Seti in Secret:mad:

CPFitz14 · 08-23-02, 06:06 PM

Well, kinda p***** me off a few nights ago. Left the computer on, crunchin away. My dad comes in and is like " what's that noise" I say the computer. "doing what" he says. I'm mad mostly cause he woke me up. Then he says he's cuttin my internet cause i'm doing things like this. I explained it, and have the net back now, but no seti he says. So i crunch in secret. Still tryin to help the OC team, but i can get only like 2 or 3 wu's a week.

-CPFitz-

Cy · 08-23-02, 06:37 PM

Sorry to hear about your troubles but while in the Parental Units house you must abide by their rules. :/

Cy

Yodums · 08-23-02, 06:39 PM

You did your best. If you can't crunch you did what you could to contribute to the team so don't sweat it.

G'Luck

taloah · 08-23-02, 07:21 PM

Sounds like you need a quieter computer. Run SETI on a RAM driver so you can turn off the disks and unplug any un need fans.

My wife hates a loud computer, so I had to do all I could to keep the sound down while crunhing so she does not turn it off.

JKooL · 08-23-02, 07:25 PM

You're not alone.

My dad thinks SETI causes all the problems I have with my computer, although since I paid for my computer he can't dictate what I can run on it.

-Joe

jazztrumpet216 · 08-23-02, 08:07 PM

What's his basis for forbidding you to run SETI? My parents weren't too keen on the idea but I explained to them what the SETI project does and why it helps us, and I do pay a nominal fee toward the electric bill every month for leaving my 3 PC's on 24/7 to crunch (based on price of energy and energy consumed by the PC's), but they do not have a problem with it now. My dad even runs the screensaver on his PC now.

Of course, don't be too forceful. If he still says no there isn't much you can do.

eobard · 08-24-02, 12:51 AM

If you're stealing SETI time just don't get caught or your parents'll sue you for hundereds of thousands of dollars.

Tell your parents it was either the local SETI group or the local "Youth of America on crack cocaine" club. Then ask them if they think you made the right choice.

TC · 08-24-02, 01:34 AM

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Originally posted by eobard
If you're stealing SETI time just don't get caught or your parents'll sue you for hundereds of thousands of dollars.

Tell your parents it was either the local SETI group or the local "Youth of America on crack cocaine" club. Then ask them if they think you made the right choice.

This almost made sense, but my bong water is sh** brown

eobard · 08-24-02, 01:37 AM

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Originally posted by TC
This almost made sense

Get help. Professional help.

mjones73 · 08-24-02, 11:02 AM

Quiet that pc down so he don't know it's running, it amazes me how people can't comprehend that pc's don't really raise the power bill that much if anything, specially one machine.

ThePerfectCore · 08-25-02, 04:02 AM

Got NT? Run SETI as a service in the background. He won't notice it.

If his peeve is with the machine just being on, then make up some computer speak gibberish that he won't understand.

"Oh, I'm rendering a new video card, so I can callibrate the vertex shader, and speed up how the thing reinitializes the BIOS data from the ROM to the RAM. Then it'll start writing a piece of code that lets Windows download data from the sound card, and increase the number of bytes in the FSB."

That load of BS makes my head hurt, but you get my drift.

Just make sure he doesn't understand WTF you're talking about. He DOES need to understand, however, that it's an important task that must be finished.

Of course, once this task is complete, be sure to start another one.

David · 08-25-02, 04:12 AM

"My power switch is broken. If I turn off the PC I can never turn it on again"

Might work...?

David

mustangman · 08-25-02, 01:48 PM

If all else fails FOLD for TEAM 32! He may be a little more sympathetic to research for a cure for Alzheimers, Parkinsons etc. than looking for Seti. I don't want to try to steal you away from the Seti team but a kid that works for me was in a similar situation recently and he asked his parents if he could run a cancer research project and they went for it! Now I just need to get him to Fold for Team 32.

Good luck!

Dave65 · 08-25-02, 09:46 PM

Parents know best,there house,there rules

jdmcnudgent · 08-27-02, 10:06 AM

sorry to hear that bud, but in a few years, you wont have to worry about that anymore.

aftermath · 08-27-02, 02:42 PM

im at home curently from colage but move in to a new house with people in september so myn can go back on 24/7
(im upstairs and u can hear it down stairs and mum stresses u can even hear typing on it)

eobard · 08-27-02, 05:46 PM

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mum stresses u can even hear typing on it

Blow her ear drums out with a starter's pistol while she's sleeping?

Seriously, don't do that.

