[extropy-chat] SETI: First radio signal from alien

[Patrick Wilken]

Actually if you read the Seti at Home site this looks to be a typical 
internet storm caused by the original NS article:

http://planetary.org/news/2004/seti_signal_0902.html

ciao, patrick


On 3 Sep 2004, at 16:31, Patrick Wilken wrote:

> The New Scientist article is more informative:
>
> http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996341
>
> One of the odd things is that its apparently nowhere near any known 
> stars. Its seems like the SETI at Home folks are taking it in their 
> strides and want to rule out other obvious artifacts before getting 
> too excited. It would be cool even if they had just found an 
> interesting natural phenomenon.
>
> best, patrick
>
>
>
> On 3 Sep 2004, at 15:11, Mike Lorrey wrote:
>
>>
>> --- Eugen Leitl <eugen at leitl.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 02:16:24AM -0700, Zero Powers wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh ye of little faith.  I got a $100 says the little green men are
>>> on
>>>> their way as we speak.  Then again the signal is only >1000 light
>>>
>>> If you can see them, why are they not here?
>>
>> Because its a navigational beacon left behind by a dead galactic
>> civilization. Or, it is busy playing video games. Or, it otherwise 
>> just
>> doesn't care. 1000 ly is a long way for a howdy-doo.
>>
>>>
>>> How can an advanced culture radiate anything nonblackbody?
>>
>> A zero point field heat sink, of course.
>>
>> =====
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