SETI Finally Finds Something

QuatumCrypto writes "SETI@home is a distributed processing client from UC Berkeley that installs on the volunteers' home computers and harnesses their processing power in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. So far nothing noteworthy has comeout of this massive project... that is until today! One of the volunteers was able to track down his wife's stolen laptop using the IP address that SETI@home client reports back to the server. After getting back the laptop his wife said, 'I always knew that a geek would make a great husband.'"

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Welcome

[suso]

SETI@home is a distributed processing client from UC Berkeley that installs on the vounteers' home computers and harnesses their processing power in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Those of you that are visiting Slashdot for the first time and didn't know that, you might want to stick around (and scroll down) because we're going to explain what a Beowulf Cluster is next.

Re:Welcome

[Dr. Eggman]

In Soviet Russia, Beowulf Cluster explains you!

Re:Welcome

[Dachannien]

In Soviet Russia, Beowulf Cluster explains you!

And Netcraft confirms it!

Re:Welcome

[ChunderDownunder]

There I was thinking Beowulf was from Dark Ages Scandinavia.

Never mind, perhaps I'm new here.

Re:Welcome

[hobo sapiens]

1) explain what a beowulf cluster is
2) make soviet russia joke
3) make netcraft reference
4) ?????
5) profit!!!



One too many? You decide!

Re:Welcome

[Mercano]

But does it run Linux?

Re:Welcome

[bobscealy]

I, for one, welcome our beowulf explaining overlords.

Re:Welcome

[Hooya]

now imagine a beowulf cluster of virgins. wait, that's slashdot! ;)

Re:Welcome

[Nasheer]

All your clusters are belong to us!

Re:Welcome

[McFadden]

1) explain what a beowulf cluster is
2) make soviet russia joke
3) make netcraft reference

You forgot to mention that this story is clearly a fake, since it makes the outrageous accusation that at some point in time a woman not only found a geek attractive, but also married him.

Re:Welcome

[Mr. Bad Example]

> There I was thinking Beowulf was from Dark Ages Scandinavia.

Hwæt?

Re:Welcome

[rahmza]

I don't understand all these jokes, you insensitive clod!

Re:Welcome

[DeadChobi]

What's a woman? Is there an ISO standard I can look up somewhere that will tell me what a woman is? I do not understand this concept of attraction. Could somebody please explain it to me?

Re:Welcome

[charlieman]

I for one welcome our new clueless overlords!

Re:Welcome

[zCyl]

---Joke--->

    O  <--  You.
  --|--
    |
   / \

:)

Re:Welcome

[Dr. Jest]

That's OK. Here, have a bowl of hot grits. Don't eat it, just put it down your pants.

Re:Welcome

[mindwhip]

'Woman' is malware that will take over your hardware and software, reorder your contacts and friends lists, removing any that 'Woman' finds unsuitable then inserts other friends and contacts into your address book that you have no wish to ever deal with. Finally 'woman' takes complete control of your schedule and finances leaving you with no control over your own life.

'Woman' will also, if left unchecked, upgrade automatically from 'friend 9.2' to 'girlfriend 3.4' and eventually to 'wife 1.0'. If this happens the only way to get rid of 'woman' is via very expensive software... 'divorce 1.0' which will leave you with even less money than when you had 'wife 1.0' problems.

Re:Welcome

[complete loony]

You appear to be posting a

( ) in Soviet Russia
(x) I for one welcome out new ... overlords
( ) imagine a Beowulf cluster
( ) Does it run Linux
( ) Spam prevention will not work checklist
(x) You must be new here
( ) insensitive clod
( ) in Korea only old people
( ) Netcraft confirms
( ) Stephen King is dead
( ) a highly moderated post from the previous duped story
( ) gee I've never had that probl%!$*%& [No Carrier]

post in an attempt to obtain karma. Your attempt will not work. Here is why it won't work. (One or more of the following may apply to your particular post, and it may have other flaws which used to vary from topic to topic.)

(x) Posts like yours are getting old an tired, and quite frankly we're sick of them
(x) Your User Id is too high
( ) It just isn't funny enough
(x) Funny mods don't give karma

Specifically, your post fails to cater to

( ) Anything relevant to the story
(x) Extreme stupidity on the part of moderators
( ) Extensive research into the topic

and the following philosophical objections may also apply:

( ) Posts similar to yours are easy to come up with, yet none have ever been highly moderated
( ) That's a common troll that has never been verified
(x) You obviously haven't read the article
(x) You haven't even read the summary
( ) Or the headline
( ) Killing you that way is not slow and painful enough

Furthermore, this is what I think about you:

( ) Sorry dude, but I don't think it would work.
(x) This is a stupid post, and you're a stupid person for posting it.
( ) Nice try, assh0le! I'm going to find out where you live and burn your
house down!

sETi ...

[thrillseeker]

phone home.

Does this mean

[fredrated]

that there is intelligent life on Earth?

Re:Does this mean

[Anonymous Coward]

Well, there is at least one intelligent life form on the planet (me). I can't speak for the 8 billion of you dumbasses, though.

Re:Does this mean

[EvanED]

Current estimates are 6.6 billion. Where'd you get 8 from? And who's the dumbass?

Re:Does this mean

[VultureMN]

Holy crap, he's posting ... FROM THE FUTURE!

Re:Does this mean

[Trogre]

Perhaps he's including dolphins and mice.

Gah!

[StikyPad]

I felt a great disturbance in the force, as if millions of voices cheered and were suddenly silenced.

ouch

[GlitchyBits]

Sensationalism strikes back ... and it hurts. Anyway, it proves that at least one geek in the entire world (universe ?) had sex that night.

Re:Stop the headline grab-assing please

[ScrewMaster]

Stop writing misleading headlines like these just to grap page-views ...

Ah, I believe you mispelled grep.

What a crock!

[StarvingSE]

Maaan! I was reading through that whole summary, excitedly awaiting my chance to welcome our new overlords..... and all they found was a laptop!?!??! What a crock!

SETI finds...

[Anonymous Coward]

... unintelligent life on earth.

What a let down

[Joebert]

Man, if I ever meet whoever is responsible for that headline, I'm going to burn down your house.
I haven't felt this let down since I walked in on my dad bangin my mom while wearing a Santa costume on Christmas morning.

Re:What a let down

[ciaran.mchale]

I haven't felt this let down since I walked in on my dad bangin my mom while wearing a Santa costume on Christmas morning.

ELIZA replies: Why were you wearing a Santa costume?

Re:The Search

[Anonymous Coward]

Well don't be too hard on him. Seti@Home is some kind of demon; it posessed my computer. After I closed the window, it was still running!

She's in for a shock...

[Leuf]

I always knew that a geek would make a great husband

Sure it turned out handy this one freak incident, but wait till there's smoke in the house and he looks back and forth between the plasma screen and the laptop a couple times, finally grabs the laptop and is out the door without so much as a look in her direction.

Of course, if the laptop started the fire then the choice is much easier

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