SETI@Home Close to Half-Billionth Result

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."

Comments

sweet, but what next?

[zyberphox]

seti@home run for 3 years.. after burn out zillion CPU.. what next?

mayb we can find actual pi value..

Why not contribute to the fight cancer project?

[Anonymous Coward]

The SETI project is such a waste of computer power. Using that power to find new drugs to fight cancer or other diseases with the United Devices project is much more reasonable. http://www.ud.com/

so whats the reward if you find the aliens?

[Edmund Blackadder]

anal probe?

Actually i am hoping for an all expense paid trip to an allien zoo, where i will have to live naked with a supermodel, and we will fuck for the education and entertainment of the aliens. (thanx for the fantasy kurt vonnegut, you are the best)

Re:Perfect Timing....

[linzeal]

I'm still waitng for ET part 2 where ET goes back to his home planet. Can someone please rape steven spielberg and give him aids so he can hurry up and finish it as a going away project, thank you.

Absolutely not

[globaljustin]

There are so many things that the government could use our money for that actually have a benefit to society. The odds of the existence of another life form that could return our communications are virtually zero. Remember this article? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/15/154322 4&mode=thread ~j

Re:Quite a bargain...

[Harumuka]

I wish I could buy http://chat.musiccity.com/dl/GirlsGoneWild.mpeg for $1 a day.