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Dataman
Ace Cruncher Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Post Count: 4865 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Outstanding!!!!! Love it!
---------------------------------------- Never under estimate the power of someone looking for their UD credits. You are "Mad" RaymondFO. You made my day. Thanks!![]() ![]() |
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Dataman
Ace Cruncher Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Post Count: 4865 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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It appears Mr. Neuman had some help escaping from the WCG.
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darth_vader
Veteran Cruncher A galaxy far, far away... Joined: Jul 13, 2005 Post Count: 514 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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It appears Mr. Neuman had some help escaping from the WCG. How could the odds possibly be anything other than 7-1? (O.k., maybe 7**2 to 1 )<snip> The odds in Vegas are 12-1 that he will finds his UD credits. Are you looking for yours? - D |
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Dataman
Ace Cruncher Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Post Count: 4865 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Johnny Cool
Ace Cruncher USA Joined: Jul 28, 2005 Post Count: 8621 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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What, me worry? Yes! I worry I will never get my missing UD credits. Send Alfred E. out to look for them. ![]() [Oct 13, 2010 10:55:54 AM] Press Release October 15, 2010 Associated World News Story Dateline - Armonk, New York USA. Late October 13, 2010 The World Community Grid (“WCG”) experienced an outage due to a fatal error with their BOINC filesystem. It has been reported this caused untold anxiety and frustration among the loyal and dedicated volunteers who “crunch” various “work units” on behalf of various humanitarian research projects. This “virtual super computer” was brought down to its knees from late October 13 through late October 14. Years of computational time was lost to various research projects during this sudden and unexpected outage, however dedicated and hard working World Community Grid personnel were able to resume operations during the night of October 14, 2010. Upon investigation, it has been rumored that video and audio surveillance at a WCG secret undisclosed location captured an apparent perpetrator who may be responsbile. A picture of this person has been identified as Mr. Alfred E. Neuman. ![]() Mr. Neuman, a perpetual write in candidate for the President of the United States, appears to have been recorded. It has been rumored that audio recordings at the site have him mumbling “I have got to find those lost UD credits! Now...where are they? They must be here somewhere...Ah! I think they are here...OOOHHHH NOOOO...” Whereupon the World Community Grid BOINC file system became corrupted, and “crashing” this virtual super computer. No uploads or downloads of “work units” were possible. Mr. Neuman never found those lost UD credits. Mr. Neuman is now a “person of interest” and anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts should contact the World Community Grid. Indications are that Mr. Neuman has been described as misguided and does not pose any physical threat. If anything, he will tell you “What? Me worry?” Ray, ![]() @ Dataman That link ... ![]() |
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darth_vader
Veteran Cruncher A galaxy far, far away... Joined: Jul 13, 2005 Post Count: 514 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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I figured that we needed dog year odds to go with dog year points. - D |
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Dataman
Ace Cruncher Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Post Count: 4865 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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![]() Forget the treats. I've come for my UD credits. ![]() |
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Hypernova
Master Cruncher Audaces Fortuna Juvat ! Vaud - Switzerland Joined: Dec 16, 2008 Post Count: 1908 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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It was clear that the UD Credits were nowhere to be found on Earth. Since the first disappearance of the UD credits, there has been a very intense research going on, through a major scientific program the UDCRSP (UD Credits Recovery Science Program). NASA was involved from early stages and after some years of frantic search (we thank SETI for help) a faint UD signal was received by ALMA the latest powerful array of radiotelescopes
----------------------------------------![]() Immediately the largest earth based telescopes were involved in trying to pinpoint where the signal was coming from. Keck telescope ![]() and the ESO four telescopes on cerro Paranal, ![]() Hubble was not available due to repair, but with a good precision the UD signal was confirmed on ![]() MARS. Immediately Mars express was committed to very high resolution surface analysis and a gravitational anomaly with an optical glittering signal was detected. ![]() NASA launched immediately one of its biggest recovery mission after Apollo XIII, the UD CREDIT RECOVERY MISSION that has been publicly disguised under the Mars Rover mission. Here is a secret description of the original Spirit Rover ![]() Its very similar twin, is Opportunit,y which is on a different public mission and runs for cover to Spirit. The rovers were sent as quickly as possible on an urgent mission disguised as trying to find water on Mars. ![]() Really who cares about water here at WCG. Only UD Credits are of interest to us. The trip was fast and Spirit landed first and was immediately sent for search. ![]() It had to roam the planet for long distances. ![]() To avoid any unwanted discovery of the real mission objectives the landing was far away from the target. After months of an excruciatingly slow and difficult search (every place had to be drilled and dug to check) and as desperation was mounting, the very high resolution optical 3d cameras detected an object displayed here in false colours to enhance the details ![]() After some very complex video analysis YESSSS!!. Victory !!! ![]() Spirit had found the missing UD Credits in a large chest. The chest seemed open and after a week of analysis several Nasa image pattern recognition experts confirmed these were sound gold UD credits. Spirit was sent in that direction on very difficult terrain. The ground was very sandy and things went very slowly. Spirit approached a few meters from the chest ![]() No doubt in this false color enhanced image we have an excellent view of the finally found UD Credits. But when Nasa mission control tried to have the rover move near the chest to use its special robotic arm designed for recovering the UD Credits, Spirit remained stuck in the sand. ![]() They tried for days and weeks to unstuck it but no way. Spirit was definitively glued there just a few meters from its objective. The whole control center in Huston was in utter despair. ![]() Nasa had to admit that Spirit is lost. But the mission is still a success. UD Credits have been confirmed and found. For recovery Nasa and ESA have teamed for a new recovery mission and are designing a much larger and better rover. ![]() It will be sent under cover of the upcoming ExoMars mission. Stay tuned we will keep you updated. ![]() ![]() [Edit 1 times, last edit by Hypernova at Oct 17, 2010 9:25:01 AM] |
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bjbdbest
Master Cruncher Joined: May 11, 2007 Post Count: 2333 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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From Space Age to Old West...the search goes on. ![]() |
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Dataman
Ace Cruncher Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Post Count: 4865 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Excellent!!! All of you are very creative.
---------------------------------------- Tell me though. How do we get the UD credits back when WCG has them guarded by thousands of these ... ![]() We could be in for a long fight. ![]() |
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