If anyone still needs a reason to crunch.....

Anyone who peeks around here and isn't sure whether to crunch, what it is all about, or why we do it, need look no further than HERE.

This team started in memory of Little Jake, who's brief life was taken by form of Muscular Dystrophy - one of the projects available at WCG.

Please read the following tribute to Little Jakes short life, and also the video, and I challenge anyone here not to be moved:

Jakes Story

Jakes Video

Although this is aimed at folks who don't crunch here yet - I would recommend anyone crunching to consider keeping this little team and Jakes memory alive by putting a spare rig there for a day or 2 as a show of support:

"For little Jake, and others" WCG Team

I apologise to the Admins if it is inappropriate to place this here, but this inspires me and I hope it inspires others to start crunching too. :toast:

Don't worry at all.
Things like this, though very sad, are the reasons why we do what we do.
The goal is to spend the time,money and effort now so that maybe a Jake in the next generation doesn't have to go through this.
Thanks for posting this Ady!

I just thought on this for a minute.
I'm going to pull a machine from XS for a week to put on that team.
If any care to join me, PM me or Ady for a username and password.

Give me an hour or so to set it up.
6am EST right now.

Thanks for the support Dave - and thanks for setting up the account - I'm sure it will be well received and appreciated :toast:

Can I be really presumptuous and ask whether this could be a sticky for a while to both attract some of our guests and lurkers to crunching, and also to shamelessly tout for a little support for that worthy cause?

Well done, Addy.

See ya around the fires.

Thanks Mike - its always a pleasure :toast:

<shameless bump>

Anyone who can spare a machine to crunch just for a day to help out, then PM Dave or myself for the password.

The Team is called 'From XtremeSystems' :thumbsup:

This is only running for a week as a symbolic gesture of support, so don't be shy and spare a few cycles in memory of this tragic little child :toast:

They'll see some numbers today. :D
Looks like it's just you and me so far Ady..Hopefully that will change a little.
Oh, I got 8 WU in to your 7..:rofl:
Sorry, this is XS, we compete at EVERYTHING!:fact:

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Originally Posted by Movieman

They'll see some numbers today. :D
Looks like it's just you and me so far Ady..Hopefully that will change a little.
Oh, I got 8 WU in to your 7..:rofl:
Sorry, this is XS, we compete at EVERYTHING!:fact:

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Its ok Dave - I'll do the long WU's then and you stick to the little ones :p: :D

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Originally Posted by [XC] Adywebb

Its ok Dave - I'll do the long WU's then and you stick to the little ones :p: :D

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LOLOL..Ok wiseguy!:D Good one!
Just checked, 4 machines on that account now.
Would love to see some more for the week to send the message.;)

Excellent, and a few more would show them that this team has an xtreme heart as well as xtreme crunching power :fact:

I see we have about 14 validated results, and 13 pending at the moment - well done folks! :toast:

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Originally Posted by [XC] Adywebb

Excellent, and a few more would show them that this team has an xtreme heart as well as xtreme crunching power :fact:

I see we have about 14 validated results, and 13 pending at the moment - well done folks! :toast:

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Yea, I think all the short ones are yours!:sofa:
What do you have on this?
I have my DX3600..

Oh,BUMP!:p:

I'm using a T7200 lappy - its now set to run FAAH only via the Home profile - I'll leave you to do the little Genome ones now... :D

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Originally Posted by [XC] Adywebb

I'm using a T7200 lappy - its now set to run FAAH only via the Home profile - I'll leave you to do the little Genome ones now... :D

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A Laptop..JEEZ! Lets get a real PC on this!
As to work units, wasn't it you that set up the profile?
I just take what you set up.:stick:

I believe it was best said, we don't care why you crunch as long as you DO crunch

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Originally Posted by Movieman

A Laptop..JEEZ! Lets get a real PC on this!
As to work units, wasn't it you that set up the profile?
I just take what you set up.:stick:

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I would do, but I'm waiting for some parts to build it! :slap: :D

The Default profile crunches everything, the Home does just FAAH - if you want to set up anything else then make up another profile for Work or School.:p:

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Originally Posted by [XC] Adywebb

I would do, but I'm waiting for some parts to build it! :slap: :D

The Default profile crunches everything, the Home does just FAAH - if you want to set up anything else then make up another profile for Work or School.:p:

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I'll go to "home" then, just so I can show you some old fashioned "xeon powah":p:
Just noticed that Mike047 created an account there!
Thanks Mike!:clap:

Yesterday night my childrens grandfather passed away, and cancer did it.

We were celebrating christmas together, where he looked as a man to live 30 years more, four months later, cancer had payed him a visit.


Crunch on.

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Originally Posted by Frisch

Yesterday night my children's grandfather passed away, and cancer did it.

We were celebrating Christmas together, where he looked as a man to live 30 years more, four months later, cancer had payed him a visit.


Crunch on.

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My sympathies friend.
I'm very sorry.

very sorry to hear that Frisch.

my mother had lung cancer and spent 1.5 months sedated b/c she couldn't breath unaided. she fought very hard and now is recovering having beaten off her cancer!

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Originally Posted by Frisch

Yesterday night my childrens grandfather passed away, and cancer did it.

We were celebrating christmas together, where he looked as a man to live 30 years more, four months later, cancer had payed him a visit.


Crunch on.

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:( .. things are so unfair..my condolences my friend and crunch as hell to avoid this

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Originally Posted by Frisch

Yesterday night my childrens grandfather passed away, and cancer did it.

We were celebrating christmas together, where he looked as a man to live 30 years more, four months later, cancer had payed him a visit.


Crunch on.

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Very sorry to hear this Frisch - my heartfelt condolences :(

looks like Mike047 put his whole farm there.
over 40K yesterday.The From XtremeSystems account did 5K.
Are we going to let one guy outdo the whole team?
Yea, thats a challenge. C'mon guys, it's just for the week.:stick:

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Originally Posted by Movieman

looks like Mike047 put his whole farm there.
over 40K yesterday.The From XtremeSystems account did 5K.
Are we going to let one guy outdo the whole team?
Yea, thats a challenge. C'mon guys, it's just for the week.:stick:

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I'm donating all the spare computing power I have left, most of it is being soaked up by project deadlines. Plus I'm waiting for a hub to come in. :(

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Originally Posted by nn_step

I'm donating all the spare computing power I have left, most of it is being soaked up by project deadlines. Plus I'm waiting for a hub to come in. :(

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Hub? I have a 24 port 10mbit switch your welcome to for the shipping.

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Originally Posted by Movieman

Hub? I have a 24 port 10mbit switch your welcome to for the shipping.

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I might take you up on that later, thank you :toast: