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   Xam to All   
   Re: SETI@Home   
   17 Aug 08 18:01:06   
   
   From: Xam@Xam.Xam   
      
   Yoss1960 wrote:   
   > On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:24:59 +1000, Xam wrote:   
   >   
   >> Me neither.   
   >> But I've thought about it once or twice lately.   
   >   
   > Personally, I do Folding@Home (protein folding) and OGR (Optimal Golomb   
   > Rulers).  Both have immediate practical benefits.   
   >   
   > See;   
   > http://folding.stanford.edu/   
   > http://www.distributed.net/   
   >   
   > Not that the above means SETI is a waste of time, because it's not.  Just   
   > not a priority for me.   
   >   
      
   I agree, not a priority for me either, and imho, they need to get more   
   dishes in on the act.  I just thought it would be a nice show of atrd   
   strength.   
      
   Cheers.   
   -Xam   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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