11-08-2015, 03:13 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-08-2015, 03:15 AM by stevebowers.)
I think that one scenario that still inspires some hope and effort at SETI is the concept of the Galactic Internet
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=28408
Civilisations could send long, detailed messages to each other, including recipes for technology, encoded minds, news and idle chit-chat. Any megastructure we discover might be a transmission node for such a system. Nevertheless we might not expect to intercept any messages from such a distant node, unless we were very lucky or they deliberately target us.
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=28408
Civilisations could send long, detailed messages to each other, including recipes for technology, encoded minds, news and idle chit-chat. Any megastructure we discover might be a transmission node for such a system. Nevertheless we might not expect to intercept any messages from such a distant node, unless we were very lucky or they deliberately target us.