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WU's - Speed of consumption - an Idea
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![]() Send message Joined: 5 Oct 03 Posts: 18 Credit: 9,027,232 RAC: 0 ![]() |
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! ![]() |
DerekL Send message Joined: 22 May 99 Posts: 25 Credit: 222,512 RAC: 0 ![]() |
> 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. |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 29 Oct 02 Posts: 494 Credit: 346,224 RAC: 0 ![]() |
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! :) ^ Click Here ^ ^ Click Here ^ ^ Click Here ^ |
![]() Send message Joined: 5 Oct 03 Posts: 18 Credit: 9,027,232 RAC: 0 ![]() |
> > 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. 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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