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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: 1401

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: 1401

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: 838
Views: 449774

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: 838
Views: 449774

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: 842

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: 838
Views: 449774

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: 1105

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: 2511

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: 2511

Re: Milkyway project is down

I think I'll drop any under a week to deadline
by davidbam
Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:33 pm
Forum: MilkyWay
Topic: Milkyway project is down
Replies: 8
Views: 2511

Re: Milkyway project is down

I got some uploaded but still no new work available
by davidbam
Thu Feb 17, 2022 11:37 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 18/2 - 25/2 SiDock@home 2022 challenge
Replies: 8
Views: 1312

Re: 18/2 - 25/2 SiDock@home 2022 challenge

last year's SiDock sprint was a joke as it became a total lottery on whether you got fast, high-paying WU or interminably long ones which paid garbage
by davidbam
Thu Feb 17, 2022 9:57 am
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Greetings ... and welcome ...
Replies: 838
Views: 449774

Re: Greetings ... and welcome ...

I need one for 1,090,479,667 please ;)
by davidbam
Wed Feb 16, 2022 6:21 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Greetings ... and welcome ...
Replies: 838
Views: 449774

Re: Greetings ... and welcome ...

Nice idea but my own graphic design skills are non-existent; I'm sure someone will rise to the challenge though
by davidbam
Mon Feb 14, 2022 10:50 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 11/2-14/2 Roses are red ... WCG
Replies: 9
Views: 1461

Re: 11/2-14/2 Roses are red ... WCG

Shoot yeah - that is pretty amazing
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by davidbam
Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:04 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 11/2-14/2 Roses are red ... WCG
Replies: 9
Views: 1461

Re: 11/2-14/2 Roses are red ... WCG

@PecosRiverM hits 8M points for the challenge - walks into 1st place. Well done sir
by davidbam
Mon Feb 14, 2022 3:46 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Greetings ... and welcome ...
Replies: 838
Views: 449774

Re: Greetings ... and welcome ...

It should have been 2 - 0 ... clean through with 4 on 2 & he took the shot himself
by davidbam
Mon Feb 14, 2022 2:26 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Greetings ... and welcome ...
Replies: 838
Views: 449774

Re: Greetings ... and welcome ...

Aberdeen just fired their manager - you should apply :-)

This is the team who beat Real Madrid to lift the European Cup Winners Cup & now they struggle to stay in top 6 in Scotland. Mind you 1983 is a few years back ... I was at the game
by davidbam
Mon Feb 14, 2022 11:49 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 11/2-14/2 Roses are red ... WCG
Replies: 9
Views: 1461

Re: 11/2-14/2 Roses are red ... WCG

last 12 hours
by davidbam
Mon Feb 14, 2022 11:38 am
Forum: LHC
Topic: Atlas Simulations stuck? at 99.999%
Replies: 20
Views: 3453

Re: Atlas Simulations stuck? at 99.999%

If you can get Rosetta to score decently, I'll happily listen to any tips you have for me :rofl:
by davidbam
Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:48 am
Forum: LHC
Topic: Atlas Simulations stuck? at 99.999%
Replies: 20
Views: 3453

Re: Atlas Simulations stuck? at 99.999%

93 secs is pretty darned good, @SolidAir79 works hard on overclocking / voltages to get 80sec timings. And yeah, it'll definitely run hotter now :P

No pressure to run flat out 24/7 incidentally - just feel free to ask for any tips on whichever project(s) you want to run
by davidbam
Sun Feb 13, 2022 9:33 pm
Forum: LHC
Topic: Atlas Simulations stuck? at 99.999%
Replies: 20
Views: 3453

Re: Atlas Simulations stuck? at 99.999%

I think the Intel GPU would just error tbh - these parameters instruct the code to use vram and hardware resources which the Intel won't have. If it ran 24hrs/day (which I realise it won't) a 3080Ti can do around 32M points per day on Collatz. What times are you getting now? Oddly enough, I was just...
by davidbam
Sun Feb 13, 2022 7:36 pm
Forum: LHC
Topic: Atlas Simulations stuck? at 99.999%
Replies: 20
Views: 3453

Re: Atlas Simulations stuck? at 99.999%

Nice card 8-) Okay collaz & RTX 3080Ti can get as low as 75 to 80 secs. There are one (possibly 2) files ending with .config in this directory C:\ProgramData\BOINC\projects\boinc.thesonntags.com_collatz If you put this into all of them, run times will decrease dramatically on the next & subs...
by davidbam
Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:32 pm
Forum: LHC
Topic: Atlas Simulations stuck? at 99.999%
Replies: 20
Views: 3453

Re: Atlas Simulations stuck? at 99.999%

https://i.postimg.cc/F1fKDJYZ/image.png Looks great, thanks. I'll add some threads after my own test WU complete (they are on same machine). I'll also have more threads available after the current WCG challenge ends. Can maybe increase it to 8 threads per WU after Monday I noticed you had collatz o...
by davidbam
Sun Feb 13, 2022 4:36 pm
Forum: LHC
Topic: Atlas Simulations stuck? at 99.999%
Replies: 20
Views: 3453

Re: Atlas Simulations stuck? at 99.999%

@Radio - can you please set your LHC project preferences to look like this so that my machine is able to run native apps for you when I attach. (The AMD gpu doesn't matter either way)

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by davidbam
Sun Feb 13, 2022 2:36 pm
Forum: LHC
Topic: Atlas Simulations stuck? at 99.999%
Replies: 20
Views: 3453

Re: Atlas Simulations stuck? at 99.999%

Is there anything else I should be doing? I seem to recall that Atlas Native scores much higher although that does require Linux - do you use Linux? Its a while since I tried LHC so I need to remind myself how ... if you'd like to send me your LHC weak key, I'll be happy to try it on your account
by davidbam
Sun Feb 13, 2022 11:42 am
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Greetings ... and welcome ...
Replies: 838
Views: 449774

Re: Greetings ... and welcome ...

