Japanref Seti@Home Team

thomas · Nov 12, 2002, 19:55

SETI = Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence

We invite our members to join our Seti@Home Team. For more info click the link below.

=> http://www.japanref.com/setiathome/

lineartube · Nov 12, 2002, 22:31

Hmmm... been there. When I was at school, I used to have SETI client running on the background but I eventually gave up. With Antivirus and the likes running in the background, it was a killer. And I don't have a spare computer, at the moment.

Anyway, good luck.

Does anyone else finds it funny that people are more likely to contribute to finding Aliens than the cure for cancer?
Well... I guess the important is contributing for something, no matter what. Who know? Martians may have the cure for cancer and we might trade it for some Matrix DVDs.

Twisted · Nov 12, 2002, 22:40

Seti was the first that came up with a distributed computing program and is therefore the most popular.

I'm running units at home and at work. Got about 2362 units finished at the moment.
I'm currently in another group, but it's a bit dead so i might consider making a switch. It's just a shame that the units i calculated for that other group can't be transfered to another group.

thomas · Nov 13, 2002, 02:50

Visited my father today. He's a tech freak and dedicated radio amateur. In his opinion SETI projects such as the one Berkeley maintains are a complete waste of time and resources, as any distant civilization that's able to send signals over distances that can only be measured in light years would certainly not send them as radio signals (apart from the fact that such signals would travel for ages and had to be beamed *exactly* to earth). Indeed, SETI projects haven't brought any results since they had started in the 1960s. He's convinced that we're not alone, but current SETI projects were nothing else but searching for a needle in a cosmic haystack.

Hm?

Btw, has anyone seen "Contact" with Jodie Foster?

Luxpyre · Nov 13, 2002, 05:25

I would agree that the SETI program is more or less a waste of time. It may be "neat" but chances are, we will never find anything. There is just TOO MUCH OUT THERE. Plus, it needs to be a civilization that is actually broadcasting radio. Do you have any idea how small the probability is that we will be able to find anything? Virtually zilch. I would recomend trying the folding@home project which is basically the same type of program, but works on protein folding which offers clues to curing diseases. Good grief, at least donate your computer cycles to something that will have a use!

thomas · Nov 13, 2002, 05:49

Guess you're right. I wasn't aware of the fact that there are other "@home" projects out there. Just found their site

=> http://folding.stanford.edu

Thanks for the heads up.

Twisted · Nov 13, 2002, 06:36

Originally posted by thomas
Btw, has anyone seen "Contact" with Jodie Foster?

It was one of the first DVD's i bought. Although the story involves the SETI-project, the real theme of the movie is faith in science vs faith in religion.

thomas · Nov 13, 2002, 06:42

I admit that the technical aspect fascinated me most. ;)

Religion and science: I refuse to view the issue as 'either-or'.

moyashi · Nov 13, 2002, 14:19

WELL, what project should we all contribute to then? I've never done this before and just thought it might be interesting and a fun way to gather a group of members off the forum here.

I'm into the protein thing or even the aliens.

True radio signals but I bet there is at least a chance since figuring a star is a sun and each sun on the average should have at least 3 planets so the figures even on the seat of my pants calculation puts Vulcans as being a reality.

thomas · Nov 13, 2002, 17:51

In order to build up some team spirit I suggest we continue with SETI. I'll mark Folding@Home as future project.

Twisted · Nov 14, 2002, 23:25

Ok, i've just joined. I wonder how long it will take before my own group finds out that their founder has left them.

Install the client software on as many machines as you have within your reach. Be careful when you install it at work, because in the past people have been fired for "stealing" computertime from their employer (this was in the US of course).

Remember that this software does not slow down your computer in any way, since it only uses the processors' idle cycles.

thomas · Nov 15, 2002, 00:14

Thanks for your turn, Peter! I hope your members won't view your move as treason, lolol!

I have just finished my first task yesterday, took 26 hours. You can set up the client as permanent background task, which could slow down your PC considerably, in particular if you only have 64 MB RAM (like the old box I'm working on). Now my client runs as screensaver which poses no problems.

Twisted · Nov 15, 2002, 00:18

Right, with little internal memory you'll get considerable slowdown, but that's a Windows problem.

At home i'm running the command-line version of the client which is supposed to be faster with it's calculations, since it doesn't have to bother with all the graphics.

thomas · Nov 15, 2002, 00:33

Excellent idea, will take a look at that.

thomas · Nov 16, 2002, 01:08

I tried to set up the SETI client as NT service, but of course I wouldn't succeed. So I switched to the command line tool, it's a big relief for my old box.

tosh · Nov 28, 2002, 15:48

@Thomas: ...And language is a form of mathematics, as mathematics is a form of language. So there..(wink). @Moyashi: Vulcans a reality?...yeah, they're in Japan right now, getting "jiggy" with it.

Twisted · Dec 13, 2002, 22:27

The Seti-server is currently dropping connection, which causes the commandline-version to shut down.
Nothing serious, but you need to restart your client again.

thomas · Dec 13, 2002, 22:41

Thanks for the heads up, Peter. I am using the client only in case I'm not working on my box. 64 MB RAM is just not enough, lol.

thomas · Mar 10, 2003, 04:42

Rocketdive, thanks for joining the team!!

=> http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/c...apanref%20Team

Nov 12, 2002, 19:55	#1
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Japanref Seti@Home Team SETI = Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence We invite our members to join our Seti@Home Team. For more info click the link below. => http://www.japanref.com/setiathome/ __________________ Remember what the dormouse said, feed your head, feed your head!

