¨¨&&¨&¨¨¨& ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨ ####¨~~ 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 ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&