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Parasomnium
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Message 231 of 300 (280184)
01-20-2006 4:04 AM 		Reply to: Message 229 by RAZD
01-19-2006 8:42 PM

Stardust
RAZD writes:
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hmmm, about april .... 1st???
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Speaking of April 1st, has anyone signed up for this yet?
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{edited to swap the contents of this message with that of the previous one}
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01-20-2006 9:45 AM 		Reply to: Message 232 by Coragyps
01-20-2006 9:27 AM

Re: Stardust
These are two snippets from the Stardust@Home site that I think are slightly suspicious:
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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.
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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.
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As I said: "Speaking of April 1st..."
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02-03-2006 4:53 AM 		Reply to: Message 265 by RAZD
02-02-2006 9:05 PM

Re: 700's rank and counting ...
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.
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"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.
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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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Message 285 of 300 (295492)
03-15-2006 10:21 AM

Move over, Asgara; the bronze is mine...
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.
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How do I know this? Here's the analysis:
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First, some statistics, taken from the World Community Grid website.
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Member Name  	Joined-Retired 	Total Run Time	Points 	Results
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Jazzns 		12/16/2005 	0:192:13:59:39 	124,390 590
Omnivorous 	12/05/2005 	0:228:04:40:27 	121,453 446
Asgara 		11/25/2005 	0:142:04:14:51 	87,891 	358
Parasomnium 	12/15/2005 	0:091:19:37:47 	57,838 	322
demongoat 	12/05/2005 	0:093:00:19:17 	72,600 	308
sig_230 	11/25/2005 	0:108:20:26:01 	83,012 	278
bob_gray 	12/19/2005 	0:127:12:29:17 	62,682 	275
Annata 		11/28/2005 	0:087:07:07:58 	54,355 	274
MangyTiger 	12/05/2005 	0:046:05:05:17 	33,268 	253
RAZD 		11/25/2005 	0:147:16:53:10 	72,158 	222
LwJohnL 	12/15/2005 	0:088:11:07:39 	61,354 	185
Edchem 		01/24/2006 	0:044:13:57:30 	28,152 	176
Andygal 	12/30/2005 	0:063:23:18:42 	44,303 	176
docpotato 	01/05/2006 	0:058:18:49:59 	34,776 	169
berberry 	11/26/2005 	0:069:11:27:27 	38,459 	147
Discreet Label 	12/21/2005 	0:081:00:16:15 	43,134 	146
NosyNed 	11/25/2005 	0:042:10:08:47 	32,937 	121
Theodoric 	12/16/2005 	0:021:07:08:21 	13,418 	78
bobbins 	12/13/2005 	0:022:07:28:37 	14,347 	61
Coragyps 	01/24/2006 	0:048:15:52:27 	22,910 	59
sidelined 	01/08/2006 	0:035:00:02:54 	13,366 	52
brennakimi 	02/16/2006 	0:013:01:02:12 	8,549 	47
Ringo316 	11/26/2005 	0:088:22:56:53 	23,999 	42
Stephen Street 	11/29/2005 	0:010:08:00:30 	8,518 	39
Ringo317 	11/28/2005 	0:089:16:10:01 	22,859 	36
Fifi Trixiebell 12/15/2005 	0:008:17:57:20 	4,998 	27
Funkaloyd 	02/15/2006 	0:012:04:51:04 	7,389 	27
bernd11 	12/18/2005 	0:003:11:35:51 	1,968 	10
Theodoric2 	12/16/2005 	0:001:06:20:31 	732 	3
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I put these figures in a spreadsheet and added some columns:
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Name		Online(s)	O(s) / Res.	Elapsed(d)	O(s) / E(s)	Performance
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Jazzns		16639179	28202		89		2.16		7.6727E-05
Omnivorous	19716027	44206		100		2.28		5.16204E-05
Parasomnium	7933067		24637		90		1.02		4.14095E-05
Edchem		3851850		21886		51		0.87		3.99419E-05
Asgara		12284091	34313		110		1.29		3.76684E-05
bob_gray	11017757	40065		86		1.48		3.70101E-05
demongoat	8036357		26092		100		0.93		3.56481E-05
Annata		7542478		27527		107		0.82		2.96383E-05
MangyTiger	3992717		15781		100		0.46		2.92824E-05
sig_230		9404761		33830		110		0.99		2.92508E-05
docpotato	5078999		30053		70		0.84		2.79431E-05
Andygal		5527122		31404		75		0.85		2.71605E-05
LwJohnL		7643259		41315		90		0.98		2.37912E-05
RAZD		12761590	57485		110		1.34		2.33586E-05
Discreet_Label	6999375		47941		84		0.96		2.01168E-05
brennakimi	1126932		23977		29		0.45		1.8758E-05
berberry	6002847		40836		109		0.64		1.56091E-05
Coragyps	4204347		71260		51		0.95		1.33896E-05
NosyNed		3665327		30292		110		0.39		1.27315E-05
Funkaloyd	1054264		39047		30		0.41		1.04167E-05
Theodoric	1840101		23591		89		0.24		1.01436E-05
sidelined	3024174		58157		67		0.52		8.98286E-06
bobbins		1927717		31602		92		0.24		7.67411E-06
Ringo316	7685813		182996		109		0.82		4.45973E-06
Stephen_Street	892830		22893		106		0.10		4.25839E-06
Ringo317	7747801		215217		107		0.84		3.89408E-06
Fifi_Trixiebell	755840		27994		90		0.10		3.47222E-06
bernd11		300951		30095		87		0.04		1.33035E-06
Theodoric2	109231		36410		89		0.01		3.90137E-07
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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.
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As you can see, if nothing changes, the highest place I can achieve is third.
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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.
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This message has been edited by Parasomnium, 15-Mar-2006 03:24 PM
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"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.
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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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03-16-2006 2:37 PM 		Reply to: Message 286 by ringo
03-15-2006 3:07 PM

Re: Move over, Asgara; the bronze is mine...
Ringo writes:
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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.
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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.
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Just kidding really, I think we're all putting our best foot forward.
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This message has been edited by Parasomnium, 16-Mar-2006 07:39 PM
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"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.
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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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03-16-2006 2:42 PM 		Reply to: Message 288 by RAZD
03-16-2006 7:33 AM

Re: Move over, Asgara; the bronze is mine...
RAZD writes:
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so how are we progressing on 500th place? [...] Two weeks?
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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.
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"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.
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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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