Chat about Admiral's laptop Theft!

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Dune_Finkleberry Send message Joined: 25 Feb 06 Posts: 6454 Credit: 198,656 RAC: 0	Message 508548 - Posted: 25 Jan 2007, 19:22:27 UTC Well, I sent an email to someone. But I had sent it to a local writer. Here's his response. _______________________________________ thanks, al. i read the thread. interesting series of events... if one end of the transaction were here (instead of minneapolis or denver), we'd want to work the story. its best hope for making our pages is probably bob dyer's column or betty's consumer column. but without a local connection, i doubt they could use it. if you haven't sent it their way yet, i'll be happy to. -- mitch _______________________________________ I'm going to send it to Bob Dyer & Betty's consumer column. I'm going to keep trying. This IS an interesting story, but it was my mistake for sending it to a local editor. I'm still working this. If the Beacon doesn't want this, I'm sending it to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. (Our arch rival!) But I would rather the Beacon gets it first. Account frozen... ID: 508548 ·

Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0	Message 508553 - Posted: 25 Jan 2007, 19:44:48 UTC Last modified: 25 Jan 2007, 19:59:55 UTC edit - UPDATE - Just spoke w/ David @ Berkeley (in the event they are talking directly to me @ ABC - David explained what i should say . . .) just received a call from COX Network (based in Atlanta, GA) - Fred Ryder News Desk - asked about the Project (SETI) and has 'no previous knowledge' of SETI so - long story short - he's passing this onto the Local Reporters in Charlotte (ABC Network Affiliates), w/ my name & number (even though i gave him David Anderson's No. @ Berkeley - HOPEFULLY they'll find it of Interest enough to call David in CA. In the Event they do get back to me - which they said they would - i will need an 'Official Report' from Berkeley . . . Suggestions . . . ID: 508553 ·

kinhull Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Oct 03 Posts: 1029 Credit: 636,475 RAC: 0	Message 508678 - Posted: 25 Jan 2007, 23:41:18 UTC Wow! This is looking good. I'm keeping my fingers crossed! Congrats to the guys making this happen. Join TeamACC Sometimes I think we are alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we are not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. ID: 508678 ·

Dune_Finkleberry Send message Joined: 25 Feb 06 Posts: 6454 Credit: 198,656 RAC: 0	Message 508851 - Posted: 26 Jan 2007, 8:38:35 UTC When I asked this Mitch for someone in National news that maybe interested in this. He responded: ________________________________________________ good try... though we don't have reporters on our national desk. our national stories come from the wires, so if AP or a big city paper gets a story out of it, our national editor or business editor might choose to run it... now more than ever, we have to make sure our local reporters are working on local stories. sorry i can't offer a better solution... -- mitch ________________________________________________ It's complicated. Ever since Knight-Ridder went face down & sold to the highest bidder, we have been focusing on different things. We have been trying to put on more of a local face. I will try more with The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Account frozen... ID: 508851 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 508862 - Posted: 26 Jan 2007, 10:12:43 UTC - in response to Message 508851. When I asked this Mitch for someone in National news that maybe interested in this. He responded: ________________________________________________ good try... though we don't have reporters on our national desk. our national stories come from the wires, so if AP or a big city paper gets a story out of it, our national editor or business editor might choose to run it... now more than ever, we have to make sure our local reporters are working on local stories. sorry i can't offer a better solution... -- mitch ________________________________________________ It's complicated. Ever since Knight-Ridder went face down & sold to the highest bidder, we have been focusing on different things. We have been trying to put on more of a local face. I will try more with The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Does anybody have connections to AP, Reuter, others? "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 508862 ·

Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0	Message 508938 - Posted: 26 Jan 2007, 15:53:09 UTC Q - any other Links / Suggestions ? note: as per Berkeley* Conversation* > how this News Worthy Story Originally Started . . . Is is possible to have the seti folks trace the IP address of one of my machines? About SETI@home Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing Participating in BOINC projects SETI@home: An Experiment in Public-Resource Computing Web resources for BOINC participants Copyright Ã‚Â© 2007 University of California ID: 508938 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 509168 - Posted: 27 Jan 2007, 2:51:49 UTC - in response to Message 508862. Does anybody have connections to AP, Reuter, others? The forum guru shall give it a shot. me@rescam.org ID: 509168 ·

Beethoven Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0	Message 509232 - Posted: 27 Jan 2007, 5:21:59 UTC I'm seeing a guy that knows a guy, tomorrow. :) No promises though: he knows the AP people, but he's a bit of a techno Luddite. ID: 509232 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 512040 - Posted: 2 Feb 2007, 6:34:50 UTC - in response to Message 509168. Does anybody have connections to AP, Reuter, others? The forum guru shall give it a shot. I gave a summary to the technical correspondent of my local ABC station. He forwarded on to Admiral's ABC affiliate. me@rescam.org ID: 512040 ·

Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0	Message 512148 - Posted: 2 Feb 2007, 14:06:36 UTC - in response to Message 508938. ps - the INFO (below) is that which i have been sending out to 'Media' w/ Dr. Anderson's Address / Phone No. . . . Does anybody want to add to the LIST that is shown below - with Suggestions Re: BOINC / SETI Classic > @ the Admiral - If you want any of the people i Contact to Contact you Directly - what would you suggest i Inform them regarding said matter? > how this News Worthy Story Originally Started . . . Is is possible to have the seti folks trace the IP address of one of my machines? About SETI@home Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing Participating in BOINC projects SETI@home: An Experiment in Public-Resource Computing Web resources for BOINC participants Copyright Ã‚Â© 2007 University of California ID: 512148 ·

dragon1 Send message Joined: 17 Sep 05 Posts: 33 Credit: 4,438,013 RAC: 0	Message 512226 - Posted: 2 Feb 2007, 18:29:56 UTC Hello "nobody"..here is another thought on publicity. Dr Jill Tarter, Director, Center for SETI Research is currently embarked on a North American lecture tour. I am not sure how closely she might be affiliated with SETI@Home and the Berkeley folks, but wouldn't it be cool if she could add a small anecdote to her presentations ie '"Laptop calls Home" as part of SETI search, and is rescued.' The good Dr. will be presenting in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada at the Perimeter Institute in early March 2007. Waterloo is the tech research centre of Canada (silicon valley of the north) and consequently 'tons of computer'here. Just image the exposure and potential BOINC recruits that might be found if she were to mention the 'benefits' of crunching for SETI@Home..ie if you loose your laptop, it could be found again if crunching with BOINC. I'm sure she would at least get a kick out of the whole story. I plan on attending her lecture when it comes to town here next month, and I invite all fellow SETI@Home crunchers to also attend if in the Waterloo area. If anybody needs details, just ask me or email me via my site profile. The lecture is free but tickets are required. ID: 512226 ·

Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0	Message 512466 - Posted: 3 Feb 2007, 3:14:04 UTC - in response to Message 512226. 'ello dragon - i've sent Dr. Tartan a 'brief' and the LInks to this Threads and the other Thread pertaining to said matter . . . E-Mail response is expected within a few days . . . good idea btw . . . i think that the more others get involved (in these matters) the better for the Project and SETI in general . . . a great contribution / idea . . . and more is requested of all those @ SETI / BOINC . . . this Project shall succeed and make History in itself . . . and that shall be sooner than later . . . Hello "nobody"..here is another thought on publicity. Dr Jill Tarter, Director, Center for SETI Research is currently embarked on a North American lecture tour. I am not sure how closely she might be affiliated with SETI@Home and the Berkeley folks, but wouldn't it be cool if she could add a small anecdote to her presentations ie '"Laptop calls Home" as part of SETI search, and is rescued.' The good Dr. will be presenting in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada at the Perimeter Institute in early March 2007. Waterloo is the tech research centre of Canada (silicon valley of the north) and consequently 'tons of computer'here. Just image the exposure and potential BOINC recruits that might be found if she were to mention the 'benefits' of crunching for SETI@Home..ie if you loose your laptop, it could be found again if crunching with BOINC. I'm sure she would at least get a kick out of the whole story. I plan on attending her lecture when it comes to town here next month, and I invite all fellow SETI@Home crunchers to also attend if in the Waterloo area. If anybody needs details, just ask me or email me via my site profile. The lecture is free but tickets are required. ID: 512466 ·

