¨@¨@¨@@¨¨@ @¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨
@@@@@¨@¨@@ @¨¨¨¨¨@@¨¨
¨¨¨¨@@@@¨@ @¨¨¨¨@¨@¨@
¨¨¨@¨¨¨@@@ @¨¨¨@@@@@@
¨¨@@¨¨@¨¨@ @¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@
¨@¨@¨@@¨@@ #¨¨¨««««««««¨¨¨# @¨@@¨¨¨¨@@
@@@@@¨@@¨@ ####¨«« fermi's paradox ««¨#### @@¨@¨¨¨@¨@
¨¨¨¨@@¨@@@ #¨¨¨««««««««¨¨¨# ¨@@@¨¨@@@¨
¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
¨¨@@@¨@¨¨@ on earth (the planet where i live) a @¨@@@@¨@@¨
¨@¨¨@@@¨@¨ lot of us have antennas on our houses @@¨¨¨@@¨@¨
@@¨@¨¨@@@@ or balconies, we have built large ¨@¨¨@¨@@@¨
¨@@@¨@¨¨¨@ antennas for larger bandwith, we have @@¨@@@¨¨@@
@¨¨@@@¨¨@@ build specialized antennaes for ¨@@¨¨@¨@¨@
@¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨ specific wavelengths (and sent them @¨@¨@@@@@¨
@@@¨@@@@¨¨ into orbit), we've built large as fuck @@@@¨¨¨¨@@
¨¨@@¨¨¨@¨¨ antenna arrays ¨¨¨@¨¨¨@¨¨
¨@¨@¨¨@@¨@ we've virtually built an antenna with a ¨¨@@¨¨@@¨¨
@@@@¨@¨@@¨ dish as large as earth. ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨
¨¨¨@@@@¨@¨ @@@@@@@@¨@
¨¨@¨¨¨@@@@ we've learned about our position in the ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@
¨@@¨¨@¨¨¨¨ solar system, our solar systems ¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨@
@¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨ placement in the galaxy, and our ¨¨¨¨¨@@¨@@
@@@@¨@¨¨¨@ galaxys placement in the local cluster, ¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨
¨¨¨@@@¨¨@@ and «our« local clusters place in the ¨¨¨@@@¨@¨@
¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨ grand scheme of things ¨¨@¨¨@@@@@
¨@@¨@@@@¨@ ¨@@¨@¨¨¨¨@
@¨@@¨¨¨@@¨ and we're moving around the sun at @¨@@@¨¨¨@@
@@¨@¨¨@¨@@ velocity and the suns moving around the @@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨@@@¨@@@¨¨ center of the galaxy at velocity and ¨@¨@@¨@@¨@
@¨¨@@¨¨@¨¨ the galaxy is moving toward andromeda @@@¨@@¨@@@
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ and we're both moving anticlockwise ¨¨@@¨@@¨¨¨
@@@@@@¨@@@ around the galaxy. and we as a species ¨@¨@@¨@¨¨@
¨¨¨¨¨@@¨¨¨ have learned to take all that in account @@@¨@@@¨@¨
¨¨¨¨@¨@¨¨@ ¨¨@@¨¨@@@¨
¨¨¨@@@@¨@@ and despite all this, despite all our ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
¨¨@¨¨¨@@¨@ (cliche) beaming of fucking stellar @@@@@@¨@@¨
¨@@¨¨@¨@@@ radio programmes out in fucking space ¨¨¨¨¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@@@¨¨¨ at the speed of light (light is our ¨¨¨¨@¨@@@¨
@@@@¨¨@¨¨¨ medium! goodspeed you, black emperor!), ¨¨¨@@@¨¨@@
¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨@ despite ghosts helping and the ¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨
¨¨@@@¨@¨@¨ collective consciousness lowpass ¨@@¨@@@@¨¨
¨@¨¨@@@@@@ filtering, despite our very obvious @¨@@¨¨¨@¨¨
@@¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨ beaming of all our secrets in every @@¨@¨¨@@¨¨
¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨ direction known to us, ¨@@@¨@¨@¨@
@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@ @¨¨@@@@@@@
@¨@@¨¨¨¨@¨ no ¨ one ¨ has ¨ answered @¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
@@¨@¨¨¨@@¨ @@@¨¨¨¨¨¨@
¨@@@¨¨@¨@¨ #¨¨¨««««««««¨¨¨# ¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨
@¨¨@¨@@@@¨ ####¨«« fermi's paradox ««¨#### ¨@@¨¨¨¨@@¨
@¨@@@¨¨¨@@ #¨¨¨««««««««¨¨¨# @¨@¨¨¨@¨@@
@@¨¨@¨¨@¨@ @@@¨¨@@@¨¨
¨@¨@@¨@@@@ so why is that? ¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨@
@@@¨@@¨¨¨¨ ¨@@@@¨@@@@
¨¨@@¨@¨¨¨@ most opponents to intelligent life in @¨¨¨@@¨¨¨¨
¨@¨@@@¨¨@¨ the universe say it's because you need @¨¨@¨@¨¨¨¨
@@@¨¨@¨@@@ a class one-or-the-other star and the @¨@@@@¨¨¨¨
¨¨@¨@@@¨¨¨ planet needs to be at a see-and-so @@¨¨¨@¨¨¨@
¨@@@¨¨@¨¨@ distance away from the star (like there ¨@¨¨@@¨¨@@
@¨¨@¨@@¨@@ has to be a planet!) @@¨@¨@¨@¨@
@¨@@@¨@@¨@ ¨@@@@@@@@¨
@@¨¨@@¨@@@ but really isn't that keeping the @¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@@
¨@¨@¨@@¨¨@ definition of life really lax? @¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨
@@@@@¨@¨@@ @¨¨¨¨¨@@¨¨
¨¨¨¨@@@@¨@ i think everyone agrees that we have no @¨¨¨¨@¨@¨@
¨¨¨@¨¨¨@@@ idea what we're doing (and it probably @¨¨¨@@@@@@
¨¨@@¨¨@¨¨@ shows) @¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@
¨@¨@¨@@¨@@ @¨@@¨¨¨¨@@
@@@@@¨@@¨@ #¨¨¨««««««««¨¨¨# @@¨@¨¨¨@¨@
¨¨¨¨@@¨@@@ ####¨«« fermi's paradox ««¨#### ¨@@@¨¨@@@¨
¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ #¨¨¨««««««««¨¨¨# @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
¨¨@@@¨@¨¨@ @¨@@@@¨@@¨
¨@¨¨@@@¨@¨ i'm gonna go smoke my third cigarette @@¨¨¨@@¨@¨
@@¨@¨¨@@@@ this year and try to snatch some beers ¨@¨¨@¨@@@¨
¨@@@¨@¨¨¨@ from the local beer thing @@¨@@@¨¨@@
@¨¨@@@¨¨@@ ¨@@¨¨@¨@¨@
@¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨ @¨@¨@@@@@¨
@@@¨@@@@¨¨ @@@@¨¨¨¨@@
¨¨@@¨¨¨@¨¨ ¨¨¨@¨¨¨@¨¨
¨@¨@¨¨@@¨@ ¨¨@@¨¨@@¨¨