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Message 1927299 - Posted: 30 Mar 2018, 12:08:54 UTC
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Chris,

You broke a lot of hearts when you announced your departure from the boards. We all enjoyed your cogent posts.

I too have the same sentiments as you. I don't feel that the work units that appear to have a narrow-band content (if any) are being examined for any type of message; and that we are just engaging in typical University research involving polishing turds.
I also can't abide the notion of the co-existence of the SETI institute at the same University.

lately I have started up crunching again after a hiatus of a few months while we were downsizing our house. The application, when running on my MAC, prevents my printer from printing and my EXCEL spreadsheets from loading. Also, it starts up on its own after I have suspended it. I am going to expunge the application; but, I still like to have a dialogue with the cogent members of the forums. Therefore, I will reload it when I run out of RAC so that I can still post to the forums (Fora ?).

How do others feel about understanding what we are doing here and how we are doing it?

I console myself with the thought that: for one chance in a billion in Proxima Centauri's neighborhood, there just may be a civilization that has turned on their first TV transmitter or that they have spotted the Earth and are beaming a "we are here" message at our vicinity.

I also like to think and believe the unlikely possibility that we have captured such a message; but are not looking inside the recorded data for intelligent content.

Perhaps my alter-ego can express my sentiments better than I.



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Message 1927304 - Posted: 30 Mar 2018, 13:05:03 UTC - in response to Message 1927299.  

How do others feel about understanding what we are doing here and how we are doing it?


Personally I get the feeling were all " mushrooms " here but that's only my view on the whole thing , wont explain any further coz it will just get " hidden " by the powers that are
Life is what you make of it :-)

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Message 1927306 - Posted: 30 Mar 2018, 13:36:35 UTC

I feel that I am contributing to one of mankind's most compelling searches. And trying to find the answer to our eternal question...."Are we alone?".
I personally find it hard to believe that we are.
"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

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Message 1927309 - Posted: 30 Mar 2018, 13:43:41 UTC

I think I'll let the scientists do the science, I will supply as much grunt as I can and the arm-chair experts can do what ever they want.
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Message 1927315 - Posted: 30 Mar 2018, 13:52:40 UTC - in response to Message 1927309.  

I think I'll let the scientists do the science, I will supply as much grunt as I can and the arm-chair experts can do what ever they want.

Very sensible.

Of course the scientists wrote but people didn't read that the project was going to need to run on the order of 100 years. They also didn't read that it was to find an ET who is intentionally trying to draw attention to themselves.
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Message 1927334 - Posted: 30 Mar 2018, 15:46:29 UTC

For me Monday sums it up just right.
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Message 1927336 - Posted: 30 Mar 2018, 15:59:23 UTC - in response to Message 1927334.  

For me Monday sums it up just right.


Yep, me too.


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Message 1927356 - Posted: 30 Mar 2018, 18:48:21 UTC

NEWs>NEWs from this Project> 21 Days Ago.

100 Years?

NEWs>NEWs from this Project> 100 Years Ago

I think I'll let the scientists do the science,.....


Scientists are Accepting; Depositing; Spending dA MONIEs They RECIEVE for Doing.....

Yeah.

We'll Let dA SCIENTISTs do dA ........

Keep DONATING.....

The Scientists will Keep........

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Message 1927358 - Posted: 30 Mar 2018, 18:54:48 UTC - in response to Message 1927356.  

Oh
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Message 1927381 - Posted: 30 Mar 2018, 21:41:28 UTC

A plus for Monday and a yawn for Dull.

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Message 1927773 - Posted: 2 Apr 2018, 0:06:38 UTC

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Message 1927774 - Posted: 2 Apr 2018, 0:13:11 UTC - in response to Message 1927773.  

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Message 1927864 - Posted: 3 Apr 2018, 0:48:03 UTC - in response to Message 1927774.  

We are talking about Chris S and his thread that is now closed.

Who knows where the best of us goes.

I never believed in finding aliens in that magical, obscure, cultural way we tend to see them.

I do belive in aspiring though (even if it is insane to do so.)........

Where ever you go Chris S always know you are part of us :)

Personally I prefer you to be here as the place just isn't the same without you around.


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Message 1927865 - Posted: 3 Apr 2018, 0:50:05 UTC - in response to Message 1927864.  

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Message 1928200 - Posted: 5 Apr 2018, 21:54:28 UTC - in response to Message 1927864.  

Me too. His encouragement to Mark (aka Kittyman), during some very dark times, showed a side to Chris that very few even thought existed. Personally, I always found Chris to always be very helpful and polite, as I have, with Mark.
Don't take life too seriously, as you'll never come out of it alive!
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Message 1928212 - Posted: 5 Apr 2018, 22:44:30 UTC

If one creates a rod for one's back, it may end up getting used.
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