each coinage should the customer pay?

    Have a go!!!

    Best Regards,
    Luke.
    2377) Message boards : Politics : Trying juveniles as adults (Message 740283)
    Posted 17 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Juveniles should be tried as adults. But whatever the punishment is, it should not be the death penalty, I find it amazing that people want juveniles hanged, it just isn't right. Come on...... Kids?

    They should be served with an equivalent punishment.

    In New Zealand, the death penalty doesn't exist. And I'm thankful for it....

    Just my Two cents...

    Luke.
    2378) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 739943)
    Posted 16 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello Beets & Jim !!!

    Thank you so much Beets! System Restore worked perfectly, Something about "System Distribution 3.0" I have never authorized a program like that.

    But SysRestore seems to have killed my WU, oh well, I've got four new ones now.

    I use Windows XP SP2...... not bothering with Vista.....

    BTW: Everyone take a look at the maths problem in my previous post, first person to solve it and post it here wins.


    2379) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 739730)
    Posted 16 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Everybody!

    Post #97

    I've been posting sparingly of the last few days, because I don't really want to lose and posts like everybody else. I watch in horror *gasp* as SETIzens post counts are obliterated.
    I seem to only have lost One......

    Anyways, It is nearing 7:30 PM here. Overcast, with odd patches of rain.

    Annoyance Of The Day: My main Rig, the one I do everything on, is acting strange.
    Loading Windows is extremely slow. Usually took about 20-30 seconds. Now taking up to 4 minutes, seems to have happened over the past day or so, all of a sudden.

    I have Defraged, Disk Cleaned, Scanned for Spyware with Ad-aware SE, and played around with MSCONFIG, disabling some of the bootware. To no avail!!!

    Anyone have any ideas???

    Simple Maths Problem Of The Day:
    If a 100 metre long train travels through a tunnel 400 metres long, and is travelling at 90 kilometres an hour, how long will it take the train to enter the tunnel from the front engine, to clearing the last carriage at the end?

    Post your answers.

    Best Regards,
    Luke




    2380) Message boards : Number crunching : What's The Time At Your Place? (Message 739686)
    Posted 16 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    It's good to know there is another Kiwi on the SETI boards, Speedy!!!!

    Live in Wellington, New Zealand...
    And the time is 5:08 PM New Zealand Standard Time....

    Luke.
    2381) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SAY A PRAYER FOR BLURF (Message 739253)
    Posted 15 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I feel sorrow and anger at the same time.

    You are in my prayers, Blurf. I hope you have a quick recovery.

    I cannot even start express my anger here, because I would be thoroughly banished.
    I hope they catch the *censored* who committed this horrible crime.
    2382) Message boards : Number crunching : Farm auction has closed...and the winner is..................... (Message 738817)
    Posted 14 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Oh well. Congrats SETI.USA!!!

    I'm still gonna make my donation anyway.....

    Zazo and Sonar give their good luck meows to ya, Mark!!!

    Keep on Crunching,
    Luke.
    2383) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 737423)
    Posted 11 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Just looked at the forecast and we have some severe storms headed right towards us :(


    I'll take your storm and swap it for a week of sunny, windless and bliss days.... ;) or maybe not according to from TVNZ (Television New Zealand). Yay! Rain in 3 days......

    I have a feeling it's gonna be a good kittie day...
    Zazo & Sonar purr on my bed....

    Hooray, it is Saturday today... nearly 9:00 AM... I'm off to have some breakfast.

    EDIT: Other SETIsearchers probably won't care, but I just scored my biggest RAC since Signing Up: 34.91 on my old 2003 PC!!!

    Me thinks it's gonna be a really good kittie day........

    Keep on Crunching,
    Luke.
    2384) Message boards : Number crunching : internet speed (Message 737222)
    Posted 11 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Residing in Wellington, New Zealand...
    Dial Up :P $17.95 (US$14.00~) Advertised as 56kb/s down...

    ISP: Telecom New Zealand....

    Recent Test with speedtest.net returned these results:

    42kb/s down
    127kb/s up


    2385) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 736977)
    Posted 10 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    As I put it: "Everything is always changing"

    We are all here for you Beets!

    ON THE TOPIC OF MY ISP:
    Things will be sorted out in a month or two, hopefully.
    Broadband is only at MAX about 6 Mb/s...

