Jord You and I have been around Seti (and Boinc) for a lot of years.
I have always found it very impressive as to how much "you" have contributed to both Seti and Boinc. Written documentation both at Seti, Boinc and other locations (your wiki efforts). Explanations that make sense. There are few people that have contributed as much and ask for so little credit for the effort. Your efforts at Seti in the Q&A has probably made some measurable positive impact on the churn rate of new (old) users. Applause! So lest we forget the "Fun Times" at Seti such as the Credit Wars, the PomPom wars, Bonfires seen from Space (sorry that can touch a few nerves or memories) and as you say every couple of weeks someone asks "What are Credits For?" There is both good and bad, pick your project. I will leave other things unsaid. Your efforts, are part of what helped to move Seti past many difficult times. So yes, at times it seems that we are traveling in a circle. Technology lately has made the circle larger, we are still not sure how large that circle is... From my perspective things will get worse before they stabilize. We all will then do what we have to. So for a person that I met years ago on the Internet, I count you as a friend! There are conversation that you and I have had privately that have helped me. Thank You! Whatever you decide is fine with me, a break is a break. It allows for a fresh perspective on life no matter what the problem may be. Huggsss Brother Al Note: Some Project Scientist should be aware that Jord's efforts in documentation have made your life easier for your users... He is one of the few people that can describe the "animal" and help tame it. Or provide feedback into Boinc Dev that gets results. Or you now have to be more proactive from a user standpoint to get things fixed that falls outside your respective science. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jorden van der Elst Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 7:23 AM To: BOINC Dev Mailing List Subject: [boinc_dev] The Dark Side It's been over a week since I stopped all BOINC activities and have been thinking about my future with the program. BOINC used to be a program with which you used the spare cycles of your CPU to help and better science. These days it's only about credits. Just go to any project forum and check the threads. ~snip Take care everyone, -- -- Jord. _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address. _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
