Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 12:56:09 04/25/04
Go up one level in this thread
On April 25, 2004 at 15:28:36, Russell Reagan wrote:
>On April 25, 2004 at 02:00:11, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>However it is true that it is not 100% of work during the 24 hours. A lot of
>>time is spent in automatic tests. The 24 hours are required because a test can
>>end at any time of the day or of the night, and if you do not feed the beasts
>>(the test computers) immediately after the end of a test you just lose some
>>precious time.
>
>You have probably already thought of these ideas, but why aren't you automating
>the entire thing so that another test will start right away? Do you need to know
>the results of the previous test before starting another?
Most of the time, the answer is yes.
>Also, have you ever looked into any automatic notification system? When I helped
>running some of the unix machines at school we set up a system where we would
>get emails, pages, text messages to cell phones, voice mails, phone calls, etc.
>if something went wrong (power went down and UPS took over, server room got too
>hot, etc.).
>
>Surely it wouldn't be too hard to have your computer ring your cell phone, or at
>the very least play a very loud noise and turn your speakers way up so you can
>hear it from the other end of the house :)
They beep when they have finished. Does not help much when I am at home (the
office is 10km away).
Starting in two weeks that will not be a problem anymore.
Christophe
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.