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11.30.09

A Geek's Guide to Colleges

Where to go if you want to clone mules, hunt aliens, or just build a better videogame
By Eric Mika Posted 09.12.2008 at 12:15 pm 15 Comments

A. Find "Them"

University of California at Berkeley
Where: Berkeley, Calif.
Department: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)

SETI@home taps the power of thousands of ordinary PCs over the Web to create, in effect, one of the most powerful supercomputers anywhere. It analyzes data from radio telescopes looking for signals from intelligent life. Berkeley students help improve the search algorithms and refine the software that ties all the computers together.

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Is Linux Ready for You?

Geeks have loved it for years, but is the open-source OS alternative finally easy enough for the rest of us?
By John R. Quain Posted 10.06.2004 at 5:00 pm 1 Comment

Dept.: Geek Guide
Tech: Linux
Cost: Free-$316
Beta | | | | | Final


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