From: Ray Dickenson <r.dickenson.nul>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:33:30 -0000
Archived: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:48:41 -0500
Subject: Re: No Alien Signals Detected In Kepler SETI Search


>From: Albert Baier <albertgbaier.nul>
>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <post.nul>
>Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:21:11 -0600
>Subject: Re: No Alien Signals Detected In Kepler SETI Search

>>From: John Harney <magonia.nul>
>>To: <post.nul>
>>Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:28:02 -0000
>>Subject: Re: No Alien Signals Detected In Kepler SETI Search

><snip>

>>>Source: Discovery.Com

>>>http://tinyurl.com/bb8hekq

>>>Feb 7, 2013 03:10

>>>No Alien Signals Detected In Kepler SETI Search

><snip>

>John, Eleanor, Stan, etc.

>As I pointed out in this List several times. SETI is a
>self-perpetuating bureaucracy. SETI is tasked with searching for
>alien radio signals. That's a mission statement with zero
>accountability. It provides cushy jobs, easy work, and great pay
>(Any of you pull in >$140,000/year + 401K? Thought so.) Most of
>SETIs funding is government contracts. You can bet the Gov't has
>(long ago) provided rules for what can and can't be publicized.

>I know folks who would do almost anything for a gig like that.
>It's like printing money. I can't speak to the government
>contracts, and neither can anyone else, but one can speculate
>that they involve receiving and analyzing radio frequencies.

>So please, let's not take SETI so seriously. It's embarrassing.

Right Albert, fully agree. Some time ago expressed a hard-line
opinion: a) that SETI is really looking for nearby 'primitives'
- pretty much like us; b) that SETI is really a covert,
deniable, government agency. Maybe see:

http://www.ufoupdateslist.com/2008/may/m01-002.shtml

And, when pressed by Stuart, gave some technical reasons for
part of that opinion. Maybe see:

http://www.ufoupdateslist.com/2008/may/m05-002.shtml


Cheers

Ray D



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