But it seems to me that this all of this computing power could be put to better use. There are a number of projects on the net that are similiar to seti but use the extra computing power to compute genes and try to find ways to cure diseases like cancer.
I'm not saying that seti is a waste. But personally I am more interested in finding a cure for aunt bettys breast cancer, than searching for life 50 million light years away.
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But it seems to me that this all of this computing power could be put to better use. There are a number of projects on the net that are similiar to seti but use the extra computing power to compute genes and try to find ways to cure diseases like cancer.
I'm not saying that seti is a waste. But personally I am more interested in finding a cure for aunt bettys breast cancer, than searching for life 50 million light years away.