Emergency fund drive for the project.............

Message boards : Number crunching : Emergency fund drive for the project.............
Message board moderation

To post messages, you must log in.

Previous · 1 . . . 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 . . . 31 · Next

AuthorMessage
kittyman Crowdfunding Project Donor*Special Project $75 donorSpecial Project $250 donor
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 9 Jul 00
Posts: 51478
Credit: 1,018,363,574
RAC: 1,004
United States
Message 1041982 - Posted: 14 Oct 2010, 6:23:52 UTC

And I would like to thank everybody yet again....
Those who have been continuing to find a way to make donations of what they can afford are appreciated as much as those who could and did donate larger amounts.

Your efforts all add up, no matter how modest they may seem.

Meow meow to you all.
"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

ID: 1041982 · Report as offensive
Profile James Sotherden
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 16 May 99
Posts: 10436
Credit: 110,373,059
RAC: 54
United States
Message 1042015 - Posted: 14 Oct 2010, 12:48:04 UTC

What the heck in for a penny in for a pound.

Dear James Sotherden,

Thank you for your gift of $50.00 via Mastercard on 10/14/2010.
Your gift was assigned to the following areas:

SETI@home - $50.00

Your confirmation number is:
63635

My wife is going to whack me upside the head, As Im allways preaching at her to stop using the credit card:)
[/quote]

Old James
ID: 1042015 · Report as offensive
Profile soft^spirit
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 18 May 99
Posts: 6497
Credit: 34,134,168
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1042029 - Posted: 14 Oct 2010, 13:53:07 UTC

Just for an idea.. i looked at one manufacture of a mork-ish machine(newer, some upgrades, 4x6 core xeons, tons of memory) and first glance was in the neighborhood of $20,000. Now in a perfect world(which we do not live in)
There would be the 1 server for a Master, an equal for the replica,
and a full set of every part on the shelf.

So my guess this perfect world would be about $50K. With that in mind, you really REALLY should give credit to what they are accomplishing in that lab with what they have. And.. Setizens.. the donations are amazing. If you can..
please keep them up. If you can not.. Well I myself am among the unemployed
so I certainly understand. There are many that have managed to chip in on
fixed incomes. And there are many that have chipped in "more than reasonable".

I repeat.. awesome folks. Each and every one.
Janice
ID: 1042029 · Report as offensive
Profile Mike Bader Project Donor
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 18 May 99
Posts: 231
Credit: 20,366,214
RAC: 33
Message 1042038 - Posted: 14 Oct 2010, 14:36:10 UTC - in response to Message 1042015.  

I donated again.

Dear Michael Bader,

Thank you for your gift to the SETI@home. Your generosity helps to ensure Cal's standing as the nation's most distinguished public research university.

We received your gift of $10.00 via on 10/14/2010.


Mike Bader
BOINC V7.16.5
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/team_join_form.php?id=5 - Join Our International Team
[img]http://boinc.mundayweb.com/one/stats.php?
ID: 1042038 · Report as offensive
Profile Tony Baczynski Crowdfunding Project Donor*Special Project $75 donorSpecial Project $250 donor
Volunteer tester

Send message
Joined: 14 Jul 99
Posts: 13
Credit: 2,675,701
RAC: 78
United States
Message 1042097 - Posted: 14 Oct 2010, 17:39:33 UTC


Thank you for your gift of $300.00 via Visa on 10/14/2010.
Your gift was assigned to the following areas:

SETI@home - $300.00

Your confirmation number is:
63640

...

Go Bears!

ID: 1042097 · Report as offensive
Xeltrix

Send message
Joined: 8 Oct 99
Posts: 1
Credit: 675,584
RAC: 0
South Africa
Message 1042121 - Posted: 14 Oct 2010, 19:53:17 UTC

Thank you for your gift of $50.00 via Visa on 10/14/2010.
Your gift was assigned to the following areas:

SETI@home - $50.00

Your confirmation number is:
63645
ID: 1042121 · Report as offensive
bill

Send message
Joined: 16 Jun 99
Posts: 861
Credit: 29,352,955
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1042135 - Posted: 14 Oct 2010, 21:25:43 UTC - in response to Message 1042029.  

Just for an idea.. i looked at one manufacture of a mork-ish machine(newer, some upgrades, 4x6 core xeons, tons of memory) and first glance was in the neighborhood of $20,000. Now in a perfect world(which we do not live in)
There would be the 1 server for a Master, an equal for the replica,
and a full set of every part on the shelf.

So my guess this perfect world would be about $50K. With that in mind, you really REALLY should give credit to what they are accomplishing in that lab with what they have. And.. Setizens.. the donations are amazing. If you can..
please keep them up. If you can not.. Well I myself am among the unemployed
so I certainly understand. There are many that have managed to chip in on
fixed incomes. And there are many that have chipped in "more than reasonable".

I repeat.. awesome folks. Each and every one.


I took a look myself and was above $30,000.00 before tacking on warranty/maintenance contract, UPS, tape backup, and an applique for the front panel depicting Van Gogh's Starry Night. :)

And yes, much thanks to all that have donated.
ID: 1042135 · Report as offensive
Profile Blurf
Volunteer tester

Send message
Joined: 2 Sep 06
Posts: 8964
Credit: 12,678,685
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1042155 - Posted: 14 Oct 2010, 22:45:03 UTC

Some good info for people who donate...

