That would be such a life-changing thing, for us all to know that there are other beings out there who we could potentially communicate with, or maybe we are listening to a signal that they transmitted hundreds of millennia ago.

We've had some tough times, but we've hung in there.

The only regrets I have are rather prosaic - like I wish I went for a swim in the Pacific.

In the computer industry, you've got an interdisciplinary team of people who can come together, attack the problem, and work in a collaborative style. You knock down one problem after another, cobble things together, and then hopefully turn the crank at some point.

When it comes to helping out, I don't believe in doing it for the media attention. My goal is to support the organizations that need help.

As a species, we've always been discoverers and adventurers, and space and the deep ocean are some of the last frontiers.

Sometimes it's very difficult to find fresh fruit on the road.