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Shortlist of Possible ET Addresses

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the he-phoned-home-just-trace-the-call dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Yahoo News is reporting that Astronomer Margaret Turnbull of the Carnegie Institution has released a 'top 10' list of potential inhabitable star systems. NASA is planning on using this top 10 list as the targets for their Terrestrial Planet Finder a 'system of two orbiting observatories scheduled for launch by 2020.'"

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  1. But, the most important thing is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    What's their phone numbers? ;)

  2. Adresses ? those fools ! by SirFlakey · · Score: 3, Funny

    If memory serves me right ET was after a PHONE Number not his home address.

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  3. Best part of the whole thing is... by deolaudamus · · Score: 5, Funny

    This "listing," "research," and "entire project" is all just for show...we've actually been travelling the galaxy to other habitable (and inhabited) planets from a secure facility inside Cheyenne Mountain--kinda surprised nobody mentioned that already! In fact, we've made friends with several other worlds and they joined our fight and helped us defeat a race of nasty snaky guys! Oh, and if anyone wielding a creepy glowing staff promises you candy for reading his book on Origin, run FAST. Sheesh...old news what?

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  4. Re:of particular concern is who is notified first by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 4, Funny
    If there is more information in the detected signal than "hello there", who knows what could be learned?

    We all know that should be 'Hello world' ;)

  5. Re:Finding life == Online Dating by tinkerton · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yet another reason for switching from IP4 to IP6 addresses.

  6. The human drive for greatness by zpok · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeeeey, let's find some things to kill!

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  7. just 10? by wwmedia · · Score: 4, Funny

    just 10? our intelligent designer has been busy!

  8. Phone numbers? Please. by Sentsix · · Score: 3, Funny

    NASA isn't looking for ET's phone numbers, they're confirming Gate addresses. It's only a matter of time before McGyver and team of Air Force officers are heading out into the galaxy to do battle with the Gua'uld!

  9. Now there's a marketing ploy by Dachannien · · Score: 3, Funny

    She said NASA once had a policy of what to do, whom to call, and how to announce the news if someone detected a signal of intelligent life from space. "Today it is in fact a group of very generous philanthropists who will get the call before we get a press conference," Tarter said. They include Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and Microsoft chief technology officer Nathan Myhrvold.

    Crap. You can bet the aliens will end up with Windows on 90% of their desktops before they even hear of Linux.

  10. Fast way to narrow it down by xant · · Score: 3, Funny

    Send them a message containing the link: Click here to be removed from our mailing list..

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  11. Re:hmmm by marcosdumay · · Score: 2, Funny

    You noticed that humans are composed of dark matter, didn't you. I mean, we aren't so bright...

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