| Personal background |
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I am an independent consultant dealing with MandA. I am primarily engaged in the High-Tech Industry. I was, am and probably always be fascinated with the past (distant past), present and future of our universe and the human and other races.
I have post graduate degrees in business as well as different levels of formal education in IT and Communications. I am also a founding member of the International Internet Society (The Australian Chapter) ISOC-AU. I have been a member of SETI@home almost since its inception (the first member joined in March 1999 and I joined in May 1999) although for two years I had to disengage due to travel.
On a personal level I was born on the 8th of May 1950 (which makes me a young middle-aged person) I am a dead set Si-Fi aficionado as well as popular science. I love fast cars and boats, and before an injury I used to race them on an amateur level (GT Lights and Club Racing). I am married and have 5 Children 2 Girls and 3 Boys ranging in age from 31 (Bio-Medical Engineer) to an 13 year old 8 grade student.
I love life and people and hope that what we are doing here will expand our horizons and allow us to finally say \\\\\\\\\\\\\\"We are not alone\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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1. The vastness of the universe and the infinite combinations available for the creation of sentient/intelligent life practically assure that there is life and probably intelligent life \\\\\\\\\\\\\\'out there\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'. How and when will we find it or it will find us is an unknown. SETI is one effort among what I hope are many others. I hope that wherever life has evolved it did so to the technological level required for its beings to be seeking us, as vigorously or more, as we are seeking them.
You are asking what are the benefits and dangers of such a discovery - well if I knew what we will discover I could answer that question. Generally speaking I think that a society that evolved to the level enabling it to be in touch with us, physically or otherwise, would have evolved to the stage of being non-aggressive and peaceful - but who knows??? One thing is sure we will no longer be alone and that is a benefit.
You also want to know whether we should transmit a beacon and what information should it include. The only reason to send out a beacon with data contained or riding it, is if we assume that whoever is out there has developed technologies similar to ours, if they did not the beacon will go unnoticed. On the other hand if sending a beacon is a low budget and simple thing to achieve, I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'d do it just on the off chance. The information should be visuals and simple physics and mathematics - the universal language.
As to why I run SETI@home, well its my dream to have a contact with an ET life, and hence I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'d do anything I can to help make it happen. I think the project is great not only because it might yield the coveted result but also because it unites so many humans on this planet around a common cause. The only suggestion I have is to involve participants a bit more by way of email newsletter updating us on issues of the science involved in this project. |
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