I suggest that SETI attempt to pitch the research grant divison of Hadden Industries. It is my understanding that S. R. Hadden is interested in this type of thing.
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#12Okay now only $1,933 after my donation. :) The Sooner we can get of this planet the better.
This does virtually nothing to get us off the planet. Yes, I can construct a lengthy chain of events whereby a discovery that wouldn't have happened without this donation encourages us to further our space program, but just mailing money to Burt Rutan is more likely to have a direct result.
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#13Has SETI actually found anything scientifically useful?
(This is an honest question.)
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#14Funding successful!
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#15Okay now only $1,933 after my donation. :) The Sooner we can get of this planet the better.
This does virtually nothing to get us off the planet. Yes, I can construct a lengthy chain of events whereby a discovery that wouldn't have happened without this donation encourages us to further our space program, but just mailing money to Burt Rutan is more likely to have a direct result.
I am in awe of you ability to construct a lengthy chain of events whereby this is possible. You must know computers and stuff,
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#16Funding successful!
That didn't take too long :)
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#17Do they accept bitcoin?
Can you buy anything with bitcoins other than drugs right now? edit: I know someone will roll their eyes at this comment and proceed to defend bitcoin, but seriously - what can SETI buy with bitcoins that's useful to them? And "anything people are willing to sell, man, it's just a currency!" is a trivial answer.
Yes you can buy really bad porn
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#18how much longer will they operate after this fundraising drive? for eg. are they just going to have to ask for donations every year from now?
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#19Do they accept bitcoin?
Can you buy anything with bitcoins other than drugs right now? edit: I know someone will roll their eyes at this comment and proceed to defend bitcoin, but seriously - what can SETI buy with bitcoins that's useful to them? And "anything people are willing to sell, man, it's just a currency!" is a trivial answer.
Beef jerky and nerdy T-shirts
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#20Has SETI actually found anything scientifically useful? (This is an honest question.)
SETI@Home did some meta-useful work pioneering crowdsourcing of scientific-computing resources (later used by Folding@Home and others). No idea about the actual results of the data collection/analysis, though. Obviously they haven't succeeded in the headline goal of finding extraterrestrial intelligence, but I would be surprised if they haven't found something interesting about analyzing vast quantities of signals (and anomalies in those signals) along the way.
Plus, I'm inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt because they're asking for an amount of money ($200k) that, by the standards of scientific research grants, is extremely small, so it's not taking a huge risk.