SETI@home

[Loaded Swipester Skillz]

this program called SETI @ home it searches for life on different planets which is more interesting then folding.. why is it called folding anyways..
yah so lol ;D
i'd rather search for little green men. extra terrestrial life

[bothered]

So would I. Imagine being the one to find the signal. However, if you did find it who would benifit? nobody. We all know they're out there anyway so confirming it would only be your 15 mins of fame. Imagine all those SETI PCs folding, who benifits? everybody. I think I'll stick to folding.

[Tucker]

this program called SETI @ home it searches for life on different planets which is more interesting then folding.. why is it called folding anyways..
yah so lol ;D
i'd rather search for little green men. extra terrestrial life


This section is Folding@Home and is for a reason. Do a search on google and you'll find where you need to go. ;)

[Sledgehammer70]

Green Men! You kids need help....

Folding is for the support of family and friends, long with yourself... greenmen are a waste of time!

[Thrax]

I'd rather find the cure for parkinsons, which directly benefits millions, than confirm the existence of an LGM which, for all intents and purposes, would still be the subject of scientific debate for years to come, less any real benefit to real people.

[Donut]

Little green men probibly Fold. :rolleyes:

[profdlp]

I find this (http://folding.stanford.edu/results.html) quite interesting. You can read the latest news concerning BEM's while waiting in line at the grocery store. ;)

[csimon]

By pressing cancel ...you remain the smartest creature known to mankind! :thumbsup: :fold:

[GrayFox]

SETI is a waste of cpu cycles that could be going to saving lifes with folding.

[mmonnin]

Little green men probibly Fold. :rolleyes:

ROFL thats a good one!

[Loaded Swipester Skillz]

okay u guys think it's all a joke anyways.. haha yea.. but maybe i found out about folding before all of you people :P.. because seti@home is much more cool then folding.. and a box doesn't come up saying you found extra terrestrial life ...your looking for signal not little green men plus you can use the software manager to conduct proteins too it's called projector@home

[GHoosdum]

:topic:

[Gargoyle]

but maybe i found out about folding before all of you people :P.. because seti@home is much more cool then folding..

Cool is a matter of perspective. Whether SETI is searching for LGM or "signals," neither are going to cure cancer for me. Maybe the research on the Folding@Home results will extend my life by generating new treatments for disease. Then maybe I'll live long enough to meet some LGM, and we can joke about how lame SETI@Home is over some coffee :D

Oh, and that fancy 3D vis of yours is eating up your CPU cycles and making your search for LGM a little slower.

[Buddy J]

http://www.celicasupra.com/vbforums/images/smilies/lock_it.gif

[Khaos]

I love how the thread just comes to a screeching halt after the lock emote appears, despite the fact that the thread is very much unlocked. It's like a prop right out of psychology 101.
;D

[profdlp]

http://www.celicasupra.com/vbforums/images/smilies/lock_it.gif
Actually, though this thread began as an off-topic exercise it has developed into a useful reminder of just why it is that we Fold. :)

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and entitled to make their own choice regarding what software they install and run on their computer. It's doubtful that this debate will have any effect on those who have already made up their minds. Those who are undecided may benefit from a frank - and friendly - discussion of the merits of each program. ;)

[Buddy J]

I just like the idea of a dancing lock. Now someone with awesome skills should make a dancing folding cog! :D

[Enverex]

okay u guys think it's all a joke anyways..

I used to do SETI, never thought it was a joke.

haha yea.. but maybe i found out about folding before all of you people :P.. because seti@home is much more cool then folding..

That doesn't even make any sense. Folding Folds, Seti searches for certain patterns in radio frequencies, i.e. it doesn't "fold" anything, so no, you didn't. Second, lots of us have been here since the project was first released. Third, what exactly makes it cool?

[primesuspect]

I did seti for over a year before F@H came out. So, no, I don't think it's crazy or stupid. I just think folding is more important.

[profdlp]

I did seti for over a year before F@H came out. So, no, I don't think it's crazy or stupid. I just think folding is more important.
Same here. Are you sure we weren't separated at birth? :p

[Leonardo]

okay u guys think it's all a joke anyways No, not at all. Years ago, I ran it for a month or so. Thought it was completely boring and that it only dealt with the 'what' and 'if'. It also makes a huge, blind faith assumption that extraterrestrials would use electromagnetic wave spectra just as humans do. Started Folding years ago and haven't looked back.

[Gargoyle]

I ran it back in the day, too. There are so many distributed computing programs out these days, and I just feel that there are several that are more likely to make an impact on everyday life. If I wasn't folding, I'd probably be running climateprediction.net.

[GrayFox]

I also ran seti back in the day.

However seti is no longer worth the use of my cpu cycles.

[Enverex]

I noticed that Intel pulled their support for F@H, I also noticed that it said they have pulled support for all DC programs, so does that mean the Intel biased "United Devices" will die a death?

[Loaded Swipester Skillz]

I sould put a dancing penis up just to make you guys aware that quoting me only makes u look stupid.. or me well doesn't matter i can say watever i want.. so if u guys wanna bargade me with unsolicted comments that fine i can take it.. but yeah if folding is so important.. ur'e never gonna make the final mark u or ur team 93.. because there is way more people in SETI@HOME.. than using proctector@home with combing proteins

[Kwitko]

Was there a point to your comment? :scratch:

[Leonardo]

Mr. Loaded. Chill, man! Don't be so super sensitive. YOU opened this thread in a forum that has one of the best Folding@Home teams in the world, and promoted SETI@Home. SETI@HOme is fine, and so are the people who participate in that program. Don't take things personally simply because we aren't keen on SETI@Home. Many of us were running it years before you probably had even heard of it. You are welcome as a member of Short-Media, but if you continue to be touchy, you'll be miserable here.

Don't sweat it - we all have bad days now and then.

[witenoiz]

If I hadn't started doing Seti @ Home (very shortly after it was started) I would have had no idea what F @ H was. I did Seti for over a year before I joined a team - then got hooked on statistics and started learning how to build my own stuff :D The team I was on got into every project around - I liked folding and found Short-Media and decided to devote all my efforts to this team - and this effort. POWER TO YOU - You like Seti - do Seti. If 17 or Bust is still around, help those math people find some more little prime numbers. Or maybe try that climate predictor proggy. :respect: Whatever YOUR choice, GO FOR IT!!! Do it with GUSTO!! :fold: Jack

[GHoosdum]

Mr. Loaded. Chill, man! Don't be so super sensitive. YOU opened this thread in a forum that has one of the best Folding@Home teams in the world, and promoted SETI@Home. SETI@HOme is fine, and so are the people who participate in that program. Don't take things personally simply because we aren't keen on SETI@Home. Many of us were running it years before you probably had even heard of it. You are welcome as a member of Short-Media, but if you continue to be touchy, you'll be miserable here.

Don't sweat it - we all have bad days now and then.

I'm agree with Leo 99% on this. The 1% disagreement can be attributed to the fact that I think it should be addressed to "Mr. Skillz" as "Loaded" appears to be a first name.

I'm torn between wondering if Mr. Skillz is being serious in these posts, or just trying to stir up trouble and invite Necro to add another notch to his BanStick™...

[Enverex]

You said Banhammer. Our survey says...

[QCH]

I like this approach...

[csimon]

this program called SETI @ home it searches for life on different planets which is more interesting then folding.. why is it called folding anyways..
yah so lol ;D
i'd rather search for little green men. extra terrestrial life

Hardly a serious recruitment approach.

