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...&&&...& #...~~~~~~~~...# &.&&......
...&.&&... ####.~~ 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 .&&&....&&
&&........ .&.&&...&.
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