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Paul Allen gives $13.5 million to search for space aliens
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Posted on 03/21/2004 7:50:40 AM PST by chance33_98
Paul Allen gives $13.5 million to search for space aliens
SEATTLE - Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is giving $13.5 million to research that includes looking for intelligent life in outer space. The contribution announced yesterday brings his total donations to the project to $25 million.
It is going for construction of the Allen Telescope Array at a lava bed about 25 miles north of Lassen Peak in northern California.
Besides the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, the radio astronomy project is directed at examining quasars, cosmic explosions and the birth of stars for clues to the origin of the universe.
Radio astronomy involves scrutiny of radio frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum rather than the visual light portion.
Project organizers hope to build 350 small radio-frequency dishes linked by computer over the next decade.
TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: aliens; msn; paulallen; seti; ufo
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To: chance33_98
Cool. May be the Dems are looking for a new voter block.
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posted on
03/21/2004 7:51:28 AM PST
by
nwrep
To: nwrep
Cool. May be the Dems are looking for a new voter block.They could be expanding the search for Kerry's vice president.
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posted on
03/21/2004 7:53:59 AM PST
by
CROSSHIGHWAYMAN
(I don't believe anything a Democrat says. Bill Clinton set the standard!)
To: All
How long before aliens on Alpha Centauri find out their windows-based PCs have been hijacked to spam each other with gay porn?
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posted on
03/21/2004 7:55:41 AM PST
by
Belisaurius
("Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, Ted" - Joseph Kennedy 1958)
To: CROSSHIGHWAYMAN
Or searching for more of his "roots''?
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posted on
03/21/2004 7:56:02 AM PST
by
nuconvert
("America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins." ( President Bush 3-20-04))
To: nuconvert
I'm sure they'll be a candidate for "Windows xp"
To: chance33_98
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posted on
03/21/2004 8:00:02 AM PST
by
Diogenesis
(If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us)
To: chance33_98
Coulda saved himself at least ten, twelve million of that, just by pulling into the driveway at Dennis Kucinich's house. :)
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posted on
03/21/2004 8:00:24 AM PST
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
(I feel more and more like a revolted Charlton Heston, witnessing ape society for the very first time)
To: chance33_98
Hey Mr. Allen! I'm an alien...give me some of that cash!!
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posted on
03/21/2004 8:01:50 AM PST
by
mass55th
To: RadioAstronomer
Get in line, and my finder's fee is 10%, up front.
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To: Sabertooth
I think Allen is an alien.....all those phony dot com business he started where millions of small investors lost their shirt....possibly an illegal alien:)
To: chance33_98
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is giving $13.5 million to research that includes looking for intelligent life in outer space.He should direct his research funding at the libs and DNC in telling the truth.
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posted on
03/21/2004 8:07:37 AM PST
by
Cobra64
(Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
To: chance33_98
Yoo hoo, here I am!
Oh, you said "intelligent" life in space. Never mind.
To: chance33_98
Microsoft must be running out of customers here on Earth to sell Windows to. Time to take Windows and the XBox to other galaxies and beyond.
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posted on
03/21/2004 8:11:11 AM PST
by
SamAdams76
(I'm voting for John Kerry until I vote against him in November)
To: CROSSHIGHWAYMAN; nwrep
Cool. May be the Dems are looking for a new voter block.
They could be expanding the search for Kerry's vice president.ROFLMAO!
You guys are good J
LOL
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posted on
03/21/2004 8:12:36 AM PST
by
Fiddlstix
(This Space Available for Rent or Lease by the Day, Week, or Month. Reasonable Rates. Inquire within.)
To: Cobra64
He should direct his research funding at the libs and DNC in telling the truth. Wouldn't you want to spend your money on a project with some chance of success?
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posted on
03/21/2004 8:36:54 AM PST
by
Grut
To: RadioAstronomer; longshadow; Junior; VadeRetro
Ping.
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posted on
03/21/2004 8:37:08 AM PST
by
PatrickHenry
(Everything good that I have done, I have done at the command of my voices.)
To: chance33_98
Well, every buck Allen spends here is a buck his investment operations isn't funneling to SCO to fund their anti-Linux lawsuits,
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posted on
03/21/2004 8:40:21 AM PST
by
Norman Conquest
(What happened to theAmerican dream? You're looking at it.)
To: chance33_98
The first place to look is the ski slopes in Colorado.
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03/21/2004 8:44:40 AM PST
by
Piquaboy
To: chance33_98
All that money and you'd think he would get his teeth fixed:
Paul Allen's fascination with technology extends to space; he's helping to fund a telescope that will look for aliens. AP
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