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Animated GIF to be beamed into space as part of alien communication effort
The Verge ^
| 6/17/13
| Jacob Kastrenakes
Posted on 06/17/2013 12:46:28 PM PDT by LibWhacker
In 2008 NASA decided to send one of the heights of modern art — The Beatles' 1969 track "Across the Universe" — into the cosmos. And for 2013, one of the pillars of internet folk art is preparing for takeoff: An animated GIF is about to be sent into space for the first time ever. The message will be beamed over a giant radio dish in California tomorrow as part of the inaugural transmission of Lone Signal, a project that's hoping to communicate with extraterrestrials. The GIF will be sent toward Gliese 526, a potentially habitable solar system 17.6 light years away. It should arrive there around 2031.
The GIF features a balding man scratching his ear and has been titled "Humans watching Digital Art." Lone Signal specifically invited the GIF's creator, conceptual artist Kim Asendorf, to contribute a message for the satellite's debut transmission. If you're disappointed with what may be aliens' first impression of Earth, you have reason both for concern and relief — for a nominal cost, Lone Signal will soon allow anyone to send their message of choice out toward the stars.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: aliens; animated; beamed; ear; earwax; finger; gif; lone; message; nasa; signal; space
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To: LibWhacker
With a baseball bat.
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06/17/2013 1:33:07 PM PDT
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P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: LibWhacker
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06/17/2013 1:34:26 PM PDT
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Jack Hydrazine
(IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
To: Jonah Hex
Because space aliens will have computers than will run our software?
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06/17/2013 1:34:51 PM PDT
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GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
06/17/2013 1:35:19 PM PDT
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JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: Slyfox
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06/17/2013 1:35:47 PM PDT
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Bubba_Leroy
(The Obamanation Continues)
To: a fool in paradise
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06/17/2013 1:36:28 PM PDT
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JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: Resolute Conservative
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06/17/2013 1:36:51 PM PDT
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Jack Hydrazine
(IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
To: LibWhacker
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06/17/2013 1:37:07 PM PDT
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Jonah Hex
("To Serve Manatee" is a cookbook!)
To: LibWhacker
What? No “All your bases are belong to us?”
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06/17/2013 1:39:23 PM PDT
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Fledermaus
(The Republican Party is dead. Let's not pretend otherwise.)
To: JRios1968; Revolting cat!
To: Fledermaus
What? No “All your bases are belong to us?”
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06/17/2013 1:45:24 PM PDT
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Bubba_Leroy
(The Obamanation Continues)
To: Bubba_Leroy
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06/17/2013 1:45:33 PM PDT
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Jonah Hex
("To Serve Manatee" is a cookbook!)
To: Bubba_Leroy
To: RightGeek
"Please land. We need food."
"Beware of our hot babes."
"Beware of robots, too."
"Here is one of our leaders. Never, ever, say 'take me to your leader'". Please.
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06/17/2013 1:50:44 PM PDT
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UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: LibWhacker; Quix
This makes me wish Quix hadn’t self-destructed ...
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06/17/2013 1:51:14 PM PDT
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ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: LibWhacker; Lazamataz
I don't know why, but I thought of Lazamataz when I saw this one...
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06/17/2013 1:52:35 PM PDT
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Jonah Hex
("To Serve Manatee" is a cookbook!)
To: LibWhacker; a fool in paradise
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06/17/2013 1:55:30 PM PDT
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Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: LibWhacker
What if the aliens don’t have a copy of Irfanview, and thus, cannot open the gif?
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06/17/2013 1:55:42 PM PDT
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TomGuy
(.)
To: smoothsailing
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06/17/2013 1:55:57 PM PDT
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Bubba_Leroy
(The Obamanation Continues)
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