Folding@Home Holiday Season Race: TAS vs Folders

[Thump553]

Is there anything you need to do to join a team? I'm willing to join the weaker team to help out.

 

[petrusbroder]

Originally posted by: Thump553
Is there anything you need to do to join a team? I'm willing to join the weaker team to help out.

Well, you have taken the most important first step: written that you want to be in.
The second step you are doing all the time: crunching.
The third step is also very simple: enjoy the fun of a mini-team race!

Thats all to it! You are now in the TAS-F@H-team! Does a ppd of 600 look OK to you?

 

[Insidious]

Originally posted by: petrusbroder

Is there anybody who wants to switch sides to make the balance better? :beer:

Peter, you know that I'm here for one last month to say a Thank You to my folding friends, but if we get close to the start and still have an imbalance, I will switch if you need me to. I figure, being a current TAS member and a former F@H member qualifies me for either team. (I can wave to my friends from anywhere )

-Sid

PS: I think I may have underestimated my PPD some.... not terribly much though

 

[petrusbroder]

Thanks Sid, that is very gracious of you. But now we are in balance - I think. the difference is - as far as I know less than 100 ppd.
Knowing how much of the numbers on TAS' side is "guess-timating" I do not think that we can get much closer ...

Knowing all the crunchers taking part in a (and this) MTR, I assume that many of them are thinking of assimilation, optimizations, persuasion of the significant other or some friends or mate to add one more cruncher ... and thats part of the fun. It is the competitions that drive progress in automotive industry, airplane industry and (most significantly) in DC

 

[Insidious]

Sounds great!

speaking of 'ready'

How's this for READY (you need to put this in a photo app and zoom in a bit to read the windows)

-Sid

lovin it :beer:

 

[GLeeM]

Originally posted by: Insidious
PS: I think I may have underestimated my PPD some.... not terribly much though

And I think I may have OVERestimated my ppd.

Forgot that I have a week of vacation and so will be away from the work computer.

And kids will be home from school for Holiday wanting to play video games .... maybe I should buy them an Xbox 360 to keep them off the PCs

 

[ProviaFan]

What things one misses when one doesn't visit the forums often! I might have been interested... oh well, good luck everyone! I'll crunch from the sidelines and applaud anything that helps our F@H TeAm's production.

 

[Insidious]

Originally posted by: ProviaFan
What things one misses when one doesn't visit the forums often! I might have been interested... oh well, good luck everyone! I'll crunch from the sidelines and applaud anything that helps our F@H TeAm's production.

EEK.... a ghost! :shocked:

Josh, you have a spot in this if you want it! :beer:

-Sid

PS: I assume your absense implies life is treating you well and keeping you busy... Hope so!

 

[ProviaFan]

I would be glad to help the TeAm if wanted...

 

[rise]

Originally posted by: ProviaFan
I would be glad to help the TeAm if wanted...

definitely, come on aboard !!

 

[salvorhardin]

I will be able to add another axp 2500 for the race.

 

[petrusbroder]

Sound very good, salvorhardin

 

[petrusbroder]

Originally posted by: ProviaFan
I would be glad to help the TeAm if wanted...

Welcome aboard ProviaFan.
Which miniteam do you want to crunch for TAS-F@H or the Folders?
You can see the teams in the first post and decide!

As usually the most important rule is: Have fun!

 

[petrusbroder]

Now the next question:

How are we going to deal with the fact, that quite a few of us have proteins folding on our computers. Some will be almost ready when the race starts, other barely started. Those allmost ready will get advantage when and if they submit for example a QMD-WU with a big bonus 5 or 6 hours after the start. Is this a problem? If so, does anybody have a suggestion how we should deal with this?

Any suggestions welcome, will be discussed!

 

[Insidious]

I think we should just ask people who may have saved up a folder or two for a dump at the start of the race.... please don't do that. (dump them today or tomorrow instead)

Beyond that, I think the results that come in after the official start should all count.

I suggest this for the sake of simplicity.

It's a month long race... a single WU gained or lost isn't going to make much difference iin the long run.

-Sid

:beer: We're all friends here :beer:

I guess I should confess......

28 2,729 Insidious 1 0 0 0 219,494 1,897

Like my head start?


ROFL (I didn't know a single point was even possible :shocked: )

 

[xbassman]

ROFL (I didn't know a single point was even possible )

haha..... :laugh:

A few days ago I had about 12 1 point wu's.
I think they were done by one of my remote P4 Dell's. (-advmethods)

 

[Starrider]

You kind of have the same thing at the end of the race, there will be machines that dump out a work unit just a short while after the race ends. The main thing is to get people crunching, and maybe add a few more machines for the race. In the end the project wins so I don't have any problem no matter what gets decided.

 

[Pokey]

Originally posted by: Starrider
You kind of have the same thing at the end of the race, there will be machines that dump out a work unit just a short while after the race ends. The main thing is to get people crunching, and maybe add a few more machines for the race. In the end the project wins so I don't have any problem no matter what gets decided.

I agree with Sid and Starrider. I think things will basically wash in the end since there will be work units in process at the end that won't count, offsetting the first ones that do.

 

[Scott66]

I have 2 machines that, if they keep running as is, will finish one 600 pointer November 30 while the other will finish a 600 pointer just 7 hours into Dec 1st. So I should just let them go and finish normally?

Edited for thinking one month too far ahead

 

[RustyNale]

Well, they said it's to run a month and a day...should be able to count the last fu.

On another subject...got tired of trying to figure out the dell mobo ( which may actually be dead anyway :Q) so I ordered an Asus to take it's place...which will take the dually's place. Now what do I do with a dual p3 800 ???:evil:

 

[GLeeM]

Originally posted by: Scott66
I have 2 machines that, if they keep running as is, will finish one 600 pointer December 31 while the other will finish a 600 pointer just 7 hours into jan 1st. So I should just let them go and finish normally?

Er... don't you mean - November 30 and December 1?

 

[petrusbroder]

If I understand the posts correctly the following procedure is acceptable:

December 1, 2005, at 00:00 UTC I'll start checking the racer's stats and compile them in a table. Those stats will be the starting point.
January 1, at 12:00 UTC I'll start checking the racer's stats and compile then into a table. Those stats will be the ending point.

The winning team of the Mini Team Race is the race with the greater number of points (not WUs).

Is this an acceptable procedure?

 

[Hurricane Andrew]

Originally posted by: petrusbroder
If I understand the posts correctly the following procedure is acceptable:

December 1, 2005, at 00:00 UTC I'll start checking the racer's stats and compile them in a table. Those stats will be the starting point.
January 1, at 12:00 UTC I'll start checking the racer's stats and compile then into a table. Those stats will be the ending point.

The winning team of the Mini Team Race is the race with the greater number of points (not WUs).

Is this an acceptable procedure?

:thumbsup: Looks great to me!

 

[GLeeM]

Yes Peter, that is acceptable

And we do count points, not WUs.

Let's see ..... I think Central Time Zone U.S. is minus six hours. I have a 600 pointer finishing early evening

I'm ready to GO!

 

[Insidious]

Originally posted by: GLeeM
Yes Peter, that is acceptable

And we do count points, not WUs.

Let's see ..... I think Central Time Zone U.S. is minus six hours. I have a 600 pointer finishing early evening

I'm ready to GO!

I'm ready..... and also glad you wrote this..... So does that make 12:00 UTC be 6:00am December 1st or 6pm in the central time zone....? (Jeeeze, I'm not sure I even have the day right....)

Oh well, the O/C is going nicely.... 2.5GHz

-Sid