Big weekend coming up

Anniversary: 37 years since I bought my first bike.

Milestone: 1,000,000 seti@home workunits crunched (and credited to UKRM).
(965 in the world at the moment; UKRM is 267th team and due to pass
3,000,000 WUs within the week.)

I might have a drink to celebrate...

--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

 

I hadn't realised there were that many Wicked Uncles.

I might have a drink to steady my nerves.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

We have been quietly building a powerbase. We had not intended to go
public so soon, but as the Antipodean has split the beans, plans may
have to be brought forward.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Podium Placed Ducati Race Engineer as featured in
Performance Bikes and Fast Bikes

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha Vmax Honda ST1100 wiv trailer

 

Peas in our time?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Grimly Curmudgeon

Right, that's you on The List.

What is your name?

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Podium Placed Ducati Race Engineer as featured in
Performance Bikes and Fast Bikes

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha Vmax Honda ST1100 wiv trailer

 

Wicked Uncle Nigel says...

Don't tell him, Grimly.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lozzo

Ach so! Grimly.

<writes in book>

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Podium Placed Ducati Race Engineer as featured in
Performance Bikes and Fast Bikes

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha Vmax Honda ST1100 wiv trailer

 

New whirled ordure.

 

Lettuce spray

 

Old bugger. This year will see my 31st anniversary.

I've expressed my astonishment that so many intelligent people feel
the need to waste their (computers') time this way before, but tell me
this - how much of the sky has been covered so far? and how long will
seti continue before finally saying "**** it, maybe we're alone after
all"?

Naughty.
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..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom)
\`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 (slightly broken, currently missing)
`\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10
`\|/`
`

 

...of retiring from contemporary British culture?

I've no idea. I do it for bragging rights and the slight chance
that I might be the cruncher if we do get lucky. A bit like I buy Lotto
tickets on the off chance that I might win something.

http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/sci_status.html gives raw result
numbers, but nothing about coverage. I imagine they'll keep re-scanning
as the technology improves, so long as they can secure funding.

<scuffs toe in the dust>

--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

 

The shit has just hit the fan

 

Thought about it, but much as it appeals to my enquiring mind I decide
to allocate my CPU ticking over time to the Folding Team. Seems more
potentially useful somehow. Perhaps I will set up SETI on the lad's box
- that will appeal to him greatly.

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