tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post5667234592328420161..comments2024-03-28T23:39:08.616-07:00Comments on CONTRARY BRIN: Bio Science! And covid related science.David Brinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14465315130418506525noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-21108926867451977652020-12-20T15:39:49.741-08:002020-12-20T15:39:49.741-08:00onward
onwardonward<br /><br />onwardDavid Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465315130418506525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-83845913499652106832020-12-20T14:26:27.482-08:002020-12-20T14:26:27.482-08:00Coup attempt is reported by the Times, the Post, T...Coup attempt is reported by the Times, the Post, The Guardian, and multiple cable channels, Pachy. <br />"Dubiously accurate CNN" explains much about your media sourcing. <br />matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17757867868731829206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-58052350947209673212020-12-20T13:25:31.391-08:002020-12-20T13:25:31.391-08:00Well, Pachy, you’re right that they are unnamed so...Well, Pachy, you’re right that they are unnamed sources. But as Michael Flynn and Syndey Powell have called for Martial Law to overturn the election on numerous occasions, I have no doubt that if they were in the Oval Office, that is exactly what they said. Do you doubt it? <br /><br />But you’re right, I have no proof they were in the office. <br /><br />I actually wonder who opposed them. Smurphshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756398906910004372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-34514445123668373622020-12-20T13:24:56.699-08:002020-12-20T13:24:56.699-08:00Pachydermis2:
But, do some of you on some level &...Pachydermis2:<br /><i><br />But, do some of you on some level "need" this strange melodrama?<br /></i><br /><br />Yeah, seriously. It's good to spot the possible failure modes and to counter them before they can take root, but the <b>increasing</b> level of worry about the gimmicks that Trump might pull in the increasingly small amount of time left to him is in itself worrying to me, because it demoralizes <b>us</b> and lends credence to Trump's otherwise-absurd behavior.<br /><br />Understand, Trump himself is in a fight for his life. He has absolutely no reason to concede because there is no upside for him to losing the legal protections of his office. He will entertain any possible course of action, no matter how ridiculous or treasonous, because for him there is no alternative. I have no doubt that the use of nuclear weapons on the San Andreas Fault to dump the west coast into the ocean has also "been discussed in the Oval Office."<br /><br />The Republican Party, however, is in a different position. Despite losing the presidency, they will most likely still control the Senate and they've packed the federal courts including the supreme court with young lifetime appointees. They have plenty of power which is <b>only</b> secure because of the Electoral College and the un-democratic Senate--because of the Constitution and the Blue states' acceptance of its bindingness. They're not about to precipitate a crisis which would give the Blue states cover for saying "Fuck it!" and refusing to play along.<br /><br />Apparently, the Republicans can't be overtly dismissive of Trump because he controls almost their entire electorate. In the past several years, they have alienated everybody <b>except</b> the White Grievance crowd and those who fear "socialism" enough to prefer fascism. If they lose those voters to a Trump tantrum, they lose permanently. So they're not going to gainsay him while he still holds the bully pulpit. But they can't invoke martial law for the same reason Democrats won't impeach Trump again--neither ploy would ultimately prevail, and either one would make the perpetrators look like petulant toddlers.<br /><br />That's why they've shifted from asserting that Trump won to limiting Biden's powers and options before he begins. They're going to cause us many headaches in the years to come--I don't doubt that. But martial law and outright overturning of the election is not going to be part of it. Donald Trump will not be president after noon EST on January 20.Larry Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058877428309776731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-8851537982251638912020-12-20T12:44:44.231-08:002020-12-20T12:44:44.231-08:00Umm...you're getting pretty worked up over &qu...Umm...you're getting pretty worked up over "unnamed sources" as reported by the dubiously accurate CNN.<br /><br />There will be a peaceful transition of power.<br /><br />I understand that media outlets desperately want clicks and subscribers. But, do some of you on some level "need" this strange melodrama? <br /><br />There's lots of better uses for your time.