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I hail from a little country town called Muswellbrook in the state of New South Wales, Australia. I am a retired power station operator, now about 62. Man, I love this retirement business! You get to indulge yourself in your hobbies and interests 24/7. There's just not enough time. Too many things to do but no time to do it all.
Years ago, I owned my own small Newtonian telescope. It was pretty primitive but it revealed a heck of a lot about the skies. I have never lost that early enthusiasm for things astronomical. You could say that I'm in awe of the skies.
Anyway...
I run SETI@home to give my computers something to do overnight because I never turn them off. And also, I would be tickled pink if a coherent signal was detected.
A major hobby of mine revolves around computers. So, I have accummulated lots of bits and pieces. Having lots of spare computer parts means I have built and can use several machines on the SETI task. Currently, I have two Macs and five PCs beavering away 24/7 and I am getting my results up to around 25 per day. As a new member of The Commonwealth Team, I'm rocketing up the charts. I reckon 25 results per day is pretty good for a home network.
I think I must be a bit obsessed about SETI. What do you think? |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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If I wasn't participating in SETI@home, I'd be in something similar like massive computing on folding or disease control. Wonderful projects to be a part of.
Of course, extraterrestrial life must exist. The odds of our solar system being the only one in the infinite universe to have evolved some form of life are extremely long. There must be millions (nay billions) of systems having life of some kind. Due to the vast distances involved, mankind will probably never encounter ETL. Well, not until our technologies undergo vast development beyond that which we depend on now. If perchance SETI detects ETL signals, we will be changed forever. Our research and technological development will go ahead in leaps and bounds. But, of course, our sense of security from our aloneness will get a swift kick in the butt.
We should not transmit a beacon. It might encourage hostiles who would end our way of life. Anyway, we would not receive a reply in our lifetimes. |
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