1) Message boards : The Lounge : BOINC Pentathlon 2024 (Message 113878) Posted 14 days ago by pschoefer Post: Dear Pentathletes, the last Pentathlon is already almost eleven months in the past, so it is high time to look ahead. SETI.Germany invites to the 15th BOINC Pentathlon, which will start on 5 May and run for 14 days, as usual. This year, the Marathon is back on the schedule. The obstacles that were introduced two years ago and yield bonus points when being crossed are not on the long track this time, but on one of the shorter tracks: Steeplechase replaces Cross Country and will run for seven days, during which two one-day obstacles yield a bonus between 20% and 50%. City Run, Sprint, and Javelin Throw remain unchanged, the projects are now universally announced 2-3 days prior to the start of each discipline. The teams can sign up using this form until 2 May. Do not hesitate and get your computers ready, because: It will be exciting again at the BOINC Pentathlon!

2) Message boards : The Lounge : BOINC Pentathlon 2023 (Message 111531) Posted 9 Apr 2023 by pschoefer Post: Dear Pentathletes, once again May is approaching rapidly, once again SETI.Germany invites to the BOINC Pentathlon. Starting on 5 May, fourteen days with five disciplines at five projects are on the schedule for the fourteenth time. There are no major rule changes this year, only a slight downward adjustment of the bonus points during the Obstacle Run. Nevertheless, we hope to be a bit more lucky with the stability of the projects and to have one or the other surprise in stock again this year. Of course, even with the best preparation, sometimes things can go wrong, even though we do our best to make the event run as smoothly as possible. It should also be noted that some projects see the Pentathlon as a welcome stress test and may even learn more from any problems than from smooth sailing. The Pentathlon will not be perfect because it cannot be perfect. But don't let that discourage you from taking up the challenge, dusting off your computers, and signing your teams up using this form (possible until 2 May), because: It will be exciting again at the BOINC Pentathlon!

3) Message boards : The Lounge : BOINC Pentathlon 2022 (Message 107964) Posted 26 Apr 2022 by pschoefer Post: Dear Pentathletes, a lot has changed since SETI.Germany invited to the first BOINC Pentathlon in 2010. But even twelve years later we are happy to continue a tradition with you again: The thirteenth BOINC Pentathlon starts in just over one week. From 5 May, the computers and their owners can once again show what they are capable of. For a period of two weeks, they once more have to overcome the various adversities and prove their abilities, but even the Pentathlon is not sheltered from changes: This year, the former Marathon track features three obstacles, where bonus credits are up for the grabs. So, what are you waiting for? Until 2 May, the teams can sign up using this form. We are already looking forward to your strategies and a great time with you, because: It will be exciting again at the BOINC Pentathlon!

4) Message boards : The Lounge : BOINC Pentathlon 2021 (Message 104038) Posted 21 Apr 2021 by pschoefer Post: Dear Pentathletes, the twelfth BOINC Pentathlon is approaching rapidly, and SETI.Germany cordially invites all Volunteer Computing enthusiast teams to participate once again. Just two weeks remain to de-dust the computers and to expand the power lines. It might be a good idea to stock up on food, as well, since we will be stuck in front of the computers for two weeks starting on 5 May, crunching long and short, partly over rough and smooth, partly through the city, and even throwing work units. As in the previous year, the projects for all five disciplines will be chosen by the organizers. Many questions on how things work are answered in the FAQ. The teams can now sign up until 2 May using this form. We're looking forward to welcoming you again, because: It will be exciting again at the BOINC Pentathlon!

5) Message boards : The Lounge : BOINC Pentathlon 2020 (Message 97517) Posted 12 Apr 2020 by pschoefer Post: Dear Pentathletes, 5 May 2020, the starting day of the eleventh BOINC Pentathlon, is only a few weeks away. Even in difficult times, SETI.Germany invites all Volunteer Computing enthusiast teams to participate in the five disciplines over two weeks and to gather in front of their computers - everyone in front of their own computer, of course. Maybe some of us will go through a different illness than the Pentathlon fever or spend much of their time keeping important businesses such as healthcare or food supply running. Let's not forget the former and thank the latter by crunching a work unit for all of them! While the process and rules remain largely unchanged from last year, a maximum of flexibility is needed for choosing the projects, as maybe one project needs the computing power more urgently than others or a project may be unavailable on short notice. To make the Pentathlon nevertheless as exciting and trouble-free as possible, not only the Marathon project, but all five projects are chosen by a small group of the organizers this year. The teams can now sign up until 2 May using this form. We're looking forward to welcoming you again, because: It will be exciting again at the BOINC Pentathlon!

