Comment Re:Now THIS (SETI) is a waste of CPU cycles.. (Score 1) 172
Well, it seems that you don't think it's all worth
it. As to your first point, the amount of
electricity used to power this is minimal, as many
of the boxes running this task are operational
100% of the time anyway.
Second, the statistical chance is not 'absurd' at
all. I have watched the evolution of electronics
professionally for 30 years. If you told anyone
back then that we would have virtually instant
internetworking, you would have been told the odds
of that happening were 'absurd'. I admit the
chance is relatively small of finding an
intelligent lifeform with a limited search such as
this, but the chance exists.
As to point #2.
I don't think the researchers are relying on
a divine intervention for this.. apart from not believing in such things in the course of
scientific study, your argument has no merit.
Point #3.
Electromagnetics are unavoidable for many of the
things we do - you might be surprised just where
they show up - and the researchers believe there
is a fair chance that any race advanced enough to
have an advanced society would at least have found
out the physics of electromagnetics.
Perhaps you prefer RC5 ... great. Run it
Disclaimer : I am not part of the SETI@home research team, although I run it on a number
of clients
it. As to your first point, the amount of
electricity used to power this is minimal, as many
of the boxes running this task are operational
100% of the time anyway.
Second, the statistical chance is not 'absurd' at
all. I have watched the evolution of electronics
professionally for 30 years. If you told anyone
back then that we would have virtually instant
internetworking, you would have been told the odds
of that happening were 'absurd'. I admit the
chance is relatively small of finding an
intelligent lifeform with a limited search such as
this, but the chance exists.
As to point #2.
I don't think the researchers are relying on
a divine intervention for this.. apart from not believing in such things in the course of
scientific study, your argument has no merit.
Point #3.
Electromagnetics are unavoidable for many of the
things we do - you might be surprised just where
they show up - and the researchers believe there
is a fair chance that any race advanced enough to
have an advanced society would at least have found
out the physics of electromagnetics.
Perhaps you prefer RC5
Disclaimer : I am not part of the SETI@home research team, although I run it on a number
of clients
