[Gllug] seti (OT)

[Jonathan Harker]

On Thursday 02 Jan 2003 11:07 pm, Richard Cohen wrote:
> Last time I
> looked, it was rc5 or seti - neither of which are particularly 'benefit of
> humanity' type things, IMHO, in the sense that rc5 is proving a point, and
> seti is searching for something which may not be there...

May not be there? IMO, ETI is out there. Modern biochemistry says it must be. 
The universe is fundamentally geared for it to be.

However you may be right in that we're looking in the wrong place. Using EMF 
(especially the 21cm H line) in deep space has always struck me as like 
trying to use a torch in deep fog to signal someone on the other side of the 
english channel. They probably use neutrinos, gravity waves, QE, or some as 
yet undiscovered Star Trek reverse subspace tachyon beam thing.

Happy New Year,
Luv Jon

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Jonathan Harker
MUSAC
Massey University
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