Actually, I think the "randomtext" part is already happening. Coca-Cola used http://www.iydkydg.com/ for its "Coke Card" promotion this summer. What the hell is an "iydkydg" supposed to be? (I checked -- "iydkydg" isn't in Merriam-Webster.)
Of course, all loyal kibologists know that Kibo's HappyNet will include all newsgroup names from "*.aaaaa.aaaaa.aaaaa.aaaaa to *.zzzzz.zzzzz.zzzzz.zzzzz". We should probably just put Kibo in charge of the Web while we're at it. He makes more sense than any of Al Gore's plans.
I switched from the SETI Windows GUI to the NT command-line client without dumping the work unit. Make sure you've exited the GUI completely, copy the command-line binary into the SETI@home folder, and double-click the new binary. If you've done everything right, the new client picks up where the GUI left off, but you can still switch back to the GUI once once in a while to look at the pretty pictures.
If you've done anything wrong, the command-line client downloads a new work unit, because the command line client can only handle work units in your current working directory. I'd be careful about creating Windows shortcuts, or you'll end up running multiple instances of the program.
(Also, a Windows uninstall of the GUI leaves the data files and directory behind on the drive, for those of you who want the color-soaked monstrosity completely off your system.)
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Guys, /. must already know about barrapunto.com -- it's listed on http://slashdot.org/code.shtml as a known user of the Slash engine.
Anyway, /. is probably more annoyed about the squatters over at http://www.slashdot.com. Now, those guys are just being irritating.
Actually, I think the "randomtext" part is already happening. Coca-Cola used http://www.iydkydg.com/ for its "Coke Card" promotion this summer. What the hell is an "iydkydg" supposed to be? (I checked -- "iydkydg" isn't in Merriam-Webster.)
Of course, all loyal kibologists know that Kibo's HappyNet will include all newsgroup names from "*.aaaaa.aaaaa.aaaaa.aaaaa to *.zzzzz.zzzzz.zzzzz.zzzzz". We should probably just put Kibo in charge of the Web while we're at it. He makes more sense than any of Al Gore's plans.
I switched from the SETI Windows GUI to the NT command-line client without dumping the work unit. Make sure you've exited the GUI completely, copy the command-line binary into the SETI@home folder, and double-click the new binary. If you've done everything right, the new client picks up where the GUI left off, but you can still switch back to the GUI once once in a while to look at the pretty pictures.
If you've done anything wrong, the command-line client downloads a new work unit, because the command line client can only handle work units in your current working directory. I'd be careful about creating Windows shortcuts, or you'll end up running multiple instances of the program.
(Also, a Windows uninstall of the GUI leaves the data files and directory behind on the drive, for those of you who want the color-soaked monstrosity completely off your system.)