<br /><br />PachydermisTacitushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007086196578740689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-59457309965713728642020-12-20T10:26:50.299-08:002020-12-20T10:26:50.299-08:00Trump is trying a coup. The reason more of us aren...Trump is trying a coup. The reason more of us aren't freaking out about it is because we've served, or know someone who's in the armed forces, and have no concern that any such orders would ever be obeyed. (It helps that the Chairman of the JCOS and the Army Chief of Staff have both stated, twice, that US armed forces have no business deciding US elections.)<br /><br />Dems could try to impeach again, one supposes, but to what end? There's still no way the Senate will convict; all it will do is hand Dems the public appearance of a loss at the very moment when they're on the verge of taking control of the government (possibly the entire Legislative branch, depending on how the runoff elections in Georgia go). And even if some Republican senators managed to find where their courage was stolen to, at best you might shorten his term by as much as perhaps a week. He'd still be president up until that point, and I think even more likely to try to break everything on his way out (since there would be absolutely no chance that <i>not</i> breaking it might work in his favor at that point - right now, it might be possible to soothe him into believing that behaving himself for another month will help him).<br /><br />As for potential civilian uprisings, all I can say is that I wouldn't care to be the person who decided to assume that only far-right Trumpistas are armed and willing to fight for a cause...Jon S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13585842845661267920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-76746093330791065512020-12-20T08:42:21.037-08:002020-12-20T08:42:21.037-08:00Trump discussing holding power by use of martial l...Trump discussing holding power by use of martial law is being treated as "Trump being Trump" by our main media outlets. They have normalized the idea that he is a mostly harmless buffoon. The thing is, a coup looks like a bunch of fools, until it works. A coup is lawless, until the winners get to define "law" in such a way as to retroactively be legal. <br /><br />Journalism has failed us, massively. <br /><br />The discussion of martial law in the Oval Office is already a crime, on a standalone basis. Sedition does not require an overt act to be illegal. It differs from conspiracy charges in this way. <br /><br />Dem leadership should be impeaching Trump again. That they are not speaks to their political cowardice. They are betting that the sedition is all talk. They are risking the Union by not taking Trump seriously. Disgusting political cowardice. And Mitt Romney (or any other supposed "adult" GOP senator) could end the attempt personally in the space of 15 minutes by threatening to caucus with the Dems. <br /><br />#ThereAreNoGoodRepublicans<br />#TrumpIsTryingACoup<br /><br />matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17757867868731829206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-16600603122113605092020-12-20T03:53:06.400-08:002020-12-20T03:53:06.400-08:00For clarification, does "Lindy-proof" re...For clarification, does "Lindy-proof" refer to Charles Lindbergh (i.e. he crossed the ocean solo and therefore tested and refuted the notion that this could not be done) or if it refers to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect" rel="nofollow">Lindy effect</a>, which is really more statistical in nature?<br /><br /><i>The Lindy effect is a theory that the future life expectancy of some non-perishable things like a technology or an idea is proportional to their current age, so that every additional period of survival implies a longer remaining life expectancy.[1] Where the Lindy effect applies, mortality rate decreases with time.</i><br /><br />I heard this applied to restaurants. If a restaurant had been in business for a year, it would probably close in a year, whereas if a restaurant had been open for a hundred years, it was more likely to continue for another hundred. The reason is that if you sample something randomly from a large group, it will probably return a result somewhere nearer the middle of the bell curve (in this case, time from start to finish). So the Lindy effect is related to the Bostrom doomsday argument, but in the doomsday argument the random sample is taken from the number of humans who ever lived, not the number of years a restaurant was open.<br /><br />But what Differ means by "Lindy-proof" doesn't seem strongly linked to either of these concepts, so please clarify.TCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08153506222271955110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-49622201000910668082020-12-20T01:59:32.118-08:002020-12-20T01:59:32.118-08:00Larry,
The proper definition for Lindy Effect inv...Larry,<br /><br />The proper definition for Lindy Effect involves 'expected life expectency' and goes like this.<br /><br />If a thing has lasted X number of years and the expectation of it lasting more is proportional to X, the Lindy Effect applies. Mortality rate decreases with time.<br /><br />One application involves authors with books that get stocked on shelves in bookstores. If your book got shelved and remained so for X years, and it the expectation of that continuing is proportional to X, the effect exists. When you get a chance, check whether Jules Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth" is still on the shelf at your nearest bookstore. Chances are high that it is. Chances are high it will remain so for a long time since it was published over 150 years ago.<br /><br />This effect applies to ideas too, but is a little harder to measure.<br /><br />A 'Lindy Proof' thing is one where the Lindy Effect appears to apply with a few extra features.<br /><br />1. Falsifiable<br />2. Believers are at risk of 'harm' if idea is shown to be false.<br />3. Believers benefit if idea survives falsifiability tests.<br /><br />Many ideas can show the Lindy Effect but not be Lindy Proof.<br />Falsifiability isn't strictly required. Belief that an idea can be falsified IS.<br /><br />Consider Trickle Down Economics. Few here would say it hasn't been falsified, but technically it can't be proven. Macro-Econ is like that. Believers CAN believe it can be falsified, yet still believe we have failed to do so.<br /><br />Consider Feudal Hierarchies. Few here would say the average person benefits from being part of one, but technically it can't be proven. Religion gets involved to support the Aristocracy. You might suffer in this life and ascend in the next. Believers MIGHT think their ideas can be falsified, but make it effectively impossible to accomplish.<br /><br />Now try "Loyalty to a Warlord". It has a lot in common with feudalism, but without so much religion. Believers can think they won't be Kibble, ARE at risk if they are proven wrong, but could strongly benefit if they help the warlord succeed. Falsifiable? Yes and No. Just change who is in the out-group to include any who do not benefit. QED.<br /><br />Lindy Proof ideas might have merit, but many don't.Alfred Differhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170159981105973192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-84832589308428468392020-12-19T18:10:41.967-08:002020-12-19T18:10:41.967-08:00It's not over yet.
CNN: "Heated Oval Off...It's not over yet.<br /><br />CNN: "Heated Oval Office meeting included talk of special counsel, <b>martial law</b> as Trump advisers clash"<br /><br />https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/politics/trump-oval-office-meeting-special-counsel-martial-law/index.html<br /><br />Yes, that's right, Martial Law is being discussed IN THE OVAL OFFICE!<br /><br />Smurphshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539117423893094607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-20505766372886793572020-12-19T16:58:07.751-08:002020-12-19T16:58:07.751-08:00Alfred Differ a while back:
An idea is Lindy-proo...Alfred Differ a while back:<br /><i><br />An idea is Lindy-proof when it is often exposed to tests and survives them. There is also a need for consequences landing on believers if a test fails. Another is that a Lindy-proof idea should confer upon its believers some kind of protection.<br /><br />Falsifiability, Risk, Value.<br /><br />Some of what I think is stupid is actually Lindy-proof.<br /></i><br /><br />I'm confused as to whether your "Lindy-proof" means an idea has merit, or that its followers continue believing it despite it <b>not</b> having merit.<br /><br />For instance, Supply Side economics. "Tax cuts <b>increase</b> government revenue" and "Giving money to rich people and corporations causes investment in jobs and infrastructure." To me, all of these notions have been disproven again and again in the real world, and yet are treated by "experts" as revealed truth. Does that make them "Lindy-proof"? Or does the term refer to theories more akin to "Gravity and inertia cause the earth to orbit the sun"?<br />Larry Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058877428309776731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-13318506539146741152020-12-19T14:56:13.595-08:002020-12-19T14:56:13.595-08:00Keith Halperin:
