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  1. 10-28-2009, 09:24 PM #1
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    Team Challenges

    I saw that our team had not done any team challenges yet. I think we should do some of them, just for the fun of it
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  2. 10-28-2009, 10:58 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by lkiller123 View Post
    I saw that our team had not done any team challenges yet. I think we should do some of them, just for the fun of it
    Against whom would we do a challenge? The two teams in front of us would wipe us into the dust on daily PPD. There's no other challengers behind us that would be stupid enough to take us on....

    EasyNews has been our traditional opponent. (Ranked #2) I could see us taking them on. Team 2CH, well that ain't gonna happen unless we get more than double our contribution.

    LMK if you have any ideas on this. I'd be game for challenges too. I just don't see it for us....

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  3. 10-29-2009, 04:50 AM #3
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    +1.. a challenge would be nice for sure. Since nobody seems interested in pie anymore
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    I suggested our team join the WCG sponsored challenges sometime ago and noone seemed interested.
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    So I'm sitting here thinking ... what do I need a challenge for ... I already crunch my rigs 24/7 ... and then it dawns on me ... the challenge would be to see if we can incent other teams to produce more.

    Now, to Bob's point, what teams would even bother trying, wouldn't it take all the fun out if they new they couldn't win ... and then I had another thought ... how about we create a Team XS challenge ... basically we challenge all the other teams to see if they can beat us in combined points? I have not researched WCG challenge participation levels, a just a quick, off the cuff thought.

    Other than that I would support participating in a challenge.

    OK more crap coming ouch my mind ... how about a different type of performance challenge altogether ... they have them for points, runtime, and results ... how about a challenge to raise points per hour? Likely only another tech team would understand why / how to appraoch this but maybe we could use it to spread some "smart crunching" tips ... heck we might even learn something from another team :-)
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  7. 10-29-2009, 12:04 PM #7
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    What if we had a team challenge. Divide the XS team into 2/3 teams and see who has the highest points after a set amount of time.

    (This would be kinda like what the F@H team did last year)
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  8. 10-29-2009, 02:24 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by loonym View Post
    I suggested our team join the WCG sponsored challenges sometime ago and noone seemed interested.
    Sponsored? Who, what were? I'm in
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  9. 10-29-2009, 02:55 PM #9
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  10. 10-29-2009, 03:11 PM #10
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    The challenge should be to pass easynews...

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    Agreed. I'm working on it as we speak
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  12. 10-29-2009, 03:46 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Snow Crash View Post
    OK more crap coming ouch my mind ... how about a different type of performance challenge altogether ... they have them for points, runtime, and results ... how about a challenge to raise points per hour? Likely only another tech team would understand why / how to appraoch this but maybe we could use it to spread some "smart crunching" tips ... heck we might even learn something from another team :-)
    Not a bad idea. We should be able to approach this w/o any problem. And hell yes, we should get some of their crunching strategy.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kristall-99 View Post
    If only ddtung were able to join up with us again. then rank 2 would be in grasp again
    I'm also wondering where's DDTUNG right now Somewhere in HK? Maybe I will be able to find him. Yes, I'm from HK also

    Quote Originally Posted by jcool View Post
    Agreed. I'm working on it as we speak
    Nice, I will like to see some 16-thread p3nage going on
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    Quote Originally Posted by lkiller123 View Post

    Nice, I will like to see some 16-thread p3nage going on
    Naw, 16-thread was so last summer

    Or how about 16 cores? - that's more like fall

    For winter, I am aiming a little higher though... ok, enough hints dropped.
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  14. 10-29-2009, 03:59 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by jcool View Post
    For winter, I am aiming a little higher though... ok, enough hints dropped.
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    Wrong, and right (probably).
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  16. 10-29-2009, 04:04 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by jcool View Post
    Wrong, and right (probably).
    Then it must be the DP Gulftown.
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  17. 10-30-2009, 10:36 AM #17
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    I would have thought the most important/ultimately rewarding challenge is in getting people in who are new to distributed computing.

    How about a recruiting challenge?

    Just a thought
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    Quote Originally Posted by jcool View Post
    +1.. a challenge would be nice for sure. Since nobody seems interested in pie anymore
    Hey I'm interested! Just not to that capability yet
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    Quote Originally Posted by road-runner View Post
    The challenge should be to pass easynews...
    EasyNews doesn't matter.
    The challenge is to make our work meaningful= find a cure.
    The rest is just fun and games=entertainment.
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  20. 10-30-2009, 05:37 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by RAMMIE View Post
    EasyNews doesn't matter.
    The challenge is to make our work meaningful= find a cure.
    The rest is just fun and games=entertainment.
    Well, I think challenges are for a purpose also. It can help encourage our team to generate more points, thus contributing more

    Why don't we try it? It won't hurt
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    Quote Originally Posted by RAMMIE View Post
    EasyNews doesn't matter.
    The challenge is to make our work meaningful= find a cure.
    The rest is just fun and games=entertainment.
    I'm listening, how do we make our work meaningful?

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    Quote Originally Posted by road-runner View Post
    I'm listening, how do we make our work meaningful?
    Wait, are you saying that you don't know the point of WCG?
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    Quote Originally Posted by lkiller123 View Post
    Wait, are you saying that you don't know the point of WCG?
    No, I'm pretty sure they're saying that no "challenge" could add or subtract from the worth of WCG. It already has meaning.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lkiller123 View Post
    Wait, are you saying that you don't know the point of WCG?
    Yes I know the point. I said let the challenge be to pass easy news, which hopefully would bring in more people. Rammie said EasyNews doesn't matter.
    The challenge is to make our work meaningful= find a cure. The rest is just fun and games=entertainment. So I want to know how to make our work more meaningful?

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    Oh sorry, I misunderstood.
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