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| Personal background |
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Howdy.
Where to begin... I'm a geekish sort of dude in his mid-30s, I work for a huge multinational conglomerate as a Systems Administrator and Web Developer, I am a one-man-band.. I play guitar, bass and drums (poorly) and howl (it just isn't right to call it singing). I've been an avid evngelical Linux nut for about 3 years. I'm a Taoist. Uh... I'm a big fan of the works of the late Dr. Carl Sagan and the current Dr. Stephen Hawking. I also really enjoy a good laugh... George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Dennis Miller, ZAZ, Monty Python and Robin Williams are among my comedic idols. I write, perform and record (in my own digital 8-track project studio) music, comedy sketches and spoof commercials.
Is that enough blowing of one's own horn for you? No?
OK... I've put together a Linux-based mobile DJ rig. I operate a website, which, among other things, is a repository for my writings and other works, and is also the home of Klub Katana. Klub Katana provides information and a point of contact for people who own or want to own Fender and Squire "Katana" guitars and basses. ... And I'm spent! |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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Q: Do I think extraterrestrial life exists?
A: Probably. To borrow from Carl Sagan, "If it didn't, it would be an awful waste of space!"
Q: Should humans transmit a beacon for others to find? If so, what information should we send?
A: Absolutely, yes, transmit a beacon already!!!! I think (once again) Carl Sagan hit the nail on the head in Contact. Primes, with a harmonic of much richer content... perhaps the Voyager Golden Record, played over and over and over again.
Q: Why do you run SETI@home?
A: Because I can. While I find it improbable that anybody would be intentionally pointing a signal right at us, it seems silly not to listen for it, just in case.
Q: What are your views about the project?
A: I think SETI@home is a great idea, and I simply love the fact that it allows lay people to join in and actually feel like they're contributing. So often, money gets donated to "Worthy Causes" and significant portions of that money go to administrative and capital overhead. With SETI@home, a person's contribution is 100% realized. Certainly, funding is still needed. I get that. For the kind of work being done, SETI@home is ideal and (comparatively) cheap.
Q: Any suggestions?
A: Vote out the war-mongering billionaires. Has the Planetary Society considered putting its own elite up for public office? Pack the House of Representatives with intelligent, compassionate and level-headed individuals who don't owe their allegiance (and/or souls) to defense contractors and oil barons. |
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