Just a quick flyby, I have a couple of things to do then off to bed...

Yesterday's total was 139,449 points, or #81 in the entire WCG - that reminds me of the days my employer allowed me to use their servers (sadly, the last two remaining will disappear within a couple of months).

No, this total is due to our new members, and our dedicated long-timers. Welcome, and thanks, to all, for your desire to make a difference, and your choosing to share in our goals.

Cheers,
FB

I have just posted this thread to the BOINC support topic, after noticing numerous "error" computations, always on "FAAH" tasks. Take a few minutes to check your results under your "my grid" to make sure you aren't affected.



Hi,

I am getting "error" results on all my machines (XP/pro 32 and XP/pro 64, all updated to latest MS patches) only for "FAAH" computation projects. The log is similar, and the error the same for all machines:


<core_client_version>5.5.0</core_client_version>
<message>
- exit code -29 (0xffffffe3)
</message>
<stderr_txt>
Failed to get VersionInfo size: 1812
ERROR:[05:32:52] Could not open dpf file, faah5008_1hvs_1a9m_00.dpf


The machines are running different versions of BOINC (all as a service with admin permissions), are different processors (P4, P4HT, P4 Xeon, Core2, Athlon), and compute all other project tasks without error.

The machines, however, never finish a FAAH task successfully.

This is wasting a lot of computation cycles - hours and days. If I can't figure out why this is happening, I will have to block that project.

Yesterday: 162.000 points, #72 team globally.


Here's a nice summer salad recipe which will work well with an oriental-style rice-adjunct lager (Ki Rin, IchiBan, or a homebrew equivalent) served cold

From Bon Appetit magazine
Asian Noodle Salad With Eggplant

Ingredients

4 Japanese eggplants, unpeeled, cut on diagonal into 1/3-inch-thick slices
8 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed
2 bunches green onions, trimmed
1/4 cup Asian sesame oil
1 6-ounce package dried chuka soba (Japanese-style) noodles*
1 8-ounce package sugar snap peas, trimmed
7 tablespoons hoisin sauce
3 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
4 teaspoons finely grated lime peel
1 1/2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger

Directions

1. Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat).
2. Combine first 3 ingredients; add Asian sesame oil and toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Grill vegetables until tender, turning often, about 7 minutes for eggplant and mushrooms and 5 minutes for green onions.
4. Transfer mushrooms and onions to cutting board; cool slightly. Slice mushrooms and onions.
5. Meanwhile, cook noodles in large pot of boiling salted water until almost tender but still firm to bite, about 3 minutes.
6. Add sugar snap peas to noodles; cook 1 minute longer. Drain well. Transfer noodle mixture to large serving bowl. Add grilled vegetables.
7. Whisk last 4 ingredients in small bowl to blend. Toss noodle salad with dressing; season with salt and pepper.

Serves 4.

*The cooking time of Japanese-style chuka soba noodles varies by a minute or two depending on the brand of noodle. Test them after three minutes to avoid overcooking.

WCG has identified a bad batch of FAAH tasks, and has pulled them off the queue. You may still have one to process, or one or more waiting for validation, but no new ones will be issued. The errors have hopefully not cost you too many points.

Cheers,
FB

Fred,
I also sent you a direct message about joining this open team challenge. I think only team captains can join a challenge for a team. See this link:

http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/team/challe...lenge.do?challengeId=1381

Dave