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Hey all.

Since several people are using the "catch and release" technique to see what assignments are available, I figured I'd make it easier for everyone...

The LL and DC Trial Factoring assignment pages now have an AJAX preview showing what assignments you'd be given based on the parameters entered into the form. The last three digits of each candidate are hidden, and the GHz Days of work being pledged is shown.

Obviously this is not guaranteed -- someone else might grab the assignments you're viewing in between the time you see the preview and you actually click the "Get Assignments" button. Or Spidy might get something new from PrimeNet in the interim. But it should help lower the releasing cycling....

That's pretty cool.

-- Craig

"Obviously this is not guaranteed -- someone else might grab the assignments..."

Disclaimer acknowledged, but this is a welcome development. Available assignments evaporating twixt the cup and the lip is hardly a new phenomenon. Thanks for this and all your work, Chris.

[QUOTE=bcp19;304254]Would it be possible to make an option on the overall statistics to set the max # of days shown? I have 8 months of data and it has shrunk the graph down to where it is impossible to see anythong other than a broad generalization. Maybe leave that one there and add a 'past 100 days' graph so it is easier to see?[/QUOTE]

After playing around with this for a bit, I've come to the conclusion (and implemented) showing the latest 236 days worth of results on the "GHz Days Done" and "Saved" graphs for those who have been with the project for a long time is the best solution.

The cumulative Work Done graph (being line rather than bar) did not need this -- it continues to show the full history.

Great work! (Referring to the status thread)

I've had an idea: for the [URL="http://www.gpu72.com/reports/estimated_completion/"]Estimated Completion[/URL] chart, could you add a third column after PrimeNet that shows how many expos are assigned for LL, and therefore not accessible to us? It shouldn't be too hard to spider that information from PrimeNet's [URL="http://www.mersenne.org/primenet/"]status page[/URL] (e.g. [code]/5[0-9]{1}000000 5[0-9]{4} | [0-9]{5}( [0-9 ]{5}){4} |( [0-9 ]{5}){2} ([0-9 ]{5}) [0-9 ]{5} |/ # Group 3 is the target[/code]

The change that shows you a sample of the assignments you'll get on the get assignments page is really cool!

Request: Email notification of soon-to-be-expired exponents?

When one of my DC finishes, I always check if the residue matches the one from the original test by clicking the exponent on the 'Completed Assignments' page. Maybe this can be displayed on that page as well? Displaying the exponent row in green or red or some other way?

We have now so many beautiful new columns in the [URL="http://www.gpu72.com/account/assignments/"]"assignment" report table[/URL]... Percent... Age... Last Updated... Estimated Completion... Days To Go... what a pity we can't SORT the table by clicking those columns... And generally, what a pity that for existent sortable columns the sorting direction does not change with alternative clicks...

[QUOTE=LaurV;307252]We have now so many beautiful new columns in the [URL="http://www.gpu72.com/account/assignments/"]"assignment" report table[/URL]... Percent... Age... Last Updated... Estimated Completion... Days To Go... what a pity we can't SORT the table by clicking those columns... And generally, what a pity that for existent sortable columns the sorting direction does not change with alternative clicks...[/QUOTE]

Sigh... :wink:

Give me some time LaurV. I first need to build a new "Account Settings" page so everyone can enjoy this new ability...

Oh, completely unrelated but I'd might as well mention it now... I've installed a SSL cert on the GPU72.com server. This means you can now access the system using [url]https://www.gpu72.com/[/url]. Not that there's any reason to do so -- it's not like it's an e-commerce site or anything, but I like to experiment.

Please do note that because of the way SSL works, this will only work cleanly with the [url]www.gpu72.com[/url] domain; the language sub-domains will warn that the cert is not valid. If you proceed anyway the traffic will still be encrypted but you'll probably see a [COLOR="Red"][strike]https:[/strike][/COLOR] or similar indication in your browser's URL display.

[QUOTE=BigBrother;307039]When one of my DC finishes, I always check if the residue matches the one from the original test by clicking the exponent on the 'Completed Assignments' page. Maybe this can be displayed on that page as well? Displaying the exponent row in green or red or some other way?[/QUOTE]

That's an excellent suggestion. Added to my "Todo" list.