Stop joining SETI!

Beej · Jun 14, 2002, 11:05 PM

Dammit people, please stop joining. It seems that every time I crunch my way up another position in the Mac Rumors SETI team, someone else joins and knocks me back down

Please, give a hard-working Aussie battler a chance to make something of himself!

[Note to all that have been taking things the wrong way lately - this is a joke.

]

AlphaTech · Jun 14, 2002, 11:14 PM

Oh bugger off... if someone wants to join, let them..

Jun 14, 2002, 11:42 PM

I actually debated leaving my computer on 24/7 on my three week road trip, just to increase my level in SETI, but I decided against it.

BTW- My road trip is going fine. I made it to San Diego and I have sucessfully seen the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific all in my car. That was basically the whole goal of it. We spent the night in Nashville, New Orleans, Austin, and San Antonio and averaged 8 drinks a night. (You can infer for yourself on how my trip is going!)

Take it easy all!! I'll update you in a day or two.

-Pete

shadowfax0 · Jun 23, 2002, 10:16 PM

I have something to say, about the whole SETi thing...more about leaving the computer on really...I leave my computer on 24/7, my computer has not been 'off' for about, well, since I got it really. It does SETI when Im not there, that's it. I have 981 WU's done right now, and returned my last one about an hour ago. I have had no problems thus far, and all I really do for shutting it off is put it to sleep for a whole day about every 2 weeks/whenever I remember. Anyhow, just letting everyone know becuase I know it's SOOO interesting

Macmaniac · Jun 24, 2002, 09:43 AM

Well I have 9 wu. I wonder if that is threatining Beej?

McFreggle · Jun 24, 2002, 09:47 AM

I have 21750 units, isn't THAT threatening?

(but I'm in another group...)

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k.

shadowfax0 · Jun 24, 2002, 11:13 AM

..h...how?! I'm serious, how do yo do tat many? How many computers? How fast...?

Macmaniac · Jun 24, 2002, 03:31 PM

Hes got a G5 wink wink nudge nudge. Or a whole school running the dam thing.

McFreggle · Jun 24, 2002, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Macmaniac
Hes got a G5 wink wink nudge nudge. Or a whole school running the dam thing.

Nope... to be honest, there's not a single Mac involved

Actually it's mainly Linux servers here at work...

k.

Ensign Paris · Jun 24, 2002, 03:43 PM

I was already to blast flame someone starting another Seti vs. Folding thread, but then it wasn't, thank goodness for that!

Ensign

shadowfax0 · Jun 24, 2002, 06:48 PM

You Linux bast...I mean, I'm glad you are making use of those plentiful company resources!

coolocity · Jun 25, 2002, 12:30 PM

Damnit, everyone should use ONLY macs for SETI. Think of it.. a mac discovers ET, that would stop those PC users dead in their tracks!

Macmaniac · Jun 25, 2002, 04:34 PM

Man I wish I had a server to run SETI, I wonder how many units a rack full of X serves could do?

Beej · Jun 25, 2002, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Macmaniac
Man I wish I had a server to run SETI, I wonder how many units a rack full of X serves could do?

Lots.

That's my word of wisdom for the day

Mr. Anderson · Jun 25, 2002, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Beej
Lots.

That's my word of wisdom for the day

and a lovely word it is.....

I've been leaving my 450MHz G4 on 24/7 and its been cranking away, up to a whole 45 units now, but don't worry beej, I won't be able to catch you until I start putting all the extra machines at work on the job....

Beej · Jun 25, 2002, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dukestreet
and a lovely word it is.....

Wow, thanks man. I put a lot of effort into thinking it up. I wanted it to sound really intelectual. I think I succeded outstandingly well!

Quote:

I've been leaving my 450MHz G4 on 24/7 and its been cranking away, up to a whole 45 units now, but don't worry beej, I won't be able to catch you until I start putting all the extra machines at work on the job....

I've been leaving a set of G4/400, G4/933, G3/366 & 603e/200 on 24/7. I think it will take you a while to catch me

sparkleytone · Jul 10, 2002, 12:36 PM

i just run it all the time on my machines.

a pentium133 with linux.
a celeron 850 with linux.

my ibook.

they all run using the same shell script at bootup. it doesnt get in the way when im doing things because its at the lowest priority. it does suck some battery life tho

i only just started seti about two days ago so ill be working my way up :/

MacMaster · Jul 19, 2002, 11:49 PM

Hi,
I am a seti newbie and a macrumors newbie...top that! Anyway I have 9 WU's since I joined a few days ago. I am running seti on the computer you see in my profile. Also I'm going to ask my dad if I can run seti on the G4 800 iMac, the G3 400 DV iMac, and the G3 500 ibook.(All running my account!

)That should help me catch up a little. Feeling a little more threatened now beej?