    Your Average News Headline: "Unbundling of Local Loop to occur, 2012"
    or: "Telecom fined $220m, breached consumer rights for third time"

    Keep on crunching,
    Luke.



    Hmmmn...that's not very fast, I agree. Maybe you should write your local MP demanding they allow some competition in?

    But still, it will be better than it is now..hopefully. :]]


    Thanks for your support, Luke!!!


    GOD BLESS!!!





    Anytime, Beets!!!

    The company (Telecom) that holds the Local Loop monopoly, has relations with the government currently in Power... we'll see what happens.

    Btw, Where do you get the Weather info from???

    Luke.



    Good Morning, Luke!!!


    In my experience governments are much less powerful than they pretend to be. They are actually concerned about whether their citizens are satisfied or dissatisfied. I've found that writing letters/emails of complaint will affect policy if enough people write in. So maybe you can search whether a group opposed to the Telecom dominance exists, or just email your cabinet minister?

    I get my weather from a Canadian site called "Canoe" but it in turn gets its weather from "The Weather Network". They have 5 New Zealand cities weather available: Auckland, Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch and Hamilton.

    If any of these cities are useful for you, go to this page and scroll down until you get to "New Zealand". :]]

    http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/intcitiesintl_en

    I had a little trouble getting the actual weather page for one of these, but that could be because I'm set up for Canada through Canoe.

    I hope it works easily for you. :]]



    Many New Zealander's have taken a dislike to Telecom for one reason or another. Usually because of high prices and slow speeds....
    I have e-mailed them to see what will happen....

    Btw, Thanks for the weather site link!!!

    Just though I'd mention this before I leave for today:
    http://www.trademe.co.nz

    You might of heard of it, or you might of not. This is virtually New Zealand's Ebay. About 30% of New Zealander's have an account (1,250,000 accounts).
    I find it easier to use than eBay....

    Regards,
    Luke.
    2386) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people II (Message 736748)
    Posted 10 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Glad to hear Starbucks is fitting in well, Mark!!!

    I had a bit of trouble when I introduced Sonar the kittie to my other cat Zazo...
    But they get on fine now...

    Charcoal is gorgeous!!!

    Luke.
    2387) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 736725)
    Posted 10 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    As I put it: "Everything is always changing"

    We are all here for you Beets!

    ON THE TOPIC OF MY ISP:
    Things will be sorted out in a month or two, hopefully.
    Broadband is only at MAX about 6 Mb/s...

    Your Average News Headline: "Unbundling of Local Loop to occur, 2012"
    or: "Telecom fined $220m, breached consumer rights for third time"

    Keep on crunching,
    Luke.



    Hmmmn...that's not very fast, I agree. Maybe you should write your local MP demanding they allow some competition in?

    But still, it will be better than it is now..hopefully. :]]


    Thanks for your support, Luke!!!


    GOD BLESS!!!





    Anytime, Beets!!!

    The company (Telecom) that holds the Local Loop monopoly, has relations with the government currently in Power... we'll see what happens.

    Btw, Where do you get the Weather info from???

    Luke.
    2388) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 736341)
    Posted 9 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    As I put it: "Everything is always changing"

    We are all here for you Beets!

    ON THE TOPIC OF MY ISP:
    Things will be sorted out in a month or two, hopefully.
    Broadband is only at MAX about 6 Mb/s...

    Your Average News Headline: "Unbundling of Local Loop to occur, 2012"
    or: "Telecom fined $220m, breached consumer rights for third time"

    Keep on crunching,
    Luke.

    2389) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 736092)
    Posted 8 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good to see you back Beets.

    While I'm here I think I'll grab myself a hot chocolate, maybe a piece of cake for supper?


    Hi Andy!!!

    What a good idea, I think I'll join you. Here's some hot chocolate with what the Viennese call "Schlag" (freshly whipped cream) and cinnamon sticks, courtesy of John originally. :]]

    I hope that hits the spot for you.








    Hi Beets, Albert, John, Richard! (Sorry if I forget any of you!I'm still a newbie...)

    That looks very tempting right now......

    Has anyone seen the article of SETI@home on Wikipedia....
    Dunno if everyone else feels the same, but I don't think it retains a NPOV....

