KWSN Orbiting Fortress

Joe Bloggs · Squire Joined: 12 Jan 2013 Posts: 19 Location: Hong Kong

4. You leave your computer on 24/7 running BOINC
3. You leave your computer on 24/7 running nothing BUT BOINC
2. You tick "Use GPU while computer is in use" even though the computer slows to a crawl bordering on freezing when you do this
1. Your hard disk crashes and the first thing you do after reinstalling windows is reinstall BOINC. The next thing you do is... watch BOINC run on your shiny new rig while you can't even open office documents. #ni-1

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Pooh Bear 27 · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:57 am Post subject:

You found ways to crunch on your phone, tablet, etc.
You wonder if there are Apps for your TV, BluRay player, etc.
You keep buying newer and faster rigs thinking you will retired the old, but keep them also.
You check your BOINC stats from your phone while in the bathroom.
OS or other updates mean you will lose some crunching time during a reboot.
You have been doing this since BOINC started and before on Classic SETI.
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branjo · Prince Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 746 Location: Slovakia

Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:24 pm Post subject:

You don't run your weekly Virus scan because it takes too much power...
You stop gaming for the same reason...
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Pooh Bear 27 · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:59 pm Post subject:

You teach the person that is checking your house (feeding your animal, etc.) to check your computers while you are on vacation.
You warm your house during the cold season by crunching more.
You dread the warm weather when you might have to conserve by shutting down machines.
Your spouse thinks you love the computers more than him/her.
You ask for new computer equipment for birthday, anniversary, christmas, other holidays.
You go through more cans of air than cans of dust remover (like Pledge).
You watch the prices on hardware several times a day in case there is that hidden sale.
You go into panic mode when your favorite project goes down unexpectedly.
You read upcoming maintenance schedule so you can adjust your queue to weather through it without losing a flop.

(Hrm, I may be a little addicted.)
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Watch the movie about me The 4-1-4s: The Original Teenage Hackers (It is only about 12 minutes long.)
My lucky numbers are 121*2^4553899-1 and 3756801695685*2^666669±1

Gemjunkie · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:39 pm Post subject:

The TV is always set at max volume so you can hear the dialogue over the computer fans.
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PhastPhred · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:22 pm Post subject:

SonicAgamemnon · Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:05 pm Post subject: DAMN THE TORPEDOES!

1. You reduce the video driver resolution to 1024 x 768 with the lowest color bit depth, hoping this will somehow dramatically improve WU throughput.

2. After nearly going insane while suffering through perpetual "maintenance" down time, watching WUs stack up in perpetual "suspended" purgatory, you actually dig deep and make the first substantial donation in your life to SETI-- actually writing and a letter pleading for them to use the enclosed check to increase bandwidth.

3. In the same letter, offer to double the amount if they can at least increase bandwidth to my computer, making it an official bribe.

4. Becoming so desperate to avoid stuck WUs, you actually download AutoHotkey and write a script to continually send menu commands to BOINC that suspend and re-activie network activity, forcing downloads to complete in a brutal damn-the-torpedoes act.

Shall I continue?
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Gemjunkie · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:15 am Post subject:

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KWSN-Crunchy Frog · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: DAMN THE TORPEDOES!