The Semi-OT Get to Know Your TeAmmates Thread

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: petrusbroder
You just have to keep your cool (similar to keeping the CPU cool).

I had this mental image of Peter running around wearing the TeAm belt with a heatsink on his head... :laugh:

 

[petrusbroder]

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo

Originally posted by: petrusbroder
You just have to keep your cool (similar to keeping the CPU cool).

I had this mental image of Peter running around wearing the TeAm belt with a heatsink on his head... :laugh:

Sitting in my office, reading this and ...

... ROTFLMAO!

I should put a big fan on the HS! = propellerhead!

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: petrusbroder

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo

Originally posted by: petrusbroder
You just have to keep your cool (similar to keeping the CPU cool).

I had this mental image of Peter running around wearing the TeAm belt with a heatsink on his head... :laugh:

Sitting in my office, reading this and ...

... ROTFLMAO!

I should put a big fan on the HS! = propellerhead!

Yeah, I was thinking active cooling, but I wasn't sure how you would power it. Although I wonder how long a 12v battery would last! Ooh! I know. We can get a backpack thing of 10 12v batteries rigged in parallel. You can use my gas-powered, cat-driven computer case as your chariot... Just in case the TeAm Fort goes to war.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Thanks for the humerous visuals this morning!!

Off to the hospital in about an hour...What's frustrating is they don't have wireless access for me, and my wife said I'm not allowed to leave to get online. Guess it's time to test posting with my blackberry.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Well, after being delayed twice, we were just told to be in at 9:30 central time. The butterfly's have now paid me a visit!

 

[GenHoth]

Originally posted by: Uppsala9496
Well, after being delayed twice, we were just told to be in at 9:30 central time. The butterfly's have now paid me a visit!

Hah! Good luck today bud!

 

[Smoke]

Happy Birthday Little Miss Marks! :gift:

 

[IJump]

Originally posted by: Uppsala9496
Thanks for the humerous visuals this morning!!

Off to the hospital in about an hour...What's frustrating is they don't have wireless access for me, and my wife said I'm not allowed to leave to get online. Guess it's time to test posting with my blackberry.

Happy Birthday to the new little one...


When my daughter was born (scheduled as well) they didn't have wireless and I actually resorted to, ugh, I can barely say it......dial up.

Ok, now I have to go wash out my mouth, and my brain, and my keyboard for even saying the words.... yuck.

 

[nefariouscaine]

I wish I'd seen this sooner...

Well as for me I'm a "n00b" when compared to many of my senior DC TeAm mates

I'm a spry 26 years old and live in San Pedro, CA, USA - Los Angeles for short. I have managed to live just about all over this country and did a short 2 month stint living in Mexico (and no I don't speak spanish...)

I work in the freight industry and am what we call a Freight Forwarder (you'd call me if you have stuff that needs shipping, and we get it done). Been doing this for the past 3 years and its now in my brain. Did some Tech support back in the Free Dial Up days (oh man that was insane) and have been just a general vagabond up until recently. This is the longest stretch I've not moved over a thousand miles in quiet some time and like calling Los Angeles my home.

I found AT about a year prior to my actually making an account, I'd done some stuff with computers before that but started building in '05. I was doing research on buying video cards and found this site to be more informative than my prior source. Ever since then I've been lurking around checking Anandtech for news and opinions.

I decided to jump on the DC bandwagon in the begining of 2007 - and I remember I was going to start with SoB but went with DPAD instead. I assimilated a few computers but mainly 1 or 2 - now I have 5 or 6 boxes in my mini fleet and I'm not looking back. I've ran into some good people on here and feel right at home amongst the general crowd.

If any of you fellow DC'ers are in/around Los Angeles - hit me up - I'd love to grab a bite to eat with a fellow AT'er or two.

 

[petrusbroder]

Happy birthday, new-born one! May you have a happy, successful and fullfilling life with a lot of smiles!

 

[RaySun2Be]

Any word from Uppsala9496?

I'm guessing he has his hands full with the newborn and mom.

 

[Wiz]

Hi, my name is Rick and I am a DC-aholic.

I feel a bit like Homer Alaska, which is well described as a "Drinking town with a Fishing problem".

I've cut down, but I simply can't give it up.

I find myself checking my stats, and even though I have managed to go a day or two without checking them I think about them.

With the juice becoming more and more expensive I've had to cut down my home use to only 53%. At work I'm running 100% - mainlining.

I like Dimes, Rosetta and of course my long time junkie hookup - Seti.

I got started on Seti back in 1999. Crunched through until the end, then found Rosetta & Dimes which held me over until I was finally ready to run Seti again under Boinc.

