Some of you might remember the SETI@Home team "Team DML" that former
DML'er Will Morrison started back in the day. SETI@Home is a distributed
computing project that analyzes radio signals looking for patterns which
might lead to discovery of intelligence outside the solar system. I took
over Team DML few years ago from Will.
Team DML's participation dropped off over time. There were over 30
members when I took over... but less but than 5 were active. We are
down to about two active members now. So in an attempt to generate more
membership and activity - I renamed the team to...
"The Mopar Enthusiasts Crunch Team".
I did not see a Mopar related crunch team, so I figured why not.
A few years ago SETI moved to a new distribution client called BOINC.
When they switched, everyone started with a clean credit slate. Anyone
who was a member of Team DML, who had a ZERO credit contribution since
the switch, was removed from the team. Your account and "Classic"
credit is still valid, however you will have to rejoin the new team if
you wish to participate.
The Mopar Enthusiasts Crunch Team site can be reached at:
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/team_display.php?teamid=31402
I'm encouraging all Mopar people to join up! If other clubs are
interested, I'll place their logo and web site address on the team's
main page. All I ask is a link back to the team page.
I have also taken the new team Cross Project, this means you can be part
of The Mopar Enthusiasts Crunch Team, and crunch data on things other
than SETI.
The new BOINC platform has allowed other research projects to be created
to take advantage of distributed computing. There are projects out
there running data analysis on many things including: disease research,
physics, and mathematics.
A complete list of projects can be found at:
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/projects.php
The new software allows you to set the guidelines for which the BOINC
client uses your computer processing power. You do not need to run your
computers 24/7 to participate. You can also set the amount of processor
power that BOINC can use. Anywhere from 10%-100% CPU clock time. So
basically it can be run in the background and not have an adverse effect
on your system performance.
I hope to see you on the team!
Tom Stack
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