WCG team position

Post by **Bryan** » Mon Nov 26, 2018 9:51 pm

101st

Table time

That was from the 1800 UTC update so more credits to come in 3 hours.

EDIT: it looks like our current run rate is 2.4M/day - amazing!

Post by **Megacruncher** » Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:34 pm

Woo Hoo!
We are 3.8M behind ek$i sozluk cpu power & shifting 2.2M per day so Wednesday looks like it will be the day.
Amazing.

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:46 pm

Ah !!

That's another 24 threads coming on-stream now - that'll make all the difference

Post by **VietOZ** » Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:05 am

I'll stay until the end of the month. Since my only goal left is to get to the top 50, but it won't likely to happen unless I add another rig.

Post by **Bryan** » Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:35 am

Fantastic VO and thank you ... I either owe you one, or I owe you another one

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Tue Nov 27, 2018 7:39 am

Bryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 26, 2018 9:51 pm 101st

Table time

That was from the 1800 UTC update so more credits to come in 3 hours.

EDIT: it looks like our current run rate is 2.4M/day - amazing!

OK, OK, I get the message

We are now up to 101 st place now.

WCG position

Position	Team	Points
98	CANAL@Boinc	251,763,008
99	Fairleigh Dickinson University	237,064,952
100	ek$i sozluk cpu power	230,841,288
101	The Scottish Boinc Team	227,675,391
102	U.S.Air Force	226,902,614

A massive thanks to everyone for all the help to get to this position.

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:04 am

+1 to that

Even the reflected glory is as much as I can handle

Post by **Megacruncher** » Tue Nov 27, 2018 11:04 pm

The Final Countdown

Position	Team	Credits
100	ek$i sozluk cpu power	230,876,253
101	TSBT	229,448,808

Apologies for the unauthorized table!
2.4M yesterday so done and dusted by tea-time tomorrow!
Probably.

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:32 pm

We just hit 100th place !!

Well done all

Post by **Megacruncher** » Wed Nov 28, 2018 5:10 pm

Well done everyone!

And well done to the Captain! Clearly a change of management was what was needed: The last guy never got anywhere with this.
Special thanks to Bryan and the guys from XtremeSystems: We could have done it without you but not nearly so quickly or in such style. We owe you.

And not forgetting the silent stalwarts plugging away over the decades.

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Wed Nov 28, 2018 5:16 pm

+1 to the vote of thanks to Bryan and his Xtreme friends

A very wise man recently wrote:Even a blind squirrel finds a nut occasionally!

The main task of this blind squirrel is to further rally the silent stalwarts and make sure we can now stay in the top 100

Post by **Megacruncher** » Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:23 pm

Actually once we’ve got up just one or two more places staying top 100 will not be that tricky.
Our current RAC of 1.4M is 15th highest.
The 100th highest is just 99K.
Just a few months ago we’d have struggled to maintain even that. But now that we’ve got bigger better hardware, you’re here & I’ve finally found Linux I reckon that once the dust has settled we could easily sustain an RAC of 200K (currently 63rd highest). This would keep us moving slowly up & leave resources free for FB & other challenges.
Whatever, it’s looking so much better than 2008 when we got there only to realise that holding it meant abandoning all other priorities.

Post by **Bryan** » Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:56 pm

[mention]Megacruncher[/mention] - does that mean you are now one of those Linux snobs?

That was a fun run and I'm really glad to see you guys get there. You've been scratching and clawing your way for a long time now. As you say, maintaining the top 100 is a lot easier than getting there initially.

There is at least one fast mover, CharityEngine3, coming up behind us to the tune of 7M/day. There are probably others but by the time they catch you your position should keep you on the 1st page of the stats.

CONGRATS TSBT!

Post by **Bryan** » Thu Nov 29, 2018 12:11 am

No big deal guys ... just friends helping friends

And now we can just kick back, relax, and have fun! The pressure is off.

Post by **Hal Bregg** » Thu Nov 29, 2018 10:26 am

Glad to see TSBT in top 100. I try to spread news and hopefully more people start crunching for BOINC in our team

Post by **Bryan** » Thu Nov 29, 2018 2:55 pm

Now that the big push is over I need to drop one of the new machines for a while. Ever since the night I 1st brought it up I've been running Linux on a external USB HDD. Time to do the real Linux install on the internal M2 SSD

I haven't even put the side panels on it yet.

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Thu Nov 29, 2018 2:57 pm

That's even sloppier than me

Post by **Bryan** » Thu Nov 29, 2018 3:01 pm

When I got it to post, I setup the BIOS and installed Win10. Then I spent 1 hour running Prime95 to make sure the cooling was working. From that moment on it has been crunching WCG on the external USB HDD. Sometimes you just gotta do whatcha gotta do.

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Thu Nov 29, 2018 3:11 pm

I have an old mSata SSD in an external USB3 box. VERY handy

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Fri Nov 30, 2018 4:23 pm

Smile guys, a nice wee picture for posterity

Post by **Bryan** » Fri Nov 30, 2018 4:35 pm

FANTASTIC!

Well the light bulb finally came on ... we aren't going to be passed by CharityEngine3. They are a "user" and part of the ByteBall team.

Post by **jockmacmad2** » Fri Nov 30, 2018 8:16 pm

Bryan wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 4:35 pm FANTASTIC!

Well the light bulb finally came on ... we aren't going to be passed by CharityEngine3. They are a "user" and part of the ByteBall team.

