Eliezer S Yudkowsky <sentience@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> ... Powers wouldn't want to communicate with us? ...
> ... they're Powers, for crying out loud!
> The question is simply whether a Power has any interest ...
> ...civilization becomes a Power. ...
> ...has been detected and the Blight is running on the 'Net! ...
> ...not proved that Powers are the only guys ...
> ... Powers don't have dignity or social status; ...
> ...some Qeng Ho transmissions ...
Jeeze, Eliezer, it's a work of fiction, you know. :-)
-Dave