    On the lighter side....
    Phoned my future ISP today to get things sorted in the next few weeks.

    Anyone got some news?

    Luke.
    2390) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Watches....... (Message 736090)
    Posted 8 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Just on a lark.....anybody else here get obsessed with wristwatches?
    I got my eye on This lil gem....
    Ecodrive and Atomic clock reception as well.....hoo boy.


    If I had the extra money......
    Either way, life carries on.....

    2391) Message boards : Number crunching : Farm auction has closed...and the winner is..................... (Message 735291)
    Posted 6 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hidden somewhere within the depths of this thread, someone mentioned Mark having a RAC above 50,000 once there are "updated clients"...

    Whats happening?.......

    Luke.

    LOL.....that would be grand.........
    But I am not sure that even the best app to be had would quite get me there......

    Maybe around 40k.......we will see what shakes out.....
    Coming soon to a theater near you..........


    That sounds big.....

    UPDATE ON LAPTOP:
    I Have to get a new Jackpoint installed for the broadband. Other one seems stuffed.(Dial-Up I am getting now is in a different room)

    There might be a slight delay for this lappie rig.

    Plans for future:
    3rd Rig - Sometime in July - November '08
    4th Custom Built Rig - Sometime between November '08 - June '09
    Sometime in '09 I will retire my Rig that is being used now.

    The long road to gold....

    ON TOPIC:

    Max I can donate before June is $50...
    2392) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 735288)
    Posted 6 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    You don't seem to be posting, beets... ah well, all in good time I suppose...

    I have taken up the task of building a computer with a budget of NZ$1500... Lets see how that fares throughout this & next year....

    Luke.
    2393) Message boards : Number crunching : Farm auction has closed...and the winner is..................... (Message 735285)
    Posted 6 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hidden somewhere within the depths of this thread, someone mentioned Mark having a RAC above 50,000 once there are "updated clients"...

    Whats happening?.......

    Luke.
    2394) Message boards : Number crunching : Farm auction has closed...and the winner is..................... (Message 735219)
    Posted 6 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I think that Mark should have to be loyal to the winning team...

    for... lets say.... 12 months, 4 days & 18 hours at LEAST....

    and that he maintain a RAC above 3,141.59....

    (who said numbers have to be rounded...)

    Luke.

    2395) Message boards : Number crunching : Farm auction has closed...and the winner is..................... (Message 734995)
    Posted 5 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    OFF TOPIC:

    When & For what reason were Teams initiated?

    Just Curious...

    Luke.
    2396) Message boards : Number crunching : Farm auction has closed...and the winner is..................... (Message 734990)
    Posted 5 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    SETI.USA wins.......

    Becuase of the "country limitation" I cannot join....
    If I wanted to...

    Either way my future donations will still go through anyway...

    Luke.
    2397) Message boards : Number crunching : Farm auction has closed...and the winner is..................... (Message 734982)
    Posted 5 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    LOL...no, the farm stays in the kitties' posession........
    Just the RAC will transfer to the high team bidder.........


    One thing I have not seen -

    How long will the farm remain with the highest bidding team ???

    And if "future donations" are accepted, how do you account for those.

    I could promise $10,000 over the next 12 months.


    I was thinking along the same lines...
    BTW...
    The only reason I have proposed future donations, is that I'm not in the financial position to pay a "lump sum"... how would you handle this?
    2398) Message boards : Number crunching : Farm auction has closed...and the winner is..................... (Message 734959)
    Posted 5 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    When I read the thread title, I actually thought you were physically selling your farm...

    ON TOPIC:
    My donation ($ unknown dollars) coming in a few months...

    Plus a $10+ donation every two months for 2009...

    To join BOINC Synergy...

    This could be at $100 (NZ) total, plus John McLeod's $100 (US) total

    Luke.


    2399) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 733834)
    Posted 3 Apr 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    500th post! There's no fool like an April's fool. :D


    I was waiting for that number, obviously you beat me to it! Been Away recently...

    Hope everything is getting along well everybody.

    Luke.
    2400) Message boards : Number crunching : noob question (Message 731046)
    Posted 27 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I never really understood SETI@home Classic, how did it work? was it different?

    Luke.
    2401) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 730873)
    Posted 27 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Good to hear your still OK, Beets!

