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| Born in Santa Clara, California in 1971, I have been moving around the state all of my life. Attended school in Redding, California. Graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Instructional Technology with a focus in Computer Based Training in 1996 from California State University, Chico. Technology junkie, amateur radio operator, amateur 3D Modeller and animator. I'm also an avid reader of science and science fiction genre books and stories. Even tried to write a few stories myself. Legally blind, V.A. 20/300 in left eye nill in right, since birth. As of 25-Oct-2002, job seeking. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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1. It is ego-centric to think that we are the only thinking beings out there. Anything is possible, just look at this amazing place that we live. The planet itself has kept us quite entertained for quite a long time...The thought of others out there is intrigueing. Do I think that ETs exist? I don't have an opion one way or the other. Do I think we should find out? Most expressively, yes! Why? Because I'm curious, George. I want to know. Don't you ever wonder what's over the next hill, around that distant corner, haven't you ever looked under the carpet in your rented flat to see what color the floor was originally? I do, and I have. Any possible benefits, aside from satisfied curiousity, are uncountable, unknowable. Dangers? I sure can think of a couple. Imagine a group of people who lived underground all their lives, one day, a hole in their sky appears and someone crawls out onto the surface to find birds, trees, oceans and stars in the night sky. Better not even talk about that horriblely hot and bright ball of light in the daytime sky. I assure you that you would have one mind-blown caveman, or cavewomen, that would not know what to think, or what to do about this vast new expanse of experience, and potiential. I know a vast number of people that would crawl back in their cave and brick up the hole and never tell a soul about the entire thing until the day after they die. That would not be me, my friends. I would be out there inventing sunglasses.
2. Should we transmit a beacon? I do not think so. Why? Because of technical issues regarding mode, frequency, radiated power and just where would we put the tower anyway?
3. Because. Want more? Because I'm a strong believer in using all of these blasted computers that are just sitting around waiting for you two-fingered, hunt-and-peck typists to make up your mind if 'i' should come before 'e' or after. Okay, seriously, our computers are getting so fast that really, they do just sit around waiting for us to do something. |
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