Message boards : Number crunching : For those who don`t visit Science
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carl.h Send message Joined: 28 Dec 05 Posts: 555 Credit: 183,449 RAC: 0 |
David Baker Re Recent events On the credits front: we have decided to use the average amount of time for producing a structure over all rosetta@home runs for a particular work unit to determine the amount of credit to be awarded for each structure produced for that work unit. so, for example, let us suppose that all rosetta@home computers on average took 1 hour to make 1 structure for a given work unit, and that this corresponds on average to 10 credits using the standard boinc accounting scheme. Then each computer gets 10 credits for each structure returned--a fast computer might be able to do 3 structures in an hour, and get 30 credits per hour, wheras my old slow laptop may require 2 hours to make a single structure so I would only get 5 credits per hour. I think everybody will be happy with this approach in the end, even though nobody may be very happy with it initially (I must emphasize that, contrary to some statements on the boards, no individuals or groups had any more influence on our strategy than any other, so I hope this issue can be laid to rest). I am sorry that the switch to the new system has generated so much conflict, I really didn't anticipate this, and I'm sorry that my attempts to calm things down only made things worse (again, I will post from now on only in this thread and only in this forum). In any event, we are quite set on the new credits plan, which we think will be better for everybody, and please hold off on comments or suggestions for two weeks or so until we all have a clear picture of how things are working--we do not need or want new suggestions at this point. David Kim will be posting the definitive description of the new system tomorrow on the boards. |
Feet1st Send message Joined: 30 Dec 05 Posts: 1755 Credit: 4,690,520 RAC: 0 |
If you haven't already, you may want to subscribe to several threads with project updates. Subscribing to a thread causes an EMail to be sent to you which notifies you any time a post is added to the thread, and gives you a direct link to it to make it easy to bring it up. Add this signature to your EMail: Running Microsoft's "System Idle Process" will never help cure cancer, AIDS nor Alzheimer's. But running Rosetta@home just might! https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/ |
Ethan Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 22 Aug 05 Posts: 286 Credit: 9,304,700 RAC: 0 |
Link to his whole message which includes some great science news: https://boinc.bakerlab.org/forum_thread.php?id=1177 |
carl.h Send message Joined: 28 Dec 05 Posts: 555 Credit: 183,449 RAC: 0 |
The only reason I put this on is because I think there are some (?) like me who do not visit Science as it goes over my head. So quite often I`ll miss something in Dr. Bakers thread that IS pertinent to me. I apologise in advance to those who do visit and knew all this already ! |
XS_The_Machine Send message Joined: 2 Jan 06 Posts: 47 Credit: 4,612,053 RAC: 0 |
The only reason I put this on is because I think there are some (?) like me who do not visit Science as it goes over my head. So quite often I`ll miss something in Dr. Bakers thread that IS pertinent to me. Thanks Carl you helped me. heater |
Astro Send message Joined: 2 Oct 05 Posts: 987 Credit: 500,253 RAC: 0 |
ditto, thanks carl. I'd have never seen it. :) |
Leviathan18 Send message Joined: 18 Mar 06 Posts: 8 Credit: 156,163 RAC: 0 |
hope some individuals around here get banned..... |
mage492 Send message Joined: 12 Apr 06 Posts: 48 Credit: 17,966 RAC: 0 |
Much appreciated, Carl. I do go to the Science forum, occasionally, and managed to somehow miss that one (hadn't had my coffee, yet)! "There are obviously many things which we do not understand, and may never be able to." Leela (From the Mac game "Marathon", released 1995) |
FluffyChicken Send message Joined: 1 Nov 05 Posts: 1260 Credit: 369,635 RAC: 0 |
Maybe if he is only going to post in that thread, I think it would be much better to put it as a blog on the homepage. Preferably with an RSS feed as well. Team mauisun.org |
Vester Send message Joined: 2 Nov 05 Posts: 258 Credit: 3,651,260 RAC: 636 |
There's a link to the journal under "About" on the home page. [edit] Here is the RSS feed for Rosetta@home: https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/rss_main.php [/edit] |
BennyRop Send message Joined: 17 Dec 05 Posts: 555 Credit: 140,800 RAC: 0 |
Hopefully when the post Casp work is finished.. and he gets the HIV work setup and delegated, David Baker can find more free time and return to the pre-Casp level of involvement in the message boards. |
FluffyChicken Send message Joined: 1 Nov 05 Posts: 1260 Credit: 369,635 RAC: 0 |
There's a link to the journal under "About" on the home page. [edit] Here is the RSS feed for Rosetta@home: https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/rss_main.php [/edit] That is just the news feed. Not a Journal feed. (maybe someone up with the dev team could get RSS feed's into the forums so we can subscribe to a thread feed or similar ? Hey it would be even better to have them in the manager as well) Team mauisun.org |
Feet1st Send message Joined: 30 Dec 05 Posts: 1755 Credit: 4,690,520 RAC: 0 |
I read somewhere that BOINC is doing some work on adding RSS feeds. Not sure what all they have in mind. Add this signature to your EMail: Running Microsoft's "System Idle Process" will never help cure cancer, AIDS nor Alzheimer's. But running Rosetta@home just might! https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/ |
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