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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. .....--=¤¤
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###¤¤=;--. 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, ...-;=¤¤##
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###¤¤=;--. no . one . has . answered .--;=¤¤###
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#¤¤=---... ####.-- fermi's paradox --.#### ...---=¤¤#
#¤¤;-..... #...--------...# .....-;¤¤#
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####¤=;--. 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) .--;=¤¤###
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###¤¤=;--. #...--------...# .--;=¤¤###
¤¤¤==;;--. ####.-- 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 .--;;;¤¤¤¤
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