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Petrushka wrote:
>> another boinc project... this ones a folding @ home type project.
>> http://predictor.scripps.edu/

> I'm a bit concerned about this project - they make no statement about
> ownership or otherwise of intellectual property resulting from work
> done. I'm unwilling to give my CPU time to commercial interests. I know
> they're a university, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

ok then... tried emailing them?

Steven H wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 13:52:17 +1200, ~misfit~ wrote:
>
>> Dave - Dave.net.nz wrote:
>>> Dave - Dave.net.nz wrote:
>>>>>>> http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/team...p?teamid=30823
>>>>>>> Everything seems to be working fine with BOINC now, the servers
>>>>>>> are all serving well and have been for a few days.
>>>>>> I joined the group the other day and now my machines are actually
>>>>>> getting something to do, all is going well
>>>>> I just set up my new work machine, but havent got round to
>>>>> boinc'ing it yet... it should be doing it from this afternoon.
>>>
>>>> heh, just discovered I have a prescott... wow, it's warm and loud.
>>>
>>> another boinc project... this ones a folding @ home type project.
>>> http://predictor.scripps.edu/
>>
>> Yep, that's the good thing about BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure
>> for Networked Computing), they've made the source-code freely
>> available so anyone can write a routine for it to compute whatever
>> they can talk people into crunching., all using the same client.
>> Nice idea.
>>
>> See my BOINC profile for my views on other projects:
>>
>> http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/view...?userid=149775
>>
>> (Not a good picture but it was all I could find at the time, I'll
>> upload a better one of me looking my handsomest at a later date).
>
> ok, somehow i had this contrieved notion that i "what the hell may as
> well" join the rest of you freaks and look for little green men
>
> so well i did - computers running 24/7 may as well do something
> usefull when iam sleeping.

Good man.
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~misfit~

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:15:42 +1200, Dave - Dave.net.nz wrote:

> heh, just discovered I have a prescott... wow, it's warm and loud.
>
> I could toast marshmellows with this baby, although I wouldn't be able to
> hear for long.

Don't ya love it. AMD went through a hot phase a coupla years ago. Intel
is now doing the same...


Divine

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On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 13:35:50 +1200, ~misfit~ wrote:

>> I could toast marshmellows with this baby, although I wouldn't be able
>> to hear for long.
>
> From what I hear, you could spit-roast a suckling pig. <g>

I've read stories of people melting MOBOs with prescotts.


Divine

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but this old Queen wants a drink."

Dave - Dave.net.nz wrote:
> Petrushka wrote:
>>> another boinc project... this ones a folding @ home type project.
>>> http://predictor.scripps.edu/
>
>> I'm a bit concerned about this project - they make no statement about
>> ownership or otherwise of intellectual property resulting from work
>> done. I'm unwilling to give my CPU time to commercial interests. I
>> know they're a university, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.
>
> ok then... tried emailing them?

Yes, I have. I'm hoping this is just an oversight - they are still at
the alpha stage, after all.

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~misfit~ wrote:
> Good man.

are you getting many computation errors?
about 1 in 8 at work get them
and 1 in ~20 at home.

Dave - Dave.net.nz wrote:
> ~misfit~ wrote:
>> Good man.
>
> are you getting many computation errors?
> about 1 in 8 at work get them
> and 1 in ~20 at home.

I've only had one that I know of.
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