I've been looking around trying to catch-up on stuff.
(get comfortable.....)
A. It really does seem that DC may be going 'Corporate', sort of. There are a couple of 'teams / farms' (country and school based) around racking up stats like crazy. It is really amazing what you can do when you focus 100, 300 or "900" people running only 1 box each.
The stats thing is a double-edged sword. Awarding points gives the 'user' a sense of accomplishment. And yet points foster competition. And competition fosters 'one-up-manship' (we are better than you). If you look too deep into this, it will drive you crazy.
B. Everyone here has their 'pet' projects. And I think that is super. I don't mind someone telling me "I ONLY run <insert your fav here>", be it Reisel, Dnet, Seti, WCG or whatever. That tells me you have put (hopefully) some thought into what you are doing. But at the same time, most of us will pitch in on a 'Team' project to lend a hand, because that is what the 'Team' thing is all about.
I like being up in the stats (on my pet projects), and that is a byproduct of my believing in the benefits of that project. But I won't loose sleep if one of my computers goes down for a while. Running up points for a worthy project = 'good' in my way of thinking, be it 1st place or last. It helps if the project sponsor puts out progress reports on a regular basis (and not just 'scientific fluff', white papers).
C. In conclusion...We are getting 'Spanked' on Tanpaku (2nd place by Thursday AM I think). I say 'Good Job'to Team 2ch. They really have achieved something in a short amount of time on Tanpaku. '2ch' did a great recruiting job, for a country based project they believe worthwhile (I hope). I don't mind being 2nd to this group of people (but there are others, I would rather be in front of...).
Now if they drop it a couple of weeks from now.....
Other Stuff:
I just did my bi-weekly D2OL dump....Geez, you guys have been doing pretty good.
Are we still doing the 'Race' this month?
And how are you doing with the 'Dice Stacking' Beerknurd?
Does the 60 Gig PS3 have enough disk space to 'Crunch' and game? Ok, why play Games on a 'Cruncher', I know, I know...
Keeley Hazell....mmm...And I thought you guys were just here for the sparkling conversation, and Hi-tech nerdy stuff. GO TEAM!!!!
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I'm thinking that the dice are suppost to stay in the cup, but that's the part I can't figure out. Screw making them stand up... I'll view myself as a winner if I can keep from flinging them all over my office.
Originally Posted by Beerknurd
