tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post5057944538456842701..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: What if... #23Sabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-79314093951224742422009-01-07T11:43:00.000-05:002009-01-07T11:43:00.000-05:00I would think: Synchroton radioemissions coming fr...I would think: Synchroton radioemissions coming from the interaction of the stellar wind with the magnetic field of the planet?<BR/><BR/>Think of all the cool stuff, we could learn from that.<BR/><BR/>I'm always weary about "strange" things. Think about the pulsars popping up at as strange signals at the beginning.<BR/><BR/>"Strange" doesn't have to mean its coming from extraterrestrials.<BR/><BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-28353254262067479842008-12-24T04:37:00.000-05:002008-12-24T04:37:00.000-05:00He Coffee,didn't know Abstruse Goose yet - thanks!...He Coffee,<BR/><BR/>didn't know Abstruse Goose yet - thanks!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hi Reed,<BR/><BR/>that's a good one :-) <BR/>I nearly though it was a spam comment to be deleted ;-)<BR/><BR/>Cheers, and Merry Christmas!<BR/>Stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-28419133217930222362008-12-23T22:57:00.000-05:002008-12-23T22:57:00.000-05:00Huge excitement, followed by business as usual as ...Huge excitement, followed by business as usual as we try to interpret it. Finally, after years of the worlds most brilliant minds and fastest computers attacking the problem, the breakthrough will come, and we decode the message:<BR/><BR/>"CH33P TENTCLE 3NLARGMNT 4U"<BR/><BR/>;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-30190628522978071932008-12-23T21:23:00.000-05:002008-12-23T21:23:00.000-05:00The aliens will ask us to build a trillion-dollar ...The aliens will ask us to build a trillion-dollar gadget in order to allow Jodie Foster to meet her father for five minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-72087607860730085602008-12-23T18:28:00.000-05:002008-12-23T18:28:00.000-05:00Was wondering why nobody brought this AbstruseGoos...Was wondering why nobody brought this AbstruseGoose strip out:<BR/><BR/>http://abstrusegoose.com/3<BR/><BR/><BR/>in the present context. I almost believe it will happen. And it should.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-77258084926176850552008-12-23T12:01:00.000-05:002008-12-23T12:01:00.000-05:00Hello I'd prefer to read "strange radio signals" a...Hello <BR/>I'd prefer to read "strange radio signals" <BR/>as: outside the usual radioastronomical experience,<BR/>but not straightforward evidence for extrasolar <BR/>"intelligence". <BR/>Second: the star "is" about 30 lightyears from us. <BR/>What then? <BR/>Shortest time for a response from there were <BR/>60 years, so there would be ample time for <BR/>debates on "is it?" vs. "is it not?". <Georghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-4493452821813606102008-12-23T11:59:00.000-05:002008-12-23T11:59:00.000-05:00Most of our computers will have all of their spare...Most of our computers will have all of their spare cycles occupied in running a public domain distributed program attempting to decipher the aliens' signals.<BR/><BR/>Electricity consumption will spike. The managers of the US grid will warn of cascading blackouts.<BR/><BR/>Every available minute of telescope time will be used to observe the star, greatly delaying the discovery of the variability Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-83180572771589278782008-12-23T11:51:00.000-05:002008-12-23T11:51:00.000-05:00Oh, and in the ensuing competition to proselytize ...Oh, and in the ensuing competition to proselytize the aliens, we'll get a speech from the Pope, like that about a decade ago, where he called for an end to Muslim-Christian strife in Africa, saying essentially - there are enough non-believers here for both religions to convert, why fight?<BR/><BR/>The Mormons will extend their program to start baptizing the alien dead as well.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-70055933226104124842008-12-23T11:26:00.000-05:002008-12-23T11:26:00.000-05:00Would we be able to decipher it? How long does it...Would we be able to decipher it? How long does it take for radio signals to reach us? If other "intelligent" beings exist are they as obsessed with sex as humans in general? It would be funny if the first alien communication was their version of porn or something like that. LOLRae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-78766241338333797812008-12-23T11:25:00.000-05:002008-12-23T11:25:00.000-05:00Like Phil, Contact came to mind.Although like Arun...Like Phil, <A HREF="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004RYCX.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" REL="nofollow">Contact</A> came to mind.Although like Arun too, but preceding, are the attempts by <A HREF="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cldxKGOzgeM/RuRYMfrrIYI/AAAAAAAAAiw/EQuf_LzYEPY/s200/joseph+from+contact.jpg" REL="nofollow">Religious zealots</A> turned terrorist, to prevent this journey had obviously failed. :PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-63705642200312860272008-12-23T10:57:00.000-05:002008-12-23T10:57:00.000-05:00Given the amount of havoc they wreak upon the huma...Given the amount of havoc they wreak upon the human psyche, the only thing that makes angels, gods, demons and little green men tolerable is that they <I>don't</I> exist.<BR/><BR/>If LGM's actually provided undeniable proof of their existence you could mark that date on your calendar as the Day the Human Race Went Bat-Shit CrazyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-42405075749407146042008-12-23T09:26:00.000-05:002008-12-23T09:26:00.000-05:00A lot of people will be saying - poor benighted so...A lot of people will be saying - poor benighted souls, no Jesus, no Muhammad. We've got to get the word out to them. An Institute of Extra-Solar Bible Broadcast will open to build a huge radio telescope and transmitter to send the good news over; the Saudis will fund a competing effort.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-18148124576952049412008-12-23T07:39:00.000-05:002008-12-23T07:39:00.000-05:00This is one of my favourite contemplations for it ...This is one of my favourite contemplations for it is something that I have often thought about. To tell you the truth much of how I think about it has already been expressed by <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan" REL="nofollow">Carl Sagan</A> in his fictional novel entitled <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_%28novel%29" REL="nofollow">"Contact"</A> that was later made Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.com