CASP8-Race

petrusbroder

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We have a golden opportunity for fun: the CASP8-race. Please read about it at the rosetta or POEM-sites.
Someone ;) suggested a race within the TeAm AnandTech DC community.

I am proposing the following idea:

1. The race is similar to the Folding@home Holiday Season Race
2. The race will in BOINC-projects only - because it is hard to compare Folding@home with the BOINC-projects.
3. The projects in question are just now Rosetta@home and POEM. If other folding projects using BOINC participate we can add those too.
4. The race runs for 1 month, e.g. from June 1 to June 30. CASP8 runs from May 5 (when the first targets were released) to August 1 (when the race will be closed).
5. Racers register in this thread using their TA-name and the project they want to race in.
6. I will do the stats, and I will also try to balance the teams - as we do in the Folding@home race.
7. There are differences between the project's way to calculate credits. In this thread we will discuss how to compensate for these differences in a respectful and gracious manner.
8. If one of the racers makes one of the best predictions (which will be mentioned on Rosetta's or POEM's site) that racers points will be multiplied by 10 and credited to his/her team.

These are ideas. They are free for discussion.

Please remember that this is for the fun first, the science second, the honor and glory of TeAm Anandtech third and the honor and glory of the cruncher fourth!

Please respond!

Edit:
The racers (as of May 9, 2008):
___ POEM _______ Rosetta _______ unattached
RudyToody _____ jonesthewine ____ Alyx
biodoc _____________ ___________ Petrusbroder
Neurodog

Let the list grow! :thumbsup:

 

Rudy Toody

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I am a poet
and I know it
because my feet show it.
They are long fellows.

I'm in for POEM@Home.
 

Philippart

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Originally posted by: Rudy Toody
I am a poet
and I know it
because my feet show it.
They are long fellows.

I'm in for POEM@Home.

I wouldn't read your poems... ;)
 

Rudy Toody

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Originally posted by: Philippart
Originally posted by: Rudy Toody
I am a poet
and I know it
because my feet show it.
They are long fellows.

I'm in for POEM@Home.

I wouldn't read your poems... ;)

OK. I'll take you off the list for the signed first editions.
 

waffleironhead

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Originally posted by: Rudy Toody
Originally posted by: Philippart
Originally posted by: Rudy Toody
I am a poet
and I know it
because my feet show it.
They are long fellows.

I'm in for POEM@Home.

I wouldn't read your poems... ;)

OK. I'll take you off the list for the signed first editions.

I hear that if you can find an unsigned one it is actually worth something ;)
 

Rudy Toody

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Originally posted by: waffleironhead
Originally posted by: Rudy Toody
Originally posted by: Philippart
Originally posted by: Rudy Toody
I am a poet
and I know it
because my feet show it.
They are long fellows.

I'm in for POEM@Home.

I wouldn't read your poems... ;)

OK. I'll take you off the list for the signed first editions.

I hear that if you can find an unsigned one it is actually worth something ;)

And, signed or unsigned, if you recycle the books they will be made into something useful.
 

petrusbroder

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Hmmmm, I thought I had started a race thread ... But there are only four racers ... :(
Any more crunchers wanting to take part?
 

Rudy Toody

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Originally posted by: petrusbroder
Hmmmm, I thought I had started a race thread ... But there are only four racers ... :(

And one poet and a handful of critics!
 

Rudy Toody

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Originally posted by: Philippart
that means we'll participate in the bigger POEM Athon: http://boinc.fzk.de/poem/forum_thread.php?id=193

I'm not sure what project to support in this race...

I'm going to support POEM for several reasons:

1) they tried last year and didn't have enough crunch to solve much.
2) they want 64bit OS which is all I've got.
3) Rosetta already has a great TeAm presence on the project.
4) It will be fun crunching for the underdog.
5) The POEM-athon should be fun.

--Fred
 

biodoc

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Originally posted by: Rudy Toody
Originally posted by: Philippart
that means we'll participate in the bigger POEM Athon: http://boinc.fzk.de/poem/forum_thread.php?id=193

I'm not sure what project to support in this race...

I'm going to support POEM for several reasons:

1) they tried last year and didn't have enough crunch to solve much.
2) they want 64bit OS which is all I've got.
3) Rosetta already has a great TeAm presence on the project.
4) It will be fun crunching for the underdog.
5) The POEM-athon should be fun.

--Fred

Good enough reasons for me!
 

Rudy Toody

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Originally posted by: Rattledagger
Originally posted by: Rudy Toody
2) they want 64bit OS which is all I've got.
:confused:

Since Poem@home AFAIK doesn't have a 64-bit application, that are you basing this on?

One of the announcements on their forum was encouraging 64-bit OS participation. Maybe, they have one coming out soon.

Check out this thread.
 

Rudy Toody

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Come on people! Let's sign up and prepare to crunch!

Gentlemen, Start your HSF's!

Edit: Heat Sink Fans