    Just been away from internet recently, so I have not been posting for 2 days.

    Still Hot & Dry.
    Nearly 5:00PM

    Anyone got any news?

    Luke
    2402) Message boards : Number crunching : How much RAC will, or, can I expect... (Message 730869)
    Posted 27 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks guys! I've been away recently - so I haven't been able to comment, very short on time now,

    From what has been said I now expect a RAC of 150-500.

    Luke.
    2403) Message boards : Number crunching : How much RAC will, or, can I expect... (Message 730148)
    Posted 25 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    ...out of my laptop (DELL XPS M1530):
    45nm Penryn T9300 Core 2 Duo
    3GB RAM
    320GB 5400rpm HDD
    Vista 32-bit

    It'll probably be on about 6 hours a day...

    I don't need exact figures, just 1000, 500, 250, 100, or 50 RAC. More of a guesstimate...
    2404) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 729972)
    Posted 24 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Beets & All,

    We've still got a drought over here... and the weather forcast is sunny for the next week or so at least, It hasn't rained here in nearly four months, I'm really starting to get worried!
    Its early morning right now - I woke up early, and couldn't get back to sleep, just gonna' have some toast for breakfast. Dunno what I'm going to do today.

    Hope you are having a good day, Beets!

    Luke.


    Hi Luke!!!

    I've never lived in a drought. It must be kind of scary!

    Do they have bylaws where you can't water the lawn to conserve water? That's what they have in California, I think.

    You could check with your Maori friends, maybe they know a rain dance. Hey! Stranger things have happened.




    We do have laws that prevent water usage, we're currently in a total sprinkler ban, no washing cars, houses or watering lawns etc.

    We only have about 40% of our water left apparently.

    The drought is most likely caused by the "La Nina" we're having this year.

    How is everyone elses day?

    Luke.



    2405) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 729921)
    Posted 24 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hi Beets & All,

    We've still got a drought over here... and the weather forcast is sunny for the next week or so at least, It hasn't rained here in nearly four months, I'm really starting to get worried!
    Its early morning right now - I woke up early, and couldn't get back to sleep, just gonna' have some toast for breakfast. Dunno what I'm going to do today.

    Hope you are having a good day, Beets!

    Luke.
    2406) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 729344)
    Posted 23 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Luke, is this picture anywhere close to the Shire? Do you know any hobbits? Welcome to the Thread.


    Thanks Pellinore!

    Not so good on my geography, but I believe the Shire was in the Hamilton/Waikato region...

    Luke.

    2407) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 729337)
    Posted 23 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hey Luke!

    Here's a shot I've always liked, looking from a hiltop out to the sea. It's on the Kaikoura Peninsula in your country.

    Gorgeous! Just gorgeous!


    That's one beautiful country you live in. :]]





    That's actually one of the nicest shots of Kiakoura I've seen, Beets, and I've seen quite a few, as I have been there myself. Beautiful Place.

    I have a few GB's of photos on my computer, suprisingly none of my cats (Zazo & Sonar) but quite a few scenery shots.

    But becuase of New Zealands Internet limitations, I have Dial-up (90% of Internet Connected New Zealanders do) due to cost and the pathetic speed on NZ broadband (you'd be lucky to get 4Mbp's on days) I cannot post my photo's.

    Local Loop Unbundling coming soon, so I'll be getting broadband in about a month or two.

    What is everyone else up to?

    Luke.
    2408) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 729277)
    Posted 23 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks guys!

    Laptop fixed, some vague graphics card problem, which i will not talk about again...
    New Zealand is a nice place, but I've always wanted to travel to America or Europe. Some day I will...
    But for now, I must get some stuff done. Then I will dream.

    It is the season of Autumn (or Fall) here. March 23, Easter Sunday. Which means long weekend... Woot!

    We haven't had rain in about 4 months, so everything is crispy dry and at the smallest sense of flame everything will turn into a wild raging bushfire. Not very reassuring...

    I'll be back in about 5 hours, no matter what the Time Zone.

    Have a happy day, or night, everyone!
    Luke.


    2409) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Two Word Link - #2 (Message 729270)
    Posted 23 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Hospital Visit
    2410) Message boards : Cafe SETI : *****BEETHOVEN'S CAFE XV***** - Closed for Renovations (Message 729250)
    Posted 22 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    My first post in this thread.

