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I live in Alberta, Canada. My job is a Quality Assurance Coordinator (fit that one into an "occupation" query). Basically, I ensure that our environmental laboratory results are acceptable. I like reading science fiction books, watching X-Files or Star Trek, and white water rafting.
I've travelled to Ukraine, and went close to Chernoble. There was more radiation flying overseas than spending half a day near Chernoble, I took a dosimeter with me and checked it. While there, I got to view a video tape of the inside of the reactor after the explosion and fire. This tape was made by specially suited inspectors, assessing the conditions there. There was metal that had melted so much, it was slag dripping from the walls. What a fascinating experience! |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I became interested in SETI@home before the screensavers were released. The computer specialist at work told me about it, because of our common interest in science fiction. This is a fabulous idea, having people "donate" their idle computer power for the project. The guys who thought of it deserve a pat on the back, and more.
I run SETI@home most of the time, as unless my kids are playing games, the computer is idle. It would be SO SO SO neat to actually receive a signal that was from another intelligent species, I hope it happens in my lifetime. It happening from the work my computer is doing would be too cool to believe.
This project is worthwhile because it is important to learn about other species, extra-terrestrial or not. On earth, we need to assess any damage we're doing. Eventually, overpopulation will force humanity to expand from earth. I hope we can do it safely, before it's too late for us, or earth. If there is intelligent life other than on earth, we need to determine if it's friend or foe, and I would rather determine that before we head out there, if possible.
There must be other intelligent life out there, the odds support it. With all those stars, and all those planets, there must be other habitable, life supporting worlds. Some of this life should be intelligent. I hope we can recognise it. I believe that we will receive a signal, although I don't expect anything for many years yet. The benefits of such contact could be tremendous, and the dangers could be disasterous. I hope that, if they are more advanced than us, they have a prime directive kind of like in Star Trek. Otherwise, a benefit could quickly become a disaster. Imagine what would happen if all diseases were eradicated, our population would explode. It could be more insideous, what if suddenly people could use a greater capacity of their brains, how would society adjust?
Should we transmit our own signals?, we already are, through TV and Radio, although most of these are unintentional. It makes me nervous though. We're not read |
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