| Info | Message |
|---|---|
| 1) Message boards : Questions and problems : Certificate issue, browser says my data may not be private.
Message 119544 Posted 16 days ago by robsmith |
Often the blocking s NOT done by BOINC but by your own browser. For example if I try to look at the CPDN site I get the Firefox warning that the site I'm trying to look at is "insecure" |
| 2) Message boards : Projects : CPDN
Message 119485 Posted 21 days ago by robsmith |
We had a warning from a couple of (UK based) data centres that they were going to be reducing power to the racks because the cooling systems are not intended to run with ambient temperatures above about 30C. What does this mean? Well it all depends on how the racks are configured, some will be able to reduce clock speeds on the processors, some will shed very low lad servers, and others will just wave a white flag and shut down..... |
| 3) Message boards : The Lounge : The Seti is Slumbering Cafe
Message 119383 Posted 12 Jun 2026 by robsmith |
...or all those AI bots trying to see who has won? Just a random thought about "training" AI bots - Feed them a diet of the thoughts posted on various message boards that make absolutely no sense at all. |
| 4) Message boards : The Lounge : The Seti is Slumbering Cafe
Message 119367 Posted 11 Jun 2026 by robsmith |
Well, not quite. The home page is still up, but "all" lower level pages are not available due to some sort of security issue. [edit to add] The behaviour is really strange - when going to S@H on a tab with another website open I get a "can't open due to security issues" type message, click back to the previous website, then quickly go forward to S@H I get the S@H home page, all menus visible but trying any of the menu items below the top level I get the security warning (e.g. community tab give the drop down list, but clicking on any of the list entries I get the security message). Hmmmmm....... |
| 5) Message boards : Questions and problems : PLEASE add option to UNMASK password, adding project
Message 119344 Posted 9 Jun 2026 by robsmith |
Raise this as a feature request on BOINC's github page: https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues |
| 6) Message boards : The Lounge : The Seti is Slumbering Cafe
Message 119286 Posted 2 Jun 2026 by robsmith |
Well that was a short period of great joy, now back into the gloom :-( |
| 7) Message boards : The Lounge : Grumbles, Glory and All Your Off Topic Discussions
Message 119255 Posted 26 May 2026 by robsmith |
...and that would be a mere pittance compared to the "friendly advice" offered by the rest of the squad. |
| 8) Message boards : The Lounge : The Seti is Slumbering Cafe
Message 119201 Posted 20 May 2026 by robsmith |
At least we know why, and keeping our fingers crossed for a successful audit |
| 9) Message boards : The Lounge : The Seti is Slumbering Cafe
Message 119150 Posted 15 May 2026 by robsmith |
Thanks Carlos - I just ask that you are gentle with him (as I'm sure you will be). |
| 10) Message boards : The Lounge : The Seti is Slumbering Cafe
Message 119136 Posted 13 May 2026 by robsmith |
SETI is currently "enjoying" a period of "deep sleep":
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| 11) Message boards : Projects : SETI@Home add project
Message 119118 Posted 9 May 2026 by robsmith |
Provided a user has not deleted, or had their account deleted, you can see a list of the computers they used, their total credits,and their RAC at the time the project shutdown. You can also see their most recent results, but that list is very limited, and may be empty if they stopped crunching long before S@H shut its doors. And of course the forums are still active, and can be searched a long way back. |
| 12) Message boards : Promotion : Re-opening the efficiency debate: The 2026 hardware reality
Message 119081 Posted 5 May 2026 by robsmith |
some of us are going to rapidly run out of limbs! I've already run out of saleable kidneys... |
| 13) Message boards : Promotion : Re-opening the efficiency debate: The 2026 hardware reality
Message 119075 Posted 5 May 2026 by robsmith |
I'm so sorry, but you are totally missing one of the major objectives of BOINC -that a research organisation is able to get more people involved in there research by donating SPARE time on their computers to do said research. Your suggestion, while it may be laudable is totally anti that mode of operation on at least two grounds, firstly by deterring users from using their own computer because only the "latest and greatest" computer hardware will be acceptable to run BOINC; and second the amount of capital money required to replace "old fashioned" hardware on a very frequent basis. Thus I would posit that YOU are actually ANTI-BOINC as your precepts of going to a very centralised, very high capital budget system goes against the founding principals of BOINC. |
| 14) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid
Message 118911 Posted 23 Apr 2026 by robsmith |
All "old" finished tasks have now not only uploaded they have reported, and as an added bonus I have some nice shiny new tasks to run :-) |
| 15) Message boards : Questions and problems : BOINC says "Communication Deferred" for every project I attempt
Message 118910 Posted 23 Apr 2026 by robsmith |
WCG is s-l-o-w-l-y coming back to life with uploads now running to completion, so there is no need to delete anything. |
| 16) Message boards : Projects : Radioactive@home
Message 118887 Posted 21 Apr 2026 by robsmith |
Your suggestion sounds plausible, but there is one part of any BONC project that is all too often overlooked - the link between the BOINC project and the related academics. This link give the project some credence, helps develop the algorithms deployed in the apps. If the academics who started the project have lost interest, moved on, or have had their funding removed then they may not be happy to allow third party to deploy "their pet" - which is a great shame, but not unknown. |
| 17) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid
Message 118795 Posted 12 Apr 2026 by robsmith |
I just want to make sure I've got enough candles in stock for its next few anniversaries of being down ;-) |
| 18) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid
Message 118783 Posted 10 Apr 2026 by robsmith |
we expect completion between April 10th and April 11th, but no earlier than 18:00 UTC on April 10th Noted, but no year given, so guesses please ;-) |
| 19) Message boards : The Lounge : Grumbles, Glory and All Your Off Topic Discussions
Message 118689 Posted 30 Mar 2026 by robsmith |
It never gets old, nor does it decay, a bit like its twin Burocrasium (Bu) which is thought to be composed of at least three of Gv and/or Ad. However it has not been possible to accurately its structure. |
| 20) Message boards : Projects : Axiom project
Message 118632 Posted 26 Mar 2026 by robsmith |
At least you wouldn't directly paying for the electricity used, I'd be paying some over bloated utility company's executive's bonus.... |
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