I've heard of Kingsbury's...Keith Halperin:<br /><i><br />I've heard of Kingsbury's work, but never read it. The article fgoes on to state: "The book is neither officially authorized by Asimov's estate (as they had previously done with the Second Foundation Trilogy), nor is it intended to be recognized as part of his continuity."<br />In TV/movie terms, I'd call it a "rebooted sequel".<br /></i><br /><br />I was pointed to Kingsubry's novel by someone on this list a few years ago. Because it is not officially authorized, it doesn't <b>really</b> take place in Asimov's universe, but the analogs are completely obvious and consistent. You'll know "Trantor" when you see it, even though it's called something else. That sort of thing.<br /><br />Me, I'm the opposite of a speed reader, and I love to <b>savor</b> books of this type, but I think I set a personal record by taking over a year to read it. Caveat emptor.<br /><br />What I liked most about it is that, unlike the Benford/Bear/Brin trilogy or even the later Asimov-written books, it actually takes place in the <b>future</b> of the original books. A new "Seldon Crisis" centuries after the Plan has supposedly run its course. I realized that I had been looking for such a thing ever since I read the original trilogy.<br /><br />What I didn't like--well, without spoiling too much for you, it seems that the later writers, including Asimov himself in the 1980s, just can't manage to stick with the sense in the original series that humanity has expanded beyond the importance of one particular world in the Sirius Sector.Larry Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058877428309776731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-23321557757545277762020-12-19T14:54:09.703-08:002020-12-19T14:54:09.703-08:00Keith Halperin
My generation (Boomers) and half o...Keith Halperin<br /><br />My generation (Boomers) and half of the following one were poisoned as children by lead from leaded petrol<br />In our peak crime years we doubled the murder rate<br />Today in our peak voting years we give you BREXIT and Trump<br />But we will die off and the succeeding generations do not have their empathy destroyed by brain damage<br />So in your 20 - 30 years we will all be over 70 - 80 years old and hopefully no longer as important duncan cairncrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14153725128216947145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-74629271984826284612020-12-19T13:11:44.589-08:002020-12-19T13:11:44.589-08:00@ Duncan: Thank you. I've heard of Kingsbury&#...<br />@ Duncan: Thank you. I've heard of Kingsbury's work, but never read it. The article fgoes on to state: "The book is neither officially authorized by Asimov's estate (as they had previously done with the Second Foundation Trilogy), nor is it intended to be recognized as part of his continuity." <br />In TV/movie terms, I'd call it a "rebooted sequel".<br /><br />@ Alfred: "… assuming of course we do not choose a similar wound-opening leader in the near future." <br />As a jolly and optimistic person, I not only believe we (What do you mean "we"?) WILL/TRY TO choose someone like that, but that they are already out there, waiting for the right time. There are probably a number of individuals, probably *men (and probably sociopaths) currently in their late teens to late thirties who looks at Trump and says to themselves: "I can and will do better."<br />When will the time be "right"? I'd say over the next 20-30 years as the climate gets nastier and more unpredictable, as current- and next-gen automation **creates 10's of millions of angry young men and women with no real prospects for good jobs and lives, as aging white people try again to maintain their sense of entitlement and dominance- when the stars come together it will be once again time for a fascist demagogue to try again...<br />(I REALLY want to be wrong about this.) <br /><br />Re: Radio signals fro Proxima b: Everybody should have realized by now that these signals are from HUMANS from ~500 years in the future, sent back in time through a "bachelor sun" to us today from "FAR CENTAURUS". <br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br /><br />*However, I should watch the rest of "Years and Years" and see how Emma Thompson's character plays out.<br />**A meaningful environmentally-oriented infrastructure program ("A Green WPA for the 21st Century." with union-scale wages and benefits could prevent this.Keith Halperinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09841504651752178493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-81352899209538966472020-12-19T13:01:37.928-08:002020-12-19T13:01:37.928-08:00Phase modulation can only be applied to a totally ...Phase modulation can only be applied to a totally coherent signal... a laser or maser... since anything non-coherent would smear the phases, unlike amplitude or frequency modulation, which can go onto cruder beams.David Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465315130418506525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-29277452735756067982020-12-19T12:32:31.609-08:002020-12-19T12:32:31.609-08:00Re the