Message boards : Rosetta@home Science : Remind me: Reason for jump in # of users back in June?
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Sean Kiely Send message Joined: 31 Jan 06 Posts: 65 Credit: 43,992 RAC: 0 |
Hi Folks: Can anyone tell me what motivated the big jump in the number of users that occurred in early June? I can't remember what triggered the increase. Thanks, Sean |
Ethan Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 22 Aug 05 Posts: 286 Credit: 9,304,700 RAC: 0 |
My guess would be the R@H Associated Press article that was published around the country (well, world actually). |
Feet1st Send message Joined: 30 Dec 05 Posts: 1755 Credit: 4,690,520 RAC: 0 |
Never any single cause, but was primarily due to article published by Associated Press. It took a couple of days for various publications to include the story, and then a few days for some to respond and act on it and join. About that same time, SETI was in flames and users staged a crunchers strike. 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/ |
Sean Kiely Send message Joined: 31 Jan 06 Posts: 65 Credit: 43,992 RAC: 0 |
Thanks. . . I appreciate the response! Sean |
FluffyChicken Send message Joined: 1 Nov 05 Posts: 1260 Credit: 369,635 RAC: 0 |
Thanks. . . I appreciate the response! Of course that's our assumption as there is no hard evidence. At a similar time the top three teams started a competition between them, that could also have had an effect (ok it did have an effect) Team mauisun.org |
riptide Send message Joined: 24 Mar 06 Posts: 27 Credit: 103,422 RAC: 0 |
Thanks. . . I appreciate the response! It did indeed.. couple hundred joined XS over the space of a few weeks and previously the Dutch power Cows, peaked at over 1000. But I reckon the publicity got a good bit to do with it too.! Well done everybody! I love Mr. Smith. He keeps us safe from Alien Scum. He's probably good a Rosetta too. |
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