Cheaters Bow to Peer Pressure - Discovered hacks to the Seti@home software - some malicious, others not - to make it run faster, to spoof positive results and to make it look more work had been performed to improve leader board rankings, are impeding the progress of the project.


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	Discovered hacks to the Seti@home software - some malicious, others not - to make it run faster, to spoof positive results and to make it look more work had been performed to improve leader board rankings, are impeding the progress of the project. [Wired News] Sponsored Links:
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Title:	Cheaters Bow to Peer Pressure
Description:	Cheaters Bow to Peer Pressure. Distributed computing enthusiasts will do almost anything to get their names listed as top geeks.
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SETI Australia Centre (Popularity:

): Educational science articles from the sky survey conducted at the Parkes radio telescope in Australia.
SetiQuest (Popularity:

): The magazine of SETI and Bioastronomy. Provides both professional and amateur astronomers with information concerning SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) ...
The Age of Curiosity (Popularity:

): A proposed update to the Drake Equation that describes why the sky isn't saturated with radio signals; suggests alien civilizations ...
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Popularity:

): General article about SETI.
An Interview with Brian McConnell (Popularity:

): O'Reilly interview with the author of "Beyond Contact: A Guide to SETI and Communicating with Alien Civilizations."
SETI (Popularity:

): A brief overview of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and Frank Drake in particular. Definitions of the Drake Equation's components ...
The SERENDIP Project (Popularity:

): Information and news on the Search for Extraterrestrial Radio Emissions from Nearby Developed Intelligent Populations.
How SETI Works (Popularity:

): An encyclopedia-quality article on the science of SETI.
Pigdog Journal: Interview with SETI Astronomer Seth Shostak (Popularity:

): A lengthy discussion with a SETI astronomer.

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SetiQuest (Popularity:

): Conducts scientific research on life in the universe.
An Interview with Brian McConnell (Popularity:

): O'Reilly interview with the author of "Beyond Contact: A Guide to SETI and Communicating with Alien Civilizations."
SETI (Popularity:

): A brief overview of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and Frank Drake in particular. Definitions of the Drake Equation's components ...
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