GUITAR BOARD

> If youve read this far, youll know what BOINC is :-)
>
> http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
>
> Ive been BOINCing and doing DC for a decade now. I like the community feel
> of it all, I like the science, I like an excuse to buy new PCs every now
> and then ;-)
>
> Having had numerous invites from numerous teams, I thought Id find a team
> connected to guitars or music. There arent any :-(
>
> So, if a few of us happy/hapless strummers fancy forming a team with a view
> to promoting our dirty habit to the rest of the geeks out there, Id be
> happy to join, or even form one. I wouldnt want to join a team that
> persued some of the rather pointless BOINC comps, nor would I create a team
> with that remit.
>
> Just looking to have a bit of fun, do some good, be part of an online
> community that shared an interest in DC and the guitar :-)

> So far, so good, but you should be aware that such activity is not
> without cost:
> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/71029/electric-shock/page7.html
> http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum thread.php?id810

> > So far, so good, but you should be aware that such activity is not
> > without cost:
> >http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/71029/electric-shock/page7.html
> >http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum thread.php?id810
>
> I know :-(
>
> Im probably burning a kilowatt/hour on these machines. I turned the
> radiator off in the room a few months ago - No need for extra heat!
>
> Theres also a school of thought that running machines flat-out 24/7
> reduces their lifespan. But the only machines Ive seed die so far are
> laptops (which really arent up to the job anyway).
>
> Also, you probably wouldnt want to run BOINC on machines used for audio -
> Soaking up every last available CPU cycle and randomly accessing the hard
> drive and network probably wont help your recording software.
>
> Al.

>On Mar 31, 9:22 am, Al wrote:
>> > So far, so good, but you should be aware that such activity is not
>> > without cost:
>> >http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/71029/electric-shock/page7.html
>> >http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum thread.php?id810
>>
>> I know :-(
>>
>> Im probably burning a kilowatt/hour on these machines. I turned the
>> radiator off in the room a few months ago - No need for extra heat!
>>
>> Theres also a school of thought that running machines flat-out 24/7
>> reduces their lifespan. But the only machines Ive seed die so far are
>> laptops (which really arent up to the job anyway).
>>
>> Also, you probably wouldnt want to run BOINC on machines used for audio -
>> Soaking up every last available CPU cycle and randomly accessing the hard
>> drive and network probably wont help your recording software.
>>
>> Al.
>
>So, not very good for your carbon footprint, either?

>>So, not very good for your carbon footprint, either?
> Just plant a tree or something - that seems to be what people are
> doing now.

>>>So, not very good for your carbon footprint, either?
>> Just plant a tree or something - that seems to be what people are
>> doing now.
>
> Given that only 3% of CO2 is man-made, I dont think Ill worry :-)
>
> Funny that a couple of the BOINC projects are about climate change. The
> greenies must be torn ;-)
>
> As for trees, I put them in as quick as the neighbours or council cut them
> down. Last ones in were a Sequoia and a Giant Redwood :-)
>
> Al.

>If youve read this far, youll know what BOINC is :-)
>
>http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
>
>Ive been BOINCing and doing DC for a decade now. I like the community feel
>of it all, I like the science, I like an excuse to buy new PCs every now
>and then ;-)
>
>Having had numerous invites from numerous teams, I thought Id find a team
>connected to guitars or music. There arent any :-(
>
>So, if a few of us happy/hapless strummers fancy forming a team with a view
>to promoting our dirty habit to the rest of the geeks out there, Id be
>happy to join, or even form one. I wouldnt want to join a team that
>persued some of the rather pointless BOINC comps, nor would I create a team
>with that remit.
>
>Just looking to have a bit of fun, do some good, be part of an online
>community that shared an interest in DC and the guitar :-)
>