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Born in Canada, moved to UK when I was 12. I am now Director of Music at Bristol Grammar School, and use my computer for admin, word-processing listening tests and worksheets, and of course for lots of music arrangements (a big thank-you to Sibelius: what a program!). My main computer at the moment is an Apple G3 powerbook (Wallstreet) but I'm expecting my SETI rate-of-analysis to increase markedly in the near future, as I'm getting a powermac dual G4 867Mhz.
Four pieces of music I'd have put on Voyager:
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto 3 (I think they went with no.1...)
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
Pat Metheny Group: Half Life of Absolution
Sting: Seven Days.
That's a pretty good cross-section (of the Western Music at least). |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I find it inconceivable that intelligent life does not exist elsewhere, but I think it somewhat unlikely that we'll ever find evidence of it, or certainly if we do that we'll be able to communicate, given the necessarily vast distances involved.
That said, I think this is a laudable project and one which all should be proud to be a part of. To find evidence of other life would be a great comfort, not least to know that if/when we completely mess up our own planet we won't have extinguished the only intelligent life in the universe. Just as important as searching for evidence ourselves is the broadcasting of something back out, to help those who might be looking for evidence from us in a few hundred/thousand years from now.... |
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