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Hey, my name is Seannon. I'm 19, female, and live in North Carolina. I have four computers running SETI right now, and I hope to build a dedicated system (or have someone build it for me) sometime in the next year or two.
About myself, I am fairly tall, female, and I am involved in so many underground things, I am my own subculture. I'm an adrenaline junkie. I used to rock climb, but I broke my ankle and I can't climb for another four months, doctors orders. Having to sit at home is driving me crazy, I'm probably going to start skydiving or kayaking soon. I’ve been interested in kayaking for a few years now, but I’ve never gotten around to doing it. Skydiving is a new interest, but it turns out there’s a drop zone only 20 minutes from my house! My brother Mike owns one of the computers that runs SETI under my name. He’s a saber fencer. He's been to the Junior Olympics twice, and is seeing if he can qualify to go again this year. His girlfriend, Susannah, is the one who taught me how to climb in the first place. She's a very cool and wonderful person.
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| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I think extra terrestrial life exists. There is so much life on this planet, in the weirdest places, I can’t see why it wouldn’t evolve somewhere else, especially since we already know that other solar systems have planets. The universe is such a vast and marvelous place, I can’t see the conditions for life to not show up in some other place. Thinking that humans are the only being that have achieved sentience, ever, is hubris. In a limitless universe with limitless possibilities, there has to be another intelligent species out there. Now, if we can interact with them, that’s an entirely different subject.
I run SETI at home for a few reasons. First, I am appalled by how under funded many of the sciences are. While I can’t afford to fund studies, I can let SETI run on my personal computers. Second, I believe that all knowledge is power. Even if SETI never finds proof of sentient life, we’re going to learn a lot through SETI. Finally, I think that while SETI might not find proof of sentient life, it’s proven something about the people who participate. We’ve proven that people will come together from all over the world and chip in on a project much bigger than they are. I think that’s important in and of itself. |
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