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Raistmer Send message Joined: 16 Jun 01 Posts: 6325 Credit: 106,370,077 RAC: 121 |
Making link live: Goodsearch [ no support via toolbar for Chrome though, but IE and probably other browsers will go! Install it and help SETI in fund-rising! ] And if you do purchases on eBay as most of us do it will help too! I just recived : your purchase will give 25-37% to SETI as donation! How pity we didn't have this earlier!!! |
JohnDK Send message Joined: 28 May 00 Posts: 1222 Credit: 451,243,443 RAC: 1,127 |
Works in IE8, but I normally don't have a toolbar and this toolbar is very ugly + uses yahoo for searching, I use google... |
Robert Ribbeck Send message Joined: 7 Jun 02 Posts: 644 Credit: 5,283,174 RAC: 0 |
Josef W. Segur wrote: but you ignore the fact most of the ACTIVE participants also see the mis management & lack of accountability by said management. Many of whom have been abused by the cheer leaders for even commenting. |
Raistmer Send message Joined: 16 Jun 01 Posts: 6325 Credit: 106,370,077 RAC: 121 |
Works in IE8, but I normally don't have a toolbar and this toolbar is very ugly + uses yahoo for searching, I use google... IMO it's second-order moments. I used Chrome and Nigma as search engine, but surely installed this toolbar in IE and will make all new searches and eBay purchases via it! |
Raistmer Send message Joined: 16 Jun 01 Posts: 6325 Credit: 106,370,077 RAC: 121 |
but you ignore the fact most of the ACTIVE participants also see the mis management & lack of accountability by said management. Many of whom have been Make distinction between BOINC and SETI@home project. They are closely connected, but it's not the same. Here we donate to SETI, not BOINC. And latest troubles came from BOINC part solely, keep this in mind! |
Robert Ribbeck Send message Joined: 7 Jun 02 Posts: 644 Credit: 5,283,174 RAC: 0 |
but you ignore the fact most of the ACTIVE participants also see the mis management & lack of accountability by said management. Many of whom have been We'll that's a big surprise Seti server crashes were caused by Boinc REALLY |
Raistmer Send message Joined: 16 Jun 01 Posts: 6325 Credit: 106,370,077 RAC: 121 |
Server is hardware. No one can prevent it from crash time to time and it was repaired ASAP by SETI crew. What their fault do you see here?? Most of latest downtime came from BOINC server code upgrade. Look in forums deeply ;) |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Server is hardware. No one can prevent it from crash time to time and it was repaired ASAP by SETI crew. What their fault do you see here?? Most of latest downtime came from BOINC server code upgrade. Look in forums deeply ;) Well, Robert would have you believe that even RAID drive array crashes are the 'fault' of the Seti staff....LOL. BTW, to stay on topic.... $100.00 from the kitties to Seti on June 4th. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
JohnDK Send message Joined: 28 May 00 Posts: 1222 Credit: 451,243,443 RAC: 1,127 |
Works in IE8, but I normally don't have a toolbar and this toolbar is very ugly + uses yahoo for searching, I use google... Quoting myself ;) Happily I discovered it's possibly to add the Goodsearch engine to the standard IE7+8 search box http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/mode/ie-plugin |
MadMaC Send message Joined: 4 Apr 01 Posts: 201 Credit: 47,158,217 RAC: 0 |
but you ignore the fact most of the ACTIVE participants also see the mis management & lack of accountability by said management. Many of whom have been We'll that's a big surprise Seti server crashes were caused by Boinc REALLY[/quote] Robert - please get a sense of perspective and stop trolling.. I work in IT, and with the resources the seti staff have it is nothing short of a miracle that they keep it up so much. Milions of clients connecting every day and huge databases and a maxed out ethernet link equal nothing but trouble. If it bothers you that much, stop complaining and donate.. This has finally convinced me that I need to, so check back on payday and you will see I have a green star, I hope you have the decency to do the same.. |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
I noticed my star had lapsed. I made my yearly today In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 |
Just signed up for Goodsearch. Does anyone know if we can see any statistics about how much actually reaches S@H? That will give me something to look at when I don't have WUs ;). |
JohnDK Send message Joined: 28 May 00 Posts: 1222 Credit: 451,243,443 RAC: 1,127 |
Well I use my VISA online and has done it several times, so far no problems... |
JohnDK Send message Joined: 28 May 00 Posts: 1222 Credit: 451,243,443 RAC: 1,127 |
IE8 kept crashing when closing it, I uninstalled the Goodsearch toolbar and it stopped doing that... |
Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 |
Just signed up for Goodsearch. Does anyone know if we can see any statistics about how much actually reaches S@H? I apologize if it is rude to answer your own posts, but just found this. 36 cents in January to $2.63 in May is a good trend, but we need many more people to sign up to make any difference. Also, IE8 closes and opens just fine for me after installing Goodsearch. And you can leave other toolbars open, if you like. |
JohnDK Send message Joined: 28 May 00 Posts: 1222 Credit: 451,243,443 RAC: 1,127 |
Don't know, maybe the Goodsearch toolbar conflicts with some other stuff I have installed. Anyway, I don't like have a toolbar at all, so I'll stick with searching from the IE8 search box using Goodsearch. |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14654 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
I will donate, and I will donate much, when PayPal works for donations to SETI. Until then my only donation to SETI is crunching and electricity. That may be the Swedish perspective, but I don't think it's fair to generalise that to "Most people from outside the U.S, ...". I use Visa credit cards online without fear (though I check the site credentials as best I can). I have had the card suspended - through vigilance by the card provider spotting suspicious transactions: the last time it happened, I'm pretty sure it was skimmed at a big-brand car parts store just three miles from my house - a physical purchase, where the card never left my sight. But for SETI, I prefer to use my Visa debit card - smaller fee charged by the handling company, better exchange rate (did someone say it was good at the moment? Must check - I'm getting close to star renewal date), and no problems at all in previous years. |
JohnDK Send message Joined: 28 May 00 Posts: 1222 Credit: 451,243,443 RAC: 1,127 |
Or send a check by mail http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/donate_bymail.php |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
Funny, I feel the same way when it is paypal ONLY. I can not speak for where you are, but many stores offer "pre-paid" debit cards. They are expensive to use but the idea is you can buy a card with a $50 balance(for example) and then run it down, and throw it out. It does not attach to you personally. Janice |
perryjay Send message Joined: 20 Aug 02 Posts: 3377 Credit: 20,676,751 RAC: 0 |
I believe some card companies can also give you a one time card number. Use it one time and then the number is no longer valid. Not sure exactly how it works as I've never tried it myself. Or you could get a paypal debit card. PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC |
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