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by PinkPenguin
Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:04 pm
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Musical selection of the day...
Replies: 280
Views: 76107

Re: Musical selection of the day...

Featuring Scottish classical violinist, Nicola Benedetti :love7: ...Clan Benedetti sure does seem to get around :D ...is that a Strad she's playing ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmMN-6g1L8w :love4: This lot always turn up somewhere around Autumn - looks like Silver's choice of Tome Petty set th...
by PinkPenguin
Sat Oct 25, 2014 8:32 pm
Forum: Bitcoin Utopia
Topic: The credit controversy
Replies: 10
Views: 3600

Re: The credit controversy

Before GPUs and ASICs the credit system was a way of calculating the value of one's contribution and even those with a single computer could visibly see their contributions, set themselves objectives and feel that, in their own small way, they were contributing something worthwhile... The problem is...
by PinkPenguin
Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:35 pm
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Musical selection of the day...
Replies: 280
Views: 76107

Re: Musical selection of the day...

37 years earlier, in 1968, they gave their farewell concert in the same place. Goodbye Jack...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCc00pX_pFA
by PinkPenguin
Sun Oct 12, 2014 6:24 am
Forum: Kudos
Topic: Rob MacLennan as billionaire #6
Replies: 7
Views: 2154

Re: Rob MacLennan as billionaire #6

Well done, rob! :wav: :wave:
by PinkPenguin
Sat Oct 11, 2014 5:14 pm
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Musical selection of the day...
Replies: 280
Views: 76107

Re: Musical selection of the day...

Not everyone's cup of tea, but here in the US, Dion was big in the late 50's, early 60's. Alez, this for you... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT23Bip_1x4 Hope there's no major damage. Still around... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldDb0mdPdBU ...I think I'll stick to French brunettes, at my age ...
by PinkPenguin
Sat Oct 04, 2014 6:13 pm
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Musical selection of the day...
Replies: 280
Views: 76107

Re: Musical selection of the day...

Youtube said "The uploader has not made this video available in your country." I'll search around for another video. Look for London Grammar - song title is Strong you may find a version you can watch - This is a good reason to hate the convoluted copyright system... (It would be nice if ...
by PinkPenguin
Sat Oct 04, 2014 3:02 pm
Forum: Kudos
Topic: We don't even have a word for it but..
Replies: 5
Views: 1751

Re: We don't even have a word for it but..

Congratulations Willie - I think this calls for a celebration... :occasion7: :occasion8: :occasion9:

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by PinkPenguin
Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:34 pm
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Musical selection of the day...
Replies: 280
Views: 76107

Re: Musical selection of the day...

I listened to this a lot towards the end of last year... I still like it so it seems to have stuck with me. I think it's the balance between Hannah Reid's voice and the stripped down backing sound that makes it work for me (a bit like Sade without the frills). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VdDYev...
by PinkPenguin
Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:20 am
Forum: TSBT Competitions
Topic: The Referendum Comp.
Replies: 16
Views: 4660

Re: The Referendum Comp.

With only the Hihgland vote to count it looks like robamacagain or MyShortPencil... :D
by PinkPenguin
Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:36 pm
Forum: TSBT Competitions
Topic: The Referendum Comp.
Replies: 16
Views: 4660

Re: The Referendum Comp.

I don't think Wee Eck has seriously thought about what happens if he does win... ;-) What happens to him if it's No? May have painted himself in a "political" corner. If it's a yes, watch his bank account for several more years after he's left office. There's big money in it for him someh...
by PinkPenguin
Tue Sep 16, 2014 2:43 am
Forum: TSBT Competitions
Topic: The Referendum Comp.
Replies: 16
Views: 4660

Re: The Referendum Comp.

45.6%

I don't think Wee Eck has seriously thought about what happens if he does win... ;-)
by PinkPenguin
Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:08 pm
Forum: Help
Topic: Account and Stats
Replies: 35
Views: 8504

Re: Account and Stats

Thanks for checking Penguin! I can now see WCG and CPDN are linked to TSBT, but my 'scotrep' moniker seems to be set as 'International' rather than UK, like my 'Craig' moniker (which seems to be just recording SETI. The 'scotrep' one looks like its taking EVERYTHING together and therefore duplicati...
by PinkPenguin
Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:34 pm
Forum: Help
Topic: Account and Stats
Replies: 35
Views: 8504

