,^»/*¤@### ###@¤*/»^,
,,^»/*¤@## ##@¤*/»^,,
,,,^»/*¤@# #@¤*/»^,,,
,,,,^»/*¤@ @¤*/»^,,,,
,,,^»/*¤@# #@¤*/»^,,,
,,^»/*¤@## #,,,»»»»»»»»,,,# ##@¤*/»^,,
,^»/*¤@### ####,»» 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 #@¤*/»^,,,
,,,,^»/*¤@ @¤*/»^,,,,
,,,^»/*¤@# #@¤*/»^,,,
,,^»/*¤@## ##@¤*/»^,,
,^»/*¤@### ###@¤*/»^,
,,^»/*¤@## ##@¤*/»^,,