Proxima signal, phase modulation is a subse...Re the Proxima signal, phase modulation is a subset of frequency modulation. An fm demodulator works just fine with it. Its just narrow band.smitpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11359882336925450926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-17158248175600787312020-12-19T09:54:26.589-08:002020-12-19T09:54:26.589-08:00Saw a mention of the Proxima signal yesterday. Try...Saw a mention of the Proxima signal yesterday. Trying to track down the paper whose abstract I read, but essentially the paper said that the signal detected was consistent with known information about Proxima b and its orbit interacting with the RF emissions from Proxima Centauri itself, and suggested that this might be used to detect Earth-mass planets orbiting other red dwarf stars.<br /><br />If anyone else finds it before I do, please post. If you find something debunking it, I would be fascinated.Jon S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13585842845661267920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-34534272944039370362020-12-19T09:10:35.828-08:002020-12-19T09:10:35.828-08:00Why isn't there a sci-fi first contact story i...<i>Why isn't there a sci-fi first contact story in which the ET's who land here are hapless tourists who did not intend to come but took a wrong turn somewhere and their "car" broke down?</i><br /><br />There is. That's the gimmick in "Seven and the Stars" by Joe Haldeman, collected in <b>Dealing in Futures</b>.<br /><br />Nice little story. Protagonist is a science fiction writer. <br /><br />David: second time I've tried to submit this. Maybe your spam filter was over-zealous the first time?Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-43972404678799738532020-12-18T20:42:30.004-08:002020-12-18T20:42:30.004-08:00Duncan,
Is there a way to use the phase of the si...Duncan,<br /><br /><i>Is there a way to use the phase of the signal?</i><br /><br />Yup. Look up the Zigbee protocol.<br />Phase modulated, digital communication.<br />Base 4.<br /><br />At 4.3 ly's? Ugh.<br /><br />If any modulation method would cut through the ISM and be detectable at a distance as more signal than noise, I'd expect aliens to use phase modulation. <br /><br />I can't think of a single natural source for it, but that probably means I'm not imaginative enough. Creation likes to poke fun at any of us who say things like that, so I'll just smile and wait.Alfred Differhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170159981105973192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-60446711820237995842020-12-18T20:33:04.044-08:002020-12-18T20:33:04.044-08:00Larry,
Obama-haters seem to hate the man.
Some. ...Larry,<br /><br /><i>Obama-haters seem to hate the man.</i><br /><br />Some. Most of them I know can point to what he did, though. The problem is that we don't agree on what he actually did. We are in a perception trap. What one sees as fact depends heavily on what one expect to see. Perception models matter a great deal and we obviously aren't sharing a common one among us all.<br /><br />The hatred won't stop. It will eventually cool to tolerance not of the horrors but of the fact that they are in the past… assuming of course we do not choose a similar wound-opening leader in the near future.<br /><br /><i>…it is also important to note how hung up on sex…</i><br /><br />Yah. Not surprising, though. I don't have to tell you this, but if there is a social force large enough to push guys away from the training we receive (while young) from preachers, it is sex from a willing female who expects different behavior. Most of us just nod with understanding, so our masters must take care to pair us with women who won't do that. That means strong gender-role typing. If the masters fail, they won't hold us for long.<br /><br />Kinda works the other way around too when we don't treat them like property. I made damn sure there wasn't even a whiff of an obedience vow in our marriage documentation.<br /><br /><i>Laurel Jane Juspeczyk</i><br /><br />That's a good one. My son's name is related to my wife's sister's name. Julie. A big influence, though, was the DS9 character. 8)Alfred Differhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170159981105973192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-57710136791518740102020-12-18T20:19:06.030-08:002020-12-18T20:19:06.030-08:00'The narrow beam of radio waves was picked up ...'The narrow beam of radio waves was picked up during 30 hours of observations by the Parkes telescope in Australia in April and May last year, the Guardian understands. Analysis of the beam has been under way for some time and scientists have yet to identify a terrestrial culprit such as ground-based equipment or a passing satellite.'