Man loses job after searching for aliens
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Brad Niesluchowski is asked to resign his position with Higley Unified School District after installing SETI@home on every computer in the school district. Much like Folding@Home the rules and policies clearly state the following
“Run SETI@home only on computers that you own, or for which you have obtained the owner’s permission. Some companies and schools have policies that prohibit using their computers for projects such as SETI@home.”
Niesluchowski, you see, enjoyed the authority to purchase all sorts of technology for his district. And his alleged downloading of alien-hunting software might well have used additional energy resources and caused other related damage or accelerated depreciation to the hardware. The school district estimates these losses at between $1.2 million and $1.6 million.Specifically, Niesluchowski stands accused of downloading a program called SETI@home to every computer in the school district.
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