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| Personal background |
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Like so many other SETI@Home enthusiasts, I'm a software engineer by trade. I maintain a network of computers at home, all of which (except the web/ftp server) run the v.3 of the SETI@Home client.
I began running SETI@Home in 1999 (though it seems like longer ago). At times my access to computers (that had a 'net connection) was limited, so I haven't completed quite as many units as I might have been able to.
Beyond my obsession with computers, I backpack, rock climb, ski and snowboard, SCUBA dive, roller blade, play paintball, read, write, do some photography... the list goes on and on!
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| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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Since I first heard of SETI@Home, I have been an avid enthusiast and have actively recruited my friends and coworkers to run it too.
My view of whether or not extraterrestrial life exists goes beyond belief; I see it as a statistical fact. Yes, the odds of life occurring are slim. The odds of intelligent advanced life occurring are even slimmer. However, compare those odds to the amount of matter in the universe, the number of star systems that exist and have ever previously existed in the whole universe. The odds are for not just one or two or three intelligent species, but rather a myriad of species from all over the place. Thus I run the SETI@Home client in the hopes that we will find some sign(s) of their existence.
Additionally, I believe we should broadcast our own message containing the basics about our world and our people and how to contact us. If we are looking for signs, then surely many of those other species are, too. Someone has to make the first move to establish contact.
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