| Personal background |
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As a 60 year old, American born Mathematician, I've watched the SETI program in the early years, and continue to watch it today. I am happy that I am able to contribute Computer Time to the program and await it's success, when, finally, we have positive contact with sentient beings from another place.
At the present time, I have 3 computers running SETI 24/7. They are a 333 MHz Celeron EMachine with 256 MB RAM, running on Win ME; a 350 MHz Intel Gateway with only 128 MB RAM, running on NT 4.0; and a 700 MHz Celeron Home Built (ProComp BVD2A Mother Board), with 768 MB RAM, now running on Win XP Pro. For most of the time, I've only run with 2 computers, the EMachine and the Gateway. I moved to DSL about a year ago, so I've been able to use the 24/7 option.
My wife complains about the fact that the machines are always on, but has accepted it as a part of living with me.
I grew up in Lynwood, California, graduated from High School there, and continued my Education at California Polytechnic in San Luis Obispo, where I received both a BS and an MA in Mathematics. I've had further education at UC Berkeley and UCLA, but no further degrees.
I work as a Transportation Planner for Los Angeles County, and plan to retire in 2 years. Perhaps, by then, we will finally have found an Extraterrestrial Civilization by then. I certainly hope so.
I am happily married to the beautiful Cathie Leanne Ulm Howell (her full maiden name) Coover, and shall remain so until she or I leave this earth. (Me first - please, but not too soon!). |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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Sentient Extraterrestrial life surely exists. The fact that sentient life exists on Earth is virtual proof that it exists elsewhere. The Universe is just too large, and there must be hundreds, perhaps hundreds of thousands or more places that could and do support life. Most life is probably very simple, not sentient at all. But some places surely support complex, sentient beings, some like us, others very, very different, some as advanced as us, others less advanced, and a few, beyond anything we are or will become. I want to see that advanced life, to see what is possible, to see what the future holds for mankind, to see what we will or could become. How exciting!
Yes, there are dangers in this exploration. We could discover evil. We could discover a planet full beings that would try to distroy us because we pose a danger to them. We might even be contacted by beings who see us a food. Tese dangers exist, but, I suspect, are very small. Beings who are advanced beyond us have certainly learned to cooperate amoung themselves, to do cooperative research, to build on the information their ancestors acquired. They didn't advance by being total warriors, just as we cannot advance by being total warriors. We, ourselves, have learned to cooperate with each other in order to successfully climb to a goal. We have learned that, yes, war is sometimes necessary, but it doesn't help you to advance. |
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