QuoteScientist: 'Try to contact aliens'
By Pallab Ghosh
Science correspondent, BBC News
Scientists at a US science conference have said it is now time to actively try to contact intelligent life on other worlds.
Researchers involved in the search for extra-terrestrial life are considering what the message from Earth should be.
The call has been made by at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in San Jose.
But others argued that making our presence known might be dangerous.
Researchers at Seti have been listening for signals from outer space for more than 30 years using radio telescope facilities in the US. So far there has been no sign of ET.
The organisation's director, Dr Seth Shostak told scientists at the AAAS meeting that it is now time to step up the search.
"Some of us at the institute are interested in 'active Seti', not just listening but broadcast something maybe to some nearby stars because maybe there is some chance that if you wake somebody up you'll get a response," he told BBC News.
The concerns are obvious, but sitting in his office at the institute in Mountain View, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley he expresses them with characteristic, impish glee.
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Full article here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31442952 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31442952)
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Any society that could come here and ruin our whole day by incinerating the planet already knows we are here"
Dr Seth Shostak
Seti Institute
And by extension they've seen what were like over history* and currently don't want anything to do with us?
We shoud obviously try to fly under the radar. Actively announcing our presence is retarded, but that's morans for you.
"Don't bother."
"Contact with us is more trouble than it's worth."
"Resistance is futile. Submit or be destroyed."
See if they call our bluff.
Our words are backed by nuclear weapons.
"Take Tim!"
"Drink your Ovaltine."
"How are the reproductive organs of your females shaped?"
I changed my mind. I like Valmy's idea better.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on February 12, 2015, 04:52:12 PM
"How are the reproductive organs of your females shaped?"
More like "if you do the whole anal probing thing, in the future, please consider a reach-around". :P
http://youtu.be/bWXazVhlyxQ?t=4m11s (http://youtu.be/bWXazVhlyxQ?t=4m11s)
"languish.org"
"NOT A UNION SHOP"
Fuck off and implant your facehuggers elsewhere.
Quote from: mongers on February 12, 2015, 04:28:25 PM
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Any society that could come here and ruin our whole day by incinerating the planet already knows we are here"
Dr Seth Shostak
Seti Institute
That's a load of shit, those kinds of signals don't propagate that far.
http://zidbits.com/2011/07/how-far-have-radio-signals-traveled-from-earth/
The kind of signaling he's talking about doing would. It's dangerous and shouldn't be risked.
Quote from: The Brain on February 12, 2015, 04:30:14 PM
We shoud obviously try to fly under the radar. Actively announcing our presence is retarded, but that's morans for you.
You're being a bit unfair to all these people, aren't you -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moran_(surname)
:)
Personally, I favor Syt's idea.
Quote from: dps on February 12, 2015, 06:07:42 PM
Personally, I favor Syt's idea.
:yes: And lets send Tim to deliver the message.
I think we should send Timothy Spall as Mr Turner.
Basically this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHDm-2H-sNs#t=58