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sfpcjock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-11 10:56 PM
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Jodi Foster to keep SETI running

Shouldn't we look for the near-earth asteroids while we're at it? I guess they are. If not, then first things first. I can't stand far-right obscurantists!

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/SETI_Institute_set_to_re-open?dpl_id=278012"> SETI Institute set to re-open - Wikinews



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PoliticAverse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-11 11:02 PM
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1. I think we should put the effort into searching for terrestrial intelligence... n/t
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SweepPicker Donating Member (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-11 11:16 PM
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3. or extra
tearestrials
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Riftaxe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-11 11:22 PM
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4. By listening to Radio Waves?
really? You don't see any nuttiness about that at all? Oh well, comprehension of basic mathematics and distances is a difficult thing for some I suppose...Not even to mention dumb-ass assumptions about hypothetical "alien" communication technologies.
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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-21-11 05:49 AM
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11. you may want to read his post again
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TlalocW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-11 11:16 PM
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2. Is she going to drive out to the Very Large Arrays
And listen to them while napping on the hood of her truck like in, "Contact?"

TlalocW
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MisterP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-11 11:32 PM
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5. far-right?
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-11 11:33 PM
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6. Why are you yelling?
Is the 24 font really necessary?
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-11 11:39 PM
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7. thanks, that is a worthy thing to support
I just did
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marginlized Donating Member (219 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-21-11 12:07 AM
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8. And keep searching for those exo planets...
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-21-11 12:27 AM
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9. Gotta say, I really don't care. n/t
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gordianot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-21-11 03:04 AM
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10. That is wonderful of Jodi to use technology from the days America did great things.
We are in freefall decline.
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