SETI@HOME Easter Egg!

Baron Munchausen · #1 December 10th, 2001, 08:24 PM

Just FYI for the SETI@HOME crunchers in the forum, there's a cute variation of the 'certificates' you can download for processing so many work units. If you get the URL to download the graphic and change the 'certnum=0' part to 'certnum=7' it will change the 'watermark' background from the SETI@HOME screensaver image to Kang and Kodos from the Simpsons! The certificate is also endorsed by them instead of by the Project Director. Anyone who has a SETI@HOME account can get one of these, btw. It doesn't work for just the fixed 'milestones' that the regular certificates are set for. If you've done 155 instead of 250 you will get one for 155. I'd include an image here but I'd have to upload it specifically for this message.

Mephisto · #2 December 10th, 2001, 08:47 PM

Cool! *runs to watch his SETI-Account*

zen. · #3 December 11th, 2001, 12:19 AM

Aw, you SO rock!

Luvin it!

zen

MikeRMcCartney · #4 December 11th, 2001, 01:36 AM

Thanks for the info from a LONG-TIME Seti@Home user (processing my 1000th work unit right now).

rdouglass · #5 December 11th, 2001, 10:34 PM

If you guys aren't in a group yet, consider joining the Space Empires group. Yeah, I've been running it a little while myself - over 4000 WU's....

MikeRMcCartney · #6 December 12th, 2001, 03:34 AM

Man, what sort of computer are you running?? I've been with SETI@Home since June of 1999, and have only done 1000!

Rambie · #7 December 12th, 2001, 08:32 AM

Cool! I'll have to try that. I started with SETI@Home Last year and I'm at 3364 work units now.

Baron Munchausen · #8 December 12th, 2001, 05:42 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MikeRMcCartney:
Man, what sort of computer are you running?? I've been with SETI@Home since June of 1999, and have only done 1000!

You've made a mistaken assumption. Did he say he was running just ONE computer?

This 'public project' has inspired some serious hobbyists. There are people running SETI farms in their homes with dozens of computers. He might have a basement 'heating' network of Athlon's or something.

Spyder · #9 December 12th, 2001, 06:27 PM

Ok, I give...what's SETI ? Other than Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, that is....

[ 12 December 2001: Message edited by: Spyder ]

Baron Munchausen · #10 December 12th, 2001, 07:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Spyder:
Ok, I give...what's SETI ? Other than Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, that is....

That's what it is. SETI@HOME is a project to get people to use their spare computer time to analyze data for the SETI project. Go to http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ to learn more.