Hiding computers??@#$?

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Siran d'Vel'nahr Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238	Message 134617 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 3:56:04 UTC - in response to Message 134600. Just curious, what motivates those of you that hide your computers? Because I can? :) Good nuf reason for me.... CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath ID: 134617 ·

scatter Send message Joined: 25 May 05 Posts: 10 Credit: 33,168 RAC: 0	Message 134625 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 4:06:37 UTC - in response to Message 134577. I think seeing what machines other participants have is 1/2 the fun of SETI. comments? ========== And the other 1/2 is Hiding them from people like you ... ;) man, I've heard of people hiding porn from their parents but how you use your CPU cycles! Time to move out of the basement! Being curious about what OS ppl run, and their computer hardware isn't comparable to inquiring about what type of car you drive. I guess someone could stalk you by knowing you have a ford pinto, but knowing that you run windoze ME on your dad's packard bell doesn't do much for me. I think alot of you have illusions of grandeur and or unmerited paranoia! Such a: <p align="center">N O O B !</p> Just get OVER it. People are gonna hide their computers, others aren't [probably because they don't know how to]. Why does it bother you so much? Why do you care what computers I have attached? I don't care about yours. Let's see, have you figured out how to hide yours yet....? yeah I know how to hide my computers. Are you serious? This has been really entertaining guys. Thanks! ID: 134625 ·

scatter Send message Joined: 25 May 05 Posts: 10 Credit: 33,168 RAC: 0	Message 134627 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 4:14:08 UTC - in response to Message 134555. You asked a question about hiding computers, because as you said it yourself, it is funny for you to see other peoples computers, which I answered kindly in a post above. You gave this answer to me over in Numbers, where I pointed out that you post redundant and I linked to my answer above. I think you have a very rude attitude to people here, also judged from your response to the two above posts! Who do you think you are? You come here and ask questions and demand answers, and when people give you answers after their own decisions, you start to insult them! This is a very bad attitude you show here! And, BTW, please meet Mr. Ignore! demand answers? hmph. okay. I've been laughing the entire time. You started the snappy responses with your 1st post, claiming I had made redundant posts, when in reality you were behind the curve. Either way, thanks for the laughs, happy crunching, and really lighten up! haha ID: 134627 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 134637 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 4:26:32 UTC "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 134637 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 134640 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 4:31:33 UTC - in response to Message 134637. Hey thanks! My view shows newest post first! (on top and above!) ID: 134640 ·

scatter Send message Joined: 25 May 05 Posts: 10 Credit: 33,168 RAC: 0	Message 134650 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 4:56:37 UTC - in response to Message 134557. ... Being curious about what OS ppl run, and their computer hardware isn't comparable to inquiring about what type of car you drive. I guess someone could stalk you by knowing you have a ford pinto, but knowing that you run windoze ME on your dad's packard bell doesn't do much for me. I think alot of you have illusions of grandeur and or unmerited paranoia! You might like this Stats by OS/CPU per project,average shoe size etc =) haha. thx ID: 134650 ·

Darth Dogbytes™ Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0	Message 134651 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 5:00:06 UTC I just hid my computers. Why? Just because.... Account frozen... ID: 134651 ·

Jord Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3	Message 134653 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 5:16:23 UTC - in response to Message 134651. It's not like you can be helped anyway, if in trouble. ;) ID: 134653 ·

Siran d'Vel'nahr Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238	Message 134666 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 5:50:48 UTC - in response to Message 134625. .... .... Such a: <p align="center">N O O B !</p> Just get OVER it. People are gonna hide their computers, others aren't [probably because they don't know how to]. Why does it bother you so much? Why do you care what computers I have attached? I don't care about yours. Let's see, have you figured out how to hide yours yet....? yeah I know how to hide my computers. Are you serious? This has been really entertaining guys. Thanks! Serious? I'm always serious [except when I'm not]. Let me see you hide you computers.... CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath ID: 134666 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 134668 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 5:55:01 UTC - in response to Message 134651. Last modified: 9 Jul 2005, 6:01:12 UTC I just hid my computers. Why? Just because.... "Old news.... with new meaning.... I don't take people with hidden computers very seriously either." ID: 134668 ·

Darth Dogbytes™ Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0	Message 134670 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 5:57:58 UTC - in response to Message 134668. I just hid my computers. Why? Just because.... "Old news.... with new meaning.... I don't take people with hidden computers very seriously either." We know you don't take yourself seriously, neither does anyone else. Whilst, back at the farm... Account frozen... ID: 134670 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 134673 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 6:00:00 UTC - in response to Message 134670. Last modified: 9 Jul 2005, 6:00:43 UTC I just hid my computers. Why? Just because.... "Old news.... with new meaning.... I don't take people with hidden computers very seriously either." We know you don't take yourself seriously, neither does anyone else. Must you be so disrespectful to yourself while talking into the mirror? ID: 134673 ·

