DA seti@home

[Geoffrey]

that's right, DA has a team now

join here (http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_115478.html)


Seti@home's main page click here (http://www.setiathome.com)


command line version (thx Frog) can be found here (http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/unix.html) or here(ftp) (ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/setiathome/setiathome-3.03.i386-winnt-cmdline.exe)


SetiSpy, so you can see your stats etc available here (http://pages.tca.net/roelof/setispy/ )



feel free to post your stats/questions/results :D

[whocares]

waist of time

et would have contacted us by now if we were worthy

i predict a 'day the earth stood still' scenario

[Katalina]

waist of time
et would have contacted us by now if we were worthy
i predict a 'day the earth stood still' scenario



feel free to post your stats/questions/results

http://websmileys.bei.t-online.de/div39.gif


;)

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Done.

[Corporate Avenger]

I wonder if they'll probe us if we discover them? Kinda like retribution for blowing their cover...?:o

[Manu]

CA-

The nature of how this works, they won't know unless they have ears inside of SETI.

We're 'passively' collecting radio waves that are emitted througout the galaxy.

whocares-

Waste of time? It takes virtually no time at all...

[kaj007]

I'm in....with 102 work units on my back!

Whew!!:D

[Geoffrey]

Originally posted by kaj007
I'm in....with 102 work units on my back!

Whew!!:D

[AdamJ]

For anyone who wants to install the command prompt version as a service in Windows NT/2K/XP I have created a little package to help you do so.


1. Make a folder on your C drive called SETI (e.g. C:\SETI )
2. Download the command prompt version of Seti@Home and place it in folder created in step 1
3. Rename the file you just downloaded to setiathome.exe
4. Goto a command prompt, change to C:\SETI, and run setiathome. It will prompt you to know if you are a new user or returning user. Once its starts downloading data and it says its working then your ready for the next step. Press Ctrl-C to stop seti@home from running.
5. Download and unpack this file into the folder created in step 1 http://adam.inxtec.net/misc/inst_seti.zip
6. Goto a command prompt, change to C:\SETI, and run the file called adam.bat
7. Double click on the file sah.reg, and click Yes to add data to your registry.
8. Now if you goto Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services you should see a service for Seti@Home. Right click on it and click Start. If the service does not start then goto step 4 again. Otherwise you should be up and running. You can check your taskmgr to verify the process is running.

:)

[Manu]

What sort of spectrum is currently being emitted by earth? Is that signal visible say 10 or 50 light years away? If SETI were on a planet say 10-50 light years from here and running this project there, would it be able to detect earth's signal (assuming it was looking in our direction)?
Earth is polluting space with radio and television signals that might be detected by nearby advanced civilizations, but it would be difficult for such a civilization to discover these signals if they only have Earth's current level of technology (eg: if they have an Arecibo like telescope and SETI@home like search).

Early TV shows like I Love Lucy and Ed Sullivan left the earth about 40 years ago, so have gone out 40 light years, reaching several thousand nearby stars. But these signals are relatively weak and SETI@home is not likely to detect the equivalent of Earth type TV transmitters, even on the nearest stars.

Earth's strongest transmitters might be somewhat easier to detect, such as those emitted by military radars, or some radio telescopes. The Arecibo telescope transmits very powerful signals when it is used as a radar system to study planets, asteroids and the ionosphere. These radar signals are powerful enough to be detected 10,000 light years away by searches like SETI@home, except for three big caveats:

a) The Arecibo transmissions are in a very tight beam (they are not omnidirectional, like TV and military radar), so they only cover a very small part of the sky at once (about a millionth of the total sky). It's is unlikely another civilization will be within one of these narrow beams.

b) The Arecibo transmitter's oldest signals left Earth about 30 years ago, so have only travelled 30 light years.

c) SETI@home is not searching the band of frequencies that the Arecibo transmitters utilize (although our older SERENDIP III program did survey one of those bands).

[AdamJ]

Manu, we haven't seen any results from you lately. Check yourself.

[kreator]

It won't let me join...

Never mind... I'm retarded

[SmilingJack]

Originally posted by AdamJ
For anyone who wants to install the command prompt version as a service in Windows NT/2K/XP I have created a little package to help you do so.


1. Make a folder on your C drive called SETI (e.g. C:\SETI )
2. Download the command prompt version of Seti@Home and place it in folder created in step 1
3. Rename the file you just downloaded to setiathome.exe
4. Goto a command prompt, change to C:\SETI, and run setiathome. It will prompt you to know if you are a new user or returning user. Once its starts downloading data and it says its working then your ready for the next step. Press Ctrl-C to stop seti@home from running.
5. Download and unpack this file into the folder created in step 1 http://adam.inxtec.net/misc/inst_seti.zip
6. Goto a command prompt, change to C:\SETI, and run the file called adam.bat
7. Double click on the file sah.reg, and click Yes to add data to your registry.
8. Now if you goto Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services you should see a service for Seti@Home. Right click on it and click Start. If the service does not start then goto step 4 again. Otherwise you should be up and running. You can check your taskmgr to verify the process is running.

