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Message 1831281 - Posted: 18 Nov 2016, 20:01:08 UTC

The SETI@home Fall 2016 fundraiser has begun. If you haven't received your fundraising letter you can find it here.

The abundance of data has made our funding needs a little more demanding this year, so we're hoping you can help us out a bit more.

As always, thanks for running SETI@home
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Message 1831286 - Posted: 18 Nov 2016, 20:13:01 UTC

I just tossed a few more kibbles into the pot.
Meow, Eric.
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Message 1831313 - Posted: 18 Nov 2016, 23:02:01 UTC

What about the spinning star? Or a golden brown one for the Fall fundraiser?
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Message 1831916 - Posted: 22 Nov 2016, 16:03:52 UTC

"cabbage" is not growing. where to find bucks? )

UFO to help you ;)

joke )))
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Message 1832072 - Posted: 23 Nov 2016, 20:59:02 UTC - in response to Message 1831281.  

Dear Mr. Korpela,

Would you be okay with using your Bitcoin-Donation-Adress (1DuKPGnQ16TJpDUKS1CgWvrdVKtRTGPgir) as a target adress for mining income?

I have some spare mining power which i would point to a pool using this adress.

I won't use this adress for that purpose unless you comply with that kind of use.

Sincerely,
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Message 1832365 - Posted: 25 Nov 2016, 13:15:41 UTC - in response to Message 1832072.  
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Dear Mr. Korpela,

Would you be okay with using your Bitcoin-Donation-Adress (1DuKPGnQ16TJpDUKS1CgWvrdVKtRTGPgir) as a target adress for mining income?

I have some spare mining power which i would point to a pool using this adress.

I won't use this adress for that purpose unless you comply with that kind of use.

Sincerely,
djoser.

Some of the folks at bitcoinutopia are looking to do another fundraiser for SETI@home as well, but I think it requires the admins to give the go ahead.
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Message 1832660 - Posted: 26 Nov 2016, 13:42:44 UTC - in response to Message 1832365.  

Just out of curiosity . The current flood of data requires more processing power than SETI@home volunteers currently provide. Whats the ratio on stuff we manage to cover and what is incoming from telescopes ?
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Message 1833304 - Posted: 30 Nov 2016, 8:18:30 UTC

Guys, if you expect someone to donate - you'd might want to consider FIXING DONOR LIST. ;)

https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/donorlist.php


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Message 1833317 - Posted: 30 Nov 2016, 10:56:50 UTC - in response to Message 1833304.  

Guys, if you expect someone to donate - you'd might want to consider FIXING DONOR LIST. ;)



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Message 1833344 - Posted: 30 Nov 2016, 14:05:58 UTC
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the government does not give money? why?
and because they know that humanoids already here on Earth. it has long been there and look for them somewhere in space is not necessary ))
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Message 1834572 - Posted: 7 Dec 2016, 8:23:02 UTC

I hope Breakthrough Listen are providing some funding seeing as it's some of increase in data being crunched is theirs.
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Message 1834717 - Posted: 7 Dec 2016, 23:36:35 UTC - in response to Message 1834572.  

I hope Breakthrough Listen are providing some funding seeing as it's some of increase in data being crunched is theirs.

From what I understand there is funding, but it's created more work than the funding covers.
I'm going to make up numbers. Lets say every $1 of funding is creating $10 of work & no one is providing the other $9. So resources are spread super thin.
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Message 1835632 - Posted: 12 Dec 2016, 19:29:51 UTC - in response to Message 1831411.  

The annual Autumn Fall fundraiser is a regular event, I don't think any particular recognition is really required. Spinning stars etc were special one off's, depending upon the level of contributions from those that were fortunate enough to be able to do so. This is more aimed at those that are happy to give $10 $20, or $30 or so.

But by all means it would be nice to recognise any and every contribution, in addition to the usual thanks from UCB, provided the coding can be done.
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Message 1836342 - Posted: 16 Dec 2016, 19:23:41 UTC

It would be great to know how the Fall fundraiser went...how much did you raise or raise to date?

I was happy to contribute and hope you are hearing from others!

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Message 1836374 - Posted: 16 Dec 2016, 22:59:20 UTC - in response to Message 1836342.  

It would be great to know how the Fall fundraiser went...how much did you raise or raise to date?

I was happy to contribute and hope you are hearing from others!

brendankinney

That's easy. https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/donation_history.php

Thanks for contributing.
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Message 1836417 - Posted: 17 Dec 2016, 3:13:57 UTC
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Sorry I have not made a Money contribution yet :(

just waiting for my Canadian Government old age security check,

and my Government Canada pension check,

the checks should arrive before Christmas,

Good Luck, Good health and a Long Life to us all . . . . .

I am getting close to 80 years old now ___ :)

Best Whishes,
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Message 1836906 - Posted: 19 Dec 2016, 10:53:39 UTC - in response to Message 1836417.  

Best wishes Byron. I am nearing 82. Roger Penrose, 85, has just written a new book attacking all contemporary physics. Long life to him.
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Message 1836908 - Posted: 19 Dec 2016, 11:52:55 UTC

Best wishes to both of you.
Its great to have you both.


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Message 1839174 - Posted: 31 Dec 2016, 16:59:47 UTC - in response to Message 1839131.  

How much did we raise?

That's easy. https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/donation_history.php

Thanks for contributing.

And a special thanks for whomever gave the $7,000.00 donation in December.
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Message 1841070 - Posted: 9 Jan 2017, 18:42:17 UTC

I contributed indirectly by purchasing additional hardware to process more data. I now have four modest machines dedicated exclusively to running SETI fulltime. My numbers are way up and my RAC is still increasing as the last machine comes up to speed. These four are going to run 24/7 until they are spent.

It would be interesting to know how much is contributed in 'silent' contributions by those purchasing, operating and maintaining processing hardware. It might be a valuable funding tool to be able to state that volunteers support SETI so strongly that they have been willing to donate $X amount of personal resources to the project. Though, I suppose that could be estimated based upon average $ per gigaflop.
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