Posts by slycrane94

It handles itself automatically. Usually, though, it just waits until enough packages have piled up before sending them all out at once.

What's the deadline for getting this processed package back to the server?

So does that mean the packet's fully processed and just sitting there waiting to hit the server?

Once you connect to the internet, they upload everything to the server, which then cross-references those results against the rest of the data to calculate your points.

So, they have to be sent to the server first. Once you upload them, it can take a few days before you actually see any credits hit your account—it varies, since you're basically waiting on three or four identical results to come through.

Not really. People with money aren't looking for extra security; they just want to contribute. It’s about supporting science—the same science that gave you the PC and all this tech you rely on every day.

And NASA (my mistake earlier) is basically just refreshing a massive protein database.

Microsoft is pretty much the only thing I’ve ever run. The issue with these bio-apps is that big corporations just end up sucking up the results to line their pockets—and they already have more money than they know what to do with.

So, my suggestion is stick with Microsoft and SETI@home. If you’re solely focused on the throughput, then just go with SETI@home. It isn't a cure-all, but they're hunting for gravitational waves, which might actually lead to the kind of knowledge we need to get off this rock eventually.😉

The brain—you know, that gray matter filling the gap between your ears for some people—works significantly better than any antivirus software and doesn't slow down your PC 🙂 it's a win-win situation.

Not really 🙂

How much worse can things actually get than they are right now? 😁

JPEG files aren't animated anyway...

enigma said:Even after I clear my cookies, it tells me they're gone. My username and password fields look empty, but the second I hit the forum link, I'm already logged back in.

Try closing your browser entirely. It’s possible you're still being logged in because your session is still active.

Nicole Morgan55 said:How exactly is it illegal??

You can't just walk into Microsoft and tell them you're planning to tear apart their Windows code...

Then there's open source software, or anything where the author explicitly allows reverse engineering...

Like I said. It’s perfectly legal. Ever wonder how Samba or half the other tools we use were even built?

You’re just pushing buttons and hoping they land in the right spot. 🙄

Reverse engineering isn't illegal.

It’s pretty obvious what’s going on when you have access to the source code; if you know how to read it, you see exactly what they're up to.

Nicole Morgan55 said:So, how’s the search for little green men going? 😁

How many units have you guys actually processed? 😁

It's moving along. Besides that, there's plenty of other stuff happening—detecting gravitational waves, helping out with the construction of the Large Hadron Collider, refreshing protein databases, and all that.

It's just a shame hardly anyone here actually runs those. Everyone loves reaping the rewards of scientific breakthroughs, but heaven forbid anyone actually contributes to the science itself.

First things first: right-click on My Computer and go to Properties. Head over to the "Advanced" tab and find the Settings under "Startup and Recovery." Uncheck the box that says "Automatically restart."

Next time things go south, you might actually get to see the Blue Screen of Death instead of a reboot. When that happens, just write down exactly what the screen says.

Come on, think about it. How is anyone supposed to diagnose this if you don't mention which OS you're running, what happens during the reboot, your hardware specs, or if you've changed anything recently? Do you really think there's only one possible reason a computer reboots?

My crystal ball tells me it's a user error. A quick reboot usually does the trick. 😛

A little more info wouldn't hurt.