It certainly looks very nice indeed - maybe the best I've seen. Well done.

One thing I found a little disconcerting was the way it sometimes scrolls to a different part of the screen. I didn't always feel in control of what part I was viewing
by davidbam
Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:33 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Greetings ... and welcome ...
Replies: 838
Views: 449774

Re: Greetings ... and welcome ...

You are very welcome Sir - thank you for your support. It is such a pity that crazy increases in the cost of electricity have basically killed off this rental idea (for now at least)
by davidbam
Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:55 am
Forum: General
Topic: BOINC - how has it started ... ?
Replies: 13
Views: 1455

Re: BOINC - how has it started ... ?

Yes - no less than 3 close friends all diagnosed with cancer in the space of a few weeks. Two survive
by davidbam
Wed Jan 19, 2022 9:28 pm
Forum: General
Topic: BOINC - how has it started ... ?
Replies: 13
Views: 1455

Re: BOINC - how has it started ... ?

Started in Aug 2018 but really only got going a few months later. Proud to have been the #1 Newcomer in the world that year
by davidbam
Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:23 am
Forum: archive
Topic: Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox
Replies: 23
Views: 2747

Re: Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox

It was a casualty of the upgrade. Will look to resurrect it
by davidbam
Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:07 am
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Musical selection of the day...
Replies: 280
Views: 77870

Re: Musical selection of the day...

by davidbam
Thu Jan 13, 2022 11:31 pm
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Musical selection of the day...
Replies: 280
Views: 77870

Re: Musical selection of the day...

awesome - i feel for the brass and percussion sections though :rofl:

Bloody YouTube ads :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
by davidbam
Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:26 am
Forum: archive
Topic: Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox
Replies: 23
Views: 2747

Re: Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox

you sound like something from Dirty Dancing :rofl:
by davidbam
Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:00 am
Forum: archive
Topic: Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox
Replies: 23
Views: 2747

Re: Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox

didn't think it could be done with a windows batch file - I surprised myself.

Anyhow 13pts off 2nd place now
by davidbam
Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:40 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox
Replies: 23
Views: 2747

Re: Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox

I found another rx570
by davidbam
Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:21 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox
Replies: 23
Views: 2747

Re: Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox

I must say @scole of TSBT is usually right. They hate him
by davidbam
Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:15 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox
Replies: 23
Views: 2747

Re: Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox

Surely not :rofl:

I've added shoutbox to the title as it sort-of is
by davidbam
Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:41 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Greetings ... and welcome ...
Replies: 838
Views: 449774

Re: Greetings ... and welcome ...

we are delighted to have you on the team Mr. Marathon Man / Morale Officer / Prime Mover
by davidbam
Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:06 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10893

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

:rofl:

I think @PecosRiverM has a bunker just in case
by davidbam
Wed Jan 05, 2022 4:18 am
Forum: General
Topic: For our colonial cousins
Replies: 3
Views: 788

Re: For our colonial cousins

heh - with you and David, we have the makings of an Aberdeenshire team all of a sudden https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/59873760

6ft 5in and 100m in 10.8 secs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by davidbam
Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:17 pm
Forum: ramanujan
Topic: The Ramanujan Machine on BOINC
Replies: 14
Views: 6476

Re: The Ramanujan Machine on BOINC

Copy/paste the URL from post #1 into boincmanager
by davidbam
Mon Jan 03, 2022 6:12 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10893

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

No, you are ahead of everyone who hasn't krunched NFS this week :P (which is fine too as everything counts towards marathons)

As I've said before, we once dropped a place in a gpugrid Sprint (to TaaT of all people) by HALF a workunit. So it is true that every point matters
by davidbam
Sun Jan 02, 2022 3:17 am
Forum: archive
Topic: boincstats challenge on WCG?
Replies: 8
Views: 1349

Re: boincstats challenge on WCG?

:P

It might become one of the busier chat threads 8-)
by davidbam
Sun Jan 02, 2022 2:53 am
Forum: archive
Topic: boincstats challenge on WCG?
Replies: 8
Views: 1349

Re: boincstats challenge on WCG?

Title: Roses are red ...
3 days ending 23:59 utc on 14-Feb-22

Chat post: Roses are red, violets are blue
Make the world better,
Get a friend to crunch too
by davidbam
Sat Jan 01, 2022 7:50 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: boincstats challenge on WCG?
Replies: 8
Views: 1349

Re: boincstats challenge on WCG?

Hmmm - OPNG pandemics 5-up on a few dozen nVidias

But yeah, I think we'll hide that kind of power for a sprint
by davidbam
Sat Jan 01, 2022 7:33 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: boincstats challenge on WCG?
Replies: 8
Views: 1349

Re: boincstats challenge on WCG?

after the NFS one, we could call it the Valentines Day Massacre :rofl:
by davidbam
Sat Jan 01, 2022 7:24 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: boincstats challenge on WCG?
Replies: 8
Views: 1349

boincstats challenge on WCG?

How about a 3 or 4 day challenge on WCG in February sometime? I'll be fed up running open by then :lol:
by davidbam
Sat Jan 01, 2022 7:05 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 2022 BOINC Pentathlon
Replies: 101
Views: 13927

Formula Boinc 2022 shoutbox

Visible to all If you'd like to become involved in the more competitive side of things for team TSBT, this is where you should post your questions. It can be as simple as suspending your usual project(s) for a few days to help on a challenge on a particular project Beware though - it can get a bit a...

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