kinhull Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Oct 03 Posts: 1029 Credit: 636,475 RAC: 0	Message 512550 - Posted: 3 Feb 2007, 8:58:42 UTC - in response to Message 512466. Last modified: 3 Feb 2007, 9:10:58 UTC 'ello dragon - i've sent Dr. Tartan a 'brief' and the LInks to this Threads and the other Thread pertaining to said matter . . . E-Mail response is expected within a few days . . . good idea btw . . . i think that the more others get involved (in these matters) the better for the Project and SETI in general . . . a great contribution / idea . . . and more is requested of all those @ SETI / BOINC . . . this Project shall succeed and make History in itself . . . and that shall be sooner than later . . . These are good ideas! But I think everybody should remind themselves (and others too) that SETI@Home has already made history, it has been in the Guinness Book Of Records, and has taken Distributed Computing up a notch or two - making it a completely feasible form of readily available supercomputing power! I'll repeat that last statement for emphasis: SETI@Home has helped develop a completely feasible form of readily available supercomputing power! I think this is awesome in and of itself. Thanks to us, the volunteers! I don't know about anybody else, but I feel proud to have been a small part in such a great endeavour, that can potentially provide so much benefit to human society as a whole. If this doesn't add to the newsworthiness of any article in the press about Admiral's laptop, I don't know what will. Join TeamACC Sometimes I think we are alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we are not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. ID: 512550 ·

Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0	Message 512609 - Posted: 3 Feb 2007, 14:04:21 UTC - in response to Message 512550. 'ello dragon - i've sent Dr. Tartan a 'brief' and the LInks to this Threads and the other Thread pertaining to said matter . . . E-Mail response is expected within a few days . . . good idea btw . . . i think that the more others get involved (in these matters) the better for the Project and SETI in general . . . a great contribution / idea . . . and more is requested of all those @ SETI / BOINC . . . this Project shall succeed and make History in itself . . . and that shall be sooner than later . . . These are good ideas! But I think everybody should remind themselves (and others too) that SETI@Home has already made history, it has been in the Guinness Book Of Records, and has taken Distributed Computing up a notch or two - making it a completely feasible form of readily available supercomputing power! I'll repeat that last statement for emphasis: SETI@Home has helped develop a completely feasible form of readily available supercomputing power! I think this is awesome in and of itself. Thanks to us, the volunteers! I don't know about anybody else, but I feel proud to have been a small part in such a great endeavour, that can potentially provide so much benefit to human society as a whole. If this doesn't add to the newsworthiness of any article in the press about Admiral's laptop, I don't know what will. @ kinhull - i should 'ave added SETI will again . . . and the Newsworthiness should be apparent to the Media and all others Concerned < The Benefits to Society (as a Whole) is a Potential that should make for Headlines too - hopefully (one day SOON), Society will place 'Emphasis' on more important Issues (such as SETI / BOINC) and forget their penchants and desires for other matters, of less Interest to Humananity . . . ID: 512609 ·

dragon1 Send message Joined: 17 Sep 05 Posts: 33 Credit: 4,438,013 RAC: 0	Message 512660 - Posted: 3 Feb 2007, 16:25:12 UTC Thanks folks. ID: 512660 ·

