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#1 New Competition

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A New competition


When will TSBT pass OCUK ( combined projects )

At are current rate less than 3 months .... But a lot can change in 3 months so get your dates in now


All Guesses by the last day of March Boinc stats will be the official judge


Prize will be ... Bottle of TBA
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Wot no entries yet? Let me be the first. I asume that they are all reviseable up until the closing date.

So...
My first entry is, drrrrruuuuuuuummmmm... , May 5th @ 6pm.
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Megacruncher wrote:Wot no entries yet? Let me be the first. I asume that they are all reviseable up until the closing date.

So...
My first entry is, drrrrruuuuuuuummmmm... , May 5th @ 6pm.

only the date as we are using boinc stats

Revisions up to the last day of March

1. Megacruncher May 5th
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Go on then, 14th May
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FlyingfocRS - May 1st
Megacruncher - May 5th
Reeltime - May 14th
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MacDitch - April 28th
FlyingfocRS - May 1st
Megacruncher - May 5th
Reeltime - May 14th
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MacDitch - April 28th
Rowpie - April 29th
FlyingfocRS - May 1st
Megacruncher - May 5th
Reeltime - May 14th
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MacDitch - April 28th
Rowpie - April 29th
Mr Thinhead - April 30th
FlyingfocRS - May 1st
Megacruncher - May 5th
Reeltime - May 14th
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Ok end of the month is approaching

MacDitch - April 28th
Rowpie - April 29th
Mr Thinhead - April 30th
FlyingfocRS - May 1st
Megacruncher - May 5th
Reeltime - May 14th


Yah got until tuesday 23:59
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Rowpie - April 29th
Mr Thinhead - April 30th
FlyingfocRS - May 1st
Megacruncher - May 5th
MacDitch - May 8th
Reeltime - May 14th
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May 12th.
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So, the die is cast: As I count it the final guesses are:

Rowpie - April 29th
Mr Thinhead - April 30th
FlyingfocRS - May 1st
Megacruncher - May 5th
MacDitch - May 8th
jockmacmad -May 12th.
Reeltime - May 14th

Do we have a prize yet?
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Megacruncher wrote:So, the die is cast: As I count it the final guesses are:

Rowpie - April 29th
Mr Thinhead - April 30th
FlyingfocRS - May 1st
Megacruncher - May 5th
MacDitch - May 8th
jockmacmad -May 12th.
Reeltime - May 14th

Do we have a prize yet?
The PRIZE is .................. Wait for it .......................



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Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky

At premium strength (46% vol) and finished in rare Madeira casks, Penderyn has a beautifully balanced taste, and is suitable for drinking on all occasions. Supplied in a stylish and distinctive box,


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This fine liqueur named after the mighty wizard of Wales has a wonderfully smooth, mellow and irresistible flavour. Merlyn is a unique magical blend of the finest Welsh malted barley spirit and pure fresh dairy cream.

Merlyn is presented in a dark rich matt bottle with hand drawn calligraphy reflecting its smooth and mellow flavour. The modern style of the bottle and the red strip label signal the premium nature of this brand.

Our cream liqueur at 17% Abv is best served poured over ice and is an ideal indulgence drink or after dinner liqueur
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Welsh whisky? And why not. My Welsh maternal grandfather would have approved - so long as someone else was paying for it - he knew he had found his spiritual home when he moved to Aberdeen in 1938. :lol:

Apposite 'though some Merlyn would be, I'm not really into cream liquers, so I'll look forward to my bottle of Penderyn, for surely it shall be mine!


(Unless it's someone else's of course.)
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I'm waiting to see whose RAC drops off to try to adjust so they win lol
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Not mine anyway.
I'm chasing a top 200 place and I've got to fend off yourself & John McLean to safeguard my TSBT second place. (The rate you are crunching an 18 million buffer isn't as unbreachable as it might once have been :lol: )
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Alas if only I could get this hardware to work lol. Looks like an ATI has gone down with hardware issues that's 2 so far.

If I can get all the bits to fly I've worked out my GPU RAC would be 300k+ or 240k at 80% utilisation. At the moment I doubt I can manage 100k
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Indeed I have added an I7 and put all the nVidia cards to work, rather being on my shelf, and my RAC has fallen 17k in 2 days lol.
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jockmacmad2 wrote:I'm waiting to see whose RAC drops off to try to adjust so they win lol
I think I can do this so......... Any Bribes are accepted :twisted: :twisted:
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Rowpie - April 29th
Mr Thinhead - April 30th
FlyingfocRS - May 1st
Megacruncher - May 5th
MacDitch - May 8th
jockmacmad -May 12th.
Reeltime - May 14th


It may well be the 3rd of may????? If MW get the new app up and running by next week. That should double our output on the project to almost 2 mill a day :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Rowpie - April 29th
Mr Thinhead - April 30th
FlyingfocRS - May 1st
Megacruncher - May 5th
MacDitch - May 8th
jockmacmad -May 12th.
Reeltime - May 14th


Oh no it may well be the 5th of may!!!!!!!!
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Oh no it may well be the 5th of may!!!!!!!!
Could be! :) TSBT is just 15.5 Million behind OcUK at as I write. So I reckon the contest is between Mike (1/5) and me (5/5).



