# Seti @ Home **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 7, 2000, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326 "2000-09-07T03:37:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lazarus7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@Lazarus7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazarus7)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/1 "2000-09-07T03:37:42Z")
Woo hoo!!! … yah baby! As of today, I have over 1500 hours of computer time logged for Seti @ Home. 53 data units!! _smile_ Doing my part for space exploration by keeping both Pentium Pro CPUs in my machine (not to mention the 320Mb of ECC RAM) pumping full time !!! A space cowboy! Yah! That’s me!! (for those of you about to mock me, I keep my victories small … makes those big victories seem so much more major (oooh … alliteration even!) _grin_ ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/2 "2000-09-07T03:50:15Z")
163 Units, 2368 hours. We’ve got a guy on the board running over 1000 units and 5 years, IIRC. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![Lazarus7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@Lazarus7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazarus7)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/3 "2000-09-07T03:53:50Z")
Wowza! … that is great! (I was not aware that Seti@Home has been around that long … or is he just stacking multiple machines??) ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/4 "2000-09-07T04:00:10Z")
Multiple machines… BTW, are all of you members of the Straight Dope Seti team? We can use all the data units you got! ---
**Author:** ![JamesCarroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@JamesCarroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JamesCarroll)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/5 "2000-09-07T04:00:26Z")
99 units and 2643 hours. Someone should come up with a sig generator like Satan’s smoke out thingee. ---
**Author:** ![Lazarus7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@Lazarus7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazarus7)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/6 "2000-09-07T04:02:09Z")
Bear\_Nenno: I am not a member … I did not even know about such a thing … do tell. JamesCarroll - sounds like a plan! … now who is the javamonster here? ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/7 "2000-09-07T04:23:29Z")
Click here: [http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team\_75327.html](http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_75327.html) Then click on the JOIN link and fill out the thing. I was browsing all the teams, and the Straight Dopers are doing pretty damn good. Once you join… HELL!! ---
**Author:** ![Havoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Havoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Havoc)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/8 "2000-09-07T05:37:47Z")
714 work units completed; 1.61 Years CPU time. I’ve been using the NT (text-based) version on a pair of Win98 machines with no problems. And I’ve been with another SETI team since day one. (GASP!) ---
**Author:** ![Lazarus7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@Lazarus7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazarus7)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/9 "2000-09-07T06:11:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bear\_Nenno \* > \*\*Click here: > > [http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team\_75327.html](http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_75327.html) > Then click on the JOIN link and fill out the thing. I was browsing all the teams, and the Straight Dopers are doing pretty damn good. Once you join… HELL!! \*\* Woo hoo!! … joined up! How do I get my name to link off to my web domain? ---
**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:** [September 7, 2000, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/10 "2000-09-07T06:28:27Z")
Ahem. [alt.fan.cecil-adams](http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/cgi?cmd=team_lookup&name=alt.fan.cecil-adams). 960+ work units. The **only** advantage to being a LAN admin. So, at least I’m tied to a Cecil Adams group. How 'bout you? Join [The Straight Dopers](http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_75327.html) today! (Lazarus, try going to the [user account area](http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/account_area.html). I’m not sure, but I think this is where you can give a link.) ---
**Author:** ![DeathLlama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DeathLlama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeathLlama)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/11 "2000-09-07T06:33:48Z")
Hmmm…I’ve got 85 data units and 609 hours. That’s about 7 and 1/4 hours a unit. Did they stick me with the smaller units (no phallic jokes, please) or do I just have a very fast machine? I’m hoping for fast. ---
**Author:** ![Lazarus7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@Lazarus7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazarus7)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/12 "2000-09-07T06:38:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by brachyrhynchos \* > \*\*So, at least I’m tied to a Cecil Adams group. How 'bout you? Join [The Straight Dopers](http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_75327.html) today! > > (Lazarus, try going to the [user account area](http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/account_area.html). I’m not sure, but I think this is where you can give a link.) \*\* Thanks shooter! Worked like a charm! … that link was as hot as a friend of mine after three drinks … no wait … that came out wrong! … hey … how you do you edit these things? … ---
**Author:** ![Gatsby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@Gatsby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatsby)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/13 "2000-09-07T08:23:46Z")
Our 48th [Team Straight Doper](http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/cgi?cmd=team_lookup&name=Straight+Dopers)! Lazarus7, welcome to the team! Be fully prepared to watch any SETI related thread you post in the future to sink like a stone. (Well, I guess it _could_ be me…) Other than that, welcome again and thanks for signing up. Feel free to recruit in airports for more members if you are so inclined. [sub]PS: Bear\_Nenno, are you on the team? What name?[/sub] [Join Today!](http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/cgi?cmd=team_join_form&id=75327) Uncle Cecil Needs You! ---
**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/14 "2000-09-07T13:06:02Z")
I’ve done 47? 49? units but am away from my home pc so can’t confirm…average time is about 10 hours, although I run it constantly in the background, so it slows up sometimes… I am not a member of any team, so am taking competing bids from the relevant teams for credit… ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/15 "2000-09-07T13:46:38Z")
61 units, 1128 hours here. I’ll likely be joining the team later on. 🙂 (Got to get to work right now.) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/16 "2000-09-07T19:24:35Z")
Are these guys going to have a Windows 2K veersion? Since I’ve upgraded at the office, my unit count has fallen off. ---
**Author:** ![Lazarus7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@Lazarus7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazarus7)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/17 "2000-09-07T21:36:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by adam yax \* > \*\*Are these guys going to have a Windows 2K veersion? Since I’ve upgraded at the office, my unit count has fallen off. \*\* Maybe that is why my count is so low … I mean my computer sits most of the day while I am off elsewhere and it has two processors and more RAM than you can shake a stick at … but it is Win2K ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/18 "2000-09-07T23:16:32Z")
Llama: All work units are 250k. It’s just that your machine, for some reason, processes faster than mosts. My machine was a Celeron 550 w/256meg ram, and it took about 16 hours. Now it’s an Athlon w/256, and it takes only 10 hours, so my average time is dropping like a rock. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![DeathLlama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DeathLlama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeathLlama)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2000, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/19 "2000-09-08T00:43:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Homer \* > \*\*Llama: All work units are 250k. It’s just that your machine, for some reason, processes faster than mosts. \*\* WOO HOO!!! My G4 rocks! ---
**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:** [September 9, 2000, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326/20 "2000-09-09T17:01:25Z")
Just joined the straight dopers. I couldn’t find my old account that I used a while ago… sniff… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-home/32326.md?page=2)