Re: Account and Stats

Hi Penguin, thanks for info! Tried BAM! but its only letting me link SETI to TSBT. Other two projects just keep saying 'no response from project'....am I doing something wrong.....? From what I can see on the BOINCSTATS site your only project not associated with TSBT is ClimatePrediction (CPDN) - a...
by PinkPenguin
Sun Aug 24, 2014 3:47 pm
Forum: Help
Topic: Account and Stats
Replies: 35
Views: 8504

Re: Account and Stats

If you are using BAM! it will log you in automatically but you have to join the team afterwards. You can do this directly on the project site or, in most cases, via the BAM! "Teams" Menu. When you first sign up for a new project you are not on any team. I think it works this way because yo...
by PinkPenguin
Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:06 pm
Forum: Kudos
Topic: Conratulations Iain Aikman, TSBT's latest board leader!
Replies: 9
Views: 2409

Re: Conratulations Iain Aikman, TSBT's latest board leader!

Alez wrote:I am delighted to report that, in a dramatic coup this morning, forces loyal to the crown restored the true pirate king to his throne. :D
Oh, well! It was fun while it lasted... Welcome back, Your Highness! 8)
by PinkPenguin
Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:37 pm
Forum: Kudos
Topic: Conratulations Iain Aikman, TSBT's latest board leader!
Replies: 9
Views: 2409

Re: Conratulations Iain Aikman, TSBT's latest board leader!

Weren't me... I'm innocent, I swear! Looks like somebody went skating in the mesosphere. 8)
by PinkPenguin
Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:24 am
Forum: Kudos
Topic: Hail King & Alez! & Related Observations.
Replies: 23
Views: 4466

Re: Hail King & Alez! & Related Observations.

scole250 wrote:Strange days indeed. Strange days indeed.
Congratz Alez! :notworthy: ...is that UBT I see on the horizon! :D

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by PinkPenguin
Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:22 pm
Forum: TSBT Competitions
Topic: Pauls Hectamegger Competition
Replies: 49
Views: 28777

Re: Pauls Hectamegger Competition

Why not The Penguin & Paul :?: What is the penguin up to trotting across Piazza di Spagna loaded down with bags marked Armani, Bulgari, Ferragamo and a dozen other expensive mediterranean fashion designers ? and why did he disappear into Babingtons as though this was perfectly normal behaviour ...
by PinkPenguin
Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:25 pm
Forum: TSBT Competitions
Topic: Pauls Hectamegger Competition
Replies: 49
Views: 28777

Re: Pauls Hectamegger Competition

Yippeee! a win I won! ...time for a party! :occasion7:

thanks for congrats and a great milestone that were. :toothy1:
by PinkPenguin
Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:45 am
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome to eckley
Replies: 4
Views: 1488

Re: Welcome to eckley

Welcome to the forum! 8)
by PinkPenguin
Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:43 am
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome to Dirk Broer
Replies: 3
Views: 1274

Re: Welcome to Dirk Broer

Welcome to the forum, Dirk.
by PinkPenguin
Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:40 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 2/5-9/5 WUProp challenge #5
Replies: 13
Views: 1859

Re: 2/5-9/5 WUProp challenge #5

and you get #4 http://www.dunadd.co.uk/seti/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2203 just to get some practice being excited :D I should point out that the Toast Marketing Board (tm) takes a very dim view of WUPROP challenges. They do not make toast, not even a lightly frazzled slice of white bread, and...
by PinkPenguin
Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:18 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 10/3-17/3 WUProp challenge #4
Replies: 4
Views: 928

Re: 10/3-17/3 WUProp challenge #4

I don't believe it! :grommit:
by PinkPenguin
Sun Feb 23, 2014 5:42 pm
Forum: Android
Topic: nativeBoinc Stats site
Replies: 88
Views: 14333

Re: nativeBoinc Stats site

Oh Crap, I really didn't mean to awaken the crazy competitive beast in you :hiding: I did try and stop being so competitive once......but then it ended up being a question of how long I could do it for....... :oops: Don't worry, competitive is normal on this planet, so long as the white coat people...
by PinkPenguin
Sat Feb 22, 2014 3:36 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 15/2-22/2 Galileo Galilei-450 anniversary of the birth-POGS
Replies: 21
Views: 2783