For it to be anyone else the daily differential between us and OcUK would either have to increase to 1.7mill per day or drop to 970K per day. If it stays at the 1.25M average of the last week then it will be the 3rd of May half way between two guesses. What are the tiebreak arrangments? :lol:

In fact I think Mike has a better chance than me as our output is likely to rise, not least as 3 systems I have temporarily decommissioned and packed off to new owners within the team will likely come back on stream in the next few days, making the 2rd more likely than the 3rd.
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Hmm, we've slowed down a bit and OcUK have raised their game and with just 3 days of April left we are still 10 million behind OcUK.
Boincstats predict another 11 days til the overtake which would make MacDitch the winner. Ooh isn't it exciting!
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Megacruncher wrote:Hmm, we've slowed down a bit and OcUK have raised their game and with just 3 days of April left we are still 10 million behind OcUK.
Boincstats predict another 11 days til the overtake which would make MacDitch the winner. Ooh isn't it exciting!

ocuk are now crunching milkyway and will soon pass 300 mill combined
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common steve i need 11 million out you in 24 hours. you can do it! :D
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More people fighting for Milkyway WU crumbs. :?

I was considering talking a few more cards offline ;)
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]Rowpie - April 29th xxxxxxxxxx
Mr Thinhead - April 30th xxxxxxxxxx
FlyingfocRS - May 1st ?
Megacruncher - May 5th ?
MacDitch - May 8th ?
jockmacmad -May 12th. ?
Reeltime - May 14th ?
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The race will soon be run.

According to Boincstats there is just 5.8 million between TSBT & Overclockers UK. The daily gain is a fairly steady 1.2 million per day. This means that, barring some seriously freaky stuff (and of course that's always fun), the comp is between me (4th to 6th May) and MacDitch (7th to 9th May).

Get your sidebets on now!
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]Rowpie - April 29th xxxxxxxxxx
Mr Thinhead - April 30th xxxxxxxxxx
FlyingfocRS - May 1st xxxxxxxxxx
Megacruncher - May 5th ?
MacDitch - May 8th ?
jockmacmad -May 12th. ?
Reeltime - May 14th ?
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...the comp is between me (4th to 6th May) and MacDitch (7th to 9th May)...
Of course, the arrival of Philippe/PhilippeD and his half million CPDN points ( :shock: ) was clearly in your favour, and has completely skewed BoincStats ability to predict the result, but I still think it'll be around the 7th.

Just have to wait and see now. :twisted:
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May 17 2009

Whisky mmmmm
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Whisky mmmmm
Indeed: I can taste it already!
5th or 6th at the latest. 8)
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Rowpie - April 29th xxxxxxxxxx
Mr Thinhead - April 30th xxxxxxxxxx
FlyingfocRS - May 1st xxxxxxxxxx
Megacruncher - May 5th ?
MacDitch - May 8th ??
jockmacmad -May 12th. ????
Reeltime - May 14th ?????



The writing is on the wall. If I were you Steve, I'd be printing up those EH10 address lables. Oh yeah!
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Megacruncher wrote:Rowpie - April 29th xxxxxxxxxx
Mr Thinhead - April 30th xxxxxxxxxx
FlyingfocRS - May 1st xxxxxxxxxx
Megacruncher - May 5th ?
MacDitch - May 8th ??
jockmacmad -May 12th. ????
Reeltime - May 14th ?????



The writing is on the wall. If I were you Steve, I'd be printing up those EH10 address lables. Oh yeah!

Well someone could shutdown for 2 days :twisted: :twisted:
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Less than a million in it just now! :)
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Less than a million in it just now! :)
Yep, it looks very like you hit the nail on the head with the 5th. My only concilation is that BS shows me as having 1,000,042.42 cobblestones - I finally made that pesky million!
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Gratz on the million. :o
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MacDitch wrote:
Less than a million in it just now! :)
Yep, it looks very like you hit the nail on the head with the 5th. My only concilation is that BS shows me as having 1,000,042.42 cobblestones - I finally made that pesky million!
only 400k left

The Oracle of the North has it again .... Can you PM this weeks LOTTO numbers I need a few more ATI cards :P :P

1,000,042.42 8) 8) The first Mil is the hardest
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As much as it pains me to say it, I just looked at BoincStats and the rankings currently stand at:

1 - UK BOINC Team . . . . . . . . . . 413,621,423
2 - The Scottish Boinc Team . . . . 302,171,774
3 - OcUK - Overclockers UK . . . . .301,775,896

I guess that means CONGRATULATIONS MEGACRUNCHER - again!


{EDIT} Meant to say, BS's current prediction for us reaching No.1 is 10th of February 2010. :) {/EDIT}
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Well me &, more importantly. Well done team!
:wav:

Onward to first place!

PS Those lottery numbers will be 07, 13, 14, 28, 43, 47 (bonus 15).
PPS Spend your winnings quickly - the pig 'flu pandemic will not go well.
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Megacruncher wrote:Well me &, more importantly. Well done team!
:wav:

Onward to first place!

PS Those lottery numbers will be 07, 13, 14, 28, 43, 47 (bonus 15).
PPS Spend your winnings quickly - the pig 'flu pandemic will not go well.
All us taffies are immune to pig flu ( Nothing to do with SHEEP ) May be something in the Whisky ... so place your orders now!!

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