15/6-22/6 Summer Solstice Asteroid Crunch-complete

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:04 am

http://boincstats.com/en/stats/challenge/team/chat/355

Name Summer Solstice Asteroid Crunch
Status Upcoming
Project Asteroids@home
Issued by Southeastern United States
Start time 2013-06-15 00:00 UTC
End time 2013-06-22 00:00 UTC
Late entrants allowed? No
Number of teams participating Â» 6
Number of users participating 0

Post by **Megacruncher** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 1:57 am

1 day gone, 6 left & we are sitting 11th of 19. This qualifies as mid table mediocre respectability. Good, but it could be better. Time to turn around the Boinc oil tanker away from the Numberfields and straight towards the asteroids.

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 11:53 pm

Jeez, I take my kid away for the weekend and you guys all start without me

I thought I was the competitive one !!!!!!!
10th now

Post by **Megacruncher** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:22 am

Competitive? Us?
Not really, but now we have a decent sized posse assembled lets try and round up the Norwegians before the end of Monday.

Yee Haarr!

Post by **skywalker tsbt** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:43 am

Megacruncher wrote:Competitive? Us?
Not really, but now we have a decent sized posse assembled lets try and round up the Norwegians before the end of Monday. Yee Haarr!

Speak for yourself ... I'm going for the pipe dream!!!

Crunch, Crunch :headbang: :headbang: :bounce: :bounce:

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:38 pm

There's 9th, should have 8th soon

, not that I'm being competitive or anything.

PinkPenguin · Post by **PinkPenguin** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:59 pm

alezevo1 wrote:There's 9th, should have 8th soon , not that I'm being competitive or anything.

Nah! it's them others wot's being competitive. We just along for the ride... looks like someone just kicked the server an we came up with a handful of smarties... 8)

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:25 pm

PinkPenguin wrote:looks like someone just kicked the server an we came up with a handful of smarties... 8)

Like that one

Post by **skywalker tsbt** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:45 pm

alezevo1 wrote:There's 9th, should have 8th soon , not that I'm being competitive or anything.

And we have 8th, anyone up for 7th?

Being slightly competitive is fun though. By no means a bragger here, but it is rewarding to know that our crunching is actually for good causes.

(And getting to the top 10)

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:52 pm

If we can take 7th, we can take 6th. No such thing as slightly competitive.... as Yoda said, Do , or do not....

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 1:29 am

I think this is the first project I have seen where windoze actually runs faster than Linux

what is happening in the world ? Next Penguins will fly

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:49 am

alezevo1 wrote:I think this is the first project I have seen where windoze actually runs faster than Linux what is happening in the world ?

that's quite handy for those of us who run windoze though :)

MacDitch · Post by **MacDitch** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:17 am

I'm running late as usual, but I think I've added this to my cruncher via BAM!

Will confirm tonight that it is actually attached and crunching...

PinkPenguin · Post by **PinkPenguin** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 5:44 pm

alezevo1 wrote:I think this is the first project I have seen where windoze actually runs faster than Linux what is happening in the world ? Next Penguins will fly

... I should point out that air and water are both fluids. The distinction between liquids and gases is basically a minor detail which has been added to keep inveterate quibblers happy and stop them from ruining the fun! :blob6:

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:28 am

PinkPenguin wrote:
alezevo1 wrote:I think this is the first project I have seen where windoze actually runs faster than Linux what is happening in the world ? Next Penguins will fly
... I should point out that air and water are both fluids. The distinction between liquids and gases is basically a minor detail which has been added to keep inveterate quibblers happy and stop them from ruining the fun! :blob6:

I think this is a very complicated way of saying that penguins are afraid of heights :bootyshake:

Post by **Megacruncher** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:28 am

That's all very well.
More to the point, we are now just 23K behind Russia and 33k behind BOINC RUSSIA. These are closeable gaps guys so snap to it! :)

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:35 am

Megacruncher wrote:That's all very well.
More to the point, we are now just 23K behind Russia and 33k behind BOINC RUSSIA. These are closeable gaps guys so snap to it! :)

ON IT ....no fun dad

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:42 am

17k behind our Russian comrades now...
I see that 5 of our team are currently placing between 41st and 50th.
if some of you would be kind enough to slow down slightly so I can remain ahead of you that would be most appreciated

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:40 pm

Catch me if you can :cya:

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:13 pm

alezevo1 wrote:Catch me if you can :cya:

I would if I could but I think it might be somewhat unlikely

Post by **skywalker tsbt** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:35 pm

Silver wrote:if some of you would be kind enough to slow down slightly so I can remain ahead of you that would be most appreciated

I can not.

There's a penguin on my 6, like I have a sardine hanging from my @$$.

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:53 pm

Skywalker TSBT wrote:
Silver wrote:if some of you would be kind enough to slow down slightly so I can remain ahead of you that would be most appreciated
I can not.

