http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/ Engadget Comments for Confused school district fires sysadmin for running SETI@home: 'As an educational institution we do not support the search for E.T.' http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 2nd 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
Engadget disagrees with this ? Run SETI@Home on your own machines if you really want to but why should your tax pay for it ?
Running this stuff as a screensaver DOES use alot of electricity, and lets face it looking for ETs shouldn't be very high on anyones list of priorities.]]>Dec 2nd 2009 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
Superintendent - "School computers are for school related work only!!" ]]>Dec 2nd 2009 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
]]>Dec 2nd 2009 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Ah forget it.]]>Dec 2nd 2009 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
Chances are ET knows a damn tasty stew that can be made from humans.
If we spent all our time looking for aliens to cure cancer for us we might as well all top ourselves now.]]>Dec 2nd 2009 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
Also SETI searches for vague patterns in signals, the freaking laws of nature still apply and even if we do find evidence then they won't magically be able to visit, plus a hundred lightyears away means we hear their signals from a hundred years ago and they would have to wait a hundred years to pick up any signal from us, and even at near lightspeed would take more than a hundred years to reach us, and the chance we'd see a signal as close as that is even smaller than the chance on any signal at all.

Don't be like her (and foxnews) and confuse reality with scifi (although foxnews did it for effect I think.)]]>Dec 2nd 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
From the video: "so basically our processors were hooked up and running 24 hours a day, 12 months a year"

That's something that's a lot more noticeable than SETI@home...]]>Dec 2nd 2009 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
b) somebody's been watching too many Hollywood movies. It's just as possible that mankind is the most aggressive, warmongering species in the universe as it is that anybody's coming gunning for us. It's doubtful that any species with weaponry that would be as advanced as a civilization who could travel through the galaxy would possess would have lasted long enough to actually venture out into space if they're as destructive as we are.
]]>Dec 2nd 2009 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 3rd 2009 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/What happened to the days when people were excited about grand projects, like getting to the moon? Sure, we use a bit more electricity on the SETI search, but so what. Isn't it worth it to potentially make what would be the greatest discovery of all time?
The chances of us being the only planet with intelligent life are vanishingly small, given how large the universe is, and the tenacity of life. Wouldn't it be fantastic to come in contact with another intelligent species? But whatever. Let's sit in our bland boardrooms and squeeze pennies.
Two cents for some vision? Anyone? ]]>Dec 3rd 2009 1:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
The irony will be if we discover aliens in the following weeks/months. Then the superintendent would be in the hot seat.]]>Dec 3rd 2009 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/"looking for ETs shouldn't be very high on anyones list of priorities."
It makes me sad that there are people thinking like that.
In my opinion, finding intelligent life elsewhere in the universe would be one of the greatest discoveries in human history.
Who knows, maybe the know how to cure cancer. ]]>Dec 3rd 2009 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/ Dammit why can't I put a "less than" symbol in my posts.

Because Engadget STILL hasn't figured out how to escape comments.]]>Dec 6th 2009 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 2nd 2009 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 2nd 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 2nd 2009 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/]]>Dec 2nd 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
There are several. They are called STDs.]]>Dec 2nd 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/You're talking about the tech who installed this without permission and wasted the school district's resources, right?]]>Dec 2nd 2009 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/STDs a stupid ppl disease? Is your last name 'Birdwell' by chance?]]>Dec 2nd 2009 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 2nd 2009 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
Nope. But in this time, with the full knowledge of the existence of STDs out there you kinda gotta be some level of stupid to get one. ]]>Dec 2nd 2009 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
Try not to be so short sighted.]]>Dec 2nd 2009 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
LOL.

Your comparing sports, which brings in billions of dollars each year to respective teams/schools and also teaches many a lesson to today's youth, to a project to search for E.T.

How much has this search contributed to society so far?]]>Dec 2nd 2009 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/ There is, it's called stupidity. ]]>Dec 2nd 2009 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/There is. It's called wallpaper.jpg.exe]]>Dec 2nd 2009 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 2nd 2009 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/People as smart as you never get STD's. To get one you need to get laid first, nerd.]]>Dec 3rd 2009 4:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 3rd 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 2nd 2009 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 3rd 2009 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
All somewhat minor reasons, but plausible nonetheless... therefore the reasoning doesn't deem being called "idiotic".
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He had permission from the administration when he started installing the software 10 years ago.]]>Dec 2nd 2009 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 2nd 2009 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 2nd 2009 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
Many schools need to seriously apply power management to their computers. There is no reason that a machine should sit idle for more than 10 minutes. The sleep mode on most modern machines is pretty good, and brings the monitor down too.]]>Dec 2nd 2009 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
I shouldn't have to read the article... I'm commenting on the blog. If he had permission, it should be posted in the blog entry when making the point that it's idiotic to punish the admin.]]>Dec 3rd 2009 3:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/The person who installed it had full permission from previous administrators 10 years ago.

I think it's bullshit he got fired, poor guy.]]>Dec 3rd 2009 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 2nd 2009 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 2nd 2009 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 2nd 2009 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/I just want to point out that, as commented above, the guy got permission to install SETI@home from the administration 10 years ago. Don't blame the guy who installed it. Blame the administration who didn't know better.]]>Dec 3rd 2009 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 2nd 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/
Cheque?]]>Dec 2nd 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/- no it's Check. It's an American thang...]]>Dec 2nd 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/]]>Dec 3rd 2009 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 3rd 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/confused-school-district-fires-sysadmin-for-running-seti-as-an/Dec 3rd 2009 5:05PM