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- Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:04 pm
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: Musical selection of the day...
- Replies: 280
- Views: 79192
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...
- Sat Oct 25, 2014 8:32 pm
- Forum: Bitcoin Utopia
- Topic: The credit controversy
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3667
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...
- Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:35 pm
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: Musical selection of the day...
- Replies: 280
- Views: 79192
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCc00pX_pFA
- Sun Oct 12, 2014 6:24 am
- Forum: Kudos
- Topic: Rob MacLennan as billionaire #6
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2319
Re: Rob MacLennan as billionaire #6
Well done, rob! :wav:
- Sat Oct 11, 2014 5:14 pm
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: Musical selection of the day...
- Replies: 280
- Views: 79192
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 ...
- Sat Oct 04, 2014 6:13 pm
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: Musical selection of the day...
- Replies: 280
- Views: 79192
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 ...
- Sat Oct 04, 2014 3:02 pm
- Forum: Kudos
- Topic: We don't even have a word for it but..
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1896
Re: We don't even have a word for it but..
Congratulations Willie - I think this calls for a celebration...
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- Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:34 pm
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: Musical selection of the day...
- Replies: 280
- Views: 79192
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...
- Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:20 am
- Forum: TSBT Competitions
- Topic: The Referendum Comp.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4884
Re: The Referendum Comp.
With only the Hihgland vote to count it looks like robamacagain or MyShortPencil...
- Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:36 pm
- Forum: TSBT Competitions
- Topic: The Referendum Comp.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4884
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...
- Tue Sep 16, 2014 2:43 am
- Forum: TSBT Competitions
- Topic: The Referendum Comp.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4884
Re: The Referendum Comp.
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I don't think Wee Eck has seriously thought about what happens if he does win...
I don't think Wee Eck has seriously thought about what happens if he does win...
- Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:08 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Account and Stats
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8836
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...
- Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:34 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Account and Stats
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8836
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...
- Sun Aug 24, 2014 3:47 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Account and Stats
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8836
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...
- Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:06 pm
- Forum: Kudos
- Topic: Conratulations Iain Aikman, TSBT's latest board leader!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2544
Re: Conratulations Iain Aikman, TSBT's latest board leader!
Oh, well! It was fun while it lasted... Welcome back, Your Highness! 8)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.
- Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:21 am
- Forum: Kudos
- Topic: Conratulations Iain Aikman, TSBT's latest board leader!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2544
- Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:37 pm
- Forum: Kudos
- Topic: Conratulations Iain Aikman, TSBT's latest board leader!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2544
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)
- Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:24 am
- Forum: Kudos
- Topic: Hail King & Alez! & Related Observations.
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4655
Re: Hail King & Alez! & Related Observations.
Congratz Alez! ...is that UBT I see on the horizon!scole250 wrote:Strange days indeed. Strange days indeed.
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- Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:22 pm
- Forum: TSBT Competitions
- Topic: Pauls Hectamegger Competition
- Replies: 49
- Views: 29139
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 ...
- Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:25 pm
- Forum: TSBT Competitions
- Topic: Pauls Hectamegger Competition
- Replies: 49
- Views: 29139
Re: Pauls Hectamegger Competition
Yippeee! a win I won! ...time for a party!
thanks for congrats and a great milestone that were.
thanks for congrats and a great milestone that were.
- Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:45 am
- Forum: Welcome
- Topic: Welcome to eckley
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1490
Re: Welcome to eckley
Welcome to the forum! 8)
- Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:43 am
- Forum: Welcome
- Topic: Welcome to Dirk Broer
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1275
Re: Welcome to Dirk Broer
Welcome to the forum, Dirk.
- Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:40 am
- Forum: archive
- Topic: 2/5-9/5 WUProp challenge #5
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1864
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...
- Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:18 am
- Forum: archive
- Topic: 10/3-17/3 WUProp challenge #4
- Replies: 4
- Views: 929
Re: 10/3-17/3 WUProp challenge #4
I don't believe it!
- Sun Feb 23, 2014 5:42 pm
- Forum: Android
- Topic: nativeBoinc Stats site
- Replies: 88
- Views: 14852
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...
- 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: 2803
Re: 15/2-22/2 Galileo Galilei-450 anniversary of the birth-P
Yep, 20-21 to Scotland ...on the radio it sounded like a good game - particularly the second half.Alez wrote:We've set the benchmark, now can Scotland manage a similar performance in Rome at the rugby
- 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: 2803
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." ...
- Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:54 pm
- Forum: archive
- Topic: 13/2-14/2 Auguste and Louis Lumiere Crunch-seti-complete
- Replies: 4
- Views: 828
Re: 13/2-14/2 24-16 Auguste and Louis Lumiere Crunch-seti
And... Suicide is painless! There must be a cure somewhere. 8)Silver wrote:A 24 hour Seti challenge. I don't think there are nearly enough of these!
- Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:17 pm
- Forum: TSBT Competitions
- Topic: Pauls Hectamegger Competition
- Replies: 49
- Views: 29139
Re: Pauls Hectamegger Competition
Looks like TJ got it sorted...
- Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:02 pm
- Forum: TSBT Competitions
- Topic: Pauls Hectamegger Competition
- Replies: 49
- Views: 29139
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...
- Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:00 am
- Forum: TSBT Competitions
- Topic: Pauls Hectamegger Competition
- Replies: 49
- Views: 29139
Re: Pauls Hectamegger Competition
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Given the way BOINCSTATS or Free-DC work TJ's site is probably the only real choice... or is there another stats site.Janos wrote:Which stats site are you using?
- Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:51 am
- Forum: Collatz Conjecture
- Topic: Collatz
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9916
Re: Collatz
Reset and off again... Thanks, Buster.
- Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:51 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Spring Build
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5959
Re: Spring Build
Tried it once, but when you water the motherboards they just sort of fizzle and go pop!...stewartcollinge wrote:J...:) BTW, anyone built a farm?
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 ...
- Tue Dec 31, 2013 8:35 am
- Forum: archive
- Topic: 1/1-8/1Hogmanay FM@H Hootanany-TSBT team challenge-cancelled
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2490
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...
- Sun Dec 29, 2013 4:18 pm
- Forum: archive
- Topic: 29/12-5/1 (Pointless) challenges#3 WUProp-complete
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1687
Re: 29/12-5/1 (Pointless) challenges#3 WUProp
...Set up more ODROIDs ?Silver wrote:It's almost like there is nothing you can actually do to make WU Prop run any better or faster
- Sun Dec 29, 2013 4:11 pm
- Forum: Welcome
- Topic: Welcome to Stewart Collinge
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3909
Re: Welcome to Stewart Collinge
Hello Stewart and welcome. Good to see someone returning after all this time.
- Sat Dec 28, 2013 5:13 pm
- Forum: Pirates on Tour
- Topic: Latvia Tour ( #67 ) & Cyprus ( #66)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2284
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!
- Wed Dec 25, 2013 9:30 am
- Forum: Kudos
- Topic: Yea Cyclone Ranger
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2591
Re: Yea Cyclone Ranger
Congratz! :occasion5:
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- Tue Dec 24, 2013 5:25 pm
- Forum: archive
- Topic: 21/12-25/12 The December solstice-2013-Asteroids@home-Over
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1195
Re: 21/12-25/12 The December solstice-2013-Asteroids@home
He did, indeed... if that's a half-dead PC what happens when you actually get it to work ?Janos wrote:You did say, lets get cracking...
- Sat Dec 21, 2013 5:37 pm
- Forum: archive
- Topic: 9/12-14/12 Coollatz Ice Race-Collatz-complete
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2883
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 ...
- Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:40 pm
- Forum: archive
- Topic: 9/12-14/12 Coollatz Ice Race-Collatz-complete
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2883
Re: 9/12-14/12 Coollatz Ice Race-Collatz
....I isn't skulking ...just ain't got a GPU worth a dingbat in a darkroomAlez wrote:PinkPenguin 204th skulking...worries me when he skulks.....
- Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:05 pm
- Forum: archive
- Topic: 1/1-8/1Hogmanay FM@H Hootanany-TSBT team challenge-cancelled
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2490
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...
- Thu Dec 12, 2013 1:59 pm
- Forum: Single-board Computers
- Topic: Parallella
- Replies: 37
- Views: 10958
Re: Parallella
Hopefully it won't be long now... :)
Re: Gary Mc
Good to see you again, welcome back!
- Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:04 pm
- Forum: archive
- Topic: 1/1-8/1Hogmanay FM@H Hootanany-TSBT team challenge-cancelled
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2490
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...
- Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:13 pm
- Forum: archive
- Topic: 1/1-8/1Hogmanay FM@H Hootanany-TSBT team challenge-cancelled
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2490
Re: 1/1-8/1 Hogmanay FM@H Hootanany-TSBT team challenge
Yep! ...always assuming I survive Xmas. Not sure how I've managed so far.Alez wrote:As it's a team challenge we called, would be rude not to. I'm in if possible.Janos wrote:Are we going all in on this one?
- Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:08 pm
- Forum: archive
- Topic: 29/12-5/1 (Pointless) challenges#3 WUProp-complete
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1687
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:
- Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:14 am
- Forum: Kudos
- Topic: Buster the Hectamegger
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1826
Re: Buster the Hectamegger
Congratulations.
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- Sat Dec 07, 2013 7:54 pm
- Forum: Welcome
- Topic: Welcome to John.T.Daly
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3276
Re: Welcome to John.T.Daly
Hi John, welcome and season's greetings to you too...