After 21 years, SETI@home is ending

[Goodchild]

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme...PcMwrXgi64ZFyWr5mBVrawZqH4iCA4Et8hzAtOLJzu3iY

In a project update, the team said this “hibernation” is necessary because SETI@home has reached a point of “diminishing returns.” The team has collected so much data over the last 21 years, it’s time to sift through the backlog and turn it into usable research. This will eventually become a scientific paper. As of now, SETI@home is still running. However, the project will distribute the last data blocks to users on March 31st.

I've been contributing to this project for 17 years now, it's sad to see it end. Hopefully they can sift useful info from the data they've collected. The actual announcement reminds people that there are other worthy projects to donate your computing time to still. I've personally been involved in Einstein@Home but may pick up some of the others now that SETI won't be needing us any longer.

 

[Shake]

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