OT: SETI Needs your help!!!!!

JWarren · 07-05-2008, 06:18 AM

Hi everyone,

For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by the unknown. I have a massive, habitual need for knowledge, to the extent it has made me ill from staying awake days at a time, reading about whatever subject my mind has stumbled upon.

Years ago, I stumbled across a web site called S.E.T.I. (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence). I immediately signed on board to assist in their data translation service that happens on your computer. They give you some software to run on your computer and you crunch data packets for them.

The Fed's are trying to cut their throat and kill funding to SETI. There are many reasons why the shouldn't. Only Arecibo’s planetary radar can image and determine exact trajectories of potentially threatening asteroids. This makes Arecibo the best tool for investigating Near Earth Objects and warning the world about possible asteroid threats.

As the largest radio telescope in the world, the Arecibo Observatory is an important asset to America’s scientific and technological communities. No other radio telescope comes close to the sensitivity that the Arecibo telescope has and there won't be another one that could surpass Arecibo, till the year 2020.

As most of us on this web site are searching for knowledge about our salt water hobby, the possibility of someone here, actually figuring out how to save the world's reef's is not as far fetched as you may think and the possibility this may happen is magnified by the massive participant growth the hobby has seen, just over the past 20 years.

It would be great for our inner space here on earth if someone did find a cure for our worlds reef's and I believe it would be great if we found someone out there in outer space that could help us cure things like cancer, but we will never find them, unless we search.

Please help by sending a computer generated letter to your congressman asking that they not pull the plug on this important research project.

To send a letter to your congressman click here.

SETI's home page:

SETI@home

Thanks for any support you give and thanks for reading and checking it out!

BarbMazz · 07-05-2008, 01:22 PM

I've had four computers working on the SETI project since the late 90's!

John, you sound like me... I get fixated on things and my mind can't let them go!

I'm wondering why I haven't heard of this funding cut! Probably because I'm paying most of my attention to reefing... I will send off a letter to my congressman today for sure.

My thoughts are the same as yours; inner space and outer space offer wealth's of information and that is exactly what our money should be spent on. I could get way political here but I'll resist the urge.

Rock on SETI!

lcstorc · 07-05-2008, 01:46 PM

I'll have to get Frank to send this around at work. I would certainly think there would be a positive attitude at the Space Center.

JWarren · 07-05-2008, 02:26 PM

Thanks for helping out Barb!

Lynn thanks and tell Frank thank you as well!

rlcline76 · 07-05-2008, 05:47 PM

Ah, I have a SETI shirt. Every time I hear "SETI" I think Contact.

JWarren · 07-05-2008, 09:27 PM

Make contact with your congressman then Becky!

rlcline76 · 07-05-2008, 11:42 PM

I don't know. One of them is on the "trail" and we are spatting anyway...the other one...I haven't figured out what he does yet.

07-05-2008, 06:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	OT: SETI Needs your help!!!!! Hi everyone, For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by the unknown. I have a massive, habitual need for knowledge, to the extent it has made me ill from staying awake days at a time, reading about whatever subject my mind has stumbled upon. Years ago, I stumbled across a web site called S.E.T.I. (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence). I immediately signed on board to assist in their data translation service that happens on your computer. They give you some software to run on your computer and you crunch data packets for them. The Fed's are trying to cut their throat and kill funding to SETI. There are many reasons why the shouldn't. Only Arecibo’s planetary radar can image and determine exact trajectories of potentially threatening asteroids. This makes Arecibo the best tool for investigating Near Earth Objects and warning the world about possible asteroid threats. As the largest radio telescope in the world, the Arecibo Observatory is an important asset to America’s scientific and technological communities. No other radio telescope comes close to the sensitivity that the Arecibo telescope has and there won't be another one that could surpass Arecibo, till the year 2020. As most of us on this web site are searching for knowledge about our salt water hobby, the possibility of someone here, actually figuring out how to save the world's reef's is not as far fetched as you may think and the possibility this may happen is magnified by the massive participant growth the hobby has seen, just over the past 20 years. It would be great for our inner space here on earth if someone did find a cure for our worlds reef's and I believe it would be great if we found someone out there in outer space that could help us cure things like cancer, but we will never find them, unless we search. Please help by sending a computer generated letter to your congressman asking that they not pull the plug on this important research project. To send a letter to your congressman click here. SETI's home page: SETI@home Thanks for any support you give and thanks for reading and checking it out! __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

07-05-2008, 01:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
BarbMazz Madame Klanganator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 3,357 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: SETI Needs your help!!!!! I've had four computers working on the SETI project since the late 90's! John, you sound like me... I get fixated on things and my mind can't let them go! I'm wondering why I haven't heard of this funding cut! Probably because I'm paying most of my attention to reefing... I will send off a letter to my congressman today for sure. My thoughts are the same as yours; inner space and outer space offer wealth's of information and that is exactly what our money should be spent on. I could get way political here but I'll resist the urge. Rock on SETI! __________________ A Snail's Pace Beginning: an old lady's first reef http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...tml#post366161 ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~

07-05-2008, 01:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,727 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: SETI Needs your help!!!!! I'll have to get Frank to send this around at work. I would certainly think there would be a positive attitude at the Space Center. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

07-05-2008, 02:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: SETI Needs your help!!!!! Thanks for helping out Barb! Lynn thanks and tell Frank thank you as well! __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

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rlcline76 Manta Ray Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,365 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: SETI Needs your help!!!!! Ah, I have a SETI shirt. Every time I hear "SETI" I think Contact.

07-05-2008, 09:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: SETI Needs your help!!!!! Make contact with your congressman then Becky! __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

07-05-2008, 11:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
rlcline76 Manta Ray Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,365 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: SETI Needs your help!!!!! I don't know. One of them is on the "trail" and we are spatting anyway...the other one...I haven't figured out what he does yet.

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