Hi Joe,
Pasdabru said somewhere in one of his messages on the Ars forum (don't know which thread, but I expect it wasn't the same one mentioned here), he was in error and all was working well. The 'every few days' bit comes from the DPC forum I believe, where they are monitoring his flushes. Until now, the expectation has come true. Flushes are between 80k and 130k, with the occasional uprise to 150k.
On the linked DPC Hitparade for ECCp, there is an estimated ending date for the project. It is in the first few lines:
Met de output van vandaag (378.232 punten) duurt het nog 72 dagen totdat beide gezochte punten bekend zijn.
It is the 'nog 72 dagen' bit. Translation of the whole sentence:
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With the output of today (378k) it will take about 72 days before both wanted points are known.
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As far as I know, all the estimates of the DPC are based on a weeks output, so they are quite reliable.
You can check in their forum for the above sentence in their upcoming Hitparades for ECCp and see if it is holding at 70-100 days.
Also, the estimates are based on the point-space to be completed as a whole, so this is the max # of days. I agree with you the contest could be over tomorrow.
🙁
But let's not hope so. I would like to read the desperate comments of the DPC, when they talk frantically about stopping Ars taking over the #1 spot.
🙂
At least, it is more fun to read than the talks on our forum, when they overtook us in the RC5 contest.
😀
Hope this helps,
Peter.