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by davidbam
Mon Nov 27, 2023 8:34 am
Forum: Throw down the Gauntlet
Topic: Formula BOINC 2023 - The Home Straight
Replies: 28
Views: 8505

Re: Formula BOINC 2023 - The Home Straight

Point to note - we scored 596 out of a possible max of 600 on the year's sprints
by davidbam
Sat Sep 02, 2023 10:47 pm
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Joke of the Day
Replies: 62
Views: 8617

Re: Joke of the Day

"He lost 33 lbs. that week"

You don't say whether he was caught or not ... either might result in weight loss :lol:
by davidbam
Sat Aug 26, 2023 1:53 am
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: This made me laugh
Replies: 46
Views: 22389

Re: This made me laugh

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by davidbam
Thu Aug 24, 2023 9:22 am
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Cool Pics
Replies: 3
Views: 747

Re: Cool Pics

on Easter Island, no doubt
by davidbam
Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:40 pm
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: TSBT Wide World of Sports
Replies: 4
Views: 1481

Re: TSBT Wide World of Sports

that made me laugh out loud
by davidbam
Thu Aug 17, 2023 5:34 am
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Joke of the Day
Replies: 62
Views: 8617

Re: Joke of the Day

Cruncher Pete wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:39 pm "HELLLLO" "You need to roll up the windows"
Not the ending I was expecting TBH
by davidbam
Sat Aug 12, 2023 10:39 pm
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Joke of the Day
Replies: 62
Views: 8617

Re: Joke of the Day

A senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he floored it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little gray hair he had left. Amazing, he thought as he flew down I-94, pushing the pedal even more. Looking in his rear view mir...
by davidbam
Thu Aug 10, 2023 2:16 am
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Joke of the Day
Replies: 62
Views: 8617

Re: Joke of the Day

Megacruncher wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:09 pm A woman walks into a bar.
After reading the extensive cocktail menu she asks for an Innuendo.
So the barman gave her one.
"she asks for a double entendre" in the version I know :wink:
by davidbam
Fri Aug 04, 2023 6:50 am
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Joke of the Day
Replies: 62
Views: 8617

Re: Joke of the Day

oxen !!

Sounds more like a biblical parable than a joke :lol: :lol:
by davidbam
Thu Aug 03, 2023 12:01 am
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Joke of the Day
Replies: 62
Views: 8617

Re: Joke of the Day

The old lady was standing at the railing of the cruise ship holding her hat on tight so that it would not blow off in the wind. A gentleman approached her and said: “Pardon me, madam. I do not intend to be forward, but did you know that your dress is blowing up in this high wind?” “Yes, I know,” sa...
by davidbam
Thu Jun 15, 2023 4:18 am
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Joke of the Day
Replies: 62
Views: 8617

Re: Joke of the Day

obviously it had "CatNav"
by davidbam
Sat May 27, 2023 9:22 am
Forum: archive
Topic: FB Sprint 8: 25-May-2023 23:00 UTC - 28-May-2023 22:59 UTC Project Universe
Replies: 9
Views: 621

Re: FB Sprint 8: 25-May-2023 23:00 UTC - 28-May-2023 22:59 UTC Project Universe

Great work guys

Universe is a nice, easy project to run on your CPU threads. It scores better on Linux than on Windows though
by davidbam
Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:46 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: PrimeGrid's 2023 Challenge Series International Women's Day Challenge Mar 8 15:00:00 to Mar 9 14:59:59 (UTC)
Replies: 11
Views: 242

Re: PrimeGrid's 2023 Challenge Series International Women's Day Challenge Mar 8 15:00:00 to Mar 9 14:59:59 (UTC)

Megacruncher wrote: Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:13 am The rest of us are mainly credit focused generalists
Is that the same as a points whore? Guilty as charged (especially with our leccy prices)
by davidbam
Mon Mar 06, 2023 7:49 am
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Joke of the Day
Replies: 62
Views: 8617

Re: Joke of the Day

Image

... and I do actually have a new hip less than a month old
by davidbam
Sat Mar 04, 2023 9:19 am
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Joke of the Day
Replies: 62
Views: 8617

Re: Joke of the Day

:lol: :lol:

Reminds me of an exchange in Glasgow

"Are yous a protestant or a catholic?"

