I don't know how often anyone says this but, thank you to the SETI researchers and college professors/students/grad students involved with this project. Sometimes we complain so much that we forget that you have offered us this opportunity to help in your research. And while many expect you to thank us, I say we should thank you for your dediction to this project. Through all the technical issues, complaints and whatever else goes on, you keep this project going and keep us involved. You could have chosen to use supercomputers for data analysis but, instead you chose us. So thank you for letting all of us be involved in the SETI project!

> You could have chosen to use supercomputers for data analysis but, instead you chose us. So thank you for letting all of us be involved in the SETI project!

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I am also very happy to be involved in the prject nevertheless if we are
participating it's because they need us (our computers). Using a supercomputer !
lol they can hardly buy back up tapes...read this carrefully. It's quoted
from http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/about_seti/about_seti_at_home_1.html
Without us the search would have ended long ago.

To tease out the weakest signals, a great amount of computer power is necessary. It would take a monstrous supercomputer to get the job done. SETI programs could never afford to build or buy that computing power. There is a trade-off that they can make. Rather than a huge computer to do the job, they could use a smaller computer but just take longer to do it. But then there would be lots of data piling up. What if they used LOTS of small computers, all working simultaneously on different parts of the analysis? Where can the SETI team possibly find thousands of computers they'd need to analyze the data continuously streaming from Arecibo?
The UC Berkeley SETI team has discovered that there are already thousands of computers that might be available for use. Most of these computers sit around most of the time with toasters flying across their screens accomplishing absolutely nothing and wasting electricity to boot. This is where SETI@home (and you!) come into the picture. The SETI@home project hopes to convince you to allow us to borrow your computer when you aren't using it and to help us "…search out new life and new civilizations." We'll do this with a screen saver that can go get a chunk of data from us over the internet, analyze that data, and then report the results back to us. When you need your computer back, our screen saver instantly gets out of the way and only continues it's analysis when you are finished with your work.

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You could have chosen to use supercomputers for data analysis but, instead you chose us. So thank you for letting all of us be involved in the SETI project!
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Ummmmmm yes, aren't we the lucky ones, I seriously hope nobody goes out and Sacrifices their First Born Child in Praise & Honor of the Seti Gods ... ;)

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LOL...I just thought it would be nice to say thank you for a change...I guess it wasn't recieved as I planned....

> Ummmmmm yes, aren't we the lucky ones, I seriously hope nobody goes out and
> Sacrifices their First Born Child in Praise & Honor of the Seti Gods ...
> ;)


@poorboy....Ummmmmm too late....you should have told the
sacrifice was not required. :)

It's ok CTLW83, the Rah Rah Boys will be here shortly to back you up ... ;)
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ALLLLLLLLLRIIIIIGHT I think I've had enough sarcasim for one post! This is the last time I try to say anything nice about the SETI Team Members, lest I be laughed off the boards....

> > You could have chosen to use supercomputers for data analysis but,
> instead you chose us. So thank you for letting all of us be involved in the
> SETI project!
>
> =========
>
> I am also very happy to be involved in the prject nevertheless if we are
> participating it's because they need us (our computers). Using a supercomputer
> !
> lol they can hardly buy back up tapes...read this carrefully. It's quoted
> from http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/about_seti/about_seti_at_home_1.html
> Without us the search would have ended long ago.
>
> To tease out the weakest signals, a great amount of computer power is
> necessary. It would take a monstrous supercomputer to get the job done. SETI
> programs could never afford to build or buy that computing power. There is a
> trade-off that they can make. Rather than a huge computer to do the job, they
> could use a smaller computer but just take longer to do it. But then there
> would be lots of data piling up. What if they used LOTS of small computers,
> all working simultaneously on different parts of the analysis? Where can the
> SETI team possibly find thousands of computers they'd need to analyze the data
> continuously streaming from Arecibo?
> The UC Berkeley SETI team has discovered that there are already thousands of
> computers that might be available for use. Most of these computers sit around
> most of the time with toasters flying across their screens accomplishing
> absolutely nothing and wasting electricity to boot. This is where SETI@home
> (and you!) come into the picture. The SETI@home project hopes to convince you
> to allow us to borrow your computer when you aren't using it and to help us
> "…search out new life and new civilizations." We'll do this with a screen
> saver that can go get a chunk of data from us over the internet, analyze that
> data, and then report the results back to us. When you need your computer
> back, our screen saver instantly gets out of the way and only continues it's
> analysis when you are finished with your work.
>
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> <img> src="http://boinc.mundayweb.com/seti2/stats.php?userID=986&trans=off">
>
The SETI staff originally thought they would only find 5,ooo to 10,000 people interested in the project!

