Topic: SETI Thread Part III (Read 201980 times)

nexa1 · « **Reply #140 on:** March 19, 2004, 08:33:57 pm »

Funny thing is that for nearly 2 years I haven't been able to run SETI. And I am still #61.

I wonder what I would need to do to get it started again on my laptop here. hmmm....

IKV Nemesis D7L · « **Reply #141 on:** March 19, 2004, 09:48:10 pm »

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Nem,

The simtel link is 404.

Best,
Jerry

Update made.

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I have...but I'm still just one machine fighting against the odds...
Jerry

That is how I started. Before The Great Moo Hunt. Now I have four.

Link to SETI FAQ

What is SETI @ Home? (abbreviated SAH)

SAH is a distributed computing project designed to analyze signals recieved by the radio telescope at Arecibo looking for signs of alien intelligence. Each computer in the project downloads data packets (commonly referred to as Work Units or WUs), processes the WU using either a commandline client (fastest) or a screen saver client (slowest). SAH is an actual scientific research project running out of the University of Berkeley (SETI Homepage).

As of earlier today SAH has 4,925,491 total users. Unfortunately about 1/3 or them never processed a single WU.

nexa1 · « **Reply #142 on:** March 20, 2004, 12:14:32 am »

After a year and a half off, I finally rejoined Team Taldren.
*applause and cheering in background)

So shortly I will be chompin away at them work units. Too bad my MIS on base won't let me run it on the gov't comp.
Anywaym what is sad is that either I don't remember my email addy from that far back or Seti deleted it after being inactive for so long. In either case, my first goal is to beat myself.
*snicker*

Nevermind. I had a Beavis and Butthead moment.

Toasty0 · « **Reply #143 on:** March 20, 2004, 09:27:13 am »

Nem,

I'm experiencing issues with the Seti Client running on my machine. Not sure what it is yet, but one of the things is I think it is using up all my resources even though I have it set for "low".

ack!

Best,
Jerry

IKV Nemesis D7L · « **Reply #144 on:** March 20, 2004, 11:58:03 am »

1/ What OS are you using?

2/ Did you use my SETIDriver set up?

3/ Symptoms? All programs or only some (which programs have you tried?)

nexa1 · « **Reply #145 on:** March 20, 2004, 07:14:31 pm »

Now at 142 and climbing. whoo hoo!!! I figure by May I should overtake my old spot of #61

KRolling · « **Reply #147 on:** March 21, 2004, 06:35:37 am »

Ok... let me see if I get this.....

A university receives "signals".
They are put into "units".
People with computers download software to "crunch" these "units" made of "signals".
You receive a "scoring" by how long, or how many, of these "units" you "crunch" to discover where these "signals" are coming from.
There is no pay in the use of your personal computer even though you are providing the resourses in which to "crunch" the "units" made of "signals".

Is this correct?

KRolling · « **Reply #150 on:** March 21, 2004, 12:30:24 pm »

But, of course, no one ever finds an ET.

Sooooooooooooo, why do you do this?

jualdeaux · « **Reply #151 on:** March 21, 2004, 01:16:03 pm »

I think that some people do it in the hope that someone will ultimately find a signal. Others might just do it o be a part of a group of like minded people. There are also some who just like the challenge of trying to work their way up through the ranks and try to get to the top of th list. Iin this group alone there were a number of people had an informal, or formal, race to see who could produce the most. That lead to quite a few races that ultimately increased the performance of the group and also lead to people learning more about the computers they used and how to get the most out of them. I distinctly remember people building totally new computers just sothey would have much better processing times.

Anyway, there are many reasons people joined the group.

The Postman · « **Reply #152 on:** March 21, 2004, 01:49:40 pm »

As you can see the Arecibo Radio Telescope only covers a fraction of the sky. Every red dot is a potential signal, however unlikely, where ET might be found. ET might be found in another part of the sky or ET's signal might not reach Earth for another thousand years. Who really knows? We certainly won't find him if we don't look.

KRolling · « **Reply #153 on:** March 21, 2004, 03:16:12 pm »

Ok, I understand now.

<backs out of room.... turns and runs>

Toasty0 · « **Reply #156 on:** March 21, 2004, 11:24:35 pm »

oh, those evil MS bast'ds...how dare they promote progressive research. *gasp*

hehehehe...meanwhile in other news, Linux claims to have found another Kernal Sanders...

ActiveX · « **Reply #157 on:** March 22, 2004, 11:33:52 am »

I'm looking now hehe...

I only got 4 WUs done sofar, but it took less than 18 hours for them...

To catch up to Raven though I'll need to build more than an FX-53 hehe...

nexa1 · « **Reply #158 on:** March 22, 2004, 02:05:44 pm »

Kick Butt Active!!!!

I know what you are saying about Raven. lol. I doubt even the collective work of my bases antiquainted computers can catch that guy.

Me... Right now I am just focused on beating Rick Knox(pneumonic81), Hawkeye and myself. Seems to be a bit more feasable.

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