"Neither, I'm an atheist
.
.
(very long pause)
.
.
"Aye. Fine. Okay, but are yous a protestant atheist or a catholic atheist"
by davidbam
Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:16 am
Forum: General
Topic: Welcome back Cruncher Pete
Replies: 21
Views: 1325

Re: Welcome back Cruncher Pete

Hiya Pete - welcome home

Do you still grow succulents? I was reading a Twitter thread on them recently and thought about you
by davidbam
Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:58 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Greetings ... and welcome ...
Replies: 837
Views: 445120

Re: Greetings ... and welcome ...

please try now - it seems okay
by davidbam
Tue May 10, 2022 8:00 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox
Replies: 23
Views: 2657

Re: Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox

No prob Peter - you are very welcome.
by davidbam
Tue May 10, 2022 2:28 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 2022 BOINC Pentathlon
Replies: 101
Views: 13753

Re: 2022 BOINC Pentathlon

Peter Hucker wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 2:21 pm unless they're being cheeky and bunkering
perish the thought
by davidbam
Mon May 09, 2022 3:35 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 2022 BOINC Pentathlon
Replies: 101
Views: 13753

Re: 2022 BOINC Pentathlon

Yeah there is a problem, it doesn't seem to be automatically correcting for British Summer Time. As far as I am aware, it is supposed to figure it out from you setting Europe/London in User Control Panel

I'll take a look
by davidbam
Mon May 02, 2022 11:32 pm
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: This made me laugh
Replies: 46
Views: 22389

Re: This made me laugh

boom boom
by davidbam
Mon May 02, 2022 11:31 pm
Forum: Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Topic: Nvidia H100
Replies: 3
Views: 1043

Re: Nvidia H100

no prob
by davidbam
Fri Apr 22, 2022 11:35 am
Forum: ATLAS
Topic: in the news
Replies: 0
Views: 4852

in the news

seems like all the configuration work is worthwhile

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61149387
by davidbam
Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:32 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome Peter Hucker
Replies: 25
Views: 2108

Re: Welcome Peter Hucker

If you visit the home page, nearly all the projects are listed by category index.php

Click on a project for more info
by davidbam
Sat Apr 16, 2022 4:11 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome Peter Hucker
Replies: 25
Views: 2108

Re: Welcome Peter Hucker

I haven't even started on how Polish mathematicians helped shorten and win WW2 by handing over their work on Enigma
by davidbam
Sat Apr 16, 2022 4:02 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome Peter Hucker
Replies: 25
Views: 2108

Re: Welcome Peter Hucker

Scottish agriculture and fish processing were highly dependent on seasonal work forces from Poland and elsewhere. Fantastic work ethos
by davidbam
Sat Apr 16, 2022 3:21 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome Peter Hucker
Replies: 25
Views: 2108

Re: Welcome Peter Hucker

Peter Hucker wrote: Sat Apr 16, 2022 2:37 pm looks like you are doing much good.
So too is Poland. Massively impressed at all Poland - and the Polish people - are doing to assist Ukraine
by davidbam
Sat Apr 16, 2022 2:10 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome Peter Hucker
Replies: 25
Views: 2108

Re: Welcome Peter Hucker

Ah - I can explain that. Quite a few of us are into competitive crunching in team challenges such as Formula Boinc. That has 3-day Sprints and year-long Marathons in each Boinc project. If you want to learn more, I can admit you to another section of the forums (with the proviso that Formula Boinc c...
by davidbam
Sat Apr 16, 2022 11:35 am
Forum: Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Topic: Risers
Replies: 6
Views: 1181

Re: Risers

PecosRiverM wrote: Sat Apr 16, 2022 11:28 am I've only used the ribbon style. Just to mainly get the card into the air for cooling purposes..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/274451908759
You need a ribbon about 500 miles long to get the GPU out of the Texas heat :rofl:
by davidbam
Sat Apr 16, 2022 11:25 am
Forum: Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Topic: Risers
Replies: 6
Views: 1181

Re: Risers

Excellent. Its a done deal. I'll have a quick count later
by davidbam
Sat Apr 16, 2022 11:13 am
Forum: Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Topic: Risers
Replies: 6
Views: 1181

