On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 18:24, Vineet Kumar wrote: > * csj ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [031018 03:22]: > > At Fri, 17 Oct 2003 17:28:44 -0600, > > Monique Y. Herman wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 at 22:37 GMT, Erik Steffl penned: [snip] > ASCII. I'd predict just the opposite of your "probably": I think it's more > likely that we'll get an analog signal that we can make some sense out > of (probably it will "sound" like something) than a binary digital > signal that we can decode into something other than noise.
Maybe not. If I worked on SETI, it sure would catch my attention if I heard "dots and dashes" (which is a form of binary digital signal) or high/low "volume" signals. That would be a great beacon. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA After listening to many White House, Pentagon & CENTCOM briefings in both Gulf Wars, it is my firm belief that most "senior correspondents" either have serious agendas that don't get shaken by facts, or are dumb as dog feces. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
