400K Milestone

dougw over 6 years ago

400K+ !

Congratulations shabaz on reaching into uncharted territory above 400,000 points.

There doesn't seem to be much fanfare for this milestone, but it is a monumental achievement nonetheless.

This sets a great example for other members to learn from and emulate.

Keep it up...

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shabaz over 6 years ago +16

Aaah thanks guys! I wouldn't comment much if you guys were not around too, so I'm happy to be in great company : ) You all particularly contribute loads, and have your individual special powers : ) It…
Fred27 over 6 years ago +9

That's not a millstone, that's the moon! Well deserved.
balearicdynamics over 6 years ago +8

shabaz congratulations! You are one of the milestones of this community Frankly, and I am sure the other valuable friends agree, I don't remember a useless comment by you. Enrico

DAB over 6 years ago

Well done Shabaz.

DAB
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geralds over 6 years ago

shabaz CONGRATULATIONS!!! on reaching the 400k+ points.
At which rank are you?
I'm just crawling around on the 64th place....

Best Regards
Gerald
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shabaz over 6 years ago in reply to geralds

Thanks guys!

Hi Gerald! You're on level 7, so 64 is not crawling at all : ) I'm on level 10, rank 1, but it's also a lot due to length of time, eventually someone is likely to read older posts or comments, and that increases points too (I guess).
Me and Doug are relatively not far in points (it can change in the space of weeks/months I bet!).
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Andrew J over 6 years ago

Awesome. Invaluable helper and some great, useful projects - I loved building the Cyclops and getting it working to measure the Bombe motor speed.
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colporteur over 6 years ago

400000, how did you earn all those zeros?

Sean
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shabaz over 6 years ago in reply to Andrew J

Hi Andrew,

It's exciting seeing your project take shape too currently, so it's awesome you joined the site : ) That's a really cool use for Cyclops that you mention - I could not have predicted it would be used for that! : )
It's been a couple of years since I went to Bletchley, so will definitely have to visit sometime soon - it must be nice in summer. If I improve the code for it (been meaning to add a feature), I'll bring along a replacement chip for you.
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Andrew J over 6 years ago in reply to shabaz

Let me know and I’ll gladly give you a tour around - it’s TNMOC you should visit, on Bletchley Park, rather than Bletchley Park itself, they are separate institutions.

I’ve been meaning to get into the code and see if I could increase the resolution in some way. The Bombe motor runs at 600RPM and Cyclops was measuring this at 540 or 600RPM, mostly 540. Independent check measured it at 580RPM. As I guess you find, there’s always something else to be done first
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ralphjy over 6 years ago

shabaz outstanding accomplishment! Keep up the good work

Ralph
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clem57 over 6 years ago in reply to Fred27

I think the moon is closer in miles or kilometers than the number of points he has.
At perigee — its closest approach — the moon comes as close as 225,623 miles (363,104 kilometers). At apogee — the farthest away it gets — the moon is 252,088 miles (405,696 km) from Earth. On average, the distance from Earth to the moon is about 238,855 miles (384,400 km).
Just the facts ma'am
Clem
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clem57 over 6 years ago in reply to Andrew J

I have to check this out.
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