Re: Risers

I've got a stack of them here if you want any. Free. They seem okay for miners but Boinc projects seem to use PCI-e to a much greater extent. Four from one slot sounds like a better plan though as that doesn't 'tee' the PCI-e bus so badly Then you have Boinc projects like Amicable and GPUgrid where ...
by davidbam
Sat Apr 16, 2022 11:04 am
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome Peter Hucker
Replies: 25
Views: 2108

Re: Welcome Peter Hucker

@Peter Hucker please see your private messages
by davidbam
Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:46 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome Peter Hucker
Replies: 25
Views: 2108

Re: Welcome Peter Hucker

Noticed you'd joined TSBT on YoYo so dead chuffed to have you on-board. What are your usual projects please?
by davidbam
Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:22 pm
Forum: Benchmarking and Hardware
Topic: Prices are coming down
Replies: 6
Views: 1265

Re: Prices are coming down

ace
by davidbam
Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:06 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome Peter Hucker
Replies: 25
Views: 2108

Re: Welcome Peter Hucker

Welcome Peter :P
by davidbam
Wed Apr 13, 2022 5:23 am
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Greetings ... and welcome ...
Replies: 837
Views: 445120

Re: Greetings ... and welcome ...

I put my faith in nature moreso than in human nature.

Overheard in a Glasgow pub before a football game ... "Aye, fine, but are ye a Catholic atheist or a Protestant atheist"
by davidbam
Sun Apr 10, 2022 3:06 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: Sprint 3: 07-Apr-2022 13:00 UTC - 10-Apr-2022 12:59 UTC Project Rosetta
Replies: 16
Views: 1384

Re: Sprint 3: 07-Apr-2022 13:00 UTC - 10-Apr-2022 12:59 UTC Project Rosetta

more than 4M points ahead of 2nd place (across the 3 days)
by davidbam
Thu Apr 07, 2022 11:42 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: Sprint 3: 07-Apr-2022 13:00 UTC - 10-Apr-2022 12:59 UTC Project Rosetta
Replies: 16
Views: 1384

Re: Sprint 3: 07-Apr-2022 13:00 UTC - 10-Apr-2022 12:59 UTC Project Rosetta

this is as fecked-up as i've ever known Rosetta to be ... and that's a fairly high bar
by davidbam
Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:02 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Greetings ... and welcome ...
Replies: 837
Views: 445120

Re: Greetings ... and welcome ...

https://bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/puti ... y-with-it/
Vladimir Putin has been given a free hand to launch a war in Europe with little opposition, amid signals from the British establishment that he could only have taken as compliance and surrender.
by davidbam
Sat Mar 26, 2022 12:21 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Greetings ... and welcome ...
Replies: 837
Views: 445120

Re: Greetings ... and welcome ...

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Ready and willing to take in refugees if the bloody UK Govt Home Office would pull their fingers out and issue visas
by davidbam
Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:25 am
Forum: General
Topic: All things St. Patrick's Day
Replies: 3
Views: 797

Re: All things St. Patrick's Day

colcannon is almost unknown in this neck of the woods. I only heard of it when an Irish woman posted about it on my gardening forums.

Guinness I do know !!
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by davidbam
Sat Mar 05, 2022 5:58 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Greetings ... and welcome ...
Replies: 837
Views: 445120

Re: Greetings ... and welcome ...

I do hope you are right. I worry though that, the more desperate Putin becomes, the more dangerous / reckless he becomes. We've already seen the idiot bombing a nuclear power station FFS
by davidbam
Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Mini break
Replies: 6
Views: 1062

Re: Mini break

very nice - makes me want to watch Braveheart
by davidbam
Wed Feb 23, 2022 1:05 pm
Forum: MilkyWay
Topic: Milkyway project is down
Replies: 8
Views: 2439

Re: Milkyway project is down

PecosRiverM wrote: Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:37 am They've made mention of having to take server down in a couple of days to replace bad drive..
Have they never heard of hot-swap, self-repairing RAID systems? Tsk, tsk
by davidbam
Wed Feb 23, 2022 5:44 am
Forum: MilkyWay
Topic: Milkyway project is down
Replies: 8
Views: 2439

Re: Milkyway project is down

I think I'll drop any under a week to deadline

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