There's a penguin on my 6, like I have a sardine hanging from my @$$.

I shouldn't laugh but that's some mental picture you've created!
If we worked together as a team we could collectively allow me to finish ahead though

That's surely what team work is all about :)

if all else fails Skywalker, you might just have to fire some krill and squid in a chaff fashion to throw our penguin pal off kilter

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:19 pm

He's behind you

PinkPenguin · Post by **PinkPenguin** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:14 pm

Someone mention sardines ?...

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:06 am

Seems Boinc Stats is broken......so let's presume we are doing well

Post by **Megacruncher** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:54 am

PinkPenguin wrote:Someone mention sardines ?...

FGS.. Do you really want to eat a small oily fish which has been .. :shudder: .. there?
Anyway all he has to do to shake you off is to relax the relevant muscle so the poor fish falls free, fair prey for anybody with a taste for anally sequestered sardines!

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:01 am

Megacruncher wrote:
PinkPenguin wrote:Someone mention sardines ?...
FGS.. Do you really want to eat a small oily fish which has been .. :shudder: .. there?
Anyway all he has to do to shake you off is to relax the relevant muscle so the poor fish falls free, fair prey for anybody with a taste for anally sequestered sardines!

Now that's an image I just wont be able to shift.......Mojito time I think

PinkPenguin · Post by **PinkPenguin** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:20 am

Megacruncher wrote:
PinkPenguin wrote:Someone mention sardines ?...
FGS.. Do you really want to eat a small oily fish which has been .. :shudder: .. there?
Anyway all he has to do to shake you off is to relax the relevant muscle so the poor fish falls free, fair prey for anybody with a taste for anally sequestered sardines!

...A slice of good firm rump with sardines and chocolate chili sauce, garnished with a little parsley and flambÃ©ed in Spanish brandy! ...All washed down with a double Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster! ...Probably considered a refined delicacy somewhere in the Arcturan sector.

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 9:22 am

Megacruncher wrote:That's all very well.
More to the point, we are now just 23K behind Russia and 33k behind BOINC RUSSIA. These are closeable gaps guys so snap to it! :)

we'd passed the Russians a few hours ago but we've fallen 600 points behind

On a more positive note, I've broken into the top 40. I Feel like I should break into song our something but I'll spare you that fate worse than X factor

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:07 pm

We've split the Russian teams and are pulling away from Russia. Trading places with Boinc Russia for 5th place. 1 1/2 days to go, hopefully we will come out on top

Crack on all.

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:48 pm

alezevo1 wrote:We've split the Russian teams and are pulling away from Russia. Trading places with Boinc Russia for 5th place. 1 1/2 days to go, hopefully we will come out on top Crack on all.

Almost 7k clear of the Russians

alezevo1 wrote: Catch me if you can :cya:

I'm getting closer.... :)

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:21 pm

hmmm, what's that in the rear view mirror......eeek it's a klingon, warp speed scotty !!!
I'd like to captain, but the scheduler and the validator....they cannea take it

Post by **Megacruncher** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 1:07 am

We are securely into 6th place 14K ahead of Russia & 16 K ahead of BOINC RUSSIA. The big question is, can we steal 5th from SETIKAH@KOREA?

They are 33K ahead and there are just 24hrs left so its a big ask but just about possible. So lets give it our all. :) 8)

PinkPenguin · Post by **PinkPenguin** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 7:03 am

... Aye, Aye, Cap'n. Full speed ahead but Mr. Pen Ding is steadily increasing his collection and won't let go!

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:26 am

Aye, Mr Pen Ding has his claws in me too

nearly 150 stashed in his account instead of mine.....

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:23 pm

12 hrs to go, Korea 22k in front of us.......

Post by **skywalker tsbt** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 1:32 pm

alezevo1 wrote:12 hrs to go, Korea 22k in front of us.......

at 120 points a pop, that's a lot of crunching in 11 hours.

reality may keep us at 6th.

(plus my 4 lab machines all restarted, thank you Windows update, and were sitting at the login screen)

Alez · Post by **Alez** » Sat Jun 22, 2013 12:03 pm

We ended up only 14k short of Korea so 6th from 21 it is. Still a very good effort, could have been different if we hadn't missed the start.
Individually....

Megacruncher TSBT 21
djpercival 27
alezevo1 32
Paul of TSBT 34
Skywalker TSBT 38
PinkPenguin 42
Storme 43
Radio 265
thinboab 289
Sharron Gray 313
Grum 357

Post by **Megacruncher** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:53 am

Forget the "what if?"s : We did okay. :)

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 1:22 pm

Megacruncher wrote:Forget the "what if?"s : We did okay. :)

I have to say I was pleased with my placing, just a bit disappointed that I was catching alezevo1 then he disappeared into the distance again