<br /><br />This means it was found in 'post-facto' analysis of recorded data, and hence there was no alert sent to other observatories to swing over and verify, While much higher than background, and lasting 2.5 hours, the signal was about one ten-thousandth the power imputed to the so-called WOW! detection of the 1970s.<br /><br />Mentioned: the very narrow 980 Mhz spectum also had frequency drift roughly commensurate with the 'movement of a planet. Though we can't compare it yet to any rotation process in the Proxima system.<br /><br />Whatever the actual reality of this event - and I give odds against - I suppose this means:<br /><br />1- Every nut will be aiming every kind of antenna toward there, shouting yoohoo, while ignoring the fact that this is exactly where that mistake was made, in Liu Cixin's famous novel The Three Body Problem... and...<br /><br />2- there will be someone aiming a dish at Proxima Centauri pretty much permanently, from now on. Fine by me.<br /><br /><br />Actually though, I am rooting against this being 'the real deal'. In my profession, we know far more ways for things to go badly, than well. And even in a best case scenario, I'd rather humanity had the pride of fixing ourselves, than giving credit to outsiders. (And that's at-best.)<br /><br />David Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465315130418506525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-79906009968923300812020-12-18T20:15:52.003-08:002020-12-18T20:15:52.003-08:00Wow. They've got direct neutrino evidence now ...Wow. They've got direct neutrino evidence now consistent with CNO fusion cycle near 1% of power generation in the center of our Sun.<br /><br />That's one of the long-standing conjectures I thought would out-live me absent confirmation. It's long been believed to be true, but supporting evidence was hard to come by.<br /><br />Pretty #$%&ing neat to see new observation windows open up for astrophysicists. It was neat enough seeing IR equipment* become a thing, but gravity and neutrinos are something else entirely.<br /><br />-------<br />*I watched a live-stream the other day involving an amateur astronomer with a decent rig as he tried out his new, relatively cheap CH4 filter. He wasn't sure what he was looking at when using it to look at Saturn and Jupiter, but the people chatting with him read up on it live. Literally live. I got to watch them learn about atmospheric opacity, diffuse & specular reflection, and bandpass filters in a way that I would have sacrificed goats to make happen in labs I used to teach**. Spontaneous, effective, and self-directed. It was amazing to watch.<br /><br />**Those labs and classes are from the 80's. This modern world is VERY different. I'd have more impact today by writing stuff down and making a few videos. Maybe no impact at all... or maybe they'd find what they need without any further help.Alfred Differhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170159981105973192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-152146984367209112020-12-18T20:01:55.783-08:002020-12-18T20:01:55.783-08:00Re: Proxima Centauri
Well, this is a switch. Dr. ...Re: Proxima Centauri<br /><br />Well, this is a switch. Dr. Brin is posting potential SETI contact and I'm throwing cold water on it!<br />UHF is a crazy band. So many recent microsatellites and homebrew projects use it. Could be one of a thousand poorly documented Terran sources. I see much more promise in GW and GAZERs.<br />Still, it's never aliens until it is.<br />scidatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992209167553267488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-61567597774832647032020-12-18T19:51:48.199-08:002020-12-18T19:51:48.199-08:00Keith Halperin
Read
https://en.wikipedia.org/wik...Keith Halperin<br /><br />Read <br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistorical_Crisis<br /><br />It answers your points - but be warned its a very substantial work with lots of interesting ideas<br /><br />The Proxima "signal" is apparently not modulated - or at least not modulated in any way that we would use<br />We use amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM) <br />Is there a way to use the phase of the signal? and would we detect that?<br />Something else???<br />duncan cairncrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14153725128216947145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-61005984214865513212020-12-18T18:39:49.953-08:002020-12-18T18:39:49.953-08:00Guys...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/...Guys...<br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/dec/18/scientists-looking-for-aliens-investigate-radio-beam-from-nearby-star<br /><br />https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alien-hunters-discover-mysterious-signal-from-proxima-centauri/David Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465315130418506525noreply@blogger.com