I say he wants to fold but he's just too shy to ask to join the team! :thumbsup:

[profdlp]

I sould put a dancing penis up just to make you guys aware that quoting me only makes u look stupid.. or me well doesn't matter i can say watever i want.. so if u guys wanna bargade me with unsolicted comments that fine i can take it.. but yeah if folding is so important.. ur'e never gonna make the final mark u or ur team 93.. because there is way more people in SETI@HOME.. than using proctector@home with combing proteins
Right. :mullet:

[Buddy J]

OMG dude yuo r so rite im go switch my computerz to SETI@home and find little green men LOL ;D and use proctatcor@home way more people than uor sily foldng mi cat thomas he is a tabbay he is the best at SETI@home :D he found a deal newegg RAM $129 fo 512 it's the best overclockar!! :sawed: :sawed: :sawed: :rarr: :rarr: :rarr: :rarr: :rarr: :bs: :bs:

[csimon]

OMG dude yuo r so rite im go switch my computerz to SETI@home and find little green men LOL ;D and use proctatcor@home way more people than uor sily foldng mi cat thomas he is a tabbay he is the best at SETI@home :D he found a deal newegg RAM $129 fo 512 it's the best overclockar!! :sawed: :sawed: :sawed: :rarr: :rarr: :rarr: :rarr: :rarr: :bs: :bs:
sonowolf lives! :headbange

[profdlp]

Uh-Oh. I see this thread veering off-topic... :rolleyes:

Let's get back to talking about...what was that, again? :scratch:

BTW: My dogs could maek ur cat howl and jump up treees an if u dont beleaf it ill shoe u

[GrayFox]

Lart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lart) time :).

[zakalwe]

sould put a dancing penis up just to make you guys aware that quoting me only makes u look stupid.. or me well doesn't matter i can say watever i want.. so if u guys wanna bargade me with unsolicted comments that fine i can take it.. but yeah if folding is so important.. ur'e never gonna make the final mark u or ur team 93.. because there is way more people in SETI@HOME.. than using proctector@home with combing proteins

Errrm
According to ICD-10 (chapter 5) low frustration tolerance and low threshold of aggression onset are among symptoms of antisocial personality disorder (F60.2)
But as personality disorders are usually not diagnosed when a person is in his/her [pre]teens, I think some preventive measures are best to be taken in the interest of the client :)

PS: The US-based DSM-IV (R) might have different diagnostic criteria!
Oh, and dysgraphia is a rather severe disorder considering prospective [junior] high school graduation. Or is differential assessment allowed in your legislation? :D

[profdlp]

Errrm
According to ICD-10 (chapter 5) low frustration tolerance and low threshold of aggression onset are among symptoms of antisocial personality disorder (F60.2)
But as personality disorders are usually not diagnosed when a person is in his/her [pre]teens, I think some preventive measures are best to be taken in the interest of the client :)

PS: The US-based DSM-IV (R) might have different diagnostic criteria!
Oh, and dysgraphia is a rather severe disorder considering prospective [junior] high school graduation. Or is differential assessment allowed in your legislation? :D
Are you trying to say he's nuts? That's a fairly serious claim, you know.

Hits pretty close to home for me, too... :bawling: ;D

[zakalwe]

Are you trying to say he's nuts?

No.
It was not to be taken seriously. I thought no one would (or has so far).
Just told what I thought about the post quoted...well...using a bit different terms:)

[GrayFox]

:/ Noone else here found the lart funny :/........ we need some bigger nerds here on sm.

[dragonV8]

FWIW...........i did the SETI thing also. Thought the idea of making "Contact" was pretty neat. :thumbsup:

When i came across Short-Media i spotted the Folding forum. I got these visions about all these people Folding bits of paper or something. :D

How wrong i was. It's about what the protiens in the body do. Never knew that. Learned something new.

Than i came to realise the consequences of these protiens Mis-folding and what could happen to anyone of us. A bit more research found a dedicated bunch of people unselfishly processing data looking for cures that would help ALL of humanity.

This is when i stopped Seti and started Folding. Nobody had a gun to my head. It's all about personal preferences. Ours is folding, yours is SETI.

I hope you get as much enjoyement out of SETI as we do out of Folding. Democracy is a wonderful thing. Freedom of choice. :thumbsup:

[oCoMiK]

Nice job Loaded Swipster Skillz... You were able to amass a total of 43 posts based on your initial "hand grenade" style post.

If my "troll" skillz were half has honed as yours, I could take down the Internet.