Amateur (Ham) radio operator with a great deal of interest in radio astronomy. I have been to Arecibo and found it to be an amazing apparatus.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
I think SETI@home is a fabulous project. The opportuinty to contribute in a fashion and in a format such as this project is very satisfying. I do believe extraterrestial life exists however, I don't have a good idea if it will be more or less advanced than us.
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.