Posts by ThePHX264

21) Message boards : Politics : "They can't stop all of us..." (Message 2002717)
Posted 15 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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I'm REALLY curious if anyone actually bought a plane ticket or is getting ready to drive down for this.

The USAF is ready and willing for sure...
22) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't know where it should go? Stick it here! Part VII (Message 2002715)
Posted 15 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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Hahaha, yeah a little bit!! I want to see more pics for sure. But heck...I'd even be proud of what that guy has. Probably closer to what I'd be able to DIY myself.
23) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Photographs by Setizens 2 - Originals only - any subject (Message 2002558)
Posted 14 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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Excellent shot.
If you enjoy night sky photography, you need to make your way here to Australia. A lot more stars, and a lot less light.
The photos you can take in the desert areas around Alice Springs and of Western Australia during the new moon are pretty much light pollution free.

Here is a teaser...


Yes I got lucky with my property in west Texas, checking the light pollution map, it's as good as it can get! I cant wait to head back, been far too many years since I've seen the Milky Way! Australia looks amazing, would love to visit!

I cannot remember 100% and I unfortunately lost the raw file. Most likely iso1600-3200 and between 15-30s.

I picked up an equatorial mount, need to figure it out. With that I should be able to take longer than 30s images without star trails.
24) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't know where it should go? Stick it here! Part VII (Message 2002555)
Posted 14 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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https://reddit.app.link/I763jNRSjY

Now I want an observatory in my house...
25) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Beer Drinkers Thread # 28 (Message 2002389)
Posted 13 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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I always forget about the other hemisphere! Over here we are going to be 35c with a feels like of 40c. Started a little early with a beer from a local brewery, Karbach. Drinking their "Big and Bright IPA" quite tasty for a 6% ipa.

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26762/275544/
26) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Weather Forecasts XI Summer is in the air (Message 2002388)
Posted 13 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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Haha, I see a lot of tanks in the background zoom!

Got to love the weather, we were projected to possibly get up to 10in of rain in the Houston area. Now that the storm is hitting LA instead...we are predicted to be at about half an inch. Which will be terrible, since it will be mixed in with 96-98f temps. Humidity...its no fun.
27) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Photographs by Setizens 2 - Originals only - any subject (Message 2002387)
Posted 13 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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Thanks Grant! Been wanting to capture more, but its so hard to get out there and shoot for fun sometimes!




This image is quite a few years old, my very first attempt at shooting the night sky. Drove to Ft. Davis, TX paid the $5 to drive up the mtn at night. Definitely worth it! Hoping to head back to West Texas before August...but the only downside it will be over 100f.

28) Message boards : Politics : "They can't stop all of us..." (Message 2002386)
Posted 13 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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If they Naruto run to rush the base, only the out of shape finite fans will "run faster" than if they run normally (placebo effect).

Bad news: both techniques are much slower than electrical discharges, gaz canisters or high velocity bullets.


Hahaha, very bad news indeed!
29) Message boards : Politics : "They can't stop all of us..." (Message 2002108)
Posted 11 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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http://www.fox26houston.com/news/you-re-clicking-it/they-cant-stop-all-of-us-more-than-250k-pledge-to-storm-area-51-to-uncover-alien-secrets


According to the event, titled, “Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us,” a group of alien hunters will meet at 3 a.m. on Sept. 20 near the top-secret U.S. Air Force Base to coordinate a plan of attack to reveal the truth behind the curtain. From there, the group will “Naruto run” with their arms stretched behind them like Naruto Uzumaki in the Japanese anime series “Naruto,” and therefore “move faster than their bullets.”



The things people will do on social media to try to go "viral" there's no way this can be a real thing...that people are actually planning on doing.


On another note, a veteran friend posted this in regards to the "news"

30) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Weather Forecasts XI Summer is in the air (Message 2002091)
Posted 11 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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Houston was about to prepare for that storm in the Gulf, but now the "cone of uncertainty" has moved further east and covers all of Louisiana. Should be a normal weekend for us, highs in the mid 90s, with feels like temps around 105ish.
31) Message boards : Number crunching : [Guide] Debian 9 Stretch Linux with nVidia 418.x drivers and CUDA 10.1 (Message 2001984)
Posted 10 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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Yes, many many thanks!
32) Message boards : Cafe SETI : 20th Anniversary T-shirts - More in stock (Message 2001977)
Posted 10 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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Exciting!!
33) Message boards : Number crunching : Setting up Linux to crunch CUDA90 and above for Windows users (Message 2001742)
Posted 8 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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I think the consensus we've arrived at today in this and other threads is that a Pascal card should probably stick to the CUDA90 application. Which means a minimum of 384 series drivers but not to exceed the 410 series drivers for best performance. The -nobs will help put no matter which driver as long as you have enough cpu cores to support the gpu task.



