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Your just trying to make me look bad aren't you... 963 Views / 23 Replies  
Your just trying to make me look bad aren't you Shaktai. You've see me I look bad naturally. :) I think we can figure out some type of solution for reader50 for all the hard work done over the...
Posted by jbcool, on Jul 17, 2008 at 04:55 AM, in Team MacNN
Hey careful with that stick you'll poke my eye... 704 Views / 6 Replies  
Hey careful with that stick you'll poke my eye out.;)
Yea my old farm is gone but I planted a few seeds and three quad core machine sprouted up :D and now that I have over taken you at Einstein I...
Posted by jbcool, on Dec 20, 2007 at 12:45 AM, in Team MacNN
Welcome aboard! Shaktai I see you have popped... 704 Views / 6 Replies  
Welcome aboard!
Shaktai I see you have popped your head up again. Makes it easier to take pot shots at you. I just never know where you are going to show up or where I might meet you. Got back in...
Posted by jbcool, on Dec 17, 2007 at 10:42 PM, in Team MacNN
I didn't think anyone would notice I was gone.... 521 Views / 1 Replies  
I didn't think anyone would notice I was gone. :cry:
I have been out on the road spending the money instead of making the money.
Had to take a week of for a vaction at the lake to relax from the...
Posted by jbcool, on May 13, 2005 at 12:02 AM, in Team MacNN
Wow finally got a chance to look at what was... 811 Views / 17 Replies  
Wow finally got a chance to look at what was going on. Yipee!!! The backups have arrived just in time! Nice to see some heavy hitters joining in the know me down a few notches.

Yea, right...
Posted by jbcool, on May 12, 2005 at 01:20 AM, in Team MacNN
Re: This place is getting boring: Summer plans? 729 Views / 5 Replies  
Well let see. Since I have been working so hard to keep from working for the last 1 1/2 years. Last weekend spoonbill fishing in Oklahoma one 68lb and one 38lb fish. Next weekend St. Louis for a...
Posted by jbcool, on Apr 11, 2005 at 12:29 PM, in Team MacNN
Have you not noticed I givin' er all I got... 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
Have you not noticed I givin' er all I got Captin'. Had 3 3400+ machines running for the last couple of weeks and just keeping in step with you.:(

Won't be catching you anytime soon. I have one...
Posted by jbcool, on Apr 2, 2005 at 03:06 AM, in Team MacNN
I had the same thing happen here. Mine were only... 737 Views / 8 Replies  
I had the same thing happen here. Mine were only down for a few hours at the most each time they hit a bad work unit.

You are still to far away for me to throw a rock and hit you.:)
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 27, 2005 at 07:33 PM, in Team MacNN
He pardner just :stick: a litte fun at ya. ... 737 Views / 8 Replies  
He pardner just :stick: a litte fun at ya.

Sorry to hear that your numbers are going to slow down this week.:rolleyes: I try not to push these machines to hard. (Mush, Snap, Crack) :D

Yea I...
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 24, 2005 at 12:57 AM, in Team MacNN
Sorry to hear that you are not going to have the... 737 Views / 8 Replies  
Sorry to hear that you are not going to have the horsepower anymore.
:( It was always great fun trying to keep up with you. Only have this 3400+ for another week to try and catch up with you.
...
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 23, 2005 at 08:59 PM, in Team MacNN
Re: An unexpected bump in my team rank in EAH, Shaktai, where'd ya go? 737 Views / 8 Replies  
Naw, just a change in identity.
The new and improved version: Silverhawk

But I'm thinking more of a "Big Turkey"

Oh BTW I am coming to get in at E@H while I have extra processing power for...
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 23, 2005 at 03:57 PM, in Team MacNN
Got the second 3400 online and formatting the... 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
Got the second 3400 online and formatting the drive on the third one now. Linux had problems so I am going to load windoz. Should have it up and going soon. Then I might have (3) 3400+, 3.2, and...
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 18, 2005 at 12:40 AM, in Team MacNN
I just looked at you list of computers and I... 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
I just looked at you list of computers and I counted a lot more than eight. It became rather obvious why I can't keep up with you.:mad:

Looks to me like when I get a haircut and a real job that I...
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 17, 2005 at 02:57 PM, in Team MacNN
Guess you have pulled your nose away from the... 636 Views / 9 Replies  
Guess you have pulled your nose away from the computer monitors this year and put it near the books? How has school been going this year?

With no more activity that I was seeing here I thought...
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 16, 2005 at 12:43 PM, in Team MacNN
Couple of 3400+ AMD 64 machines here. They were a... 797 Views / 17 Replies  
Couple of 3400+ AMD 64 machines here. They were a decent price and I needed to replace (give away) the 2400+ and 2.4 machines to keep up with the gang.
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 16, 2005 at 12:38 PM, in Team MacNN
Your still putting down great numbers. Sorry... 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
Your still putting down great numbers. Sorry about shifting gears on you, but those headlights of yours were bright.:D If you get the bro in the mix I would probably be in trouble again. Of...
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 16, 2005 at 12:33 PM, in Team MacNN
Go away kid ya bug me!:D Your just trying to... 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
Go away kid ya bug me!:D
Your just trying to be difficult? Gonna make me work for it?

