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1. I would not call either lasers or radio a good choices for interstellar communication.

Wed Mar 24, 2021, 04:30 PM

Mar 2021

The only choices currently known? Sure.
Good? Not so much.

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Gravitational Lenses Could Allow a Galaxy-Wide Internet [View all] soothsayer Mar 2021 OP

As Mr. Spock might say, "Fascinating" PJMcK Mar 2021 #2

Time to discover subspace! GPV Mar 2021 #8

Emails from the galaxy... keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 #3

Your windows computer has a virus. ret5hd Mar 2021 #6

Good idea if you're only interested in old news. LastDemocratInSC Mar 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Duppers Mar 2021 #9

Is your star old and bloated? qazplm135 Mar 2021 #10

But other civilizations might *enjoy* the dial-up speed LOL cats soothsayer Mar 2021 #12

... TexasTowelie Mar 2021 #14

... TexasTowelie Mar 2021 #13

That checks out soothsayer Mar 2021 #15

Good signal but the latency sucks. BadgerKid Mar 2021 #16