    Hope you are recovering well Beethoven... It is always sad when you lose someone.

    Lunchtime here in Wellington, New Zealand. Just past 12:30. Nice cool breeze, Sunny outside and 21.C, not overly hot.

    Might go out today after I have fixed a problem with my laptop.

    Chinese sounds nice for dinner...

    Have a good day everyone,
    Luke.
    2411) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED***SETI/BOINC Milestones [tm] XIII***CLOSED (Message 728967)
    Posted 22 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    700 friends! Yay!


    How did you get NEZ as your friend?! Does he reply to PMs by any chance?

    (Closing in on Top 1500 for New Zealand Country Stats)
    2412) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Seti@Home UoTD for 3/21! (is Blurf!) (Message 728964)
    Posted 22 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Congratulations!
    2413) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED***SETI/BOINC Milestones [tm] XIII***CLOSED (Message 725410)
    Posted 13 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Just passed 5,000 credits after 2 years 2 months... One really small milestone, but hey!

    Next goal 6k (hopefully before April 10), or Top 100 in Sign up Date Stats...

    Received my XPS laptop last night... crunching should start May 1...

    Congrats to everyone else's milestones...

    Long Live SETI!
    2414) Message boards : Cafe SETI : "Two" Word Link (Message 723656)
    Posted 9 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Happy Parents
    2415) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Da kitties be back.......... (Message 723597)
    Posted 9 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Kitties say meow back at 'ya... Perhaps another one in a year or two...

    B.T.W... great poem...


    Luke,
    2416) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Da kitties be back.......... (Message 723485)
    Posted 8 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    If I had the money I would adopt more lovable kitties... but as I do not have that extra money, I cannot...
    Zazo & Sonar already stretch my budget a bit... How I would love a third kitty...
    2417) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Your favorite InterNET BROWSER ? (Message 723149)
    Posted 7 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    As per my post in NC, Firefox
    2418) Message boards : Number crunching : Set Your Credit Target on Nez (Message 722739)
    Posted 6 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Target will be reached in 13,560,954.28 days on October 24 39,136

    Woohoo!!! Just before the turn of the 401st century!!!

    My Current Goal: Achieve 20,000 in '08 (although it says target will be reached in 09)
    2419) Message boards : Number crunching : IE8 beta? (Message 722522)
    Posted 6 Mar 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Still using IE6


    Used to use IE6 about 3 months ago, then had problems with it failing after about 10 minutes... came up with the "xxxxx has encountered a problem and needs to close, sorry for any inconvenience"

    So I now use Firefox... Firefox is just so much more cleaner then IE...
    2420) Message boards : Number crunching : Very Short WU - 52 seconds long (Message 717305)
    Posted 23 Feb 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    I just received a WU:
    22fe07af.16547.6616.16.7.0

    Estimated completion was 15 hours, then claims it is done 52.52 seconds later, I am currently waiting on 0.09 credit for it. Then got bombarded with 7 snappy two hour WU's and one 13 hour one. Confusing.

    What went wrong?

    Thanks,
    Luke
    2421) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Seti City..... (Message 709178)
    Posted 7 Feb 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    After 2 rather insulting posts at 6:57 and 6:59, i have decided not to post in the Seti-city News Bulletin indefinitely, I am absolutely appalled. I'm now suggesting everyone have complete silence in the Bulletin, and post other remarks here...

    Amazing what lengths people go to...

    EDIT: Posts impersonating me: 6:57, 6:59, 7:05, 7:07...
    2422) Message boards : Number crunching : CLOSED** SETI/BOINC Milestones [tm] XII ** CLOSED (Message 708509)
    Posted 5 Feb 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Recently passed 4,000. Estimate for 5,000 some time in March...

    Gonna see if i can sneak out 4 rigs around late Feb early March to accomplish my goal of 20,000 this year...
    c'mon Dell... waiting for laptop...
    2423) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The thread of useless knowledge (Message 708372)
    Posted 5 Feb 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Goldfish do have a longer memory, it was on MithBusters. They trained goldfish to swim through rings.


