Do I think extraterrestrial life exists? Yes. And when we find them, I want them to know that professional wrestling is REAL! IT'S REAL, I TELL YOU! THERE IS NOTHING FAKE ABOUT IT!
Should humans transmit a bacon for others to find? Sure. I mean, aliens probably like bacon as much as I do. Better make sure to transmit some scrambled eggs and some orange juice as well. Good breakfast. Waffles are good too. With syrup.
Why do I run SETI@home? I like the colors and the way my processor gets all hot because its doing something other than scrolling a browser window.
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.