I have a family here in NW Washington state, six children age 7, 9, 12, 15, 17 & 19 and have been married to their mother since 1987.
We have a nice home on the bank of a river with a great mountain view.
We have 2 dogs, purebred American Boxers who we spoil terribly.

I love little British sports cars, MG's and Austins mainly.
I own an MG Midget, an early 1970 MGB-GT and a 1969 MGC-GT that needs to be restored.
I drive the MGB-GT to work when the weather is cold and dark and wet and then when it's nice & sunny I drive the Midget, top down. It's got a Nissan 1500 power train so I have to be careful to avoid getting into trouble.

I owned a motorcycle until we started having children, then I made the decision to sell it.
After the kids are grown I may get another, my wife & I really enjoyed going on rides together when we were younger.

I grew up in Tillamook County Oregon, after High School I moved to Seattle.
I lived in Seattle from about 1978 to 1984. I apprenticed as a low voltage electrician, got a state license to do so and then moved to Anchorage AK in 1984. I drove a little Primrose 1969 MGB-GT up the AL-CAN.
When oil dropped to about $9 a barrel I moved back to Seattle, driving the MGC-GT back down the AL-CAN.
Then I married my long time friend in '87 and the rest was as they say "history".

I started a web business in 1995, worked it until sometime in 2004 when a severe infection in my head caused me to have memory problems.
It took a while to recover (still not 100%, likely never will be) but while recovering the business dwindled away.
It's too bad, I had personal increased income of about 20% per year up until then, making over $100K in 2004.
Then in 2005 it dropped to about $25K and then down to less than half that in 2006 and a pittance in 2007.

However, in the fall of 2005 I took a position at the King County Library IT department as their Database Specialist.
It's very low stress and decent pay, not great but decent.
I started getting higher quality medical care, found out I had experienced a fairly major and ongoing deep leg thrombosis and that I had dangerously high blood pressure and "oxygenation" issues.
Now that I've had a couple years treatment for my conditions I'm certainly feeling a lot better. Quality of life has increased immensly for both myself and my family due to that.

I also enjoy brewing beer, which I've done since about 1979. I've also made Mead a few times, and found that when it is aged more than ten years it turns into Ambrosia, nectar of the gods.

Well, I think that's about it for now - better leave room for someone else here. It's been nice this morning reading everyone's stories, thanks for sharing.

 

[The Borg]

Hi all,

Taken me a while to reply as it has taken me a while to read all the good posts - good laughs and lots of nods and smiles - oh you too!!!

My name is Perry. (and I too am a DC addict)

Got introduced to DC (Seti classic) by my bother-in-law (now ex). Some things last, others don't (GO DC). We where visiting him in Botswana over 1999/2000 (waiting for the millenium bug to hit). As soon as I got home (Secunda, South Africa), I registered with SETI. Was amazed at the cruching. My first month I did 17 work units!!! Buy the end of Seti Classic, I was crunching over 200 per day!!! I was hooked on DC and had assimilated about 20 PC's at work and had built about 15 - 20 machines at home. All old P1's, P2' and P3's - anything I could get my hands on. In the process got to know what works and what does not and polished up a bit on my networking skills.

I had to shut down quite a few of the home machines when I seperated from my wife. Also had to shut down the machines at work when I changed jobs. I then decided to get more efficient and built a dedicated crack rack - 11 P4 3GHz and 1 AMD 3500+. Kept me busy while I was living in a small (4 x 3 -m) room during the early seperation period. I also have a few other ones - my main rig being a AMD X2 4800+ (upgraded many times). Most are overclocked to get the most out of them (is there any other way?). Luckily we have cheap electricity here so I can run the machines. However, due to a few governmental idiots a few years back, we are not experiencing daily load shedding and it is hitting me about 3 hours a day in cruching time. The annoying thing is that I used to work for the power utility and I know they where saying we needed to build more capacity (10 years ago), but were not listened to. Now we will have to suffer for about 5 years to get it right.

As my signature says, I have crucnched quite a few projects. I go for those that give me most points. Either way, the science gets done.

I am currently No 1 for AT (No 2 in the world) in RCN. In the days of Seti Classic, I was No 6 in South Africa and chasing our freind AMD.Borg. I managed to get hold of him and he introduced me to this crazy bunch. Have not looked back since. Great bunch of guys and always freindly. I actually own 5 of his machines and they are still crcuhing away very well (Borg 08 - 12 in the stats).

Until next time...

 

[Uppsala9496]

Originally posted by: RaySun2Be
Any word from Uppsala9496?

I'm guessing he has his hands full with the newborn and mom.

I stayed at the hospital the entire time, and foolishly forgot my laptop at home....and then I find out they have wi-fi. I'm still kicking myself over that one!
Of course my t-mobile phone didn't get a reception in the hospital, so no blackberry updates. My AT&T phone worked well, but I don't have internet capabilities since I don't want to pay for something that my work gives me for free.

