Profile: daav

Personal background
I was originally born and raised in Detroit, MI., approx. 2 years, (before), the Attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th, 1941. So TV was not on my family's agenda until approx 1948, (we were the 1st one's on the block to have one). My sister, (4 years older), and I, basically listened to Radio Programs..., Mysteries, and all the 'Scary' stuff and some 'Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon', (Sci Fi), among others, etc.

As I spent 'all' my Teen years in the 1950's, I had a chance to see the 'Original' H.G.Wells, made movie: 'The War of the Worlds', in '53, and others later, (i.e. 'The Time Machine', 'Destination Moon', 'When Worlds Collide' and the Original '51, 'The Day the Earth stood still' and the Original '51, 'The Thing'). '55' years ago, those radio programs and Sci Fi Movies were really believable and..., 'scary'! Not just to me, but to all us, (neighborhood), kids. Even in those early 50's, before 'Sputnik', and our race to the Moon w/Russia, we kids always believed in space travel and other 'Beings' from afar, (i.e. some kind of Space Travelers, anyway).

I am retired now, and (believe it or not), my mind hasn't changed regarding other life forms out in the 'vast endlessness' of space. The 'Sci Fi Channel, on Cable', is still one my favorite's of all the 125 Channels. On the newer movies scene..., "Contact", w/Jodie Foster, gave me a re-newal of thought, regarding, "Out There...!" PS. My 'Sis' took that picture of me in 1950-51. I really don't have any decent/recent Pix of myself. As you can tell..., it represented the 'era', (i.e. Boxing on the (2) TV Channels, back then, sponsered by "Gillette Blue Blades", *razor blades*). Check-out those Levi's and 'Blue Suede Shoes', even before "Elvis" ...lol.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
I have run SETI@Home, since it started 'online', (May, 1999). The 'Message Boards' Camaraderie, has a special type of 'invisible glue', that seem to hold the Members together, (Oh, we have our disagreements and arguments, but mostly try to help-out our 'Newbie' Guys and Gals, where and when we can). Our new 'BOINC' Client is almost ready for 'Prime-Time', and we shall see what the newer type 'Science' will hold for us all! =)

I believe that there are 'other forms of life' out there, (Microbes and Equivilent, Commonly throughtout the Universe), but 'Complex Life Form Types'..., that's a 'Good Question!?' Hopefully, within the next 'Decade, to a Millenium'..., SETI, or Others might find/see some sort of 'Higher Form'. I happen to believe in a 'Power, Higher than Myself', and I really don't see any 'Conflict', in 'My Higher Power' creating that 'Big Bang', for purposes yet 'un-revealed'! And, if 'that' be the case..., the question would then be: 'WHY are we so Far-a-part from each other?' In that observation alone, could be a truth in the reasons that we have yet, to be able to 'Walk down the street, with a 'Gray', (or what ever color you want to call an ETI).

We, as a 'World People' tend to be so 'Clan-ish', and stay within our own. And, 'that' separateness of ourselves from each other, could possibly fend off any ET visitors. That short movie, or Documentary, (whether Real or Fake), of a "Gray" being 'Dissected', and perhaps even seen by a 'ETI Visitor', would tend to leave the visitor ready to 'Book' this Earth, A.S.A.P., and not ever return, (as He/She/It, might take this as a sign, that 'this' being how we treat 'Outsiders', and maybe even thinking that we are still some sort of lowly type of Intelligent Creatures).

Man..., has always liked to take things apart, (even as kids), to see what makes them tick! This 'Gene' trait, just might make us 'OFF LIMITS' to anyone who would even chance to visit us from afar! Just some of my views...
-daav- ";^)>

Year: 1842..., C.J. Doppler---theory that relative speed can be found from frequency of transmitted wave signals.
Year: 1926..., E. Hubble---estimate of mass density of the Universe, (based on optically visible galaxies).
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