Nov 12, 2002, 22:31	#2
lineartube free spirit Join Date: Oct 29, 2002 Location: Vila Franca de Xira/Portugal Age: 33 Posts: 389	Hmmm... been there. When I was at school, I used to have SETI client running on the background but I eventually gave up. With Antivirus and the likes running in the background, it was a killer. And I don't have a spare computer, at the moment. Anyway, good luck. Does anyone else finds it funny that people are more likely to contribute to finding Aliens than the cure for cancer? Well... I guess the important is contributing for something, no matter what. Who know? Martians may have the cure for cancer and we might trade it for some Matrix DVDs. __________________ Ln.

Nov 12, 2002, 22:40	#3
Twisted That man in the corner Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,456	Seti was the first that came up with a distributed computing program and is therefore the most popular. I'm running units at home and at work. Got about 2362 units finished at the moment. I'm currently in another group, but it's a bit dead so i might consider making a switch. It's just a shame that the units i calculated for that other group can't be transfered to another group. __________________ ZenLog Earotic

Nov 13, 2002, 06:36	#7
Twisted That man in the corner Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,456	Originally posted by thomas Btw, has anyone seen "Contact" with Jodie Foster? It was one of the first DVD's i bought. Although the story involves the SETI-project, the real theme of the movie is faith in science vs faith in religion.

Nov 13, 2002, 06:42	#8
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	I admit that the technical aspect fascinated me most. ;) Religion and science: I refuse to view the issue as 'either-or'. Last edited by thomas; Nov 13, 2002 at 06:52.

Nov 13, 2002, 02:50	#4
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Visited my father today. He's a tech freak and dedicated radio amateur. In his opinion SETI projects such as the one Berkeley maintains are a complete waste of time and resources, as any distant civilization that's able to send signals over distances that can only be measured in light years would certainly not send them as radio signals (apart from the fact that such signals would travel for ages and had to be beamed exactly to earth). Indeed, SETI projects haven't brought any results since they had started in the 1960s. He's convinced that we're not alone, but current SETI projects were nothing else but searching for a needle in a cosmic haystack. Hm? Btw, has anyone seen "Contact" with Jodie Foster?

Nov 13, 2002, 05:25	#5
Luxpyre Regular Member Join Date: Oct 22, 2002 Location: Oregon Age: 28 Posts: 46	I would agree that the SETI program is more or less a waste of time. It may be "neat" but chances are, we will never find anything. There is just TOO MUCH OUT THERE. Plus, it needs to be a civilization that is actually broadcasting radio. Do you have any idea how small the probability is that we will be able to find anything? Virtually zilch. I would recomend trying the folding@home project which is basically the same type of program, but works on protein folding which offers clues to curing diseases. Good grief, at least donate your computer cycles to something that will have a use!

Nov 13, 2002, 05:49	#6
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Guess you're right. I wasn't aware of the fact that there are other "@home" projects out there. Just found their site => http://folding.stanford.edu Thanks for the heads up.

Nov 13, 2002, 14:19	#9
moyashi Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: SonyLand Age: 40 Posts: 1,566	WELL, what project should we all contribute to then? I've never done this before and just thought it might be interesting and a fun way to gather a group of members off the forum here. I'm into the protein thing or even the aliens. True radio signals but I bet there is at least a chance since figuring a star is a sun and each sun on the average should have at least 3 planets so the figures even on the seat of my pants calculation puts Vulcans as being a reality. __________________ crazy gonna crazy

Nov 13, 2002, 17:51	#10
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	In order to build up some team spirit I suggest we continue with SETI. I'll mark Folding@Home as future project.

Nov 14, 2002, 23:25	#11
Twisted That man in the corner Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,456	Ok, i've just joined. I wonder how long it will take before my own group finds out that their founder has left them. Install the client software on as many machines as you have within your reach. Be careful when you install it at work, because in the past people have been fired for "stealing" computertime from their employer (this was in the US of course). Remember that this software does not slow down your computer in any way, since it only uses the processors' idle cycles.

Nov 15, 2002, 00:14	#12
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Thanks for your turn, Peter! I hope your members won't view your move as treason, lolol! I have just finished my first task yesterday, took 26 hours. You can set up the client as permanent background task, which could slow down your PC considerably, in particular if you only have 64 MB RAM (like the old box I'm working on). Now my client runs as screensaver which poses no problems.

Nov 15, 2002, 00:18	#13
Twisted That man in the corner Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,456	Right, with little internal memory you'll get considerable slowdown, but that's a Windows problem. At home i'm running the command-line version of the client which is supposed to be faster with it's calculations, since it doesn't have to bother with all the graphics.

Nov 15, 2002, 00:33	#14
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Excellent idea, will take a look at that.

Nov 16, 2002, 01:08	#15
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	I tried to set up the SETI client as NT service, but of course I wouldn't succeed. So I switched to the command line tool, it's a big relief for my old box.

Nov 28, 2002, 15:48	#16
tosh Regular Member Join Date: Apr 25, 2002 Location: the other side of the world. Posts: 61	@Thomas: ...And language is a form of mathematics, as mathematics is a form of language. So there..(wink). @Moyashi: Vulcans a reality?...yeah, they're in Japan right now, getting "jiggy" with it.

Dec 13, 2002, 22:27	#17
Twisted That man in the corner Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,456	The Seti-server is currently dropping connection, which causes the commandline-version to shut down. Nothing serious, but you need to restart your client again.

Dec 13, 2002, 22:41	#18
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Thanks for the heads up, Peter. I am using the client only in case I'm not working on my box. 64 MB RAM is just not enough, lol.

Mar 10, 2003, 04:42	#19
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Rocketdive, thanks for joining the team!! => http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/c...apanref%20Team

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