UP 2 places on World Ranking Position (by year end?)

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:39 pm

Hi all,

We have a very real chance to move up TWO positions by year end.

Check out this ranking chart here

Position - Team Name - Total Credits
#28 - Special Off Topic - 119,739,273
#29 - USA - 119,242,800
#30 - UK BOINC Team - 117,773,692

#32 - Easynews - 112,286,985

Our RAC is higher than both the teams immediately ahead of us....while Easynews ARE catching up

, but may not pass us until 2008...

Keep on crunching !!

regards

Tim

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:27 pm

Just a shame the PS3 couldn't help contribute to the project like Folding@Home

Otherwise, we would see the crunching go up 10 fold!

Still, looks like we could do it... Just set BOINC to use 100% cpu power on Christmas day and cook the turkey on the PC whilst your at it! Energy efficiency and donating to a good cause. Win / Win :P

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:04 pm

Ben wrote:Just a shame the PS3 couldn't help contribute to the project like Folding@Home Otherwise, we would see the crunching go up 10 fold!

Still, looks like we could do it... Just set BOINC to use 100% cpu power on Christmas day and cook the turkey on the PC whilst your at it! Energy efficiency and donating to a good cause. Win / Win :P

Hi Ben,

It's an idea with some questionable merit to it...!

However, for the mentally challenged out there, I would just like to point out that cooking your Christmas meal, by leaving your turkey on top of your PC is NOT a good idea...unless the PC happens to be in the middle of a large hot oven (around 220C, Gas mark

at the time....

But then the PC might become a molten mess, which the turkey would sink into, potentially leading to a nasty metal/plastic/turkey mix, which may not be that digestible....so, you have been warned.

There's that the Health & Safety issue dealt with...!

Any recipes for Christmas Pudding a la flambe'ed keyboard ??

regards

Tim

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:08 pm

Ah yeah, something i overlooked. Knew it was too good to be true :lol: But i suppose if for some strange reason your PC was at about 220 degrees then i think we would have the king of crunchers.

P.S - Add cream to the keyboard. Custard tastes a bit funny on melted plastic.

NaRyan · Post by **NaRyan** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:44 pm

Guess if you have a Dell laptop that could cook your turkey.
And also your goose....

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:46 pm

NaRyan wrote:Guess if you have a Dell laptop that could cook your turkey.
And also your goose....

Hi,

Would that be those Dell laptops whose batteries sort of exploded ???

regards

Tim

UBT - mickyb69 · Post by **UBT - mickyb69** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:30 pm

220 c hmmmm . My lads back from uni and keeps leaving his acer lappy on the bed, I think maybe if i put a nice big pot full of water on top of it there should be enough heat to sort a nice joint of pig out .

Know it all kids quote of the day ..My lappys running slow because my sister touched it ,Nothing to do with the glowing case due to a pillow over the fan vent .