u can find an alien (SETI@HOME PROJECT)

funkiguy_me · 25-11-2004, 06:39 PM

guys i was searching on google and suddenly i found seti@home project which says search for extra terristrial at your home. they say that internet users can help to find aliens. i dont know how but its true.
i dont know how many of u know abt this.
and how many have actually tried out this.
but u can download the 768 KB file at:
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/download.html

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The SETI@home program is a special kind of screensaver. Like other screensavers it starts up when you leave your computer unattended, and it shuts down as soon as you return to work. What it does in the interim is unique. While you are getting coffee, or having lunch or sleeping, your computer will be helping the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by analyzing data specially captured by the world's largest radio telescope.

here a screenshot of the process going on at my computer:

GNUrag · 25-11-2004, 07:03 PM

Sure ... i already completed 280 work units..... here is my 250 work unit completion certificate...

funkiguy_me · 25-11-2004, 07:13 PM

how much time didi it take to do that..
and from where did u got the certificate..
from the website...
and wat is meant by completing 250 units, it is showing 0 for me and lastly did u find any ET.

<<<<<<<<<<DID U GET THE CERTIFICATE YESTERDAY>>>>>>>>>>>

GNUrag · 25-11-2004, 07:29 PM

Well... you can search for my statistics from that page itself... i joined it almost 2 and a half years back...

You get certificates delivered into your accounts when you complete 100, 250 , 500 workunits....

ps: i got the certificate a week back... but i downloaded it today... so its showing the current date in US... that is one day late...

senthilrek · 25-11-2004, 08:53 PM

i think all the above are bullish. i dont belive in aliens

svk · 26-11-2004, 12:09 AM

is SETi@home a success???

swatkat · 26-11-2004, 12:24 AM

SETI@home is an old project.
SETI needs more money to carry out research.

SmoothCriminal · 26-11-2004, 01:15 AM

it all appears to be fake to me... why do such biggies need the power of our relatively smamler systems that too as a part time worker thru internet connection.. absurd..

~Romil · 26-11-2004, 01:17 AM

@senthilrek

It's good that U don't belive in Hollywood type aliens, but U gotta believe in Extraterrestrial Life forms as U believe that there is life on our planet.

Well different opinions and views are there, but SETI being a old concept in "Distributed Computing" has catched the most fire.

@GNUrag and others

You guys can join The Indians @ SETI group here:

http://setiathome2.ssl.berkeley.edu/...am_162310.html

MumbaiForum.Com · 26-11-2004, 03:10 AM

cool.. downloading.........

svenkat83 · 26-11-2004, 03:39 AM

Used such stuff long back..but not now.
And hey MumbaiForum.Com,why are you Really Angry On Digit Forums??

Nemesis · 26-11-2004, 05:08 AM

i knew abt this but was lazy and never registered....it is a cool project though....and this distributed computing is a cost effective method...

cooljeba · 26-11-2004, 06:41 AM

dat's a cool project!!

I am using it too.... well it has completed some 52 units at a time of 373 hrs and 12 mins

. actually [previously i was using it inthe screen saver mode

but now it runs in realtime

dat's a nice one gnurag! mine another 200 left

..:: peace ::..
Jeba

Prashray · 26-11-2004, 10:40 AM

I used it before but then I forgot about it.

26-11-2004, 10:04 PM

same as prashray

klinux · 26-11-2004, 10:35 PM

does the the command line version work in linux also they got other stuff listed there . what abt linux with athlon , which one in the page should i download ???

http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/unix.html

xenkatesh · 26-11-2004, 10:48 PM

I never knew this and not going to do this

GNUrag · 28-11-2004, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by klinux

does the the command line version work in linux also they got other stuff listed there .

Yes... in fact i have set that seti@home client to work in daemon mode... no screensaver at all... it just works, and fetches data when it requires.. i have to see seti@home webpage to know my statistics... ha ha ha ....

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Originally Posted by klinux

what abt linux with athlon , which one in the page should i download ???

I think i686-pc-linux-gnu client whould be the one for Athlon chips.... AMD does support x86 architecture...
btw: here are my statistics if anyone is interested .... my certificate is also there...

klinux · 28-11-2004, 08:38 PM

thanks just downloaded it . will try the linux version too someday . man u do so much for gnu/linux and still do the seti stuff . really unbelievable . does linux make one work more efficiently ?? . y didnt u ask for a cert with ur real name ??? or have u registered urself as gnurag in real life ??

cooljeba · 01-12-2004, 10:51 PM

Here is my stats of seti@home

http://setiathome2.ssl.berkeley.edu/...user_stats_new

..:: peace ::..
Jeba

klinux · 01-12-2004, 11:01 PM

kurious : has there been like any progress or interesting new activities and discoveries so far from the seti project ??? . it would be fun to find ET , but AVP is a different story

lywyre · 04-12-2004, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SmoothCriminal

it all appears to be fake to me... why do such biggies need the power of our relatively smamler systems that too as a part time worker thru internet connection.. absurd..

There are other distributed computing projects also in the net. Google and try something else that fits you

ShekharPalash · 05-12-2004, 01:04 AM

Yeah..... again copy tht what Prash says....

I used to dedicate my idle CPU time to Stanford University's research lab thru Google Compute....

Now... I don't like donating me idle time don't know why!!

GNUrag · 01-02-2005, 12:16 PM

Just completed my 500th seti workunit. and here's my 500 workunit certicifate :

and my statistics:
http://setiathome2.ssl.berkeley.edu/...user_stats_new

allindrome · 02-02-2005, 08:48 PM

I had downloaded the screensaver 5 years ago and then stopped using it.
Personally I think the aliens have a better chance of finding us than we finding them and that too without the help of screensavers.

Slam Team · 02-02-2005, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SmoothCriminal

it all appears to be fake to me... why do such biggies need the power of our relatively smamler systems that too as a part time worker thru internet connection.. absurd..

Its called cluster super computing buddy.. digit had an article abt that in the previous issue (I don remember the month)

vijaythefool · 05-02-2005, 08:47 PM

**** Guys JUST imagine.... use ur brains ... a single ' , . or any upper case or lower case can cause errors...just use that sense found n the common...

how can a software downloaded have connection with E T ?.....
is it any Blue tooth or i r facility ?.....

i wish i find software to find surounding wheather

Guys ET exists , how many can prove all the Species we see now on earth
are evolved here ? Needs deeep thinking Buddies !

vijaythefool · 05-02-2005, 08:51 PM

allindrome
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I had downloaded the screensaver 5 years ago and then stopped using it.
Personally I think the aliens have a better chance of finding us than we finding them and that too without the help of screensavers.
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bharathbala2003 · 09-02-2005, 06:31 PM

guys this is stuff.. i had this in the yr 2000!

darn its USELESS ! only occupies a SPACE in SYSTEM TRAY!!!!! n used for bout 3 years n never found a darn alien.. n i dont think any one is gonna find one.. chances are .1 in a million u find it

but u can jus have it to show off err to ya frnds n family sayin ya a SMALL part of a BIG ORGANISTION worth BILLION $

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personally ill prefer having drew barrymore or tom cruise as my screensaver instead of som darn aliens!!!!!!!!!