Good news?

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Raistmer Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Jun 01 Posts: 2547 Credit: 25,758,115 RAC: 38,735	Message 1107245 - Posted: 18 May 2011, 10:18:08 UTC
	SETI@home is supported by NSF, NASA and private donations. http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/05/13/uc-berkeley-seti-survey-focuses-on-kepler%E2%80%99s-top-earth-like-planets/ It would be good news if text in bold would be truth...
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phud Send message Joined: 12 Oct 99 Posts: 1319 Credit: 34,994,639 RAC: 0	Message 1107348 - Posted: 18 May 2011, 17:40:02 UTC - in response to Message 1107245.
	"SETI@home is supported by NSF, NASA and private donations." i believe the press office needs to get their story confirmed before they release it. ____________
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tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 2917 Credit: 260,393 RAC: 314	Message 1107405 - Posted: 18 May 2011, 20:20:18 UTC
	I believe this to be the usual confusion between SETI@home and the SETI Institute. Journalists are simply unable to grasp the difference. Tullio ____________
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VBobier Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 40859 Credit: 32,159,940 RAC: 19,504	Message 1107408 - Posted: 18 May 2011, 20:30:07 UTC - in response to Message 1107405.
	I believe this to be the usual confusion between SETI@home and the SETI Institute. Journalists are simply unable to grasp the difference. Tullio Agreed, It's like they see the word Seti and then think their the same place, When their not. ____________ BSG Anthem My Facebook page
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Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 8871 Credit: 1,233,466 RAC: 1,644	Message 1107435 - Posted: 18 May 2011, 21:45:14 UTC - in response to Message 1107408.
	I believe this to be the usual confusion between SETI@home and the SETI Institute. Journalists are simply unable to grasp the difference. Tullio Agreed, It's like they see the word Seti and then think their the same place, When their not. Similar to there, their and they're being pronounced the same. They are not the same place, hence they're. also note the domain in the link: Berkeley itself. They above all should not be making this kind of error.
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