-MacMaster

mmmdreg · Jul 20, 2002, 09:16 AM

I have it running on my computer generally 24/7 but when team MR came out, i couldn't switch teams as i forgot my password and lost my email so i lost those hundreds of WU's..how sad

748s · Jul 20, 2002, 09:43 AM

thanks for reminding me. i'll have to change my seti details before i loose my @mac.com

Jun 14, 2002, 11:05 PM	#1
Beej macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Buffy's bedroom	Stop joining SETI! Dammit people, please stop joining. It seems that every time I crunch my way up another position in the Mac Rumors SETI team, someone else joins and knocks me back down Please, give a hard-working Aussie battler a chance to make something of himself! [Note to all that have been taking things the wrong way lately - this is a joke. ] __________________ Hardcore newborn. (Thanks to mcrain for the idea) "You're a lot smarter than you look. Of course, you look like a retard..."
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Jun 14, 2002, 11:14 PM	#2
AlphaTech macrumors 68040 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Natick, MA	Oh bugger off... if someone wants to join, let them.. __________________ "Wake up, time to die" 800MHz PowerBook G4,1GB RAM, 40GB HD (internal) with 130GB in external drives 2002 Harley Davidson Softail Standard main site:theTechPub store site:store
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Jun 14, 2002, 11:42 PM	#3
ptrauber Guest	whatever I actually debated leaving my computer on 24/7 on my three week road trip, just to increase my level in SETI, but I decided against it. BTW- My road trip is going fine. I made it to San Diego and I have sucessfully seen the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific all in my car. That was basically the whole goal of it. We spent the night in Nashville, New Orleans, Austin, and San Antonio and averaged 8 drinks a night. (You can infer for yourself on how my trip is going!) Take it easy all!! I'll update you in a day or two. -Pete
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Jun 24, 2002, 09:43 AM	#5
Macmaniac macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A tiny spec in the "Garden State", 1 square mile in area, somewhere on the outskirts of town by the railroad tracks	Well I have 9 wu. I wonder if that is threatining Beej? __________________ The customer is NOT always right
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Jun 24, 2002, 09:47 AM	#6
McFreggle macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Leuven, Belgium	I have 21750 units, isn't THAT threatening? (but I'm in another group...) User statistics k. __________________ iMac. U2?
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Jun 23, 2002, 10:16 PM	#4
shadowfax0 macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2002	I have something to say, about the whole SETi thing...more about leaving the computer on really...I leave my computer on 24/7, my computer has not been 'off' for about, well, since I got it really. It does SETI when Im not there, that's it. I have 981 WU's done right now, and returned my last one about an hour ago. I have had no problems thus far, and all I really do for shutting it off is put it to sleep for a whole day about every 2 weeks/whenever I remember. Anyhow, just letting everyone know becuase I know it's SOOO interesting
	0

Jun 24, 2002, 11:13 AM	#7
shadowfax0 macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2002	..h...how?! I'm serious, how do yo do tat many? How many computers? How fast...?
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Jun 24, 2002, 03:31 PM	#8
Macmaniac macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A tiny spec in the "Garden State", 1 square mile in area, somewhere on the outskirts of town by the railroad tracks	Hes got a G5 wink wink nudge nudge. Or a whole school running the dam thing. __________________ The customer is NOT always right
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Jun 24, 2002, 03:43 PM	#10
Ensign Paris macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Europe	I was already to blast flame someone starting another Seti vs. Folding thread, but then it wasn't, thank goodness for that! Ensign
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Jun 24, 2002, 06:48 PM	#11
shadowfax0 macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2002	You Linux bast...I mean, I'm glad you are making use of those plentiful company resources!
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Jun 25, 2002, 12:30 PM	#12
coolocity macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Central New York	Damnit, everyone should use ONLY macs for SETI. Think of it.. a mac discovers ET, that would stop those PC users dead in their tracks! __________________ AMD Phenom X4 3.4GHz, 8GB Ram, Nvidia GTX 285 iPhone 3g \| iPad 32gb
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Jun 25, 2002, 04:34 PM	#13
Macmaniac macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A tiny spec in the "Garden State", 1 square mile in area, somewhere on the outskirts of town by the railroad tracks	Man I wish I had a server to run SETI, I wonder how many units a rack full of X serves could do? __________________ The customer is NOT always right
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Jul 10, 2002, 12:36 PM	#17
sparkleytone macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Greensboro, NC	i just run it all the time on my machines. a pentium133 with linux. a celeron 850 with linux. my ibook. they all run using the same shell script at bootup. it doesnt get in the way when im doing things because its at the lowest priority. it does suck some battery life tho i only just started seti about two days ago so ill be working my way up :/ __________________ "The Reality Distiortion Field™ is starting to warp Steve's mind if he thinks for one second that this thing is gonna take off."
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Jul 19, 2002, 11:49 PM	#18
MacMaster macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2002	I just joined the seti team... Hi, I am a seti newbie and a macrumors newbie...top that! Anyway I have 9 WU's since I joined a few days ago. I am running seti on the computer you see in my profile. Also I'm going to ask my dad if I can run seti on the G4 800 iMac, the G3 400 DV iMac, and the G3 500 ibook.(All running my account!)That should help me catch up a little. Feeling a little more threatened now beej? -MacMaster
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Jul 20, 2002, 09:16 AM	#19
mmmdreg macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia	I have it running on my computer generally 24/7 but when team MR came out, i couldn't switch teams as i forgot my password and lost my email so i lost those hundreds of WU's..how sad
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Jul 20, 2002, 09:43 AM	#20
748s macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tiger Bay	thanks for reminding me. i'll have to change my seti details before i loose my @mac.com
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