6) Message boards : The Lounge : BOINC Pentathlon 2019 (Message 90976) Posted 7 Apr 2019 by pschoefer Post: Dear Volunteer Computing enthusiasts all over the world, here we go again. From 05 May to 19 May, the tenth BOINC Pentathlon will impose the known, but also new challenges, and SETI.Germany warmly invites all enthusiast teams to join. While the basic concept of five disciplines at five projects of course remains untouched, there are again some innovations: Javelin Throw is a fresh and new discipline and requires the teams to cleverly split their resources, as the rankings are not based on the sum of all points, but only on each team's third best day out of five (not necessarily consecutive) days. This year's Marathon will take place at a subproject of the World Community Grid chosen by the project administrators. The preferences of the participating teams are taken into account, with some limitations, for choosing the projects for the other disciplines. Until 27 April, the teams can sign up and vote for their favorite projects. So, don't be shy and join: It will be exciting again at the BOINC Pentathlon!

7) Message boards : News : Web site changes (Message 87984) Posted 8 Sep 2018 by pschoefer Post: I agree with you on the point that many project names do not unambiguously tell what the project is doing. But no, you won't have access to exactly the same community resources, because you can't login to any of your project accounts, as SU creates anonymous accounts.

8) Message boards : News : Web site changes (Message 87979) Posted 8 Sep 2018 by pschoefer Post: Also, the front page now presents the option of participating using Science United. Current volunteers should consider doing this. By making it easier for new projects to get volunteers, SU will encourage the creation of new BOINC projects. I'm a bit disappointed to see this advertisement and not at all surprised to see the negative replies, as everyone who followed the discussion about that new model last year could have seen them coming. Of course, the opinions here are biased towards the more enthusiastic volunteers, but even for your average set-and-forget volunteer, switching to SU is not very attractive. The only direct advantage of SU from a volunteer's perspective is that they don't have to identify projects that fit their field of interest, but the current volunteers already have gone through this process. The vague promise that there may be more projects in the future if SU is successful, is likely not going to change anyone's mind; I wouldn't be surprised if a large majority of the current volunteers is very loyal to just one single project and does not particularly care if there are more projects on the BOINC platform. On the other hand, switching to SU would somehow rip the volunteers out of their existing communities. They can't join their teams anymore, they will lose the opportunity to post in the projects' message boards (even if they use their old accounts for that, they will eventually fall below the RAC threshold some projects are using), they won't have easy access to their personal accomplishments anymore (and I don't just mean credit/points, which are only relevant for some hardcore crunchers; but rather discovered pulsars at Einstein@Home, contribution badges for specific publications at GPUGRID, found primes at PrimeGrid, being Predictor of the Day at Rosetta@home, etc.). To some extent, this will also cause 99.9M of your 100M new volunteers to sooner or later join the army of former volunteers who quit because they can't get things to run properly and can't get help with this, or because "no useful results ever come out of this", or because they simply forget to set it up again after a device change.

9) Message boards : The Lounge : BOINC Pentathlon 2018 (Message 85776) Posted 7 Apr 2018 by pschoefer Post: It's that time again, the BOINC Pentathlon is just a few weeks away. For the ninth time, SETI.Germany invites the passionate crunchers from all over the world to compete in this team competition from 05 May to 19 May in five disciplines at five projects. The teams may sign up and vote for their favorite projects from a pre-selection using this registration form until 27 April. Late registration until 02 May is possible, but without the opportunity to vote for projects. For more information about the BOINC Pentathlon, please visit the Pentathlon pages, where you can also find the full rules and the answers to frequently asked questions. It will be exciting again at the BOINC Pentathlon! 8)

10) Message boards : Projects : Radioactive@Home domain is dead. (Message 84186) Posted 4 Jan 2018 by pschoefer Post: It's not (yet?) dead, their server is still working properly. Only the domain is gone, so you have to access it via IP address (37.59.210.4).

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