Siran d'Vel'nahr Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238	Message 134678 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 6:04:33 UTC - in response to Message 134627. Last modified: 9 Jul 2005, 6:11:19 UTC .... And, BTW, please meet Mr. Ignore! demand answers? hmph. okay. I've been laughing the entire time. You started the snappy responses with your 1st post, claiming I had made redundant posts, when in reality you were behind the curve. Either way, thanks for the laughs, happy crunching, and really lighten up! haha 94.6% of the users here know where to get information when they run into a problem. 98.7% of the users here aren't snoopy. 99.9% of the users here do not post the same topic to multiple boards. The same topic does get posted to multiple boards, but by different users. "Behind the curve"? I think not. When I got here tonight I saw the same thread, started by you, on 2 different boards. You started the one in the CafÃ© at 0:19 UTC. 3 minutes later, at 0:22 UTC, you again posted it on the NC board. You should check your facts before making accusations. CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath ID: 134678 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 134681 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 6:06:07 UTC - in response to Message 134678. Vulcans are great with percentages and decimals. ID: 134681 ·

Siran d'Vel'nahr Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238	Message 134684 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 6:10:10 UTC - in response to Message 134681. Vulcans are great with percentages and decimals. Thanks.... >:-) CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath ID: 134684 ·

Darth Dogbytes™ Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0	Message 134691 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 6:17:14 UTC - in response to Message 134681. Vulcans are great with percentages and decimals. That's quite logical...six fingers and six toes. Account frozen... ID: 134691 ·

Bruno G. Olsen & ESEA @ greenholt Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 875 Credit: 4,386,984 RAC: 0	Message 134720 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 11:13:19 UTC - in response to Message 134614. People are gonna hide their computers, others aren't [probably because they don't know how to]. I'll bet more people simply don't care. There is no security risk, so why bother? I think you're both partly right ;) Besides, it's not all that difficult to hide ones computers, as the setting is right there in the project specific preferences (AFAIR it even shows up in the creation process). The thing about hiding/not hiding was discused on another board btw, and there most of us agreed that most made their choice (either hiding or not) without actually knowing what would be visible to other (like computer name and IP that doesn't show) or what security questions there might be, as no info is given on the pages about this. Many don't even know what it means when they first sign up. Although I do respect the choice to hide ones computers, it can at times be a bit annoying when trying to figure out possible problems or even from a statistical view. ID: 134720 ·

Qui-Gon Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 2940 Credit: 19,199,902 RAC: 11	Message 134815 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 18:21:36 UTC - in response to Message 134720. Although I do respect the choice to hide ones computers, it can at times be a bit annoying when trying to figure out possible problems or even from a statistical view. As I said in the second post of this thread: Security has always been a concern for many SETI crunchers both at Classic and here under BOINC. I understand your curiosity, but I'm not willing to reveal anything more than is necessary to efficiently run the project. In all that I have read about the security of this project, no one has ever said that showing my computer(s) is a security risk, but why should I chance it? Sorry to be blunt, but I don't think your curiosity is a good reason to take even a very small risk. If I ask for technical help, and people responding want to know what computers I have (so far, no one has asked me), I would temporarily un-hide them. But most problems discussed on the Numbers or Q&A pages have little to do with hardware. Take a look--the software or policy questions are most common. ID: 134815 ·

Siran d'Vel'nahr Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238	Message 134829 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 19:10:30 UTC - in response to Message 134815. Last modified: 9 Jul 2005, 19:11:19 UTC Although I do respect the choice to hide ones computers, it can at times be a bit annoying when trying to figure out possible problems or even from a statistical view. As I said in the second post of this thread: Security has always been a concern for many SETI crunchers both at Classic and here under BOINC. I understand your curiosity, but I'm not willing to reveal anything more than is necessary to efficiently run the project. In all that I have read about the security of this project, no one has ever said that showing my computer(s) is a security risk, but why should I chance it? Sorry to be blunt, but I don't think your curiosity is a good reason to take even a very small risk. If I ask for technical help, and people responding want to know what computers I have (so far, no one has asked me), I would temporarily un-hide them. But most problems discussed on the Numbers or Q&A pages have little to do with hardware. Take a look--the software or policy questions are most common. Once again, Tom, we're thinking alike, except that I will just add the appropriate information to the post instead of un-hiding my computers. >:-) CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath ID: 134829 ·

AC Send message Joined: 22 Jan 05 Posts: 3413 Credit: 119,579 RAC: 0	Message 134918 - Posted: 9 Jul 2005, 23:32:02 UTC - in response to Message 134500. Just curious, what motivates those of you that hide your computers? You do realize your IP is only visible to YOU when you're logged in, and SETI@HOME already has your IP, not to mention if you have a router it would only be your internal IP anyway!! I think seeing what machines other participants have is 1/2 the fun of SETI. comments? Um, I'm not really sure why I decided to hide my computer. I guess it's just another one of those BOINC settings that I play around with from time to time. I wouldn't say that seeing other participants puters is half the fun though. ID: 134918 ·

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