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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 @§$%:»^,,,
,,,,^»:%$§ §$%:»^,,,,
,,,,,^»:%$ #,,,»»»»»»»»,,,# $%:»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»:% ####,»» fermi's paradox »»,#### %:»^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»: #,,,»»»»»»»»,,,# :»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^» »^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ so why is that? ^,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,^ most opponents to intelligent life in ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^» the universe say it's because you need »^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»: a class one-or-the-other star and the :»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»:% planet needs to be at a see-and-so %:»^,,,,,,
,,,,,^»:%$ 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) $%:»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»:% %:»^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»: #,,,»»»»»»»»,,,# :»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^» ####,»» fermi's paradox »»,#### »^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ #,,,»»»»»»»»,,,# ^,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,^ i'm gonna go smoke my third cigarette ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^» this year and try to snatch some beers »^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»: from the local beer thing :»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»:% %:»^,,,,,,
,,,,,^»:%$ $%:»^,,,,,
,,,,^»:%$§ §$%:»^,,,,
,,,^»:%$§@ @§$%:»^,,,
,,^»:%$§@# #@§$%:»^,,