| Personal background |
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| I'm a college student at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. I started running Seti way back in May 1999 and have run it ever since. Only back then it was on a slow 233mhz cpu and it took forever for a result to get done. Now, only 4 years later, it takes mere hours for every result. I have a great interest in computers and technology. I am currently seeking a Computer Science degree. Computers have always facinated me from childhood on up. I started on a Apple 2e and now build my own computers. It's amazing how far technology has advanced and how it is now part of many of our everyday lives. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I think extraterrestrial life does exist because of the expanse of space. I do not know if humans will ever discover extraterrestrial life. By the time we analyze a signal from intelligent life they may have already become extinct. Benefits of a discovery of course include the collaboration of technology and information. However, our science fiction stories could also be the possible result of such a discovery and there lies the danger.
Humans should transmit information about who we are and what advances we have made. Already communications are leaving the planet through our TV and radio broadcasts but something more precise should be sent.
I run Seti@home because of the possibility of extraterrestrial life. I also run it because of the network and computing power it represents. No other collaboration as large as Seti exists to decode information. This makes Seti unique and interesting on a scientific standpoint. |
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