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cerberus 1
Cruncher Joined: Feb 17, 2008 Post Count: 4 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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My last WU was 3 years ago. Im thinking of set upp my machines again. But there has been so much problems as i read during the years, im not interested in fubar. so my question is, am i wasting my time starting again?
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thunder7
Senior Cruncher Netherlands Joined: Mar 6, 2013 Post Count: 238 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Depends on what you want. Each WU you crunch may reveal that miraculous cancer treatment that we all want, so you are not wasting your time in that perspective. If, on the other hand, you are only happy if you get all the credit and badges you are due you will still be disappointed. The infeed of WU's is only somewhat stable, communications are, well, bad - latest official status update was on the 21st of November, so it's so-so, in all.
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cerberus 1
Cruncher Joined: Feb 17, 2008 Post Count: 4 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Nee im not doing it for badges and credits. Im intersted in working on cancerprojects mainly. But if my effort is of no or seriously use, why do WCG continue one can ask. 5 machines working 100% 24/7 draws alot of power.
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TLD
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Jul 22, 2005 Post Count: 856 Status: Recently Active Project Badges: 
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Nee im not doing it for badges and credits. Im intersted in working on cancerprojects mainly. But if my effort is of no or seriously use, why do WCG continue one can ask. 5 machines working 100% 24/7 draws alot of power. No one has said you need to run your computers 24/7/365. most folks just run their computers normally and BOINC runs in the background as they use their computers' Badges and credit are just for fun and hundreds of thousands of folks wouldn't even know if they have badges or not as they never come to the forums. The research is used by researchers to find cures, if that is worth it or not is your decision.  |
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Paul Schlaffer
Senior Cruncher USA Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Post Count: 278 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Now is not the time to dedicate a fleet of computers that do nothing else but WCG, IMO. If that's your intention, it sounds like you'll be disappointed.
----------------------------------------All my systems do real work, and distributed computing is just making the most of those resources. If you resume WCG work on your working machine with that mentality, then you won't have an issue. There's still work being done by the tech in getting the new hardware & software migration stable. You can also choose to make a cash donation to the lab which would help them with resources. The choice is yours to make.
“Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.” – James Madison (1792)
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cerberus 1
Cruncher Joined: Feb 17, 2008 Post Count: 4 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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No one has said you need to run your computers 24/7/365. No but i will. Im gonna try 1 machine for a while. |
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pramo
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Dec 14, 2005 Post Count: 715 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Tho I don't have the resources I used to have I still devote them to projects. If WCG is on the outs, something else is running; When WCG is up, it gets my time.
----------------------------------------(Un)fortunately don't have the horsepower to where electricity cost is an issue but i still try and fail to make others turn off the lights when.... oh wait, that's another topic for a another time isn't it! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  |
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cerberus 1
Cruncher Joined: Feb 17, 2008 Post Count: 4 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Well, running good. Started a second machine.
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MarkH
Advanced Cruncher United States of America Joined: May 16, 2020 Post Count: 66 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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"Out of the ashes of Buenos Aires...." Sorry; that's "Starship Troopers". But since WCG is out of the ashes again, I'll run again until the next inevitable crash, then go to Folding@home. I can't do scientific math, so this is what I CAN do to support others who can. I run one machine which can do 6 MCM's at a time without pushing at 100%. "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Theodore Roosevelt
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Sgt.Joe
Ace Cruncher USA Joined: Jul 4, 2006 Post Count: 7844 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Off topic:
----------------------------------------Starship Troopers. A novel by Robert Heinlein. I read it when I was teenager. I enjoyed it. Cheers
Sgt. Joe
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