1) Message boards : SETI@home Staff Blog : Sending Messages to ET: Just say no, for now. (Message 1654295) Posted 18 Mar 2015 by texadactyl Post: Isn't it rather late to worry about sending messages out into space? We've been broadcasting our various TV and Radio programs and their sponsered advertisements in multiple languages for more than 70 years. I wonder what the aliens think of War of the Worlds (the original radio program by Orson Wells), I Love Lucy, Fox/CNBC "News", Deep Throat, and the various USA Presidential Debates. Maybe we have already been blackballed. Or maybe they'll send us a list of questions!

2) Questions and Answers : Web site : No new jobs after change to Seti@home7 for Windows? (Message 1385592) Posted 28 Jun 2013 by texadactyl Post: I simply installed from the ubuntu 13.04 repos (keep it simple as Seti@Home advertises on the front page). It looks like ubuntu has boinc version 7.0.27. Anyways, I ran into the same thing as several other folks. When I renamed the app_info.xml (setiathome_enhanced app version "697" inside the XML file) and bounced the boinc client, normal behavior ensued (based on my past experience). I seem to be running fine without that XML file! (-: It looks like an out of date app_info.xml is being inadvertently distributed at some level, somewhere. It could be useful with valid contents in some circumstances. Maybe, it should be distributed as E.g. app_info.xml.TEXT with instructions on how to use it if you need it. Nice tip - thank you for taking the time. I'll try to return the favor in the future. Richard

 
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