How much redundancy?
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How much redundancy?
How many times is any given work unit processed as a routine matter? I don't mean to say if it is returned incomplete, or not returned at all, but in the ordinary course of events.
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Re: How much redundancy?
When everything is fine, it's processed only once.
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Re: How much redundancy?
Fah doesn't waste computing resources like some of the other projects that require a work unit be processed twice to assure data consistency, or a third time if the first 2 don't match. That's like cutting your contributor's donations in half or more. Fah uses a number of validation steps and other techniques to assure data consistency. They also use statistical model validation steps which eliminate the need to duplicate WU which have been completed successfully.
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