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Message 461303 - Posted: 18 Nov 2006, 22:55:48 UTC

I'm curious about Nez and the others listed as top generators and listed as "individuals." How do they generate numbers like that?
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Message 461315 - Posted: 18 Nov 2006, 23:29:42 UTC

Lots of computers. If I remember correctly Nez runs a data center that frequently upgrades the computers.
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Message 461354 - Posted: 19 Nov 2006, 0:41:18 UTC

See this thread for info and even more links about NEZ. This thread is from 400 days ago, there are older ones.
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Message 461525 - Posted: 19 Nov 2006, 9:27:26 UTC

[humor on]

Nez is Bill Gates and every Internet connected Windows pc in the world is running SETI but very slowly as an extremely well hidden background service.

The results are sent back every time it auto-updtaes on the second tuesday of the month !

[/humor off]
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Message 462381 - Posted: 20 Nov 2006, 10:05:48 UTC - in response to Message 461525.  
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[humor on]

... every Internet connected Windows pc in the world is running ...

The results are sent back every time it auto-updtaes on the second tuesday of the month !

[/humor off]

[conspiracy mode]

So how do you know that that is not true?

[/conspiracy mode]


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Message 462422 - Posted: 20 Nov 2006, 12:53:10 UTC - in response to Message 462381.  

[humor on]

... every Internet connected Windows pc in the world is running ...

The results are sent back every time it auto-updtaes on the second tuesday of the month !

[/humor off]

[conspiracy mode]

So how do you know that that is not true?

[/conspiracy mode]


:-(
Martin


Perhaps a judicious analysis of past SETI outages combined with an analysis of problems with WIndows update can settle that issue !!

Come to think of it, WIndows updates are on tuesdays and so are the SETI server backups !!!

Now is that a conspiracy or what ??? Ha!!

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Message 462433 - Posted: 20 Nov 2006, 13:20:27 UTC - in response to Message 462422.  
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[conspiracy mode]

So how do you know that that is not true?

[/conspiracy mode]

Perhaps a judicious analysis of past SETI outages combined with an analysis of problems with WIndows update can settle that issue !!

Come to think of it, WIndows updates are on tuesdays and so are the SETI server backups !!!

Now is that a conspiracy or what ??? Ha!!

Perhaps Berkeley just noticed a regular dip in WU traffic on Tuesdays and so chose that time due to the minimum loading on their databases at that time...

Happy conspirin',
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Message 462444 - Posted: 20 Nov 2006, 13:32:26 UTC
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Didn't it used to be Wednesdays? Then Matt went on vacation, leaving others to do it, and they moved it to Tuesday, and it never got moved back. Probably couldn't pick Monday as they might have damage control from the weekend to fix. Couldn't pick a weekend as noone's home. Couldn't pick Friday because something might happen causing them to work the weekend attempting to fix it. Thursday's way to close to Friday to risk it. So they are left with Tuesday or Wednesday.

Now they pick 9 a.m probably because either:
A: it gives them time to drink coffee before starting
B: Matt just dragged himself in
C: both the above
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Message 462452 - Posted: 20 Nov 2006, 13:43:45 UTC - in response to Message 462444.  
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Didn't it used to be Wednesdays? Then Matt went on vacation, leaving others to do it, and they moved it to Tuesday, and it never got moved back. Probably couldn't pick Monday as they might have damage control from the weekend to fix. Couldn't pick a weekend as noone's home. Couldn't pick Friday because something might happen causing them to work the weekend attempting to fix it. Thursday's way to close to Friday to risk it. So they are left with Tuesday or Wednesday.

And Wednesday is too close to Thursday...

So Tuesday it is!

Now they pick 9 a.m probably because either:
A: it gives them time to drink coffee before starting
B: Matt just dragged himself in
C: both the above

Good guesses but that all sounds far too rational and especially so for Matt :-P

Nah... More likely to do with the canteen serving Matt's favorite pudding on Tuesdays and so the database shutdown guarantees the offline time to not need the coffee-and-cookies feed over a hot keyboard...

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Message 462614 - Posted: 20 Nov 2006, 21:06:15 UTC - in response to Message 462444.  

Now they pick 9 a.m probably because either:
A: it gives them time to drink coffee before starting
B: Matt just dragged himself in
C: both the above


They pick 10 a.m. Berkeley local time, and usually come close to it. That's 1800 UTC when Berkeley is on PST and 1700 UTC for PDT. I think you've got the reasons about right.
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Message 462710 - Posted: 20 Nov 2006, 22:46:49 UTC - in response to Message 462683.  
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And for what it's worth, I'm off coffee.

- Matt

OK, sorry, wrong guess... Instead, which tea?


All good interest, thanks,

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Message 462952 - Posted: 21 Nov 2006, 15:47:49 UTC

Matt --

When I was at Berkeley a couple of years ago, you were still drinking coffee then ... guess this tea thing must be new
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Message 463401 - Posted: 22 Nov 2006, 10:55:58 UTC - in response to Message 463018.  


