Posts by Dark Angel

1) Message boards : Number crunching : Work units not validating (Message 107250) Posted 11 Oct 2022 by Dark Angel Post: Since the problems thread has been taken over with rants about language this is a reminder to Admin @Mod.Sense @srettie that the number of work units stuck in pending validation is growing rapidly and is well over two million at the time I'm posting this.
2) Message boards : Number crunching : Problems and Technical Issues with Rosetta@home (Message 107230) Posted 10 Oct 2022 by Dark Angel Post: So is there going to be any response from Admin regarding the 1.7 million results and climbing locked in pending?
3) Message boards : Number crunching : Problems and Technical Issues with Rosetta@home (Message 107172) Posted 8 Oct 2022 by Dark Angel Post: You are beginning to remind me of the people I've fought with over the past few years, who actually believe that H.264 and x.264 are different video codecs. But on to the present, and your apparent attention deficit disorder. Thanks for the history lesson, but I actually don't need it. I've been in this game since the IBM/XT was born. I've done my stint in IT, back when ethernet was barely a rumour and ARCnet was all the rage. A colleague at the time was all hot about ethernet, as the rumours suggested that ethernet would be capable of a whole 2 Mbps whereas ARCnet could only do 1!! Talk about progress!! BTW, you forgot to mention SCSI, and SATA was not "previously IDE" -- SATA means "serial ATA", while another name for IDE is "parallel ATA". So, once again -- SSD simply means the device uses solid state electronics as its storage medium. it absolutely does NOT refer to the device/host interface, which must be specified separately. ROTFPMSL. Let me explain again, I'm talking about what people call them, not precise OCD terminology. Again, would you tell me you've just bought a car or you've just bought a Ferrari? Anyone saying they have an SSD clearly has a SATA attached one, or they would say NVME, just take a look at the ads for new computers containing them. You don't undersell what you're advertising. SATA was IDE. It was the successor to it. They made it faster and serial. No. Not even close. The SSD I run my OS on is no more or less a solid state drive than the SSD I have my games library on despite the OS being on a NVMe drive and the games being on a SATA III drive. I have a HDD on a SATA III interface as well as a DVD-RW. The interface does not determine what the drive is and vice versa. I have other devices that use PCIe connections besides video cards, does that mean they're all the same thing because they're all PCIe? No. it doesn't. If you really want to be genuinely pedantic, NVMe isn't even an interface, it's a protocol. The drive connects to the PCIe interface. People who say they have SSDs say they have SSDs, that includes SATA ,SATA II, SATA III, SCSI, SAS, and NVMe devices. You will only find out what kind of SSD if you ask them specifically AND if they even know. All the general punter knows when they buy a system from a retailer is that "it has a SSD". Enthusiasts and professionals understand the different interfaces and any worth talking to will specify which. If someone bought a Ferrari they would say so, but that's the same as saying you bought a Samsung or a Western Digital. The generic form would be to say they bought a "sports car" or "supercar". That's not OCD, it's the real world. If you're going to have a tantrum about other people not understanding something, try not to make a fool of yourself by demonstrating it's you that doesn't understand.
4) Message boards : Number crunching : USERS WANT CRUNCH ON GPU WITH CUDA!!! (Message 54583) Posted 19 Jul 2008 by Dark Angel Post: For what it's worth, I found that WCG work runs just lightly faster on Ubuntu 64bit than Ubuntu 32bit. YMMV, or course, but that's my experience.
5) Message boards : Number crunching : Team Points STOLEN!!!!! Over 6 Million Points! (Message 54510) Posted 15 Jul 2008 by Dark Angel Post: I want punitive action taken against those who Hijacked them. I want the same and hopefully the staff here can let us know exactly what is going to be done with those responsible. Yeah, like ... "Off with his giblets!" or something.
6) Message boards : Number crunching : Team Points STOLEN!!!!! Over 6 Million Points! (Message 54424) Posted 10 Jul 2008 by Dark Angel Post: I've just read that this Barbar thief has taken another team after having it "parked" with the username "ABC" and that his croney "MIZ" has joined it in the last 24 hrs after leaving the restored Teddies team. Apparently it is extraordinarily difficult for him to do the honest thing and just start his own team like everybody else. This effort shows a consistent pattern of behaviour on his part. If he's not stopped this will repeat over and over both here and elsewhere.
7) Message boards : Number crunching : Team Points STOLEN!!!!! Over 6 Million Points! (Message 54388) Posted 10 Jul 2008 by Dark Angel Post: I'm somewhat determined to make sure this doesn't happen to my own team here, so yes I'll be keeping at least a small presence. I did originally join some time ago but have lost all trace of my original client and login, plus the server doesn't recognise any of my old email addresses, so I rejoined with this one. There's currently two "Dark Angel"s on my team, both are me. In the interests of transparency I'm petitioning for control of the team (BitBenderTech) as well, as our original team captain is long gone from us here and everywhere else. If anyone is interested in checking up on us our home forum is at http://www.bitbenderforums.com. We're primarily a tech forum, then a community with a bunch of crunchers.
8) Message boards : Number crunching : Team Points STOLEN!!!!! Over 6 Million Points! (Message 54381) Posted 9 Jul 2008 by Dark Angel Post: Good stuff. I am truly impressed by the administration here.
9) Message boards : Number crunching : Team Points STOLEN!!!!! Over 6 Million Points! (Message 54352) Posted 9 Jul 2008 by Dark Angel Post: This whole situation is an absolute travesty. As mentioned several times so far, this Barber character is a prize <insert unpleasant descriptor of choice here>, Stealing a team and then kicking all previous members shows particular malice and intent. Scribe is far more forgiving than I. I'd prefer to see him and his co-conspirators banned from every BOINC project in perpetuity. It is certainly well deserved.