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| Personal background |
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What shall I tell you about me?
Here is some "physical" stuff: I'm 26, working as an IT professional in a german company doing software development for a group of banks. My job is to do user support on one hand, but to do some programming and system administration on the other. I was drawn to this job, starting as a computer freak back in the 80th with the good old C64. Later I came across the "Acorn Archimedes", a really great computer. Until I stumbled across Linux (and therefore switched to a PC) I used the Archimedes' successor: The RiscPC. Linux then changed my whole life, changing me into a system administrator. I like all kinds of weirds Operating Systems, such as GNU/hurd for example, but my main machine at home is a Mac now. I'm using GNU/Debian Linux/PPC, but I'm looking forward to install Mac OS X. :-)
In my sparetime I like exploring new/strange Operating Systems, just like GNU/Hurd, AltOS etc. Or I try to install Linux on a non-mainstream platform (M68K for example ;-)
I regret that I sold my good ol' RiscPC, so if there is anybody out there willing to sell one, send me a mail please. :-)
Sticking to hobbies, I can list stuff like Science Fiction, Fantasy (mostly reading, but enjoy playing Role Playing Games, too). I'm a member of a Celtic Re-Enactment group. This means that I like acting like a Celt in former times, around 450BC. There is currently no english version of our homepage available, but feel free to take a look at http://www.keltenclan.de
I feel irritated of the way society in general acts today: There is so much arrogance and hate, towards other people, but to nature, too. If you wonder: Yes, I'm a Goth.
For everything else (or longer discussing about stuff mentioned above) feel invited to drop me a mail. :-) |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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*lol*
Nice questions. Of course I belief that extraterrestrial life exists, that's why I'm registrated SETI@home user. ;-)
There are far to many stars out there: There are millions of stars in our galaxay, let alone others. Additionally G2 stars are some of the most common for example in the milky way. And if I'm not mistaken it's even mentioned in the Bible somewhere that God created thousends of different worlds. It's just mens arrogance to think that the human is race is alone in this universe.
I'm not sure what will happen when we finally discover that we are not alone: I for myself would be happy, but this is possibly because I know (and feel somehow) how big this universe really is - looking at the stars makes me feel really small. Other might - and definetly will - call out for countries to extend weapon research.
We sent some beacons before, if I'm not entirely mistaken there are to probes out there carrying a message from earth: One of the Voyagers sent by NASA. There was a signal sent out, too.
I run SETI@home because I'm excited about it, and of course I hope that we will find a real signal. Being a hobbiest astronomer for a long time now, I followed the SETI project as much as I could, having read the first anouncements, the drafts of the hardware to be built especially for the project (I was astonished as I read that a team was developing a special CPU!). The later downfall as US government stopped the flow of money, the search for private investigators and so on. Finally the idea of creating a "Cluster"...
It's a good feeling to be part of SETI@home: Ever SETI@home-user for him/herself plays a very small part, but together it's a force! So, if the WU we are all seeking for will be processed one day, every SETI@home-user can be sure that he/she contributed to this project and that this result wouldn't have been made otherwise.
So every member of the SETI-Team has done a great job, thanks guys! And keep on going! |
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