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Former Member
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Wouldn't a member crunching 20 machines every other day be more valuable to the scientists than someone with a single Pentium II on a battery backup?
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Dmitrio
Advanced Cruncher Joined: Sep 6, 2007 Post Count: 68 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Wouldn't a member crunching 20 machines every other day be more valuable to the scientists than someone with a single Pentium II on a battery backup? From the pure score count - yes. But from the point of spreading the word about the WCG to the people 10 men with 1 computer is better that 1 man with 20 computers. At least I think so.  |
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stwainer
Advanced Cruncher Joined: Nov 21, 2005 Post Count: 128 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I don't think that the badges will hook new people into WCG, but I have to admit that they are fun for people, like me, who have been around for a bit. It adds a little bit of 'flavor' to WCG that other BOINC projects do not have.
----------------------------------------It would be interesting to see maybe a designation for every 100 days of crunching on each project. A ring around the icon for every 100 days? Just a thought. Steve  |
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mikaok
Senior Cruncher Finland Joined: Aug 8, 2006 Post Count: 489 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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A computer corrected statistic system would be great. Someone crunching an hour with 486DX2/66Mhz truly has the same amount of dedication as someone doing the same with quadcore system. Probably less money though... My point being, you should really have to earn the badge. Not just to buy it.
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Sekerob
Ace Cruncher Joined: Jul 24, 2005 Post Count: 20043 Status: Offline |
I don't think that the badges will hook new people into WCG, but I have to admit that they are fun for people, like me, who have been around for a bit. It adds a little bit of 'flavor' to WCG that other BOINC projects do not have. It would be interesting to see maybe a designation for every 100 days of crunching on each project. A ring around the icon for every 100 days? Just a thought. Steve Be on standby for more badge features  Debs' "Gasbags" are measured by the number of posts and I have the most of those too  [edit: 'too' with double 'o']
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
A computer corrected statistic system would be great. Someone crunching an hour with 486DX2/66Mhz truly has the same amount of dedication as someone doing the same with quadcore system. Probably less money though... My point being, you should really have to earn the badge. Not just to buy it. Both systems may donate the same number of hours per core, but the quad will generate more points per WU, which may be why we have three measurements, hours, points and results. WCG is grateful for every donated CPU cycle, no matter what computer it comes from, but I am sure the scientists would rather see more quads. Even though I don't have a quad, I can't see "punishing" someone who is willing to donate time from a more expensive system. |
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Sekerob
Ace Cruncher Joined: Jul 24, 2005 Post Count: 20043 Status: Offline |
It would end up in an infinite debate as to what should be the measure of contribution to attain a badge. The suggestions were made, many how to expand this feature and so soon it will be and then it will really separate the men from the boys.
----------------------------------------The dynamic image that WCG has in preparation to make the widgets publishable pretty much anywhere, to include here in the forum sig the place to display points and results. In that I'll stick to mousie's stats sig generator.... nimble ;>)
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mikaok
Senior Cruncher Finland Joined: Aug 8, 2006 Post Count: 489 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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A computer corrected statistic system would be great. Someone crunching an hour with 486DX2/66Mhz truly has the same amount of dedication as someone doing the same with quadcore system. Probably less money though... My point being, you should really have to earn the badge. Not just to buy it. Both systems may donate the same number of hours per core, but the quad will generate more points per WU, which may be why we have three measurements, hours, points and results. WCG is grateful for every donated CPU cycle, no matter what computer it comes from, but I am sure the scientists would rather see more quads. Even though I don't have a quad, I can't see "punishing" someone who is willing to donate time from a more expensive system.Well, points already favor people with better systems. And running time is starting to measure pretty much the same things that points do, as dual and quad core systems become more popular. I just thought it would be nice get some kind of a measurent, that would be equal for everyone (as running time was before). But I know it is easier to say than put into practice
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robertmiles
Senior Cruncher US Joined: Apr 16, 2008 Post Count: 443 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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how about a badge for
Sounds like a good way to make people avoid the projects with the longer workunits, which can be crunched for more than a full day with nothing returned. |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
How about a badge for old farts?
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