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Re: SETI@Home?
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Mon, 17 May 1999 17:02:23 GMT
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JSPROAT@GEOCITIES.avoidspamCOM
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Steve Bliss wrote:
> On Sat, 15 May 1999 22:22:32 GMT, cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com (Mike Stanley)
> wrote:
> > So is anyone else participating in the SETI@Home program? I have 5
> > computers running it right now. Will probably have it running on
> > another 8 or 10 soon.
> > http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/
> Thanks for reminding me about that! I'm going to go download it now.
Are you sure about what you're running? They purposely don't release the
source code, under the explanation that they want to keep the analysis
pure. Although I'd be inclined to trust them since they're at a university
reputed for good programming ethics, it still raises a red flag.
...And Mike, what are you doing with 13-15 PC's at home?!? Aren't you going
to share with the rest of us? :-,
Cheers,
- jsproat
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@geocities.com>
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5249/
May the Force be with y'all.
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| (...) Yeah, I hear you. I'm not too worried, tho. I have ghost images of all my important PC's. (...) Oh, I don't have that many at home. I have that many at work. I only have 4 at home. Couldn't have more than 5 without running a proxy server, (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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