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Message 559699 - Posted: 4 May 2007, 23:36:15 UTC

In 1999, I had an arguement with a friend about what goes around comes around.
This somehow came to was there a parallel earth somewhere else in the universe.
Neither of us were into science although he believed in E.T's.
My belief was that as everything (Planet wise), is spherical the Universe must therefore be round. A big balloon type of thing in which all planets and stars are inside.
If therefore we pointed out and set off into space we would in the end come back to where we started from. No matter how many lightyears it took. The earth we left would be the same one we left but in a different space time.
Sometime later we heard of the SETI program and I decided that although man would never get past the first few planets in our lifetime, it may be possible that light and soundwaves being searched by SETI might prove me correct or then again wrong.
Between bouts of bad health and changes of Phone and internet providers I have crunched SETI and the occasional other pojects since.
How long is it going to take to get my answer do you think with the progress of computers and the additional manpower of hundreds of thousands now crunching?

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Message 559709 - Posted: 4 May 2007, 23:46:25 UTC - in response to Message 559699.  
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In 1999, I had an arguement with a friend about what goes around comes around.
This somehow came to was there a parallel earth somewhere else in the universe.
Neither of us were into science although he believed in E.T's.
My belief was that as everything (Planet wise), is spherical the Universe must therefore be round. A big balloon type of thing in which all planets and stars are inside.
If therefore we pointed out and set off into space we would in the end come back to where we started from. No matter how many lightyears it took. The earth we left would be the same one we left but in a different space time.
Sometime later we heard of the SETI program and I decided that although man would never get past the first few planets in our lifetime, it may be possible that light and soundwaves being searched by SETI might prove me correct or then again wrong.
Between bouts of bad health and changes of Phone and internet providers I have crunched SETI and the occasional other pojects since.
How long is it going to take to get my answer do you think with the progress of computers and the additional manpower of hundreds of thousands now crunching?

Baz

I'm sorry, but this is like watching a film where something ridiculous happens, such that it's impossible to take the rest of the film seriously.

You say that everything is round. Excuse me, but egg boxes are not round - they are egg box shaped. And the universe is inside a huge party balloon? Right...


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Message 559716 - Posted: 4 May 2007, 23:52:34 UTC

Hi Baz.





"I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me

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Message 559718 - Posted: 4 May 2007, 23:53:53 UTC

watch yer language or yeel get modevated...


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Message 559719 - Posted: 4 May 2007, 23:54:36 UTC - in response to Message 559709.  

You say that everything is round. Excuse me, but egg boxes are not round - they are egg box shaped. And the universe is inside a huge party balloon? Right...
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I actually said "what goes around comes around"
and yes the "party ballon" might be a bit on the small size, is it must keep getting bigger as our universe expands it now seems.

Make sense to a pensioner with no education and self taught in the little he does know. Sorry I am not a Stephen Hawkings just ME

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Message 559722 - Posted: 4 May 2007, 23:56:44 UTC - in response to Message 559716.  
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Hi Baz.






I started a conflab on the Techy link Mr Moderator and I have donated for 7 years now what I can afford. (Don't be misled by my member date).
Donations don't have to be cash or Tax deductable it seems.

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Message 559735 - Posted: 5 May 2007, 0:16:15 UTC - in response to Message 559718.  
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watch yer language or yeel get modevated...


Willkommen!


Well Lil Al, seems like somebody above called Michael the Mod thought someones reply was rude and so deleted it.
Don't they consult first? as I thought that it was curt but not necassarily rude and as a grown up I could have taken the stroppy tykes comment

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Message 559740 - Posted: 5 May 2007, 0:19:43 UTC - in response to Message 559735.  

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Well Lil Al, seems like somebody above called Michael the Mod thought someones reply was rude and so deleted it.
Don't they consult first? as I thought that it was curt but not necassarily rude and as a grown up I could have taken the stroppy tykes comment

Baz

All lil things can be moded these days at the boards,if the mod does not like your reply to something....not as liberal any more,oh well!

But despite that i hope you will have a good one!
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Message 559752 - Posted: 5 May 2007, 0:29:59 UTC - in response to Message 559735.  

watch yer language or yeel get modevated...


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Well Lil Al, seems like somebody above called Michael the Mod thought someones reply was rude and so deleted it.
Don't they consult first? as I thought that it was curt but not necassarily rude and as a grown up I could have taken the stroppy tykes comment

Baz


no problem...undeleted for you :)

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Message 559772 - Posted: 5 May 2007, 0:56:09 UTC - in response to Message 559752.  

no problem...undeleted for you :)
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Thanks Michael

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Message 559789 - Posted: 5 May 2007, 1:11:44 UTC - in response to Message 559722.  

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I started a conflab on the Techy link Mr Moderator and I have donated for 7 years now what I can afford. (Don't be misled by my member date).
Donations don't have to be cash or Tax deductable it seems.

Baz


Yes, Baz, I saw your post. The problem in what you say is that the Seti project can't pay their current expenses with the money we pay to the power companies. The present situation with no WU's to crunch is because they don't have the proper hardware to run things on due to not having money enough.

And I'm not a Mr., I'm a Ms. :-)


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Message 559795 - Posted: 5 May 2007, 1:17:12 UTC - in response to Message 559789.  

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Message 559804 - Posted: 5 May 2007, 1:43:32 UTC - in response to Message 559795.  

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Message 559820 - Posted: 5 May 2007, 1:59:57 UTC - in response to Message 559804.  

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Message 559856 - Posted: 5 May 2007, 2:24:34 UTC - in response to Message 559820.  

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Message 559858 - Posted: 5 May 2007, 2:25:29 UTC - in response to Message 559856.  

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Message 559868 - Posted: 5 May 2007, 2:30:05 UTC

What is this SETI thing everyone is talking about?!?
Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes.
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Message 559877 - Posted: 5 May 2007, 2:33:27 UTC - in response to Message 559858.  

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Message 559879 - Posted: 5 May 2007, 2:34:04 UTC - in response to Message 559868.  

What is this SETI thing everyone is talking about?!?


Wasn't he a Pharoh?
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Message 559891 - Posted: 5 May 2007, 2:38:55 UTC - in response to Message 559879.  

What is this SETI thing everyone is talking about?!?


Wasn't he a Pharoh?


Yes.
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