Humor in the work?

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Aaron Finney Send message Joined: 8 Oct 05 Posts: 52 Credit: 109,589 RAC: 0	Message 7506 - Posted: 24 Dec 2005, 9:40:26 UTC Last modified: 24 Dec 2005, 9:42:39 UTC I checked one of my machines today.. lol.. I noticed that the name to one of the workunits was.. "NO RANDOM WTS OR FRAGS" I have to admit.. being a MMORPG fan.. I nearly fell on my ass when I finally let it set in. funny stuff. Check it out... https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/workunit.php?wuid=4033965 ID: 7506 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

River~~ Send message Joined: 15 Dec 05 Posts: 761 Credit: 285,578 RAC: 0	Message 7519 - Posted: 24 Dec 2005, 13:35:15 UTC - in response to Message 7506. "NO RANDOM WTS OR FRAGS" ... being a MMORPG fan... Any chance of a link for the as yet unenlightened? Odd as it may seem to you fans, I would't know a MMORPG if I saw one. Oh dear, there goes my mouse cred -- R~~ ID: 7519 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Doug Worrall Send message Joined: 19 Sep 05 Posts: 60 Credit: 58,445 RAC: 0	Message 7733 - Posted: 27 Dec 2005, 17:38:19 UTC Last modified: 27 Dec 2005, 17:42:45 UTC I am crunching one right now,that is why I am here. The last 3 w/u had weird/great names.Should have written them down.I was Flabergasted.They were all very funny and I am sure the Moderators will tell us some more names.I can go look back at the old w/u. See Ya Doug Here are the "Other" funny w/u,now I get-it,dohh. "NO BARRCODE FRAGS" and "NO MORE RELAX CYCLES" good ones guys. Doug Worrall ID: 7733 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Doug Worrall Send message Joined: 19 Sep 05 Posts: 60 Credit: 58,445 RAC: 0	Message 7748 - Posted: 27 Dec 2005, 21:10:43 UTC - in response to Message 7733. I am crunching one right now,that is why I am here. The last 3 w/u had weird/great names.Should have written them down.I was Flabergasted.They were all very funny and I am sure the Moderators will tell us some more names.I can go look back at the old w/u. See Ya Doug Here are the "Other" funny w/u,now I get-it,dohh. "NO BARRCODE FRAGS" and "NO MORE RELAX CYCLES" good ones guys. Doug Worrall Nearly done a real cool named one.Cannot see full name till complete.LOL ID: 7748 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Doug Worrall Send message Joined: 19 Sep 05 Posts: 60 Credit: 58,445 RAC: 0	Message 7751 - Posted: 27 Dec 2005, 21:25:25 UTC This last one is just great.LOL The W/U name is:MORE_FRAGS_WITH_BARCODE:Great stuff,may keep crunching untill they stop being funny.I thought a Hacker got to Boinc and was changing the names and that is why I cam here to "Investigate".LOL Good one guys,you need some time-off anyways. When you get back from Holidays "Hope" you can tell Me a dummy the Meaning of them Sincerely Doug Worrall ID: 7751 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Aaron Finney Send message Joined: 8 Oct 05 Posts: 52 Credit: 109,589 RAC: 0	Message 7857 - Posted: 29 Dec 2005, 0:57:03 UTC - in response to Message 7519. "NO RANDOM WTS OR FRAGS" ... being a MMORPG fan... Any chance of a link for the as yet unenlightened? Odd as it may seem to you fans, I would't know a MMORPG if I saw one. Oh dear, there goes my mouse cred -- R~~ lol... MMORPG :) Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMORPG ID: 7857 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

