wrinvert

ha i just realized my pass key wasnt primed and i folded 3 bigadv with no credit bonus. so im doing a bunch of regular smps now.

what time does this whole thing kick off on the 25th?

Good question.
 
It starts the 24th.  But what Time zone?  EOC's CDT?

 
Sounds good to me..  Thx
 
 

troy8d

Sleinous
Likely same here considering the speed we will fold the required points in haha

Due to the larger than expected PPD, we're going to bump up the finish line a little to give people a chance.

Sounds like a good idea troy!
 

Xavier Zepherious

kicks off on the 24th

stats are not updated so I cannot give you exact numbers teams are apart

sleinous you will most likely be on PST
unless PST has caught up a bit that's where they are probably going

if by chance they did then some would probably be dispersed to MST  since it's lower than EST and CST (but not by too much)

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update

current bottom two
other 1.1M
PST is at 1.7M 
MST is at 2.6M

so split at moment will go 1M to PST and about 100K to MST

 
Thanks for letting me know! :)

if we could get more out in Other and PST, we could make this a 4 way shootout, because other would be used to balance the bottom teams (even CST)

theGryphon

Why don't we make it a fixed 14 day run?

 
Because all other contests of our own team where/are time based.
The TZC was original a points race and I think it's nice to keep it that way. 

DutchForce

theGryphon

Why don't we make it a fixed 14 day run?

Because all other contests of our own team where/are time based.
The TZC was original a points race and I think it's nice to keep it that way. 

 
Sure. That was just an idea ;)
 

So far, only ONE major error - L67swap, you NEED to have at least one work unit folded under our team number (111065) for me to add you to the stats system for the contest. 
 
Everyone else that I've run into issues with, it was a simple matter of checking capitalization on the names, so I'm getting close to having the first set of stats uploaded for Troy to start working with .
 
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drougnor
So far, only ONE major error - L67swap, you NEED to have at least one work unit folded under our team number (111065) for me to add you to the stats system for the contest. 

Everyone else that I've run into issues with, it was a simple matter of checking capitalization on the names, so I'm getting close to having the first set of stats uploaded for Troy to start working with .

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And what happens when someone joins in last minute to throw you off? 

We've added new late additions in the past with minimal interruption.  And, I've even figured out how to easily go back and add the historical data for those late additions, too.  *grin*
 
Just don't take TOO long to jump in, huh?
 
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*flashforward to Oct 23rd, 23:59:59*
 
"...doesn't start till the 24th, so there's still time. "

No worries.  Just wanted to get the word out as I'm adding names into the system.
 
Also, for this contest, please don't count on my usual prompt responses and reactivity to problems.  We're in SUPER crunch mode at work - They're making us attempt the impossible by requiring 400 pcs to be refreshed - Tho, the LETTER of the rule is 'deployed' (AKA, in box on desk STILL counts) by the end of the year.  This is with a 5 man team, 2 of which will be new hires and needing training, and we'll have at least 1 temp, also needing training.
 
Needless to say, I'll be doing OT and unable to monitor as actively as usual. 
 
THAT said, I've also just put into place a layer of automation that monitors the stats system for failures and restarts each component if they DO fail.  So, THAT'S a plus for this time around!

wrinvert

ha i just realized my pass key wasnt primed and i folded 3 bigadv with no credit bonus. so im doing a bunch of regular smps now.

what time does this whole thing kick off on the 25th?

 
24th

Best bet is to have your systems humming along by 00:00 (12:00 am) on the 24th, EST.  Troy has been known to pick a random start time in the 24 hour period to cut down on attempts at strategic starts. 
 
That's what I plan to do, at any rate.
 
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I plan to have my rigs folding by Sunday.  This way they are all ready to turn in WU's by Monday as they get done.  I've already started one rig up early to make sure its new GPU addition work correctly.  And I got a P4 rig that can penny in a few points if that is I can Linux and FAH working together.  A SB i7 2600 will be the backup point producer to the QX6700 & its 3 GPU's.

10/21/11

• Due to the large turn out for this contest, we are going to increase the point goal to 50 million.  It should take teams somewhere around 14 to 21 days to complete depending on how they perform.
• Reminder to all participants that a minimum of 100,000 points is require to qualify for winning any of the folding gifts.  If you cannot reach this level due to the limitations  of your hardware, you must contact me before the contest begins to remain eligible.
• Many people are asking about the exact start time of the contest and the exact start time will remain unknown except to drougnor and myself.  It could start at any point on the 24th...in any time zone.