    I think you mean mythbusters, yes they did test goldfish through a course, i think it was Jamie. How do they remember to come up the top of the water too feed? or go crazy when their master looks in their glass tank with a sealed lid on top so my cat Zazo won't eat them? O_o

    Trust me, they might not be the brightest pets, but they still deserve a equal life. Just like kitties!!!
    2424) Message boards : Number crunching : ? Your Systems 'SPECS' ? (Message 703940)
    Posted 25 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    My systems specs??? Well... lets just say there not the best...

    (Waiting on Dell for XPS Laptop)
    2425) Message boards : Number crunching : Through the 60 Mbits/sec barrier ? (Message 703678)
    Posted 24 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Well done on passing 10,000,000 BOINC credits Mark. I should think when you add your Pending to your current SETI total that you have already crunched 10,000,000 for SETI, just waiting for wingmen for Validation !!

    Oh, goodness......I had not noticed that....
    I really just consider my Seti crunching as my most important milestone.
    I only have 40,000 in pending right now, so I am not quite there yet. But the kitties will be dancing soon when they get there!!!
    About a week away.......meeeeeeeeowwwwwwwwwww!!!!

    Well there's no denying It, You're the 10,000,000 Seti Man right now. :D

    Aw shucks....thanx.
    And you're almost halfway there yourself....


    Um... I need a few more 0's on my score.... Planning 4 more rigs this year though....
    2426) Message boards : Number crunching : How small can chips get? (Message 703311)
    Posted 23 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Currently being fabricated on a 65nm and 45nm process, ive heard of Nehalem, Westmere and Sandy Bridge on a 32nm process, and the shrink of Sandy Bridge at 22nm, plus plans for a 16nm chip, how farther can this go?

    Hope you get what I mean.
    2427) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Word Link V (Message 701748)
    Posted 20 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    ~ trunk


    Truck
    2428) Message boards : Number crunching : PC BOOT PROBLEM (Message 701037)
    Posted 18 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Glad to hear it! 1 more problem solved.
    2429) Message boards : Number crunching : PC BOOT PROBLEM (Message 700883)
    Posted 17 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    As jegs said - when the computer loads after rebooting press F8 and it will give you a list of options - Safe Mode, Start Windows Normally, etc. Try the latter first then safe mode I believe - there are also a few other options but I can't remember what they are.

    Luke.
    2430) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Word Link V (Message 700059)
    Posted 14 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Al Gore???
    2431) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Word Link V (Message 699897)
    Posted 14 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    msattler
    2432) Message boards : Number crunching : One work-unit a time (Message 699837)
    Posted 13 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Updated BOINC to V5.10.30 - How do you update Science Application?
    2433) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Word Link V (Message 699388)
    Posted 11 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Rich


    Lottery
    2434) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Word Link V (Message 699376)
    Posted 11 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    redundant


    Microsoft
    2435) Message boards : Number crunching : One work-unit a time (Message 699363)
    Posted 11 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    ...but then again, why?


    BOINC calculates how many seconds of work to request to the server based on the work buffer settings, project allocations, and stats tracking the percentage of time that BOINC is crunching daily. If you're only getting 1 WU for a 10 day cache, then something is telling BOINC that it will only manage to finish that much in that period of time.

    If it doesn't seem correct, it could be for a number of reasons. I would check for a high RDCF (indicated by a est. time to completion that is way higher than it should be) or the computer on/BOINC running percentage.


    I dont know, but my est completion of a WU when it starts is about 24hrs, but it finishes at 6hrs, i dont know why, is this ok or is something wrong?
    2436) Message boards : Number crunching : One work-unit a time (Message 699305)
    Posted 11 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    ...but then again, why?
    2437) Message boards : Number crunching : One work-unit a time (Message 699304)
    Posted 11 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    In an ideal world, every time the science application needs a new work unit, BOINC would have exactly one ready.

    To do that, it needs to lead the next work unit slightly.

    So, I'd set the connect interval to something like 0.01, and the extra days to 0, and that should download a new WU a few minutes before it runs out.

    If work is available, of course.


    I have mine set to 10 days, but it still downloads 1 WU at a time, but im fine with that.
    2438) Message boards : Number crunching : One work-unit a time (Message 699056)
    Posted 11 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    How could I set up BOINC/SETIatHome to download only one work-unit a time, and that no new work-unit should be fetched before the completed unit is uploaded successfully?



