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| Personal background |
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| I'm a 17 year old male from Bensalem, PA. Yes, I go to public school here. You may now feel sorry for me. I'm running SETI@Home on 3 computers: My home desktop G3 Power Macintosh (233 MHz, 224 MB RAM; does units in 20 hours), a Dell Dimension 4400 (1.6 GHz, 256 MB RAM, does units in 5 hours) and will soon be running it on a PowerBook 3400. My hobbies include computers, model rocketry and radio. I'm still unsure on my future after college; I'd really like to do something that tests my abilities and interest, like flying or astrophysics. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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The universe is WAY too large to support life on one minuscule planet (Earth). Therefore, I definitely believe there is such thing as extraterrestrial life. However, it will take a MASSIVE effort to sweep the entire known universe to find one signal from alien life. It may not be accomplished in this lifetime, but with the development of faster computers with vast computational power, the chances of finding are becoming greater by the day. I don't think there is much of a danger in finding intelligence, mostly because they have not found us yet. Also there is no inherent danger because if E.T. did send us a signal, it would have taken hundreds or thousands of years to reach us, so we'd have no idea what fate would have laid in store for that race in the thousand years it took for the signal to reach Earth. But I think if that "mystery signal" is someday found, we will try our best to find out more about its origin, and try to contact them as quickly as possible.
Which brings me to the next answer: Humans should definately transmit a beacon for other lifeforms to find. I suggest a mathematical approach (Fibonnaci sequence, prime numbers, etc.) transmitted at high frequency (2-4 GHz). Perhaps a digital message as well.
I run SETI@home because there is always that remote chance that I could find extraterrestrial life. To me, that could be the most exciting thing that could ever happen. I think the project is incredible: To have so many people come together for one cause; one belief: That we are not alone. Also, the opportunity to use spare processing time for a good cause is always a plus. |
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