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| Personal background |
25 year old Window/Order Processor at Advantage WIndows and Conservatories, Poynton. I'm presently responsible for batching work for the three factories and comunicating order details and glass sizes with our customers when required.
I'm at present operating one PC with the NEW BOINC based version of SETI@Home:
Centralcore: (Online - 24/7 I wish!!!)
AMD 4800+ Athlon x2 Dual Core (2.4GHz per core)
2.0GB DDR400 RAM
Approximately 2-4 hours per work unit(1-2 when lucky :o) )...
Times to be confirmed...
This PC operates the NEW Windows Vista x64 operating system (Although sometimes a little unstable). And as already discussed, the NEW BOINC based version of SETI@Home...
I will remain on the UMIST group for as long as possible. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
Q1) Why do you run SETI@home?
A1) SETI@home is a group or community effort and so to be part of the community greatens the effort and the rate at which results are found.
I run SETI@home to assist in that greater team effort, for instance the old saying "many hands make light work".
Q2) What are your views about the project?
A2) I think this is a worthwhile cause and should be given greater attention for the possible results that could be found. A faster processing method could be developed so that more work could be processed more quickly, hence find results faster.
Q3) Any suggestions?
A3) Undertake another publicity drive such as that produced in tomorrows world near the beginning of the project. Such a drive gains great support from individuals and businesses alike.
Q4) Do you think extraterrestrial life exists? If so, when and how will humans discover it? What are the possible benefits and dangers of such a discovery?
A4) Yes, I do think that extraterrestrial life does exist.
It seems an awful waste for us to be the only living things here. Personally I'm not sure when we'll discover it/them, judging by the current state of affairs I doubt we'll be alive to discover it/them.
There are plenty of benifits in discovering a peaceful race, such as comunication and development of technology. Although there are also plenty of problems associated with discovering a hostile one, such as war and death.
Q5) Should humans transmit a beacon for others to find? If so, what information should we send?
A5) Personally I think we should transmit a simple signal, not too complicated as a sort of homing beacon to attract attention.
Very little data should be contained in this transmission as the ability to transmit demonstrates intelligence alone. |
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