seedmagazine.com — A radical explanation: "the aliens... just get addicted to computer games. They forget to send radio signals or colonize space because they're too busy with runaway consumerism and virtual-reality narcissism. They don't need Sentinels to enslave them in a Matrix; they do it to themselves, just as we are doing today."
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merrebornMay 1, 2006
Don't think that those involved in the sciences haven't already considered this.There's one thing that we and any extraterrestrial life have in common -- and hence a great basis for establishing communication: universal physical constants, like the number of protons in hydrogen. No matter what technological path you're on, hydrogen has the same number of protons anywhere in the universe.There's a great example of taking advantage of these here:<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message</a>
starmanjonesMay 1, 2006
i'll see your agent smith and raise you a boomer... :Dadama: why do the Cylons hate humanity so much.boomer: humans are too petty, too vengeful, too savage to deserve survival.
sdjnetMay 1, 2006
Earth is in the boonies ... out of the way. Even if travelling faster than light were possible, fitness-promoting decisions would dictate looking closer to home.By the way, the world's population produces enough babies to equal three cities the size of Houston every month. We're doing plenty of screwing.
yahoofromMay 1, 2006
I am proud that we am the first intelligent life on the entire universe.
Closed AccountMay 1, 2006
Socialism works great in... All of Nordic Europe.(They consistently rank better in quality of life than the USA)
jasqwertyMay 2, 2006
Main Entry: hal·lu·ci·na·tion Pronunciation: h&-"lü-s&n-'A-sh&nFunction: noun1 : perception of objects with no reality usually arising from disorder of the nervous system or in response to drugs (as LSD)2 : an unfounded or mistaken impression or notion : See also: DELUSION
dradisMay 2, 2006
@AnthI'm sorry that you completely missed my point. It's not that I don't believe the companies he listed are the 'top 10 patent recipients", it's that I don't believe that the top 10 companies are all electronics _entertainment_ technology manufacturers. A quick glance over IBM's website, for example, demonstrates that they provide products and solutions for businesses and organizations; their technology is not primarily intended to let me watch Luke blow up the Death Star, but rather to allow businesses accomplish various objectives through computing.. be it making a corporate expenses spreadsheet, or running a Battlefield 2 server. Obviously there's a fine line to be had in this argument; when you create and sell products that are so versatile that they can be used for work and play, it's difficult to pin down exactly what a business' products are for exactly. On the whole, however, I would not include companies such as IBM, Canon, and HP as being a part of the electronics entertainment industry.Thus, I don't think that Miller can use the 'top 10 companies' argument to support his claim that we're being held hostage in a virtual world, simply because the most companies who have received the most patents are electronics manufacturers. It is a logical fallacy on Miller's part to assume that an electronics manufacturer equals an electronics _entertainment_ manufacturer. I can't remember if I've ever received pleasure from replacing my ink cartridges in my Canon printer.Another thing about the article is that you could turn it on its head: We've never met aliens because the aliens are so involved with finding 'natural pleasures' and chasing a mate (or mates), that they simply don't have the need or want to go out and find alien races.. they're simply too busy chasing tail, so to speak.
anagamiJun 4, 2006
interesting. But everyone is forgeting that there's a "Wow!" radio message on SETI that has not yet being discarted; it may well be the first extra-terrestial civilization to comunicate with us.