ANOTHER SETI push

[spikey_richie]

I got this from SETI this evening:

SETI@home needs your help. The SETI@home team has accomplished much in the
past 6 months. We have successfully deployed the "enhanced" version of
SETI@home. The new seven beam data recorder has been installed at Arecibo (the
world's largest radio telescope) and is recording the data that will be
analyzed in the next phase of SETI@home.

But there is still far more to be done. We would like to be able to sift
through the results returned by your computers in order to identify candidates
more rapidly so we can re-observe them. This rapid response validation system
would also give you the ability to see the results your computers have/has
returned in more detail.

To keep SETI@home operating for the next year, and to provide these new
capabilities, will require approximately $540,000. Currently SETI@home is
entirely funded by donations from people like you.

We hope that you will consider making a donation to SETI@home at this time.
You can make a secure donation by credit card on our website
(http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/donate.php). Instructions for donation by
check or money order are there as well. Unless you specify otherwise, your
donation will be noted by a star icon next to your username on the SETI@home
pages and your username will appear on our list of donors. If you do not wish
to have this recognition you may indicate that as well.

You can check on our fundraising progress by visiting our main site at
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu.

Thank you for helping the search for ET, and for considering a donation to
SETI@home.

Sincerely,

Sir Arthur C. Clarke (Author and Futurist)
Dan Werthimer (Chief Scientist, SETI@home)

I think not Mr. Clarke!

[Beerknurd]

Blah Blah Blah....

[Evil-Dragon]

And yet another SETI email from them last night. They can kiss my ass. The first email was enough, the 4th email is starting to become an annoyence!

EDIT: check all the money that's going to waste! http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/donation_history.php

[gatekeeper53]

I just replied to the letter (spam) I got last night that I had thrown fifty cents out in the yard and that if ET really was looking to phone home he was welcome to it. Then I oped to no more crap from them and blocked all mail from them as spam.

[Beerknurd]

Some of those donations are nuts!!!! They are averaging about $800.00 a day... In March of 2006 Seti received $168,160.00... I need to build a project and then say... "Oh, by the way, I need some money to get it started..." And then see how much I get.... maybe I'll get enough to pay my electric bill...

[gatekeeper53]

And maybe a couple of 5200+'s

[Beerknurd]

That wouuld be nice... Perhaps I will call it.... "Beerknurd@Home"

[Evil-Dragon]

Simulated Beer on fellow amd users members? :D

[Steve Lux]

SETI is a relic from the 60's agenda of dreamily seeking salvation and answers from elsewhere with minimal effort. We have benefitted greatly from the pioneering efforts of a few who have advanced science for the SETI cause. However humanity would be better served by now focusing our efforts and resources on the betterment of the human condition.