drq, 24 days ago

Moreover, the first broadcasts that were sufficiently powerful to break through our ionosphere took place in the late 1930s.

Meaning, the first thing they'll see is probably Hitler.

Man, no wonder nobody comes to say "hello". I bet our dumpster fire of a planet is a wicked show, though.

rysiek, 24 days ago

@drq I'm sure you've seen the opening sequence of the film Contact? It deals with exactly this and is spectacular:
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=EWwhQB3TKXA

One of my favourite sequences in cinema.

jackyan, 24 days ago

@rysiek @drq I had forgotten this! Thank you for sharing it. The film that saved Wētā.

rysiek, 23 days ago

@jackyan oh, I didn't know about the saving thing? Can you say more?

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jackyan, 23 days ago

@rysiek @drq I live in Wellington, so I used to see people from the Wētā crews (Workshop and Digital) regularly. Sir Richard Taylor told me this directly. He said Wētā Digital was in bad shape and on the verge of closing down. Then they got the Contact gig, and the money from that saved the company. Not long after, The Lord of the Rings came about.

rysiek, 23 days ago

@jackyan nice! Thanks for sharing!

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drq, 24 days ago (edited 24 days ago)

Somewhere in the galaxy, far, far away from the Solar System:

• Have you watched the latest "Humans on Earth"?
• Nah, it got old by the 21st season. All peaceful and shit.
• Bro, you don't know. They actually elected the red wig money clown as one of the presidents.
• Holy shit! Him? Really?
• Yeah. Also, that rat looking guy - you know, the one who, despite having plenty of land and money, can't sleep over who's boning who...
• Yeah?
• He started a war with his nearest neighbour.
• Fuck, sis, are you free tonight? Let's go watch it and chill, maybe.
• You bring the beer and pizza, the bowl is on me.
• Got it.

lonelyowl13, 24 days ago

@drq

A thousand years later the signal will reach the omicron persei 8, and it's ruler Lrrr will arrive at earth to ask Fry why his favorite show "single female lawyer" was interrupted 🤔

MikeBartley, 24 days ago

@drq I'm worried that when the final of Lost reaches their world, some angry aliens are going to come looking for answers.

dside, 24 days ago

@drq there's a brief mention in one of Mass Effect games by the ship's pilot about how he tunes in to Earth's old radio stations from lightyears away.

So hey, if we figure out FTL travel, that alien may very well be a human. But considering cultural evolution by then he might as well be an alien.