SETI and SETI@home

Edward64 · 02-28-2010, 08:37 AM

Thought I would start contributing to the cause. Downloaded the BOINC application and started a project for seti@home.
SETI@home

I've got 2 tasks running, approx 7% progress. I guess I feel good about contributing my cpu power.

Anyone else helping out and is this all there is? Do I get to see a eureka moment if my cpu helps to identify an anomaly? Are there any fancy star charts that tells me from which star my cpu is helping process radio waves from? I guess my real question is what the heck is my cpu power being used, does it really make a difference or is this all a gimmick?

JediKooter · 02-28-2010, 01:27 PM

I remember back in the late 90s (maybe mid 90s) when this thing kicked off and if I remember correctly, if your machine found something, it would get some kind of credit. Of course, computers have much faster processors now and they probably don't need as many people doing, but I could be wrong. Good luck, can't wait to hear about your 'WOW' moment.

Pumpy Tudors · 02-28-2010, 01:35 PM

I ran this for a while about 12 years ago. I was wondering if this was still around, but I never bothered to look it up.

sterlingice · 02-28-2010, 03:10 PM

I used to do this for a pretty long time. However, I dropped it a year or two after they switched to BOINC. It seems to just chew away resources in the background, even when the screen saver wasn't on.

SI

DanGarion · 02-28-2010, 05:25 PM

If you want your computer to make money for you, do what I do and just run Gomez Peer.

Gomez Peer

I make about 3-8 bucks a month, $54 total, not bad considering I keep my computer on all the time anyway, might as well let it try to pay for the power it's using...

Edward64 · 02-28-2010, 05:26 PM

Its chunking on tasks #3 and #4 now. I think they need to create something to provide more of a meaningful feedback somehow.

Reading through the forums and I understand my computation is just one piece of a bigger whole but any meaningful results that can be communicated back is better than a bunch of meaningless numbers/barcharts.

CraigSca · 02-28-2010, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanGarion

If you want your computer to make money for you, do what I do and just run Gomez Peer.

Gomez Peer

I make about 3-8 bucks a month, $54 total, not bad considering I keep my computer on all the time anyway, might as well let it try to pay for the power it's using...

Yeah, but don't PCs go into sleep mode and therefore use less power when not being utilized?

I have always found this juxtaposition amusing - use the compute power for something "good" (but burn fossil fuels and spend $$$) vs. putting your PC in sleep mode and going green.

CrimsonFox · 02-28-2010, 08:06 PM

About ten years ago I was a computer consultant and heard a story of a guy that installed SETI on their work servers. Then the bosses started wondering why everything was so slow...and of course, he was fired

DanGarion · 03-01-2010, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CraigSca

Yeah, but don't PCs go into sleep mode and therefore use less power when not being utilized?

I have always found this juxtaposition amusing - use the compute power for something "good" (but burn fossil fuels and spend $$$) vs. putting your PC in sleep mode and going green.

They can if you want them too, but I've found too many issues with sleep mode in the past, and if you are already running a server or need to leave your computer on for remote access, etc, might as well let it do something.

02-28-2010, 01:27 PM	#2
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	I remember back in the late 90s (maybe mid 90s) when this thing kicked off and if I remember correctly, if your machine found something, it would get some kind of credit. Of course, computers have much faster processors now and they probably don't need as many people doing, but I could be wrong. Good luck, can't wait to hear about your 'WOW' moment. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4 Last edited by JediKooter : 02-28-2010 at 01:29 PM.

02-28-2010, 05:25 PM	#5
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	If you want your computer to make money for you, do what I do and just run Gomez Peer. Gomez Peer I make about 3-8 bucks a month, $54 total, not bad considering I keep my computer on all the time anyway, might as well let it try to pay for the power it's using... __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO! Last edited by DanGarion : 02-28-2010 at 05:25 PM.

02-28-2010, 01:35 PM	#3
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I ran this for a while about 12 years ago. I was wondering if this was still around, but I never bothered to look it up. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

02-28-2010, 03:10 PM	#4
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I used to do this for a pretty long time. However, I dropped it a year or two after they switched to BOINC. It seems to just chew away resources in the background, even when the screen saver wasn't on. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

02-28-2010, 05:26 PM	#6
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	Its chunking on tasks #3 and #4 now. I think they need to create something to provide more of a meaningful feedback somehow. Reading through the forums and I understand my computation is just one piece of a bigger whole but any meaningful results that can be communicated back is better than a bunch of meaningless numbers/barcharts.

02-28-2010, 08:06 PM	#8
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	About ten years ago I was a computer consultant and heard a story of a guy that installed SETI on their work servers. Then the bosses started wondering why everything was so slow...and of course, he was fired

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