Johnney Guinness Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 06 Posts: 3093 Credit: 2,652,287 RAC: 0	Message 512769 - Posted: 3 Feb 2007, 21:34:36 UTC Last modified: 3 Feb 2007, 21:35:35 UTC Worth remembering that 95% of the develloped world, lets say Europe and America being the most internet connected areas, have never heard of seti@home. And don't know what it is ? And 99.5% have never heard of BOINC ID: 512769 ·

GalaxyIce Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 May 06 Posts: 8927 Credit: 1,361,057 RAC: 0	Message 512779 - Posted: 3 Feb 2007, 22:30:39 UTC - in response to Message 512769. lets say Europe and America being the most internet connected areas John, you're forgetting that China will soon overtake the USA as internet surfers. There's a few of them crunching here, but why should the rest be? What's our sales pitch? flam ing balloons ID: 512779 ·

kinhull Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Oct 03 Posts: 1029 Credit: 636,475 RAC: 0	Message 512850 - Posted: 4 Feb 2007, 1:05:36 UTC - in response to Message 512779. lets say Europe and America being the most internet connected areas John, you're forgetting that China will soon overtake the USA as internet surfers. There's a few of them crunching here, but why should the rest be? What's our sales pitch? SETI/BOINC is its own sales pitch, it just needs to be advertised. My 'slogans': If you think bettering the human condition through the development and furtherance of science and technology is a good thing, and you want to do it easily, click Here. Free your PC, let it do scientific research! Click the link to find out how: Boinc Help turn Science Fiction into Science Fact. Click the link to find out how: Boinc Bringing The Future into The Present. Click the link to find out how: Boinc Turn your PC into a Supercomputer. Click the link to find out how: Boinc Join TeamACC Sometimes I think we are alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we are not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. ID: 512850 ·

Pawly Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Jan 07 Posts: 2694 Credit: 1,049,945 RAC: 0	Message 512901 - Posted: 4 Feb 2007, 2:38:52 UTC Hey there folks, I posted this on movie forum (lots of computer junkies there)and after catching up on this thread I thought you all might be interested, I hope I got my facts right. Your World Needs You.....And Your Computer!! BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) is a free download. It utilizes your CPU's idle time to "crunch" numbers for scientists conducting research in all kinds of fields. BOINC is related to SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) but these days it does so much more than just listening for aliens!! Cancer, Malaria and AIDS research aswell as many other projects being conducted by Universities and Labs. If you have the time (it's quicker to download and install than most music files), it is a great thing to get your comp to do in the background while you surf. I have it running full time and it doesn't slow my comp down at all, and I have the "warm fuzzy" feeling that this expensive box is helping the world and doing more than just goofing around! Please consider BOINC, your world needs you! Related links: Seti@Home Listenin' fer aliens! Rosetta@Home Research into many diseases. MalariaControl Researching Malaria in Africa. Climate prediction Researching weather patterns and where we are headed. I needed help with BitTorrent and got it here at TorrentPortal. You helped me and I hope these links will help you help the planet. There is so much more I could tell you but part of the fun of the internet is searching out things for yourself. If you have questions or concerns, post them here. I'm no computer guru, but I'm good at getting answers! I think that if we want to spread the word and get people interested, we need to let them know BOINC is more than just "Listen' fer Aliens". OK I'll be quiet again. Pawly ID: 512901 ·

kinhull Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Oct 03 Posts: 1029 Credit: 636,475 RAC: 0	Message 513012 - Posted: 4 Feb 2007, 11:43:31 UTC - in response to Message 512901. Hey there folks, I posted this on movie forum (lots of computer junkies there)and after catching up on this thread I thought you all might be interested, I hope I got my facts right. . . . . I think that if we want to spread the word and get people interested, we need to let them know BOINC is more than just "Listen' fer Aliens". OK I'll be quiet again. Pawly Looks good. Join TeamACC Sometimes I think we are alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we are not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. ID: 513012 ·

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