Anyway, not to threadjack (which I did much earlier in the post), but I created a new thread with the details and some pictures.

Newest F@H member

 

[Cheex]

Hi all.

My name is Leon Hyman and I'm 22 years old. I live on the outskirts of Spanish Town, the old capital of the island nation of Jamaica, in the Caribbean.

I have completed some of my University education but I withdrew in an effort to devote more time and energy into establishing my business. I'm a budding entrepreneur.

I'm new to Distributed Computing and as such will need help and/or advice from the more experienced members.

I have started by using SETI@home. I tried the infamous, Folding@home some time ago but I didn't really understand what it did and kinda didn't like the interface.... I've always been fascinated with "the final frontier" and what is out there, so, SETI seemed like a good place to start. I do however, admire the other efforts been helped, such as modern medicine.

I'm not sure what else I need to say in this introduction so please feel free to ask me any questions that come to mind.

I love AnandTech and I am now a proud member of TeAm AnandTech.

Go TeAm!!!

 

[Hurricane Andrew]

Sorry it took so long for me to chime in on this thread, it's been a busy New Year thus far, starting with my oldest daughter's broken arm on 1/1.

Where to begin...

Well, I live in tiny Delaware, and have done so for all but 5 years of my life. I married my college sweetheart nearly 14 years ago, and we have three wonderful children, though as some of you know my son has had several health related issues over the past few years, though he does seem to be doing fairly well at this point, and we're close to actually getting his mic-key feeding button removed!

I always liked computers, from the TI-99/4A, to the Commodore 64, then onto the x86 world. I never got into the programming side, though I did compete in some "Computer Faire" type team competitions in elementary school. I was always more intrigued by how things worked from the hardware and OS standpoint, and less from the coding side.

On the surface though, I was always a finance guy. In college I studied Finance, and have spent my entire career in banking. I started as a Commercial Credit Analyst, then moved to the front lines as a Commercial Real Estate Lender. I then was able to move back close to where I grew up, in a smaller branch office. It was there that I really began developing some "marketable" IT skills, since no one knew anything about computers at that location, and they were over an hour away from formal "company" support folks.

Of course, in 2001 they downsized, and I had the opportunity to pursue work elsewhere. I ended up joining a small community bank that had only two branches, 25 employees, and no clue about Information Technology. They were spending a fortune on computer support from a regional vendor that I still think was taking advantage of them. Well, I was hired as a Commercial Lender, but also asked to help support the modest IT needs of the company. Needless to say, the support calls stopped, a bunch of money was saved, and I was able to make the Bank much more secure. You know their anti-virus software was NEVER updated? Over a year after install, the virus definitions were still the default definitions from the installation! I added a firewall, dedicated internet connection vs. the dial up they had, threw up a basic web site, and other fairly simple things.

Well, the Bank was bought by another local community bank, and the IT environment became much more complex. The funny thing, though, was that when the new company's internal audit department came around, our IT environment compared favorably with that of the "parent" company, who had a dedicated staff of 5-7 people at the time.

All the time, I kept learning, reading, and experimenting with various facets of IT, largely from a corporate information security perspective. My love of computers kept growing, and I soon found myself wanting to get out of the lending side completely and focus solely on IT. With the new company structure, I got my chance, and in early 2007 I made my move and have loved every minute of it. I also started my own computer services company on the side, which allowed me to write off a bunch of my IT gear for my home office, and more importantly justify to the wife why I needed so much "junk"

From an Anandtech perspective, I started crunching for the TeAm back in the Seti Classic days, and it sure was a blast! I wandered over here from the other AandT forums, where I had sought advice for my first true home build back in 2004. I had played around with Seti before that, but without a team, I just let it pass, and quickly stopped. I don't know what drew me to this forum, but once here, I was hooked. When Classic ended, I had no idea what I wanted to crunch next. It had to be easy to manage on remote computers, run as a service preferably, and run quietly without bothering the user. F@H seemed like the perfect choice. After some further digging on the project, the cause was certainly compelling, and I've been a folder ever since!

The amazing thing about this forum over the years has been the camaraderie. I've never witnessed such civil discourse on an internet forum, even ones where everyone claims to be there for the same purpose. Everyone here respects each other, and the vast majority truly care about each other, and what happens in the "real world". I'm constantly amazed at the diversity represented on this board. Folks of all ages, from around the world, with vastly different personal views, faiths, interests, etc. come together to pursue different goals. Some are here for the science, some simply enjoy the thrill of the race, and some crunch just to be a part of this wonderful community.

