From: Michael S. Lorrey (mike@lorrey.com)
Date: Thu Jul 08 1999 - 08:31:59 MDT
Rob Harris Cen-IT wrote:
> > You forget, negative results count in science too. Even if Seti@Home
> > firmly establishes that all the radio noise on whatever frequencies
> > they're scanning is meaningless noise, this at least gives us some firm
> > lower bounds regarding the probable distribution of technological
> > civilizations.
> >
> No way, they can't even draw this conclusion. They make the unbelieveable
> assumption that any similarly or more advanced civilisation will be using
> radio waves on a large scale (Like us). I'd like to know why everyone's so
> sure of the characteristics of entities we know squat about.
What else would they be using? Smoke signals? Imagine that, a smoke signal based
internet! oo oo, How about using sonic signalling through the ocean?
Get real. Unless they are using only closed circuit sytems like
fiber-optic/co-axial/twisted pair copper, No radio satellite uplinks (optical
will only be usable in clear weather for high bandwidth), no broadcast tv or
AM/FM or shortwave, then they will be emitting radio signals if they are a
technological civilization. If they are only space based, and only use tight
beam laser communications, they might slip through.
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