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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