:)

Worked like a champ. Thanks Adam.

[Redfield]

26 units baby!


That is all.

[Corporate Avenger]

weird, when I try to run Seti it can't locate the file and won't open.. ??

[Geoffrey]

Originally posted by Redfield
26 units baby!


That is all.


is everything a competition for you?


45 and I have only been on for a few weeks


oh, and (+1)

[kreator]

Jeez this thing is slow on dialup

[jillianjiggs]

We've had that running for awhile now...

[jonnyofthedead]

there are better scientific uses for distributed computing power that give more immediate results.

http://folding.stanford.edu/

[salach leine]

someone care to explain what it is? I know what SETI is already but what's SETI at home? do I have to have a PC? (no.... *blushes* I'm not saying I have a mac.)

[Potyondi]

Someone once did a google search for my name and discovered that, unbeknownst to me, I'd been a seti@home participant since 2001. Bizarre.

http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/classpages/days/2452021_totcpu.html

Name (and URL) / Date First Registered / Date Last Result Received / Results received / Total CPU time / Average CPU time per work unit / Country

49) Stephen Potyondi / Sat Apr 21 22:36:35 2001 / Fri Feb 7 05:18:18 2003 / 289 / 1.402 years / 42 hr 29 min 10.3 sec / Canada

I have no idea which computer it's getting these results from.. last result received Feb 7? :confused:

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Manu = pwnt! :D

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

SmilingJack = pwnt! :D

[Corporate Avenger]

Originally posted by Corporate Avenger
weird, when I try to run Seti it can't locate the file and won't open.. ??


I need to get off zero units, can't get it to work though...:confused:

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Have you tried re-installing it?

[Jay13]

hey potyondi, is it possible that someone else signed up for it, and is using your name to avoid being seen?

[stallion]

Originally posted by salach leine
someone care to explain what it is? I know what SETI is already but what's SETI at home? do I have to have a PC? (no.... *blushes* I'm not saying I have a mac.)
what is all this? what does it do?:confused:

[jadatrack]

hmm...my dad has had this as a screensaver for weeks now. never knew what it was

[The Frog]

Bump:

(01/12/2004)
Results
Received: 9481


Frog OWNZ!!!

[Katalina]

go frog!!! woot

[ÆSiR]

YA KNOW....
I have seen 3 or 4 threads relating to this SETI @ Home thing.
I have asked numerous times what the hell it is.
No one ever answers me.
No one will answer the ******** question!!!!

WHAT THE HELL IS SETI @ HOME
For those of us who have no clue what the hell you are talking about.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD ANSWER THE DAMN QUESTION

thank you

[Katalina]

lol *slaps eric*


tis a secret...



It's this sotware that you download, so you can help seti search for ETs

[Katalina]

linky for kitty (http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/download.html)

[ÆSiR]

Originally posted by Katalina
It's this sotware that you download, so you can help seti search for ETs

OK WE ARE GETTING SOMEWHERE!

I allready know it is software... but how can you possible search for ET's on you home PC!? How the hell would that work... do you hook it up to your tv antenna and send signals of leave it to beaver into the universe?

[ÆSiR]

Linky stated:

The SETI@home program is a special kind of screensaver. Like other screensavers it starts up when you leave your computer unattended, and it shuts down as soon as you return to work. What it does in the interim is unique. While you are getting coffee, or having lunch or sleeping, your computer will be helping the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by analyzing data specially captured by the world's largest radio telescope.

---------------

You are telling me that they need our crap-ass PC's to help analyze information? Don't they have super computers for this ****?

More like:

Welcome to SETI online, lend us your IP address so we can send you and all your friends delightful little viruses and spam mail.

[Katalina]

:( you no download and help?

[ÆSiR]

Originally posted by Katalina
:( you no download and help?

Nope. I don't buy it.
I don't see how running a screensaver is going to help find aliens. I'm not going to bite on this.
They say they use this giant radio telescope to search the universe, and then they send that info to your home computers to analyze the data. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Why not just gather the information and feed it into one good computer.

Makes no sense.

:|

[Katalina]

When I had it, I thought it was cool screen saver.:D
I think it is feed into one big computer, not sure though. I downloaded after Manu and them started this one, then deleted it cause I got tired of shutting it off so I could surf.

I figure it this way, if the alien people wants us to hear them or know about them, they'll send us a visitor.

so come on.. download it, just because:p

[igofast]

I'm with Aesir on this one.

[Katalina]

Originally posted by igofast
I'm with Aesir on this one.

no one asked you, cali man:mad:







:cool:

[igofast]

Originally posted by Katalina
no one asked you, cali man:mad:

Kiss my butt!





Please?

