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2024-11-18: SRBase, Cable provider maintenance on 21.11.

Pls notice that there should be some outages from 01:00 - 05:00 UTC on this day.

2024-11-12: YAFU, Aliquot sequence 3032928 has terminated!!!

Aliquot sequence 3032928 has terminated!!!

2024-11-11: Universe@Home, Universe@Home is ending... :(

My dear friends,

For over 10 years, I have taken care of the Universe@Home project.

Unfortunately, since the passing of Prof. Krzysztof Belczynski, we have not been able to find a way to continue the project. Therefore, as funding ended at the end of August this year, I am no longer formally associated with the project. Still hoping that a scientific team will be found to carry it forward, I have continued to handle the ongoing maintenance of the server, and I intend to keep doing so in my free time until either a successor to Krzysztof is found or CAMK decides to shut down the servers.

I truly regret that such a long history of our shared work is coming to an end. Unfortunately, I lack the scientific expertise needed to continue the research myself.

I would like to thank all of you for years of support and express my hope that we may someday meet again on another project that I could manage from the BOINC side.

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2024-10-31: SRBase, Formula BOINC 2024-10-31 18:00 UTC - 2024-11-03 18:00 UTC

Thx for supporting us and good luck!

2024-10-31: SRBase, base R24 Megaprime

marmot, a member of the team Gridcoin found a megaprime for base R24.
The prime 19116*24^791057-1 has 1.091.831 digits and entered the T5k PrimePages.

2024-10-30: YAFU, Aliquot sequence 2944188 has terminated!!!

Aliquot sequence 2944188 has terminated!!!

2024-10-28: Amicable Numbers, WU size and credits are doubled now

First of all, thanks to everyone participating in the project!

I've noticed today that solved work units come in so fast that the server can't keep up. I had to double the size of each work unit (together with the credit for it) to reduce the load on the server.

Keep crunching! Thanks again!

2024-10-24: Amicable Numbers, Maintenance on 2024-11-07 (7th of November)

Project server will be unavailable on 2024-11-07 (7th of November), from 03:30 AM UTC to 05:30 AM UTC due to the maintenance in a Hetzner datacenter where the server is hosted.

2024-10-09: BOINC, Rosetta@home leader wins Nobel Prize

Dr. David Baker of the University of Washington, creator of Rosetta@home, has won the 2024 Nobel prize in Chemistry. Congratulations!

2024-10-08: SRBase, DB crash due bluscreen

I have imported a backup from 10h ago, all new downloads get lost including some credits. There will be some download errors too from finished results.

Iam not happy with this.

2024-10-01: LHC@Home, Downtime 1 October

LHC@home BOINC servers will be down for a while later today due to a database intervention.

2024-09-27: SRBase, mail system not working anymore (done)

since 2 days ago.

affected are
- password reset
- UOTD mails

due smtp connection error.

there was a change by the provider. Iam trying to fix this somehow.

2024-09-19: YAFU, Aliquot sequences 2863584 and 3010112 have terminated!!!

2024-09-12: Minecraft@Home, Minecraft@Home is Back with New CPU Work ? Get Involved Before It's Gone!

We?re excited to announce that Minecraft@Home has returned with fresh CPU-based workunits! However, just like the Minecraft universe itself, our computing needs can shift rapidly. While the current tasks are available now, they won?t last forever, so we encourage everyone to get involved while you can.

At Minecraft@Home, our projects vary over time, and sometimes we don?t need as much (or any) computing power. This is one of those moments where we have specific tasks ready for processing, but once they?re completed, the work will wrap up?until our next big discovery awaits! Your contributions will be crucial in helping us achieve our current goals, but remember, the window of opportunity might close sooner than expected.

Earn Your Badge of Honor!

As a token of appreciation for all the contributions, we?re introducing badges for each app we launch! By simply participating and running tasks for any specific app, you will automatically earn a badge?symbolizing your hard work and contribution to that particular project. Whether you're a veteran or new to Minecraft@Home, these badges will serve as a lasting reminder of your involvement in our unique discoveries.

Note: Badges may not be implemented for each app immediately and do take at least 24 hrs to populate after you run an applicable task. Do not fret if you don't see it yet.


