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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Is it time for some new badges,isn't it? I think it is! We have some longrunning projects on WCG, so why not enhance the current official line of badges! What about a badge for 3- and 4-year-computing on a single project? Name it as you want, but reaching sapphire after 2 years and computing further on a project gets no credit, thats a shame! Pls. enhance with a diamond and a platinum badge!
Sorry if this got eventually already attention somewhere else within the forum, maybe answered already. I searched for it but could not find, interesting to hear what other members think about it. Cheers BV |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
I agree, relative newbie here & closing in on sapphire for FAAH, would love to have 3 & 4 year badges...
-j |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
I would hope the new badges will be for 5 and 10 years
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evilkats
Senior Cruncher USA Joined: May 4, 2007 Post Count: 162 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I would hope the new badges will be for 5 and 10 years I hope so too. Although I don't have any projects with more than 8 years yet...  |
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sk..
Master Cruncher http://s17.rimg.info/ccb5d62bd3e856cc0d1df9b0ee2f7f6a.gif Joined: Mar 22, 2007 Post Count: 2324 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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At this stage badges for 4/5 and 8/10 years would just be acknowledging what many already have, and not even come close to others. So if they ever do turn up I hope there is a useful structure to them; the system acknowledges people that presently have 100years and facilitates users that will quickly move to 1000years. We dont need a 3 month plan, we need a 3year+ plan:
----------------------------------------With 16 core CPUs becoming available from AMD in 2011 and Intel expected to release mainstream 8 core HT CPUs within a year I would prefer the WCG was more proactive WRT new badges. A badge is not much of a target if you have already passed it. In just 6 months one user with 3 sixteen core/thread systems could add 24years crunching time. So big numbers will not be exclusive to businesses, schools and uni's. - Actually, I think Intel are planning a quad HT CPU with 8 cores; 32 threads = bronze in 18h, silver in a day and a half and gold just under 3 days. [Edit 1 times, last edit by skgiven at Oct 10, 2010 10:15:39 AM] |
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gb009761
Master Cruncher Scotland Joined: Apr 6, 2005 Post Count: 2982 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Actually, I think Intel are planning a quad HT CPU with 8 cores; 32 threads = bronze in 18h, silver in a day and a half and gold just under 3 days. Gone will be the days then, when it took ~ 3 months to get a Gold badge   |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
With 16 core CPUs becoming available from AMD in 2011 and Intel expected to release mainstream 8 core HT CPUs within a year I would prefer the WCG was more proactive WRT new badges. A badge is not much of a target if you have already passed it. But a very valid question is: How many people have passed, say, the 10 year badge for every active project?In just 6 months one user with 3 sixteen core/thread systems could add 24years crunching time. So of the 527,368 current WCG members, how many are going to shell out $9k for three of these systems?Actually, I think Intel are planning a quad HT CPU with 8 cores; 32 threads = bronze in 18h, silver in a day and a half and gold just under 3 days. and a few, a very few crunchers will have the resources to take advantage of that. Why create a 1,000 year badge if one one user is going to reach it in the next 5 years? |
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LCB001
Advanced Cruncher CANADA Joined: Oct 14, 2009 Post Count: 69 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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It would be nice if WCG could implement 5 and 10 year badges with the ability to increase the value of the 10yr badge in increments of 10 without requireing a new design each time. That would prevent such a large gap between the later badges which could discourage crunchers from trying to progress past the 10yr to the next level (100yr ?).
----------------------------------------Perhaps WCG should recruit Mr. SNURK to help with the design for the new badges, he did such a fine job with his new forum signatures...  |
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sk..
Master Cruncher http://s17.rimg.info/ccb5d62bd3e856cc0d1df9b0ee2f7f6a.gif Joined: Mar 22, 2007 Post Count: 2324 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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With 16 core CPUs becoming available from AMD in 2011 and Intel expected to release mainstream 8 core HT CPUs within a year I would prefer the WCG was more proactive WRT new badges. A badge is not much of a target if you have already passed it. But a very valid question is: How many people have passed, say, the 10 year badge for every active project?In just 6 months one user with 3 sixteen core/thread systems could add 24years crunching time. So of the 527,368 current WCG members, how many are going to shell out $9k for three of these systems?Actually, I think Intel are planning a quad HT CPU with 8 cores; 32 threads = bronze in 18h, silver in a day and a half and gold just under 3 days. and a few, a very few crunchers will have the resources to take advantage of that. Why create a 1,000 year badge if one one user is going to reach it in the next 5 years?Member Name: Total Run Time (y:d:h:m:s): marist_college 4376:108:17:09:32 MakeCuresHappen 4359:220:19:04:02 RCTCGrid 3050:049:15:18:21 Dagda 2558:037:16:07:27 IBM 2211:313:02:45:44 neu-innova 2209:188:00:33:54 Global Gossip 2197:034:03:27:08 bankinter 1823:360:09:22:49 RIT-ITS 1432:363:04:23:11 mediatemple 1362:114:08:55:51 clemsontiger 1237:053:00:45:31 ucfcohpa 1203:130:05:19:24 UKSCS 890:270:16:40:23 Colac Area Health 845:260:09:06:52 LidingoStad 804:044:06:48:08 MrKermit 706:289:22:18:12 JMatthews 705:107:09:56:18 UH RCC - Maxwell 683:042:12:57:40 TACC_Stampede 614:314:10:30:10 ddtung 592:050:21:43:51 helpdesk_PLCMC 555:078:12:14:38 hillenbr 522:337:10:05:57 FourSev 520:200:18:35:58 UTD IR Lab 461:118:03:12:52 ktr@mtu.edu 449:151:04:12:31 lunarcom 414:293:02:41:31 TripWire 406:351:10:07:47 scubadoo 401:141:04:10:54 RIT-WML 370:049:08:46:19 Modus 363:289:06:01:21 mjeffrey 354:190:16:59:32 njitacs 352:084:18:03:25 jeidler 349:135:16:40:27 oylander 337:276:23:50:39 Kontron Columbia Thermal Lab 331:042:04:31:04 aisd 329:245:00:31:26 IRTCLASS 322:085:03:44:41 RSmura 290:009:13:50:41 schepers 288:018:17:21:36 IRTCC 280:158:20:12:45 I_am_Sanchoooo 274:107:10:42:10 decfish 273:166:07:35:39 darkno 271:262:07:45:39 UH IT HPC 267:044:16:20:20 nos_support 266:186:07:20:48 aginghippie 255:171:09:50:53 NightHawk59 253:323:17:09:11 RAMMIE 251:069:15:14:46 WindForce 250:353:05:53:27 playlife 248:132:13:43:31 Then there is the next 50... We dont know that one such system would cost $3K. A year after release there might be as many 32 thread CPU users as i7 users now. There's already 12 on the list with over 1000years in total: clemsontiger, IBM and neu-innova have been crunching for less than 3years, mediatemple, Dagda, MakeCuresHappen and Global Gossip have been crunching for less than 4years, I think there is a fair chance several will reach 1000years for one badge within the next 5years. |
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Sekerob
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See http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/...ead,28106_offset,0#260091
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