Because other people will send out messages entirely different and opposite to that. So the Aliens will see reasonable messages and unreasonable ones, leading them most likely to do nothing more than be exceedingly amused.
When was the last time "All Mankind" agreed on anything at all whatsoever, let alone whether or not to try to contact aliens?
We've been sending out transmissions for decades now, much stronger than this. What harm can another few do?
Most importantly, aliens won't detect us because of our signals...they will detect us based upon the signatures we've left on our atmosphere, which is how we are most likely going to detect life on other planets.
That's easy. It says, "Maggie, don't forget to pick up a large box of frosted flakes and a few extra boxes of pop tarts when you are at the grocery store this evening after work. Also, the cat food is about gone so make sure to pick up an extra large bag this time, and also we are about out of kitty litter. I'll have dinner waiting when you get home!"
Well, as a counter example, I have at least two friends who have had their phones stolen twice. In addition, I DJ at a club, where phone thefts are rampant; I know of at least 15 instances at said club where people who have had a phone in a purse/jacket/backpack and foolishly left it somewhere while dancing returned to find them stolen. Its a FUCKING rampant problem here in San Francisco.
And what is the ratio of those arrestees who were arrested for a SERIOUS offense? Thankfully, probably very low. And according to SOTUS, as of today, it has to be a serious offense before your DNA swab gets taken.
A pithy quote, to be sure, but our forefathers, as far as I know, had not been arrested for rape, murder, robbery, assault, etc, which are, according to this court, a prerequisite for having a DNA swab taken.
"The state has no right to force me to subject my body to any medical procedure, however trivial, and no right to any part of my living flesh. None. At all. Not a microgram. "
Clearly, you are incorrect. You may disagree, but the courts disagree with you, as of today. Now feel free to move somewhere else.
Not really. At some point a court case will reach the Supreme Court on what constitutes a serious offense, but in the meantime most judges will understand what that means. It doesn't mean littering.
I'm not assuming anything, except that at least a few on what they were able to search was illegal. The guy could get a very long sentence for having a single photo. It depends on how ruthless the judge wants to be, and my suspicion is that they will play hardball with this guy..
If you take a directory of files in Windows, and opt to view the contents of that directory as thumbnails, then the OS will attempt to display the thumbnail for that image, regardless of what the file type is. You can have something horrible, named as MyResume.doc, and the thumbnail viewer will display a thumbnail for it. It wouldn't take long to go through a directory and show the thumbnails, and the Feds can pretty quickly determine which are a real document, and which are an image of...something.
Lets say by ignoring the judges order, he gets 10 years for having , say, 100 photos. The judge gives him an additional 2 for contempt or something.
The alternative is giving the passwords away, allowing them to search, thus finding the additional 900 photos he had. He probably won't get a mere 10 years for those 900. So again, what is his incentive?
This is correct. As I posted below, conflict, even among humans, is rooted almost solely over 1) Resources, 2) Religion, and 3) Unchecked Ambition.
Your post deals mostly with #1.
If we run up against a species that believes we need to be converted to their religious beliefs, then we might have a problem, but I don't think that will happen.
The real problem in your argument is what about #3: Unchecked Ambition. That is to say, what if we run up against a galactic version of Hitler or Alexander the great? Someone or something that wants to subjugate us merely because it can? Because it is the alpha male of it's race and believes, irrationally, that it has a right to dominate the galaxy?
You don't much hear of speculative fiction folks discussing this simple and all-too-real possibility.
Or else what exactly? This is what I don't understand. What is the threat against him if he refuses to comply? if he already knows they have other images from other drives, he surely knows that he is epically and royally screwed for the rest of his life. So why would he comply?
Um, I have a few questions: 1) If they have already accessed one of his drives and found thousands of photos in it, what more do they need to charge him with multiple crimes? 2) From a strategic standpoint, let us say that he a) knows he has illegal photos on his other drives and b) knows he will be charged with possesion of the photos that have already been accessed by the FBI. What possible incentive does he have to do as the judge orders? He knows he will get an incredible prison sentence, probably, but also that he will be charged with being a sex offender regardless. So he decides to sit in jail and ignore the judge. He knows he will never get out, most likely...so how is this not an empty order by the judge?
