I'm a computer programmer that loves distributed computing, as I have an addictive hobby called "raytracing".
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
It's just a matter of time before we make contact. I believe faster than light speed travel is possible. The current sum of humankind's knowledge is some finite number. If we divide that number by the infinite amount of knowledge left to be learned about the universe, we arrive at a big 0% understanding of the universe at large.
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.