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flynryan
Senior Cruncher United States Joined: Aug 15, 2006 Post Count: 235 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Been a few months since the announcement of 3 new climate change projects. Any news or updates on when these will be released to us?
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Former Member
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We are usually kept in the dark. Best way of telling if something new is coming is to keep an eye on the beta announcements.
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caitilarkin
Former World Community Grid Admin USA Joined: Nov 4, 2015 Post Count: 331 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Hello everyone,
We're planning launch the first project very soon. Projects always take at least a few months to onboard, and the three climate/environmental projects are different from anything we've done before in some important ways. (For example, they include providing the researchers with data from The Weather Company, which is owned by IBM.) And yes, do keep an eye on the beta announcements over the next few weeks! Thanks, Caiti |
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gb009761
Master Cruncher Scotland Joined: Apr 6, 2005 Post Count: 3010 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Thanks Caiti for the update - I'm certainly looking forward to getting my teeth into a new project, particularly a climate/environmental one as, I feel that, unless we start taking this seriously, there won't be a planet for us to live on.
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nickoli
Senior Cruncher USA Joined: Nov 28, 2005 Post Count: 167 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Awesome, thank you for that information, Caiti.
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BladeD
Ace Cruncher USA Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Post Count: 28976 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Hello everyone, We're planning launch the first project very soon. Projects always take at least a few months to onboard, and the three climate/environmental projects are different from anything we've done before in some important ways. (For example, they include providing the researchers with data from The Weather Company, which is owned by IBM.) And yes, do keep an eye on the beta announcements over the next few weeks! Thanks, Caiti ...or more. |
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duanebong
Advanced Cruncher Singapore Joined: Apr 25, 2009 Post Count: 134 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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For the climate simulations are there likely to be work units for Android?
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seippel
Former World Community Grid Tech Joined: Apr 16, 2009 Post Count: 392 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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For the climate simulations are there likely to be work units for Android? I'm trying to decide whether to get a Android tablet or a Microsoft Surface. Android's interface is better thought out for tablets, and Snapdragon CPUs give better battery life. But on the other hand, my hardware purchases are largely motivated by contributions to WGC as well. Unfortunately, the first project that Caiti referenced above won't support android. We don't know about the other two projects yet. Seippel |
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duanebong
Advanced Cruncher Singapore Joined: Apr 25, 2009 Post Count: 134 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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@seippel - Thanks very much for the response. In that case I will probably stick to x86 processors on a Windows platform instead of going for Android devices. More versatile for crunching work units.
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hiimebm
Senior Cruncher United States Joined: Oct 19, 2014 Post Count: 305 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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