No coffee or tea.
- Matt


Maybe you should try some: Cocaine, Liquid Blow or some Crunk?

But I bet someone in your position might prefer something more like: Go Fast Rocketman?

Oh, for those that don’t know…. these are some of the latest High Energy Drinks you can buy.

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Message 463422 - Posted: 22 Nov 2006, 11:52:23 UTC - in response to Message 463401.  
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No coffee or tea.
- Matt


Maybe you should try some: Cocaine, Liquid Blow or some Crunk?

But I bet someone in your position might prefer something more like: Go Fast Rocketman?...

Hey!

We can't have you inciting drunk-driving of the s@h project servers!

Matt is proscribed a strict regimen of distilled water only.
(Viscosity and vapours need not be checked, no naked flames, no operating circuit breakers within 10 metres, maintain a well ventilated environment... ;-) )

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Message 464373 - Posted: 23 Nov 2006, 20:23:09 UTC - in response to Message 461303.  

I'm curious about Nez and the others listed as top generators and listed as "individuals." How do they generate numbers like that?


We are all NEZ.

The REAL Truth about BOINC/SETI is that it is actually run by the NSA. The whole looking-for-aliens-thing is just a cover to get you to run it.

NEZ is the Secret part built into BOINC/SETI that constantly spies on you, making sure you are not an Evil-Doer.
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Message 464379 - Posted: 23 Nov 2006, 20:31:46 UTC - in response to Message 462422.  
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[humor on]

... every Internet connected Windows pc in the world is running ...

The results are sent back every time it auto-updtaes on the second tuesday of the month !

[/humor off]

[conspiracy mode]

So how do you know that that is not true?

[/conspiracy mode]


:-(
Martin


Perhaps a judicious analysis of past SETI outages combined with an analysis of problems with WIndows update can settle that issue !!

Come to think of it, WIndows updates are on tuesdays and so are the SETI server backups !!!

Now is that a conspiracy or what ??? Ha!!


Except that it is all highly encrypted and does all sorts of non-standard trickery. The bits going back aren't a continuous stream when NEZ updates. They trickle out here and there, hiding in all sorts of traffic that looks normal to you and I! NEZ resides deep in your TCP/IP stack. And don't think you are off the hook if you use open source either, because NEZ resides deep in all compilers too! I'm also hearing reports that they are now also doing trickery to embed NEZ into silicon as well. Intel, AMD/ATI, Nvidia, etc, are all in cohorts with the NSA NEZ Mainframe. There is no escape!!!

I think they are trying to silence me too, because sometimes when I pick up my phone there isn't a dial tone!
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Message 464397 - Posted: 23 Nov 2006, 20:49:32 UTC - in response to Message 464379.  
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... NEZ resides deep in your TCP/IP stack. And don't think you are off the hook if you use open source either, because NEZ resides deep in all compilers too!

And that is one beauty of open source: The source code is open to all to view and review and compare. (Including comparing compiler output.)

Some time ago, there was an attempt to open a backdoor into new Linux systems by the very careful tweaking of a security permissions test. It was noticed and eliminated long before being released. There's even automated tools to independantly check the code for silliness or whatever possible "NEZ"-isms! (Unlike the 'obscurity' and cross-all-your-digits wild naievity of a certain proprietary OS that consequently pollutes the web with "viruses"... :-( )

I'm also hearing reports that they are now also doing trickery to embed NEZ into silicon as well. IBM, AMD/ATI, Nvidia, etc, are all in cohorts with the NSA NEZ Mainframe. There is no escape!!!

Is that also called DRM/Palladium/"WGA"?...


So what is genuine? And could you trust it?!

Regards,

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Message 464514 - Posted: 24 Nov 2006, 0:05:23 UTC

Keep going, guys!

NEZ is probably reading all this and might post a LOL or something :o)

Regards Hans

P.S: Hats off to his dedication, he must be racking up quite a power bill.
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Message 464617 - Posted: 24 Nov 2006, 2:09:14 UTC - in response to Message 464514.  

Keep going, guys!

NEZ is probably reading all this and might post a LOL or something :o)


Who sez he/she even deigns to look around here at all our miniscule prattle?


Anyhowz, Nez's profile sez it all!

(Very good Nez pic or whomever. ***DON'T*** tell Missfit!!!)


Happy crunchin',
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Message 464630 - Posted: 24 Nov 2006, 2:37:53 UTC - in response to Message 464617.  
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Keep going, guys!

NEZ is probably reading all this and might post a LOL or something :o)


Who sez he/she even deigns to look around here at all our miniscule prattle?


Anyhowz, Nez's profile sez it all!

(Very good Nez pic or whomever. ***DON'T*** tell Missfit!!!)


Happy crunchin',
Martin


She's his wife and was a BOTD already, resulting in NEZ's one and only post on these boards :o)

Regards Hans
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