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| All you base belong to us. I am a network, unix, and security engineer at some small-time gubberment military place. My hobbies include computer science (with a focused interest in infosec), herpetology, skateboardin', western hemisphere history and languages, and aviation. I play the bass, guitar, laud, and the lisboa. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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SETI@home is a very important project above and beyond its scope for more than one reason. Obviously, it is important for us to know if we are not alone in the universe. We generally believe that we are not the Immaculate Conception from an intelligent life perspective as earth, and it is the subject of both ancient folklore and contemporary science fiction. Now that we are entering the 21st century, we have the technology to pursue the answer, and it is important to us in humanity to embark on a journey to that end - in fact, it is our very nature.
Secondly, distributed computing has always fascinated me. Today we find ourselves in a technological quagmire, where our personal, everyday home computer has more processing capability than we could ever possibly use effectively and efficiently. And yet, it is always a financial struggle for research projects such as SETI to acquire the computational resources that is necessary for their success. Moreover, home computers sit idle the majority of the time that they are turned on and use electricity. This is capital and operational expense that is often overlooked. It makes sense to put it towards good, unattended work in the endeavor of scientific research.
Additionally, we collect more data than we could ever possibly look at. The government, educational institutions, private enterprise, and even home users pay for storage capacity to house data that will never be analyzed or glanced at, never mind utilized and adjudicated to its full impact and value. SETI@home and BOINK are probably the best examples of bridging that gap.
I am on the Navy team because the Air Force's offer was substandard.
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