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| Computer geek with creative leanings who likes to write, speculate, build things and communicate with people. Or . . . ? |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I think it's very likely ETs exist, but I don't believe they're downtown, impersonating Elvis or occupying the body of my great aunt. I don't believe we will find them, but that they will find us, and the SETI project increases the odds--however small--of that happening.
Risks? Sure. We might find out the world is round again.
I run SETI@home because we humans keep proving again and again that it's much better to cooperate than not, and if my humble little PC can perform these mindbending calculations while I'm balancing my checkbook and writing inane e-mails, and my datasets are heaped in with millions of others for a common goal that can't really hurt anyone, why not? It's free, painless, and it creates a community of sorts. When was the last time somebody did something for the common good that didn't require sacrifice and hard work or other forms of martyrdom? I say go for it as long as your funding holds out. I'll keep feeding you data hunks in the meantime. |
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