Arecibo Observatory Facing Massive Budget Cuts

[IronBits]

http://science.slashdot.org/science/08/07/05/1421219.shtml

"Many supporters of the SETI@home project have recently received a message informing
them of impending budget cuts for the Arecibo Observatory and asks them to show
their support for the project by writing to Congress. The letter also informs
supporters that there are currently two bills (Senate bill 2862 sponsored
by Senator Hillary Clinton, and a similar House bill, H.R. 3737), which are intended
to secure funding for the project. According to The Planetary Society, the current plan
for the Arecibo Observatory involves cutting funding by more than 60% from $10.4 million
to just $4 million by 2011."

[jasong]

lol, if SETI is the best reason to keep it going, I want to destroy it with my bare hands. Just think what would happen if even half of those people stayed in the Distributed Computing hobby, but with different projects. That would be a real boon to the various projects.

Edit: nm, brain fart. I'd bring a sledgehammer. I'm not very good at destroying concrete with my chubby pink flesh.

[alpha]

lol, if SETI is the best reason to keep it going, I want to destroy it with my bare hands.

Doubtful. It is the world's largest radio telescope and had plenty to do before SETI came about.