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| Personal background |
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| I am a 39-year-old man married for the second time with three sons. I retired from the Army where I served as a Combat Medic, for six years and the rest of the time as a Satellite Communications Systems Repair Technician. I served in operations in Central America, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and in Somalia and Kenya as well as in NATO Headquarters in the Netherlands. When I retired, I went to work for Micron Technology Inc. as an electronic technician and later moved into the training department. I now supervise a team responsible for the development and implementation of training programs for company electronic technicians. I have worked as an adjunct instructor for the local state college in the field of electronics. I have numerous interests, but foremost it would have to be my family. I am a big advocate of men's rights as I feel that the white man today is the most discriminated against group in the country. I know this is not a popular opinion to hold, but I also believe honesty is not a virtue, but a requirement. I tend to be a more serious person who thinks logically rather than emotionally. This being said, the SETI@Home project appeals to me immensely. I am honored to be able to take part in it. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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| I am excited to participate in the SETI@Home project. The concept of combining the computing power of millions of computers worldwide is an innovative and logical idea. As I have always been a believer in the idea that we are not alone in the universe, I consider it a privilege to participate in the search for Friends of the Galaxy. It would be a dream come true to participate in the finding of evidence of galactic partners. I am looking at the possible topics I cold discuss in this forum and feel compelled to answer them. The answer to the first would be "Of course I believe extraterrestrial life exists." As to when and how we will discover it, I let the future hold those answers close until she is ready to share them. The imagination is the only limit to the possible benefits and dangers of such a discovery. As to the question of should we transmit a beacon for others to find, I feel we already are. We have been transmitting radio and television signals for almost 100 years now. I'm not sure how effective a more directed or strengthened signal would be. As far as what information to send them, a general greeting and message stating our desire to communicate with them. Finally, I run SETI@Home out of hope. Hope of a bright and exciting future in the pursuit of expanding our knowledge of not only the galaxy, but of our own planet and existence. To communicate with an extraterrestrial lifeform would force mankind to reevaluate the reasons behind much of the things we do. Wars amongst ourselves would seem petty and ridiculous in light of our existence in a larger galactic family. I do this for hope. |
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