Welcome back!
Turkey.
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 16, 2005 at 03:15 AM, in Team MacNN
I am guessing with the new 3400 and pulling a... 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
I am guessing with the new 3400 and pulling a couple machines off that I will be stuck around what my rate now is.:(
I'm thinking another project is where you want to put your resources for at...
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 15, 2005 at 03:38 AM, in Team MacNN
Yea I have a habit of giving things away but I... 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
Yea I have a habit of giving things away but I don't miss that hub. Notice I didn't give you either one of my 24 port hubs.:D
I ordered two more 3400+ machines on Sunday should have them running by...
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 14, 2005 at 03:38 AM, in Team MacNN
Darn it! And I was doing so well on trying to... 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
Darn it! And I was doing so well on trying to get caught up. You were only 2 months ahead of me if you didn't do any crunching. :err:

Guess I need to go ahead an put in another order.:stick:
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 13, 2005 at 11:28 AM, in Team MacNN
You still have me beat in the Einstein project... 784 Views / 11 Replies  
You still have me beat in the Einstein project and it may be a while before I catch you there.:hmm:

Glad to hear that you had a safe trip Shaktai.
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 1, 2005 at 11:51 PM, in Team MacNN
It takes the AMD64 3400+ five hours to complete a... 784 Views / 11 Replies  
It takes the AMD64 3400+ five hours to complete a work unit and I notice I have some units that I sent back three days ago that I still have not got any credit for yet. So it will take a while.

I...
Posted by jbcool, on Mar 1, 2005 at 01:47 AM, in Team MacNN
No need to UNregister. You will not show up on... 784 Views / 11 Replies  
No need to UNregister. You will not show up on the list until after you send in a work unit and it will take a little while after that before your work unit and id will show up on the list. You...
Posted by jbcool, on Feb 28, 2005 at 03:17 AM, in Team MacNN
Good news. The problem was a power supply going... 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
Good news. The problem was a power supply going bad (again) seems like I burn one up every six months or so. Might let the new work work on Einstein for a week or so once I get it running.

Where...
Posted by jbcool, on Feb 20, 2005 at 02:09 AM, in Team MacNN
Re: WinXP automatic start/stop of Fold@home? 546 Views / 3 Replies  
I have not tried any of them but there are some cron programs written for Windows that I think will work with XP. Might try one of those if you have a machine you can test it on.
Posted by jbcool, on Feb 20, 2005 at 02:01 AM, in Team MacNN
Naw I did it the old fashion way. DSL and CABLE... 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
Naw I did it the old fashion way. DSL and CABLE for the next week. Then I drop the baby bell and my cost is cut in half of what SBC was charging me.

I wish there was a true broadband. I would...
Posted by jbcool, on Feb 19, 2005 at 01:23 AM, in Team MacNN
Yea one new one for crunching only, one that has... 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
Yea one new one for crunching only, one that has been shut off, then the one that is having problems and the one that I am taking off the crunching so I can get some aircraft parts modeled by next...
Posted by jbcool, on Feb 18, 2005 at 02:23 AM, in Team MacNN
Good news, bad news 4U. The good news 4U I am... 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
Good news, bad news 4U.
The good news 4U I am having a problem with my fastest computer just shutting off. I think it is a power supply or motherboard issue since it just shuts its self of without...
Posted by jbcool, on Feb 17, 2005 at 05:05 PM, in Team MacNN
You don't need to worry about me. Your only... 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
You don't need to worry about me. Your only 54,000+ units ahead of me. I'm more concerned about that virex that keeps bumping my back bumper, can't shake them. I figured that you had gotten moved...
Posted by jbcool, on Feb 16, 2005 at 03:09 AM, in Team MacNN
Well two of them just fell through the bottom of... 705 Views / 7 Replies  
Well two of them just fell through the bottom of the basket. The two places I was scheduled to go to just lost all their work to either other companies or moved the work to different branchs of the...
Posted by jbcool, on Feb 1, 2005 at 01:42 PM, in Team MacNN
Re: Where do you put your focus? 653 Views / 8 Replies  
We want you to put your resources on the project that you wish to be involved in. My projects of choice are F@H (folding@home) and P@H (Predictor@home) because I feel that they might help someone in...
Posted by jbcool, on Feb 1, 2005 at 01:30 PM, in Team MacNN
Even not macs are okay we likes 'em all. ... 601 Views / 7 Replies  
Even not macs are okay we likes 'em all.

