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 Qui-Gon  Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 2940 Credit: 19,199,902 RAC: 11 
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I know today is the 20th anniversary of SETI@HOME but thanks to a NPR Science Friday piece on the project I was able to sign up a few days early. |
W-K 666  Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19317 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 
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My 20th today. Tried on the 17th but failed to get through. |
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Jim Welch Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 21 Credit: 17,033,977 RAC: 47
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It is also my 20th anniversary. I t has been an interesting ride for the past two decades and I am pleased to be able to participate and make a small contribution to the project's goals. |
Freewill  Send message Joined: 19 May 99 Posts: 766 Credit: 354,398,348 RAC: 11,693
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Today is my 20 year anniversary! I've taken a break or two over the years, but I'm currently putting in a sustained effort. Let's find that next WOW signal! 
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Paris  Send message Joined: 20 May 99 Posts: 110 Credit: 1,012,250 RAC: 0
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Well I made it - 20 years on the 20th of May. I was hoping to get my first million by now but that will have to wait. I keep plugging along, slow but pretty steady. It has been quite a ride. And it will continue. Congrats to all.  Plus SETI Classic = 21,082 WUs |
Sleepy  Send message Joined: 21 May 99 Posts: 219 Credit: 98,947,784 RAC: 28,360 
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20 years crunching since May 21st, 1999. Crunch on! Sleepy |
Starman  Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 204 Credit: 81,351,915 RAC: 25 
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Well missed it again. Only by 9 days this time. Hope we aren't still here in another 20 years with still no "answer" ,\. Maybe by then Elon Musk will have a permanent colony on Mars, probably joined by Jeff, and NASA will have probably finally gotten out of the manned space flight business and will be focusing on unmanned exploration.... Cheers to all... |
Cactus Bob  Send message Joined: 19 May 99 Posts: 209 Credit: 10,924,287 RAC: 29
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Missed mine by 5 days. I also hope we get a signal before the next 20 years has passed but It would not surprise me if we didn't. The needle is very small and the haystack is enormous. ntpkr and nebula may be just too crude to find that needle. I think we will have to develop much better tools for the job. Think LONG haul. As long as there is a candle in the window and hope has not been lost I will keep involved with this project. Bob Sometimes I wonder, what happened to all the people I gave directions to? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SETI@home classic workunits 4,321 SETI@home classic CPU time 22,169 hours |
Siran d'Vel'nahr  Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238
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Greetings, Congrats to all the 20 year olds! :) I missed mine by 2 days. Thursday the 23rd was my SETI birthday. Woohoo! :) Have a great day! :) Siran CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath |
Bernie Vine  Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9956 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328
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Finally remembered my start day on the right day, and the 20 year one as well! I remember seeing SETI@Home featured on a TV program called Tomorrows World, as I was into computers, Sci-Fi and anything ET, I just new I had to participate. Time has removed all memory of the computer I was running then. I remember WU's taking days, and it was the reason I started leaving my computer on 24/7, something I have done ever since. |
Zalster   Send message Joined: 27 May 99 Posts: 5517 Credit: 528,817,460 RAC: 242
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Today marks my 20th anniversary with the project . Crunched where I could, not continuously but we all do what we can. Today is also Memorial Day. A somber day as I give thanks to all those that gave their lives that I could be free. May both the project and this country long continue to stand.  
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halfempty  Send message Joined: 2 Jun 99 Posts: 97 Credit: 35,236,901 RAC: 114
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Very happy that I finally remembered on the right day :-) Fondly thinking back on the original 75MHz Pentium I first ran SETI on. Don't remember if it was that system or the PII-266 I was using when Astropulse first came out, but it took me almost the full 3 weeks to crunch those WU's. I'm glad technology has progressed, don't think I would have the patience these days. |
CyberGoyle  Send message Joined: 2 Jun 99 Posts: 160 Credit: 3,622,756 RAC: 26
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Hard to believe it has been 20 years now that I first installed version 1.03 I think it was. I remember excitedly thinking how cool it would be that my PC could detect a signal that might change the world. I am still waiting for all this to happen, but I have never stopped crunching data since! <a><img src="http://boinc.mundayweb.com/stats.php?userID=525"> <a><img src="http://www.wombatradio.com/stats/rtb/sig.php"> |
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Herve Kessler Send message Joined: 14 May 99 Posts: 2 Credit: 47,172,860 RAC: 55 
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I joined on 14 May 1999, it was 20 years + 2 weeks ago... crazy ! |
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Tom M Send message Joined: 28 Nov 02 Posts: 5126 Credit: 276,046,078 RAC: 462 |
Hard to believe it has been 20 years now that I first installed version 1.03 I think it was. I remember excitedly thinking how cool it would be that my PC could detect a signal that might change the world. I am still waiting for all this to happen, but I have never stopped crunching data since! 1+ A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association). |
j mercer  Send message Joined: 3 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 12,323,733 RAC: 1
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20 years worth. Cool... ... 
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petri33 Send message Joined: 6 Jun 02 Posts: 1668 Credit: 623,086,772 RAC: 156 
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I'll post this first. Then I'll read the messages. I love my 15 years T-Shirt I received some years ago - I still wear it at special days at my work: As a teacher of math, physics, chemistry and computer related stuff (programming, meaningful usage and detecting false news). Sometimes it raises questions. Thanks to the lovely lady and a far away friend I've never met. I still use the T-shirt. It will wear out some day. I'm still the same size. -- Petri33. To overcome Heisenbergs: "You can't always get what you want / but if you try sometimes you just might find / you get what you need." -- Rolling Stones |
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petri33 Send message Joined: 6 Jun 02 Posts: 1668 Credit: 623,086,772 RAC: 156
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I'll post this first. Then I'll read the messages. Sandstorm (Darude) and some other songs were playing from my speakers when working at SSH at those days. To overcome Heisenbergs: "You can't always get what you want / but if you try sometimes you just might find / you get what you need." -- Rolling Stones |
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Bhagwanmike Send message Joined: 4 Jun 99 Posts: 44 Credit: 23,324,969 RAC: 31
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Heck, and I was going to get in on time, but I was futzing with games. Anyway, here we are, 20 years on. Congratulations to my community of crunchers with their eyes on the skies. Excelsior! |
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NorthCup Send message Joined: 6 Jun 99 Posts: 108 Credit: 50,093,984 RAC: 5 
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Hello all, this is a very special day for me. congratulations to the seti team and to all the comrades in this adventure. Good luck for us and at all, a lot of success in the near future. Klaus |
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