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JOHN-117 Send message Joined: 28 May 14 Posts: 2 Credit: 84,923 RAC: 0 
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What do the credits do for you??? ID: 1522670 ·  |
kittyman     Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51478 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004
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What do the credits do for you??? If you find out, please let ME know...LOL. Seriously though, the credits on your account simply are a marker of how much work your computers have contributed to the project. They have no real world value other than comparison to others on the project. Unless somebody finally puts a price on that elusive Seti toaster. (A running joke amongst some who have been here a long time.) Welcome to the project, JOHN-117!! "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." 
ID: 1522674 · |
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MikeN Send message Joined: 24 Jan 11 Posts: 319 Credit: 64,719,409 RAC: 85 
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What do the credits do for you??? You can trade them in for kudos, esteem and bragging rights. However, the exchange rate took a huge hit last year (more so for MB WUs than AP WUs) and despite a lot of complaints has not recovered since. 
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 HAL9000  Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57
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What do the credits do for you??? I wonder if someone commissioned one of those toasters that puts an image on your toast with the SETI@Home logo & sold it with the proceeds to be donated if anyone would buy them. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours  Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[
ID: 1522697 · |
juan BFP  Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 9786 Credit: 572,710,851 RAC: 3,799 
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Most say: "Credits means nothing". But a lot of us is running after them. 
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Gonad the Destroyer®©™  Send message Joined: 6 Aug 99 Posts: 204 Credit: 12,463,705 RAC: 0
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What do the credits do for you??? NSFW 0-o  ID: 1522747 · |
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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22535 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380
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Then there is the toaster....... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1522750 · |
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Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13855 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 
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What do the credits do for you??? The idea is to provide a way of comparing how much work is done between people, systems, applications and projects and to show how much work you've done overall. Unfortunately the present Credit New system is somewhat (make that extremely) screwed, so it's not much use in that regard. Grant Darwin NT ID: 1522821 · |
James Sotherden  Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54
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Then there is the toaster....... If Mark cant even get a toaster, I guess I never will get one:)  [/quote]Old James ID: 1522928 · |
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far_raf Send message Joined: 26 Apr 00 Posts: 120 Credit: 47,977,058 RAC: 19 
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Answer to your question for me - I gives me a warm and fuzzy to see I have done real work for the project. I could care less what others do, way too many variables, I am just happy to use the number to track my internal progress. Of interest, I use boinc manager local host stat screen to monitor my changes in setup. The rac stat has information factored in from 2 months ago, not so useful. I would confirm this by showing one of my teammates not reporting since 04/04/2014 and the user still shows a "rac" - very low btw. In any event, be happy with the work you do and if it shows your work is better than others then it is a bonus. Regards Robert ID: 1522935 · |
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Thomas Send message Joined: 9 Dec 11 Posts: 1499 Credit: 1,345,576 RAC: 0 
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Welcome to the project, JOHN-117!! +1 ID: 1522940 · |
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JOHN-117 Send message Joined: 28 May 14 Posts: 2 Credit: 84,923 RAC: 0
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ok thx guys. i hope there something out, cause if human are the smarted things out what a waste of space...lol ID: 1523652 · |
Zalster  Send message Joined: 27 May 99 Posts: 5517 Credit: 528,817,460 RAC: 242
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I'm holding out for the flying toaster, hehehe..... ID: 1523714 · |
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HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57
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I'm holding out for the flying toaster, hehehe..... http://media.giphy.com/media/zZaL6PvpkKnUA/giphy.gif SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[
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juan BFP Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 9786 Credit: 572,710,851 RAC: 3,799
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I'm holding out for the flying toaster, hehehe..... LOL - I want mine with the SETI logo... Current exchange rate 1 SETI toaster = 5 Billion SETI credits.
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Zalster Send message Joined: 27 May 99 Posts: 5517 Credit: 528,817,460 RAC: 242
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I'm holding out for the flying toaster, hehehe..... :) ID: 1523880 · |
W-K 666  Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19404 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67
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I'm holding out for the flying toaster, hehehe..... Careful what you wish for .... Does Anyone Want Any Toast? - Red Dwarf ID: 1523938 · |
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Zalster Send message Joined: 27 May 99 Posts: 5517 Credit: 528,817,460 RAC: 242
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Hahaha....I loved Red Dwarf...Definitely one of the best comedies out there. ID: 1523941 · |
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William M. Stec Send message Joined: 28 May 14 Posts: 1 Credit: 3,300 RAC: 0 |
I am glad the "credits" mean nothing. I would hate to be offering my computer time for some dumb credit quest. Bill ID: 1526425 · |
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Thomas Send message Joined: 9 Dec 11 Posts: 1499 Credit: 1,345,576 RAC: 0
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Welcome to the board, Bill ! :) Credits mean something different for each but their existence is still very important... ID: 1526729 · |
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