[jonnyofthedead]

Why not just gather the information and feed it into one good computer.
Supercomputers are ridiculously expensive. Getting several million people to contribute a few processor cycles is not. Also, if you get enough people doing it, you can end up with rather more computing power than the average supercomputer.

[jadatrack]

data units completed: 250

i downloaded it last time this was bumped

[The Frog]

In the next 6 hours or so I will cross the line to 10,000 units completed!!!! (over 5000 done since 1/12/2004)


Æsir (if you ever read this...) the screen saver is just a graphic to amuse yourself with as the actual program does the data crunching. A packed of unprocessed data is downloaded toyour machine by the program. It then processes the data, taking hours or days as a background program. When done, the results are sent in andyoru account is credited with the units done and any spectacular discoveries from units you processed will get you part of the credit for the discovery.

[punchapitchafit]

Nice milestone Frog.

Like he said, having a 4 million+ user base is slightly more computing power than quite a few supercomputers, and not to mention all it costs them is power, scripting, and maintenance even though berkeley does have corporate sponsorship for this program. Unfortunately the majority of Seti@home users haven't completed a single WU, prob'ly because they get tired of the screen saver before it completes just one.

However there is the cli version which runs considerably faster and in the background. There are a few tools to help with the invisibility of the project for those who borg corporate workstations(only after authorized though) such as setidriver and various peoples' service install scripts.

If your in it for the competition go with cli version 3.03 which you can google for under "seti archives" as it's been clocked about 10% faster than version 3.08 which only fixes a very obscure security flaw in the scripting from version 3.03.

Aside from that, even though it's been answered, Seti@home is a distributed computing project which collects information from the arecebo(sp???) radio telescope to the main server at berkeley which then distributes smaller, easier packaged tests to everyone who is still actively involved in the project(run-on sentence anyone?) After you receive your result, your computer then processes the WU's until completed then resubmitted back to the servers at berkeley. Also, all workunits(WU) are processed multiple times to ensure accuracy.

Basically the telescope receives transmissions from distant stars and checks them for the possibility of intelligent life. It does this by scanning the frequencies hydrogen and oxygen(which are rather low frequencies IIRC) and combining the data to see the likelyhood of another distant civilization.

If I got anything wrong please correct me, you can verify by going to the SETI homepage and browsing there which is easily located via a google search for seti, first link that pops up.

BTW, I'm working on 5k results in the last two years.

But if you are interested in other projects there are f@h, GIMPS, SOB, D2OL, MD5CRK which are various projects ranging from medical research, searching for prime numbers and figuring out how much computing power is needed to break a certain security key. If you need links send me an e-mail @ hopesmAT3mawdmDOTusmcDOTmil and I'll be happy to point you in the right direction.

edit:
Also Berkeley is getting ready to launch phase II of their project called BOINC.

Sorry about the lack of links, I'm on a slow connection.

[The Frog]

Great Googley-Moogley!

I thought that I was running a good amount of packets per day....



http://imageuploader.milbrathnet.net/uploads/setihalo.jpg

This guy's running a QUAD OPTERON rig that is pumping out 50+ units a day.

[punchapitchafit]

Real quick, if anyone is still crunching, berkeley has launched it's Seti@BOINC stage to the public now. New GUI, from what I hear it's pretty optimised and provides several new options, including tracking progress from individual computers. Anyway, just a heads up.

[Katalina]

Real quick, if anyone is still crunching, berkeley has launched it's Seti@BOINC stage to the public now. New GUI, from what I hear it's pretty optimised and provides several new options, including tracking progress from individual computers. Anyway, just a heads up.

heck I'd say I missed this reply.. Sorry :hmm:
I'll have to check it out, thanks very much for the update :)

[Katalina]

The Frog!!!!! :)

[DngrMse]

The Frog!!!!! :)

No fair! He's in this only to find his Great Uncle Xnzxxx.
:mad:

[The Frog]

:D

http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/

What can I say? He owes me money.

Oh, and it's spelled Xnz§xxx DM
You should know that.

[Katalina]

http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_28_116.gif

[wakeful]

I've been running S@H for quite some time now and like the idea of participating very much. However I've only completed 183 units so far, because it interferes with eDonkey, so I only run it when I'm not DLing anything :>

[vharshyde]

Whocares, I agree in full. the SETI@Home program is identified as spyware by many spyware neutralization software titles. Gee, wonder why.

And yes, it is a waste of time. Specifically CPU time. I've got much better things to push my CPU with than some false attempt at interpreting space noise.

[The Frog]

Real quick, if anyone is still crunching, berkeley has launched it's Seti@BOINC stage to the public now. New GUI, from what I hear it's pretty optimised and provides several new options, including tracking progress from individual computers. Anyway, just a heads up.

Switched to this just last week. Seems to be okay so far.

[302Riz]

And yes, it is a waste of time. Specifically CPU time. I've got much better things to push my CPU with than some false attempt at interpreting space noise.

Ive got a great idea and dont install it. Would you still consider it a waste of time when we find other intelligent life out there?