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SETI@Home Close to Half-Billionth Result

Posted by timothy on from the why-if-I-only-had-a-nickel-for-every dept.

Jonathan writes: "SETI@Home, the largest distributed computing project in the world, is on the verge of receiving its 500 millionth result. This is a major milestone for both the project and distributed computing as a whole. Oh, and if you still need some added incentive to get involved, there's a $500 reward for the user who returns the milestone result."

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  1. two times today. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    jessi rules. kenyon still sucks.

  2. Re:Is it worth it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Like most geek hobbies (tentalce hentai, linux) it's a waste of valuble time that could otherwise be spent being a productive citizen.

  3. I'm out of the game by dnight · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Once I got my pretty 10000 unit certificate, and 9/11 realigned my priorities, I lost interest and removed all of my running clients.

    Best of luck to the winner. If you get "taken" I call shotgun!

  4. Aliens... by WetCat · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    1. ALIENS DO NOT EXIST! PERIOD.
    2. Keep environment green! Most current processors go to sleep mode (even if it's a simple HLT instruction - in Linux) and use much less energy. So leave processors alone . You'll help to save the nature!
    1. Re:Aliens... by WetCat · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      1/100th of those planets developing life

      It seems to me that the number is strong 0.
      NO planets develop life. At all.
  5. Re:Anyone using this instead of folding, sucks by Cid+Highwind · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'd rather not donate my computer time to fattening the patent portfolio of another already bloated drug company, thanks.

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    0 1 - just my two bits
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