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Parasomnium Member Posts: 2224 Joined: |
RAZD writes: hmmm, about april .... 1st??? Speaking of April 1st, has anyone signed up for this yet?
{edited to swap the contents of this message with that of the previous one} This message has been edited by Parasomnium, 20-Jan-2006 09:20 AM
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Parasomnium Member Posts: 2224 Joined: |
These are two snippets from the Stardust@Home site that I think are slightly suspicious:
In recognition of the critical importance of the Stardust@home volunteers, the discoverer of an interstellar dust particle will appear as a co-author on any scientific paper by the Stardust@home collaboration announcing the discovery of the particle. Please let us know if you are interested in participating by pre-registering below. We expect to start the search for interstellar dust in the Spring of 2006. We will send out an e-mail announcement at that time. As I said: "Speaking of April 1st..."
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Parasomnium Member Posts: 2224 Joined: |
Here is a revised prognosis for the results 500 rank. It seems other groups are on the move too, causing our arrival to be postponed. The current group to beat for the 500 rank is Michigan Grid. This objective should be reached around april 25th.
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." - Charles Darwin. Did you know that most of the time your computer is doing nothing? What if you could make it do something really useful? Like helping scientists understand diseases? Your computer could even be instrumental in finding a cure for HIV/AIDS. Wouldn't that be something? If you agree, then join World Community Grid now and download a simple, free tool that lets you and your computer do your share in helping humanity. After all, you are part of it, so why not take part in it?
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Parasomnium Member Posts: 2224 Joined: |
Since I hadn't looked at the World Community Grid results for a while, I was pleasantly surprised that, when I finally did, I noticed I am a rising star in the team, as far as returned results are concerned. I am now fourth in rank in that respect, and some analysis reveals that, if nothing changes, I can at most become third. Jazzns is the absolute champion, closely followed by Omnivorous. Right now, Asgara is third, but that place is rightfully mine and I will claim it at some point in the future. Asgara will also be overtaken by Edchem, who will stay in fourth place, circumstances staying what they are.
How do I know this? Here's the analysis: First, some statistics, taken from the World Community Grid website.
I put these figures in a spreadsheet and added some columns:
The first column (not counting the name column) gives the total run time in seconds. The second column is the number of run time seconds per returned result. The lower that figure, the better: the member is using his or her online time more efficiently. The third column contains the elapsed time in days since joining. The fourth column gives the ratio of online seconds and elapsed seconds. The higher that number, the better: the member is using his or her elapsed time more efficiently. Obviously, if this number is larger than 1, then the member must have more than one computer on the grid. The last column contains the ratio between the previous column and the second column. This number is a measure of the member's performance, the higher the number, the better. As you can see, if nothing changes, the highest place I can achieve is third. I keep using the phrase "if nothing changes", which I hope will induce the members of our illustrious group to add more computing power to the Grid. This message has been edited by Parasomnium, 15-Mar-2006 03:24 PM "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." - Charles Darwin. Did you know that most of the time your computer is doing nothing? What if you could make it do something really useful? Like helping scientists understand diseases? Your computer could even be instrumental in finding a cure for HIV/AIDS. Wouldn't that be something? If you agree, then join World Community Grid now and download a simple, free tool that lets you and your computer do your share in helping humanity. After all, you are part of it, so why not take part in it?
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Parasomnium Member Posts: 2224 Joined: |
Ringo writes: it appears that my time per result is higher than anybody else's. Does that mean they're giving me the really, really BIG problems? It's not unusual for me to take well over 100 hours to complete a result. No, Ringo316, you are just one of the slowest thinkers of our little club. There's only one of us slower than you, let's see who it is. Oh dear, it's you again. Nevertheless, I think it's quite an achievement to crank up your O/E ratio to 0.84, using only what must be two rusty abacuses. I'll bet your fingers hurt. Just kidding really, I think we're all putting our best foot forward. This message has been edited by Parasomnium, 16-Mar-2006 07:39 PM "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." - Charles Darwin. Did you know that most of the time your computer is doing nothing? What if you could make it do something really useful? Like helping scientists understand diseases? Your computer could even be instrumental in finding a cure for HIV/AIDS. Wouldn't that be something? If you agree, then join World Community Grid now and download a simple, free tool that lets you and your computer do your share in helping humanity. After all, you are part of it, so why not take part in it?
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Parasomnium Member Posts: 2224 Joined: |
RAZD writes: so how are we progressing on 500th place? [...] Two weeks? I'll leave it up to you, RAZD, to work out a more precise prediction (preferably with a graphic illustration) of our 500th rank milestones. I've given ample examples in previous posts. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." - Charles Darwin. Did you know that most of the time your computer is doing nothing? What if you could make it do something really useful? Like helping scientists understand diseases? Your computer could even be instrumental in finding a cure for HIV/AIDS. Wouldn't that be something? If you agree, then join World Community Grid now and download a simple, free tool that lets you and your computer do your share in helping humanity. After all, you are part of it, so why not take part in it?
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