Sorry, guys, but the problem is well known and well discussed here and it is this: looking for extra-terrestrial life is "sexy" searching for cures to diseases is "sexy" looking for enormous primes is "geeky"
These are not my views, but the ones held by the public at large. So I fear that GIMPS will always remain the province of the few, although those who do join will probably stay for longer and be committed to what they are doing. I've been here for six years and I'm sure there are plenty of us who intend to stay here. We have had success here four times; if SETI has had any success, I haven't heard about it. Regards, Ian "E. Weddington" wrote: > > Folding@Home's success: > http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/10/021022070813.htm > > Again, they mention SETI@home. As if that were the only other > distributed project out there. *sigh* > -- Ian W Halliday, BA Hons, AAIBF Snr, ATMS, CL +64 27 245 6089 (GMT+13) http://baptism.co.nz ; http://ringbark.livejournal.com -- Word documents not accepted -- see http://baptism.co.nz/word.html _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
