¨¨¨¨-~=@## ##@=~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~=@# #@=~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~=@ @=~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~=@# #@=~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~=@## ##@=~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~=@### #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ###@=~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~=@#### ####¨~~ 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 ##@=~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~=@### ###@=~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~=@#### ####@=~-¨¨
¨-~=@##### #####@=~-¨
¨¨-~=@#### ####@=~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~=@### ###@=~-¨¨¨