> On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Jeramy Ross wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 07 Jan 2001, Russel Brooks wrote:
> > >
> >
>http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/Main.asp?UID=35947505&SectionID=30&SubSectio
> > nID=90&ArticleID=23815
> > > >
> > > >While I am the geek brother mentioned in the article I make no claim
as
> > > >to the accuracy of the article.
> >
> > Then on Sun, 07 Jan 2001, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> > > What does "factor pi" mean?
> >
> > This is probably a reference to the PiHex project which computed Pi
to
> > the Quadrillionth digit (I think..). The project is finished but I
believe
On Sun, 08 Jan 2001, Francois Gouget wrote:
> Note that the above (and the article) is incorrect/misleading.
First off, I appologize that I gave an incorrect refrence to digit
instead of bit. The intention was
not to mislead anyone. It *simply* was intended as a reference to the other
site so
that the person who asked the original question could find a little more
info about
the project that was mentioned in the article.
Secondly, I think that people are being just a bit harsh on the article
and its author. Should the author
had checked the facts a bit more closely? Sure. However, at the same time,
we *should* be happy just to get
a bit more exposure in the media. The large popularity of the SETI@Home
project came not from accurate
news articles, but from the fact that the news covered it at all. I remeber
when I first heard about it in my local
newspaper. None of the technical aspects mentioned by the local paper were
right; however, just the mention
got myself and quite a few others in my area interested in the project. I
am glad that someone took the time and
effort to write an article that might...just might... get us a couple of new
searchers, and maybe even get a few more
people interested in mathematics and computer science while their at it.
That, *to me*, is far more important than
nit-picking over the details in a local newspaper.
Happy hunting,
Jeramy
NOTE: Low on coffee.. so no promise the above post is 'technicaly'
acceptable ;-)
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