To see exactly how much the Seti program actually gets, take 2.5% off of your donation. These are the fees and overhead UCB charges.

FYI for credit sake, this came from the Gift Administration Help Desk at UCB.


ID: 1042155 · Report as offensive
JohnDK Crowdfunding Project Donor*Special Project $250 donor
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 28 May 00
Posts: 1222
Credit: 451,243,443
RAC: 1,127
Denmark
Message 1042164 - Posted: 14 Oct 2010, 23:23:30 UTC

2.5% off is fine I think, thought it would have been more.
ID: 1042164 · Report as offensive
Profile Blurf
Volunteer tester

Send message
Joined: 2 Sep 06
Posts: 8964
Credit: 12,678,685
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1042165 - Posted: 14 Oct 2010, 23:31:14 UTC - in response to Message 1042164.  

2.5% off is fine I think, thought it would have been more.


Absolutely...it's a smaller margin then I expected


ID: 1042165 · Report as offensive
Profile Gary Charpentier Crowdfunding Project Donor*Special Project $75 donorSpecial Project $250 donor
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 25 Dec 00
Posts: 31013
Credit: 53,134,872
RAC: 32
United States
Message 1042198 - Posted: 15 Oct 2010, 3:07:44 UTC - in response to Message 1042155.  

Some good info for people who donate...

To see exactly how much the Seti program actually gets, take 2.5% off of your donation. These are the fees and overhead UCB charges.

FYI for credit sake, this came from the Gift Administration Help Desk at UCB.

That sounds like the credit card merchant fee!

Are you sure the person you talked to actually understood your question?

ID: 1042198 · Report as offensive
Profile ScarabDrowner
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 13 Sep 03
Posts: 90
Credit: 456,378
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1042205 - Posted: 15 Oct 2010, 3:51:01 UTC

I had heard UCB takes 11% of donations... where did 2.5% come from?
ID: 1042205 · Report as offensive
CHARLES JACKSON
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 17 May 99
Posts: 49
Credit: 39,349,563
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1042215 - Posted: 15 Oct 2010, 5:29:17 UTC - in response to Message 1042205.  

Hi, Yes UBC takes 11% off the top.
ID: 1042215 · Report as offensive
Profile Helli_retiered
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 15 Dec 99
Posts: 707
Credit: 108,785,585
RAC: 0
Germany
Message 1042284 - Posted: 15 Oct 2010, 13:19:45 UTC

Uhm...i'm a little confused now.

11%..2.5%...Yes...No...

How many from our Donations gets SETI@home? 89% or 97.5%

Helli
A loooong time ago: First Credits after SETI@home Restart
ID: 1042284 · Report as offensive
kittyman Crowdfunding Project Donor*Special Project $75 donorSpecial Project $250 donor
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 9 Jul 00
Posts: 51478
Credit: 1,018,363,574
RAC: 1,004
United States
Message 1042293 - Posted: 15 Oct 2010, 13:42:42 UTC - in response to Message 1042284.  

Uhm...i'm a little confused now.

11%..2.5%...Yes...No...

How many from our Donations gets SETI@home? 89% or 97.5%

Helli

I believe the 11% that the campus takes from the donations is correct.

And quite a bargain at that......
It would cost significantly more if the project had to front all of the costs they incur up front. Much more.


"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

ID: 1042293 · Report as offensive
Profile Jim_S
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 23 Feb 00
Posts: 4705
Credit: 64,560,357
RAC: 31
United States
Message 1042386 - Posted: 15 Oct 2010, 18:03:39 UTC

Make sure to direct your Gift to go to SETI or it goes into the general college fund to be divided equally between Departments if I remember correctly.

I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.)
ID: 1042386 · Report as offensive
CHARLES JACKSON
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 17 May 99
Posts: 49
Credit: 39,349,563
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1042401 - Posted: 15 Oct 2010, 19:08:16 UTC - in response to Message 1042386.  

Hi, Yes it is 11% and please check to be sure it go to the SETI fund.
ID: 1042401 · Report as offensive
Profile soft^spirit
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 18 May 99
Posts: 6497
Credit: 34,134,168
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1042407 - Posted: 15 Oct 2010, 19:26:20 UTC - in response to Message 1042401.  

on the bright side, that is the default if you go to the donations page via the green star.
Janice
ID: 1042407 · Report as offensive
Profile Francis Noel
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 30 Aug 05
Posts: 452
Credit: 142,832,523
RAC: 94
Canada
Message 1042452 - Posted: 15 Oct 2010, 20:41:52 UTC

Contribooting


Dear Francis Noel,

Thank you for your gift of $10.00 via Mastercard on 10/15/2010.
Your gift was assigned to the following areas:

SETI@home - $10.00

Your confirmation number is:
63661

mambo
ID: 1042452 · Report as offensive
Profile perryjay
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 20 Aug 02
Posts: 3377
Credit: 20,676,751
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1042456 - Posted: 15 Oct 2010, 20:51:22 UTC - in response to Message 1042452.  
Last modified: 15 Oct 2010, 20:56:05 UTC

Thank you Francis.

Has anyone got a total lately? We've got to be way up there! Great job everybody.

Ok, according to my very weak math skills I figured $11,820.00. That's fantastic!


PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC
ID: 1042456 · Report as offensive
Previous · 1 . . . 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 . . . 31 · Next

Message boards : Number crunching : Emergency fund drive for the project.............


 
©2024 University of California
 
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.