I live in Michigan, am 37 and a web-application developer.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
I believe extraterrestrial life does exist. I think the method that SETI@Home is using is the best means at this time for discovering another civilizations presence.
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.