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At the rate of 1 bit in 18 minutes (assuming to just coding the signal as off/on every period), that's 34.2 years to transmit 1 MB. Without error correction. If
by w-m 5y ago
At the rate of 1 bit in 18 minutes (assuming to just coding the signal as off/on every period), that's 34.2 years to transmit 1 MB. Without error correction. If its aliens, they're not in a particular rush to transmit the latest weather data.
- dylan604 5y agoBut see, you're not thinking as a Vegan. They'd be using higher harmonics to encode much more data than just the one bit. I thought we had all learned this by now! Back to remedial sci-fi for all of you!