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SEARCHER · Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:34 am Post subject: 4. BOINC PENTATHLON 2013

Hello Team The Knights Who Say Ni!,

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Hello Friends from Team The Knights Who Say Ni!.

Team SETI.Germany continues it's new invented challenge and invites all BOINC-Teams to participate in the 4.rd BOINC PENTATHLON, following the ideals of the ancient Pentathlon.

It will start May the 5th 2013 (00:00 UTC) and will end May the 18th 2013 (23:59 UTC).

Like in the ancient Greece, the Pentathlon will be held in 5 disciplines. That means within 14 days the participants will have to crunch 5 different projects, all of them for a period of 5 days. That said, you can easily see that some projects will have to be crunched at the same time.

Each team that would like to participate has to sigh up : http://www.seti-germany.de/boinc_pentathlon/anmeldung.php?&lang=en until April the 27. th 2013. Like in the last year the favourites in the different disciplines can be chosen by every team on their own. The project that gaines the most voices will be crunched.

A list of the projects that can be chosen from can be found here : http://www.seti-germany.de/boinc_pentathlon/25_en_Disciplines.html , but you can also suggest other projects. (But before suggesting other projects, please check if the project and/or their servers would be able to withstand the combined BOINC forces. We do not want to bring any project server down.)

More information can be found here : http://www.seti-germany.de/boinc_pentathlon/22_en_Welcome.html

NEW RULES 2013:

1. All disciplines are now 5 days announced before the start (no more than 1 week)

2. A of the five disciplines is a marathon discipline. It is calculated over the entire pentathlon (or until no longer work units available). The scoring is the same with the other disciplines.

In the last year it was very exciting until the end.

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SEARCHER · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:35 am Post subject: Hello

Hi Friends of Team The Knights Who Say Ni!,

what is with you guys ? Are you all still in hibernation, because I hear nothing from you in our Forum ?

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Blurf · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:51 pm Post subject:

Sorry not interested.
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SEARCHER · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:22 am Post subject: HI

Good Morning and Hello Blurf,

thank you very much for your replay to me.

Crying or Very sad

It´s sad your Team will not participate by this Event Blurf, but it`s okay.

Maybe I can see your Team in the Future by us. Have a nice Day.

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LanDroid · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:29 pm Post subject:

Ummm, is Blurf speaking for the team? We could "schedule" a Vacation PotM in May to allow for these shenanigans. As I recall the Pentathlon is kinda fun and involves some skills that KWSN should be good at - shutting down 1 project and starting another per a tight schedule, etc.....

SEARCHER · Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:11 am Post subject: HI

Hello LanDroid,

when Blurf speak not for your Team, then I was very happy your Team will start by this Event from us. And I hope many User participate by this 4. PENTATHLON. I send you all a very warm WELCOME.

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Gemjunkie · Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 5:07 pm Post subject:

We would need someone to act as coach to direct which events to crunch, when to switch, etc. I watched SUSA do it last year, but it's beyond my skill level. Plus, we only have 8-10 members on the forums lately who participate in challenges at all. Sad

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LanDroid · Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 1:38 pm Post subject:

The Pentathlon is beyond YOUR skill levels? We better not do it then. As I recall KWSN tried it once and it was a little frustrating, but also fun. I think John Galt led us through that one. Well maybe we should just put it on the PotM ballot next month and see what happens?

PhastPhred · Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:12 pm Post subject:

I rec'd a PM from Team Musketeers asking if any [KWSN] would be willing to hLep Seti-USA for the five days doing Asteroids.
We had the Musketeers help us earlier, so I think I personally can spare a few days to help them (Musketeers) back -
In their way of doing things, it is by helping OTHERS, in this case Seti-USA - I think I can spare a Shrubber for a few
days and say "Thanks" to Dr. Dan, et al, for them helping US!

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Gemjunkie · Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 12:23 am Post subject:

I'm in @ Einstein already.

Gemjunkie · Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 2:27 pm Post subject:

SUSA has asked for help with the Pentathlon. The request also comes through the Musketeers. This will help say back help given us and perhaps poke P3DN! in a soft spot. Remember, they were extremely rude and no fun at all during the Docking raid at Team Phoenix Rising. Yes, ruder than the French! and less fun than the Taliban!!

Urgently needed:

GPU's on Einstein.

JumpinJohnny · Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 3:30 pm Post subject:

I will help out a little bit on the Astroids, if I can get all my ducks in a row, the goats sitting on the fence and a proper soaking of the shrubberies with a hard rain.

Gemjunkie · Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 4:11 pm Post subject:

I've asked over at SUSA if someone could post bunkering instructions here as I'll be away from the computers for a few hours.

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Pooh Bear 27 · Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 4:25 pm Post subject:

Asteroids is having a lot of issues with validation.

Blurf · Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 4:28 pm Post subject:

Totally missed replying on this in March...I was stating just for myself and I wasn't clear. I apologize.
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JumpinJohnny · Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 4:40 pm Post subject:

I had read the posts on the Asteroids forum earlier today...
NOT good timing for them to be having those kind of problems, I feel sorry for the Project.
Do you think this will stop the whole Pentathalon thang??

JumpinJohnny · Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 7:04 pm Post subject:

As an update... Asteroids seems to be working towards a fix.
They have given me credits for a majority of the invalid files., even though they are still designated as "Unable to validate".

Gemjunkie · Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 9:37 pm Post subject:

stooper101 · Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 1:32 am Post subject:

I'm in for Einstein. And I may jump in for Yoyo. No time to fool around with bunkering on my end, but I'll if I can.
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Gemjunkie · Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 10:11 pm Post subject:

The Yoyo segment has begun. If anyone is helping here, the recommended sub-projects are Muon for Windows and ECM for Linux shrubbers. Thanks.

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