7m a day and a "user". Aye a big user of electricity

Post by **Bryan** » Fri Nov 30, 2018 8:21 pm

jockmacmad2 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 8:16 pm
7m a day and a "user". Aye a big user of electricity

CharityEngine is a collection of many people who "pool" their machines together to get paid. It is the same as the GridCoin pools. On other projects, CharityEngine, is actually part of team GridCoin. On WCG they belong to ByteBall since it pays better than gridcoin.

Post by **jockmacmad2** » Fri Nov 30, 2018 8:57 pm

Phew good to know.

Post by **Megacruncher** » Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:58 pm

That’s okay then!

I don’t actually see any imminent threats behind us. We’ll be 99th tomorrow. Other gains will follow, even if only core members remain, and soon we shall be safe!

As for becoming a Linux snob. I doubt if I’ll ever have the technical knowledge to be a proper badass hardcore Linux geek. Also I’m never going to be a Windophobe. Even if my farm is mainly Linux powered from now on there will always be a few Microsoft machines in the house. Just like every other house on the planet. There’s a lot to be said for ubiquitous mediocrity over esoteric excellence. Remember the VHS vs Betamax fight?

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:09 am

Megacruncher wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:58 pm there will always be a few Microsoft machines in the house

oh, if that's to play Solitaire, you should get AisleRiot downloaded

Post by **scole of TSBT** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:33 am

Boinc gladiators run dual boot systems

Post by **Bryan** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:40 am

[mention]Megacruncher[/mention] - you really don't need to be a Linux whizkid to run BOINC. BOINC is BOINC whether you are on Linux or Windoze, they work exactly the same. The only difference is where the files are stored. /var/lib/boinc-client vs c:/program data/boinc. Other than that they operate the same, app_config, app_info, cc_config etc are all the same. In fact you can copy them from your Windows installation and use them in Linux.

If you setup your machines as dual boot then you can have the best of both worlds. Run them under Windows when that is needed or run them under Linux when that is more efficient.

Not only do I remember the VHS vs Betamax fight I remember 8 track tapes vs cassettes

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 5:53 am

8-track continuous loop audio cartridges were a masterful piece of engineering. Shame it took something half the size of a VHS tape to hold 45mins of music

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Sun Dec 02, 2018 9:06 am

99th now

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Sun Dec 02, 2018 10:35 am

Here we go folks. The table we have all been waiting for. After 10 years are now firmly buried in the top 100. 99th place now.

WCG position

Position	Team	Points
96	Brony@Home	255,931,367
97	HTCMania	253,099,940
98	CANAL@Boinc	252,068,219
99	The Scottish Boinc Team	239,027,769
100	Fairleigh Dickinson University	238,931,506

Next target has to be 95th. Can't have us being beaten by the my little pony squad

Post by **Megacruncher** » Sun Dec 02, 2018 11:59 am

Hurrah for us!
This equals our best ever placing.
Just 13 million to go until 98th. Then the gains will come thick & fast.

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Sun Dec 16, 2018 9:21 am

Bunkering will distort our daily returns between now and Hogmanay but I am hopeful that we will be off the top of this table by the New Year

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Website · Post by **davidbam** » Sun Dec 23, 2018 2:10 am

98th now

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:00 pm

Can a moderator please update the link to team position in post #1

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Mon Dec 24, 2018 12:59 am

davidBAM wrote: ↑Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:00 pm Can a moderator please update the link to team position in post #1

Moderator ? I would think you mean general dogsbody here. Done.

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:20 am

97th now

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Tue Dec 25, 2018 1:30 am

davidBAM wrote: ↑Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:20 am 97th now

Keep crunching and posting if you expect a table post .....

Post by **Bryan** » Tue Dec 25, 2018 3:27 am

Well TSBT is currently 94th and 1 update from 93rd. In 3 days then try on 91st for size ... bet it fits!

Then it's table time.

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Wed Dec 26, 2018 8:00 am

#93 now and we'll be #91 within 48 hours.

Keep up the good work

Post by **Megacruncher** » Thu Dec 27, 2018 12:34 am

Still #93rd.
Who could have imagined such success at the beginning of the year. Thank you one and all!

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Thu Dec 27, 2018 4:22 am

Post by **Bryan** » Thu Dec 27, 2018 4:43 am

At the end of the challenge we should be sitting within spitting distance of 90th. At that point I'm going to find something else to run

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Fri Dec 28, 2018 3:30 am

#91

90th by New Year's Day??? Maybe but if not it should soon be ours

Post by **Bryan** » Fri Dec 28, 2018 4:15 am

I need 4.5 days to get the Zika badge I'm hunting and that will be that for WCG. At least until the new projects come out and then I'll have to get those badges

Post by **Megacruncher** » Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:45 pm

Personally, I’m more than happy to settle for us ending the year as 91st!

This far exceeds my ambitions for 2018!
We are now secure in the top 100 for WCG & everything else.
Rejoice!

Post by **scole of TSBT** » Sat Dec 29, 2018 12:01 am

Merry Christmas Megacruncher

Post by **Bryan** » Sat Dec 29, 2018 12:51 am

Happy New Year too Megacruncher!

I still need 3 days to get my 100 year Zika badge so we will be close to 90th or have it when I wrap it up. I will definitely pull off of WCG the second I hit my goal

Website · Post by **davidbam** » Sat Dec 29, 2018 2:17 am

Hi there Mega - good to see you back

As far as WCG goes, I will be happy to keep most of my cores busy on there while you mercenaries go off hunting badges

I think the rest of the TSBT team should be able to largely sustain our #91 position (with one or two possible exceptions; Fairleigh Dickinson University, 5by14). We'll soon holler if we need the cavalry

Post by **Megacruncher** » Sat Dec 29, 2018 11:57 pm

Thanks guys.
No reason to switch the machines off even if I couldn’t contribute to the Xmas banter.