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MY NAME IS DANNY K. BLEVINS. I LIVE WITH MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN IN THE
EASTERN KENTUCKY (USA) TOWN OF VAN LEAR. VAN LEAR IS A FORMER COAL MINING
TOWN BEST KNOWN FOR ITS CONNECTIONS TO TWO COUNTRY RECORDING ARTISTS, LORETTA LYNN AND CRYSTAL GAYLE.
MY OCCUPATION IS THAT OF AN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE TEACHER. I WORK AT HIGHLAND
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN STAFFORDSVILLE, KENTUCKY ( JOHNSON COUNTY SCHOOLS ).
I GRADUATED FROM JOHNSON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN PAINTSVILLE, KENTUCKY IN 1979.
I HAVE A TECHNICAL DIPLOMA IN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYO STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN PAINTSVILLE, KENTUCKY. I HAVE TWO ASSOCIATE DEGREES FROM
PRESTONSBURG COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND AN AB IN SCOCIAL SCIENCE FROM MOREHEAD STATE
UNIVERSITY. I HAVE ALSO COMPLETED A KENTUCKY 5th YEAR CERTIFICATE AND TWO
MIDDLE SCHOOL ENDORSEMENTS. I HAVE A LIFETIME RADIOTELEPHONE OPERATORS LICENSE
WITH RADAR ENDORSEMENT.
MY HOBBIES INCLUDE: READING, AMATURE ASTRONOMY AND LOCAL HISTORY. I ENJOY READING BIOGRAPHIES AND ASTROPHYSICS. I DO ASTRONOMY WITH A FRIEND, MIKE BURCHETT. MIKE AND I DO SEVERAL STAR PARTIES AND PORTABLE PLANETARIUM SHOWS
EACH YEAR. I ALSO HELP TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF MY COMMUNITY BY BEING THE
PRESIDENT OF THE VAN LEAR, KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. THE SOCIETY OPERATES THE COAL MINERS' MUSEUM OF VAN LEAR.
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| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I THINK THE JURY IS STILL OUT ON THE POSSIBLE EXISTANCE OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL
LIFE. WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE FACTS AND UNTIL WE DO...WHO'S TO SAY? OUR BEST
GUESSES, SUCH AS THE "DRAKE EQUATION", MAY CARRY NO WEIGHT WHEN ALL THE FACTS
ARE IN; ESPECIALLY SO, IF WE ARE TRULY ALONE.
IF INDEED ET's DO EXIST, THEN IT COULD BE A BLESSING OR A CURSE. A PEACEFUL
SPECIES OF ET WITH TECHNOLOGY VASTLY BEYOND OUR OWN COULD RAIN UPON US A
FLOOD OF KNOWLEDGE. ON THE OTHER HAND, A WARLIKE HOARD OF CREATURES OR ROBOTS
COULD SEE US AS A SOURCE OF FOOD, FORCED LABORERS, SPORTING GAME OR WHATEVER.
WE HAVE SENT A STEADY STREAM OF BEACONS FROM OUR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR SEVERAL DECADES. I THINK IT WOULD MATTER VERY LITTLE, IF WE ADDED
ONE MORE SIGNAL TO THE SIGNALS ALREADY GOING OUT.
I RUN SETI AT HOME,BECAUSE I THINK IT IS A VALUABLE STEP IN ANSWERING THE
QUESTION ON ET'S EXISTANCE. IF A SIGNAL IS THERE, THEN WE WILL NEVER KNOW
UNLESS WE SORT OUT THE SIGNALS AND EXAMINE THE DATA. |
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