Re: 15/2-22/2 Galileo Galilei-450 anniversary of the birth-P

Alez wrote:We've set the benchmark, now can Scotland manage a similar performance in Rome at the rugby :shock:
Yep, 20-21 to Scotland ...on the radio it sounded like a good game - particularly the second half. :D
by PinkPenguin
Sat Feb 22, 2014 2:53 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 15/2-22/2 Galileo Galilei-450 anniversary of the birth-POGS
Replies: 21
Views: 2783

Re: 15/2-22/2 Galileo Galilei-450 anniversary of the birth-P

What always amuses me is looking at the pogs trophies and the seemingly random credits they are awarded at :dontknow: Problem is I've got so many I don't know which to include in my signature... ! :roll: Right after Andy Nicol says "...Scotland are devoid of ideas of how to score a try." ...
by PinkPenguin
Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:54 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 13/2-14/2 Auguste and Louis Lumiere Crunch-seti-complete
Replies: 4
Views: 826

Re: 13/2-14/2 24-16 Auguste and Louis Lumiere Crunch-seti

Silver wrote:A 24 hour Seti challenge. I don't think there are nearly enough of these!
And... Suicide is painless! There must be a cure somewhere. 8)
by PinkPenguin
Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:17 pm
Forum: TSBT Competitions
Topic: Pauls Hectamegger Competition
Replies: 49
Views: 28777

Re: Pauls Hectamegger Competition

Looks like TJ got it sorted...
by PinkPenguin
Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:02 pm
Forum: TSBT Competitions
Topic: Pauls Hectamegger Competition
Replies: 49
Views: 28777

Re: Pauls Hectamegger Competition

Sorry lads, of course it is TJ's site. I would appear to have sunk into the depressing depths of pedantic work mode. I woke this morning to find the contract I had been putting together for the last month has had some nasty 3rd party surprises. I was writing a reply to that email when I thought I w...
by PinkPenguin
Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:00 am
Forum: TSBT Competitions
Topic: Pauls Hectamegger Competition
Replies: 49
Views: 28777

Re: Pauls Hectamegger Competition

10.082
Janos wrote:Which stats site are you using?
Given the way BOINCSTATS or Free-DC work TJ's site is probably the only real choice... or is there another stats site.
by PinkPenguin
Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:51 am
Forum: Collatz Conjecture
Topic: Collatz
Replies: 30
Views: 9723

Re: Collatz

Reset and off again... Thanks, Buster.
by PinkPenguin
Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:51 pm
Forum: Help
Topic: Spring Build
Replies: 19
Views: 5693

Re: Spring Build

stewartcollinge wrote:J...:) BTW, anyone built a farm?
Tried it once, but when you water the motherboards they just sort of fizzle and go pop!... :D
by PinkPenguin
Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:13 am
Forum: Help
Topic: PS 3
Replies: 6
Views: 3110

Re: PS 3

You might also find this useful: http://www.setiusa.us/faq.php?faq=ps3 To install linux on PS3 (probably still valid even if PS3GRID has given up): http://www.ps3grid.net/forum_thread.php?id=233 You will probably be limited to Yoyo@home the Cruncher OGR subproject as this is the only one that seems ...
by PinkPenguin
Tue Dec 31, 2013 8:35 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 1/1-8/1Hogmanay FM@H Hootanany-TSBT team challenge-cancelled
Replies: 19
Views: 2481

Re: 1/1-8/1Hogmanay FM@H Hootanany-TSBT team challenge-cance

We could probably spin out the alliteration by adding a Bobbie in there. :) Good idea. I see the poetic spirit has not completely died out in Scotland... 8) Keep going and I'll see if it can be scored for orchestra, foghorn, espresso coffee machine and narrator in the next Interplanetary Music Fest...
by PinkPenguin
Sun Dec 29, 2013 4:18 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 29/12-5/1 (Pointless) challenges#3 WUProp-complete
Replies: 14
Views: 1683

Re: 29/12-5/1 (Pointless) challenges#3 WUProp

Silver wrote:It's almost like there is nothing you can actually do to make WU Prop run any better or faster ;)
...Set up more ODROIDs ? :-?
by PinkPenguin
Sun Dec 29, 2013 4:11 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome to Stewart Collinge
Replies: 13
Views: 3853

Re: Welcome to Stewart Collinge

Hello Stewart and welcome. Good to see someone returning after all this time. :D
by PinkPenguin
Sat Dec 28, 2013 5:13 pm
Forum: Pirates on Tour
Topic: Latvia Tour ( #67 ) & Cyprus ( #66)
Replies: 18
Views: 2111

