Lost Keys?

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Not sure if this has been brought up before, but I didn’t see it anywhere… I think I’m losing a small amount of keys, each time I pulse. Its not that big of a deal, but thought I’d share :slight_smile:

Anyways, I’m set to pulse every 1,234 keys (just because I like going in sequential order) I like to keep my geek window open, and I was watching it as I was typing, I actually got up to roughly 1,260ish keys before it finally pulsed, and then started back at zero, I then checked my online stats, and it only pulsed 1,234. So what happens do the other 30 keys or so? Like I said, its not a huge deal, but I can’t help watch everytime I pulse now, and wonder whats happening :slight_smile:

Oh, I’m running WP 1.6.2.1 with Windows XP Pro.

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I’m guessing the 30 or so keys are what you type between when the pulse starts and when it finishes… If that’s the case then it’s a known limitation.

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Ok, cool :slight_smile: Just thought I’d share my findings. I find myself being careful when getting close to pulse time, so I can type slowly and not lose any keys lol. I think I’m kind of becoming OCD over whatpulse… it really bothers me to not have it/have it running, and realize that I’m losing keys :slight_smile:

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Yeh its just the fact your internet is lagging, and a new token is being created whilst your still typing away. Its only a very small amount of keys in comparison to what can be gained, so I wouldnt worry about it too much. :slight_smile:

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On the contrary, that’s around 2.5% of the pulse that disappears. If you have pulsed 1 000 000 keys, 25 000 of them would have disappeared. Although it’s not very much to do about it I think :stuck_out_tongue:

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I’m pretty sure that if you can type 25000 keys in the ~10 seconds it takes to pulse, you’re cheating. :stuck_out_tongue:

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If he pulse every 1234 keys (which is actually 1260ish as he said) and 30 of those keys disappears every time then when he reaches 1 000 000 keys, 25 000 would have been lost.

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That is quite a large amount, but it his own fault for pulsing at such a low number and having a bad internet connection. I only lose 1-2 keys tops because mine pulses very quickly, and the icon just flashes, rather than staying there like on my friends PC for about 5 seconds and then going, coz his internet is crap too. :slight_smile:

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Oh I get you now! :wink:

But eh, there’s not much that can really be done about it without some major reworking.

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[quote=bobL]Oh I get you now! :wink:

But eh, there’s not much that can really be done about it without some major reworking.[/quote]

Nope, just as I said and believed =)

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Well for you it hardly matters, seeing as your ranked 81st in the world on this project :stuck_out_tongue: Im gonna have to type more, haha.

Oh by the way, spotify team ftw. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Hehe :stuck_out_tongue:

Funny thing is that I’ve been stuck on rank 80-90 for like 1 year or something, doesn’t seem I can get any lower :stuck_out_tongue:

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Well you only need 1mil or so for 79th, so get typing, write a novel, start a blog, run a forum, play some WoW, do something!! haha.

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I always type :stuck_out_tongue:
Mostly chat with friends but also write alot of html and php (I run a site but it doesn’t get updated very often), and play some games.

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And that got you 80million? :stuck_out_tongue: Thats pretty awesome to be honest. Guess youve been a member for a while, but still, a lot.

Im aiming for the high ranks aswell, but I just need to be doing a lot that involves typing, including a lot more college work, haha.

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Well, alot of my keys came from when I went to school and had to write alot.
At the same time I were also making some homepages both for me and friends and playing counterstrike whenever I had time for it :stuck_out_tongue:
Probably got 40-50 mil from that.

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Pretty cool. Well I hope the Lost Keys situation didnt affect you too badly. 25k per million, 250,000 per hundred million? :stuck_out_tongue:

EDIT: Or is it 2.5mil? (tired)

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2.5mil :stuck_out_tongue:
But I pulse manually when I feel like it, so I don’t lose any keys.

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[quote=Quarzi]2.5mil :stuck_out_tongue:
But I pulse manually when I feel like it, so I don’t lose any keys.[/quote]

Ah right fair enough. Ive set it to 2500 at the moment, simply so I can get my total pulses sent stat up, but its ok because I dont lagg and therefore dont lose any keys :slight_smile: