Man Fired For Using Computer To Search For Aliens
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Word to the wise, be careful for what you seach for. The search for extraterrestrial life has ended at the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
The department recently fired a computer programmer who admitted to using a state-owned computer server to process data for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence project. Charles E. Smith told administrators he didn't think loading the SETI software on the server was much of a problem cause he wasn't using it during work hours. Department director Hayes disagreed. "I understand his desire to search for intelligent life in outer space, because obviously he doesn't find it in the mirror in the morning," Hayes said. "I think that people can be comfortable that security has beamed this man out of our building." Smith, who earned $60,000 a year, didn't return a phone call for comment.
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