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WCG Milestones
plewdawg passes 55 million
mikeb12 passes 3 million
Jupiler passes 2.5 million
jetengdoctor passes one million
posershadow passes one million
generalpetres passes 650,000
XS_Rise passes 500,000
Mellowyellow passes 400,000
Bo_Fox passes 200,000
agincajin passes 200,000
Dautonico passes 200,000
chumbucket843 passes 100,000
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half mil down!
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield @ 3.2GHz | Asus P5Q Deluxe mobo | 2x OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) | Sapphire 4870x2 | Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 10k RPM | Intel 120GB SSD | Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB 7200 RPM | Hitachi 2TB 7200 RPM | PCP&C 750W Power Supply |Cooler Master HAF932 | Windows 7 64-bit | Dell ULTRASHARP 2408WFP 24-inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
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1 mill down!!!!!
Server: Core I3 530 , 4GB of dd3 1066, GIGABYTE H55M-UD2H, Highpoint Rocketraid 3510 and Areca ARC-1220 with a few arrays totaling 11TB of storage
Wifes: Phenom 2 940, 4gb of ddr2 1066, 785g mb, PNY 8800 gt, Hitachi 2tb, Coolermaster Cosmos, 2x 22" monitors Windows 7 Pro 64
HTPC/Gamer: Core I-7 920 @ 3.8, 6gb of ddr3 1600, Gigabyte X58-UD5, MSI GTX 480, Intel 80 GB SSD, SuperTalent 120 GB SSD, Thermaltake DH-103, Windows 7 64 bit 52" JVC(Supporting cast of Jamo speakers and Cambridge Audio Azur 640r receiver)
Mine: 4x AMD 8356, 16 GB of ddr2 533 ecc, Tyan Thunder S4985G3NR, EVGA GTX 275 FTW, Intel 40 gb SSD, Ubuntu 10.04, Klipsch Promedia 2.1, 27" LG monitor
BOINC Milestones
Wrigleyvillain passes 3 million
tom_86 passes 850,000
s0lid passes 700,000
shazza passes 250,000
Firechicken passes 200,000
RoadconeTuning passes 30,000
agincajin passes 30,000
Bo_Fox passes 30,000
chumbucket843 passes 15,000
[Ion] passes 1,500
jjcom passes 1,000
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WCG Milestones
stardust8750 passes 17 million
ThunderDuck passes 14 million
x-built-Stan passes 6 million
Russ_64 passes one million
coo-coo-clocker passes 950,000
doakh passes 950,000
Souls Collective passes 850,000
Kincaid_PC_Bryan passes 800,000
Bgriffs passes 500,000
inCore passes 350,000
BubbleBob passes 200,000
Oltec passes 150,000
soundood passes 50,000
Tacony passes 50,000
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BOINC Milestones
RSmura passes 19 million
HanmoLi passes 2.5 million
ThunderDuck passes 2 million
BandofBrothers passes 350,000
Tbird761 passes 200,000
jetengdoctor passes 150,000
XS_Rise passes 75,000
Bgriffs passes 75,000
inCore passes 50,000
BubbleBob passes 30,000
TheKarmakazi passes 30,000
Bsndabmb passes 10,000
soundood passes 7,500
Tacony passes 7,500
[Ion] passes 2,500
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Went from team position 101 to 99 on F@H and WCG on same day.
