| Personal background |
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I'm an early fourties, happily married with kids and dogs, kind of guy. I live in the US, Wisconsin, where I grew up. I got into Seti the winter of 2000 as a way to use spare CPU cycles. My major motivation is to see how many units I can get done(my mildly competitive nature). Its fun to lookup how far I have gotten in the list. If something actually gets found, bonus!
My major hobby is sailing, hence the user name of Sailboy. I shamed my brother (Fishboy, can you tell his hobby?) into joining the group "The Grouse Guys" (we hunt Grouse in the fall).
When I'm not traveling for work(I'm a Sales Engineer for Avaya), or at home with the wife and kids, I'm on Lake Michigan (with the family) sailing my 25ft Seaward during the summer, and dreaming about sailing in the winter. If you're ever on the "big pond", look for the Gypsy Wind. Chances are I'll be there... |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I don't have a real strong opinion on whether life exists elsewhere. My ego however isn't so big to think that we are the only ones here. My thoughts on contact are more of a wait and see nature. While I'm not paranoid(remember, the world really is out to get you,) I think that its important for us to be prepared for what may/might happen, good, bad, or otherwise...
What I find interesting about the project, is the fact that all that idle computing power is being harnessed. I'm morally torn recently. I heard about this project first, but now understand there is a similar project being done for cancer research. I guess for now I'll stick with the first come, first served approach.
Happy data crunching! |
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