# ATTN: SETI@home Straight Dopers **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 20, 2002, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035 "2002-10-20T01:26:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/241 "2004-03-30T02:28:39Z")
> [@Demo](#): > > I’m comin’ to get you, **Brachy**! 😛 Woah…I mean…yeah, _riiiight_. Popping work units out like a bunny pops pellets, eh? Well, I’ll just grab me a couple more departmental 486’s and maybe one of them fancy Pentium 60s and then watch me fly! Eat my stardust, Number 5! ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/242 "2004-03-30T13:41:39Z")
ahhhh…Now that feels much better…My Doper name is now the same as my Seti name…Thanks to C K Dexter Haven… PS…But we still need more members… ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/243 "2004-03-30T19:00:23Z")
> [@GawnFishin'](#): > > I’d say seeing how far we’ve managed in the last few days, we should stir the beehive and see how well we can do on the overall lists. There are supposedly around 7000 of us Dopers and less than 100 running Seti@home…?? > Besides that and we’d really beat the sh!t out of the UselessNet guys and girls… 🙂 Ok, you can call me sad…but I check it to see if I’ve moved up, and I have! So my lofty aspirations of being in the top 80 have been realized. 😃 Plus, I’ve noticed we get a few more people joining whenever this is bumped. ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/244 "2004-03-30T20:05:01Z")
I just joined up, and this thread prompted me to download the client to my work computer. I’m lisacurl on SETI. Come to think of it, I should email a mod and ask nicely to have my user name changed here. ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/245 "2004-03-31T01:38:07Z")
> [@LolaBaby](#): > > So my lofty aspirations of being in the top 80 have been realized. 😃 > > Plus, I’ve noticed we get a few more people joining whenever this is bumped. My aspirations are to be outside the top 50 but that would mean a lot more members… I’ve also noticed the trend that’s why I’ve waited until now to post a reply I had seen your post earlier but the thread was still at the top of the page. Welcome **Amanita** glad to have you aboard. I’ve noticed also that only 48 members have completed work units so far this year… [mock annoyance]\*STAMPING FEET[/mock annoyance] what the hells going on… :eek: ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/246 "2004-03-31T15:37:18Z")
> [@GawnFishin'](#): > > I’ve also noticed the trend We are not alone. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/247 "2004-03-31T20:46:32Z")
> [@LolaBaby](#): > > We are not alone. 😃 Although I am starting to notice that our tactic is becoming less and less effective… BUT WE STILL NEED MORE PEOPLE… [The Straight Dopers SETI@HOME team](http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_147143.html) Needs YOU… ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/248 "2004-03-31T20:57:50Z")
I’ve joined, also. I used to use SETI@home so I already have about 100 units, too. ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/249 "2004-03-31T21:06:57Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > I’ve joined, also. I used to use SETI@home so I already have about 100 units, too. Welcome aboard fluiddruid… As for everyone else **NOT** involved just stop and think and then ask yourselves, not what your SETI@HOME team can do for you but rather what can you do to help your SETI@HOME team… ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/250 "2004-04-01T11:39:09Z")
> [@GawnFishin'](#): > > BUT WE STILL NEED MORE PEOPLE… > > [The Straight Dopers SETI@HOME team](http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_147143.html) Needs YOU… We’re almost at a 100 people. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/251 "2004-04-01T19:36:59Z")
> [@LolaBaby](#): > > We’re almost at a 100 people. 😉 Well 98 members at the time of this posting anyway but we’re getting there… Factoid: Only counting users who have posted results this year ie. active users SDMB results returned 64466 alt.fans results returned 60619 Which puts us ahead as far as active users go. Overall so far: alt.fans 88409 RR SDMB 87830 RR So we’re only 579 units behind. As for the interest in post-BOINC togetherness of course I totally support it, it’s just this is a different race this is pre-BOINC. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/252 "2004-04-02T14:44:05Z")
Come on now that we have finally over come the forces of the dark side and have passed the alt.fan.cecil-adams team at long last. Ok so I was only part of the team for about two week but hell I’ve been processing for three years so I feel Ok… Now are we all ready for a crack at the number one spot over all…??? ---
**Author:** ![Fish\_Cheer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fish_cheer/32/17179_2.png) [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/253 "2004-04-02T15:17:50Z")
Got three machines secretly running now. But only during office hours. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Spikesbud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Spikesbud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spikesbud)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/254 "2004-04-02T21:13:29Z")
I joined as well. I think I was the 100th. I’ve only been running SETI for a few weeks (16 units), but I’m planning to switch over to the command line interface soon so I can make a better contribution. ---
**Author:** ![mkl12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mkl12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkl12)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/255 "2004-04-02T21:39:39Z")
Welcome to all the new members! This had become somewhat boring during the last few months, glad to see some fresh blood! ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/256 "2004-04-02T22:43:43Z")
Since there’s been a lot of activity here I thought I’d post this. I’ve tried all the clients and all the combos and whatnot but I’ve found that my best performance is realized using just the plain SETI command line client in addition to [SETIBuf](http://www.hallquist.net/SETI/SETIBuf.htm), which will assure your computer is never sitting idle while the SETI servers go down (which they do a lot). I do not use SETILog, BTW. I have it set up to run from the startup folder for when I restart (so I don’t have to type the annoying command line “C:\SETI\SETI.bat Cmd-1” each time.) You can run it in the background, but I just leave the little CMD window open in the taskbar so I can look at it every now and again to see if I need to force it to the next WU. My Average CPU time per work unit is [~3.27 hours](http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/fcgi-bin/fcgi?cmd=team_lookup&name=alt.fan.cecil-adams). ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/257 "2004-04-02T23:35:24Z")
I just set up the command line client as a service on two computers at work. I’m interested to see how it performs compared to the SETI Driver which is what I was using before… and what I still use at home, on my fastest PC. Interestingly, it didn’t create much slowdown at all running as a service (which is what you’d expect). So much for System Idle Task. ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2004, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/258 "2004-04-03T06:33:36Z")
i have a couple of questions. sometimes it seems like I am automatically logged out. Do I have to log in everytime? I don’t turn my computer off. Second question: I have 3 computers set up with SETI, but it doesn’t seem to be reflecting the amount of all three computers (units read). Example: Comp 1 has 30 Comp 2 has 34 Comp 3 has 33 But the Units Read on the chart says I have 33. Does it average it out or am I doing something wrong? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Race\_Bannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Race\_Bannon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Race_Bannon)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/259 "2004-04-03T13:42:01Z")
On a whim, I dropped my SETI@home membership in another group and signed up for this one. Seemed like the right thing to do. I bring 500-some units into the group. See ya around. ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035/260 "2004-04-06T23:32:05Z")
> [@LolaBaby](#): > > i have a couple of questions. > > sometimes it seems like I am automatically logged out. Do I have to log in everytime? I don’t turn my computer off. > > Second question: I have 3 computers set up with SETI, but it doesn’t seem to be reflecting the amount of all three computers (units read). > > Example: > Comp 1 has 30 > Comp 2 has 34 > Comp 3 has 33 > > But the Units Read on the chart says I have 33. Does it average it out or am I doing something wrong? 😕 What a time for a bump, hey LolaBaby seems like you have all three setup as individual users? Do all three show the same user name? Now that we have surpassed the dark side it would appear as though we have given up the chase? It seemed to me we’d gained approximately 15 new members in less than two weeks. We should be able to pull together and possibly move further up the lists. Is it possible for us to make the top 200 groups list? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-seti-home-straight-dopers/133035.md?page=14)