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WCG Milestones
L0St Pr0PhEt passes 11 million
Conquistador SW passes 11 million
CDU CNP passes 10 million
Otis11 passes 2.5 million
The[R]eaper passes 850,000
Peen passes 600,000
Bsndabmb passes 75,000
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BOINC Milestones
GibbonThree passes 3 million
Souls Collective passes 125,000
Mekoa passes 125,000
Bo_Fox passes 35,000
millertime359 passes 7,500
[Ion] passes 3,000
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WCG Milestones
WindForce passes 135 million
XS_Team_Admin passes 45 million
OldChap passes 2 million
coo-coo-clocker passes one million
Souls Collective passes 900,000
[XS]Paladin passes 850,000
HuffPCair passes 750,000
Peen passes 650,000
Someguy1982 passes 600,000
Bgriffs passes 550,000
Bo_Fox passes 250,000
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BOINC Milestones
plewdawg passes 8 million
SparkyJJO passes 1.5 million
mikeb12 passes 450,000
Knight203 passes 450,000
Tecman passes 400,000
richardkemp passes 200,000
Russ_64 passes 150,000
witte365 passes 150,000
[XS]Paladin passes 125,000
Peen passes 100,000
BubbleBob passes 35,000
ThorLite passes 35,000
agincajin passes 35,000
covwall passes 4,000
[Ion] passes 3,500
Esthar passes 3,000
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WCG Milestones
Russianblue passes 19 million
KaptainBlaZzed passes 11 million
SNiiPE_DoGG passes 6 million
justageek95 passes 1.5 million
sottam passes 900,000
[486] passes 750,000
Peen passes 700,000
XS_Rise passes 550,000
Mellowyellow passes 450,000
tom128 passes 400,000
BubbleBob passes 250,000
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BOINC Milestones
hipno650 passes 4 million
SNiiPE_DoGG passes 950,000
tsukuyomi passes 150,000
The[R]eaper passes 125,000
generalpetres passes 100,000
Bo_Fox passes 40,000
Tacony passes 10,000
tomv1to passes 5,000
[Ion] passes 4,000
Esthar passes 4,000
hetsaq passes 2,500
r0dders passes 1,000
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WCG Milestones
RAMMIE passes 75 million (XS total only)
David_L6 passes 40 million
INFRNL passes 13 million
Grafton passes 5 million
[XS]Paladin passes 900,000
Peen passes 750,000
montyshaw passes 750,000
Bo_Fox passes 300,000
agincajin passes 250,000
ThorLite passes 250,000
Tacony passes 75,000
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BOINC Milestones
JAWS passes 850,000
CaptMorgan451 passes 400,000
Korkwin passes 300,000
shadowwind passes 200,000
coo-coo-clocker passes 150,000
SopoIki passes 40,000
chumbucket843 passes 20,000
soundood passes 10,000
tomv1to passes 7,500
Esthar passes 5,000
[Ion] passes 5,000
hetsaq passes 4,500
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I should get 1.5M in the next couple of days (Tbird761 on WCG).
Particle's First Rule of Online Technical Discussion:
As a thread about any computer related subject has its length approach infinity, the likelihood and inevitability of a poorly constructed AMD vs. Intel fight also exponentially increases.
Rule 1A:
Likewise, the frequency of a car pseudoanalogy to explain a technical concept increases with thread length. This will make many people chuckle, as computer people are rarely knowledgeable about vehicular mechanics.
Rule 2:
When confronted with a post that is contrary to what a poster likes, believes, or most often wants to be correct, the poster will pick out only minor details that are largely irrelevant in an attempt to shut out the conflicting idea. The core of the post will be left alone since it isn't easy to contradict what the person is actually saying.
Rule 2A:
When a poster cannot properly refute a post they do not like (as described above), the poster will most likely invent fictitious counter-points and/or begin to attack the other's credibility in feeble ways that are dramatic but irrelevant. Do not underestimate this tactic, as in the online world this will sway many observers. Do not forget: Correctness is decided only by what is said last, the most loudly, or with greatest repetition.
Rule 3:
When it comes to computer news, 70% of Internet rumors are outright fabricated, 20% are inaccurate enough to simply be discarded, and about 10% are based in reality. Grains of salt--become familiar with them.
Remember: When debating online, everyone else is ALWAYS wrong if they do not agree with you!
Random Tip o' the Whatever
You just can't win. If your product offers feature A instead of B, people will moan how A is stupid and it didn't offer B. If your product offers B instead of A, they'll likewise complain and rant about how anyone's retarded cousin could figure out A is what the market wants.
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