SETI

Post by **Mysturji** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:08 pm

The program with the slightest chance of the greatest reward.

Discuss.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:11 pm

We're moving away from radio now, in fifty years it will be a curiosity. So, 150 years of radio for us. If that's typical we have a 150 year window to "hear" a civilization that way. We've been "civilized" for a few thousand years, so 150 years is a small percentage of that. If we survive for another few thousand years that 150 year window is even smaller a percentage.

BTW, I run Seti@home "just in case."

Post by **Mysturji** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:15 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:BTW, I run Seti@home "just in case."

Me too. :wheresthespocksmiley:

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:18 pm

Mysturji wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:BTW, I run Seti@home "just in case."
Me too. :wheresthespocksmiley:

Oh, wait.

Post by **Mysturji** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:01 pm

Once upon a time, there was a small island. On this island lived a small tribe. One member of this tribe often wondered whether there were people living on any of the other islands he could see on the horizon. Unfortunately his tribe had not yet invented canoe technology, so he couldn't go to the other islands and see for himself, so he did the next best thing.
Day and night, Seti (for that was his name) watched for smoke signals and listened for the sound of distant drums. Sometimes he also built signal fires and played talking drums himself, in the hope of attracting their attention.

Meanwhile, the people on the other islands were far too busy watching TV, surfing the internet and talking on their mobile phones to notice the smoke on the horizon.

devogue · Post by **devogue** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:04 pm

Mysturji wrote:Once upon a time, there was a small island. On this island lived a small tribe. One member of this tribe often wondered whether there were people living on any of the other islands he could see on the horizon. Unfortunately his tribe had not yet invented canoe technology, so he couldn't go to the other islands and see for himself, so he did the next best thing.
Day and night, Seti (for that was his name) watched for smoke signals and listened for the sound of distant drums. Sometimes he also built signal fires and played talking drums himself, in the hope of attracting their attention.

Meanwhile, the people on the other islands were far too busy watching TV, surfing the internet and talking on their mobile phones to notice the smoke on the horizon.

Don't blame my drama for missing aliens.

Post by **Rum** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:29 pm

Post by **mistermack** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:11 pm

Mysturji wrote:The program with the slightest chance of the greatest reward.

Discuss.

Disagree. The reward is going to be minimal. So there is something else intelligent out there. Probably a thousand light years away. Meaning intelligent life a thousand years ago. Any reply would take a thousand years, and would they understand it anyway?

I'm fully convinced in ET life somewhere in the Galaxy anyway, so it wouldn't amaze me.
I think it would be quickly taken for granted, and only be a big story for a couple of months.

Post by **Atheist-Lite** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:21 pm

Intelligent life will always out-compete itself to rapid extinction.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:02 pm

mistermack wrote:
Mysturji wrote:The program with the slightest chance of the greatest reward.

Discuss.
Disagree. The reward is going to be minimal. So there is something else intelligent out there. Probably a thousand light years away. Meaning intelligent life a thousand years ago. Any reply would take a thousand years, and would they understand it anyway?

I'm fully convinced in ET life somewhere in the Galaxy anyway, so it wouldn't amaze me.
I think it would be quickly taken for granted, and only be a big story for a couple of months.

If they're transmitting the specs for a wormhole transport, on the other hand...

Post by **Atheist-Lite** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:04 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
mistermack wrote:
Mysturji wrote:The program with the slightest chance of the greatest reward.

Discuss.
Disagree. The reward is going to be minimal. So there is something else intelligent out there. Probably a thousand light years away. Meaning intelligent life a thousand years ago. Any reply would take a thousand years, and would they understand it anyway?

I'm fully convinced in ET life somewhere in the Galaxy anyway, so it wouldn't amaze me.
I think it would be quickly taken for granted, and only be a big story for a couple of months.
If they're transmitting the specs for a wormhole transport, on the other hand...

...they did that however no one picked up the phone this end.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:06 pm

Crumple wrote:...they did that however no one picked up the phone this end.

Maybe they left them in the pyramids?

Post by **Atheist-Lite** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:17 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Crumple wrote:...they did that however no one picked up the phone this end.
Maybe they left them in the pyramids?

They left them in the number system.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:24 pm

Crumple wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Crumple wrote:...they did that however no one picked up the phone this end.
Maybe they left them in the pyramids?
They left them in the number system.

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IC!

Post by **Atheist-Lite** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:30 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Crumple wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Crumple wrote:...they did that however no one picked up the phone this end.
Maybe they left them in the pyramids?
They left them in the number system.
I
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a wormhole

IC!

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