WU's - Speed of consumption - an Idea

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Message 11416 - Posted: 22 Jul 2004, 17:22:33 UTC

This might be a bit off the wall, or has maybe been suggested before, but if generating enough work is proving to be a problem, Why not send the units out more often for additional verifiaction.

If a WU was crunched by say 6 PC's instead of 3 you have instantly generated twice as much work from the same data. This would aslo give a more meaningful average for the credit given.

Just a thought for the day!

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Message 11435 - Posted: 22 Jul 2004, 17:45:33 UTC - in response to Message 11416.  

> This might be a bit off the wall, or has maybe been suggested before, but if
> generating enough work is proving to be a problem, Why not send the units out
> more often for additional verifiaction.

All that does is generate more work for the already overworked servers, without actually performing useful science.

> If a WU was crunched by say 6 PC's instead of 3 you have instantly generated
> twice as much work from the same data. This would aslo give a more meaningful
> average for the credit given.

All that does is provide numbers for those who big numbers to get their e-penises erect. It doesn't provide useful science.

If you aren't into the science, just go away. Plenty of us here with patience and common sense... And who will be ready when the WU's are.
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Message 11437 - Posted: 22 Jul 2004, 17:49:12 UTC

people who do it for stats will get annoyed easily and give up fast. While people who just want to do science will wait for new Wu to annalise. The more big cruncers go the more for the little people like me :). I have been waiting 2 days and have only asked if they changed server! :)

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Message 11441 - Posted: 22 Jul 2004, 17:53:32 UTC - in response to Message 11435.  

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> All that does is provide numbers for those who big numbers to get their
> e-penises erect. It doesn't provide useful science.
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> If you aren't into the science, just go away. Plenty of us here with patience
> and common sense... And who will be ready when the WU's are.

Sorry for having a thought.

Just in case you managed to read something that I didn't write, I was not moaning, and am not moaning.

I like the science, and ran the Beta for months (Which didn't count for the statistics !) It was an empty headed thought to maybe reduce the complaints from those that are intersted in the numbers. Thanks for your positive input.
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