08-23-02, 06:06 PM	Thread Starter #1
CPFitz14 Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Michigan	Seti in Secret:mad: Well, kinda p***** me off a few nights ago. Left the computer on, crunchin away. My dad comes in and is like " what's that noise" I say the computer. "doing what" he says. I'm mad mostly cause he woke me up. Then he says he's cuttin my internet cause i'm doing things like this. I explained it, and have the net back now, but no seti he says. So i crunch in secret. Still tryin to help the OC team, but i can get only like 2 or 3 wu's a week. -CPFitz-
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08-23-02, 06:37 PM	#2
Cy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Kentucky	Sorry to hear about your troubles but while in the Parental Units house you must abide by their rules. :/ Cy
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08-23-02, 06:39 PM	#3
Yodums Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ottawa, Canada	You did your best. If you can't crunch you did what you could to contribute to the team so don't sweat it. G'Luck __________________ Peter Gibbons: Let me ask you something. When you come in on Monday, and you're not feelin' real well, does anyone ever say to you, 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays'? Lawrence: No. No, man. ****, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man.
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08-23-02, 07:21 PM	#4
taloah Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Edmond Oklahoma	Sounds like you need a quieter computer. Run SETI on a RAM driver so you can turn off the disks and unplug any un need fans. My wife hates a loud computer, so I had to do all I could to keep the sound down while crunhing so she does not turn it off.
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08-23-02, 07:25 PM	#5
JKooL Registered Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chicago Suburbs	You're not alone. My dad thinks SETI causes all the problems I have with my computer, although since I paid for my computer he can't dictate what I can run on it. -Joe
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08-23-02, 08:07 PM	#6
jazztrumpet216 Senior @ss Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin	What's his basis for forbidding you to run SETI? My parents weren't too keen on the idea but I explained to them what the SETI project does and why it helps us, and I do pay a nominal fee toward the electric bill every month for leaving my 3 PC's on 24/7 to crunch (based on price of energy and energy consumed by the PC's), but they do not have a problem with it now. My dad even runs the screensaver on his PC now. Of course, don't be too forceful. If he still says no there isn't much you can do.
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08-24-02, 12:51 AM	#7
eobard Give me a break Senior Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Canada	If you're stealing SETI time just don't get caught or your parents'll sue you for hundereds of thousands of dollars. Tell your parents it was either the local SETI group or the local "Youth of America on crack cocaine" club. Then ask them if they think you made the right choice. __________________ Thank you Baby. I love you.
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08-24-02, 11:02 AM	#10
mjones73 Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North East, MD	Quiet that pc down so he don't know it's running, it amazes me how people can't comprehend that pc's don't really raise the power bill that much if anything, specially one machine.
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08-25-02, 04:02 AM	#11
ThePerfectCore Red Raccoon Dojo Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas	Got NT? Run SETI as a service in the background. He won't notice it. If his peeve is with the machine just being on, then make up some computer speak gibberish that he won't understand. "Oh, I'm rendering a new video card, so I can callibrate the vertex shader, and speed up how the thing reinitializes the BIOS data from the ROM to the RAM. Then it'll start writing a piece of code that lets Windows download data from the sound card, and increase the number of bytes in the FSB." That load of BS makes my head hurt, but you get my drift. Just make sure he doesn't understand WTF you're talking about. He DOES need to understand, however, that it's an important task that must be finished. Of course, once this task is complete, be sure to start another one.
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08-25-02, 04:12 AM	#12
David Forums Super Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hiding from Americans and making pretty colours in a drybox in St Andrews	"My power switch is broken. If I turn off the PC I can never turn it on again" Might work...? David __________________ David J. Nelson MChem(Edin) PhD(Strath) AMRSC [Academia Profile] OC Forums Super Moderator // Overclockers.com Editor The Workhorse: [Lenovo W510] Intel Core i7-720QM / 8 GB DDR3 / nVidia Quadro FX880M / Crucial M4 256 GB SSD / Windows 7 The HTPC/Server: AMD Phenom X4 9650 / 6 GB DDR2 / nVidia 8300 / 5 TB of HDDs / Antec Solo II Case / Windows 7 The Gaming Rig: AMD Llano A6-3650 / 4 GB DDR3 / nVidia GTX260 / 2x 500 GB HDD in RAID0 / Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case / Windows 7 The Benchmarking Setup: Various LGA775 chips / Asus Rampage Formula / 2 GB OCZ 1066 MHz DDR2 / nVidia Quadro NVS 285 / 320 GB HDD / Windows 7 My research fellowship is eating all my time, so I may be slow to reply to emails and private messages.
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08-25-02, 01:48 PM	#13
mustangman Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Indiana, the land of corn	If all else fails FOLD for TEAM 32! He may be a little more sympathetic to research for a cure for Alzheimers, Parkinsons etc. than looking for Seti. I don't want to try to steal you away from the Seti team but a kid that works for me was in a similar situation recently and he asked his parents if he could run a cancer research project and they went for it! Now I just need to get him to Fold for Team 32. Good luck!
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08-25-02, 09:46 PM	#14
Dave65 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Michigan	Parents know best,there house,there rules __________________ Roswill THOR II-ASUS Maximus V Formula-Intel 3770K @ 4.6GHZ-Corsair H100i-Corsair Force GT 120 X 2 in RAID 0-Windows 7 Ultimate X64-16GB Corsair Vengeance 1866-ASUS 660s OC SLI-SILVERSTONE ST85F-P 850W/ Folding for TEAM 32
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08-27-02, 10:06 AM	#15
jdmcnudgent Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: tOLEDO, OHIO, the heart of it all!	sorry to hear that bud, but in a few years, you wont have to worry about that anymore.
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08-27-02, 02:42 PM	#16
aftermath Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Big Brother Nation	im at home curently from colage but move in to a new house with people in september so myn can go back on 24/7 (im upstairs and u can hear it down stairs and mum stresses u can even hear typing on it) __________________ Folding helps find cures --> fold! team32! visit Team32's folding forum Dont use folding as a stress test! Use this and then FOLD member of F_T_W_L sub team
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