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This may sound crazy, but i was talking about a transmitter and i was thinking about it being pointed outward, not inward. I am of the opinion that crafted radi

This may sound crazy, but i was talking about a transmitter and i was thinking about it being pointed outward, not inward. I am of the opinion that crafted radio signals are the easiest and most efficient way to tell 'whoever' that someone is here and they know math. The constellation would serve two purposes: let asteroid miners listen to NPR outside of the control of NASA or Weyland-Yutani and broadcast a signal to the universe that we are here. I will not be offended by the wave of chortles. Also, i imagine a radio telescope that stretches 300,000 miles might be able to pick up a lot we cannot see.

mirimir 12y ago
They already know that we're here. That may not be good.
- classicsnoot 12y ago
  I have heard this notion and, respectfully, i think it is bonkers. If a super advanced civilization wants to pulp us, i doubt they will need any help in finding us [as they are already watching the '38 Olympics and I Love Lucy. If, alternatively, they are some nomadic space dickheads looking to pick a fight, than i can think of no better way to prove that we are ready to be an interstellar species. Finally, if they are some insectoid space roaches that can hurl meteors across space at our little marble... good. I want to be a Starship Trooper. In any of these situations, humanity will become unified and space marines become a reality. Yayzors. I know this is a lot of silly conjecture, but the thought of multidimensional super beings having it in for us is as far-fetched as an invisible Jew in the sky who writes down everything you do and hates gay folks.
Animats 12y ago
There's no particular advantage to putting an interstellar transmitter in orbit. Attenuation on the way up isn't a huge problem. Arecibo could in theory communicate with a similar installation across about 10,000 light years.[1] [1] http://www.setileague.org/articles/oseti.htm http://www.setileague.org/articles/oseti.htm
- classicsnoot 12y ago
  Thank you for the link; i will read it. I get that 'they' could detect each other, but wouldn't it make detection much easier if the signal was stronger?
  - branchan 12y ago
    He is saying that it won't be much stronger.

mirimir 12y ago

They already know that we're here. That may not be good.

classicsnoot 12y ago
I have heard this notion and, respectfully, i think it is bonkers. If a super advanced civilization wants to pulp us, i doubt they will need any help in finding us [as they are already watching the '38 Olympics and I Love Lucy. If, alternatively, they are some nomadic space dickheads looking to pick a fight, than i can think of no better way to prove that we are ready to be an interstellar species. Finally, if they are some insectoid space roaches that can hurl meteors across space at our little marble... good. I want to be a Starship Trooper. In any of these situations, humanity will become unified and space marines become a reality. Yayzors. I know this is a lot of silly conjecture, but the thought of multidimensional super beings having it in for us is as far-fetched as an invisible Jew in the sky who writes down everything you do and hates gay folks.

Animats 12y ago

There's no particular advantage to putting an interstellar transmitter in orbit. Attenuation on the way up isn't a huge problem. Arecibo could in theory communicate with a similar installation across about 10,000 light years.[1] [1] http://www.setileague.org/articles/oseti.htm http://www.setileague.org/articles/oseti.htm

classicsnoot 12y ago
Thank you for the link; i will read it. I get that 'they' could detect each other, but wouldn't it make detection much easier if the signal was stronger?
- branchan 12y ago
  He is saying that it won't be much stronger.