I have been involved with the SETI@HOME program for about 5 years. I am 50 years old and work as a data base administrator.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
I am very interested in the search for extraterrestrial intellegence as I believe we are not alone. I believe this is vital for humanity to find our place in the cosmos and this project is a step in that direction
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.