There's also a Clarke short story (maybe Venture to the Moon?) that mentions an advertisement on the moon. I think it was using an experiment that sent a cloud of sulphur into the moon's 'atmosphere'
I think Clarke credits the idea to a Russian scientist at the end of the book. Maybe Tsiolkovsky - see
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast07sep_1.htm
The 'This American Life' explanation makes sense, but does not differentiate Real v.s. Windows Media. BTW, at least on a Mac, it is easy to AudioHijack an audio stream.
And of course I'd have to upgrade to the latest Windows Media Player to use the Car Talk stream.
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There's also a Clarke short story (maybe Venture to the Moon?) that mentions an advertisement on the moon. I think it was using an experiment that sent a cloud of sulphur into the moon's 'atmosphere'
I think Clarke credits the idea to a Russian scientist at the end of the book. Maybe Tsiolkovsky - see http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast07sep_1 .htm
The 'This American Life' explanation makes sense, but does not differentiate Real v.s. Windows Media. BTW, at least on a Mac, it is easy to AudioHijack an audio stream. And of course I'd have to upgrade to the latest Windows Media Player to use the Car Talk stream.