[Off-topic] something to keep your computer busy

[judy]

they were right next to me in the aisles. not scrawny enough to not be football players but at the same time, scrawny enough that they might get the crap beaten out of them on the field if they were...but there did look like there were muscles there...not much in the brains department though. it's been a while, the memory's failing me and I was also too pissed off at the time to really notice. I just wanted to beat the crap out of them

[jeh25]

judy '01 wrote:

I just wanted to beat the crap out of them

I'm sure they were scared, Judy.

I'm also wondering why no one has mentioned that the Cornell fans were the ones that picked the fight.  Sure, the Harvard fans came into our section to taunt us - like we never verbally abuse Harvard?.  Presumably the jacket that sailed out of the *middle* of the section to hit the Harvard fan in the head was thrown by a Cornell fan. Admittedly, the Harvard fan refused to give it back right away and a fight almost ensued. Doyle Part II charging into the fray didn't exactly help either. But did anyone actually think he was gonna keep the coat and wear it home? Of course not.  If I got beaned in the back of the head with a flying object, I'd refuse to give it back out of spite for a couple on minutes too.

[kaelistus]

Yes, but THEY CAME INTO OUR SECTION to taunt. As far as I know, no Cornell fan has walked into the middle of another school's section for berating purposes. I mean if that doesn't scream out "I'm looking for a fight" I don't know what does. Not to say I condone beating the guy up - I'm proud of my peers for not taking the bait.

Now back to the original topic, how important is this app for research? Is it something that will really help, or is it really just a pet project side app that does nothing but provide pretty pictures?

[Rob]

Just to warn everyone (since I saw someone mentioning they wanted to install this on their classroom's computers)
Please make sure you have permission to install this software. There was a case in georgia where an IT guy for the university of georgia installed this on about 50 computers. The state of georgia charged him about a year later for stealing computer resources (which if convicted would have been for 120 years) and wanted to charge him something like .59 cents a minute per computer. (it came to 415 grand ) ::twitch::

if you wanna read more here is some links.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,49961,00.html

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2001/tc20011221_2413.htm

This has been big news in the distributed computing circles for a while now but I assume most people at this board do not follow stuff like this.

[rhovorka]

Yes, but THEY CAME INTO OUR SECTION to taunt. As far as I know, no Cornell fan has walked into the middle of another school's section for berating purposes. I mean if that doesn't scream out "I'm looking for a fight" I don't know what does.

Umm...perhaps you weren't there for the Semi-final.  Because that's exactly what happened when a group of several fans wearing Cornell jerseys walked into the middle of the RPI section for berating purposes.  They stood near the front of the section to the left of the RPI band and seemed to be shouting back and forth with RPI fans until arena officials removed them from that section shortly thereafter.  I thought of that when the Harvard guys did the same thing during the final, only the RPI fans were good enough not to have any physical contact with our guys.

So insert an appropriate cliche here: pot/kettle would be my choice.  Many of us spend a lot of time defending our own fanbase who get labeled as a bunch of foul-mouth hooligans who just come to games to swear, say "sucks", and threaten anyone wearing other colors with physical harm.  My argument is usually that every school has their share of good fans and bad fans in their fanbase...it's just that we get tagged with the bad label because we're loud, roudy, organized, and annoying at opposing rinks.  At the same time, when I criticize the Colgate student section (ever look under the bleachers after a game at Starr?  Let's play 'count the empty liquor bottles!') or the Harvard meatheads who offered me an invitation to "step outside" for some fisticuffs at Bright for no real reason...I have to remember that there are indeed punks in our fanbase too, and each year there are one or two incidents like the one we are discussing to prove it.

[Adam \'04]

It was a case of bottled up spit and vinegar. I'm not proud of how I acted. I'm also not ashamed. School pride runs high in my veins. I was merely defending Cornell University. Nobody should allow himself or herself to be snubbed without putting up a good fight. I guess I am just a scraper.

[Greg Berge]

Works for me.  You've also got two years of eligibility if you can skate and hit. ;-)

[melissa \'01]

well said adam. i was proud of you! ;-)

the morons definitely were asking for trouble.....

[DeltaOne81]

First, I think there was a difference between our guys who walked over there in front of their fans and their guys who actually came into and started marching through our crowd with their stupid @$$ signs.

Anyway, to attempt to bring this thread back to some sort of focus (is that even necessary?), our Folding@Home team just passed the 1000-th ranking mark. My original goal had been to do that by the end of the week, and we've exceeded that by about 2.5 days, very cool :-) , so we've definitely on the way up. The more volunteers to help us the quicker we earn Cornell pride  ::nut::

-Fred, DeltaOne81

[kaelistus]

I was there for the Semi, but I missed that altercation.

I don't condone that behaviour from Cornell fans any more than I condone Harvard. 'Nuff said.  ::yark::

[DeltaOne81]

On Folding@Home:

Anyone wanna take credit for being SalsaShark? How about _ (underscore)? Just curious.

[jtwcornell91]

So, I was going to ask where you girls got the raw material for your "NO CRIMSON!" signs, but now I'm thinking maybe I don't want to know...  ::uhoh::

[DeltaOne81]

So I've been informed by a little birdie who SalsaShark is, and let me just say I'm honored... exceedingly honored...

that and tired  ::snore::

-Fred

[melissa \'01]

hey we got them in a respectable manner ... :-P

or actually, Adam G. got them. oddly enough one cornell student (Adam)was wise enough to remove their outer cornell layer, go over to the teeny tiny harvard section, pretend they were one of the harvard fans (i mean , how were the sign holders able to distinguish - all the hrvard fans were likely first time spectators. there'd be no possibility of recognizing one another) and ask for a bunch. easy as 1,2,3.

Hmm. Just WHAT did you mean by that JTW? :-/ ;-)

[jeh25]

Except that Adam G. isn't a Cornell student. He was an MIT grad that just transferred his hatred for Harvard to Cornell hockey upon moving to Ithaca.  ;-)  

(He is the same kid that used to make fun of Cornell and call it SUNY- Ithaca):-P