Sorry I don't know the answer on the Seti question I quit that project a few years ago.
Posted by jbcool, on Feb 1, 2005 at 01:19 PM, in Team MacNN
Bring it!:P :D Probably be about the same... 705 Views / 7 Replies  
Bring it!:P :D

Probably be about the same time I move across the country again so you will probably still get ahead of me.:(

Just give me more of a challenge when I do get back in to it , eh?
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 27, 2005 at 01:13 AM, in Team MacNN
You won't need to worry about taking the time... 705 Views / 7 Replies  
You won't need to worry about taking the time off. I will probably decide to go out and get a haircut an real job next month somewhere in the US and I will be down again, while I relocate. Which...
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 27, 2005 at 01:07 AM, in Team MacNN
I appreciate all the hard work all the guys/gals... 484 Views / 3 Replies  
I appreciate all the hard work all the guys/gals do to make things work.
I think most of those that live in the real world understand about being busy.

Ok, enough reality for me. Time to go back...
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 26, 2005 at 07:36 PM, in Team MacNN
I will try to be a challenge as long as I can. ... 705 Views / 7 Replies  
I will try to be a challenge as long as I can. Still have one more 2.4G computer in energy saving mode (turned off) that I can try dig through the box and find some memory to put in it. You have...
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 26, 2005 at 07:15 PM, in Team MacNN
Re: Excellent Review of the Mac Mini - from a PC Review Site 524 Views / 2 Replies  
It really does seem to be a very realistic review, much better than I expected. It was nice to know that it does not come out of the box with enough memory, so that can be ordered from the...
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 26, 2005 at 12:20 PM, in Team MacNN
Re: Predictor communications 705 Views / 7 Replies  
Looks like 4.1.7 fixed the problem and the put out 4.1.9 last night which also seems to be working fine.

Now if I can just increase the speed a little so I don't have virex hitting my back...
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 26, 2005 at 12:07 PM, in Team MacNN
You just want to make it hard for me to catch up... 705 Views / 7 Replies  
You just want to make it hard for me to catch up with you.:mad:
You sign onto projects now that I can't get into and run up your numbers. :err: I think you are just trying to make me go out and get...
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 26, 2005 at 11:56 AM, in Team MacNN
It is what we have come to expect from Welnic. ... 542 Views / 2 Replies  
It is what we have come to expect from Welnic. Nice person, helps others and none of us can even run with that big dawg.

Congrats on rising to the top. Again!
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 20, 2005 at 11:57 AM, in Team MacNN
Or you could buy a hundred of them and get a... 825 Views / 9 Replies  
Or you could buy a hundred of them and get a sheet of glass and make yourself a desk out of them.:D
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 17, 2005 at 11:57 AM, in Team MacNN
Predictor communications 705 Views / 7 Replies  
Anyone else having problems returning work units? I have 40 waiting to be returned. I keep knocking but no one answers the door??? Almost as bad as trying to get work from them.
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 17, 2005 at 11:54 AM, in Team MacNN
WOW 20 in a corner? Now that is what I call a... 825 Views / 9 Replies  
WOW 20 in a corner? Now that is what I call a nice budget.:D I was thinking more along the quantity of 5.

I do like the size! We just need more power Scotty!

Shaktai says he isn't going to...
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 13, 2005 at 01:45 AM, in Team MacNN
Re: Who will be Mini Mac Farming? 825 Views / 9 Replies  
Nice small form factor but no real processing power. I think I will stick with my AMD / Intel platforms for team work. I would be more impressed with something like this if it was a dual G5 2GHz...
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 12, 2005 at 05:53 PM, in Team MacNN
Glad they are using the BOINC at least that way... 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
Glad they are using the BOINC at least that way the machines are working on something. Think I will try and load it on my linux machine tomorrow.

Just don't want you getting to far ahead shaktai...
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 11, 2005 at 02:21 AM, in Team MacNN
Re: Predictor website is back up. 1,525 Views / 41 Replies  
They are accepting new accounts now but I have not been able to get any work yet. Will update when I see a packet delivered.

Finally got my first packets. Second machine still waiting for work....
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 10, 2005 at 04:11 PM, in Team MacNN
Scott I'm not good with ideas but you might get a... 2,355 Views / 10 Replies  
Scott I'm not good with ideas but you might get a few from looking at how this group (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/) does their stat page for f@h.
Posted by jbcool, on Jan 4, 2005 at 01:05 PM, in Team MacNN
Re: New Number 1 position in Folding@Home for Team MacNN!!! 4,798 Views / 54 Replies  
That would be ok for a crunch only machine. I have been wanting to build a dual processor machine for my next project. I am finally running enough stuff where one processor is not always enough....
Posted by jbcool, on Dec 26, 2004 at 05:29 PM, in Team MacNN
I understand where your coming from. My piggy... 4,798 Views / 54 Replies  
I understand where your coming from. My piggy bank is empty also. I did see that it would require the PCI-X slots which means a full time job to get the new graphics card, processor, motherboard,...
Posted by jbcool, on Dec 25, 2004 at 05:07 AM, in Team MacNN
I'm with you, this Clearspeed sounds like a... 4,798 Views / 54 Replies  
I'm with you, this Clearspeed sounds like a better and cheaper solution than having a bunch of boxes eating up the electricity. Not to mention it is would be easier for me to lug around the country....
Posted by jbcool, on Dec 25, 2004 at 03:06 AM, in Team MacNN
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