 

[The Borg]

Originally posted by: Hurricane Andrew

The amazing thing about this forum over the years has been the camaraderie. I've never witnessed such civil discourse on an internet forum, even ones where everyone claims to be there for the same purpose. Everyone here respects each other, and the vast majority truly care about each other, and what happens in the "real world". I'm constantly amazed at the diversity represented on this board. Folks of all ages, from around the world, with vastly different personal views, faiths, interests, etc. come together to pursue different goals. Some are here for the science, some simply enjoy the thrill of the race, and some crunch just to be a part of this wonderful community.

Could not have said it better. It really hits the nail on the head!!! I think this is the core of this forum.

 

[caferace]

I agree. In over 20 years (really. :shocked of participation in online communities, I've never seen one as civil as this.

Quite an accomplishment. Bravo to us. :thumbsup:

-jim

 

[Smoke]

Originally posted by: The Borg

Originally posted by: Hurricane Andrew

The amazing thing about this forum over the years has been the camaraderie. I've never witnessed such civil discourse on an internet forum, even ones where everyone claims to be there for the same purpose. Everyone here respects each other, and the vast majority truly care about each other, and what happens in the "real world". I'm constantly amazed at the diversity represented on this board. Folks of all ages, from around the world, with vastly different personal views, faiths, interests, etc. come together to pursue different goals. Some are here for the science, some simply enjoy the thrill of the race, and some crunch just to be a part of this wonderful community.

Could not have said it better. It really hits the nail on the head!!! I think this is the core of this forum.

I couldn't agree more. Please note the addition of these sentiments in our "Welcome to the Distributed Computing Forum".

AnandTech Moderator - Smoke

 

[Hurricane Andrew]

Originally posted by: Smoke

Originally posted by: The Borg

Originally posted by: Hurricane Andrew

The amazing thing about this forum over the years has been the camaraderie. I've never witnessed such civil discourse on an internet forum, even ones where everyone claims to be there for the same purpose. Everyone here respects each other, and the vast majority truly care about each other, and what happens in the "real world". I'm constantly amazed at the diversity represented on this board. Folks of all ages, from around the world, with vastly different personal views, faiths, interests, etc. come together to pursue different goals. Some are here for the science, some simply enjoy the thrill of the race, and some crunch just to be a part of this wonderful community.

Could not have said it better. It really hits the nail on the head!!! I think this is the core of this forum.

I couldn't agree more. Please note the addition of these sentiments in our "Welcome to the Distributed Computing Forum".

AnandTech Moderator - Smoke

Thanks Smoke! I do think it hits the proverbial nail on the head

 

[Uppsala9496]

Originally posted by: Hurricane Andrew

Originally posted by: Smoke

Originally posted by: The Borg

Originally posted by: Hurricane Andrew

The amazing thing about this forum over the years has been the camaraderie. I've never witnessed such civil discourse on an internet forum, even ones where everyone claims to be there for the same purpose. Everyone here respects each other, and the vast majority truly care about each other, and what happens in the "real world". I'm constantly amazed at the diversity represented on this board. Folks of all ages, from around the world, with vastly different personal views, faiths, interests, etc. come together to pursue different goals. Some are here for the science, some simply enjoy the thrill of the race, and some crunch just to be a part of this wonderful community.

Could not have said it better. It really hits the nail on the head!!! I think this is the core of this forum.

I couldn't agree more. Please note the addition of these sentiments in our "Welcome to the Distributed Computing Forum".

AnandTech Moderator - Smoke

Thanks Smoke! I do think it hits the proverbial nail on the head

Very well stated!! It's the genuine comments from everyone that keeps me here.
Plus my addiction to stats...

 

[Evadman]

Hello Gents

Just fired up BOINC & SETI@Home because of this post. This may be dangerous.

Like Ray said, there ar a bunch of us in the chicagoland area, including me. We should get together sometime soon

 

[Freewolf]

Originally posted by: Evadman
Hello Gents

Just fired up BOINC & SETI@Home because of this post. This may be dangerous.

Like Ray said, there ar a bunch of us in the chicagoland area, including me. We should get together sometime soon

Welcome back to the crunch.

 

[Crazee]

Originally posted by: Evadman
Hello Gents

Just fired up BOINC & SETI@Home because of this post. This may be dangerous.

Like Ray said, there ar a bunch of us in the chicagoland area, including me. We should get together sometime soon

Woot a Dave sighting! Long time no see (in the DC forum), good to see you back in here

 

[GenHoth]

Originally posted by: Evadman
Hello Gents

Just fired up BOINC & SETI@Home because of this post. This may be dangerous.

Like Ray said, there ar a bunch of us in the chicagoland area, including me. We should get together sometime soon

Hehe, Who's up for Goose Island brewery!?