Happy Pi Day 3 14!!!

[gatekeeper53]

Everyone celebrate Pi day by putting at least one core on Pi Segment for the day. LOL

[AMDave]

What a "Terryfic" idea, Gatekeeper53! ;)
I have 4 on it now, just for kicks.

Come on all you AMD users out there!
The Pi Segment project needs you.

If you have never contributed to a Distributed Computing project before this project is an excellent introduction.

This project has a short-term goal and the work is going fast so there's no time to waste if you would like to be part of this PI time-challenge.

If you are a veteran DC'er you won't want to miss out on this.

So simple too:

Download the client here (http://www.pisegment.net/project/projectpart.aspx)
The client helps you register your name.
Then use your new password to log into their project website and join up with all the other AMD Users giving PI a run for its digits, here ( http://www.pisegment.net/myaccount/joingroup.aspx)

You can catch your progress here (http://www.pisegment.net/stat/displaygroup.aspx?groupid=d4b98909-6f30-45ea-9487-8a9cc019a603)
or here (http://stats.free-dc.org/new/teamstats.php?proj=pi&team=AMD+Users)
(thanks bok!)
and watch the progress of the project here (http://www.pisegment.net/stat/globalstat.aspx)

WOW! Past 25% already!

What are you waiting for???

[gamer007]

Since it is Pi Day. Might as well help out. :)

[AMDave]

YAY! Hang on a second. I haven't caught you yet. Doh! lol
Welcome back gamer007!

Come one come all!

On this fine and glorious Pi Day, the PI Segment project appears to be celebrating just like it does every day!
With FREE WORK UNITS !!!
Woohoo! Imagine!

But make no mistake.
There is not an endless supply.
409,484 have already rushed out the door!
9,592 more are already signed for.
There are only 1,181,366 left and falling!
IT'S AMAZING!

So jump on in and get you PI Work Units fast before the stock runs out!!!

(See above for details on how to get involved)

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Please note that at no time during this blatant promotion have any steak-knives been offered.
AMDave is also available for parties and pub crawls :)

[Evil-Dragon]

2 cores of mine are at your disposal on Pi Segment, i would put my other machines on it as well but i'm still trying to find more Primes on PrimeGrid :D

[Nflight]

A link posted on the front page of Yahoo.com...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070312/ap_on_fe_st/the_church_of_pi
Since this is the day of PI why not some added fan fare, pretty interesting read.

As for helping out some of you know my dilemma, some don't, I have to get back to work, sorry no participation at this time!:sad5:

[LeBo]

I'll help out as much as possible. I very busy right now in my business. I'll try 6 cores on it for right now.:)

[gatekeeper53]

Thanks Lebo and Dragon we seem to be getting our butts handed to us by ACS Blueberry Pi. All help is wonderful!!!! As AMDave would put it "No bored CPU's turned away" lol

[gatekeeper53]

Zepp is silent again today I hope he hasn't burned the house down. He said that he was having "power problems" and I can sure understand that with the pharm that he runs. I plan on putting a 100 amp service in the shed. The wife says that if I need more than that, I have to sell off the excess computers. lol I remember when me and my dad build our new house in 1963 we put in a 100 amp service and thought that we would never use hardly any of it. Of course that was when each house had only 1 tv, no cable box or dvd player, microwave, computers, coffee makers, rechargable batteries, or PS2's.

[NVM]

hopefully he's buffering and going to drop a huge stinky bomb. :icon_mrgreen:

[gamer007]

Thanks Lebo and Dragon we seem to be getting our butts handed to us by ACS Blueberry Pi. All help is wonderful!!!! As AMDave would put it "No bored CPU's turned away" lol

You forgot me.:icon_lol: I'm helping out right now.

[gatekeeper53]

Heck yea Gamer sorry! THANKS!!!

[AMDave]

A big welcome to Skligmund :hello:

/ed-
Nice cpu farm Skligmund!
Thanks for bringing them over.
-ed/

[AMDave]

Welcome aboard lazykiller :)
Great to see you again!

[Skligmund]

A big welcome to Skligmund :hello:

/ed-
Nice cpu farm Skligmund!
Thanks for bringing them over.
-ed/

Thanks for the welcome!

I actually used to be part of the AMD Users team over a year ago, but since, I have been aiming my work to PrimeGrid and Twin prime Search. Since I use BOINCStats and I donate fairly regularly there (need that new server), I joined the BOINCStats team. Because of the lack of enthusiasm for the team, I may rejoin AMD Users. Regardless, my work will stay at PrimeGrid and TPS.

For now, I'm helping out with the Pi Segment project for you guys, because it was requested by somebody who helped me out a lot over at Twin Prime Search and PrimeGrid. I hope I can help you stay in 1st. :icon_mrgreen:

[gatekeeper53]

We all thank you for the help it couldn't come at a better time. And I think it would be great if you stuck around.

[vaughan]

Thanks for helping the team effort in Pi Segment skligmund. :icon_thumright:

And can I add a big thank you to everyone who has switched a box or more to PS. The response has been great to see. :icon_wink:

[gamer007]

I'm helping. 'Cept I could do more PS work if I didn't have BOINC Primegrid running at the same time. :) I'm wanting to find a prime like others here did. :lol:

[NVM]

i just passed yer butt a couple days ago in PS gamer. NorthVan rules!

[AMDave]

Pi Day Follow up:

There were several interesting events held to celebrate Pi Day.

Regardless of all of these I held my cap in hand for the fellowship and support of the mathematicians at JMU who amassed a whopping $180.00 for "future student lounge renovations" for their troubles last year in 2006
http://www.math.jmu.edu/newsletter/index.html#piday
Well done chaps. That probably just covered the cost of the clean up and the dry cleaning.
bMMr!

I hope this year, they priced the pi's at 5 bucks a throw
(deliberate puns intended. heh)
Looking forward to seeing this year's news letter.

BUT hey! There's more!
(No you don't get a free set of steak knives!)

The world of Mathematics has available yet another Pi-related celebratory occasion:
7/22 - It is called Pi Approximation Day