I think that's what the new computer is missing, some nobs. I'm going to have to add that to the file
34) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy Birthday Vic!!! (Message 2001446)
Posted 7 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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Happy Birthday!
35) Message boards : Cafe SETI : TLPTPHW (The Last Person To Post Here Wins) #CCLXXXVI (Message 2001373)
Posted 6 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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[url]CNN: 2 earthquakes in 2 days: Comparing the quakes that hit Southern California.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/06/us/comparing-california-earthquakes/index.html[/url]

That comparison does not sound fun. We definitely do not have those over here...glad everyone's safe!
36) Message boards : Science (non-SETI) : Don't know where it should go? Stick it here. (Message 2001369)
Posted 6 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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Read the first article "UH OH" then the second article came out "ah, that makes sense"

https://abc13.com/society/strange-flickering-object-appears-near-texas-military-base/5381286

https://abc13.com/society/family-knows-what-sparked-fort-hood-ufo-sighting/5381286
37) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Photographs by Setizens 2 - Originals only - any subject (Message 2001314)
Posted 6 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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Nice! Had to google that, haha. Looks like a neat place to visit. Their website has live views, looks like a nice and drizzly day in England! https://crewehc.org/finding-way-around/live-cameras/



Surprised to not see any pictures from the 4th in the US. Was not from this year, but a picture I took two years ago at Houston's Freedom Over Texas celebration.


38) Message boards : Cafe SETI : #SETI@home and #SETI IRC Channels (Message 2001172)
Posted 5 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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Glad you found us, Brian. As for the definition of idling, there is that rumbling, crunching IRCer setting the Number crunching thread ablaze that is presently reshuffling the cards. Never trust sleeping waters, i guess :)

AWESOME that we have irc, almost made a post asking if we did! Just joined the irc4fun channel, I'll idle in there :)


Which chat room is the "original?" Theres quite a few...and they all seem to have different number of users! Is there a main one?
39) Message boards : Number crunching : Setting up Linux to crunch CUDA90 and above for Windows users (Message 2001099)
Posted 4 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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I'll check back in with you tomorrow. The 24 hour penalty box should be expired by then and you should start receiving CUDA60 gpu tasks. I am really curious how the old zi3v code works on the early Maxwell gpus. I can't see how the performance could be any worse than the SoG application. If you are using the cmdline I stuck into the app_info, you have a unroll value of 6. The docs say that is the likely maximum. You might have to play with that and might find reducing to 4 or 2 might process faster. I also stuck in the -nobs parameter which speeds up gpu tasks by using a full cpu core to support the gpu thread. You have 8 cpu cores in the FX. I would limit the max cpu usage to 80% or put in a max_concurrent statement in an app_config for the project. Or set up the app_config for reserving a cpu core for each gpu task

<app_config>
  <app_version>
    <app_name>setiathome_v8</app_name>
    <plan_class>cuda60</plan_class>
    <avg_ncpus>1</avg_ncpus>
    <ngpus>1</ngpus>
    <cmdline></cmdline>
  </app_version>
</app_config>


Your GT 710 has 192 CUDA cores and I have a Nvidia Jetson Nano SBC running a Maxwell gpu that only has 128 CUDA cores. It also is running the old zi3v code branch that CyborgSam and I have wrangled into working on the ARM64 platform. This is it here:
https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/results.php?hostid=8707387&offset=0&show_names=0&state=4&appid=

So I would think your GT 710 to be at least as fast considering it has a much more powerful cpu shoveling data into and out of the gpu and is probably clocked much higher than the SoC gpu in my Nano.


Just started the ribs for the 4th, but I will try to do the things that you mentioned. Haha, I was about to buy a 1060...but then I forgot the mobo only supported pcie 2.0. This was one of the "better" cards I could find at microcenter. https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GT-710-2GD3H-LP.html Nice and cheap...and thankfully they still had some variety to choose from that worked with pcie2.0! Only bad thing...this one is passive. I made sure to upgrade the case fans. Hopefully that's all I need to do. Will find out when the temps raise due to GPU tasks.
40) Message boards : Number crunching : Setting up Linux to crunch CUDA90 and above for Windows users (Message 2001070)
Posted 4 Jul 2019 by Profile ThePHX264
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OK, that is finally looking correct. I am so sorry for missing something so simple in the copy and paste. Everything is normal and found in your Event Log startup. Now just need to get some gpu work to prove out the CUDA60 app. Hopefully it won't be long before the scheduler decides to send you some. I see the gpu request for seconds of work already. It just could be the normal scheduler filling the cpu cache first before filling the gpu cache.


Thank you SO much for your help! I am going to make another computer ubuntu, however I will be using that AMD gpu that I replaced that was in this computer. Going to make https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=8730309 "CHRIS" a linux machine. I would NOT use the special app correct? I still have the info you pasted from the other site regarding the gpu drivers, going to give it a shot. An actual gpu should help the little weak machine...


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