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| Personal background |
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Website: http://www.buffalo.edu/~sm34
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York
Location: Buffalo, New York
Age: 22
Education/Awards/Honors:
*Graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School[/b]
*Winner Gold Medal Award for Outstanding Achievement in Electronics (award given
at Brooklyn Tech for the Senior in the Electrical Engineering major with the
highest average)
*Captain, Brooklyn Tech Varsity Fencing Team 1996-1998
*Founder, University at Buffalo UNIX Users Group (http://wings.buffalo.edu/org/opensource)
Occupation: Student, Computing and Information Technology Supervisor (Bell 101 lab)
Major: Communication
Interests: Computer hardware, UNIX-like operating systems, literature, martial arts,
fencing, communication, theology.
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| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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1.Do you think extraterrestrial life exists?
9Without a doubt.
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If so, when and how will humans discover it?
9I believe that we will discover a transmission because of projects like
9seti@home.
What the possible benefits and dangers of such a discovery?
9Benefits:
9New Unity among Humanity
999New Technologies
9Dangers:
9Interplanetary War
999New Diseases
999Worldwide Panic
2.Should humans transmit a beacon for others to find?
9Yes
If so, what information should we send?
9Prime Numbers, other mathematical constants that would indicate intelligent
9life
3.Why do you run SETI@home?
9To contribute to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
What are your views about the project?
9I think it is unfortunate that the US government no longer funds the
9project but I think the setia@home project is a great way to make up for it.
Any suggestions?
9No. |
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