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Message 1982790 - Posted: 1 Mar 2019, 10:05:26 UTC - in response to Message 1982727.  

Sadly indeed, one of DrFoo's computers made a last contact with SETI@home's servers on January 25th. Thanks for your posting in his memory, and esp. if he was a personal friend of yours, my condolences.

posting this for the late drfoo. he joined 17 Jul 1999

some one took over the machine he used. but finale retired it. he pass away a few years back.
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Message 1985230 - Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 5:15:10 UTC - in response to Message 1982790.  

About 2 weeks to go for me to hit the 19 year mark. Joined on 30 March 2000 using a P1 running win98.
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Message 1986855 - Posted: 24 Mar 2019, 4:23:01 UTC

Well, I've been MIA for the past 15 months, continued to crunch at a lower pace, but missed the 19 year anniversary. But back now that I have two machines up and running again, so should start moving forward at a faster clip. Anyway looking for to the 20 year anniversary in less than two months...
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Message 1986860 - Posted: 24 Mar 2019, 4:46:45 UTC - in response to Message 1986855.  

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Message 1987775 - Posted: 29 Mar 2019, 16:07:12 UTC - in response to Message 1982769.  

If I may say so, Chris, quitting isn't an option. Don't you remember this ad to which you initially responded, and its critical last sentence ?

“Men and Women wanted for a hazardous distributed computing Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Low wages, bitter false positives, long hours of data crunching, overheating CPU's and GPUs. Safe return doubtful without caffeinated beverages. Honour and recognition in event of technosignal detection.”
I may be there later this year, depends upon certain people and circumstances. Would be nice to get the big two-oh before the sunset beckons.

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Message 1987953 - Posted: 30 Mar 2019, 9:20:17 UTC

On a Number crunching section at LHC@home I found a link to a preprint by David Anderson describing BOINC. It is dated December 2018. It is the best description of BOINC I have ever read.
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Message 1987972 - Posted: 30 Mar 2019, 13:29:56 UTC - in response to Message 1987953.  

On a Number crunching section at LHC@home I found a link to a preprint by David Anderson describing BOINC. It is dated December 2018. It is the best description of BOINC I have ever read.
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Could you post that link? for those of us who do not crunch LHC@home.

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Message 1988005 - Posted: 30 Mar 2019, 16:12:34 UTC - in response to Message 1987972.  

On a Number crunching section at LHC@home I found a link to a preprint by David Anderson describing BOINC. It is dated December 2018. It is the best description of BOINC I have ever read.
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Could you post that link? for those of us who do not crunch LHC@home.

From a link from our own https://boinc.berkeley.edu/ website. There is the notice of the paper about BOINC. https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.01699

There is another earlier one too.https://boinc.berkeley.edu/grid_paper_04.pdf
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Message 1988012 - Posted: 30 Mar 2019, 16:44:32 UTC

Thanks Keith. My mouse, when linked to a Windows 10 PC, refuses to load an URL or to download it. Maybe because it is connected not by an USB cable but by radio?
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Message 1988013 - Posted: 30 Mar 2019, 17:02:51 UTC - in response to Message 1988012.  

Wouldn't have anything to do with type of mouse. Something is not correct with your browser. You can always copy and paste into a new browser tab.
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Message 1988045 - Posted: 30 Mar 2019, 21:20:23 UTC - in response to Message 1988005.  

On a Number crunching section at LHC@home I found a link to a preprint by David Anderson describing BOINC. It is dated December 2018. It is the best description of BOINC I have ever read.
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Could you post that link? for those of us who do not crunch LHC@home.

From a link from our own https://boinc.berkeley.edu/ website. There is the notice of the paper about BOINC. https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.01699

There is another earlier one too.https://boinc.berkeley.edu/grid_paper_04.pdf

Thanks Keith. It certainly say a lot.

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Message 1988427 - Posted: 2 Apr 2019, 13:52:48 UTC - in response to Message 1987947.  

Ah, I have comfidence in your judgement. Just don't lose sight of the Honour and recognition in event of technosignal detection part lol

If I may say so, Chris, quitting isn't an option

Define your version of quitting :-)

a)Not crunching any more or spending money, but staying in touch, hoping for a good enough reason to return.

b) Walking away 100% from everything never to return again.

c)erasing ones a/c fully aware of the ramifications thereof.

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Message 2019734 - Posted: 20 Nov 2019, 8:49:20 UTC - in response to Message 2019733.  

Congratulations on the achievement Chris, glad you're still here.
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Message 2020053 - Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 5:50:24 UTC - in response to Message 2019733.  

Happy birthday to me for yesterday!
Proof not all who wander wonder are lost ^^ Congrats !
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