Llamasoft seti group...

[TFO]

I'm doing the cancer research one.

[everklear]

Anyone doing climateprediction?

I split my processing time between climate prediction, seti, and the einstein gravity wave one.

[DutchLlama]

Anyone doing climateprediction?

I split my processing time between climate prediction, seti, and the einstein gravity wave one.

I have BOINC with climate prediction and I wanted to try SETI but there is no option to register without first downloading and installing BOINC. You must apparently redownload and reinstall BOINC and only then be offered the register screen.

Well I'm still doing that on another PC now but it's a PITA if you don't want to redownload.

[DutchLlama]

Well I have it installed now. BOINC makes it easy to add different projects. So I can work on the climate prediction model and look for aliens at the same time.

The only thing which I think is a pity is that the climate prediction thingy has a daily quota of 2 work units and that the SETI one has NO GRAPHICS for the screensaver. That's a shame as I always loved the look of the old SETI screensaver as you could see what it was doing.

[Nutty]

Cambridge University were doing one where you could donate cycles to help find a cure for cancer - searched their site but had no luck finding a client. Anyone have the link?

I am not sure that this is the project you're thinking of, but I donate my spare cycles to http://www.grid.org which researchs into cures for cancer, anthrax, smallpox and other diseases.

Its Oxford uni..

grid.org or United Devices.. its the same thing. Mostly cancer research headed by oxford uni, also did some anthrax research for US MOD, and smallpox stuff. I have almost 3 years of cpu time clocked up for united devices..

I'm not sure if I said this before, but SETI, IMVHO is the biggest waste of computer cycles ever devised.

[Istar]

I'm not sure if I said this before, but SETI, IMVHO is the biggest waste of computer cycles ever devised.

Your VHO is noted.

16 people from here, and according to this page (http://www.boincsynergy.com/stats/index.php), over 468,000 others disagree with you.

EDIT: Team LLamasoft is 531st out of 40,408 teams worldwide. We have 58 members, but only 8 are active.

[DutchLlama]

Its Oxford uni..

grid.org or United Devices.. its the same thing. Mostly cancer research headed by oxford uni, also did some anthrax research for US MOD, and smallpox stuff. I have almost 3 years of cpu time clocked up for united devices..

Great so the US military can improve the quality of their anthrax and smallpox stockpiles thanks to your spare cycles.

I'm not sure if I said this before, but SETI, IMVHO is the biggest waste of computer cycles ever devised.

That is until it discovers aliens, who then come over here to help us solve all our problems.

[Nutty]

The problem is even if we did discover a signal, our solar system would probably be dead by the time any signal of ours was sent back.

And just because loads of people do it, doesn't stop it being pointless.

Your choice like.. I'd just rather use my cycles for something that might just actually be potentially worthwhile.

[dom]

The problem is even if we did discover a signal, our solar system would probably be dead by the time any signal of ours was sent back.

That depends on what they are saying...

"People of Earth, your attention please, this planet is due to be destroyed ... to make way for a hyperspace bypass"

We'd still all be gonners, but at least we'd know that hyperspace is possible

Dom

[Driller]

The main house server isn't doing anything CPU (all disk access) so I can use it as a 24/7 SETI client.

Is there a Llamasoft group or is it informal?

I'm downloading the client and installing atm.

EDIT:

I'd love to turn two of my SGI boxes over to it but the clients isn't idiot-proof yet (i.e. me-proof)

Hopefully soon though!