Look, this is a silly, unenforcable order. How the hell is a unicorn going to stop a rainbow from farting? The unicorn most likely has control over it's own flatellic power, so it probably can stop itself from issuing iridescent crescented flatellae.
We heard of the horns in the hills ringing, the swords shining in the South-kingdom. Steeds went striding to the Stoningland as wind in the morning. War was kindled. There Théoden fell, Thengling mighty, to his golden halls and green pastures int he Northern fields never returning, high lord of the host. Harding and Guthláf, Dúnhere and Déorwine, doughty Grimbold, Herefara and Herubrand, Horn and Fastred, fought and fell there in a far country: in the Mounds of Mundburg under mould they lie with their league-fellows, lords of Gondor. Neither Hirluin the Fair to the hills by the sea, nor Forlong the old to the flowering vales ever, to Arnach, to his own country returned in triumph; nor the tall bowmen, Derufin and Duilin, to their dark waters, meres of Morthond under mountain-shadows. Death in the morning and at day's ending lords took and lowly. Long now they sleep under grass in Gondor by the Great River. Grey now as tears, gleaming silver, red then it rolled, roaring water: foam dyed with blood flamed at sunset; as beacons mountains burned at evening; red fell the dew in Rammas Echor.
Slashdot Mirror
Well, he's in Hong Kong at a safe house. Hard to go stand beside him when he's hiding.
Because other people will send out messages entirely different and opposite to that. So the Aliens will see reasonable messages and unreasonable ones, leading them most likely to do nothing more than be exceedingly amused.
When was the last time "All Mankind" agreed on anything at all whatsoever, let alone whether or not to try to contact aliens?
We've been sending out transmissions for decades now, much stronger than this. What harm can another few do?
Most importantly, aliens won't detect us because of our signals...they will detect us based upon the signatures we've left on our atmosphere, which is how we are most likely going to detect life on other planets.
That's easy. It says, "Maggie, don't forget to pick up a large box of frosted flakes and a few extra boxes of pop tarts when you are at the grocery store this evening after work. Also, the cat food is about gone so make sure to pick up an extra large bag this time, and also we are about out of kitty litter. I'll have dinner waiting when you get home!"
Well, as a counter example, I have at least two friends who have had their phones stolen twice. In addition, I DJ at a club, where phone thefts are rampant; I know of at least 15 instances at said club where people who have had a phone in a purse/jacket/backpack and foolishly left it somewhere while dancing returned to find them stolen. Its a FUCKING rampant problem here in San Francisco.
Was Goering really fat? Is this true? He certainly wasn't portrayed that way in Schindler's List or in Downfall... Just curious where you got this.
And what is the ratio of those arrestees who were arrested for a SERIOUS offense? Thankfully, probably very low. And according to SOTUS, as of today, it has to be a serious offense before your DNA swab gets taken.
A pithy quote, to be sure, but our forefathers, as far as I know, had not been arrested for rape, murder, robbery, assault, etc, which are, according to this court, a prerequisite for having a DNA swab taken.
"The state has no right to force me to subject my body to any medical procedure, however trivial, and no right to any part of my living flesh. None. At all. Not a microgram. "
Clearly, you are incorrect. You may disagree, but the courts disagree with you, as of today. Now feel free to move somewhere else.
Not really. At some point a court case will reach the Supreme Court on what constitutes a serious offense, but in the meantime most judges will understand what that means. It doesn't mean littering.
I'm not assuming anything, except that at least a few on what they were able to search was illegal. The guy could get a very long sentence for having a single photo. It depends on how ruthless the judge wants to be, and my suspicion is that they will play hardball with this guy..
If you take a directory of files in Windows, and opt to view the contents of that directory as thumbnails, then the OS will attempt to display the thumbnail for that image, regardless of what the file type is. You can have something horrible, named as MyResume.doc, and the thumbnail viewer will display a thumbnail for it. It wouldn't take long to go through a directory and show the thumbnails, and the Feds can pretty quickly determine which are a real document, and which are an image of...something.
Lets say by ignoring the judges order, he gets 10 years for having , say, 100 photos. The judge gives him an additional 2 for contempt or something.