Current Apps Running on Minecraft@Home:

One of the exciting apps we're running is HDWGH SSG, short for "How Did We Get Here Set Seed Glitchless." This app is dedicated to filtering data to find the ideal seed for speedrunning Minecraft in the highly competitive category where players must obtain the rare advancement "How Did We Get Here." This advancement is considered one of the most complex to achieve in Minecraft, requiring a player to juggle multiple status effects simultaneously. With HDWGH SSG, we aim to uncover the perfect seed that will allow speedrunners to maximize their efficiency in completing this challenging category.

Another active project is Pano121, short for 1.21 Panorama. This app focuses on finding carver seeds, which represent a specific type of internal seed-state in Minecraft. These carver seeds are of particular interest because they match the iconic trial chamber scene shown in the background panorama of the 1.21 update. Minecraft players who love the art and atmosphere of the game's ever-changing panoramas will find this project especially intriguing, as we're searching for seeds that capture the exact features seen in one of Minecraft's latest visual showcases.

Join us now and help push the boundaries of Minecraft exploration! Don?t miss your chance to contribute while the work is still available.

Keep mining for knowledge,
The Minecraft@Home Team

2024-09-12: SRBase, creating new teams / spam protection

You will need credits now if you want to create a new team. There are more and more spammers out there like 2 in this month. Existing teams are not affected.

2024-09-11: SRBase, base S257 Megaprime / proven

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2024-09-10: BOINC, Should BOINC boycott Russian projects?

This has been suggested. We're not going to do it, but the idea merits thought and discussion.

2024-09-07: SRBase, base R16 Megaprime

grcpool.5, a member of the team Gridcoin found a megaprime for base R16.
The prime 21555*2^7364128-1 has 2.216.828 digits and entered the T5k PrimePages.

2024-07-30: TN-Grid, A mid-summer ping

Just a ping to state that the project is alive and running.
The last year I was way too optimistic in forecasting that a big new experiment would have started soon. I was wrong, in the last months just a handful of workunits were distributed. Anyway, even in this strange and hot summer, the scientists are working, and the project is making progress, although we cannot say when new job will be available.
BTW, if you want to check something we did recently, although still in beta stage, just go to https://onegene-causality-weaver.disi.unitn.it/

2024-07-29: BOINC, Server outage 11 Aug

The data center where the BOINC server is located has scheduled an outage on Sunday 11 Aug to upgrade its backup power supply. The outage will start at 2 AM (Pacific time) and will hopefully be done by 10:30 PM.

2024-06-26: BOINC, Windows malware reported

We have received several reports of malware that installs and runs the 8.0.2 BOINC client on Windows computers. We are investigating this; we currently don't know how the malware works or how to defeat it. We'll report whatever we learn here.

This is not a vulnerability in BOINC; rather, it's malware that illegally installs BOINC.

2024-06-15: BOINC, User Manual moved to Github

As part of our effort to move documentation to Github, we have moved the User Manual from Mediawiki on the UCB server to Markdown on Github.

2024-05-30: BOINC, BOINC client 8.0.2 released

The 8.0.2 version of the BOINC client has been released for all platforms. Download it here. Release notes are here.

2024-04-30: BOINC, BOINC Workshop 2024

The 20th annual BOINC Workshop will be held 29-31 May,
at CERN in Geneva. Learn more and register.

2024-04-22: LHC@Home, 20th BOINC Workshop May 29-31

The registration is now open for the 2024 BOINC Workshop -- this year in person, at CERN.

https://indico.cern.ch/event/1379525/overview

Please register if you plan to attend.

2024-04-18: BOINC, BOINC wins a prize

BOINC is a prize winner in the WSIS competition for E-Science projects. Congratulations to all of us!

2024-03-25: BOINC, BOINC needs your vote (by Thu 4 April) for a UN-sponsored award

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is a United Nations-sponsored initiative aimed at building inclusive and equitable information societies worldwide. BOINC has been nominated for a prize at the 2024 WSIS forum, and has passed initial hurdles; the last step involves public voting.

Vote for BOINC! Instructions are here.

