h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I think it's a smart idea, not only are we utilising an abandoned resourse, but I, as a Seti @ home user, can directly aid in the search for intelligent life... yes... cute !

Yes. Although the possibility of finding intelligent life on Earth remains remote.

One problem that SETI must be thinking about is "Do they have a radio, Do they care?" As a world we have had technology for the most shortest time imaginable. On a cosmic scale, if there was life on an other planet that evolved from the same "big bang" that created us, they would be at the same level of technology as us. 200 years ago we did not have a radio, neither did they. So if they live on the other side of the galaxy then a signal sent by "them" would reach us in around a thousand years or so. But if they live on the other side of the universe, we will over take our signal to them when we go look for interesting curios. Lets hope they are friendly and understanding when we meet them.

Even better than to help searching, is to join the h2g2 Researchers group (check out http://www.h2g2.com/A193231 )

Knowing that the Big Bang took place a couple of billions of years ago, they might have evolved to our standards a million or so years ago, and have vanished since. Or they might not even be at our level yet. After all, what's a million years on such a timescale?