Posts by Bill F
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Message boards :
News :
Admin Updates Discussion
(Message 77699)
Posted 13 Nov 2025 by  Bill F
Post: The tasks generated after the changes on Nov 11 appear to have increased overall Task Flow if you look at BOINCStats at the Project level https://www.boincstats.com/stats/61/project/detail/credit Bill F |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
GFLOPS backwards
(Message 77678)
Posted 24 Oct 2025 by Bill F
Post: We have changed our gflops calculation to be much more accurate than what it was. The new calculation will be included in upcoming updates. Thank you..... This issue has been hanging a very long time and your fix will aid in improved download amounts that more closely match the System's capabilities and loading. You mentioned upcoming updates. Would this be an upgrade to the applications or something else ? Respectfully Bill F |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
GFLOPS backwards
(Message 77644)
Posted 21 Sep 2025 by Bill F
Post: Kevin Kevin now that the current application is in and running and largely stable can you revisit the GFLOPS backwards calculation issue ? This could result in a positive improvement to the Project with improved task distribution. Respectfully Bill F |
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Message boards :
News :
Admin Updates Discussion
(Message 77574)
Posted 2 Aug 2025 by Bill F
Post: And it all has to be CPU's as Milyways is no longer doing any GPU work. Bill F |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
GFLOPS backwards
(Message 77537)
Posted 3 Jul 2025 by Bill F
Post: Kevin Can you update the GFLOP.s status for those following this thread Thanks Billl |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
New App Versions
(Message 77517)
Posted 26 Jun 2025 by Bill F
Post: With the release of the new 1.92 version of Milkyway@home N-Body Simulation with Orbit Fitting What is the future of version 1.90 of Milkyway@home N-Body Simulation ? Thanks Bill F |
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Message boards :
News :
Admin Updates Discussion
(Message 77472)
Posted 1 Jun 2025 by Bill F
Post: Slightly off current topic... but still a MilkyWay project problem we also still have the issue of GFLOPS being computing incorrectly. Once this is resolved Task allocation for volunteer systems running multiple Projects should improve. Thanks Bill F |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
Long Running Tasks
(Message 77429)
Posted 18 May 2025 by Bill F
Post: Recently I have had a number of Long running tasks that had to be aborted after running multiple days. Has anyone else seen this. So far I have seen on two Windows PC's Thanks Bill F |
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Questions and Answers :
Macintosh :
Is a Mac version being considered ?
(Message 77326)
Posted 20 Jan 2025 by Bill F
Post: Are you considering a Mac OS version of the current Application to gain more volunteers and systems ? Respectfully Bill Freauff |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
GFLOPS backwards
(Message 77295)
Posted 13 Dec 2024 by Bill F
Post: I believe that Kevin is looking at the coding .... which once he fixes it will improve the calculated download capacities (per system) so that for users like myself that crunch for over 36 Projects .... when my BOINC client says "Lets go get some Milkyway tasks" it will get probably a lot more .... this is based on the current broken backwards GFLOPS which is saying ..."send less tasks" As of today it looks like there are about 6,100 Active Milkyway users working about 13,000 active systems. The "'Fix" when implemented will bump the production of the Milkyway project. Bill F |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
not sure if I found an accounting error
(Message 77287)
Posted 26 Nov 2024 by Bill F
Post: Hi. It's a little had to tell what is happening as you have your computers "hidden" so we can't look at task status .... if another user's system successfully completes some of your Validation Inconclusive tasks they will change to valid and you will get credit. respectfully Bill F |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
GFLOPS backwards
(Message 77270)
Posted 5 Nov 2024 by Bill F
Post: Nope ... I think that you might be thinking of a different Science Estimate not GFLOPS which is not science related in anyway. GFLOPS is a calculation that the BOINC Project (MilkyWay@home) makes regarding the processing power of each Client system's power. Is it an old slow system with few cores or ... is it a new powerful system with lots of cores and speed ? The calculated estimate is used by the Project to send more work to a power system and less to the older slower old systems. The thought is that more work for those who can handle it and less to those who might struggle to complete by the task deadline. Bill F |
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Questions and Answers :
Web site :
Request failed:SSL error
(Message 77268)
Posted 5 Nov 2024 by Bill F
Post: I believe that the communication issues for the Project have been cleared Bill F |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
GFLOPS backwards
(Message 77264)
Posted 5 Nov 2024 by Bill F
Post: Well if the Project did a better job of estimating the CPU power of each Client system. And did a better job of estimating how many Tasks to give each client system ... (GFLOPS Fixed ...) Then some of the saw tooth might not be so extreme. |
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Questions and Answers :
Web site :
Request failed:SSL error
(Message 77262)
Posted 4 Nov 2024 by Bill F
Post: Not a good look for this project if admins can't be bothered to monitor the project and it takes a student to fix the issue. And the fix announcement was not posted by the Admin or Kevin the visiting Scientist. |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
Users/Computers that do not return WU's should not be given more than they return.
(Message 77245)
Posted 28 Oct 2024 by Bill F
Post: In my pending tasks list I see a lot of users/computers that seem to return less than 10% of the WU's they download. A few return less than 1 in 1000. Why are there no filters in place to limit how many they download if they are habitually not returning them? It should be easy enough to look and say, "This computer asks for N amount of WU's all the time, P percentage of WU's they are sent are not returned, therefore only send them N -P amount of WU's. You are correct and while it seems to be a waste to send them out and wait the uncompleted tasks get recycled and sent out again for completion. Once the GFLOP's issue is corrected distribution will be improved for higher preforming power systems too. |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
GFLOPS backwards
(Message 77241)
Posted 29 Sep 2024 by Bill F
Post: Kevin Have you been able to set aside any time to re-visit the GFLOPS calculation issue for the project ? Thanks Bill F |
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Message boards :
News :
Admin Updates Discussion
(Message 77231)
Posted 12 Sep 2024 by Bill F
Post: I am not seeing any shortage of available tasks. The server status page is showing the normal 1000+ tasks available. Bill F |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
GFLOPS backwards
(Message 77224)
Posted 5 Sep 2024 by Bill F
Post: Once the GFLOPS issue is resolved Volunteers that process multiple projects on a system may see an increase in the number of MW tasks that download when their system does a MW task request. Perhaps after the current application rework and testing is complete Kevin will be able to work this issue into his schedule. Bill F |
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Message boards :
News :
Admin Updates Discussion
(Message 77152)
Posted 7 Jun 2024 by Bill F
Post: Kevin Thank you for the update. Bill F |
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