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Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14679 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
There are 31536000 seconds in a year. That would be 286690 work unit slices. However due to the overlap we generate twice that many or 573380 slices. There are 14 channels or 8027320 possible work units a year. We have assumed 1/2 of them are not recorded due to maintenance projects at the dish. That gives us 4,013,660 possible work units. With the $12M budget that results in a cost per work unit of $2.99 per work unit for telescope time. Four million work units a year? We process 66,000 an hour (yearly average), or 1.5 million a day. I think you've forgotten that each 110 second data block is split into 256 frequency sub-bands. That makes Arecibo's recording rate somewhat greater than our combined processing power, and brings the unit cost down to around 1 cent per WU. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31006 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
There are 31536000 seconds in a year. That would be 286690 work unit slices. However due to the overlap we generate twice that many or 573380 slices. There are 14 channels or 8027320 possible work units a year. We have assumed 1/2 of them are not recorded due to maintenance projects at the dish. That gives us 4,013,660 possible work units. With the $12M budget that results in a cost per work unit of $2.99 per work unit for telescope time. I think I did forget that factor. |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
I think most people got what you meant and I don't see why it would be offensive to assume that Eric is smart enough to know when to listen to his wife. Reality Internet Personality |
Royce Wilkins Send message Joined: 22 Feb 04 Posts: 16 Credit: 28,370,613 RAC: 13 |
Ok, so no useful updates, just piles of junk posts. I am fairly sure other projects would like my support or none. One costs me, the other does not. I have in the past stopped assisting due to extended outages or other issues. A week or so is not so bad with updates. But lack of specific info, is less than reasonable. Please post some facts about stats, status and the issues. |
cliff Send message Joined: 16 Dec 07 Posts: 625 Credit: 3,590,440 RAC: 0 |
Royce, You talk the talk, now do the walk, I'm pretty fed up with the whinge and whine that prevails from some folks. It does nothing to alter the fact that S@H is running with minimal financial support, and I'm pretty sure that if I'd been trying to sort out servers all day, the last thing on my mind would be trying to appease someone who just moans because HE/SHE aint been kept right up to date an everything. If you want more info, why just saunter on down to SetiHQ and get stuck in sorting out the problems, that way you'll be right up to date on everything Cliff Cliff, Been there, Done that, Still no damm T shirt! |
OTS Send message Joined: 6 Jan 08 Posts: 371 Credit: 20,533,537 RAC: 0 |
I am a nobody here and my opinion is worth exactly what you are paying for it, but it would be really nice if the posts here were made only by the boys in the lab with perhaps a few “Thank you†postings after the fact. It is a little frustrating to select a “Technical News†thread time after time because the “Last Post†indicates new information has been posted only to find there is no new information from the lab, only postings that really belong in “Number Crunching†or another area. This is not directed at any one poster, just a general observation and request. |
Royce Wilkins Send message Joined: 22 Feb 04 Posts: 16 Credit: 28,370,613 RAC: 13 |
Sounds good, apparently you talk for them all. I have no issue with problems, just the lack of notice and details. But like your comments, keep up the idiot remarks, rather than state the facts. If the DB issues, mean that stats are not working, but data is sent or resent, then unlike governments that cant tell the truth, a site that needs free support,then honesty it is the most important. So while you respond with socialist style answers, the owners the answer is preferred in a few days. Have a great life. By the way putz, I have over achieved you how many times and donated finally unlike you, unless your hiding it, then my fault. Is it really that hard to understand that a request for info, is just not that bad. If it is then this is not what I believed it was. So don't try to spanky pud me. |
cliff Send message Joined: 16 Dec 07 Posts: 625 Credit: 3,590,440 RAC: 0 |
Socialist? Humm, theres me thinking I was somewhere to the right of Attila the Hun, after having assorted shades of governance leave the armed forces lacking in just about everything from kit to accommodation.. I've pretty much held the opinion that a collar with 5oz of semtex and a lie detector should be fitted to all politicians on election.. And I still have no time for people who want to chuck in the towel when they get in a huff over a lack of info. Most of my life I've been in places where the info was next to none existant, and the lack of it could very easily kill you.. So lack of info on a computing project in civi street.. BaH Humbug. Cliff Cliff, Been there, Done that, Still no damm T shirt! |
Royce Wilkins Send message Joined: 22 Feb 04 Posts: 16 Credit: 28,370,613 RAC: 13 |
Wow Cliff, More meaningless garbage Thank you. |
Royce Wilkins Send message Joined: 22 Feb 04 Posts: 16 Credit: 28,370,613 RAC: 13 |
Maybe you should bow to the Germans a third time. Just give up and lay down and lick em. |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
Can we lay off the name calling please. Reality Internet Personality |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31006 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Ok, so no useful updates, just piles of junk posts. I am fairly sure other projects would like my support or none. One costs me, the other does not. I have in the past stopped assisting due to extended outages or other issues. A week or so is not so bad with updates. But lack of specific info, is less than reasonable. Please post some facts about stats, status and the issues. Stats? http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ News Stats update to 3rd party websites runs on Bruno. Bruno is down. Engage brain cells, ergo 3rd party stats sites are not updating. http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=76068&postid=1598792 1. Bruno started hanging with a "stuck cpu" linux kernel message. I don't know what causes this sort of thing. Moving all the services except uploads to other machines seems to have solved the problem, so far. Next week we're planning to replace Bruno with a Sun X4540 that the Lab was removing from service. engage brain cells again, oh they know there is a problem and there is a plan in place to fix the issue, but it may take some time. Shoestring project, so 1 week could easily be 1 month. Now what more do you want? Do you want Eric to call your cell phone with status updates every hour? Why do you care if some 3rd party website gets stats updates anyway? The question is: Is science being done? The answer is yes. Are you getting credit? The answer is yes. What was your question again? |
Thomas Send message Joined: 9 Dec 11 Posts: 1499 Credit: 1,345,576 RAC: 0 |
Stats update to 3rd party websites runs on Bruno. Bruno is down. Engage brain cells, ergo 3rd party stats sites are not updating. Thanks Gary :) |
JaundicedEye Send message Joined: 14 Mar 12 Posts: 5375 Credit: 30,870,693 RAC: 1 |
Maybe you should bow to the Germans a third time. Just give up and lay down and lick em. Totally OUT OF LINE! There is no place for comments like this in a thinking persons forum. As a Veteran and staunch supporter of those who serve and have served for the US AND Britain, I find it disgusting that anyone would disparage that courage and determination the British displayed from 1939 to 1945 in the face of tyranny. Standing pretty much alone until Pearl Harbor brought the American giant awake. Don't denigrate others because of your own frustrations. If you bothered to read the update in technical news you should know: FACT- Bruno is DEAD(may Asimov rest his soul) and will require 7 days to replace. FACT- The rest of S@H is functioning. FACT- Redundant explanations of the obvious takes time away from FIXING THE PROBLEM! SOLUTION- Deal with the facts and STOP WHINING! |
KWSN Ekky Ekky Ekky Send message Joined: 25 May 99 Posts: 944 Credit: 52,956,491 RAC: 67 |
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Byron Leigh Hatch @ team Carl Sagan Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 4548 Credit: 35,667,570 RAC: 4 |
Dear Byron Leigh Hatch Thank you for your gift of $1300.00 via Visa on 11/12/2014 Your gift will benefit the following area: SETI@home - $1300.00 Your confirmation number is: 139230 |
QSilver Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 232 Credit: 6,452,764 RAC: 0 |
Dear Byron Leigh Hatch Totally awesome!! But did you mean to post that here or in the fundraiser thread over at NC? |
Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
Dear Byron Leigh Hatch Wow :) Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9958 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
Dear Byron Leigh Hatch I believe Byron was showing his support for SETI@Home and all those who help keep it running. |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
Thank you Byron!!!!!!!!! Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
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