Kestrel
Flashaholic
I am pleased to announce the creation of team CandlePowerForums.com at SETI@home.
The link to our team is here:
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/team_display.php?teamid=159664
"Flashlight enthusiasts from the greatest flashlight community on the Internet."
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For those who are unfamiliar with the SETI@home project, their website is here:
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/sah_about.php
They have been active in distributed computing & SETI for the past 15+ years.
The short version is that their software takes advantage of unused CPU cycles from your home computer(s) to run the minimal SETI@home software.
This software mathematically analyzes the vast amount of radio data from the Arecibo radio telescope, for the search for extraterrestrial life.
The software can run as a screensaver, set to run only when the computer isn't being actively operated; or can be run continuously (& has minimal impact on a relatively fast system), so it can be either completely discreet or as aggressive as you'd like it to be.
Please refrain from installing their software on computers you don't own or have the complete rights to (i.e. work-related computers etc), as this usually runs afoul of user privileges and/or employment policies.
You can even use your Android smartphone - my 8-core Samsung S6 is faster than any computer I have at home (or even at work) and completes more work units than my two laptops at home, combined. :devil:
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I am the team Admin; for those interested in joining:
If your SETI@home account name is your 'True Name' (), it is very straightforward to edit your S@H account information to utilize, say, your CPF username instead - this is what I did BTW.
... for example, "Kestrel":
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_user.php?userid=10274600
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I know that we as a community have some very good computer hardware; let's see if we can make CandlePowerForums one of the leading SETI@home teams.
And we can even get cool new sigline images. I will 'host' the team aggregate credits & ranking in my sigline;
However, individual users can also host their own specific sigline image; for example:
The link to our team is here:
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/team_display.php?teamid=159664
"Flashlight enthusiasts from the greatest flashlight community on the Internet."
----------
For those who are unfamiliar with the SETI@home project, their website is here:
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/sah_about.php
They have been active in distributed computing & SETI for the past 15+ years.
The short version is that their software takes advantage of unused CPU cycles from your home computer(s) to run the minimal SETI@home software.
This software mathematically analyzes the vast amount of radio data from the Arecibo radio telescope, for the search for extraterrestrial life.
The software can run as a screensaver, set to run only when the computer isn't being actively operated; or can be run continuously (& has minimal impact on a relatively fast system), so it can be either completely discreet or as aggressive as you'd like it to be.
Please refrain from installing their software on computers you don't own or have the complete rights to (i.e. work-related computers etc), as this usually runs afoul of user privileges and/or employment policies.
You can even use your Android smartphone - my 8-core Samsung S6 is faster than any computer I have at home (or even at work) and completes more work units than my two laptops at home, combined. :devil:
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I am the team Admin; for those interested in joining:
- You can install the software here: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/index.php
- Then, (or if you're already a SETI@home participant): From the 'team page', click "Join this team" and you're all set. Edit: Please note there is an inactive "CPF" team with no activity for ~10+ years - even the admin isn't available. Please don't join that team. :ironic:
If your SETI@home account name is your 'True Name' (), it is very straightforward to edit your S@H account information to utilize, say, your CPF username instead - this is what I did BTW.
... for example, "Kestrel":
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_user.php?userid=10274600
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I know that we as a community have some very good computer hardware; let's see if we can make CandlePowerForums one of the leading SETI@home teams.
And we can even get cool new sigline images. I will 'host' the team aggregate credits & ranking in my sigline;
However, individual users can also host their own specific sigline image; for example:
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