I'm from Ohio, USA.
I'm a computer programmer.
I fly for fun.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
We are not alone, but I think it's more likely that they will seek us out. I can't see a down side to contact with any being capable of visiting us.
We should roll out the welcome mat using any means available.
I belong to SETI@home because I can't see letting my system just sit and do nothing when I'm not using it. SETI is the most constructive use for those spare CPU cycles that I've seen yet.
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.