    I think...

    Goto Computing Preferences in you're account and change - Maintain enough work for xx days, to 1 day, thats what someone once told me.

    might be wrong though...
    otherwise i have no idea.
    2439) Questions and Answers : Windows : WU's "stuck" (download speed 0.00kbps) (Message 698489)
    Posted 8 Jan 2008 by Luke
    Post:
    Ive recently had problems with my WU downloading, i get given one, but the download speed is nil, so it never downloads so i cant crunch it?

    Can anyone help me?

    Problem: 9/01/2008 1:04:55 p.m.|SETI@home|Reason: Unrecoverable error for result 27dc06aa.23571.24203.12.6.201_0 (WU download error: couldn't get input files:<file_xfer_error> <file_name>27dc06aa.23571.24203.12.6.201</file_name> <error_code>-114</error_code> <error_message>user requested transfer abort</error_message></file_xfer_error>)
    2440) Message boards : Politics : Do we really need a political forum?? (Message 601557)
    Posted 11 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Yes, is this a good idea of a forum?
    And aren't we supposed to be looking for SETI? Not talking about politics
    2441) Message boards : Science (non-SETI) : Computer Science (Message 601556)
    Posted 11 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Does anyone know how much a Gflop of computing power costs these days?
    And what do programmers actually write their code in?

    First post in this new forum! yay
    2442) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 601216)
    Posted 10 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning Again.

    Post 788?
    2443) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 601031)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Who owns that dog, George Bush?
    2444) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 601025)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Back on the Podium
    2445) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 601021)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Packing, cleaning, and letting Excalibur crunch through the next few days...

    Still NOT winning. 8-(



    Yes you're not winning, I am.
    2446) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 601016)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    winning after coming home from my first day working.

    working in a call-center is bad. I gotta see if I can get rid of my head-ache.
    If someone dares to call me on the phone now, I'll scream!


    Sorry to hear that,

    Ooh, Im winning again.
    2447) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600990)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Winning again.

    Whats the weather like?
    2448) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600751)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Back on the Podium
    2449) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600744)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Goodnight.



    Good Night, Jeremy! Sleep well. :)


    Yes Sleep Well, But I'm still here.

    How crunching going to anyone out there?
    2450) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600741)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Im not finished with this thread yet.
    2451) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600738)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:


    in for a win.





    Not
    2452) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600734)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Banned till Aug 7, 2007
    Sorry Monday!!!!

    Ill re-itterate what I said in Beet's thread. Sorry to hear this Monday. :-(


    Whats this ment to mean? O_o
    2453) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600730)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Huh?

    What?

    When?

    Who?

    Where?


    How?

    How is crunching going?
    2454) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600726)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Huh?


    What?

    When?


    Who?
    2455) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600724)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Huh?


    What?
    2456) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600722)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Sorry, but I think so. :)


    Neither do I =)
    2457) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600718)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Back in the lead. :-)


    Again I say: Not for long =)
    2458) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600714)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:




    Your morning; my night. but for now I win.





    not for long
    2459) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600698)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    God night all.


    Excellent, Im in NZ so im bright awake, it is currently 17:00 here
    2460) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600692)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Im Winning again. On another note I've tripled my Seti@home RAC since installing Chicken Soup (thanks Philadelphia and Msattler!). Also no need to worry about my rig overheating, its 10C (or 50F) over in Wellington, New Zealand. Very chilly,
    2461) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPW#39 - HEALTH & SAFETY HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD (Message 600663)
    Posted 9 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:




    My turn on the podium.




    Was.


    Now Mine!
    2462) Message boards : Number crunching : Leaving computer on (Message 600142)
    Posted 8 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    I will usually let my one and only rig run 15 hours straight during the day and then turn it off when im sleeping. I also leave my computer on during eletrical storms unless directly overhead.
    My computer shuts down if it reaches a certain temperature, But i would certainly never leave my rig on 2 weeks straight.
    2463) Message boards : Number crunching : Upgrading to next Version of BOINC, is it worth it? (Message 599822)
    Posted 7 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Im wondering is it worth upgrading to the newest release of BOINC considering my circumstances?

    e.g. New Zealand Dial Up (alot slower than American Dial Up), not a full on Cruncher of BOINC (running about 12 hours a day)

    And would that mean i would have to reinstall Chicken?

