¨¨@¨¨¨@@@¨ ¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨@¨¨@¨@@ ¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨
¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨@@ @¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@
@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@@ ¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨@¨¨¨¨@¨@@ ¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨
¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨ #¨¨¨««««««««¨¨¨# ¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@
@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨ ####¨«« 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨ @¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨ @@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@ ¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨ ¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨ ¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