I am an IT manager in Hewlett-Packard living in colorado. I am 51. I have been interested in astronomy since I was 12.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
I believe this project is one of the most interesting ways of participating in professional astronomy. The project is the first of its kind to involve the general community, and as an IT professional I applaud this type of effort.
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.