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Message 1859690 - Posted: 5 Apr 2017, 21:10:38 UTC
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....just what can I buy with my credits?
Any suggestions?
Where do you all spend them?
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Message 1859692 - Posted: 5 Apr 2017, 21:20:10 UTC
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The cliché answer is the long-awaited SETI@Home toaster. If you have poor CPU cooling you could probably make toast on that... for a short time.

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Message 1859767 - Posted: 6 Apr 2017, 8:15:15 UTC

The only known way of redeeming your SETI@Home credits is, as others have said, it to gain enough credits to b able to purchase the SETI@Home toaster. However nobody has yet attained enough credits, primarily because the "price" of the toaster is set to be a certain percentage greater than the highest individual credit total, and credits are not transferable between individuals, thus teams are unable to pool their credits to attain sufficient to afford a toaster.
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Message 1859873 - Posted: 6 Apr 2017, 19:56:25 UTC - in response to Message 1859772.  

Of course, it was posted in jest and for lite hearted banter. Not to be taken as a serious question...:-)
Thank you all for your relies.....

Regarding this....(One credit = 420 billion of them, by the way.)....I found that interesting.
Many thanks.....
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Message 1859886 - Posted: 6 Apr 2017, 21:45:43 UTC - in response to Message 1859873.  

Of course, it was posted in jest and for lite hearted banter. Not to be taken as a serious question...:-)
Thank you all for your relies.....

Regarding this....(One credit = 420 billion of them, by the way.)....I found that interesting.
Many thanks.....


But remember that is only an approximation.
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Message 1859895 - Posted: 6 Apr 2017, 23:28:41 UTC

I've been saving my credits so I can be on the first flight into the unknown. :)
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Message 1859986 - Posted: 7 Apr 2017, 6:55:08 UTC

...and still I search for the toaster
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