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Gregory J. Jomen Send message Joined: 25 Jan 10 Posts: 1 Credit: 12,151 RAC: 0 |
hello, my error says "no work available to process for more than a week now. is something still being fixed? tenhu :) |
edjcox Send message Joined: 20 May 99 Posts: 96 Credit: 5,878,353 RAC: 0 |
SETI is dead? It was a fun run. Suspending my project work till you guys get serious and fix this system to work. Never engage stupid people at their level, they then have the home court advantage..... |
megman Send message Joined: 19 May 99 Posts: 2 Credit: 384,101 RAC: 0 |
I keep a 10 day supply of WU's handy and I'm sitting idle unable to send or recieve WU's. |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
from the home page: Weekly Outage Every Tuesday morning (Pacific time) we begin a 3 day data distribution outage to focus on science processing and development plus any needed systems maintenance. The upload/download servers will be offline during this time. The web site (including the forums) will only be offline during the database maintenance and backup portion of the outage. 20 Jul 2010 16:56:05 UTC Should be on tomorrow. Some time after coffee/Pacific time. Janice |
Rob Send message Joined: 20 Mar 07 Posts: 5 Credit: 4,170,027 RAC: 14 |
I think part of the issue may be that some of the files being processed are so large that it takes several days to complete. While it is running nothing more will download. When it is done it may happen during the three day down time and so can not upload and then download more files. So saying get a 10 day supply does not work in this less than perfect world. This is what has happened to me several times at least and maybe to others. It might be helpful if the software could see that X percent of the job is done and download according to work time remaining rather than the total processing time on our computers. |
edjcox Send message Joined: 20 May 99 Posts: 96 Credit: 5,878,353 RAC: 0 |
Funny how the other projects don't require days of downtime even at their worst unless a catastrophe occurs. I've switched to Einstein at least they pick up their work regularly and know how to store their results at homebase for processing. SETI needs to revamp. Anyone have any statistics as what this new schedule and excess downtime is costing them in support efforts? Never engage stupid people at their level, they then have the home court advantage..... |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
I'm not a Forum Moderator, but at the risk of sounding like a "Net Nanny", may I remind you that the title of this message thread is "Arecibo Observatory Repair Status"? There are many threads about the planned outages and related upload/download problems running in the Number Crunching section. I suspect your comments would be much more valuable there. Thanks much. Donald. Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
Dread Pirate Roberts Send message Joined: 10 Jul 10 Posts: 3 Credit: 501,106 RAC: 0 |
I've been 100% SETI-oriented, but the idea of running an alternate project in its stead has merit. So I've added another project. Thanks for the idea. |
Ian Green Send message Joined: 25 Jul 10 Posts: 24 Credit: 102,337 RAC: 0 |
No work units yet, so I have lots of Einstein to keep the machine busy with. |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
Ok Boys back on topic please. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
Bryan Wallace Send message Joined: 28 Jul 00 Posts: 22 Credit: 52,559,173 RAC: 0 |
SETI is dead? looks like you never got started... |
Dave & Tammy Binning Send message Joined: 4 Sep 04 Posts: 10 Credit: 1,287,669 RAC: 0 |
No work units yet, so I have lots of Einstein to keep the machine busy with. I have added Einstein and the Milkyway but Seti has always been my favorite but I am thinking of dropping it now. |
Bryan Rafalko Send message Joined: 14 Aug 09 Posts: 1 Credit: 137,913 RAC: 0 |
[b]What interesting findings have resulted from SETI@Home so far...?[/b] I would appreciate hearing about number of potential 'hits' of interest, other astronomical phenomenon detected, and insights for clarifying overall SETI efforts (Including the Allen array) resulting from this work to date. Thanks for informing the community. |
System 3 Lab Send message Joined: 29 Apr 08 Posts: 9 Credit: 3,319,213 RAC: 0 |
Matt, et all, I have been a loyal supporter of SETI for many years, even promoting it on my radio show when I had it in Los Angeles. But I have come to the point, like others expressed here, that the three day down time is not working. It is becoming a public relations nightmare, and given this project relies nearly entirely on volunteers it could have a serious impact on not only the work trying to be done but the moral of everyone involved, up to and including the slow decline of support. Remember, we all pay in some way for the work being done, through our electric bills to the time we spend on line reviewing progress and blogs. From a software and engineering point of view it may make perfect sense to have extended down time, but from a PR and moral of the supporters’ point of view it is quickly becoming a disaster. I have always been of the opinion that such comments are not worth making unless there is a suggestion as to how to improve. So here are mine. First, hire a full time fundraiser/communications director to go after govt., corp., and private funding. If they are good at their job they will bring in far more then what they cost. Second, come up with a plan that addresses current and future needs which will keep the programs up and running full time. Work with the fundraiser to balance projected income with the wish list from project leaders. Third, communicate via bi-weekly electronic newsletters what is going on in various programs, ie: fundraising, Technical improvements, events such as conferences where people can go and hear someone from the SETI and other projects. And not least of all, any work processed that shows some promise regarding the purpose of the project. Having done this professionally for many companies over the years I can promise you a measurable change in financial, public and private support. |
Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 |
My moral is fine thank you, I get lots of work and keep busy through the downtime. Reading the Forums and the home page gives me a general idea of what the boys are up to, and the problems they face. It also shows me lots of people asking for more work, and no sign of mass exodus of volunteers. I also see they are begging for a few strips of RAM, maybe $100 worth. Hiring a full time PR person seems very low on the "do do list" under the present circumstances. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
[b]What interesting findings have resulted from SETI@Home so far...?[/b] SETI@Home does not have access to the Allen Telescope Array. That would be the SETI Institute, which is a different SETI project run by a different team under different administration. |
Dirk Villarreal Wittich Send message Joined: 25 Apr 00 Posts: 2098 Credit: 434,834 RAC: 0 |
Please, do not let this drift off topic, ladies and gentlemen! Have a look at the headline again!! Thanks folks! |
bill Send message Joined: 16 Jun 99 Posts: 861 Credit: 29,352,955 RAC: 0 |
So, just what is the latest word on Arecibo Observatory's repair status? |
S@NL - Vipertje - D. van Es Send message Joined: 19 Oct 02 Posts: 39 Credit: 32,174,152 RAC: 0 |
Is there any progress on the telescope??? Keep up the good work and take the time you need for making the performance on the servers and project beter!!! ;) I do what I can and I can what I do! :P |
S@NL - Vipertje - D. van Es Send message Joined: 19 Oct 02 Posts: 39 Credit: 32,174,152 RAC: 0 |
Update plz about the situation now!!! I do what I can and I can what I do! :P |
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