Takin' Care of Business and Workin' Overtime (May 11 2007)
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 KevinDouglasPhD  Send message Joined: 6 Feb 06 Posts: 107 Credit: 23,981 RAC: 0 
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It's around 6:35 pm here at the Space Sciences Lab, and Eric and Jeff are still up in the lab working on thumper. Everything's going well - the machine arrived with 48 drives in it, so they took 24 out and put in the 24 we had previously, turned it on, and everything is going well so far. Eric said he hoped to have thumper up and running today, so keep your fingers crossed. It's been that kind of week. My monitor died today, but luckily I found another good one in our spare parts room. It's got a nice flat screen, but it's still one of those huge CRT screens that weigh about 30 kg. And then when I had the monitor installed I couldn't access my account, because ewen was hung again. So Eric fixed that while getting thumper going. Just another day, the way things are lately. Actually, considering Eric usually doesn't come in on Fridays (he works at least 10 h/day M-Th), this is a big day in many ways. not Matt ID: 565486 ·  |
Andy Lee Robinson  Send message Joined: 8 Dec 05 Posts: 630 Credit: 59,973,836 RAC: 0 
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Now that's really nice to know! Somehow I couldn't really imagine the team being able to relax over the weekend knowing there was a shiny new machine screaming to be installed... I know that I just wouldn't be able to resist getting on with it, and then being able to enjoy a satisfying and well-earned break... Wishing you luck in getting all the processes running again painlessly... Andy. ID: 565496 · |
OzzFan     Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 
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That's really cool of everyone! Next time I hear someone moan that the folks at Berkeley don't do much extra to show their passion, I'm going to point them here! Thank you Kevin for filling us in, and I'm sure Matt appreciates your help in handling the "hoard" (us). Matt seems to be getting a very well deserved rest (as the rest of you deserve as well!). And 48 drives already installed?!?! Wow! Sun went above and beyond the expectations, didn't they? Kudos to them. Did they say how big the drives were? At least you guys should be good on space for a while. 8-) ID: 565500 · |
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Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13855 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 
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not Matt ;-) Looks like Matt got his wish, someone other than himself made a technical post. Grant Darwin NT ID: 565505 · |
Labbie  Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 4083 Credit: 5,930,102 RAC: 0
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I know I couldn't have waited if a shiny new machine was sitting in front of me, glad to see there are others like me out there. ;) Good luck on the build guys, we appreciated everything you've done.!!!  Calm Chaos Forum...Join Calm Chaos Now ID: 565509 · |
Fuzzy Hollynoodles  Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
It's around 6:35 pm here at the Space Sciences Lab, and Eric and Jeff are still up in the lab working on thumper. Everything's going well - the machine arrived with 48 drives in it, so they took 24 out and put in the 24 we had previously, turned it on, and everything is going well so far. Eric said he hoped to have thumper up and running today, so keep your fingers crossed. It's been that kind of week. My monitor died today, but luckily I found another good one in our spare parts room. It's got a nice flat screen, but it's still one of those huge CRT screens that weigh about 30 kg. And then when I had the monitor installed I couldn't access my account, because ewen was hung again. So Eric fixed that while getting thumper going. Just another day, the way things are lately. Actually, considering Eric usually doesn't come in on Fridays (he works at least 10 h/day M-Th), this is a big day in many ways. Thanks for the info, Kevin, it's really great news. Yes, Eric is one of the most dedicated persons I've ever known. Thank you, Eric. :-) "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me 
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jason_gee  Send message Joined: 24 Nov 06 Posts: 7489 Credit: 91,093,184 RAC: 0
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Weehee 24 spare drives :D "Living by the wisdom of computer science doesn't sound so bad after all. And unlike most advice, it's backed up by proofs." -- Algorithms to live by: The computer science of human decisions. ID: 565541 · |
kittyman  Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51478 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004
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And the kitties say....\\ 'Go, Thumper, Go, Thumper. Go. Thumper/' "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." 
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51478 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004
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I know I couldn't have waited if a shiny new machine was sitting in front of me, glad to see there are others like me out there. ;) Looks Koool, wonder what will happen if I plug it in and hit THIS button???? Giggin. "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."
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Geek@Play  Send message Joined: 31 Jul 01 Posts: 2467 Credit: 86,146,931 RAC: 0
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Whoohh....wait a minute..... Matt is allowed to have a life and Eric and Jeff are not??? Seriously, thanks to all, keep up the good work! Boinc....Boinc....Boinc....Boinc.... ID: 565550 · |
arkayn  Send message Joined: 14 May 99 Posts: 4438 Credit: 55,006,323 RAC: 0
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Thanks for keeping us updated Kevin. Looking forward to crunching lots of work units in the coming years. 
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Keith T.  Send message Joined: 23 Aug 99 Posts: 962 Credit: 537,293 RAC: 9 
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Whoohh....wait a minute..... Matt is a musician as well as working for SETI, he has 2 gigs this w/e. See http://www.lebofsky.com/ for more. ID: 565603 · |
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TarracoServer Send message Joined: 11 Apr 07 Posts: 38 Credit: 595,022 RAC: 0 
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Thx kevin for all the info. I know that if we're really nervous to "see" thumper again, you, Eric, Matt, and the rest of the team will be HYSTERIC! ;) You're making a very, very, very nice job, but as Geek@play said: Matt is allowed to have a life and Eric and Jeff are not??? ;) Rest for a bit! ;) PD: I know that Matt is musician too, but this way, he rests a bit from job.  
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additude  Send message Joined: 21 Aug 99 Posts: 11 Credit: 25,662,028 RAC: 3
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Thanks and keep up the hard work. It's appreciated. We are all Alien. It just depends on which planet you are standing on. ID: 565629 · |
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jegs Send message Joined: 3 May 07 Posts: 16 Credit: 7,649 RAC: 0 |
You get up every morning From your 'larm clock's warning Take the 8:15 into the city There's a whistle up above And people pushin', people shovin' And the girls who try to look pretty And if your train's on time You can get to work by nine And start your slaving job to get your pay If you ever get annoyed Look at me I'm self-employed I love to work at nothing all day ID: 565632 · |
TouchuvGrey  Send message Joined: 30 May 04 Posts: 10 Credit: 52,541,731 RAC: 39
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Great, looking forward to getting some more wu's and getting back to crunching here. Mike  Because the universe is just too big for us to be alone in. ID: 565708 · |
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muddocktor Send message Joined: 2 Aug 06 Posts: 12 Credit: 28,074,814 RAC: 0
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Thanks for the update and for you all working through the weekend to get Thumper back in operation, Kevin. I'll be looking forward to getting more work to crunch soon due to efforts by dedicated folks such as you all. ID: 565769 · |
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Blurf Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 8964 Credit: 12,678,685 RAC: 0
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Very good news-thanks guys!   ID: 565857 · |
melter65  Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 5 Credit: 162,952 RAC: 0
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Very good news-thanks guys! Same here! Thanks for all the hard work, it's much appreciated by us all! 
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Ham Todd Send message Joined: 25 Apr 03 Posts: 11 Credit: 29,459,893 RAC: 45
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Very nice work and many thanks to Sun! ID: 565884 · |
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