/sci/ - Science & Math

File: 15 KB, 250x375, alien_asgard_stargate.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

Anonymous Mon Nov 29 20:39:18 2010 No.2129313 [Reply] [Original]

Why aren't you using your CPU/GPU time for SETI@home?

http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 29 20:40:18 2010 No.2129318 >>2129313 I prefer not to prematurely age my computer hardware.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 29 20:41:18 2010 No.2129323 >>2129318 >>2129318 also, not to WASTE your prematurely aged hardware

Anonymous Mon Nov 29 20:41:18 2010 No.2129328
File: 2 KB, 416x416, 1278357191238.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

Because it's an infinitesimally small chance that we will actually reach anyone who wouldn't have already discovered us, not to mention I have torrents running and I care more about sharing high-res films than discovering a retarded alien like ET who will go through my beer and break my TV.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 29 20:42:18 2010 No.2129331 I fail to see how actually using the CPU is bad for it. I'm going to buy a car but only walk to work. >thatmakessense.bmp

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 29 20:43:18 2010 No.2129342 because it's stupid. if i was going to use one of those kinds of programs, i'd use something useful such as Folding@home

Anonymous Mon Nov 29 20:45:18 2010 No.2129345

>>2129331
>implying using a car does not wear out the engine.

It's called shutting the fucking computer off when you aren't using it. I'm saving on my power bill, which slightly slows the march toward entropy. I'm saving the fucking universe and you're looking for aliens.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 29 20:45:18 2010 No.2129347 >>2129328 >implying torrenting uses many cpu cycles.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 29 20:45:18 2010 No.2129351 I used it years ago until they moved to BOINC and it became ridiculously complicated and I said fuck it.

>>	FOR SANITY!!!! Mon Nov 29 20:45:18 2010 No.2129352 >>2129342 SECONDED.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 29 20:50:18 2010 No.2129370 because S.Hawking and Killing Star

>>	Colonel Coffee Mug !phJ7yIcs.Q Mon Nov 29 20:51:18 2010 No.2129380 File: 31 KB, 272x299, god.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2129370 FUCK YEAH TEAM PELLEGRINO

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 29 20:54:18 2010 No.2129391 >>2129342 >>2129342 >>2129342 >>2129342 this folding@home has/will accomplish much more than seti ever will

Advanced search
Text to find
Subject [?]Search by post subject. Leave empty for any.
Username [?]Search for user name. Leave empty for any user name.
Tripcode [?]Search for tripcode. Leave empty for any.
Email [?]Search by email. Leave empty for any.
Filename [?]Search by image filename. Leave empty for any.
From Date [?]Enter what date to start searching from. Format is YYYY-MM-DD
To Date [?]Enter what date to start searching until. Format is YYYY-MM-DD
Image hash
Search in	All Posts OPs Only
Deleted posts	Show all posts Show only deleted posts Only show non-deleted posts
Internal posts	Show all posts Show only internal posts Show only archived posts
Order	New posts first Old posts first
Capcode	All Posts Only by Users Only by Mods Only by Admins Only by Developers
Results	Posts Threads
Action	[ Simple ]