> The SETI staff originally thought they would only find 5,ooo to 10,000 people
> interested in the project!

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True. We are now hundreds of thousands active users and BOINC is a good
things so it shares all this power with other projects. I am personally
waiting for SETI to come with more data to process. This will come with
the multi beam receivers, astropulse, southern hemisphere receivers, etc.
When that happen I will built me a farm made of a few dozens of homemade
PC and I will crunch like hell...If it's OK with my wife of course...

Warm regards
Marc
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> I don't know how often anyone says this but, thank you to the SETI researchers
> and college professors/students/grad students involved with this project.
> Sometimes we complain so much that we forget that you have offered us this
> opportunity to help in your research. And while many expect you to thank us,
> I say we should thank you for your dediction to this project. Through all the
> technical issues, complaints and whatever else goes on, you keep this project
> going and keep us involved. You could have chosen to use supercomputers for
> data analysis but, instead you chose us. So thank you for letting all of us
> be involved in the SETI project!
> [url=http://www.assassinwilliams.com]
>

nice to see that im not the only one. that thinks seti are build just for me and my points

but seriously guys, it's not all about the points and the farms and the power. it's also about us as a community interested in the single thing known as SETI, mostly through the use of these boards. And as these boards evolve, I think a few friendships will most definately be made. What better way is there to "talk" to other people about what interests you so much? this project still has a long way to go, and everyone is hoping to find that special signal that could ultimately be the discovery of a lifetime.

I for one, am sticking around. Thanks to everyone, repeat: EVERYONE, (including the users who don't voice themselves, yet participate.) for making this happne and WORK (well..mostly)

-Fox
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Amen to that Pyro, Amen to that!

PoorBoy

If you are so bitter and twisted about the whole project why are you still here?

nick

> I don't know how often anyone says this but, thank you to the SETI researchers
> and college professors/students/grad students involved with this project.
> Sometimes we complain so much that we forget that you have offered us this
> opportunity to help in your research. And while many expect you to thank us,
> I say we should thank you for your dediction to this project. Through all the
> technical issues, complaints and whatever else goes on, you keep this project
> going and keep us involved. You could have chosen to use supercomputers for
> data analysis but, instead you chose us. So thank you for letting all of us
> be involved in the SETI project!
> [url=http://www.assassinwilliams.com]
>
For what it is worth...I agree...Good job SETI people!!
L24

PoorBoy

If you are so bitter and twisted about the whole project why are you still here?

nick
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Well I'm still here Nicky because I was waiting for you show up and ask me that question ... Is there anything else you would like to know...???



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> I don't know how often anyone says this but, thank you to the SETI researchers
> and college professors/students/grad students involved with this project.
> Sometimes we complain so much that we forget that you have offered us this
> opportunity to help in your research. And while many expect you to thank us,
> I say we should thank you for your dediction to this project. Through all the
> technical issues, complaints and whatever else goes on, you keep this project
> going and keep us involved. You could have chosen to use supercomputers for
> data analysis but, instead you chose us. So thank you for letting all of us
> be involved in the SETI project!

I concur, mon ami...

And a hearty grassy ass, muchachos - two enthusiastic thumbs up...

'-~



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