BOINC@TACC has work

[Fardringle]

After a rather long lack of any work at all, the project https://boinc.tacc.utexas.edu/ has a few thousand tasks available. Might as well grab a few while you can (if you're a stats junkie like me).

 

[Fardringle]

Well, that didn't last long. Tasks are gone already...

 

[TennesseeTony]

Sorry, that was probably me adding the fleet to the project. That said, I've not had any trouble getting tasks, on Linux. Perhaps they generate them as needed, or perhaps just not fast enough.

You forgot to mention the tasks are for COVID-19 research. And the pay is terrible. Being a VM task, they tend to average only 50% CPU usage (uses 4 threads per instance). RAM intensive too.

 

[Fardringle]

I've had two Windows PCs and 1 Linux laptop attached to the project since I first learned of it several months ago. This is the first time any of my computers have received a single task so I thought I'd mention it...

They are definitely high impact tasks for low credits, but I'm still happy to start getting something in the project so it will show up on Free-DC.

 

[Fardringle]

Looks like it wasn't just a one-time load of work units. There are another 5000 in the queue again now.

 

[TennesseeTony]

The current batch of tasks seem to run 10x faster, for half the points per task, meaning the pay just increased 5x.

 

[emoga]

I hope they fix this. Yes, thats me...double checking my own work


Another problem was the server sending me the same workunit 3 times after 2 aborts. No means no Workunit 129080!

 

[TennesseeTony]

I noticed almost all my wingmen were ME. On a faulty system, that certainly would cause scientific setbacks. I am sure promising candidates would be double/triple/quadruple checked though...surely.

 

[TennesseeTony]

I am unable to find BOINC.TACC as a project at Free-DC. I can't find stats anywhere. Perhaps they don't allow export?


edit: https://boinc.tacc.utexas.edu/forum_thread.php?id=28#100 Yep, no export, yet.

 

[Fardringle]

Oooh. You're right! How can I scratch the stats junkie itch if the stats don't even show up?

 

[zzuupp]

Another batched dropped about an hour ago.