***Active ATS team members?***

Hi gang!!

I know this has been touched on before but thought it important - or interesting enough? - to attempt a new thread?

Looking at ATS board we appear to have 189 members. However, looking at the "Date Last Result Received" column shows that about 90 people haven't returned any WU's during Dec 2003 and a further 29 haven't yet returned any WU's at all?? (Apologies for my maths if this proves way out but I'm simply counting off the screen!!) However, I *think* that there must only be 90 or so "active" members?? (Including some new ones of course :up

Question - could *active* members please identify themselves here, so that we have an idea of "who's with us?". It might be interesting to have this info, especially if the "nickname" you use in the forums is different to the one used as a SETI user. My own identity is fairly obvious I think...

OH, and by the way, have a GREAT Christmas team!!

I am active.

mtj

I'm not active, but then again, I barely have an idea about how this SETI@home works...

[Edited on 23-12-2003 by JamesLimelight]

I'm active too. I suggested before that seti members should have something under their name like writers and fighters etc have . Would any other members like that and is there any way that we could do it?

James, stay as you are. Your cool and much respected by me.


Genya,
Hello....
I have a suggestion.
Perhaps maybe, if you got the time, you could graciously put together a "how-to" for those that may be interested in getting involved with SETI@home. Maybe a step-by-step type method of going about knowing what is needed to download programs, etc. Maybe on how to join the ATS SETI group, etc.

Just a suggestion but I would certainly be interested in reading it and would appreciate it also.
I have been interested in this for some time, but never fully knew what was involved with this, etc.

Maybe a ATS FAQ type thing.

Thanks.


regards
seekerof

[Edited on 23-12-2003 by Seekerof]

Hi Seekerof!!

Delighted to do so!!

First, WHAT is SETI@home? The web site downlaod page says:

"The SETI@home program is a special kind of screensaver. Like other screensavers it starts up when you leave your computer unattended, and it shuts down as soon as you return to work. What it does in the interim is unique. While you are getting coffee, or having lunch or sleeping, your computer will be helping the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by analyzing data specially captured by the world's largest radio telescope."

However, you can also configure SETI@home to run constantly rather than as a screensaver only. This will produce more WU's (work units) over time. The time it takes to complete one WU depends on your machine spec: for example, when I *first* joined SETI@home, I had a P3 233Mhz machine with 128Mb RAM which took about 35 hours to process one WU when it ran constantly. Presently I use two machines, P4 2Ghz and 2.6Ghz with 256 and 512 MbRAM respectively, which means I complete about 10+ WU's per day (I also have cable modem, so downloading the next WU is "automatic"). IF all this apeals, then:

You need to download SETI@home:

setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu...

Chose your OS: Windows, Mac, UNIX are supported. File size is around 800kB, so shouldn't take too long to download evcen with 56K modem DUN.

Configure SETI@home - very simple options, such as when SETI can run ie as screesaver or continuosly, how your machine connects ("Always on" or "Ask" (for DUN)) etc. Provision to set a proxy server too.

START cracking those WU's!!

Join the ATS SETI@home team at:

setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu...

and submit those WU's to help *your* team discover ET!!

I hope this helps answer some of your questions - please ask if you'd like more information and I'm sure somebody here will know the answer!!

Go team!!

Thanx for your replies to date, beergoogles and pantha!!

As for ATS SETI@home "status" tag line - why not?? It *would* highlight what we do and, possibly, help promote the work that we do - on behalf of ATS members (I *know* that sounds a bit pompous, but hopefully nobody objects to that statement?). Out of - what? - about 3500 ATS mebers, only about 90 of "us" appear to be active - so some recognition of this would be welcomed!!

Perhaps we could *all* be classed as "Scholars" instead: afterall, by attempting to find ET *at source* we're conducting genuine research, aren't we??

Thanx again!! Go team!!

I'm active. My wife just yelled at me 2 days ago for leaving the damn computer on all just to search for aliens !!!
I told her it was important stuff. So she said ok.

Hi darklanser!!

Super stuff! Well *my* partner, Sue, is a computer nutter (!!) - and interested in the Paranormal too - so we *don't* tend to get such domestics here!!

OS system here is WinXP Home, incidentally, on both machines and - relative to Win 95/ 98SE - *remarkably stable - barring "necessary" shut downs (for Win updates etc) - both machines run for weeks at a time. It's nice to go on holiday and come back to another 100 WU's or so!!

Thanx for the WU's lanser!!

Genya,
Thank you for the answer and help you provided.

I will certainly look into this and consider it more favorably than I have been.

Looking forward to talking with you more on this.


regards
seekerof

I am an Active Member.
Deep

Oh...........Active member of Seti......
I was, not anymore.
I should join again though.
Deep

I'm active but would rather be sat on me arse

I'm active in the SETI@home group. Right now I'm also actively working on building another machine that should do WUs faster to run along side my primary computer.

newb and still looking around but active for a man my age....

Doing what I can >>Active<<

& Merry X-mas to all !

b]Good Idea

and i am new and active and lovin' this site...

I'm pretty active.

okay....okay......somewhat active

Well let's just say I get my 2 cents worth in

How do I join and become involved in Seti? Was looking at the download page but want to make sure the right group gets the credit.Thanks.

Hi all!!

Well, very many thanx for the replies from Seekerof, Zerodeep, Britman, Kaoszero, Toejam, ubukate, SpecailasianX, Mountainstar and Tracer - apologies if I've missed naming anybody else? My screen reading days are limited, I feel...

My own reasons for running SETI@home re on my profile, at setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu... if you haven't read this yet? There is even a photo of me, just to help the MIB's make a positive ID!!

I'd *like* to see ATS really "take a lead" in processing data for SETI, as even "negative" results help eliminate potential areas to watch, and the "new" suite of programs, including BOINC, SETI@home southern hemisphere research and Astropulse, offer the opportunity to get involved with "genuine" scientific research and methods - "our" results can really make an impact to how successful the search for ET - and astronomical anomalies - might be. For "Future Directions", please see:

setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu...

Whilst I know (from reading the discussions on this board!) *some* people are suspicious about *what* SETI@home might contain eg NSA "tracking" trojans or whatever, I can *honestly* say that since joining SETI@home in July 2001 I *haven't* noticed any black vans or helicopters "buzzing" me. I haven't been subjected (yet!) to DOS or hacker attacks and belive that SETI@home is benign. And if it *isn't*, well they were going to get me anyway!!

So, whenever you *can*, please mention SETI@home to those who you contact - as you'll notice I've changed my signature to reflect the group - who knows, *someone* might just be interested enough to find out more??

Thanx again for all the replies - they are much appreciated!!

Go team - and have a relaxing holiday too!!