Re: Latvia Tour ( #67 ) & Cyprus ( #66)

If you can't beat 'em... you could always join 'em. I'm sure they'd give you a warm welcome and barrels of rum! :D
by PinkPenguin
Wed Dec 25, 2013 9:30 am
Forum: Kudos
Topic: Yea Cyclone Ranger
Replies: 7
Views: 2473

Re: Yea Cyclone Ranger

Congratz! :occasion5: :occasion7:
:wav:
by PinkPenguin
Tue Dec 24, 2013 5:25 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 21/12-25/12 The December solstice-2013-Asteroids@home-Over
Replies: 9
Views: 1190

Re: 21/12-25/12 The December solstice-2013-Asteroids@home

Janos wrote:You did say, lets get cracking...
He did, indeed... if that's a half-dead PC what happens when you actually get it to work ? :D
by PinkPenguin
Sat Dec 21, 2013 5:37 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 9/12-14/12 Coollatz Ice Race-Collatz-complete
Replies: 29
Views: 2814

Re: 9/12-14/12 Coollatz Ice Race-Collatz

....I isn't skulking ...just ain't got a GPU worth a dingbat in a darkroom :munky2: That could be your Santa list sorted then ;) Or if not I have my old 5750 that could be used elsewhere - 100k+ per day.... Unfortunately the PC's I'm using won't take the board... They're basically a junk yard more ...
by PinkPenguin
Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:40 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 9/12-14/12 Coollatz Ice Race-Collatz-complete
Replies: 29
Views: 2814

Re: 9/12-14/12 Coollatz Ice Race-Collatz

Alez wrote:PinkPenguin 204th skulking...worries me when he skulks..... :P
....I isn't skulking ...just ain't got a GPU worth a dingbat in a darkroom :munky2:
by PinkPenguin
Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:05 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 1/1-8/1Hogmanay FM@H Hootanany-TSBT team challenge-cancelled
Replies: 19
Views: 2481

Re: 1/1-8/1 Hogmanay FM@H Hootanany-TSBT team challenge

NastyInfections@Home sounds great to me... I'm sure it'll attract all kinds of bugs and things that go bump in the night... :D
by PinkPenguin
Thu Dec 12, 2013 1:59 pm
Forum: Single-board Computers
Topic: Parallella
Replies: 37
Views: 10801

Re: Parallella

Hopefully it won't be long now... :)
by PinkPenguin
Wed Dec 11, 2013 11:55 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Gary Mc
Replies: 7
Views: 1990

Re: Gary Mc

Good to see you again, welcome back! :D
by PinkPenguin
Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:04 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 1/1-8/1Hogmanay FM@H Hootanany-TSBT team challenge-cancelled
Replies: 19
Views: 2481

Re: 1/1-8/1 Hogmanay FM@H Hootanany-TSBT team challenge

Unfortunately, I think we've come in late on this one. The Malaria stuff is finished. They'll be starting up the TB runs next year but it is unlikely we'll see anything before late January. Looks like Alez is onto it and sorting things out with Ant... so he will probably announce something soon. htt...
by PinkPenguin
Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:13 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 1/1-8/1Hogmanay FM@H Hootanany-TSBT team challenge-cancelled
Replies: 19
Views: 2481

Re: 1/1-8/1 Hogmanay FM@H Hootanany-TSBT team challenge

Alez wrote:
Janos wrote:Are we going all in on this one?
As it's a team challenge we called, would be rude not to. I'm in if possible.
Yep! ...always assuming I survive Xmas. Not sure how I've managed so far. :toothy2:
by PinkPenguin
Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:08 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 29/12-5/1 (Pointless) challenges#3 WUProp-complete
Replies: 14
Views: 1683

Re: 29/12-5/1 (Pointless) challenges#3 WUProp

I don't think I can describe how excited I am about participating in this competition :lol: I am calm and serene as I have adopted the Zen interpretation of these things and so I do not compete in pointless challenges, I am simply there....... :angel4: Bu**it, millenium hand and shrimp! :tongue3:
by PinkPenguin
Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:14 am
Forum: Kudos
Topic: Buster the Hectamegger
Replies: 5
Views: 1718

Re: Buster the Hectamegger

Congratulations.
:wav:
by PinkPenguin
Sat Dec 07, 2013 7:54 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome to John.T.Daly
Replies: 13
Views: 3252

Re: Welcome to John.T.Daly

Hi John, welcome and season's greetings to you too...

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