SETI@home News Vol. 116 (19/09/2010)

Berserker · 30 Sep 2010 at 21:38

In case you haven't been paying close attention to the news today...

A distant Earth-like exoplanet 'could have life'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11444022

Well, if nothing else, that'll help bound another variable in the Drake equation.

ToxicTBag · 30 Sep 2010 at 21:38

Aye your right Mr Berserker sah, the self pity and insanity only lasted 20-30 minutes am hard at it with a screwdriver

Area 51 · 30 Sep 2010 at 21:43

Finally, reported 2600+ tasks :cool:

Marine Iguana · 30 Sep 2010 at 22:29

Area 51 said:
Finally, reported 2600+ tasks

I hate you :mad:

ToxicTBag · 30 Sep 2010 at 22:33

Nice one Mr Area51

Marine Iguana · 1 Oct 2010 at 02:43

Still not been able to report

ToxicTBag · 1 Oct 2010 at 02:51

I've watched paint dry and i've tried uploading i dont know which is the more exciting

How not to spend your thursday evening/friday morning

Biffa · 1 Oct 2010 at 03:11

Shh... you will wake da wabbits

ToxicTBag · 1 Oct 2010 at 03:20

You mean ferrets surely?

Area 51 · 1 Oct 2010 at 06:34

Marine Iguana said:
I hate you

ToxicTBag · 1 Oct 2010 at 06:34

Wakey wakey rise and shine, its time to stand in line for your irregular dose of seti wu's, and look sharp about it far too many of you nodding orf wot wot

Marine Iguana · 1 Oct 2010 at 06:37

Managed to get about a 1000 of mine sent but it left 500 odd which i thought was weird hopefully they all bugger off soon want to detach

ToxicTBag · 1 Oct 2010 at 06:39

I err well you remember how badly the evening started for me?
MMmmmmi think someone at seti took pity on me (they'll probably take it back just as quick) I seem to have had a rather large credit to my account :confused:

Area 51 · 1 Oct 2010 at 06:39

Marine Iguana said:
Managed to get about a 1000 of mine sent but it left 500 odd which i thought was weird hopefully they all bugger off soon want to detach

There was some new server code taken live the other day that split up large reporting requests into 1000 task chunks, as big reports were failing. Keep going, you'll finally get them reported I'm sure......

Area 51 · 1 Oct 2010 at 06:40

ToxicTBag said:
Wakey wakey rise and shine, its time to stand in line for your irregular dose of seti wu's, and look sharp about it far too many of you nodding orf wot wot

Good morrow Mr TBag; how goes the hardware?

Area 51 · 1 Oct 2010 at 06:42

ToxicTBag said:
I err well you remember how badly the evening started for me?
MMmmmmi think someone at seti took pity on me (they'll probably take it back just as quick) I seem to have had a rather large credit to my account

I imagine that's a chunk of your pendings clearing as people report their piles of tasks.......

ToxicTBag · 1 Oct 2010 at 06:44

Cpu is gone memory ok board kerflunked hd ok, and a nice fat credit in seti account

ToxicTBag · 1 Oct 2010 at 06:47

Tis a little bit more than pending credit i think .....total credit box :confused:

Now thats 10 million the team could use

Area 51 · 1 Oct 2010 at 06:47

ToxicTBag said:
Cpu is gone memory ok board kerflunked hd ok, and a nice fat credit in seti account

Wow - a Toxic spectacular! Two major components in one go! You have my sympathy.

Area 51 · 1 Oct 2010 at 06:50

ToxicTBag said:
Tis a little bit more than pending credit i think .....total credit box

Now thats 10 million the team could use

Very impressive :eek:

- perhaps they have implemented bonus points for effort!!!!!

More seriously, other than a server-sdie fubar (code-wise), don't have any suggestions. Consider it a bonus for being so persistent and enthusiastic