BennyRop Send message Joined: 17 Dec 05 Posts: 555 Credit: 140,800 RAC: 0	Message 7944 - Posted: 30 Dec 2005, 0:41:48 UTC In First Person Shooter (FPS) games - frags/fragging has to do with killing your opponents. (Examples of FPS are Counter Strike, BattleField 1942, etc) What's the "No Random WTS" refer to? Horrible to see abbreviations I'm not familar with. grin ID: 7944 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Aaron Finney Send message Joined: 8 Oct 05 Posts: 52 Credit: 109,589 RAC: 0	Message 8154 - Posted: 2 Jan 2006, 3:54:59 UTC - in response to Message 7944. In First Person Shooter (FPS) games - frags/fragging has to do with killing your opponents. (Examples of FPS are Counter Strike, BattleField 1942, etc) What's the "No Random WTS" refer to? Horrible to see abbreviations I'm not familar with. grin Random WTS = Want To Sell. Also akin to WTB = Want To Buy There is a problem in MMORPG's where people will communicate with everyone randomly with "WTS - Holy Shield - 5000k interested?" FFXI doesn't really have this problem, but most others do. ID: 8154 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

River~~ Send message Joined: 15 Dec 05 Posts: 761 Credit: 285,578 RAC: 0	Message 8175 - Posted: 2 Jan 2006, 13:16:37 UTC - in response to Message 8154. Random WTS = Want To Sell I finally get the joke. RANDOM_WTS_FRAG means blocking random pop-up ads yes? ;-) ID: 8175 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Doug Worrall Send message Joined: 19 Sep 05 Posts: 60 Credit: 58,445 RAC: 0	Message 8187 - Posted: 2 Jan 2006, 17:03:32 UTC Thank-You All, I get it,dohh,Now will crunch even more,good for a laugh! Doug Worrall ID: 8187 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Aaron Finney Send message Joined: 8 Oct 05 Posts: 52 Credit: 109,589 RAC: 0	Message 8211 - Posted: 2 Jan 2006, 22:15:00 UTC - in response to Message 8187. Thank-You All, I get it,dohh,Now will crunch even more,good for a laugh! Doug Worrall Let's hope that there isn't some completely scientific reason for the names and we're not all cracked out of our minds making up reasons for the terminology.. Won't I feel silly! ID: 8211 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Tern Send message Joined: 25 Oct 05 Posts: 576 Credit: 4,695,362 RAC: 10	Message 8231 - Posted: 3 Jan 2006, 1:11:40 UTC - in response to Message 8211. Last modified: 3 Jan 2006, 1:13:11 UTC Let's hope that there isn't some completely scientific reason for the names and we're not all cracked out of our minds making up reasons for the terminology.. Won't I feel silly! Well, I know which way _I'm_ betting... :-P ID: 8231 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

River~~ Send message Joined: 15 Dec 05 Posts: 761 Credit: 285,578 RAC: 0	Message 8253 - Posted: 3 Jan 2006, 7:45:27 UTC Does the scheduler know I ate too much over Christmas or was it just a lucky guess? It just sent me an exercise bike! NO_MORE_RELAX_CYCLES_xxx ;-) ID: 8253 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Doug Worrall Send message Joined: 19 Sep 05 Posts: 60 Credit: 58,445 RAC: 0	Message 8271 - Posted: 3 Jan 2006, 14:27:00 UTC Last modified: 3 Jan 2006, 14:28:15 UTC just increased Rosey too 200% share and now I get "increase_Cycles",and something "Scietific",It is!My Bet. Doug ID: 8271 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

BennyRop Send message Joined: 17 Dec 05 Posts: 555 Credit: 140,800 RAC: 0	Message 8327 - Posted: 4 Jan 2006, 4:54:32 UTC I ran across this quote from David Baker: We've given the different strategies names like INCREASE_CYCLES_10 (which means do 10x more searching at the low resolution stage) and MORE_FRAGS_W_BARCODE (which means give each computer specific but different instructions on the building blocks to use in the low resolution structure). There are ten different strategies being tested. I won't know which are the best methods until the new year, but you might be able to guess by looking at the course of the folding runs on the screensaver. in this thread: https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/forum_thread.php?id=684 I have to say that I liked the idea of the names being based on weird humour.. sniff ID: 8327 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Doug Worrall Send message Joined: 19 Sep 05 Posts: 60 Credit: 58,445 RAC: 0	Message 8382 - Posted: 4 Jan 2006, 22:43:17 UTC "No_Sim_aneal {poisoning?} HeJE ID: 8382 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote