tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014420495147568880.post4651805289048354957..comments2014-11-25T20:15:05.718-08:00Comments on Blog from a Florida Gator in Virginia with Geek Tendencies: Searching for Intelligent Extra-TerrestrialsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11267631301323860247noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014420495147568880.post-47788367309350228052012-01-02T17:13:31.330-08:002012-01-02T17:13:31.330-08:00I'm not a weirdo? DANG! I've got to try ...I'm not a weirdo? DANG! I've got to try a little harder, I guess. :)Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474979590755071985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014420495147568880.post-89847481374067299672011-12-31T02:13:47.688-08:002011-12-31T02:13:47.688-08:00Fascinating project! I had not heard about the dis...Fascinating project! I had not heard about the distributed computing business, but then, I'm a former English major.<br /><br />Thanks for another interesting blog.<br /><br />Katherine, I don't think you're a weirdo! I've known weirdos in my time, and you're no weirdo!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12794467539386678686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014420495147568880.post-13956750393351645032011-12-30T10:29:29.601-08:002011-12-30T10:29:29.601-08:00UCB gets more processing power by distributing the...UCB gets more processing power by distributing the number crunching to other people and other PCs & laptops. The more processors doing the number crunching, the faster it goes. They must collect an immense amount of data from radio telescopes. Also, by involving other people, it makes them feel like they are a part of the project, which they are, and some of them may make donations to help the effort.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267631301323860247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014420495147568880.post-32294833194356583512011-12-30T10:12:07.804-08:002011-12-30T10:12:07.804-08:00I absolutely believe in alien life forms (which ar...I absolutely believe in alien life forms (which aren't alien, depending on your perspective). I am not sure I want to meet one unless I had a crowd of witnesses, however. I already have the reputation of being a weirdo, and my credibility would be completely shot if I started identifying the aliens among us. "She's obviously watched too many episodes of X-Files." So what? "I want to believe."<br /><br />My question is, why does UCB need us to crunch numbers for them? And how do they get the numbers? It's possible I am being dense about this.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474979590755071985noreply@blogger.com