Interesting question

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Paul Send message Joined: 18 Dec 10 Posts: 2 Credit: 469,805 RAC: 0	Message 1267909 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 13:44:15 UTC
	Hi All My son just asked an interesting question ,Can anyone tell Us what happens if a block of data our computer is working on detects alien signals ,does a splash screen come up saying we have won or something. Thanks
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rob smith Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 5451 Credit: 20,724,355 RAC: 127,776	Message 1267913 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 14:00:07 UTC
	Simple answer - very little. Less simple answer - each validated result is compared to at least one other validated result from same location in the sky, from a different date. S@H have a number of tools they use internally to do this correlation, and it might be some time before they actually have enough "hits" on a particular location to be sure that something really has been found. ____________ Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?
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Ageless Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 11636 Credit: 2,002,021 RAC: 4,140	Message 1267950 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 15:47:46 UTC
	The full explanation on what happens is at http://seticlassic.ssl.berkeley.edu/about_seti/about_seti_at_home_5.html. That was written for Seti Classic, but is still true to this day. ____________ Jord - BOINC FAQ Service - BOINC User Wiki Real is just a matter of perception.
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Paul Send message Joined: 18 Dec 10 Posts: 2 Credit: 469,805 RAC: 0	Message 1267971 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 16:25:12 UTC
	Thank you for the prompt replies
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Questions and Answers : Windows : Interesting question