On Sat, Aug 10, 2013, steve harley wrote: > > i think the perfect archiving system is a radio signal broadcast to > the heavens; right now someone is receiving the original broadcast > of Merv Griffin's first show! > > if the beings nearby don't receive it, there are always farther > stars; and eventually we may be able to outrun our own signals, > capture them, and bring them back
Let me introduce you to a friend of mine, Areskwared. Areskwared sez that signals degrade too rapidly for your idea to work. For a more lengthy discussion of this topic, see David Brin's _Existence_. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

