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| As a Christian, husband, father and full-time student, I have a variety of interests. A few (in no particular order) are gardening, engine building, kayacking, science fiction - especially Arthur C. Clarke - brass-bands, (I play Bass Trombone,) British cars like the Mini, 1100 - 1300 and 1800 series from BMC, MGs. (I have a Morris Cooper S and an MGB at the moment.) When I am able I like to listen to the audio tapes of Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot". Although I have always been interested in science and especially space, this is my closest association with them. One day I will join an astronomy club...when my studies in human resource management are done. Thanks to all at setiathome fro including us in this wonderful, visionary project. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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Is there life outside earth? As said in "Contact": I don't know, but if there's not, it seem like a terrible waste of space...
I believe that sending a beacon should be a fundamental part of the overall SETI philosophy. Why should we expect our neighbour to call us when we can call them. Maybe they are waiting by the telephone too...As for the message to send, I think that will be limited by the ability to send a decodable message. Such things as concepts are going to be hardest to transmit, so facts of time and place, and species characteristics of humans are what is left I guess.
I love the idea of sharing in the SETI work through use of my home computer. It gives me a connection to the work that I would otherwise not be involved in. I believe that diversity in one's life interests makes for an interesting person; to that end maybe setiathome is making a more interesting planet. |
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