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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/07 12:43:13
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Thanks again for setting up this event! I'm happy that none of my hardware died during this challenge ;) Also beat my best day of folding and my new amount is 121k points in a single day! Hope to hit 4 million before the month is over :D!
challenges always helped us to break our personal records. one more reason for us to love 'em!
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/07 13:01:34
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Because of the TZC I managed to get 300k in one month, that's by far the highest I've ever got. If my CPU would stop locking up it would've been a fair amount higher. I lost a total of probably 24 hours of folding due to lock ups and me not noticing it.
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/07 14:13:17
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/07 14:32:08
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i dont think thats the prize list order, aotherwise its not really random because its in alphabetical order? maybe im wrong any ways congrats to everyone.
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/07 14:34:17
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drawing won't happen for a few days, list is not complete until CST gets across the finish line.
a random draw be setup then... I think troy said thursday
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/07 14:36:35
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thanks for clearing that up Xavier, thats how we usually do it for CC as well.
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/07 14:40:33
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i dont think thats the prize list order, aotherwise its not really random because its in alphabetical order? maybe im wrong any ways congrats to everyone.
hmm good point, now I'm not sure since its alphabeical order.  I guess he is doing a random draw for the whole thing then.
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/07 15:46:39
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If I were him, I wouldn't use a random number thing from the internet. To make it more fun I would actually get a top hat and hand-write each contestant's name on (equally sized) pieces of paper, and do it the old-fashioned way. With pictures!
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/07 16:40:10
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If I were him, I wouldn't use a random number thing from the internet. To make it more fun I would actually get a top hat and hand-write each contestant's name on (equally sized) pieces of paper, and do it the old-fashioned way. With pictures!
been done before, only it was in a live streaming video, got to see each name drawn for each prize as it happened 
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/07 16:57:32
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/07 18:23:09
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/07 19:00:38
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As noted in my original statement and reiterated by others, the list currently on the webpage simply displays those who are eligible. The drawing will take place Thursday evening around 9 or 10 PM EST. As I have done in the past, it will be streamed live so everyone can see the results as they unfold.
Sorry to disappoint, but I do not have a webcam (nor an old-fashioned top hat) and therefore would not be able to do anything as dramatic as pulling names from a hat. So unless someone has a spare webcam, its going to be a rng.
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/07 23:34:39
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wish i could have donated more but i just added a basically brand new gskill ripjawsx 10666 kit used for less than a hour hopefully who ever receives them needs the extra ram or uses them as a excuse to upgrade
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/08 01:50:50
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Enosoma
If I were him, I wouldn't use a random number thing from the internet. To make it more fun I would actually get a top hat and hand-write each contestant's name on (equally sized) pieces of paper, and do it the old-fashioned way. With pictures!
This was done before and was video taped and everything. It was kinda cool I would like something like that again also. Troy it doesn't have to be a hat or a web cam, don't you have a phone or a friend with a phone with video. It doesn't have to be some HD great production value thing either.
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/08 08:24:08
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/08 10:01:19
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So unless someone has a spare webcam, its going to be a rng.
PM me you address I have a cam I don't use I doubt it will make it there for the drawing but it will be good for future draws
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/08 10:19:29
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hi guys,
all i can say is im having pc problems and that is why my points updates are screwed.im going to try and finnish these wu,s and re-instal everything.i keep crashing and re-starting.i have used the same settings for months now and never had this happen before,i just feel like i have let the team down and wanted you all to know why its happening.
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/08 10:42:48
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I'd like to see the drawing televised live worldwide, with a monkey pulling numbers from one of those air-circulated-ping-pong-ball gizmos, handing the ball to a talking dog that announces the number, with Vanna White then spelling out the member name on the big Wheel of Fortune display.
Back to reality now - troy has done enough work on this thing already. The point of the challenge was to build folding production, participation and competition, not give out prizes. I don't want him to spend a lot of time on the prize drawing myself.
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/08 11:05:34
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I'd like to see the drawing televised live worldwide, with a monkey pulling numbers from one of those air-circulated-ping-pong-ball gizmos, handing the ball to a talking dog that announces the number, with Vanna White then spelling out the member name on the big Wheel of Fortune display.
Back to reality now - troy has done enough work on this thing already. The point of the challenge was to build folding production, participation and competition, not give out prizes. I don't want him to spend a lot of time on the prize drawing myself.
Completely agreed. A standard RNG is perfectly fine for the purpose.
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/08 11:16:32
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Punchy
I'd like to see the drawing televised live worldwide, with a monkey pulling numbers from one of those air-circulated-ping-pong-ball gizmos, handing the ball to a talking dog that announces the number, with Vanna White then spelling out the member name on the big Wheel of Fortune display.
Back to reality now - troy has done enough work on this thing already. The point of the challenge was to build folding production, participation and competition, not give out prizes. I don't want him to spend a lot of time on the prize drawing myself.
Completely agreed. A standard RNG is perfectly fine for the purpose.
No need to go all out for this. The exciting part was the competition itself! And anyway, the problem itself would be HOW to get a live stream for it. It usually takes days to sort through, and for everybody to get a crack at the prize bin. It would be ridiculous to try and get everybody together at the same time to watch it, and wait for their turn  Just sayin'.
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/08 13:39:00
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the rng is run live and the list is drawn up from it
and people at the start draw first
some people pass (some people won't be on the list even tho they are eligible because they withdrew themselves)
I myself will probably pass on most of it
I don't need games, paypal $$, or old hardware (since Im almost at the point of my new build)
unlikely I'll be at the top for either Bigadv...but if I did win would go to good use folding. It would slightly delay my sr3 rig too.
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/08 16:27:18
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You can add me to the "pass" list.
I'm OK without the items on the list. And as for the bigadv rigs, it would be nice to snag one, but I don't have the capability to run it all the time, it should go to someone who could.
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/08 16:30:19
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Punchy
I'd like to see the drawing televised live worldwide, with a monkey pulling numbers from one of those air-circulated-ping-pong-ball gizmos, handing the ball to a talking dog that announces the number, with Vanna White then spelling out the member name on the big Wheel of Fortune display.
The monkey and talking dog I can handle, but its going to be hard to get Vanna on such short notice. She got pretty upset last time I did not let her know at least week in advance. Sorry Punchy.
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/08 17:16:22
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You can add me to the "pass" list.
I'm OK without the items on the list. And as for the bigadv rigs, it would be nice to snag one, but I don't have the capability to run it all the time, it should go to someone who could.
I can run both at the same time, no problem. Utilities are included in my rent! ;) Now I'm waiting fingers crossed...
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/08 19:45:02
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I just want that damn Keyboard! :P
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/08 20:23:17
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Going to give my son the Q9550 rig because I am going to win one of them 2600k rigs.
And that's the end of the story!
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/09 05:47:59
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Had to stop folding for a few.. My processer fan sounded like crap so i killed my system. It should be back up a little latter today.
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Re:Official 2011 Time Zone Challenge Announcements
2011/11/09 06:47:12
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Here we go Central Time Zone!!!
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