I suspected that existence of SETI@Home would somehow benefit
GIMPS in the long run, and now I see how it might happen: SETI@Home
is a dog compared to GIMPS. It doesnt get outta your way when
you want your computer's undivided attention, and now it appears
they have been handing out the same assignment over and over
instead of just sending out a message like:
Sorry, we dont have any work for you right now. Come back in a month.
So, some of the reported half million SETIers will become disillusioned,
because we are the type that do not like to waste computer cycles,
and look around for other projects to work on, perhaps one with
a reputation for honesty, integrity and reliability, such as GIMPS.
If nothing else, SETI@Home introduced the masses to the concept
of distributed computing.
Thanks Scott and George, may your descendants fill the earth. {8^D
spike
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