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[Zrix]

Originally Posted by Desertfox

I started when I made the post and it says

100/5000
43s/frame
107/5000 (estimate)

I take it the first number is the amount of frames, what are the others?
EDIT: Second = 43 seconds per frame?
What about the third?

It's been a while since I used the graphical version, but if I remember correctly, it's like this;

100/5000 <- Completed frames/Total number of frames in the current Workunit
43s/frame <- The average time it takes to complete a frame
107/5000 (estimate) <- How many frames you will have completed by the next update(?)

Also, sticky!

[Viper5]

Joined team, I believe that you only "join" once you've completed a WU

100/500 = Completed frames. This updates every 50 frames. 100 out of 500 frames in that WU.
43s/frame- Average time to complete frame
107/500- Estimated total (Once this gets to 150 the 1st number updates)


Zrix- I just asked the MODs to sticky this

[[R-CON]Desertfox]

Its the estimated total of what? 5000 until I can join a team :O That may be awhile :P Whats this deadline stuff also lol, and I did read the FAQ but its full of acronyms that I don't know :P

[Zrix]

You get the work that needs to be done in Workunits(WU's). These vary in size from time to time, and in your case it consists of 5000 frames.
Once you complete all the frames in a WU, it's sent back and you get points based on how big the WU was and how long it took to complete. It's also not until you finish a WU you show up in a team.

If you do not complete the WU before the deadline, it's cancelled and sent to someone else, and you will get a new one.

[[R-CON]Desertfox]

Originally Posted by Zrix

You get the work that needs to be done in Workunits(WU's). These vary in size from time to time, and in your case it consists of 5000 frames.
Once you complete all the frames in a WU, it's sent back and you get points based on how big the WU was. It's also not until you finish a WU you show up in a team.

If you do not complete the WU before the deadline, it's cancelled and sent to someone else, and you will get a new one.

Oh ok, I got it. So I got 5000 and it says it ends on

00:59 Sat 21 Jul 07
02d:08h:15m:37s

so if I don't finish it by then my WU's get sent to someone else I set it to use 100% CPU and "Allow receipt of work assignments and return of results greater than 5MB" =D

[Viper5]

Naah, that's your estimated end date. You have a few more days than that I think

[Zrix]

Originally Posted by Desertfox

Oh ok, I got it. So I got 5000 and it says it ends on

00:59 Sat 21 Jul 07
02d:08h:15m:37s

so if I don't finish it by then my WU's get sent to someone else I set it to use 100% CPU and "Allow receipt of work assignments and return of results greater than 5MB" =D

Im not sure, but I think thats the expected time of completion, not the deadline.

Anyway;

Originally Posted by F@H

Are there any limits to how long my machine can take to finish a work unit (WU)?

Yes. Depending on the work unit, unfinished work units for most projects "expire" and are reassigned to new machines. Since new WUs are generated by finishing old ones, we must keep things moving along by expiring units. As we move to longer WUs we will extend this time as needed. Expirations vary on the order of a week to a few weeks, depending on the nature of the WU. You will get stats credit for all units that you complete, even if they have expired, but they will not be as useful scientifically.

[[R-CON]Desertfox]

Originally Posted by [R-PUB]Viper5

Naah, that's your estimated end date. You have a few more days than that I think

It says WU END: then the times.

[puglous]

I can't shake the feeling that we're contributing to the creation of some super-AI that will eventually become self-aware and decide to destroy all human-life.

[Viper5]

lmao it did cross my mind that this is just a hoax by some genious at Stanford who didnt feel like waiting his turn in line for a supercomputer, but a lil digging shows its legitimate.