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| Personal background |
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I joined SETI in 1999 when the project first started. It took 90 hours to complete a work unit with the machine I had at that time. I gave up at 113 WUs after terrorists destroyed my computer (World Trade Center). In the fall of 2002 I picked it up again. I came across a team to crunch with while looking at the Berkeley stats. That team, Team Phoenix Rising has been an inspiration to contribute more and more to SETI.
I enjoy skiing, fishing, home improvement, hunting and, especially, my family. I live in the suburbs North of New York City with my wife and four year old daughter.
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| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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It seems life springs up whenever and wherever it is given half a chance. I think we will find simple life throught our solar system. Complex life has far more constraints placed upon it than simple life. It is likely planets with climates, size, longevity, etc. to support it will usually develop complex life if given the opportunity. From our own planet's example, that can take billions of years.
My view is the odds are that intelligent life exists elsewhere. It seems the odds here get much much longer. Out of the millions of species on our planet only one has been endowed with the genetic tools necessary to develop technology. But, the observable universe is vast and even the smallest chance has occurred somewhere. The question is is there a civilization near enough in time and space to converse with. SETI is the first serious attempt to find out. |
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