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| Personal background |
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I'm currently a LAN administrator for WESH-TV, the NBC affiliate in Orlando, Florida. Prior to 2000, I worked for KNPB-TV, the PBS affiliate in Reno, Nevada, as the computer services manager, webmaster, quiz show producer, and SETI@home advocate.
Interests:
Educating my two daughters is my primary focus. My wife Debbi and I enjoy taking the girls for weekend outings. I also take time to dabble in digital photography (am looking for good image cataloging software which will recognizes and retains EXIF metadata, as well as allow for the editing of author, comment and title fields).
SETI@home computers:
10 (or so) Pentium 300Mhz systems and a 700Mhz Athlon system. Currently investigating resurrecting older computers to run SETI@home on Linux. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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Why do I run SETI@home?
Early in 1999 I saw a "Good Morning America" report by ABC science correspondent Michael Guillen. Michael's understandable enthusiasm for the project was infectious. Being the IT director for an organization with staff workstations which stayed on all night unused for backup purposes, I recognized the potential to reclaim many hours of wasted computing potential for a great cause.
Views about the SETI@home project:
SETI@home is compelling on different levels. Primarily, it is the science aspect. When, someday, existence of extraterrestrial life is discovered, it will mark the beginning of one of the most important chapters in human history. There is also the fascination with the experiment in distributed computing on a massive scale. And finally, admittedly, is the lure of being part of something bigger than myself.
Thoughts about extraterrestrial intelligence:
I believe extraterrestrial life is a certainty, and I have high hopes for the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial intelligence. The big question: are they making themselves known in a manner in which we can detect, and are we listening for them at an opportune time? The task will be difficult and time consuming, but as the importance of the potential discovery cannot be overstated, it is incumbent upon us to press on with a methodical and deliberate search.
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