2024-03-25: BOINC, BOINC needs your vote (by Sunday) for a UN-sponsored award

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is a United Nations-sponsored initiative aimed at building inclusive and equitable information societies worldwide. BOINC has been nominated for a prize at the 2024 WSIS forum, and has passed initial hurdles; the last step involves public voting.

Vote for BOINC! Instructions are here.

2024-03-25: LHC@Home, BOINC Needs Votes at a Upcoming UN Forum

BOINC is a finalist for an notable award, and needs your vote (*by Sunday):

Context: The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is a United Nations-sponsored initiative aimed at harnessing the potential of information and communication technologies to build inclusive and equitable information societies worldwide. BOINC has been nominated for a prize at the 2024 forum, and has passed initial hurdles; the next and last step ("Phase 3") requires public votes. The award would be a very nice boost and validation for BOINC and all our projects; if we can get our communities to vote, we should have a decent shot at this point...

Voting is pretty simple, takes just a few minutes; instructions are here.

(*The deadline for votes is Sunday: 31 March 2024, 23:00 UTC+02:00)

2024-02-13: BOINC, BOINC in schools

Registration is open for The Computation Moonshot, a competition for high schools which encourages students to learn about scientific computing.

2024-02-11: BOINC, YouTube video on BOINC server setup

A new YouTube video shows how to set up a BOINC server. Thanks to Alex Bryan for producing this.

2024-02-03: SRBase, New TF multiGPU apps deployed (issues fixed)

You need v28 to run it. There is only support for AMD and Nvidia cards.

To run more than 1 GPU you must have this cc_config:

<cc_config>
<options>
<use_all_gpus>1</use_all_gpus>
</options>
</cc_config>

2024-01-31: SRBase, news update on multiGPU setup

Our BOINC wrappers were already prepared on running the config but we missed a file change a long time ago. With the hint of the user CallMeFoxie and testing of user DeleteNull we are now prepared to run such a config on windows and linux except Intel ARC cards.

The big update is planned on Friday this week.

2024-01-30: BOINC, BOINC 7.24.3 released for Mac

This version fixes a problem that causes GPU apps to fail after a Mac OS upgrade to Sonoma. Download it here.

2024-01-26: Universe@Home, Universe@Home future

The time has come to inform you about what will happen next with the Universe@Home project.

As you know, Krzysztof Belczy?ski was the initiator and lead scientist of the project - he was the head of our small team. His sudden passing caused a bit of chaos, which we are gradually trying to manage. Unfortunately, the latest changes in the application code that were being implemented also disappeared with him. For this reason, as well as the necessity to introduce changes to the application code that had been planned for some time, we have decided to temporarily suspend the generation of new WUs.

As of today, we already know that Universe@Home will not end - it is being taken under the wing of Prof. Tomasz Bulik (https://nauka-polska.pl/#/profile/scientist?id=23855&lang=en&_k=ta6rhj). Nevertheless, we must ask for your patience; at this moment, the most important thing is to manage the organizational and formal matters and to work on the changes in the code. This should take us two to three months.

I will keep you updated.

2024-01-23: SRBase, phpmailer / email notifications issues fixed

There were a lot of notification issues since 14th while the project email account was blocked. A small change today fixed it including UOTD.

2024-01-22: Amicable Numbers, Beta test of part 3 of the 10^21 search

Part 2 of the 10^21 search will be over some time in March this year, so it's time to start getting ready for part 3! I found a few bugs in the current GPU applications that needed to be fixed (CPU applications are fine).

To make sure everything works as intended, I will launch a small beta-test of the part 3 search by the end of this week. The new work units will require ~2.5-2.7 GB RAM on CPU, and the same amount of RAM on GPU (for GPU applications), so the minimum requirement for GPUs will be 3 GB RAM.

The purpose of the test is to confirm that all OS/CPU/GPU combinations work properly and confirm that 3 GB GPUs can process the new work units.

2024-01-19: NumberFields@home, server maintenance

Just a heads up, the server was upgraded to the latest version of Ubuntu this morning.

The database seems to be crashing every so often with an error about exceeding max connections. Bear with me as we look into this.

2024-01-17: YAFU, Aliquot sequence 2990736 has terminated!!!

Aliquot sequence 2990736 has terminated!!!