In a related question, am I/we being annoying when I/we keep slashing my/our pronouns?
SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
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SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
I joined up years ago, like 6 or so, and I haven't found a single ET-signal yet. Am I/Are we just pissing away my/our CPU time or should I/we stay strong?
In a related question, am I/we being annoying when I/we keep slashing my/our pronouns?
In a related question, am I/we being annoying when I/we keep slashing my/our pronouns?
"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
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Re: SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
SETI and other BOINCs can be set to work after a period of idleness, IIRC.FBM wrote:I joined up years ago, like 6 or so, and I haven't found a single ET-signal yet. Am I/Are we just pissing away my/our CPU time or should I/we stay strong?
In a related question, am I/we being annoying when I/we keep slashing my/our pronouns?
Yes, you is/are a dick.
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Re: SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
The queen just goes with 'we'.FBM wrote:In a related question, am I/we being annoying when I/we keep slashing my/our pronouns?
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Re: SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
Thank you for bringing that up. I/we have my/our settings to only BOINC in my CPU's downtime, so it doesn't affect anything I'm doing online.Gawdzilla wrote:SETI and other BOINCs can be set to work after a period of idleness, IIRC.FBM wrote:I joined up years ago, like 6 or so, and I haven't found a single ET-signal yet. Am I/Are we just pissing away my/our CPU time or should I/we stay strong?
In a related question, am I/we being annoying when I/we keep slashing my/our pronouns?
Yes, you is/are a dick.
My/our status as a dick is irrelevant to the OP.
"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
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Re: SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
Pity you didn't capitalize "queen".Charlou wrote:The queen just goes with 'we'.FBM wrote:In a related question, am I/we being annoying when I/we keep slashing my/our pronouns?
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Re: SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
We are aware of that, but we have not been elected Queen yet. Given the presence of this dangly thing and its two friends that we keep scratching, we don't expect to ascend the throne anytime soon...Charlou wrote:The queen just goes with 'we'.FBM wrote:In a related question, am I/we being annoying when I/we keep slashing my/our pronouns?
"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
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Re: SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
We've only sent our signals 60-70 (ish) light years. I wouldn't expect a result anytime soon.
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Re: SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
They're not specifically looking for a reply to our signals, of course, they're looking for "leakage" from other civs.AshtonBlack wrote:We've only sent our signals 60-70 (ish) light years. I wouldn't expect a result anytime soon.
BTW, "S" was sent out to the universe over 100 years ago.
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Re: SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
So far I've discovered 17 separate alien species, but I'm not telling anyone.
It's a piece of piss to be cowiz, but it's not cowiz to be a piece of piss. Or something like that.
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Re: SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
I assume one of them is the Humans of Sol Three?Vroomfondel wrote:So far I've discovered 17 separate alien species, but I'm not telling anyone.
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Re: SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
The Nibble Piblies of Zatagon 5Gawdzilla wrote:I assume one of them is the Humans of Sol Three?Vroomfondel wrote:So far I've discovered 17 separate alien species, but I'm not telling anyone.
It's a piece of piss to be cowiz, but it's not cowiz to be a piece of piss. Or something like that.
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Re: SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
Don't care for them. "They wet their nests."Vroomfondel wrote:The Nibble Piblies of Zatagon 5Gawdzilla wrote:I assume one of them is the Humans of Sol Three?Vroomfondel wrote:So far I've discovered 17 separate alien species, but I'm not telling anyone.
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Re: SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
We are amused."A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
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Re: SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
and once Pibble piss gets on your sheets, you may as well throw them away.Gawdzilla wrote:Don't care for them. "They wet their nests."Vroomfondel wrote:The Nibble Piblies of Zatagon 5Gawdzilla wrote:I assume one of them is the Humans of Sol Three?Vroomfondel wrote:So far I've discovered 17 separate alien species, but I'm not telling anyone.
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Re: SETI@home. Worthwhile or waste of CPU time?
The blood is harder to get out.AshtonBlack wrote:and once Pibble piss gets on your sheets, you may as well throw them away.Gawdzilla wrote:Don't care for them. "They wet their nests."Vroomfondel wrote:The Nibble Piblies of Zatagon 5Gawdzilla wrote:I assume one of them is the Humans of Sol Three?Vroomfondel wrote:So far I've discovered 17 separate alien species, but I'm not telling anyone.
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