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February 14, 2018 06:10 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Uo6k4uwqW5s/crypto-currency-craze-hinders-search-for-alien-life
Crypto-currency Craze 'Hinders Search For Alien Life'
Scientists listening out for broadcasts by extra-terrestrials are struggling to get the computer hardware they need, thanks to the crypto-currency mining craze, a radio-astronomer has said. From a report: Seti (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) researchers want to expand operations at two observatories. However, they have found that key computer chips are in short supply. "We'd like to use the latest GPUs [graphics processing units]... and we can't get 'em," said Dan Werthimer. Demand for GPUs has soared recently thanks to crypto-currency mining. "That's limiting our search for extra-terrestrials, to try to answer the question, 'Are we alone? Is there anybody out there?'," Dr Werthimer told the BBC. "This is a new problem, it's only happened on orders we've been trying to make in the last couple of months."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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