The alternative is giving the passwords away, allowing them to search, thus finding the additional 900 photos he had. He probably won't get a mere 10 years for those 900. So again, what is his incentive?
This is correct. As I posted below, conflict, even among humans, is rooted almost solely over 1) Resources, 2) Religion, and 3) Unchecked Ambition.
Your post deals mostly with #1.
If we run up against a species that believes we need to be converted to their religious beliefs, then we might have a problem, but I don't think that will happen.
The real problem in your argument is what about #3: Unchecked Ambition. That is to say, what if we run up against a galactic version of Hitler or Alexander the great? Someone or something that wants to subjugate us merely because it can? Because it is the alpha male of it's race and believes, irrationally, that it has a right to dominate the galaxy?
You don't much hear of speculative fiction folks discussing this simple and all-too-real possibility.
Most of the conflicts throughout history can be boiled down to fights over:
1) Religion
2) Resources
3) Unchecked Ambition
My suspicion is that by the time we meet others in space, 1 and 2 will not be relevant.
If, on the other hand, we run into a galactic version of Alexander the Great, we could have some trouble.
Or else what exactly? This is what I don't understand. What is the threat against him if he refuses to comply? if he already knows they have other images from other drives, he surely knows that he is epically and royally screwed for the rest of his life. So why would he comply?
Um, I have a few questions:
1) If they have already accessed one of his drives and found thousands of photos in it, what more do they need to charge him with multiple crimes?
2) From a strategic standpoint, let us say that he a) knows he has illegal photos on his other drives and b) knows he will be charged with possesion of the photos that have already been accessed by the FBI. What possible incentive does he have to do as the judge orders? He knows he will get an incredible prison sentence, probably, but also that he will be charged with being a sex offender regardless. So he decides to sit in jail and ignore the judge. He knows he will never get out, most likely...so how is this not an empty order by the judge?
...that something could be amiss. That said, quite often the perks come right back when the company does better.
It's not just coders that like free perks...project managers, HR people, and the people who run the business like them as well.
Look, this is a silly, unenforcable order. How the hell is a unicorn going to stop a rainbow from farting? The unicorn most likely has control over it's own flatellic power, so it probably can stop itself from issuing iridescent crescented flatellae.
Rainbows don't fart. Unicorns fart rainbows. Read the post again, please.
The wiki answer is from the CDC.
The century council number is from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Those not authoritative enough for you?
In 2011, 31,000 people died firearm-related deaths.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_gun_deaths_are_in_the_US_every_year
In 2010, there were 10,000 deaths due to drunk driving, and that number is falling.
http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics
More crap and bullshit from the anti-gun-control crowd.
Ooh, I love fantasy! Here's a good one for you!
We heard of the horns in the hills ringing,
the swords shining in the South-kingdom.
Steeds went striding to the Stoningland
as wind in the morning. War was kindled.
There Théoden fell, Thengling mighty,
to his golden halls and green pastures
int he Northern fields never returning,
high lord of the host. Harding and Guthláf,
Dúnhere and Déorwine, doughty Grimbold,
Herefara and Herubrand, Horn and Fastred,
fought and fell there in a far country:
in the Mounds of Mundburg under mould they lie
with their league-fellows, lords of Gondor.
Neither Hirluin the Fair to the hills by the sea,
nor Forlong the old to the flowering vales
ever, to Arnach, to his own country
returned in triumph; nor the tall bowmen,
Derufin and Duilin, to their dark waters,
meres of Morthond under mountain-shadows.
Death in the morning and at day's ending
lords took and lowly. Long now they sleep
under grass in Gondor by the Great River.
Grey now as tears, gleaming silver,
red then it rolled, roaring water:
foam dyed with blood flamed at sunset;
as beacons mountains burned at evening;
red fell the dew in Rammas Echor.
This, of course, is ludicrous.
I can walk into a casino, put in 5$ in a slot machine, and immediately win 1$. I then cash out, and I now have 6$. I won.
Of course, most people don't do this, and they keep putting money in.
But you can win at video poker.
Quiescite. Non vult ad comment in quibusdam legitur stultus senex valde, verborum usus, nemo amplius. Recentiores linguae experiri scribere volutpat.