    (just forgot my version is 5.8.15 running quite well))
    2464) Message boards : Number crunching : Einstein & Chicken Soup 2.2B (Message 598143)
    Posted 4 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks for the help about this Chicken Soup thing,

    working perfectly now, first WU using this app. halved the time from 15 hours to 7

    Keep on Crunchin'

    2465) Message boards : Number crunching : Einstein & Chicken Soup 2.2B (Message 598005)
    Posted 3 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Have not noticed any increased speed at all, did exactly as instructed, any ideas?


    You 'may' have to reboot to make the Chicken Soup 'hot' :)



    Great!, a good reboot of my system finally got my Soup 'cooking', problem solved, just one more thing, what results can I eventually expect (Credit, WU wise), or does that depend on the system?

    If so:, Windows XP, SP 2, 760MB RAM, 2.8 (or 2.6) Ghz CPU, thanks.

    Keep on Crunchin'
    2466) Message boards : Number crunching : Einstein & Chicken Soup 2.2B (Message 597977)
    Posted 3 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Have not noticed any increased speed at all, did exactly as instructed, any ideas?
    2467) Message boards : Number crunching : Einstein & Chicken Soup 2.2B (Message 597946)
    Posted 3 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Ok, downloaded 2.2B SSE2 P4 - What program do i open it with exactly?

    Keep on Crunchin
    2468) Message boards : Number crunching : Einstein & Chicken Soup 2.2B (Message 597941)
    Posted 3 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Thanks for the help,

    Still havin' trouble downloading the app. According to OzzFan i can only support
    (v2.2B SSE2 ???), i'm actually more concerned of BOINC or my WU's stuffing up though,

    Keep on Crunchin'
    2469) Message boards : Number crunching : Einstein & Chicken Soup 2.2B (Message 597497)
    Posted 2 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello,
    I'm a bit confused, what is Einstein and Chicken Soup 2.2B, what do they do and where do i download them?

    Thank You



    More specifically to what Philly said above, Chicken Soup is a phrase coined by the SETIzens around here that refers to an optimized SETI@Home application compiled by the folks at http://lunatics.at. I believe the "chicken" phrase came about because one of the fellas that code the optimized apps went by the name Chicken of Angor (real name is Simon). So people started calling it the Chicken app, or chicken soup.

    Einstein is a science project that you can attach to, just like SETI@Home. You are aware that BOINC allows you to connect to multiple projects and isn't just an upgrade to the old SETI@Home, right? :-p


    Yea Yea, I once added 2 other projects, think i can remember that they were PrimeGrid and Chess960? Kept on going over the Deadlines for my WU's, so i decided to remove them, thanks any way!
    2470) Message boards : Number crunching : Einstein & Chicken Soup 2.2B (Message 597466)
    Posted 2 Jul 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Hello,
    I'm a bit confused, what is Einstein and Chicken Soup 2.2B, what do they do and where do i download them?

    Thank You


    2471) Message boards : Number crunching : Upgrading to v.5.8.15 from v.5.4.11 (Message 526575)
    Posted 4 Mar 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    I haven't been around here recently so this new update is fairly recent to me, do I just download it and do what it asks?

    Or do I have to stop BOINC or something,to successfully download it?

    Please Help

    1st Stop Boinc, 2nd Install Boinc 5.8.15, It's that simple.


    Thanks!!
    2472) Message boards : Number crunching : Upgrading to v.5.8.15 from v.5.4.11 (Message 526558)
    Posted 4 Mar 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    I haven't been around here recently so this new update is fairly recent to me, do I just download it and do what it asks?

    Or do I have to stop BOINC or something,to successfully download it?

    Please Help
    2473) Questions and Answers : Preferences : How can i add another workunit to my account (Message 508293)
    Posted 25 Jan 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Install BOINC and use the same login as before (e-mail password, or account key). Should be just that easy. I have several connected.



    Thanks

    2474) Questions and Answers : Preferences : How can i add another workunit to my account (Message 508263)
    Posted 25 Jan 2007 by Luke
    Post:
    Could someone please tell me how to add another computer
    to my account

    Much appreciated,


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