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[kriesel]

https://www.mersenne.org/assignments...xtf=1&exdchk=1

[Uncwilly]

So, I noticed that the lowest DC was nearing to expire. I recognized the user as a forumite. I sent them a PM. They responded that the machine in question would not return the result in a reasonable time and they kicked it back to PrimeNet. I was able to secure the assignement of the exponet from PrimeNet. It would have finished 17 hours from now (earlier if the machine had not been rebooted while I was away from it.)

But, nooo chuenkit could not wait and poached the exponent.

[petrw1]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

(earlier if the machine had not been rebooted while I was away from it.):

Just as a side... I set the BIOS on my PCs to restart after the power comes back on and I have Prime95 in the StartUp folder.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by petrw1

Just as a side... I set the BIOS on my PCs to restart after the power comes back on and I have Prime95 in the StartUp folder.

The machine was up and running, but no user was logged in. I don't have the permissions to move P95 to a way that it will run when not logged in.

BTW chuenkit has been on the forum, but not of late. I sent a PM and didn't mince words. Hopefully that gets an email notification.

[kriesel]

22 to go to 51M.
The 52M will take longer; Ryan Propper has 12 with no progress and 44 days to expiration. 53M this year looks probable.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by kriesel

Ryan Propper has 12 with no progress and 44 days to expiration.

Send Ryan a PM to or get off the exponents.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by kriesel

https://www.mersenne.org/assignments...xtf=1&exdchk=1

That one has fallen.
Next 2 milestones are in the DC range.

[Fan Ming]

Some action should be taken to solve TF assignments blocking from completing current wavefront ~92M, ~51M range. Even Cat 0 assignments wouldn't allow to be assigned so much once and be hold over 1 month without expiration.

[Uncwilly]

BTW, anyone who is feeling anxious about the exponents that Ryan has in the low DC range. I have contacted Ryan and the exponents are being run. Since they are "manual testing" it is likely no progress will be reported until they are done.

Don't Poach.

[Viliam Furik]

Originally Posted by Fan Ming

Some action should be taken to solve TF assignments blocking from completing current wavefront ~92M, ~51M range. Even Cat 0 assignments wouldn't allow to be assigned so much once and be hold over 1 month without expiration.

I would say, that if assignment is TF and blocking range, simply do the test manually without assignment, no? What's the point in waiting for it...

[KEP]

Originally Posted by Viliam Furik

I would say, that if assignment is TF and blocking range, simply do the test manually without assignment, no? What's the point in waiting for it...

Point is many, one very obvious one, could be that people slams the door and either leave entirely and afterwards contribute 0 days worth of work - another "less impacting" consequence could be, that users in order to avoid wasting their available GPU ressources, moves far far far far ahead of the wavefront and therefor doesn't contribute in any short term.

Both scenarious are bad, both in the short and long run, and it has had that consequence for me on numerous occasions - because I don't like poaching and because this pushing of wavefronts should still leave room for individual users to contribute the way they want, without risk of poaching and loosing credit for due work.

The overall goal is n=1G (most likely beyond that), so we have plenty of work available and really no need to poach. Any milestone will and should rightfully be completed in due time, without poaching.