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Craigslist to Beam Ads into Space (for Free)

Posted by timothy on from the unintended-consequences dept.

rdarden writes "According to a press release issues yesterday, Craigslist will be broadcasting 10,000 ads into space later this year. CEO Jim Buckmaster won an eBay auction offered by Deep Space Communications Network, a Cape Canaveral, Florida company. According to an article at Technewsworld.com, they may have already received permission from 10,000 ad submitters."

3 of 251 comments (clear)

  1. Re:how much did he pay? by Ben+Schwehn · · Score: 5, Informative

    1,225.00 USD http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&it em=5559909107

  2. Re:Beam ads ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually, I believe that the ruling that Macumba should turn off their lights was made on the basis that they constituted "advertising outside of a rural area" which is apparently not permitted in France.

    However, it was a group of ecologists who pushed for the prosecution (rather like prosecuting Al Capone for tax evasion).

  3. Re:Beam ads ? by anethema · · Score: 4, Informative

    If the aliens are at the nearest star (they arent), using a 30dB dish and a 1000 watt microwave magnotron...

    The recieved signal would be at least -300dBm. You know what kind of transmitter can Rx a signal at -300dBm? The magical non existant kind. No one is recieving these ads, no matter what any ham operator can do, or craigs list.

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