I'm an independent IT consultant living in Fredericksburg, VA USA.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
I believe extraterrestrial life can exist though I have no idea in what form. Is it more advanced than what exists on earth? I have no idea. I think that would only be determined if and when we establish and maintain outposts further out in space and are able to study other planets and galaxies in greater detail for prolonged periods of time.
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.