Posts by Olly

1) Message boards : Rosetta@home Science : Help me out here. (Message 75298) Posted 30 Mar 2013 by Olly Post: Hello all, I was introduced to this collaborative thingamajig, back when Seti was making the headlines.. I'd like to say a decade ago, but I honestly don't know. I'm 24 years old, and as such it only takes me so long before my adolescence kicks in. At least I still have that! I never truly believed in the usefulness of Seti, even if we did/do discover another life. Sure it's fun and exciting, but I don't think that it's something that'll be of any use to us. And as such, I find Rosetta far more a better use of my time to invest in. I'm no scientist and I won't pretend to know anything about what I'm looking at while running Rosetta. I work in retail while I study in college and I doubt I'll ever learn the intricacies of important work such as this. And even though I'm a loner by choice, and enjoy being so (because I don't like people in general); I fully appreciate this project. And so, I beg you, if you can, to put your answer to my questions into laments terms so that I can understand. I'm confident this won't be a problem for this community. In the current lifetime of this project has there been any successes? What is the likelihood of any success? Is this collaborative effort demonstrably beneficial towards the goal of the project? Or is this a practical test, to determine whether this effort can help out at all, towards the desirable outcome? Finally, am I asking the wrong questions? I fully appreciate that I may be so ill informed on this subject, that I may be appearing a fool. Cheers very much, and I'm looking forward to any and all replies!